inscriptions in the hassan district

96 Belur Taluq.
150
Date 1274 A. D.
(On the date specified) when the pratapa-chakravartti Hoysana vira-Narasimha-De'va
was in Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom. —
His son, (with titles) Kumara-Malli-Deva-dannayaka having set up the gods
Nagesvara, Bra[hmesvaral, and Hemmesvara, — for the expense of their decoration
and festivals, and repairs of their temples, he made a grant of land
(specified) under the tank in front of Goliya-Someyanahalli, a hamlet of Vadugur,
which is Vijaya-Narasimhapura. (Usual final verse.)
151
Date 1227 A.D
Obeisance ever to the great Sankara, worshipped by the three worlds, a
fruit-giving witness to all good works. Praise of Sambhu
(With usual titles, including) uprooter of the Magara kingdom, establisher
of the Chola kingdom, the Hoysana chakravartti vira-Narasingha-Deva—(after
verses giving the Hoysala genealogy, as usual) —having protected Chola, having
captured Magara's elephant and wealth and uprooted him, having reduced the
Pandya and Pallava kings to the condition of servants,—Vira-Ballala's son,
Hoysana vira-Narasimha-De'va being in Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of
the world in peace and wisdom —
(On the date specified) Somayya and Nagayya, (sons) of (with various
titles) Komaia-Goviyanna, having set up the god Somanatha, they washed the
feet of Rudra-Jiya and made a grant for the god of certain lands (specified).
And their elder sister Mahadevi's son Chikka-Nagarma gave certain other land
(specified). (Usual final verses).
154
Date ? 1221 A D
In the second year after the coronation festival of the pratapa-chakravartti
Hoysala vira-Narasimha-Devarasa, (on the date specified), on seeing that
Chattayya-Pirumala-Deva, son of Medime ,ka, on account of unforeseen
calamity was about to expend 100 hon on the first paddy land south-east of
the fields of the immemorial agrabara Erekeye, — all the Brahmans belonging
to it said that if he would build steps to the Dasi-setti tank, which was a
very much superior place, it would be as if he had re-established their
agrahara. Accordingly, accepting this as a great favour, he allotted those
100 hon to the work of that tank. And all the Brahraans, being filled with
joy, gave to the tank the name of Pirumala-samudra, and made to Chattayya-
Pirumala-Deva a free gift of 160 poles of garden land under the tank,
accepting from him the prescribed worship of their feet- (Usual final verse.)