inscriptions in the hassan district

Belur Taluq. 101
pole of 64 spans. He also built a tank. Certain Gavuridas (named) also
granted land (specified) for the same god.
1716
Date 1208 A. D.
Moreover, when (with usual titles) Hoysala-Ballala-Deva was in Bdrasamudra,
ruling the kingdom of the world: — (on the date specified) he made
a grant of land (specified) for the god Jannesvara of Belavadi
172
Date 1609 A. D.
(On the date specified) Rajayya's son Tiruvengalayya made a grant of the
village of Timmapura belonging to Beluvadi-sthala, for the god Vira-Narayana
173
Date! about 1495 A.D.
(On the date specified) the 170 Brahmans of Belavadi granted land
(specified) to Sabega, son of Bavanka-d6va. Written by the senabova
Varadappa.
175
Date 1186 A.D.
Possessor of Sri, beloved of the Speech goddess, favourite of the eyes and
heart of Uma,— able himself to uphold, create and destroy, — free from the
qualities of rajas and tamos, — may Vira-Narayana, in the triple form of
Vishnu, Brahma and Siva, ever preserve the three worlds from all calamities
Riso and descent of the Hoysalas (as usual) down to Ballala To describe
his bravery: —When a crore of warriors united attacked him, he fell upon them
by himself in the battle of Ummadur, and, like a boy at play, with his sword
created a sea of blood. Though Choja lay siege to it for twelve years, was
it captured? The report having spread that he had abandoned it, — with a
shout, mounting on it but one cubit was sufficient to bring that Uchchangi into
the possession of this mighty one (balldt) as if taken in sport, thus did the
heavenly choristers praise the king Ballala, who thence acquired the name
Giridurgga-malla.
When (with usual titles) Hoysala vira-Ballala-Deva was in the royal city
Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the world in peace and wisdom: — A
dweller at his lotus-feet, — of the Bharadvaja-gotra, (with numerous praises)
was his chief minister Vira-Deva: whose father was Rudra, bis mother Gaiigad6vi,
his younger brother Achyuta, also the king's minister. Farther praise of
V!ra-Deva, who was twofold of Vachaspati, tenfold of Bhatti, a hundred-fold