inscriptions in the hassan district

102 Belur Taluq.
of the celebrated chanakya, a thousand-fold of Yogandha-raya, in counsel.
He constructed Kannegere and a temple.
And the great minister, sarvadhkikdri, chief accountant, general superintendent,
Virayya-dandanayaka, for the prosperity of the kingdom of his lord
Vlra-Ballala-Deva, formed a plan, and in the Viraballalapura which he had
established after cutting down the forest, constructed the tanks Rudrasamudra,
Garigasamudra, Achyutasamudra and Virasamudra, and fixing a first charge
of 4 gadyana for that town, presented it as an agrahara, free of all imposts,
to 32 Brahmans; and building a stone temple there, set up the gods Vira-
Narayana and Achyutesvara, and to provide for the daily services and for the
temple repairs, made Mudugere in Maise-nad, with its hamlets, an agrahara,
yielding a rent under all heads of 40 gadyana, and granted certain lands
(specified) under the tanks. And to those who out down the forest for the
establishment of the town and built the tanks, he made grants of land, to
be rent free for 12 years, and after that 10 salage of rice-land rent-free; for
the rest the rent to be divided; and for that time granted to the Brahmans
of Viraballajapura for headship of the nad, 7 gadyana.
And (on the date specified) Vira-Ballala-Deva granted a certain tract of
land (specified) adjoining Viraballalapura free of all imposts (its boundaries).
Usual final verses. The sasaua was engraved by the acharyya of engravers,
Suryanna, titled scribe, Madana-Mahesvara,
176
Date 1162 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. Obeisance to Mahadeva.
Rise and descent of the Hoysalas (as usual) down to Narasirhha.
When (with usual titles, principally those of Vishnuvardhana) Hoysala
Narasiriiha-Deva was ruling" the kingdom of the world:—(On the date
specified) when he was coming to perform the pavitrdropana 1) for the god
Vira-Narayana of Belahur,—seeing the temple of the god Maiydesvara deserted,
Bittabova and ail the carriers made petition, on which Narasimha-Deva
granted lands (specified) for the offerings to the god and repair of the temple,
washing the feet of Kriyasakti-pandita. The oilmen, traders and carriers also
granted certain dues. Usual final verses.
177
Date 1167 A. D.
The left-hand side of the inscription is effaced. The first part consists of
praises at great length of Karasirhha-Deva.
1) Putting a slike* garland round the god's neck.