inscriptions in the hassan district

Belur Taluq 107
specified), in order to provide for the daily worship, the perpetual lamp, the
offerings, the Chaitra festival, and food for Brahmans and ascetics, he caused
to be constructed the- virgin tank Chattasamudra, and receiving land from the
hand of his ruler Narasimha-Deva, (its boundaries), he presented the temple
and the tank to (with the usual ascetic virtues) Chandrasekhara-pandita, washing
his feet, for as long as his children or children's children should continue
Also to the garland-maker Chikka he gave 4 kanduga. Usual final verses.
194
Date 1161 A D
This corresponds throughout with No. 193 above, except for a word here
and there.
196
Date 165!) A. D.
(Teluguj
An offering to Venkatesvara. Sri-Rama. Invocation of the Boar form
of llari.
(On the date specified), when the rajadhmya paramesvara vira-pratapa
vha-sri-Ranga-Raya-Raya-Deva-maharayalaya— son of Gopala-Rajaya-I)eva-maharajalayya,
grandson of Narasapa-Rajaya, and great grandson of Araveti-
Rama-Rrijaya-Venkatadn-Rajaya, born in the Soma-vamsa, of the Atreyasagotra
Apastaraba-sutra and Yajus-sakba, — seated on the jewel throne of
Ghanagiri, was ruling the empire of the world: — a grant to Kkanibrasomayaji,
son of Raghava-somayaji, and giandson of Ekambra-soinayaji of the
Hantasa-gotra Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha, — of the village of K.iclnhalji,
in Badara-nad belonging to Belur (its boundaries). The grant was made at
the time of the moon's eclipse, in the presence of the god Chenna-Kesava of
Velapuii, (with all the usual details)
Usual final verses. (Signed) sri-Rama.
197
Date 1539 A, D.
(Corresponds with Hassan No. 7, but with many mistakes, down to Achyutendra,
line 59); his praise. In Gdkarna, Sangaina, Nivritti, Suvarnna-samsad,
Sonadri, Parvatapura, Kanchi, Kalahasti and Kumbhaghona had he made
the 16 great gifts.
Victorious is that king, seated on the jewel throne in Vijayanagara,
Achyutendra. (On the date specified) in the presence of VrishabhSsvara on
the bank of the Tungabhadra, he made a grant of Angadi, belonging to
Tinigada-sthala in Kittari-nad of the Gonibid kingdom, with Ajjur otherwise
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