inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 135
co-wives) was Bammala-Devi; her praises. She plucked up the families of
the hill-chiefs by the root.
Be it well. When, (with usual titles), Hoysala vira-Ballala-Deva, putting
down the evil and upholding the good in the whole circle of the earth, was in
the residence of Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom • —
A dweller at his lotus feet, Bommala-Dovi's uncle (tndva) Ballala's fame
was as follows: his praise. And among the wealthy towns of the Hoysala
country Halukur was renowned: to describe the greatness of its maha-piabhus.
They constructed tanks, built temples, gave shelter to refugees, were bees at
the lotus feet of Karekoralisn, —such wore all the maha-prabhus and gaudas
of Halukur. Praise of Binna-Gauda's son Keta-Gauda 01 Narasimha, and of
his senior uncle (hiriyayya) Mudda-Gaunda, and other relatives.
Be it well. (With various epithets) the maha-prabhus and nal-gaudas
who had gained a name in both nads— the Halukur maha-prabhu Narasmga-
Gtuda and three other gaudas (named) all the subjects and farmers being
present, — (on the date specified), at the tune of the moon's eclipse, — washing
the feet of—characterised by all the usual ascetic virtues (named), upholders
of the Lakulagama-samaya, delighting in reverence to the Kkketi munindras,
adherents of the Kalamukhas, worshippers of the feet of the god Ramanatha,—
Keta-jiya's disciple Devendrasakti-pandita, whose female lay-disciple was the
manifest Gange, Dekavve, and his disciple Ramasakti, whose disciple was
Kalyanasakti, whose disciple was Vamasakti, whose disciple was Mahadeva-jiya,
whose disciple was Chikkakavi-jiya, — this group of munis made grants of land
(specified). Usual final veises.
List of some Kunchigaras, also certain Gaudas and Jiyas, and giants made
by them. Signatures.
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Date 1374 A. D.
(On the date specified) all the Brahmans of Honnavali gave to Bomraa-
Gauda and other Gaudas (named) and all the farmers and subjects of Halukur
a sasana for an exchange as follows:—details of 470 poles of land in
Bhagavati-ghatta, a hamlet of Honnavali, exchanged for the same extent of
land in Budanahalu, attached to Tuhkeyaualh, a hamlet of Halukur.
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Date 1330 A.D.
Sri Rama is our refuge. Praise of Sambhu.
Be it well (On the date specified), when the pratapa-chakravartti Hoysana
vira-Ballala-Deva was in the residence of Virupaksha-pattana, ruling the kingdom
in peace and wisdom: — the great minister Sdmeya (stops here)