inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 149
to his emperor, and set up — frightening the sun at the sight —the flag of his
fame in the north. By Echa-Devi he had three sous, — Ballala, Vishnu and
Udayaditya. Praise of Vishnu . . . Ballala's wife was Uma-Devi, hei
praises. The strong man (ball-ala) king Ballala erected an abode in the name
of Balla in Arasiyakere, to which it was an ornament.
Be it well. When, (with usual titles), the pratapa-chakravartti Hoysana
vira-Ballala-Deva was protecting the whole earth, putting down the evil and
upholding the good, and was in the residence of Dorasamudra, ruling the
kingdom in peace and wisdom: — In the royal city (or capital, rAjadhdm)
Arasiyakere ho set up the god Ballalesvara, and (On the date
specified), for the daily offerings of the god Ballalesvara, for the perpetual
lamp, Chaitra purification, and gifts of food to the pujari and servants, —
Hoysana vira-Ballala-Deva, through the thousand .and all the subjects,—
washing the feet of .. pandita of Arasiyakere, made a grant of land
(specified).
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For the daily allowance and illumination of the god Venkatachala of
Amaragin Tirupati. Praise of Sambhu.
Be it well. (On the date specified), the righteous possessors of the pure
Sivachara, friends of guru, linga and jangama; devoted to faith in Hara and
the guru; promoters of all works of merit, wishing stones to dependents;
possessed of the unbroken wealth of Lakshmi; equal to Karna in giving away,
to Devendra in enjoyment, to Dharmma-Raya in patience, to Manmatha in
beauty; to Arjuna in valour; to llanschandra in truthfulness, proficient in
testing diamond, vaiduiya, goracdhika, topaz, emerald, ruby, sapphire, pearl,
coral and others the nine gems, if a visa (one-sixteenth) be reduced in the
customs and their merits praised, travelling over the whole country, ornamenting
the language; decorating a thousand bulls of each colour, bindrog on
them the mahdghana bell, tying on the twisted strings of small bells called
nakshatia (oi the constellations), putting on the medals called nava-graha (the
nine planets), saddling on the pad called trthhuvana (the three worlds), tightening
it with the girth called maha-iesha (the great serpent), and travelling over
the 56 countries making a great stir like titled nobles, making a forest into a
shop, a wood into a city, and passing coins that are not current; for disputes
in the road, they settle an adda for a hana; for disputes in the street, they
give interest of a bela devoted to the lotus feet of the gods Ganesvara and
Gauriivara; possessed of a golden Indira temple, with a finial vase which is a
new absolver of sin in Jambu-dvipa; touchstones for testing justice and
injustice; adherents of the god Channa-Basavdsvara; equals of Maha-Meru; —