inscriptions in the hassan district

150 Arsikere Taluq.
the Prithivi-Setti of both sects of the Nana-De§i of his own country and of
other countries, seated on the diamond throne in the mantapa in front of the
Basavesvara temple in the square in the middle of the streets of the sun and
moon in the Kanthiraya-pete of Banavara situated to the south of Srisaila,—
the king's minister Bhaskaranna, the chief Salumule of Aiyavale, and the
maha-nadinavaru of the 56 countries, — for the daily allowance and illumination
of the god, as a gift to siva, granted a deed of gift as follows: —For
loads carried or set down, coming by roads east, west, north or south, over
the Banavara-slme, to the sante (or fair), and loads coming to the pete, for
oach animal that stops, the rate of a visa to be given; the maha-nadmavaru
of the place must give an adda a year for each shop, rates follow for each
bullock of the grain-dealers, and of the shopkeepers; for each ? grain-shop;
for each shop of the goldsmiths and cloth-sellers; for each mill of the oilmongers;
for each loom of the weavers, bilimagga, devanga, kurubar and
? kabhula; for each pot of the washermen; for each shop of the tailors; for
each wheel of the potters; for each ? kaja of the kambh-makers; for each
? vaja of the spinners, for each varaha of the contractors for (betel) leaves; for
each garden of the kdraka (? agents), for each fish-shop; for each ? yamna
of the road; for each sugar-cane mill; for each leather-seller's shop; for each
100 of sheep on the road, or sold in the place; for each male buffalo at salt
pans; for each shop of the paiichalas, for each plough of the cultivators; —
at these rates, as a gift to Siva, to continue as long as sun and moon, etcetera,
did they make a grant to maintain the service of the god, that they might
obtain the fame of merit.
Usual final verses. Witnesses and signatures.
95
Date 1745 A. D.
Be it well. (On the date specified), for the service of the god Tirupati
Venkatachala, the herdsmen, camel-drivers and messengers serving in the
Banavar and Javagal kandachar (or military department), caused to be written
and given a binnaha-sasana as follows: —
For the daily allowance and illumination of the Tirupati temple, we, the
herdsmen, camel-dnvers, and messengers, of our own free will agree to give
at the rate of 1 hana each a year out of our pay, to be continued by our
sons, grandsons and posterity. The ? soldiers of the Athavane hobali (or
revenue department) will be liable as before to payment for laden oxen,
looms and ? seed-sowers for agriculture. Those in the service, whether they
newly set up loom, shop, loaded oxen, etcetera, or give up those they had, will
not pay more for the service of the god than the one hana granted from their
salary. Witnesses.