inscriptions in the hassan district

156 Arsikere Taluq.
Be it well. When (with usual Chalukya and Hoysala titles), vira-
Narasiihha-Deva was in the residence of Dorasamudra, putting down the evil
and upholding the good, and ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom —
Dwelling at his lotus feet,—all the subjects and farmers and Bahuta-
M,\ra-jiya having come from Kesura Medakeri in Pandya-nad to Muttana
Hosavur, and being thero in peace,—that Mara-jiya, thinking to perform a
work of merit, caused a Siva temple to be built, set up the god Areya-Sankaia,
and constructed a tank And for the repairs of the temple, for the perpetual
lamp, offerings and decorations of the god, (on the date specified), washing the
feet of Mara-jiya, thoy made grants of land (specified), altogether 670 poles.
Usual final veises
107
Date ? 1260 A D
The temple priests exchanged some of the above land for other land which
was irrigated
108
Date 1255 A D
Obeisance to Mahadeva. Praise of Sambhu The lustre of Gaun's eyes
being his moon-light, the peiinanent moon of the terrestrial world, the beauti­
ful Kunjesvaia, giver of joy, — may he now grant his continual coolness to the
followers of Mahesvara, the wearer of the matted top-knot, the protector of
the three worlds
Usual account of the Hoysalas Sala is said to have slain the tiger with
the kwhehuda sele (the handle of the yogi's fan or whisk), into which ho had
uttered a spell (abhimanttm). Ballala's son Naiasimha is said to have subdued
Choi a, and trodden down the distinguished enemies Magara and Kadava.
His son Soma is said to have made the Magaia king roll on the giound, to
have struck the Kadava king violently on his face and killed him, to have
plucked up Pandya by the root, and to have set up Chola again in his kingdom.
The burdon of the earth being too heavy for other kings, ho took upon himself
the burden and relieved them, — such was the mercy of the Poysala emperor
vira-Somesvara. Kings in then anxiety to discover a place which the mighty
arm of Soyi-Deva would not roach and where they might be at ease, took
refuge in three kinds of forts, — those in the great sea, those in dense forest,
or those on a mountain. Asvapati, Gajapati and Narapati could not stand
before him, how then could other kings? That his karapatra (saw) should cut
off the heads of hostile kings is no wonder, but oven his patra (written order)
cut off their heads.