inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 163
Account of the Hoysalas. Of Efeyanga it says that the Malava king's hillfort,
which was too strong for the Chalukyas, he without effort plundered,
while Chalukya was looking on Of Vishnu it is said, he uprooted the vino the
fame of the Chdla and other kings, Chera, Pandya and many others. He was
the raja of the Male rajas, the Yudhishthira of the Kali age, greater than Bah,
Sibi, or the Khachara king. Obeisance to Dharmmesvara, to Mahadcva, and
to siva
Be it well. When, (with usual titles, mcluding) a submarine fire to the
ocean the Tuluva army, an elephant to the lotus garden the Pandya-kula, —
with these and all other titles, Tnbhuvanamalla, the capturor of Talakadu
Kougu Nangah Gangavadi Nonambavadi Banavase and Hanungal, the strongarmed
Vira-Ganga pratapa-Hoysala Narasimha-Deva, putting down the evil
and upholding the good thtoughout the circle of the earth, was in the residence
of Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom —
Worshippor of his father king Vishnu's lotus feet, this king Naiasimha, the
eldest son of king Vishnu, was a bee at the lotus feet of Vishnu, a sun to
the darknoss foreign kings, born in a puie race, greater than Jishmi in
enjoyment
The head-jewel of villages, more beautiful than Amarapura, was granted by
the king Vishnu, and with 200 ornaments of Soma dnnkeis did Kellangerc
shine Praise of Kellangere and of the Brahmans, as in the preceding
inscriptions
In the 85th year of the Chalukya-Vikrama-kala, the year Vikrama etc.,—
for the offerings to the god Dharmmesvara, for the perpetual lamp, decoiations
and temple repairs, — all the Brahmans of Hanharapura, which is Kcllangoie,
washing the feet of Sivasakti-pandita, the priest of that temple, made a grant
of lands (specified).
And the heggades of the customs remitted the customs dues payable to
them, to provide for the perpetual lamp of the god. And they gave one oilmill
for the god Dharmmesvara, and one oil-mill for the god Kesava And to
Nachaya, the worshipper of the god Dharmmesvara, they granted the customs
dues on looms and the plaited hair tax. Usual final verses.
May Siva (with various epithets) grant long life to the minister Kali-Deva
Some saying, I will build a temple and collecting money for the purpose,
use it for their own livelihood, but Machaya, looking upon the money he so
collected as not to be used for himself, elected a mantapa for Dharmmanatha
In the same year, Bachimayya of the customs department and others
(named) granted an oil-mill for Dharmmesvara, and the customs on looms to
Machaya. om. Obeisance to Siva.
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