inscriptions in the hassan district

166 Arsikere Taluq.
120
Date 1297 A. D.
Be it well. When, (with usual Chalukya and Hoysala titles), Hoysala vira-
Ballala-Deva was in the royal city Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the
world in peace and wisdom. —(on the date specified), all the Brahmans of the
immemorial agralura Hatiharapuia, which is Kellafigere, sold to heggade-
Jayitanna's son Ayyanna for 100 Suleyakere (its boundaries), a hamlet of
their town, with all rights, save kodagi and temple endowment lands formerly
granted The fixed rent of 40 gadyana that Ayyanna will defray every year
in the month Pushya. If any dispute anses as to the lands of this village,
those Brahmans will dispose of it. Usual final verses.
121
Date 1299 A D
(On the date specified), Bammihalli and Suleyakore, which all the Brahmans
of Kellangoro had sold to Ayyanna (as above) and given in writing with
patra-Srlsana and sila-sasana,—Aradhya Ramakrishna-prabhu's son Viththalaprabhu
having bought from Pemmanna, the son of Ayyanna's younger brother
Singanna,— we have granted land (specified) therein as a kere-godagi.
123
Date 1237 A.D.
Obeisance to Nrisimha Yoga-Narasimha do I adore, together with Lakshmi.
Obeisance to Ganadhipati and to the guru. May Narasimha, joyful with the
cmbiace and sight of his wife Sri, ever grant his desires to Sovi-Deva
Usual genealogy of the Hoysalas, to Ballala. To him and to Padmalemadovi
was born their eldest son Narasimha. His sword being Vasugi, and
his arm Mandara, by violently churning the ocean the army of the hostile
Magara, Narasimha obtained jewels of elephants and jewels of horses When
the mighty king Narasimha, the iiprooter of the Magara king, the estabhsher
ot the Chola kingdom, came forth, the sea roared out with the sound of great
fish, sharks and alligators, saying to the Pandya kings—give up all, and live
in peace as his servants
To Narasinga-Deva and his queen Kalala-Devi was born the king Sovi-Deva.
(Omitting laudations) The brave Sovi-Deva having uprooted him in the field of
battle, when he claimed refuge, protected Rajdndra-Chola.
Sovala-Devi, who was to Sovi-Deva in affection like a mother, was the king
Narasimha's sister. She established Somanathapura, which was equal to
Valabhi, In it dwelt excellent Brahmans, acquainted with the rules of prosody,