inscriptions in the hassan district

Channarayapatna Taluq. 189
(or capital), — with these and all other titles, the pratapa-lloysala Ballala-Deva
protecting the South, was in Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peaco and
wisdom: —
A dweller at the lotus feet of his grandfather king Vishnu,—his mother
Lokambike, his father Yaksha-Raja, his wife Padtnala-Devi, his son the chief
councillor Narasimha-Deva, his favourite deity Jinadiia, — how distinguished
was HuHa-dandadhipa. His son (with praises) was Narasiinha.
Be it well. Foundation pillars of the hou|Q the sri-Muia-sangha, pillais of
sound learning, shining with the vigour of the hord of elephants the Desiyagana,
alarmed at the doings of other sects, beautiful as lotuses in the lake
the Pustaka-gachchha, suns in the sky the Kondakundanvaya, ocoans of
profundity, great in penance, were Gunabhadra-siddhanta-deva's disciples,
(of whom) the maha-mandalacharyya Nayakirtti-9iddhanta-deva was as follows;
(his piaise). His disciple was Bhanukirtti-vratindra; (his praise).
(On the date specified), making Bhanukirtti-siddhanta-deva the manager,—
with pouring of water to his guru Nayakirtti-siddhanta-chakravartti,— to
Bomma-Deva-vibhu, for the appointed worship of the god Parsva and the twentyfour
Tirtthakar, for the decorations, and for gifts of abundant good food, the
best of kings Ballala granted Mcruhalli, belonging to Bekka.
And in duo course, appointing the best men as heads, for the worship at
Gommata-tirtha and the distribution of food, to continue to Bhanukirttisa and
Nayakirtti-deva-yati to the end of the kalpa, the lord Ilullapa caused Bekka
to bo granted by vira-Ballala.
Boundaries of Bekka. Usual final verses
148
Date 1094 A. D.
Prosperity to the Jina sasana, powerful to rebut its assailants, able in
• splitting the skulls of the elephants opponent speakers.
Be it well. When, (with usual Chalukya titles), Tribhuvanamalla-Deva's
kingdom was extending on all sides, to continue as long as sun moon and stars: —
A dweller at his lotus feet, (with usual Hoysala titles), was Tnbhuvanamalla
Vinayaditya Poysaja, (his praises, including) when writing on it the six
letters Ra-kkasa Po-ysa-la he raised his flag on high, could even a hundred
thousand enemies stand before him in the shock of battle? His son was
Ereyanga, of unequalled fame,—a third Maruti, a fourth fierce flame, a fifth
ocean, a sixth flower-arrow, a seventh universal emperor, an eighth mountainchain,
a ninth lusty (regent) elephant, a tenth treasure,—who is equal to
praising Ereyanga-Deva? Double of Dadhichi-mum, ten-fold of Gutta, a
hundred-fold of Charudatta, a thousand-fold of the son of Ravi (Karna) in all
manner of bounty, was the king Ereyanga.