inscriptions in the hassan district

190 Channarayapatna Taluq.
That maha-mandalesvara's gurus were as follows: — A promoter of the
doctrine of the blessed Varddhamana was Kondakunda, head of the Mula-sangba.
In his line was born, in the celebrated DeSika-gana, Devendra-saiddhantadeva,
reverenced by Devemdra. Triumphant is Chaturmmukha-deva, a sun to
the lotus garden the hearts of yog!svaras, a fierce lion in tearing open the
temples of the lusty elephant Mad ana (the god of love). His disciple was
Gopanandi, praised in the world, a shining jewel-mirror in which might be
seen the lotus face of Vanf. Triumphant is Gopanandi in the world, a moon
to the ocean the Jina creed, bead of the Desiya-gana, a sun to the groups
of lotus the Bhavyas (or Jains). The celebrated Gdpanandi accomplished
what had been impossible to any one, for he caused the Jina-dharmma, which
had for a long time been at a stand-still, to prosper through the wealth of the
GaBga kings of that time. His farther praises, stating that he was like an
infuriated elephant to the Sankhya, Bhautika, Bauddha, Vaishnava, and
Charvvaka professors. While Jaimini bolted, Vaiseshika turning round fled,
Sugata instead of running beat his breast, Akshapada with affection came near,
Lokayata attempted to leave, and Sankhya pushed away,—Gopanandi, a lusty
elephant like the elephants at the points of the compass, roamed through the
paths of the six schools of logic.
To the thus celebrated Gopanandi-pandita-deva of the Kondakundanvaya
of the srl-Mula-sangha and Desi-gana, (on the date specified), Tribhuvanamalla
Ereyaiiga Poysala ruling the Ganga-mandala kingdom in peace and wisdom,—
for the repairs of the basadis of the Kabhappu-tirttha of Belgola, for divine
worship, for gifts of food, and for vessels and cloths, made a grant of Rachanahalla
and the Belgola Twelve. Usual final verses.
The great minister, senior dandadhipa, .
149
Date 1125 A. D.
Praise of the Jina Sasana. Be it well. (With usual Hoysala titles), was
vira-Vishnuvarddhaua-Deva: to describe his descent;—Here follows the usual
genealogy of the Hoysalas, to Vishnu. Of him it says —The great Kshatriyas
who have displayed the pure Kshatriya-dharmma in the world have been four,—
formerly Dilipa, Dasaratha's SOD, and Krishna-Raja; after them, the only one
equal to them is the ornament of the Yadu-kula, the king vira-Vishnu.
Adiyama ran as if in a race, and learning the pace Nrisimhavarmma ran,
while Chengin having multiplied upon that pace, the proud Kongas learnt it
from Chengiri, and seeing the celebrated Kongas, Pandya also ran, —who
would not run before king Vishnu, the ornament of the Yadus? Thus having
subdued and sent Adiyama flying, smitten down the lion Nrisimhavarmma in