inscriptions in the hassan district

194 Channaraywpatna Taluq.
When, (with usual titles), the pratiipa-Hoysala [vira-Ballala-Deval was
ruling the kingdom of the earth in peace and wisdom: —
A dweller at his lotus feet, (very much defaced) Nayaka,
for the long life, health and prosperity of his own lord vira-Ballala-Deva, made
the Kolatur agrahara of Amritanathapura in Kabhuhu-nad,— and for the daily
offerings, perpetual lamp of the god Ramesvara, the Chaitra, pavitra and
other necessary ceremonies, made grants of land (specified). Also shares for
seven other gods (named), with the share for the Yajur-weda khandika, and
the Bhatta share,—forming altogethor 70 shares for Brahmans of various
gotras, (on the date specified), made them over, with pouring of water, from
vira-Ballala-Deva. Boundaries. Usual final verses.
Javam-pandita's poetry. The writing
153
Date 1478 A D.
Obeisance to Ganadhipati, and to Prasanna Kesava.
Be it well (On the date specified), at the time when the maharajadhiraja
raja-paramesvara vira-pratapa-Virupaksha-mabaraya was in the residence of
Hastinavati, ruling a peaceful kingdom:—the senior amara-nayaka, the great
samantadhipati, champion over three kings, ganda-bherunda, a lion to elephants,
Satigrama Sovanna-Vodeyar's house-watchman Maleya-Nayaka's son Bommeya-
Nayaka, by order of Sovanna-Vodeyar, caused to be built a gopura for the god
Prasanna Kesava of the immemorial agrahara Amritanathapura, which is
Kolatur, in his amara-nayakship,—and for the service of that town, buying
from all the Brahmans at the price of the time certain lands, granted them
to the Brahmans as follows: —For the visit of the god Kesava at the sankranti,
he made a cocoa-nut grove (its boundaries), and in it grants for feeding
Brahmans, for a perpetual lamp for the god Ramai, and for a variety of other
purposes (specified). Usual final veises'.
Chaudoja's son Chaudoja's writing
154
Date ? about 1200 A. D.
l) "He cannot be understood, I would know God", — on Ins saying thus,
without taking notice of any of his relatives, who was like Dore in the world
in seeking for the good state? From the weight of sickness, being afflicted
with itch ((gajhjhi)} he took the state of sannyasana . .. who can describe? ...
standing in peuauce, he obtained in one moment the better world who
was like Dore?
l) The meaning of some parts la far from clear