inscriptions in the hassan district

206 Chanmrayapatna Taluq.
caught hold of Chola's torntory and took tribute from foreign countries. First
taking into his arms the Lakshmi of the Hoysana kingdom which he inheuted,
as his power increased he imposed his commands on all the points of the
compass, and capturing Talakadu, became the first to the Ganga kingdom,—
the promoter of the Yadu-vamsa, the king Vishnu. Praise of the beauty of his
wife Lakshmala-Devi, and of his wife Satala-Devi. To Vishnu and Lakshmi
was born Narasimba, (his praise). His wife was Mahadevi.
Be it well. When, (with usualtitles), pratapa-11oysala Narasimha-Deva
was in the residence of Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom — Davapaiyadammyaka's
fame was as follows, (his praise). His wife was Lakshmi-devi
praise of Kesava and his wife Dannala-devi, Praise of Dava-dandadhipa, and
of Kanchala-devi and Chandiyakka. Praise of heggade-Nagimayya and his
wife Makavve Dava-dandanayaka's wife was Kachavve Praise of Bagiyur
Sivanoya-Nayaka and Madoya-Nayaka who was his son Praise of Bagiyur.
Be it well. (With various epithets) Sovarasa-heggadeand Makawc-heggaditi,
with their son Davarasa and Sivaneya-Nayaka, — Dami-Setti and all the subjects
and farmers of the twelve villages of Bagiyur, and all the townspeople being
present, — (on the date specifiod), made a grant of land (specified) for a
perpetual lamp for the god Nagesvava, washing the feet of Soma-bhatta
Usual final verses
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Date 1530 A D
Be it well. The original temple of the creation of all the three worlds.
Praise of Sambhu
When, for the god who is the master of the three worlds, in Vidyanagan, the worshipper of the lot
maharaya, was ruling the kingdom m peaco and wisdom, — the glory of the raya
who protected the daily worship of that great god was as follows: —
Be it well. (On the date specified), the rod in the right hand of the
mahai ajadhiraja laja-paramesvara vira-pratapa, champion oyer the mustaches
of the earth, Kathari-Saluva Achyuta-Raya-maharaya, — the maha-savantadhipati,
ganda-bherunda, unshaken warrior, unassisted, brave, single-handed hero,
Solur Basavappa-Vadeyar's son Krishnappa-Nayaka, and the agent for his
affairs, Hanhara Lingannodeyar, — in the presence of the agent for Satigrama,
Krishnappa-Nayaka, that Lingannodeyar having taken over charge of that
Satigrama-sime: — when he was ruling Satigrama, Lingannodeyar, for the daily
service of the god Lakkanatha of Devarahalli in the Kuruvanka-sthala of the
Satigrama-sime, the offerings, perpetual lamp, decorations and illuminations,
granted that Devarahalli as a pura for the god, marking out the boundaries