inscriptions in the hassan district

Channarayapatna Taluq, 239
of the god Panchike'Svara, and for the drana-puye. The Brahmans will remit
all the taxes (named) on this land, and keep in repair the tank and channel
mouth by which it is irrigated. The cultivators of that ground will also bo
freed from taxes. And all the revenue and produce from that land will be
devoted to the purposes of this work of merit. Usual final verses.
Signature for the town and the dannayaka:— Sri-Allanatha.
270
Date ? about 1280 A. D.
May the god of gods, supremely exalted, supremely pure, the supreme
exalted god, supreme in form, supreme in praise, the supreme spirit, grant the
all-praised supreme state.
271
Date 1132 A. D
Be it well. When, (with usual titles), Vira-Gauga Vishnuvarddhana-
Poysala-Deva was ruling the kingdom of the world:—Heggade Mahadeva (on
the date specified) made a grant of this tank for the offerings of the Siva
temple of Balagachchi. (With the usual ascetic virtues), having the Nandi
standard, Kuttara-jiya erected the Siva temple and built the tank. Usual
final verse. Somesvara-pandita wrote it.
272
Date 1119 A.D.
Praise of Sambhu. Be it well. When, (with usual Iloysala titles) . .
.. was ruling the kingdom of the world: —
A dweller at his lotus feet, of Kulottunga-Chola, . ... son of ...
. ve-Nayakiti, was Machiyanna.
No connected meaning can be made of what follows. The name Vijaya-
RajGndra-Chola occurs twice.
273
Date 1673 A. D.
(On the date specified), Deva-Raja-Vodeyar of Maisur made a grant of the
Madani village to provide for daily distribution of food to the Jaina sannyasis
of the ddnasale of Charukirtti-panditacharyya of Belugola. Great good fortune.
1) The inscription is very much defaced.