inscriptions in the hassan district

242 Hole-Narsipur Taluq.
In the Lunar race arose Yadu, from whose line sprang Vasudeva who
protected the earth. In that line was born Sangama. His sons were Harihara,
Kampa, Bukka, Marapa and Muddapa. Of these the middle one, Bukka, like
Arjuna the middle one of the Pandavas, was distinguished by his valour. When
his sword began to dance on the battle-field, the faces of the Turushkas
shrivolled up, Konkana Sankaparya was filled with fear, the Andhras ran into
caves, the Gurjaras lost the use of their limbs on every road, the Kambhojas'
courage was broken, the Kalingas suffered defeat.
When this rajadhiraja rtVja-paramesvara, champion over kings who break
their word, a serpent to kings, a terror to foreign kings, the Suratrana oyer
the Hindu kings, was in Vijayanagari, ruling the kingdom; his wife was
Gaurambika; her praises. Their son was Harihara, the streams poured out by
whom in making the sixteen great gifts nourished the trees of sacrifice.
(On the date specified), in the presence of the god Virupaksha on the bank
of the Turigabhadia, in the place called Kuiichika, he granted the village of
Tavanidhi, with its hamlets (named), in the Narasimhapura-sime, giving it the
name of Hanharapura, to Madhavadhvan, versed in philosophy, logic and
grammar, and distinguished as a srotrlya, son of Kallamalige Kesava, of the
Atreya-gotra Apastamba-sutra and YajuS-sakha, with all usual details.
Boundaries in. the language of the country. Usual final verses.
(Signed)—sri-Virupaksha.
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Date 1518 A.D.
The power of Krishna-Baya's arm, Mallarasa, granted to the god Tirumala
of the hill of Narasipura the village of Tevada-halli (on the date specified).
Imprecation.
10
Date 1605 A. D.
Obeisance to Ramanuja. (On the date specified), Lakshmappa-Nayaka
newly built Lakshmipura and granted it for the (goddess) Amma of Lakshmipura,
in order that merit might accrue to his father Chikka-Nayaka and his
mother Padmajamma.
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Date about 1660 A.D.
(The first part is gone.) Krishnappa-Nayaka's great-grandson, Venkatadri-
Nayaka's grandson, Lakshmappa-Nayaka's son, Narasimha-Nayaka granted the
village of Kodemallana-halli, otherwise called Lingapura, to Yirftpakaha-bhatta'a