inscriptions in the hassan district

Arkdlgud Taluq. 249
In the Tuesday fair of that town, whatever official exacts tolls, firewood,
grain perquisites, gifts, pimping, ornaments and clothes, or commission on
sales 1) has transgressed the order of the emperor vira-Narasimha-Devarasa.
Whoever does this will be flogged, degraded and dismissed. If an official, ho
will be dismissed.
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Date 1665 A. D.
May it be prosperous. Praise of Sainbhu and the Boar
In the line of KaSyapa was born Ramadasa, from whom was born the king
Girisa, from him the king Timma. (Omitting laudations) — His son was king
Bayya, whose son was king Krishna, whose son was the king Vonkata His wife
was Padmambika, and their son was the king Lakshma, who in Kasi had a lofty
building erected for (the god) Pasupati, and caused the vajapeya and other
sacrifices to be performed. His wife was Chennambika, and Vishnu himself
was born as their son in the king Narasa, or Nrisiihha. For the god Janardana
and the goddess Lakshmi he had a golden breast-plate made, with conch and
other emblems, crown, garlands of precious stones, armlets, sandals, and other
ornaments. Thousands of Brahmans he made grow fat by his continual
distribution of food in satras. He daily made gifts of cows, lands, gold, tawny
cows, horses and other things. Decorating the images of Vishnu and Lakshmi,
he had their marriage ceremony performed. And building a splendid pavilion,
he placed them in it, set up Sudarsana (Vishnu's discus), and also caused
Brahmans to become sacrificers. He built the tank called after his name
Narasambudhi, and excavated the Chandra-saras (pond),—thus does king
Nrisimha triumph. He granted to Brahmans an agrahara, the copper sasana
for which is here written.
Be it well. (On the date specified")), of the Rasyapa-gotra, Bayyappa-
Nayaka's (son) Krishnappa-Nayaka's great-grandson, Venkatadn-Nayaka's
grandson, Lakshmappa-Nayaka's son, boon lord of Maninagapura, (with other
titles as in H.-N. 6), Narasimba-Nayakaraiya, to 12 Biahmans (named),
gave the copper sasana of a rent-free agrahara as follows:—The villago of
Devarahalli in Hebhale-sthala belonging to the Narasimhapura-sime which has
come down to us from of old by royal gift, have we given (all the particulars
are repeated here and lower down three times), in order that our father and
mother Lakshmappa-Nayaka and Chennajamma, Gangappa-Nayaka, daughter
Kondamma, and all our other forefathers may obtain permanent admission to
Vaikuntha, and that we, our son, friends, wife and others may obtain great
1) The exact meaning of some of the terms is not certain
2) The day is given as Aahddha-iuddha prathama-ekddaii dvddati
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