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Arkalgud Taluq., 255<br />

Visvamitra-gotra,—for <strong>the</strong> worship of <strong>the</strong> god Ramanatha, gave to <strong>the</strong> hands<br />

of <strong>the</strong> temple priests (named) land for a flower garden, its boundaries.<br />

Bless<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>voked on Bommanna-dandanayaka, and Kah-deva.<br />

Date 1251 A. D.<br />

(On <strong>the</strong> date specified), Kallaiyya made far<strong>the</strong>r grants of land (specified)<br />

for <strong>the</strong> same god, allott<strong>in</strong>g some for <strong>the</strong> support of <strong>the</strong> gardeners of <strong>the</strong> flower<br />

garden previously given. If <strong>the</strong>y should grow crops under <strong>the</strong> flower trees,<br />

<strong>the</strong>y are entitled to <strong>the</strong> produce.<br />

Sovanna, son-<strong>in</strong>-law of <strong>the</strong> Konga-nad srikarana Naganna Vijayanna, made<br />

a grant from <strong>the</strong> fixed rent of Muruh for <strong>the</strong> support of <strong>the</strong> men who yoke <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

bullocks to <strong>the</strong> water-wheel for <strong>the</strong> flower gardon given by Kallana for <strong>the</strong> god.<br />

Madukayya, son of <strong>the</strong> Konga-nad srikaiana Kavanna, made a similar<br />

grant from Neluvagil for food for <strong>the</strong> bullocks.<br />

Imprecations.<br />

58<br />

Date 1297 A D.<br />

Be it well. (On <strong>the</strong> date specified), <strong>the</strong> great master of robes, Pondara-<br />

Deva's son N<strong>in</strong>ganna made a grant of land (specified) <strong>in</strong> Mundagodu for <strong>the</strong><br />

god Ramanatha of <strong>the</strong> thousand l<strong>in</strong>gas.<br />

N<strong>in</strong>geya-dannayaka's signature, — sii-Bhairava<br />

57<br />

Date 1659 A.D.<br />

Praise of Sambhu and of <strong>the</strong> Boar.<br />

Be it well. (On <strong>the</strong> date specified), at <strong>the</strong> feet of <strong>the</strong> great god of gods,<br />

<strong>the</strong> universal elnperor of gods, ruler of <strong>in</strong>numerable myriads of Brabmandas,<br />

lord of Ramanathapura, <strong>the</strong> god Prasanna-Subrahmanyesvara of Rarnanathapura,<br />

—of <strong>the</strong> Kasyapa-gdtra and Apastamba-sutra, Krishnappa-Nayaka's<br />

grandson, Lakshmappa-Nayaka's son, Narasimha-Nayaka, granted a sasana of<br />

a gift of land as follows: —<br />

In <strong>the</strong> Narasimhapura-sime, which <strong>the</strong> rajadhiraja raja-paramesvara virapratapavira-Krishna-Raya-Deva-maharayarayya,<br />

when seated on <strong>the</strong> jewel throne<br />

<strong>in</strong> Vidyanagara he was rul<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> empire of <strong>the</strong> world, favoured to our ancestor<br />

Yara-Krishnappa-Nayaka as an amara-magani, <strong>the</strong> village of Yakkati <strong>in</strong><br />

Maravur-sthala, have we granted with all ceremonies for <strong>the</strong> acceptance of <strong>the</strong><br />

god Subrahmanye'svara, with all rights, for <strong>the</strong> service of <strong>the</strong> god The grant<br />

is repeated three times, and boundaries of <strong>the</strong> village given. Usual f<strong>in</strong>al verses.<br />

(Signed) —sri-Jaya-Narasimha.

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