inscriptions in the hassan district

266 Maiyarabad Taluq.
17
Date ? about 1200 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu (called Svayambhu). With all titles, Vengajaya's wife
Echale had this stone erected. Gopa-gauda's younger brother Maboja made it.
18
Date 1095 A. D.
Obeisance to Kesava and Siva.
Of profound modesty, a Manoja among men, Chagi-maharaja's son, of
unsurpassed fame in the world, was Dudda-maha(raja) To that lord Duddarasa
and his wife Mechalarasi were born three sons,-Sartthiga-nripa, Chagi-maharaja,
and Dayasimba-nripa. A crest-jewel of the Kadamba-vamsa, what words
would suffice to describe the unequailed qualities and greatness of Dayasimha-
Deva?
Be it well. Entitled to the five big drums, the maha-mandalesvara, chief
lord of Banavasi-pura; in slaying his enemy Sripala who had an immense
army, a fierce and powerful archer like Parttha; (with numerous epithets,
including) a sun to the Kadamba-kula; his feet surrounded with groups of
women and children, the son of Mechala-Devi, a bee at the lotus feet of the
even-eyed (samdmbaha) god Mahadeva; his court resounding with the mingled
sound of songs, drums, dances, flutes, and guitars; a critical -examiner of
poems and dramas; on hearing the sound of his horn the wives of his enemies
miscarried; obtainer of a boon from the goddess Ekkala; a four-faced in
proficiency in logic, grammar, painting, music and many of the sixty-four
arts;—Tribhuvanamalla pratapa-Dayasimha-maharaja, may he live for ever.
His further praises, saying—Why have another Bbarata story? is not king
Dayasimha's history enough?
Praise of his mother. To the king Banki-Balarita and to Karavati Cheluvoyarasi,
a devotee of the lotus-naveled god, was Mechala-Devi born Her
praises. And she had a tank built, named Mechala-samudram. Its praises.
Be it well. (With various praises), Mechala-Devi had a temple made in the
great Haruva Beluhur agrahara, and setting up there the god Vasudeva,—for
the decorations of that god, the worship, daily offerings, and for the Chaitra
and pavitra festivals, she bought certain land (specified) and gave it; also land
under the tank rented at one hana, for the god.
For the daily offering to the god 4 kolaga of rice is the rule. And to the
charge of the Hebhlras and others of that village she gave 2 gadyana, from the
interest on which, .. hon, to provide 3 kolaga of oil a mouth for the perpetual
lamp. And from the interest on 2 more gadyana to provide daily 6 areca-nuts
and 15 betel leaves,