BOMBAY KARNATAK INSCRIPTIONS.[= South Indian Inscriptions, Vol.15]

THE CHĀLUKYAS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0001⟩ No. 1. (B.K. No. 19 of 1927-28.) KARMAḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the front wall of Sōmēśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara I, 1059 A.D.

The inscription commences with the praise of Āhavamalla or Sōmēśvara I who appears to have been the reigning king. It is dated Śaka 981, Vikāri, Vaiśākha śu. 1, Friday, corresponding to 1059 A.D., April 15. The weekday, however, was Thursday.

It registers a gift of money for maintaining a feeding house and for worship and offerings, etc., in the temple of the god Babbalēśvara by Gangeya-jīya of Kadirmiḍi. The gift was made over into the hands of the Two Hundred Mahājanas of Kadirmiḍi who were to utilise only the interest accruing from the amount for the said purpose. The earlier damaged part of the epigraph mentions a previous date, viz., Viḷambi, Māgha and solar eclipse. This corresponds to 1059 A.D., February 15. The gift seems to have been announced formally on this occassion and it might have taken effect actually two months later.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastadharātaḷaṁ nistāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • ttananisi negaḻdanāhavamalla || • • • • •

⟨3-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • • • • viḷaṁbiva¨rṣada • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ vacana [||] ·ā māghamāsada sū¨ryyagrahaṇadaṁdu kadi¨rmmiḍiya gaṁ-

⟨7⟩ geyajīyar || vṛtta || kṛtavidya • • • • • mahima niyama prārabdhani • •

⟨8⟩ haka • tapaṁ • • • yarāgamānvita [ka]ḷātetvajñarācā • •

⟨9⟩ yatarōdā¨ryyavinōdigaḷparahita prāraṁbhaprauḍhar

⟨10⟩ • • • geṁbunnati gaṁgarāsi munipaṁgakkuṁ peṟa¨rggakkume || kaṁ ||

⟨11⟩ gōdānamannadānaṁ bhūdāna hēmadāna • • yyudiyipa kanyādā-

⟨12⟩ namiva¨rmmāḍi [yiṁ]tive ·ā[dudu] paḍeda¨rtthamaṁ kṛtā¨rtthane • • • • •

⟨13⟩ ·aṁtenisida gaṁgeyajīyar || svastiyamaniyama svādhyāya-

⟨14⟩ dhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭāṇa japasamādhiśīlasaṁpannarappa

⟨15⟩ śrīmat kadi¨rmmiḍiya mahājanaminnū¨rvvarumaṁ barisi dēgulamaṁ

⟨16⟩ śatrakkaṁ nīme dātāraṁmeṁdu grahaṇa tatkāladoḷ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ

⟨17⟩ māḍi sakava¨rṣa 981 neya vikāri saṁvatsarada vaiśākha su-

⟨18⟩ ddha 1 sukravāraṁ modalāge poṁge tiṁga[ḻge] kiṟiya pāga ba-

⟨19⟩ ḍḍi lekkade harisavaḷada baḍḍiya hoṁge divasa[pa]ḷaṁ panni¨rvva¨rbrāhma-

⟨20⟩ ṇa¨rgge śatramaṁ naḍayisuvudeṁdu kadi¨rmiḍiyinnū¨rvvara kayya-

⟨21⟩ l[śa]trakke modalgoṭṭa lokki poṁgadyāṇave¨rppattu | ·aṁkadoḷu gadyā 70

⟨22⟩ babbalēśvaradēvaraṁgabhōgakkaṁ pūjāriya kappaḍa[kkaṁ] baḍḍiyoḷ naḍevaṁ[du] ⟨Page 2⟩

⟨23⟩ piriya pāgavaḍḍiyoḷasuvaḍḍiyūriṁge kada • • ṇa gadyāvi¨rppatteraḍu

⟨24⟩ ·aṁkadoḷu gadyā 22 dēgulada jī¨rṇnoddhārada besakke [ba]ḍaṁgiliyyūra mē-

⟨25⟩ gaṇa [du]saraṁ gadyāṇaṁ mūvattu • • • • • ya [du]sara gadyāṇavi¨rppattu ·aṁtu ga-

⟨26⟩ dyāṇavayvattaṁkadūḷaṁ gadyāṇa 50 ·iṁtinituṁ dha¨rmamaṁ pratipāḻisidava vā-

⟨27⟩ raṇāsiyalekkōṭi kavileyaṁ dānaṁgeyda phalamidanaḻidavaṁ vāraṇāsi-

⟨28⟩ yalekkōṭi kavileymaṁ brāhmaṇaranaḷida dōṣa || ślōka || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ

⟨29⟩ vā yō harēti vasundharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahaśrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē kṛmiḥ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0002⟩ No. 2. (B.K. No. 207 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Bhuvanaikamalla (Sōmēśvara II), 1074 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 996, Ānanda, Āśvija puṇṇami, Tuesday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1074 A.D., October 7.

It records a gift of the village Kaḷḷamanapaḷḷi to the god Tripurusha by Kannaḍasandhivigrahādhipati, Mahāprachaṇḍa-daṇḍanāyaka Jannamayya, with the approval of the king. The donor is said to have had a temple constructed in honour of the deity at Niḍuguṇḍi in Kisukāḍu Seventy. The earlier portion contains a genealogical account of the Chāḷukyas. The epigraph is mutilated and worn out.

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First piece.

⟨1⟩ śrīramaṇīmanōramaṇa vāgramaṇīramaṇādrirājaputrīramaṇīmanōramaṇa rūpade satvarajastamōguṇādhārateyiṁ jagasthiti samudbhava saṁhṛti hētuvāda

⟨2⟩ nīrēruhanābha nīrajasamudbhava śaṁkararīgabhīṣṭamaṁ || kanda || ·avaroḷage sakaḷa bhuvanō dbhavakāraṇanenisi nagaḷdanādi brahmaṁ divijamunijana[nu]tapadaviṣṭaraṁ taru-

⟨3⟩ [ṇa]taraṇikiraṇaccāya || ·aṁbhōjāsanana manassaṁbhavanādaṁ sa[masta]munijananutapādāṁ bhōjananupamaṁ svāyaṁbhuvamanu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ nnapesare nijagōtrakkāytu nega¨rttevetta pesarane vanadhiv® • • • ge negaḻdanā mā navya || ·ātana tanūja n®pa • • • • • hārīti nātaṁge • • • • •

⟨5⟩ daṁ paṁcaśikhaṁ || ·avana tanayaṁ caḷukyaṁ bhuvanastutakī¨rtti negaḻdanavaninde • • • • • • • • • • cāḷukya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • nadaṭina bāhubalada kalitanada cāgada • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • śikhaṁ caḷukya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ worn out

⟨9⟩ di sā¨rvvabhaumanṛpa • • • • • • • • • •

Second piece.

⟨1-4⟩ worn out

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manujar || kuḷatiḷakaḷātiḷaka triḷōkataḷa tiḷakananisi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ riyarudi • • • • • • • • • • ·udadhivṛtō¨rvviyūḷ patige bhuvanamillade bhakti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ nāḷda • • • • • • • • • • yoḷ nuḍigeḍeyāgi mūṟu • • • śaraṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • peṁpina tiṇpina jannigaṁge • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • peṁpina [nu]ṇpina tiṇpinēḷgeyiṁ || bittara • • • • • ⟨Page 3⟩

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⟨16⟩ ge kū¨rppena niṁna • • • • • • • • • • nīgaḷ jana[ka] • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • nega¨rtte sonṛtōktiya nuḍi su • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • villene jīyenisidanavanītaḷadajanadiṁ janna || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ ya pārāvārapārijāta • kammābhidāna kuḷakamaḷinīvanakaḷahaṁsa[nuṁ] kaśyapaṁ • • • kumudinīku[muda]bāndhava • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ karaṇaparaṇatabrāta • • || ·āsthānadānavārivāhini vi • hitamahī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ [kāḍanā]¨rkkatiḷakamippanti¨rddaṁ niḍuguṇḍiyoḷu | ·ā • • • pā¨rjjitā tmīya puṇya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ phaḷapradāyaka | cāḷukyacakrēśvara • • • • • [madhukaraṁ] rājahaṁsaṁ sarasvatī • • • • • • • • • • svāmivaṁcaka gajapaṁcānanaṁ • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ malladēvapādāraviṁdamadhukaraṁ satyaratnākara śrīmajjannamayyaṁ nayanābhirāma naṁba tanna • • • • • • • • • • 9[9]6 neya ·ānanda saṁvatsarada ·āśvija puṇnami maṁgaḷavāradaṁdina sōma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ ¨rbbettisuvalliya dakṣiṇākāladoḷ || kannaḍasandhivigrahādhipati mahāpracaṇḍadaṇḍa nāyaka jannamayyaṁgaḷu niḍugu • • • • • • • • • • tripuruṣa • • • • • khaṁḍasphuṭita navaka¨rmmakkavalliya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25⟩ ḷa parivārakkavalliyōduva māṇigaḷgaṁ vakkhāṇisuvupādhyāya[¨rggaṁ] banavā siya baḷiya baṁkāpurada nele[vīḍi]noḷ • • • • • baḷiya kaḷḷamana paḷḷiyaṁ tribhōgābhyantarasiddhiyiṁ sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi śrīmadbhuvanaikamalla • • • • • • • paḍedu na[yanā]-

⟨26⟩ [bhi]rāmaśālege • • • • • re || © || vṛtta || janamellaṁ nere tandu sādhi simenuttu puṇyama • • • • • • • • • • varadaivaṁ nīyeṁbara • • • • • • • • • • śailēṁdramanā trimū¨rttiverasu tanda • • • • • • • • • • mmāḍisi jannanī tripuru[ṣa] nivāsaṁ karaṁ [raṁjikuṁ] || taḷamu-

⟨27⟩ ṭṭe vaḷayaṁ diśā • • • • • • • • • • taṭagaḷē kaggaḷ kuḷapa¨rbbataṁgaḷe mahā kūṭaṁgaḷe • • • • • • • • • • vunnatiyane tāḷditō • • mahītaḷe doḷ || jannama māḍisida tripuruṣāvāsaṁ [ka]ḷāsāsva • || kanda || ·ā¨rppogaḷaḷavarō kisukāḍeppattaṟabaḷiya kaḷḷamanapaḷḷiyanittā-

⟨28⟩ [¨rppiṁ] jannaṁ māḍisi nō¨rppaḍe niḍuguṇḍiyoḷ tripuruṣālayamaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0003⟩ No. 3. (B.K. No. 261 of 1927-28.) BHAIRANMAṬṬI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the Māruti temple.

Sōmēśvara II.

The inscription contains references to the following two dates: (1) Śaka 911 (wrong for 912) and Vikṛita in the reign of Taila II, corresponding to 990-91 A.D. (2) Śaka 955, Śrīmukha in the reign of Jagadēkamalla Jayasimha II, corresponding to 1033-34 A.D. But from an allusion to Sōmēśvara II found in the epigraph, it appears to have been incised on stone later during the reign period of this king (1069-76 A.D.).

The record gives an account of the Sinda chiefs of Bāgaḍage and mentions a gift of land made by Nāgāditya of this family.

(Published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. III, pp. 230 ff.) ⟨Page 4⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0004⟩ No. 4. (B.K. No. 162 of 1928-29.) NANDIHĀḶ, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in the Māruti temple.

[Vikramāditya VI], 1105-06 A.D.

This is dated the 19th regnal year, perhaps of Tribhuvanamalla and Pārthiva, the other details being lost. This date corresponds to 1105-06 A.D.

It seems to record a gift of land and house-site to the god Mūlasthāna. The epigraph is mutilated.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • śrī pṛthvīvallabhaṁ ma • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ramēsvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭā • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • [ku]ḷa tiḷakaṁ cāḷukyā • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • jyamuttarōttarābhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • [caṁ]drā¨rka[tā]raṁbaraṁ sa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • levīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • tatpādapadmōpajīvi || • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • ṇisaṁ • tātmaka janma • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • tiḷakama • • jagatikṣataṁ • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • [yi]sitō¨rkuṁ || ·alli || • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • taṁ śrīmanmahāmaṁḍa • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • nigaḷa ma[llaṁ] baṁma • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • [vi]nōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyye || • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti tribhu • • • • •

⟨15⟩ • • • • • da 19 neya pā¨rtiva saṁva • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • tyavāradaṁdu śrī mūlastā • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • ra mā[di]yaṇaṁ māḍi • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • ·uṁḍa • ṁ mallagā·uṁ • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • • • • ṭṭanika [5]00 maṁ sō • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ mā • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • yaṁ maneya nivē[śa]ṇaṁ • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • • • • • dēva¨rgge gaṁ[ge]yalli sāsi • • • • •

⟨23⟩ • • • • • [mā]ḍida phala ·idanaḷidana mahā • • • • •

⟨24⟩ • • • • • vileyaṁ śastradiṁdaḷidu koṁ • • • • •

⟨25⟩ • • • • • [mmā]siyarū • • yattaṁ taṁmma • • • • •

⟨26⟩ • • • • • ḍasuvudu [·ā]taṁ naḍasade ki • • • • •

⟨27⟩ • • • • • ke gaḷagaḷa[niḷi]guṁ || sāsa • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • • • • • sāsanamārittarē[ke] salisu • • • • •

⟨29⟩ • • • • • namaneṁbī pātakanā saka • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • ḷagaḷani[ḷi guṁ] || pra[je]gaḷu dhā • • • • •

⟨31⟩ • • • • • maṁ koṭṭaru || ·intidellamaṁ pra • • • • •

⟨32⟩ • • • • • lāru • • daḍaṁ • • • • •

⟨33-34⟩ worn out

⟨35⟩ • • • • • ·eleya • • • • • 1 ⟨Page 5⟩

⟨36⟩ • • • • • [ma]ga • • • ·iṁtiva • •

⟨37⟩ • • • • • da • • ṁ ḍāḍidā ka[¨rṇa]na magaṁ ka[lku] • • • • •

⟨38⟩ • • • • • ṭigabasavaṇaṁ || • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0005⟩ No. 5. (B.K. No. 36 of 1928-29.) ARASIBĪḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing on a hill to the right of the Jaina basti.

[Vikramaditya VI], 1106 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 31, Vyaya, Paushya, ba. 9, Wednesday, corresponding to 1106 A.D., December 19, Wednesday, f.d.t. °92.

It registers a gift of fixed shares in the income from the Pannāya tax for a feeding house in the Vishṇu temple of the Brahmapuri of the capital town of Vikramapura by Mahāpradhāna, Daṇḍanāyaka, Mādhavabhaṭṭa with the approval of Mahāprachaṇḍadaṇḍanāyaka, Bāṇasaverggaḍe Anantapāḷa-daṇḍanāyaka.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastarājyabhāranirūpita mahāmātyapadavīvirājamāna mānōnnata prabhu maṁtrōtsāha śakti-

⟨2⟩ trayasaṁpannarappa śrīmanmahāpradhānanaccupannāyadadhiṣṭāyaka daṁḍanāyaka mādhava bhaṭṭaru

⟨3⟩ vritta || kuladoḷu peṁpina ·ā¨rppinoḷu vibhavadoḷu sauṁda¨ryyadoḷu dhai¨ryyadoḷu caladoḷu satyadoḷaṇminoḷu

⟨4⟩ patihitabyāpāradoḷu nītiyoḷu baladoḷu mādhavabhaṭṭanēṁ danujanoḷu dānakke kōḍiṭṭanaṁ kalikālēya-

⟨5⟩ kaḷaṁkapaṁkiḷaranantuṁ pōlisalu ballarē || śrīmanmahāpradhāna daṁḍanāyakaṁ mādhava bhaṭṭaraccupannāya-

⟨6⟩ maṁ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadināḷuttamiḻdu śrīmanmahāpracaṁḍadaṁḍanāyakaṁ bhāṇasave¨rggaḍe ·anantapā[ḷa]

⟨7⟩ daṁḍanāyakaṁge binnapaṁgeydu śrīrājadhāni vikramapurada brahmapurigalliya viṣṇugri-

⟨8⟩ hadalliya satrakke biṭṭa dha¨rmmameṁteṁdaḍe ·allikoysideleya pēṟiṁge tamma pannāyada suṁ-

⟨9⟩ kadoḷage biṭṭa vīsa 10 poṟege vīsa 5 pa[ṇa]vinelege vīsa 1 ·iṁtī puṭṭida¨rtthadalu nityāni-

⟨10⟩ ka panni¨rvvaru brāhmaṇaruṇbaṁtāgi śrīmaccāḷukya vikrama variṣada 31 neya vyaya saṁvatsa-

⟨11⟩ rada pauṣya bahuḷa 9 mi saumya(ma)vārada ·uttarāyaṇa seṁkramaṇadalu biṭṭarī dha¨rmmamaṁ

⟨12⟩ svadha¨rmmadalu rakṣisidavaru vāraṇāsiyaloṁdu kōṭikavileyanaḷaṁkārasahi-

⟨13⟩ tavanibaru vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rgge dānakoṭṭa phalamaneyduvarintīdha¨rmmamanaḷida

⟨14⟩ varāsthānadali nityakavileyumananiba¨rbrāhmaṇarumanaḷida dōṣamaneyduvaru ©

⟨15⟩ sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētuṁ nṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvā nētān bhā

⟨16⟩ vinaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmabhadraḥ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā

⟨17⟩ yō harēti vasuṁdharāḥ ṣaṣṭhiva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi | viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatēkrimiḥ | © ⟨Page 6⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0006⟩ No. 6. (B.K. No. 137 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Māruti temple.

[Vikramaditya VI], 1111 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 35, Khara, Chaudige-amāvāsye, Sunday. Chaudige or Chautiya-amāvāsye seems to refer to the Śrāvaṇa-amāvāsye coming before Vināyaka-chaturthi. The details would thus regularly correspond to 1111 A.D., August 6.

It seems to record a gift of land by Daṇḍanāyaka Gollara Dēvaṇṇa in the presence of the Hundred and Twenty Mahājanas of Hūligōḷa. The date cited above is engraved after the formal end of the record. The epigraph is fragmentary.

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⟨1⟩ • • gōve mallanoḷu || gadya || svastyanēka guṇagaṇāḷaṁkrita • • • • • vēdavēdōpāṁga śāstrānēka smri-

⟨2⟩ tipurāṇavā • • • • • • • • • • samādhi śīlasampanna-

⟨3⟩ rappa srīmadagrahāraṁ hūligōḷadūroḍeya pramukhavāgi mahājana nūṟi¨rppadiṁ barumaśēṣami¨rddu go[lla]ra

⟨4⟩ nāgaṇna • • • • • keyyaṁ śrīmaddaṇḍanāyaka[ra]

⟨5⟩ magaṁ gollara dēvaṇnaṁ • • • • • holadamēre • • panne-

⟨6⟩ raḍu matta¨rkkeyamaṁ pū¨rvva • • • • • drā¨rkkasthāyiyāgi • • • • • biṭṭanāvanāgiyu pratipāḷi-

⟨7⟩ sidaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra prayāgeya¨rgghyatī¨rttha • • • • • sāyira kavileymaṁ kōḍuṁ koḷegumaṁ po-

⟨8⟩ nnūḷkaṭṭisi sāsi¨rvvaru vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rgge dānaṁgeyda phalamidanaḷidaṁge vāra ṇāsi kurukṣētraṁ pra-

⟨9⟩ yāge ya¨rgghyatī¨rtthadoḷsāyira kavileyumaṁ sāsi¨rvva[¨rvvē*]dapāragarappa brāhmaṇaranaḷida mahāpātakanakku ||

⟨10⟩ svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || sāmā-

⟨11⟩ nyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhā [gi]nē pā¨rtthivēṁdrā bhūyō bhūyō

⟨12⟩ yācatē rāmabhadraḥ || cāḷukya vikrama va¨rṣada [3]5 neya khara saṁvatsarada caudige yama-

⟨13⟩ vāse yādityavāradaṁdu • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0007⟩ No. 7. (A.R. No. 452 of 1926.) SINGANAHAḶḶI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

[Vikramāditya VI], 1123-24 A.D.

This is dated the year 1045, obviously of the Śaka era and Śōbhakṛit. The other details are lost. The date corresponds to 1123-24 A.D.

This fragmentary record mentions Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Jayakēśi and his son, probably Vijayāditya, and contains the praśasti of the Kadambas. All other details are lost. ⟨Page 7⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || bha

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ śrīmajjayakēsidēvara tatsutaṁ

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ śrīmatu vi-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • samadhigata paṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍa-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śvara samastabhuvanasaṁstūyamāna haradharaṇī-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaṁśamahōdaya mahīdharēṁdra śikharābhyudaya-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṁḍakarōti tībranija pratāpa vaśīkrita sakaḷa-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [vā]naramahādhvaja pe¨rmmaṭṭitū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇa

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śvamēdhadīkṣādīkṣitakuḷaprasū-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ra sthāpita mahāśaktiprabhāva tyāgajagajhaṁpa jhaṁpa-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paḷa śaraṇāgata vajraprākāra lōkaikakaḷpadru-

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍa maṁḍaḷikalalāṭapaṭṭa vairigharaṭṭa subhaṭa rā-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • jāvaḷīsemāḷaṁkritarappa śrīmanmahāmaṁ-

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • roḷu sukasaṁkathā vinōdadiṁ vijaya-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ya saṁvatsaraṁ 1045 neya śōbhakri-

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tatpuṇyadinadoḷu pradhānara pra-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pramukha brahmasabheya nānā-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ri bhaṭṭa grāmada bhāradvāja

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lāḷa sandhivigrahi

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pāḷayya nāya-

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vantāgi ca-

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • trānu

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷō

⟨SIIv15p0i0008⟩ No. 8. (B.K. No. 465 of 1926.) GŪGIKAṬṬI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of the image of Kēśava.

Vikramaditya VI, 1125 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 49 Krōdhi, Vaiśākha ba. [11], Sunday, corresponding to 1124 A.D., May 11.

It mentions Maiḷaladēvī, daughter of Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramāditya VI) and wife of Jayakēśi, and refers to the installation of the god Kēśava.

TEXT.

On the proper right side.

⟨1⟩ svasti || śrīmaccāḷukya vikrama va¨rṣada 49 krōdhi [saṁvatsa]-

⟨2⟩ rada vaiśākha bahuḷa [11] ·ādivāradandu śrīmattribhu-

⟨3⟩ vanamalladēvara maga[ḷu] jayakēsidēvana[¨rdhā]ṁgalakṣmimaiḷala-

⟨4⟩ damaged

On the proper left side.

⟨1⟩ kēśavadēvara

⟨2⟩ pratiṣṭha || ⟨Page 8⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0009⟩ No. 9. (B.K. No. 444 of 1926.) BHĀVIHĀḶ, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Mallikārjuna temple.

Vikramāditya VI, 1125 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 50, Viśvāvasu, Pushya śu., Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, the tithi being lost. The date is irregular as in the said cyclic year the Saṅkramaṇa occurred on Pushya ba. 14, Friday, corresponding to 1125 A.D., December 25.

It states that when Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Jayakēśi of the Kadamba family along with his queen Maiḷala-mahādēvī, the daughter of the Chālukya emperor, was governing the provinces of Koṅkaṇa Nine-hundred and Palasige Twelve-thousand, the officers of Kundūr-nāḍu, viz., Śivarāja, Nāgavarma, Śaṅkarayya, and others made, under instructions from the governor, a gift of land and a house to the god Mallikārjuna of Māṇḍavyatīrtha of Halguṇḍi, for worship, offerings and lamp. Further gifts to the deity are mentioned. The name Halguṇḍi occurs as Palguṇḍige also.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśirascuṁbi caṁdracāmara cāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlasteṁ-

⟨2⟩ [bhā]ya śaṁbhavē || ·ōṁ namaḥ śivāya || gaṇādhipatayē namaḥ

⟨3⟩ © svasti samadhigata paṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ banavāsipurava-

⟨4⟩ rādhīśvaraṁ samastabhuvanasaṁstoyamānaṁ haradharaṇīprasū-

⟨5⟩ taṁ triḷōcanakadaṁbavaṁśānvaya mahīdharēṁdra śikharābhyudayamāna-

⟨6⟩ mahāpracaṇḍamā¨rttaṇḍa mā¨rttaṇḍakarātitībranijapratāpa vaśīkrita-

⟨7⟩ sakaḷamahīmaṇḍaḷanuttuṁgasiṁhalāṁchanaṁ vānaramahādhvajaṁ pe¨rmma-

⟨8⟩ ṭṭitū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇaṁ caturāśītinagarādhiṣṭhitanaṣṭādaśāśvamēdhadī-

⟨9⟩ kṣādīkṣita kuḷaprasotaṁ himavadgirīṁdraruṁdra sikharāsthāpita mahā-

⟨10⟩ śaktiprabhāvaṁ tyāgajagajhaṁpa jhaṁpaḷācā¨ryyaṁ niśśaṁkarāmaṁ subhaṭakanaka-

⟨11⟩ nikaśōpaḷaṁ śaraṇāgatavajraprākāraṁ lōkaikakaḷpadrumaṁ saṁkrāntidhavaḷaṁ mū-

⟨12⟩ ¨rttinārāyaṇaṁ kī¨rttimā¨rttaṇḍaṁ maṇḍaḷikalalāṭapaṭṭaṁ vairigharaṭṭaṁ subhaṭarājaśi-

⟨13⟩ khāmaṇi kādaṁbacūḍāmaṇītyākhiḷarājāvaḷīsamāḷaṁkritarappa śrīmanmahā-

⟨14⟩ maṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ jayakēsi dēvaru śrīmaccāḷukyacakrēśvara priyatanūje mai-

⟨15⟩ ḷalamahādēviyaruṁ palasige pannicchāsiramumaṁ koṁkaṇavoṁbhaynū-

⟨16⟩ ṟumaṁ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyyuttamire || v® || ·adaṭavirōdhi maṇḍa-

⟨17⟩ ḷikaraṁ palaraṁ pariyiṭṭu kondu poṁgade śaraṇenda maṇḍaḷikaraṁ palaraṁ da-

⟨18⟩ yeyiṁde kādu [du]¨rmma[da]renisi maṇḍaḷikaraṁ palaraṁ piḍidu

⟨19⟩ • • kavaldu • • vṛtō¨rvviyoḷu beḷagidaṁ jasamaṁ jayakē-

⟨20⟩ sivallabha[ṁ] || [·i]ntanisi negaṟda jayakēsidēvara besadiṁ kundū¨rnnā-

⟨21⟩ ḍadhikārigaḷu || śrīniḷayaṁ śivarājaṁ mānavanidhi nāgava¨rmmanāsritajanaka-

⟨22⟩ ḷpāvanīja gaṁga[ṇa]nabhimānadhanaṁ śaṁkarayyanivaratimudadiṁ || śrīmaccāḷukya vikrama-

⟨23⟩ va¨rṣada 50 neya visvāvasu saṁvatsarada puṣya su sōmavāramutta-

⟨24⟩ rāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatīpāta nimittamāgi śrīmatu halguṁḍiya

⟨25⟩ māṁḍavyatī¨rtthada mallikā¨rjunadēvaraṁgabhōga dhūpanivēdya naṁdādī-

⟨26⟩ viga naḍavantāgibiṭṭa keymattareraḍuṁ hadinaydu kaynīḷa[da] ma-

⟨27⟩ ne voṁdu || jaladhiparivēṣṭitō¨rvvige palasige nāḍānanaṁ tadāna-

⟨28⟩ na viḷasattiḷakaṁ palguṁḍige[gī]śvaradhā¨rmmika dhanyadibyajana saṁkī¨rṇna || • • • • •

⟨29⟩ • rele peṟaraṁ gelguṁ bhayalōbha laṁbha viṣayāsatyaṁ salgume satpra-

⟨30⟩ • • • ḷaka¨rppalguṁḍigeyaṟuva¨rdda sabhayoḷavanitu || ·antenisi nega¨rdda ⟨Page 9⟩

⟨31⟩ • • • • • ṇḍugaḷu beṁdaya re[ḍḍi]gāmaṇḍamutta saṇamagāmaṇḍaṁ gottayi-

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • doḷu tōṁṭada nelana nābaḷada vaṁśada mādigāmaṇḍana magaṁ ba-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • noḍaṁbaḍisi nāmagāmaṇḍana magaṁ jayadēvagāmaṁḍana keyyo-

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • raṁgabhōga dhūpa nivēdya naṁdādīvige naḍevantāgi biṭṭa tōṁba 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0010⟩ No. 10. (B.K. No. 76 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in front of the Kallēśvara temple.

[Vikramaditya VI].

The record seems to belong to the reign of Chāḷukya Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramāditya VI). It seems to refer to Soṟaṭūr as being governed by the goddess Mahālakshmī of Kolhāpur (cf. South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XI, Part II, No. 137). The Two Hundred Mahājanas of Soṟaṭūr are stated to have installed (an image of) the god Vishṇu. The other details are lost, the epigraph being fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ jayatyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇōnnata daṁṣṭrāgra viśrāṁ • • • • • 2

⟨2⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīpṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja • • • • •

⟨3⟩ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma[ttri] • • • • •

⟨4⟩ dēvara vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācandrā¨rkkatā • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ mire || vṛtta || trijagadbyāpitakī¨rttisapta satatī¨rtthasnānasaṁpūta nīraja • • • • • • • • • • 3

⟨6⟩ hini mahāśaktisvarūpākhya yuddhajayaśrīprade sa¨rbbaśāśvate • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ vinamnajanābhīṣṭa varapradāyi sūṟaṭūraṁ pāḷisutti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ śṟutigaḷoḷella pariṇataraniṁdyaramaḷayaśaśrīvallabha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ sa¨rbbaśāstravidarinnū¨rvvar || v® || vihitācāravicā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapratipāḷakar pṛthuya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ soṟaṭūra vipraru ·ucitajña¨rnnīti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ tiprakara pārāvāra pārāyaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ budhapriyaṁ parahitā¨rttha cā[ru] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ [bhā]svatkī¨rtti viṣṇupratiṣṭhaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ priyadiṁ māḍida nāya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ yyaṁ janakaṁ guṇi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ siyaṇnanuṁ dhare• • • • • • • • • • 4

⟨SIIv15p0i0011⟩ No. 11. (B.K. No. 153 of 1928-29.) KENDŪR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Kallappa temple behind the Hāḷūrappa temple.

Vikramāditya VI.

The epigraph refers itself to the reign of Tribhuvanamalla (Vikaramāditya VI) who is said to have been ruling from Jayantīpura. The stone is peeled off after the introductory portion. ⟨Page 10⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāra-

⟨2⟩ vē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlasta[ṁ]bhā-

⟨3⟩ ya śaṁbhavē || svasti samasta prasastisahitaṁ śrī-

⟨4⟩ matribhuvanamalladēvara vijayarājyamu-

⟨5⟩ ttarōttarābhivṛddhi prava[¨rddha]māna mā-

⟨6⟩ caṁdrā[¨rkka]tāraṁbaraṁ sa[lutta]mire jayantīpura-

⟨7⟩ da nelevīḍinoḷu sukha • • • • • dadiṁ rājyaṁ

⟨8⟩ geyuttami • • • • • • • • • • samadhiga-

⟨9⟩ tapaṁca • • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0012⟩ No. 12. (B.K. No. 8 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall (left of entrance) of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III), 1128 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1054, Kīlaka, Kārttika-paurṇima, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1128 A.D., November 8, Thursday. The Śaka year was, however, current.

It registers a grant of land and two oil-mills, made by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Hermāḍiyarasa of the Kalachurya family for the worship and offerings in the temple of the god Nīlakaṇṭha, constructed by Nīlakaṇṭha-nāyaka, the Śrīkaraṇa of Mahāpradhāna Sāyipayya at the agrahāra of Iṅgaḷēśvara and for conducting a Purāṇa khaṇḍika. Hermāḍiyarasa is stated to have been governing Tardavāḍi-nāḍu at the time of the grant.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhavē || © jananāthaṁ tailapaṁ tailapanṛpatanayaṁ vīrasatyāśrayaṁ tattanujā-

⟨3⟩ taṁ vairibhūpālakamadamathanaṁ vikramādityadēvaṁ ghanaśau¨ryyaṁ taṁnṛpēṁdrānu-

⟨4⟩ janatibaḷanappayyaṇō¨rvvīśanaṁtātana tammaṁ vīrasiṁhāsanapati jayasiṁhaṁ

⟨5⟩ nrisiṁhāvatāraṁ || ·ā jayasiṁhanṛpēṁdratanūjaṁ traiḷōkyamallanā-

⟨6⟩ havamallaṁ rājādhirājanā nriparājasutaṁ sōvidēva dharaṇīnātha || ·ā dharaṇī-

⟨7⟩ nāthānujanī dhareyaṁ himadinitta sētuvaneydalu sādhisi virōdhirāyadharā-

⟨8⟩ dharavajraṁ caḷukyapati pesa¨rvaḍedaṁ puduguḍadā¨rggavī dhareyanō¨rvvane dō¨rvaladiṁ-

⟨9⟩ de pāḷipeṁdadaṭinaḷu¨rkkeyiṁ nahuṣaneṁbudagu¨rvvina kā¨rttavī¨ryyanaṁbudu puru

⟨10⟩ kutsaneṁbudu purūravaneṁbudu rāmacaṁdraneṁbudu peṟatoṁdaneṁbude nega-

⟨11⟩ ¨rtteya vikramacakrava¨rtiya || ·ātana tanayaṁ sakaḷamahītaḷapati ripunṛ-

⟨12⟩ pāḷaraṁ nijapādābjātakkeṟagipa vīravinūtaṁ sōmēśvarakṣitīśaṁ negaḷdaṁ || ·avanājñā-

⟨13⟩ cakradiṁ sādhisi sakaḷamahīcekramaṁ ṣōḍaśō¨rvvīdhavaraṁ svācārasaṁpattiyini-

⟨14⟩ ḷisi manōjāta maṁdāracaṁdradhruvariṁ prāpyaṁ jasaṁ bēḍidudane padedīvā¨rppu sō-

⟨15⟩ pamyarūpeṁbivaṟiṁdādhikyamaṁ tāḷdidanadhipatibhūlōkamallakṣitīśaṁ || ©

⟨16⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīpṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭā-

⟨17⟩ raka satyāśraya kuḷatiḷaka cāḷukyābharaṇa śrīmat bhūlōkamalladēva vijayarā-

⟨18⟩ jyamuttarōttarābhivṟiddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ kalyāṇada nelavīḍi noḷu

⟨19⟩ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadi rājyaṁgeyuttumiralu || tatpādapadmārādhakaṁ © svasti samadhi gatapaṁ-

⟨20⟩ camahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ kāḷāṁjarapuravarādhīśvaraṁ suva¨rṇnavriṣabhadhvajaṁ ḍamaru- ⟨Page 11⟩

⟨21⟩ ga tū¨rya ni¨rgghōṣaṇaṁ kaḷacu¨ryakuḷakamaḷamā¨rtaṇḍaṁ kadanapracaṁḍa mānakanakā-

⟨22⟩ caḷaṁ subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkusaṁ gajasāmaṁtaṁ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjaraṁ pratāpalaṁkē-

⟨23⟩ śvaraṁ vairībhakaṁṭhīravaṁ niśśaṁkamallaṁ nāmādisamastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷē-

⟨24⟩ śvaraṁ śrīmat he¨rmmāḍiyarasaru sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ ta¨rddavāḍināḍaṁ pratipā-

⟨25⟩ ḷisuttamiḷdu © sakava¨rṣada 1051 neya kīlaka saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika pau¨rṇnamā-

⟨26⟩ syayoḷu sōmagrahaṇa nimittadiṁ palavuṁ dānaṁgaḷaṁ māḍuttavi¨rṛdu © śrī-

⟨27⟩ manmahāpradhānaṁ maneve¨rggaḍe daṇḍanāyakaṁ sāyipayyaṁgaḷa śrīkaraṇaṁ

⟨28⟩ nīlakaṁṭhanāyakaru śrīmaduttamadagrahāraviṁgaḷēśvarada naḍuve tā-

⟨29⟩ vu māḍisida trikūṭada śrī nīlakaṁṭhēśvaradēva¨rggavara biṁnahadiṁ dēvatāpū-

⟨30⟩ jegavaṁgabhōgakkaṁ nivēdyakkaṁ purāṇakhaṁḍika caitrapavitraviṁtinitakkaṁ tamma

⟨31⟩ dha¨rmmavāgi dhārāpū¨rvakaṁ māḍi nāḍahe¨rggaḍe daṁḍanāyakaṁ nāgadēvayya pra-

⟨32⟩ mukha karaṇaṁgaḷge sammukhādēśadiṁ besasi yaruvaṇavāgi biṭṭa piriya kōla

⟨33⟩ kariya nelaṁ mattaru 100 hūdōṁṭa 1 dēvara naṁdādīvigegaṁ ·ēkādasiya-

⟨34⟩ bhyaṁgadeṇnegaṁ namasyavāgi biṭṭa gāṇa 2 ·intī dha¨rmmamanāro¨rvaru pratipā-

⟨35⟩ ḷisida¨rgge gaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradoḷ sāsirakavileyumaṁ

⟨36⟩ sāsira honnumaṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rgge koṭṭaphaḷa © ·ī dha¨rmma-

⟨37⟩ manaḷidaṁge gaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradoḷ sāsira kavileyu-

⟨38⟩ maṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarumanaḷida dōṣa © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō

⟨39⟩ harēti vasuṁdharā[ṁ] śaṣṭhi¨rva¨rṣasahaśrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi[ḥ*] ||

⟨40⟩ sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētuṁ nṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ

⟨41⟩ sa¨rvvānētānbhāginaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrā bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ ||

⟨42⟩ bahubhi¨rvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhū-

⟨43⟩ mistasya tasya tadā phaḷaṁ || © ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0013⟩ No. 13. (B.K. No. 212 of 1926-27.) HIREHĀḶ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab leaning against the front wall of the temple of Rāmēśvara.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III), 1130 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Sādhāraṇa, Māgha-amāvāsye, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa. The date is irregular. The week-day was Friday on the said tithi and Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa occurred on Pausha ba. 8, Thursday, in the said cyclic year, corresponding to 1130 A.D., December 25.

It registers a grant of land for feeding the ascetics, made jointly by the Eighty-four Mahājanas of the agrahāra Kisuvāvi and the Forty-two Mahājanas of the agrahāra Honneyanūr. The gift land was entrusted into the hands of Sōmēśvara-paṇḍita, the āchārya of Piriya-maṭha.

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⟨1⟩ svasti yamaniyama svādhyāya dhyāna dhāraṇa maunā-

⟨2⟩ nuṣṭhāna parāyaṇa japa samādhi śīḷasaṁpannarappa śrīmadagrahāraṁ kisuvāviyūroḍeya pramu[kha mahāja]naveṇbatta-

⟨3⟩ nālvaruṁ śrīmadagrahāraṁ hoṁneyanūra ·ūroḍeya pramukha mahājanaṁgaḷu nālva tibbaru • • • • • ¨rḻdu

⟨4⟩ śrīmaccāḷukya bhūlōkamallava¨rṣada 5 neya sādhāraṇa saṁvatsara māghadamavāsya sōmavāramuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇadaṁdu pi- ⟨Page 12⟩

⟨5⟩ riya maṭhadācā¨ryyarappa śrīmatsōmēśvarapaṇḍitara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvakaṁ māḍi tapōdhanerāhāradānakka • • • yanū-

⟨6⟩ ra dāriya haḷḷadiṁ paḍuvaluṁ mūḍalu veraḍūra sīmāsaṁbaṁdhavaṁ sa¨rvvabādhā parihāraṁ māḍi biṭṭamattaru ha[ttu sōmēśva]rapaṇḍita-

⟨7⟩ • • malliyaṇana kaiyyo • • • • • mattareraḍu

⟨8⟩ malliyaṇna tā biṭṭa mattaroṁdu [||*] ·intīdha¨rmmamaneraḍūruṁ pratipālisuvar [||*] [maṁgaḷamahā] śrī śrī [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0014⟩ No. 14. (A.R. No. 461 of 1926.) SIDDHĀPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the Śiva-maṇḍapa.

[Bhūlōkamalla] (Sōmēsvara III), 1135 A.D.

The record contains two dates. The first is Śaka 1056, Ānanda, Pushya-amāvāsyā, solar eclipse, Sunday, corresponding to 1135 A.D., January 16. The week-day, however, was Wednesday. The second date is Chālukya-Vikrama year 10, Dundubhi, Āshāḍha śu. 8, Monday, corresponding to 1082 A.D., June 6.

The first section of the inscription containing the first date, recounts the Kadamba praśasti and states that Jayakēśi II of the Goa Kadamba family along with his queen Maiḷala-mahādēvī, was governing the kingdom from the nelevīḍu of Bhōgūru. While citing the date it makes a passing reference to Bhūlōka, i.e., Bhūlōkamalla.

It registers a gift of vṛittis owned by him to the god Mūlasthāna of Posavoḷal by Haḷḷagāvuṇḍa after washing the feet of Nāgarāsi-paṇḍita, son of Dēvarāsi-paṇḍita.

The second section coming at the end and citing the second date, registers a similar gift to the same deity. This seems to be a renewal of an earlier transaction 1

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trai-

⟨2⟩ ḷōkyanagarāṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya

⟨3⟩ saṁbhavē © ·ōṁ gaṇapatyāya namaḥ ©

⟨4⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāsabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēsvara ba-

⟨5⟩ navāsipuravarādhīsvara samastabhuvanasaṁstūyamā-

⟨6⟩ na haradharaṇīprasūta triḷōcanakadaṁbavaṁśamahōdaya mahīdha-

⟨7⟩ rēṁdraśikharābhyudayamānamahāpracaṁṇḍa mā¨rttaṇḍa mā¨rttaṇḍa[ka]rātitī

⟨8⟩ branijapratāpa [vaśī]kritasakaḷamahīmaṇḍaḷanuttuṁgasiṁghalāṁcana

⟨9⟩ vānaramahādhvaja pe¨rmmaṭṭitū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇa caturāsītinagarādhiṣṭitā[ṣṭā]-

⟨10⟩ dasāsvamēdhadīkṣādīkṣitakuḷaprasūta himavadugirīṁdraruṁdrasikharastā-

⟨11⟩ pitamahāśaktiprabhāva tyāgajagajhaṁpa jaṁpaḷācā¨ryya subhaṭakanakanikha-

⟨12⟩ sōpaḷa saraṇāgatavajraprākāra lōkaiykakaḷpadruma sa[ṁ]krāṁtidhavaḷa mū-

⟨14⟩ ¨rttinārāyaṇa kī¨rttimā¨rttaṁḍa maṁḍaḷikalalāṭapaṭṭa vairigaraṭṭa subhaṭa-

⟨15⟩ rājasikhāmaṇi kādaṁbacūḍāmaṇītyakhiḷarājāvaḷīsamāḷaṁkritarappa-

⟨16⟩ śrīmajjayakēsidēvaruṁ maiḷalamahādēviyaruṁ bhōgūranelevīḍinoḷu su-

⟨17⟩ khasaṁkhatāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyuttamiralu || svastiyamaniyamasvādhyāya-

⟨18⟩ dhyāna dhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāṇa japa samādhi sīḷasaṁpannarappa posavoḷa-

⟨19⟩ [la pramu]kha dhannēsvarabhaṭṭōpādhyāyaroḷagāgi nāluvaru prabhugaḷe-

⟨20⟩ ṟiyalu || svasti śrī cāḷukya bhūlōka sakhavarisa 1056 neya ·ānaṁda saṁva- ⟨Page 13⟩

⟨21⟩ tsara • • • posavoḷala śrīmūlastānadēva¨rgge ·eraḍu puḷḷa [raḍi]ya tannanijavritti-

⟨22⟩ yoḷage mūliga haḷḷagāvuṁḍa pausyadamavāsa sū¨ryyagrahaṇa ·āditya-

⟨23⟩ vāradaṁdu dēvarāsipaṁḍitara magaṁ nāgarāsipaṁḍitare kāla [ka*]¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvva-

⟨24⟩ kaṁ māḍi koṭṭa sa¨rvvabādhaparihāraṁ māḍi koṭṭa caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbara ·i dha¨rṁmamanā-

⟨25⟩ vano¨rvva pratipāḷisidava¨rgge ·āyuṁ śrīyuṁ peccu tikke ·i dha¨rmmamanāvano¨rvva

⟨26⟩ ·aḷidavaruṁ gaṁge vāraṇāsiyoḷage pasuvaṁ pā¨rvvanaṁ sisu risiyaṁ konda pātaka-

⟨27⟩ na pōda lokakke pōparu || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya

⟨28⟩ yadā bhūmi tasya tasya tadāphaḷaṁ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā śa-

⟨29⟩ ṣṭi¨rvvarisasahasrāṇi ·iṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || srī bīramenisida dasavina hīcaga-

⟨30⟩ ·uṁḍaṁgaṁ hammikabbega • [rō]cakamane puṭṭida gaḍa khēcaracakrado-

⟨31⟩ ḷasava haḷḷagauṁḍa || puṭṭu·uduṁ guṇa ·aṁmmuḷe baṭṭaji dasa ·adaṭu dā-

⟨32⟩ na dha¨rṁmmamameṁbī neṭṭana pe¨rddaḷ guṇa ·oḍavuṭṭidavene haḷḷagā·uṁḍana-

⟨33⟩ neṁdu pūgaḷdapudu jaga || ·iṭṭaḍe • • • • • • • • • • vinisillakaraṁ piridī-

⟨34⟩ ya balla tūḷdaṭṭi vairiyaṁ kolva dha¨rmmamanolda • • • [gū]ḍi-

⟨35⟩ ṭṭara māriya janana bāriya • • • • • • • • • • ·āsvadādhikāriya neṭṭane dhātri baṇni-

⟨36⟩ pudu haḷḷagau·uṁḍana nā[di]gauṁḍana || suputra kuḷadīpaka

⟨37⟩ gāvari huliyaṁmmaneṭṭi naṁdiyaṁ naṁdi maṁṭapamaṁ māḍisida ||

⟨38⟩ svasti śrīmatu cāḷukya vikrama kālada 10 neya duṁdukhi

⟨39⟩ saṁvatsara ·āśāḍa suddha 8 mi sōmavāra dvitīpātadaṁdu bā-

⟨40⟩ ca gā·uṁḍana suputra kuladīpaka gōtrakalpavṛkṣa sivapādasē-

⟨41⟩ khara haḷḷagā·uṁḍa hosavoḷala śrīmūlastānadēva¨rgge • •

⟨42⟩ • • • ya keṟeya keḷagaṇa kōḍala nāgarāsipaṁḍita¨rgge dhārā-

⟨43⟩ pū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi • koṭṭa sa¨rvva[bā*]dhaparihāravāgi caṁdrā¨rkatā

⟨44⟩ raṁbaraṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0015⟩ No. 15. (B.K. No. 9 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVĀDI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall (left of entrance) of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III), 1137 A.D.

This is dated the 12th regnal year of the king, Piṅgaḷa, Bhādrapada ba. 8, Thursday, Madhyāshṭamī, corresponding to 1137 A.D., September 9.

It registers a gift of gold by One Hundred Mahājanas of Doṅkanakēri for feeding the Brāhmaṇas. It also records a similar gift by Sēnabōva Mayilaṇa. The interest accruing from the amount was to be utilised for the said purpose.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaccālukya sa¨rvvajñacakrava¨rti-

⟨2⟩ bhūlōkamallava¨rṣada 12 neya piṁṅgaḷa saṁvatsarada bhādrapada ba 8 briha-

⟨3⟩ spativāra vyatīpātaṁ madhyāṣṭamiyalu doṁkanakēriya nū¨rvvaruṁ mahājanaṁgaḷuṁ

⟨4⟩ tamma dha¨rmmavāga brāhmaṇabhōjanakkendu biṭṭa kaṭakaṁ gadyā 9 ·ā kēriya ma-

⟨5⟩ hābaḻayyana ma¨rmmaṁ sēnabōva mayilaṇaṁgaḷu biṭṭa kaṭakaṁ gadyāṇa 7 gu-

⟨6⟩ like 4 ·antu gadyāṇa 12 guḷikke 9 muntaṇa siddhā¨rtthi saṁvatsarada bādrapada ba 8

⟨7⟩ miga savriddhikadiṁ gadyāṇa 27 ¨rkke poṁge • • • • • vriddhiyalu koṭṭa [vri]- ⟨Page 14⟩

⟨8⟩ ddhiyaṁ paṁcapa¨rva berasi brāhmaṇa¨rgge satramaṁ caṁdrā¨rkkaruḷḷannavaraṁ • • •

⟨9⟩ nū¨rvaru mahājanaṁgaḻu naḍayisuvaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0016⟩ No. 16. (B.K. No. 450 of 1926.) MADANBHĀVI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Rāmaliṅga temple.

Bhūlōkamalla, 1138 A.D.

The inscription contains two dates. The first is Chālukya-Vikrama year 52, Kāḷayukti, Kārttika śu. 10, Monday. The date is defective. The details correspond to 1138 A.D., October 15, the weekday being Saturday. But, for Kāḷayukti, the Chālukya-Vikrama year would be 62. The second is Pramādi, Māgha-amāvāsye, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1134 A.D., January 27. The week-day, however, was Saturday. This date is earlier than the first one by four years.

It records a gift of land to the god Svayaṁbhu Kalidēva of Mandūr by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Jayakēśi II of the Kadamba family of Goa. Jayakēśi whose usual Kadamba praśasti is recounted and who is mentioned as Koṅkaṇa-chakravarti, is said to have been ruling the kingdom from Bhōgūru with his crowned queen Maiḷaladēvī, Yuvarāja Permāḍi and prince Vijayāditya. The gift was made after visiting the said place as a consummation of his vow of observing the Mondays.

On the second date is registered a gift of income from the Pannāya tax on the god's garden in favour of the above deity by Suṅkada-pergaḍe Śankarayya-nāyaka. Some more gifts are mentioned in the earlier lines of the epigraph which are much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © namaḥ śivāya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2-5⟩ worn out

⟨6⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ banavāsipuravarādhīśvara samastabhuvanasaṁstūyamānaharadharaṇī pra-

⟨7⟩ sūta triḷōcanakadaṁbavaṁśamahōdayaṁ • • • • • • • • • • nija

⟨8⟩ pratāpavaśīkritasakaḷamahīmaṁḍaḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ śīti nagarādhiṣṭhitāṣṭādaśāśvamēdha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10-11⟩ damaged

⟨12⟩ cūḍāmaṇītyakhiḷarājāvaḷī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ [dhī]śvara koṁkaṇacakrava¨rtti śrī • • • • • • • • • • yakēśi

⟨14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ gaḷu duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ ḍinoḷu vijayarājya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāthi-

⟨18⟩ ṣṭhāyaka śatānandamukunda • • • • • • • • • • kā-

⟨19⟩ bhī[ṣṭa]phaḷadāyaka pratya • • • • • • • • • • raṁgabhōgenai-

⟨20⟩ vēdyādi samasta pūjā • • • • • • • • • • geṟeyēri-

⟨21⟩ yiṁ paḍuvali¨rdda gaddeyu • • • • • • • • • • yalaya yeletō-

⟨22⟩ ṭamumanūriṁ mūḍaṇa nivē • • • • • • • • • • mūḍa- ⟨Page 15⟩

⟨23⟩ ṇōreya hūdōṁṭada bayalu • • • • • • • • • • yama • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ dhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhā • • • • • • • • • • śrīsvayaṁ bhūdē-

⟨25⟩ va pādārādhakarumappa • • • • • • • • • • pū¨rvvakaṁ mā-

⟨26⟩ ḍi biṭṭaru mattaṁ caitra pavitraveraḍakke • • • • • • • • • • [ga]dyāṇa 1 pe¨rgge[ḍe] paṇa

⟨27⟩ sēnabōva paṇa 1 ·aṁgaḍiyalli • • • • • • • • • • ka¨rmmāṟaṁ pāga 2

⟨28⟩ maḍivāḷaṁ pāga 2 talligaralli mane biṭṭaru • • • • • • • • • • [mayvaga 2]

⟨29⟩ gātrada da¨rśa pāga 1 haḍige • • talevoṁ • • • • • tōṭa pāga 2 • • • • • leyalli • • ndara paṇa 1

⟨30⟩ ·intinitāyamaṁ sama • • • • • ṇḍugaḷu • • • • • • • • • • tami¨rddu sa¨rvvanamaśyadiṁ sa¨rvvabā-

⟨31⟩ dhāparihāra māḍi koṭṭaru mattamīdha¨rmmaṁ ·i • • relu || svasti samastarājāvaḷī virājita[rappa] koṁkaṇa-

⟨32⟩ cakrava¨rtti jayakēsidēvarasaruṁ paṭṭamahādēvi maiḷalamahādēviyaruṁ yuva rāja pe¨rmmāḍidēvanuṁ

⟨33⟩ vijayādityakumāra sahitaṁ [bhō]gūra[nelevīḍi]noḷu sukasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttami¨rddu |

⟨34⟩ cāḷukyavikramakālada 52 neya kāḷayu[kti] saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika śu 10 sōma vāradandu mandūra svayaṁ-

⟨35⟩ bhu kalidēvarallige sō[ma]vārada [vā]riyāgi[¨rdda] bratōdyāpanasamayadoḷu bandu dēvaraṁgabhōgakke mugu-

⟨36⟩ ḷiya holasīme mandūra holasīme mēreyāgire • • • • • • • • • • ṇa bhūmiyoḷu hiriyakōlalāṟu

⟨37⟩ mattaru bhūmiyaṁ sa¨rbbabādhāparihāramāgi biṭṭaru [·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ] svadha¨rmmanāvanō¨rvvaṁ prapāḷisidaṁ-

⟨38⟩ ge gaṁge gaye kēdāra vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra prayāgayeṁba mahātī¨rtthaṁgaḷa taḍiyoḷu sāyira kavileya

⟨39⟩ kōḍukoḷagumaṁ paṁcaratnaṁgaḷoḷu kaṭṭisi catu¨rvvēdapāragarappa sāyira sabrāhma ṇa¨rgga koṭṭa mahāphaḷavakku |

⟨40⟩ ·intī dha¨rmavanāvanō¨rvvanaḷidavaṁganituṁ tī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu sāyirakavileyaṁ sāyira sa brāhmaṇaranaḷida paṁcamahā-

⟨41⟩ pātakamakku || ślōka || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁndharāṁ ṣaṣṭhiṁ va¨rṣasahasrāṇi miṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē

⟨42⟩ krimiḥ || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā bhuktā rājabhiḥ sagarādhibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phaḷaṁ ||

⟨43⟩ kandha || paramasvayaṁbhukalidēvarigī śāsanamanesaye tāṁ mā[ḍi]sidaṁ varaguṇanidhi nega¨rda [saṁ]kara bammeya nāyakaṁ

⟨44⟩ kṛtā¨rttha[ṁ] jagadoḷ || rūvāri[ku]mudacaṁdraṁ bhāvakarūvārivārijakkaṁ mattaṁ rūvārivārijōbbhavanī vasumatiyoḷagati-

⟨45⟩ pracaṇḍaṁ cauṇḍa || v® || sale maṁdūra gavuṇḍanākaṇiya cauvuṇḍaṁge satputranī baladēvaṁ śivapādapadmamadhupaṁ mandūroḷaṁ śaṁbhuvī kali-

⟨46⟩ dēvaṁgatibhaktiyinde besageydī śāsanaṁ nilke tāṁ nelanuṁ nēsaṟumuḷḷinaṁ tolagadinnā caṁdratāraṁbaraṁ || © ||

⟨47⟩ mattaṁ pramādi saṁvatsarada māghadamavāsya ·ādivāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇadandu mandūra śrī svayaṁbhudē- ⟨Page 16⟩

⟨48⟩ vara nandādīvigegaṁ caitrapavitrakkaṁ śrīmatu suṁkada pe¨rggaḍe śaṁkarayyanāyakaru dēvara tōṭada kuḷiya

⟨49⟩ suṁka baṭṭe pannāyamaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyamāgi biṭṭarintī dha¨rmmamaṁ suṁkamaṁ paḍedadhikāri gaḷsaddha¨rmmadiṁ naḍeyisu[varu ||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0017⟩ No. 17. (B.K. No. 125 of 1926-27.) KURTAKŌṬI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Narasiṁhasvāmi.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III), 1138 A.D.

This is dated the 14th regnal year of the king, Kāḷayukti, Vaiśākha-pāurṇimā, Tuesday, lunar eclipse. This date corresponds to 1138 A.D., April 26, Tuesday.

It records a gift of income from taxes made by Taḷāṟa Boppa-nāyaka with the approval of the Two Hundred for burning a perpetual lamp in front of the god Narasiṁha. Kuṟitakōṭe is mentioned as agrahāra. The inscription is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī • • • • • prithvīvallabhamahā-

⟨3-14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ • • • vēdā¨rtthaparāyaṇa¨rvvidita • • • sa¨rssa • • • pāraga-

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrita janakalpa vṟi[kṣa] • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • pratipāḷakarappa śrīmanmahāgrahāraṁ

⟨18⟩ kuṟitakōṭeyūroḍeyapramukhavaśēṣa mahājanaṁga • • • • •

⟨19⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukya bhūlōkava¨rṣada 14 neya kālayu-

⟨20⟩ kta saṁvatsarada [vai]śākhada pau¨rṇnamāse maṁgaḷavāra sōmagraha-

⟨21⟩ ṇadaṁdu [ta]ḷāṟaṁ boppanāyakaṁ śrīmadinnū¨rvvara prasā-

⟨22⟩ [disi] poṟagaṇiṁ ba • • • • • • • • • • naḍeve • • • • • kuḷa •

⟨23⟩ ¨rma mattahoragaṇiṁ banda • • ṇḍiya • ma • • • maṁ śrīma[nnā]-

⟨24⟩ rasiṁhadēvara santataṁ nandādīvige naḍevantāgi biṭṭanī dha¨rmamaninnū¨rvvaruṁ va[¨rṣaṁ]-

⟨25⟩ prati naḍavantappa taḷāṟanuṁ svadha¨rmmaṁ pratipāḷisuvarī dha¨rmmamanāro-

⟨26⟩ ¨rvvaruṁ kiḍalīyade pratipāḷisidava¨rgge gaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra

⟨27⟩ prayāge ·ā¨rgghyatī¨rttha modalāgi • • • ppa puṇyakṣētradali sāyira

⟨28⟩ kapilegaḷa • • • • • vēdapāragarappa brāhma-

⟨29⟩ ṇa¨rgge koṭṭantappa puṇyamaneyduvaru || [·i] dha¨rmmamanārō¨rbba naḷidātanā pu-

⟨30⟩ ṇyakṣētra • • sāyira brāhmaṇarumaṁ sāyira kepileymaṁ konda

⟨31⟩ paṁcamahāpātakamakku [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0018⟩ No. 18. (B.K. No. 199 of 1926-27.) JAKKALI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab in front of the temple of Vīrabhadra.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III).

Excepting the mention of amāvāsyā, the date of the inscription is lost. It seems to register gifts of income from taxes, by Mahādēva-daṇḍanāyaka and others. It mentions Jakkili which is evidently modern Jakkali. The epigraph is much damaged. ⟨Page 17⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī-

⟨2⟩ prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja pa-

⟨3⟩ ramēśvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśra-

⟨4⟩ yakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrī-

⟨5⟩ matsa¨rvvajñacakrava¨rtti bhūlōkama-

⟨6⟩ lladēvara vijayarājyamuttarōttarā-

⟨7⟩ bhivriddhiprava¨rddha mānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ

⟨8⟩ kalyāṇada na[levīḍinoḷu su]khasaṁkathāvi-

⟨9⟩ nōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyuttamire tatpādapa-

⟨10⟩ dmōpajīvigaḷappa śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ kari-

⟨11⟩ turayapaṭṭasāhaṇi • • tidaṇḍanā-

⟨12⟩ yaka mahādē[va]ṁ beḷvola munūṟu-

⟨13⟩ maṁ hu[li]geremūnūṟumaṁ • • māḍi-

⟨14⟩ da dha¨rma • • • • • • • • • • maṇḍaḷika

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇḍiya-

⟨16⟩ nantadaṇḍādhinātha • • • • • • • • • • mahādē-

⟨17⟩ [va]daṇḍanāyaka bhū • || ·antā daṇḍanā-

⟨18⟩ yaka • • • • • sa [ca]krava¨rtti-

⟨19⟩ ya kara[ṇaṁ]gaḷu • • • • • tadi • ·a-

⟨20⟩ mavāsyaya • • • • • • • • • • ja-

⟨21⟩ kkiliya [ke]ṟege • • •

⟨22⟩ vaccarada[lu*] biṭṭa dha¨rmma • • • • • baṇni[ga]da-

⟨23⟩ ṟeyaṁ ve • • • • • ®mageṁ-

⟨24⟩ dāda • • daṇḍanāyakaṁ mārugo • • • • • ba-

⟨25⟩ ṇnigedeṟeya || ·intī dha¨rmmavanu pratipāḷisu-

⟨26⟩ va jakkili ·innū¨rbbara kī¨rttiyanteṁdaḍe [sva]sti sa-

⟨27⟩ masta prastuta • • • • • • • • • • ¨rppari-

⟨28⟩ nnū¨rvvarida • • • • • keṟeyā tōṭa • • taṁ-

⟨29⟩ • • • • • pura ja[kki]lliya puruṣaru [||]

⟨30⟩ © ·intī dha¨rmmava • • • • • nentide naḍasuttumi-

⟨31⟩ ¨rppa puruṣa¨rggella • • • ¨rvva¨rgge • • •

⟨32⟩ madentu • • • • • ndeyuvaṁ • • ṭṭa ||

⟨33⟩ ·idanaḷida mahāpātaka¨rggidiroḷe baṁdi-

⟨34⟩ ¨rkku pāpa brahmētigaḷalodedu • • • • •

⟨35⟩ vinalu • yasa narakakke • • ḍa • • tana •

⟨36⟩ © baradanida tiddi bōmaṇa su • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ kāṁkṣeyindamī dha¨rmma sthiravappantire niṁdu •

⟨38⟩ [dha]reyaṁ sāgaravuḷḷinaṁ nilkeṁdu © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0019⟩ No. 19. (B.K. No. 257 of 1927-28.) HAḶḶŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the temple called Mēlguḍi.

Bhūlōkamalla (Sōmēśvara III).

This seems to register a gift to the god Nāgēśvara made by Perggaḍe Dēvarasa together with the local officials of Haḷḷuhura under the instructions of Mahāpradhāna, Daṇḍanāyaka Sōvarasa, while Mahāprachaṇḍa-daṇḍanāyaka Tikkapayya was governing the Two Six-hundreds. The inscription is much damaged. ⟨Page 18⟩

TEXT.

First side.

⟨1⟩ • • • • •

⟨2⟩ vanāśraya śrī

⟨3⟩ prithvīvallabha ma-

⟨4⟩ hā[rājādhi]rāja

⟨5⟩ paramēśvara para-

⟨6⟩ mabhaṭṭāraka sa

⟨7⟩ tyāśraya-

⟨8⟩ kuḷatiḷakaṁ

⟨9⟩ cāḷukyābhara-

⟨10⟩ ṇaṁ śīmatu

⟨11⟩ [cāḷukya] cakra-

⟨12⟩ • • [bhū]lō

⟨13⟩ kamalladēva

⟨14⟩ vijayarā-

⟨15⟩ jyamuttarōtta-

⟨16⟩ rābhivriddhipra-

⟨17⟩ va¨rddhamānamā-

⟨18⟩ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ-

⟨19⟩ baraṁ sukha-

⟨20⟩ diṁ[darasu]ga[yu]-

⟨21⟩ ttamire || ©

Second side.

⟨22⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdamaṁṇḍaḷādhipati śrīmanma-

⟨23⟩ hāpracaṁḍadaṇḍanāyakaṁ tikkapayyarasarareḍaṟunūru-

⟨24⟩ maṁ sukhadināḷuttamire © svasti samasta viṣayādhikāra-

⟨25⟩ saṁpannarappa śrī manmahāpradhāna daṇḍanāyakaṁ sōvarasara

⟨26⟩ besediṁ beḷvalanāḍa baḷiya [bāḍaṁ] haḷḷuhurada pe¨rggaḍe [dē]-

⟨27⟩ varasa[pra]mukha karaṇa • • • • • ra paḍuvaṇa nāgēśvara dēvara-

⟨28⟩ ṁga bhōgake © svasti samasta • • • • • satyasaucā-

⟨29⟩ • • cāritraṁ • • • • • • • • • • gōtra pavi •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • satya rā •

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sta praśastisa• • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0020⟩ No. 20. (B.K. No. 210 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Uḷivi Basappa.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1139 A.D.

The inscription is partially damaged. The extant date portion contains the details, [Siddhārthi], Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, Monday. In the cyclic year cited, which fell within the regnal period of the king, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti occurred on December 25, Monday, 1139 A.D.

The record registers a gift the details of which are lost.

TEXT. 2

⟨1⟩ śrīmaccāḷukya jagadēkamalladēvava¨rṣada • • • [si¨rddhā¨rtthi] • • • • • sōmavāra[du]ttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti-

⟨2⟩ byatīpātadandu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kāḷē-

⟨6⟩ kāḷē [pāḷa]nīyō bhavadbhiḥ | sa¨rvvānētān bhā[vi]na[ḥ pā]¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacandraḥ || svadattāṁ pa-

⟨7⟩ radattāṁ vā yō harēta vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭiva¨rṣasahasrāṇi [viṣṭāyāṁ jā]yatē krimiḥ || maṅgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī ⟨Page 19⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0021⟩ No. 21. (B.K. No. 45 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall of the Mallikārjuna temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1140 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya Jagadēkamalla year 3, Raudri, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa. Other details of the date are not given. In the said cyclic year falling in the reign of Jagadēkamalla II, the Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa occurred on 1140 A.D., December 25.

It seems to register a gift to the god Telligēśvara, by a Daṇḍanāyaka (name lost) who was a local Heggaḍe. The epigraph is broken off on one side.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukya jagadēka [malladēvava¨rṣada] 3 ne-

⟨2⟩ ya raudri saṁvatsarada ·uttarāyaṇa śaṁ-

⟨3⟩ kramāṇadaṁdu śrī telli[gēśvaradēva]ra

⟨4⟩ śrīgaṁdhakke ·ūra ha¨rggaḍe • • • • •

⟨5⟩ daṇḍanāyakaru biṭṭa • • • • •

⟨6⟩ ·īnti pindu honnappu • • • • •

⟨7⟩ radhikārigaḷi¨rddalli śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ priya • • • • •

⟨9⟩ saru tamma dha¨rmmavāgi • • • • •

⟨10⟩ varu ·īntī dha¨rmmavaṁ prati • • • • •

⟨11⟩ ge gaṁge vāraṇāsi kuru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ ge ·a¨rghyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷeṁba puṇyatī¨rttha • • • • •

⟨13⟩ kavileya suva¨rṇnadalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ ra vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarige koṭṭa • • • • •

⟨15⟩ vanaḷidava¨rgge mahāpuṇya tī¨rtthada • • • • •

⟨16⟩ ra kavileyuṁ sāsira vēdapāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ da paṁcamahāpātakanakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0022⟩ No. 22. (B.K. No. 233 of 1928-29.) KURHAṬṬI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying near the temple of Hanumān.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1142 A.D.

This is dated the [4th] regnal year of the king, Dundubhi, Phālguṇa, eclipse, the other details being lost. In the said cyclic year there was no eclipse in Phālguṇa, whereas in the previous year Durmati a lunar eclipse occurred on Phālguṇa śu. 15, corresponding to 1142 A.D., February 12.

It registers a gift of land made by Mahāpradhāna, Śrīkaraṇad-adhishṭhāyaka and Kaḍitaverggaḍe Māḷapayya for the worship and offerings to the god Māḷēśvara and for feeding the ascetics. Gifts to the Sun-god and other deities are also mentioned. The earlier part of the record seems to describe the Sinda family and the king's subordinate Permāḍi who belonged to it. The inscription is very much damaged. ⟨Page 20⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • staṁbhāya śaṁbhavē © namastasmai varāhāya līlayā caratē mahī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • muttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamā caṁdrā¨rkka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhanadhānyādi saṁpannalīlāviḷajaṁbū dvīpapu¨rbbīprakaraparivṛta dha¨rmmavidrājaka kuṁtaḷadēśādipra-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nayadiṁ pālisuttaṁ baral bhūta[ḷamaṁ] ta[dvī]padoḷ dhā¨rmmikajananuta pa¨rmmāḍirā-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rūpānvayavibhavabhujavikramaṁ [vi]kramāṁkaṁ © ·ā nṛpatiratnaniṁ tatsamānamahi •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • © © ·ā nṛpaniṁ tadātmajaniḷēśvaranādana nēkabhūpasaṁtānaśirōmaṇi [pra]guṇa-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhōnidhi satyasandhanene pōlpavarā¨rjjagadēka mallanaṁ | ·ā cāḷukya kulakke bhaktarenisi¨rdda

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rjjagadēkavīrarasad® • • trasaṁvēdya vidyācātu¨ryya rudagra-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷakhiḷaguṇayutaṁ janiyisidaṁ sadvṛtta vimaḷarūpasamudvīkṣya jagadvibhūṣaṇaṁ pe¨rmmā-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • padaṁgaḷīśvarapadāṁbhōjaṁgaḷī lō[ka]pāvana yōgīśvara tāna • • gurujagadvikhyāta satkāṁta

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rūpabhavaṁ • • maṁḍaḷādhipa • • • vibavamṛḍādhipatigādudu rūpaviḷā-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pe¨rmaṁ nṛpanā¨rppina ko¨rppina śrībirudara gaṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • ḍadiragaṁḍanūldu

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • varagaṁḍa[nūḷā] • • ydu jīyenuttirenerevoḍe gaṇḍanene kādavarā¨rkkali pe¨rmmabhūkā •

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tpādarēṇuraṁjita • • • māḷapayyanesavaṁjagade © ·ā mahānubhāvana vaṁśāva tāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhyudayāvāsaṁ variṣṭānvayavesava • • ttamahṛdyavidyāspada • • [ti]khyāta vaṁśa-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ri]ḷāmaṁḍaḷakhyātanuha • • • • • • • • prabhuge taneyanādaṁ virāja-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • khyātaṁ vinītaṁ nirupamacaritaṁ [māḷa]payyaṁ viśiṣṭapraguṇaudā¨ryyaprabhāva bhavapradayuga-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • jagaṁ jīyennalādaṁ vipravaṁśadyumaṇi yenisi • • • • • guṇaśrēṇīnidhānaṁ vēdaśāstrā-

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śēpavipraṁ © vinutapatibratāguṇa • • • kuṭuṁbinīsadgaṁṇāvaḷaṁbinī janavaṁdyamā-

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⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • doḷematiyuttamaṁ śaktiyoḷudāratayoḷu prabhu śaktiyoḷu ma[hōṁ]nnatiyoḷu

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nanādivo • • • śivapūjāvibhava • • • • • nira kkāhāra dānakke • • • dānakke viśiṣṭavi-

⟨27⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nappa • • • • • • • • • • vibhumāḷapayyana • • • • • cāvuṁḍabha[ṭṭa] dhanyaṁ peṟa¨rddhanyarē ||

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⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yānvita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • diṁ yaśaḥkaraṇa • • yene māḷapayya nā[ya] • • • • • • • • • •

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⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vari[ḷe] • • • • • baṁdhu • • • • • • • • • • nikāyamaṁ • • • rakṣi[su]-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nalu taṇipamaṁ • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vistāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·amātyapadavīvirājamānamānōnnata prabhu maṁtrōtsāha śaktitraya saṁpannaṁ sakaḷa vi-

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nuta mahāmaṇḍaḷē • • • • • • • • • • • • samasta saṁstūyamāna-

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīkaraṇa • • • • • • • • • • manu municaritra

⟨38⟩ • • • • • • • • • • puṇya • • • • • • • • • • bharaṇaṁ praṇūta ra-

⟨39⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hiraṇyādyanēka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dānōpāyani-

⟨41⟩ • • • • • • • • • • samatā • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nimitta • • • • • • • • • • puṇya praśasta vistī¨rṇnakī¨rtti

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yōgyatā brahaspati • • vācaspati • • • • • nācā¨ryyaṁ

⟨44⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāmādi prasastisahitaṁ śrimanmahāpradhānaṁ kaḍita ve¨rggaḍe māḷapayya

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⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kāraṇa gu-

⟨48⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nārā •

⟨49⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yatana śatasamākī¨rṇnavutsā- ⟨Page 22⟩

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⟨53⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pratipāḷana vimaḷa cāritra • • • nikhiḷa dā-

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ni¨rmmāṇaniṣṭharuṁ nityanaimittikādi niyamānu kṛta munibrātaru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prabōdhakaruṁ śrīmanmahādēva

⟨56⟩ • • • • • prasaṁnaruṁ • • • • • • • • • • byasana vidyā dharēṁdra

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⟨58⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bāṇaṁ māḷapayyanabhi • • • © paramārādhyadi pāḷipa makuṭitaṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pra[bhā]bhāsuradivya • • • • • nipa mahēśaṁge celviṁ trikū-

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • citralēkhana • • • • • kaṁḍaraṇeyoḷpu gaḷiṁta

⟨61⟩ manōharavenisi • • • • • • • • • • ra pratimāvicitracitra virājamānadi © piriduṁ [kai]-

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhaktapriyanenipa bhavanoḍaneṁdaṁ • • • • • bhaktaṁ māḷapaṁ māḍisida[na*]nupamaśōbhāni-

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taṭākamārāmaṁ celvaṁ taḷaye kī¨rtti lakṣmīkāṁ-

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pūdōṭama • • • • • • • • • • taṭāka ma banamanoppaṁbettiralkūḍe • •

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vidyā¨rtthiga • • • • • daṭṭina • • • • • • •

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • brāhmaṇarumaṁ • • • • • • • • • • mriṣṭānnamaṁ santatamikkatsatramaṁ māḍi

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ śrīkaraṇadadhiṣṭhāyakaṁ kaḍita ve¨rggaḍe māḷapa-

⟨68⟩ • • • • • cāḷukya pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamallava¨rṣada [4] neya duṁdhubhi saṁvatsarada phālguṇa

⟨69⟩ • • • • • grahaṇadaṁdu samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīma[nma]hāgrahāra kāraṇaguṟihaṭṭi

⟨70⟩ • • • • • ¨rgge samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ śrīkaraṇadadhiṣṭhāyakaṁ kaḍitave¨rggaḍe

⟨71⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pūjeyaṁ koṭṭu saṁtō[saṁ] baḍisiyavara kaiyalu caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ sa¨rvvabā-

⟨72⟩ • • • • • vritti biṭṭa © śrī māḷēśvaradēvaraṅgabhōgakkaṁ tapōdhana rāhāradānakkaṁ tamma satradoḷage

⟨73⟩ • • • • • • • • • • geyyiṁ paḍuva cikka duggaṇana keyiṁ baḍaga biṭṭa mattaru

⟨74⟩ • • • • • ttarondu || ·ā dēva¨rgge biṭṭa hosa | lokkiyaccina gadyāṇa hattu © • • • • • satrakke sata-

⟨75⟩ • • • • • ṇa rāyana satrada keyiṁ taṁka [bhagavatiyiṁ] paḍeda [gu]ṇḍikegeṟeyiṁ baḍaga matta-

⟨76⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṭhadiṁ baḍaga mādhavadēvara munde satrada ⟨Page 23⟩

⟨77⟩ • • • © śrī śaṁkaradēva¨rgge • • • • • mānyada keyyoḷage tikkalavaṭṭeyiṁ paḍuve mādimaya-

⟨78⟩ • • • yiṁ mūḍa • • • kebbeya keyyiṁ taṁka mattarāru © ·ā dēva¨rgge biṭṭa hosa lokki-

⟨79⟩ [ga]dyāṇa hannataḍu © śrī mā[dha]vadēva¨rgge hosa lokkigadyāṇa hanneraḍu © śrī mū-

⟨80⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dyāṇaveraḍu śrīkusumēśvaradēva¨rgge hosa lokkigadyāṇa veraḍu ©

⟨81⟩ • • • • • ·ā dēvariṁ baḍagaṇa śrī sū¨ryyadēva¨rgge hosa lokkigadyāṇaveraḍu © kamma

⟨82⟩ • • • • • ·iṁtī dha¨rmmaṁgaḷgaṁ hoṁge va¨rṣaṁprati mūṟu haṇa vṛ[ddhi]yiṁdakṣayavṛddhiyā-

⟨83⟩ • • • • • māḷapayya[nāya]karu kāraṇaguṟihaṭṭiyūroḍeyapramukhavaśē-

⟨84⟩ • • • • • tāraṁbaraṁ biṭṭalliya dēva¨rgge • • • vāgi koṭṭa hosa loki gadyāṇa 64

⟨85⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīkaraṇaru māḷapayyanāyakaru koṭṭa hosa lo[kki]-

⟨86⟩ • • • • • • • • • • trikoṭēśvara śaṁkarēśaṁ ku • • • • • śrī svayaṁbhu priyata • • •

⟨87⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ttiyaṁ pōga[da]maḷiteyaśaṁ

⟨88⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manōrameyaṁ māḷapayya vibhu māḍi sidaṁ ©

⟨89⟩ • • • • • sadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisuvaru pratipāḷisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētrava¨rgghya-

⟨90⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yalu sāsirakavileyanalaṁkārasahita vēdaśāstra pāragarappa sahasra

⟨91⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pā¨rvvarumana • • • • • • • • • • bhakṣisidava-

⟨92⟩ • • • • • kṣētrava¨rgghyatī¨rttha prayāge mukhyavāgi samasta puṇya tī¨rtthaṁ gaḷalli puṇya-

⟨93⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mappa brāhmaṇarumaṁ tapōdhanarumanaḷida paṁcamahāpātaka

⟨94⟩ • • • • • • • • • • va¨rṣaṁ sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || © sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnripāṇāṁ kālē

⟨95⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmabhadraḥ © mattaṁ māḷapayyanāyakaru munnina dha-

⟨96⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṭṭa hosalokkigadyāṇa[vippattu] haḍu vaṇa basadi

⟨97⟩ • • • • • • • • • • madūroḍeya pramukhavaśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷu māḷapayyanā-

⟨98⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gaḷappa boṁtaya gurudēvara putra santānarappa vāma-

⟨99⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨ryyatpamaṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaravara saṁtānadava¨rggaḷu dha¨rmakā¨ryya-

⟨100⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nūroḍeyapramukhavaśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷu niyāmisuvaru ©

⟨101⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇata poṁboḷela māreyabhaṭṭara bapa rūvāri sūsanōjhana kaṇḍaraṇe maṅgaḷamahāśrī [||*] ⟨Page 24⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0023⟩ No. 23. (B.K. No. 131 of 1926-27.) KŌṬUMACHIGI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Sōmēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1142 A.D.

This is dated the [5th] regnal year of the king, Dundubhi, Chaitra ba. further details being lost. The date falls in March 1142 A.D.

It seems to register a gift of income derived from the toll, to the god Sōmēśvara of the agrahāra of Ummachige by Mahāpradhāna, Daṇḍanāyaka Kēśirājayya. Kūḍalasaṅgama (line 9), the One-hundred and four Mahājanas of Ummachige and Mūvattokkalu are mentioned. The inscription is very much damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi • • • • • cāravē traiḷōkya naga-

⟨2⟩ rāreṁbhamūla • • • • • • • • • • [bhu]-

⟨3⟩ vanāśraya śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara para-

⟨4⟩ mabhaṭṭāraka satyāśrayakuḷa[tiḷa]kaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmajjagadēkamalladēva

⟨5⟩ vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhipra • • mānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salu-

⟨6-8⟩ damaged

⟨9⟩ [kū]ḍalasaṁgamadūḷu sa[le rūḍhiyanā] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [dāranū¨rjjita]

⟨11⟩ • • • • • tadātmajaṁ • • • • • • • • • • ttamanā vibhu • • • • • bhūbhu-

⟨12⟩ vanajana praṇūtaya • • • • • • • • • • paramā-

⟨13⟩ nurāgadiṁ || ·ā daṁpatige [tanūbhava] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ dēṁ ravidēva kēsirājā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ • babāppure ravidēvana • • • kēśava • • • • • • • • • • ·intenisida mahāpradhānaṁ daṁ[ḍa]-

⟨17⟩ nāyakaṁ kēsirājayyaṁgaḷu biṭṭa • • • • • • • • • • [cā]ḷukya jagadēkamallava¨rṣada [5] neya

⟨18⟩ duṁdubhi saṁvatsarada caitra ba • • • • • • • • • • yamaniyama svādhyāya-

⟨19⟩ dhyānadhāraṇa • • • • • parāyaṇarappa • • • • • • • • • • [śrīmada grahā]ra ·ummaci-

⟨20⟩ geya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sthaḷada suṁka [dēvara] kaiyyalūro-

⟨22⟩ [ḍe]yapramukha • • • • • • • • • • koṁḍu śrī [svayaṁbhu sōmē]-

⟨23⟩ śvaradēvareṁgabhōgakke • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rūḍe-

⟨25⟩ ya pramukha mahā • • pratipāḷisuvaru ·ī || dha¨rmmagaḷu-

⟨26⟩ maṁ rakṣise • • • • • • • • • • vēḷukōṭikavileyaṁ brāhmaṇa¨rgga

⟨27⟩ dānaṁgeyda phaḷamidana [kuru]kṣētradoḷu [vāraṇā]siyoḷanēḷukōṭi kavileyu[maṁ] ⟨Page 25⟩

⟨28⟩ brāhmaṇarumana[ḷida pātaka]nakku || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu nṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pā-

⟨29⟩ lanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhāvinaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yācatē

⟨30⟩ • • • draḥ © śrimadummacigeyūroḍeyapramukha mahā-

⟨31⟩ janaṁ nūṟanālvaruṁ • • [mūvattokkaluṁ] neredu • • kētimayyaṁga

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lalu

⟨33⟩ damaged

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manneyaṁ bi[ṭṭaru] || ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṟa nālvaruṁ samayaṁgaḷuṁ •

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pāḷisuvaru || © svayaṁbhu sōmēśvarāyanamaḥ

⟨SIIv15p0i0024⟩ No. 24. (B.K. No. 109 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the Siddharāmayya temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1142 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Dundubhi, Kārttika śu. 12, Monday, corresponding to 1142 A.D., November 2.

It registers a grant of land made by Sōviseṭṭi for worship, offerings, etc., in the temple of Prasannakēśava of the agrahāra Muttage. It is stated that the temple was originally constructed by Sōviseṭṭi's father Cheṭṭiseṭṭi and that the former elevated it and adorned it with a golden pinnacle. The genealogy of the Chālukyas from Tailapa II down to Jagadēkamalla II is given. Sōviseṭṭi is described as a rich merchant having dealings with the king's Paṭṭasāhaṇi Brahmadēva-daṇḍādhīśa. Other grants of land made by Chauḍiseṭṭi and Mādhavaseṭṭi to the same temple and the provision made for the vyākhyāna in the temple of the god are also recorded.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yanyā • • • • • • • • • • sakaṁ • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yuda • • • • • • • • • • viprē[bhyō] sa¨rvva • • • • •

⟨3⟩ sava¨rṇna • • haṁ sōmasōmaṁ • • • • • • • • • • [sa]hitā sahitāścavaḥ • • • • •

⟨4⟩ śrīsahitaṁ sakalasva¨rvvāsahitaṁ pītavastrakaustubhaśōbhābhāsurava¨rṇnaṁ supra sabhāsuravijayī prasaṁnakēśavanesevaṁ || ©

⟨5⟩ haragaurigaḷuṁ vighnēśvaranuṁ jalajātanētranuṁ bhagavatiyuṁ kharakaranuṁ rakṣisuganavarataṁ muttageya sa¨rbbaviprōttamaraṁ ||

⟨6⟩ śrīkēśavadēvara padakōkanadadvaṁdvadiṁdava[ḷe]da catūratnākaraparivēṣṭita bhūlōka da bharatō¨rbbiyalli kuṁtaḷadēśaṁ || kuṁ-

⟨7⟩ taḷadēśavanatuḷānaṁtebalōdvṛttarāṣṭrakūṭamahībhṛtsaṁtatiyaṁ tūḷdi suvikrāṁta de paḍadaṁ caḷukya tailapabhū-

⟨8⟩ paṁ || tailapabhūpana tanayaṁ bhūlōkastutyamū¨rti satyāśrayabhūpāḷakanātana tanayaṁ bhāḷākṣa sadṛkṣa vi-

⟨9⟩ kramādityanṛpaṁ || ·ātana tammaṁ sakalakhyātiparāyaṇanajayyanayyaṇadē[vaṁ kā]tara nallada tatsahajātaṁ jayasiṁhabhū- ⟨Page 26⟩

⟨10⟩ panavṛthākōpaṁ || ·ātana putraṁ śaraṇāyātāriputraṁ suvāhanāhavamallaṁ | nītiyutaṁ tattanujātaṁ kali sōyidēvanahi-

⟨11⟩ ta[drāvaṁ] || ·ā sōyidēvananujaṁ bhāsurajaṁbhāsuraripuvibhavaṁ nijamitrāsaṁpatti haranapatrāsaṁ pe¨rmmāḍirāyanastrasahāyaṁ || he-

⟨12⟩ ¨rmmāḍirāyana magaṁ dha¨rmmātmaṁ sōmabhūpanātana tanujaṁ ni¨rmaḷagātraṁ sucarita dha¨rmmaṁ jagadēkamallana¨rtthige nallaṁ || dhīraṁ jitapāṁḍityaṁ dhīraṁ

⟨13⟩ jitasakaḷavīravairinarēdraṁ dūratarava¨rttiyaśasaṁ dūratarahitaṁ pratāpaprithuvīpāḷaṁ || jagadēkamallanripapadayugaḷāṁbhōjōpajīvi sakaḷādhya-

⟨14⟩ kṣaṁ mige dāni paṭṭasāhaṇi vigatabhayaṁ brahmadēvadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || ·ā daṁḍādhīśaṁge suvēdi tasamastaratnasaṁpattiya[nā • • deḍe] pe¨rccipa

⟨15⟩ sukṛtakuśīdavyavahāri sōviseṭṭi variṣṭha || ·ā negaḷda sōviseṭṭiya mānōṁnativetta tāyataṁdeya vikhyātānūnavenipa kulasaṁ-

⟨16⟩ tānada nijava¨rṇnamekkiyeṁte[save]llaṁ || ·ādibrahmana toḍeyiṁdāda śvētakula vaiśyaroḷvi khyātamādāni bammiseṭṭi taḷōdari dēlava-

⟨17⟩ dhugoldu vallabhanādaṁ || ·ā vaiśya bammiseṭṭi ramāvallabhanaṁ samasta vastugaḷiṁ strīvera sa¨rccasi paḍadaṁ kaivalyadama-

⟨18⟩ riyaṁ ceṭṭiseṭṭiyano [laviṁ] || • • • verasacyutāṁghriyanārādhisi ceṭṭiseṭṭi paḍedaṁ sa¨rbbō¨rbbīrājana vaḍḍabyavahāriyanā sō-

⟨19⟩ viseṭṭiyaṁ śiṣṭēṣṭanaṁ || muttageya naḍuve bhaktiyiṁduttama viṣṇupratiṣṭheyaṁ māḍisida vittapadiguru mukhavāgi su- 1

⟨20⟩ vṛttayutaṁ ceṭṭiseṭṭi vaiṣṇavariṣṭaṁ || tannayyaṁ māḍisida jagaṁnāthaṁgeseva hoṁna kaḷasada śileyatyuṁnatagrahavaṁ mūḍisi

⟨21⟩ saṁnatiyiṁ sōyiseṭṭi vṛttiyanittaṁ || © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaraṁ para-

⟨22⟩ mabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷaka[ṁ] cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatu pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēka malladēvava-

⟨23⟩ ¨rṣadeydeneya duṁdubhi saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika śuddha dvādaśi sōmavāradaṁdu svasti śrīmatu sa¨rbbanamasyaduttamadagrahāraṁ

⟨24⟩ muttageya naḍuvaṇa ·uttarāmukhada śrīprasannakēśavadēva¨rgge nityanayamittikada pūjegaṁ

⟨25⟩ dēvālayada jī¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ sōviseṭṭi keyyaṁ koṭṭaṁ || ·ā keyya sthaḷa [·eṁ]ṭaneya ·ūraḍeyara paṁnasinalli ·aḍḍadāri-

⟨26⟩ yiṁ teṁkalu ·aghōravaṭṭeyiṁ paḍuvalu taṁna vṛttiya • • • • • gi yippattu mattaraṁ prabhumukhya mahāja-

⟨27⟩ naṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭu ·avara kaiyyalu ·aruvaṇa bhūmiyāgi paḍedu sōviseṭṭi prasaṁnakēśa-

⟨28⟩ vadēva¨rgge dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ koṭṭaṁ ·ā keyga dēvaru kuḍuva ·aruvaṇa paṇavippattu || mattaṁ cauḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhava-

⟨29⟩ seṭṭiyaruṁ ·ūraḍeya cikkavīrarasara makkaḷu muddarasa [du¨rgga]rasaṁga[ḷa] kaiyalava [rā]nutsāyige baṁda mūḍaṇa guḍḍe

⟨30⟩ mānyadoḷage beḷḷahāḻa basavaṇnana keyyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu [śrīceṁna]kēśavadēvara keyyiṁ pattire mūḍalu maṇigavaḷḷiya ⟨Page 27⟩

⟨31⟩ sīmeyiṁ pattire teṁkalu keyi mattaru yippatanālku mattaṁ bāgavāḍiya sīmeyiṁpaḍu valu [savaṇa]geyyiṁ

⟨32⟩ pattire baḍagalu kāḷikabbegeyyiṁ pattire mūḍalu karabhūmiyiṁ pattire teṁkalu mattarāṟu ·antu mattaru mūvattumaṁ ·avara kaiyya-

⟨33⟩ lu dhāregoṁḍu sōviseṭṭiyaru śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cavuḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiya-

⟨34⟩ ruṁ ·ā viṭṭarasara maga lakhayyana kaiyalāyaṇanānutsāyige baṁda mūḍaṇa guḍḍe mānyadoḷage saṁkarasana mānyadiṁ pa-

⟨35⟩ ttire paḍuvalu viṣṇubhaṭṭadaṁḍanāyakarattegaḷa kaiyiṁ pattira baḍagalu cikkagōviṁdarasara mānyadiṁ pattire mūḍalu kā-

⟨36⟩ ḷikabekeyyiṁ pattire teṁkalu mattaru hadināṟumanāyaṇana kayyalu [dhā]ragoṁḍu sōyiseṭṭiyaru śrī prasaṁnakēśa-

⟨37⟩ va dēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ śrīmanmahāvaḍḍabyavahāri sōyiseṭṭi yaru vūraḍeya hiriya saṁkarasa-

⟨38⟩ ra kaiyalu ·avarānutsāyada mūḍaṇa guḍḍe mānyadūḷage ·ukkaliya dāriyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu khaṁḍika [dēsara] keyyiṁ

⟨39⟩ pattire baḍagalu cikka viṭharasara desayiṁdivaru dhāregoṇḍa keyyiṁ pattire mūḍalu basadiya keyyiṁ pattire teṁkalu mattaru

⟨40⟩ nālku || mattaṁ ·avarānutsāyadiṁ baṁda guḍḍemānyadaṁgaḍi rājabīdiyiṁ paḍuvala mūvarūraḍeyara samutsāyada mānyadaṁga-

⟨41⟩ ḍiya baḍagalu saṁkarasana mānyagēriyiṁ mūḍalu dāvaṇaseṭṭiyara karabhūmiyaṁgaḍiyiṁ pattire teṁkalu ·aṁgaḍi nivēśana-

⟨42⟩ voṁdu || [·a]ṁtumanavara kaiyalu dhāregoṁḍu śrī prasannakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cavuḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭi-

⟨43⟩ yaruṁ ·ūroḍeya cikkagōviṁdarasara māma gōviṁdadēvana kayyalu ·avarānutsāyāge baṁda mūḍaṇa guḍḍe mānyadoḷage cikka-

⟨44⟩ viṭṭarasara kayyalu [dē]varu dhāregoṁḍa hedināṟu mattariṁ pattire paḍuvala ·attavvakeyyiṁ pattire baḍagalu ·avara sthaḷadoḷage mattareraḍumanavara kayya-

⟨45⟩ lu dhāregoṁḍu śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauḍiseṭṭi yaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaru ·ūraḍeya hiriya-

⟨46⟩ gōviṁdarasara maga bācarasana ·avarattige kōmaladēviya ·anti¨rbbara kayyalu ·avarānu tsāyāge baṁda mūḍaṇa guḍḍe mā-

⟨47⟩ nyadoḷage heggaḍegaḷa kāmayyaṁgaḷu dhāregoṁḍa keyyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu cikkagōviṁda rasara mānyadiṁ pattire baḍagalu mūvarūraḍe-

⟨48⟩ yarānutsāya keyyiṁ pattire mūḍalu maṇigavaḷḷiya sīmeyiṁ pattire teṁkalu matteru yippattumanavara kaiyalu dhāregoṁ-

⟨49⟩ ḍu śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēvara byākhyānakke sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cavuḍiseṭṭi yaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ hiriya saṁ-

⟨50⟩ karasara mānyadoḷage haṁdaṟugeṟeya dāriyiṁ paḍuvalu tikēśvaradēvara keyyiṁ pattire mūḍalu caṭṭēśvaradēvara keyyiṁ

⟨51⟩ pattire teṁkalu yaraḷigeya vaijarasaṁge dhāreyiṁ baṁda sthaḷadoḷage mattaru hattumanāla[ra] ṭṭegeya vaijarasena kayyalu dhā-

⟨52⟩ regoṁḍu śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ śrīmanmahāvaḍḍa byavahāri sōyiseṭṭiyaru haṟuheya mācaṇana kayya-

⟨53⟩ lu dhāregoṁḍa tōṭa kōṇeya saṁkēśvaradēvare tōṭadiṁ pattire paḍuvalu vimaḷēśvara dēvara tōṭadiṁ pattire baḍagalu siddhēśva- ⟨Page 28⟩

⟨54⟩ ra dēvara tōṭadiṁ pattire mūḍalu niṁbarasara tōṭadiṁ pattire teṁkalu tōṭa kamma sāyiradayinūṟumaṁ śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbha-

⟨55⟩ ktiyiṁ koṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0025⟩ No. 25. (B.K. No. 64 of 1926-27.) YALI-SIRŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a wall of the Bhōgēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1144 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Raktākshi, Chaitra-pūrṇimā, Sunday, lunar eclipse. The only lunar eclipse in the year occurred in Śrāvaṇa. So, if Chaitra is a mistake for Śrāvaṇa, the details regularly correspond to 1144 A.D., July 16.

It registers a gift made by Perggaḍe Nāmiyaṇṇa, the Sarvādhikāri of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Hermmāḍidēva of Haṭṭagāra lineage and Kāḷasēna family, for burning a perpetual lamp before the god Bhōgēśvara. The gift comprised the income derived from the cess called bīravaṇa on the betel leaves and it was entrusted to Aghōrapaṇḍita, the priest in charge of the temple.

It records another gift made by Davaḷara Sānta-gāvuṇḍa in conjunction with the Eight Gāvuṇḍas and Aṟuvattokkalu.

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⟨1⟩ śrī svasti samastaprasastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahā-

⟨2⟩ maṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kāḷasēnavaṁsōdbhavaṁ haṭṭigāra-

⟨3⟩ kulapradīpakaṁ he¨rmāḍidēvaresara sa¨rvvādhi-

⟨4⟩ kāriyappa pe¨rggaḍe nāmiyaṇṇaṁgaḷ dha¨rmmacitta-

⟨5⟩ rāgi © śrīmacāḷukya pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadē-

⟨6⟩ kamalladēvava¨rśada 7 neya raktākṣi saṁvatsarada cai-

⟨7⟩ tra su pau¨rṇnamāse ·ādivāra sōmagrahaṇadaṁdu

⟨8⟩ śrimatu bhōgēśvaradēvara naṁdādīvigegeṁdu ·ā-

⟨9⟩ sthānadācā¨ryarappa ·aghōrapaṁḍitadēvara kā-

⟨10⟩ laṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi tavage naḍeva bīra-

⟨11⟩ vaṇavaṇavaṁ dēvara tōṁṭadeleyenitu hēṟā-

⟨12⟩ daḍaṁ vanitakka hēṟigoṁdu paṇavina bīravaṇamanā-

⟨13⟩ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ biṭṭaru || svasti samastaprasestisahi-

⟨14⟩ taṁ śrīmadeṁṭugāvuḍuṁ ·aṟuvattokkalmukhyavāgi

⟨15⟩ davaḷara sāntagā·uṇḍaṁ biṭṭa dha¨rmamā·udeṁdaḍe śrī

⟨16⟩ bhōgēśvaradēvaraṁgabhōgake ·ā dēvara tōṭada darisine sōge

⟨17⟩ paṇavanācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ biṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0026⟩ No. 26. (B.K. No. 115 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On two slabs built into a wall (left of entrance) of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1144 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Raktākshi, Chaitra-pūrṇimā Sunday, lunar eclipse. The details of this date, which is identical with that of No. 25 above correspond to 1144 A.D., July 16, assuming Chaitra to be a mistake for Śrāvaṇa. ⟨Page 29⟩

It states that Nāmiyaṇṇa-nāyaka who was the Sarvādhikāri of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Hemmāḍidēva of the Kāḷasēna family and Haṭṭagāralineage, made a gift of the income derived from the cess on the betel leaves called bīravaṇa, for burning a perpetual lamp before the god Bhōgēśvara. The gift was entrusted to Jñānaśaktipaṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśva-

⟨2⟩ raṁ kāḷasēnavaṁśōdbhavaṁ haṭṭagāṟakulakumudinīniśākaraṁ hēmmāḍidēvarasara sa¨rvvādhi kāriyappa nāmiyaṇḍanāyakaru dha¨rmmacittarāgi svasti śrīmacāḷukyapratāpa cakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvava¨rṣada

⟨3⟩ 7 neya raktākṣi saṁvatsarada caitra śuddha pau¨rṇnamāse ·ādivāra sōmagrahaṇadaṁdu śrī bhōgēśvaṁdēvaṁ naṁdādēvigaṁdalliyācā¨ryappa jñānaśaktipaṇḍitadēvarakālaṁ ka¨rcci tavage naḍeva bīravaṇamaṁ dēvara tōṁṭadeleye-

⟨4⟩ nitu hēṟādoḍamanitakka[ṁ] baḷiyele sahitavāgi hēṟigoṁdu paṇamaṁ biṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0027⟩ No. 27. (B.K. No. 24 of 1927-28.) RĀJŪR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the front wall of the Hanumān temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1144 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Raktākshi, Pushya-pūrṇimā, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1144, A.D. December 11, Monday, f.d.t. °17. The Saṅkramaṇa occurred on December 25.

It registers a gift of income from the Pannāya cess made by Heggaḍe Chandapayya, the Kēṇikāra of the Pannāya cess of Kūṁṭige and Rājavūr for worship, offerings, etc., to the god Mūlasthāna of Rājavūr. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Chandrabhūshaṇa-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple. It is stated that Ānandadaṇḍanāyaka, brother-in-law of Daṇḍanāyaka Bāchayya who held the office of Achchupannāyad-adhishṭhāyaka, was in charge of the Pannāya of the [Bā]hattaraṭhāṇa, under the orders of the Mahāpradhāna, Pasāyita, Maneverggaḍe, Haḍapavaḷa and Daṇḍanāyaka Bammaṇayya. The last named officer also bore the titles, Mahāsāmantādhipati and Mahāprachaṇḍa-daṇḍanāyaka and was holding the offices of Antahpurādhyaksha, Karituragasāhaṇi, Hēri-Kannaḍa-sandhivigrahi, Śrīkaraṇa and Sēnādhipati. The inscription is partly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ śrī ·ōṁ jayantyāviskṟitaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ da-

⟨2⟩ kṣiṇōṁnnatedaṁṣṭāgraviśrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapuḥ |

⟨3⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ [śrī pṛ]thvī-

⟨4⟩ vallabha mahārājādhirājaṁ [paramēśvara] paramabhaṭṭā-

⟨5⟩ rakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma-

⟨6⟩ jjagadēkamalladēvara vijaya[rā]jyamuttarōttarābhivṟi-

⟨7⟩ ddhiprava¨rddhamāna[mācaṁdrā¨rkka]tāraṁ[baraṁ] saluttamire

⟨8⟩ kalyāṇada nelavīḍinoḷsu[khasaṁ]kathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyutta-

⟨9⟩ mire tatpādapadmōpajīvi || svasti [samadhigatapaṁca]mahāsabda ma-

⟨10⟩ hā [sā]mantādhipati mahāpracaṇḍadaṇḍanāyakaṁ śrīmadanta- ⟨Page 30⟩

⟨11⟩ ®purādhyakṣaṁ karitureyasāhaṇi pe¨rggaḍe hērikannaḍasandivigra-

⟨12⟩ hi śrīkaraṇaṁ sēnādhipati nāmādisamastaprasastisahi-

⟨13⟩ taṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ pasāyitaṁ manaveggaḍe haḍapavaḷa

⟨14⟩ daṁṇḍanāyakaṁ bammaṇayyaṁgaḷe besadiṁ [bhatta]vēṁThe paṁnnasa-

⟨15⟩ [da]leyaccu pannāyadadhaṣṭhāyakaṁ śrīmaddaṇḍanāyakaṁ • •

⟨16⟩ [bā]cayyaṁgaḷa maydunaṁ || surarājādyaṣṭadikupāḷakavinamitapādā-

⟨17⟩ raviṁdaṁ bha • • parivi [tōttuṁga] • • • • • kaḷe • • • vakṣastha •

⟨18⟩ ḷaṁ sindhura • • • [¨rvvadiṁ] • • • • • • • • • • nāgēśva-

⟨19⟩ radēvaṁ dēva • • • • • vena ninagānandadaṁṇḍādhināthā || saṁ • •

⟨20⟩ vina dānakkaṁ parahitadoḷu • • rāmanaṁ vīradoḷā naraniṁdaṁ vi-

⟨21⟩ • • • dharayoḷagānaṁdadēva • • • • • śrīmaddaṇḍanāya-

⟨22⟩ kaṁ ·ānandadēvarasaru [bā]hattaraṇada pannāyamaṁ sukhadi-

⟨23⟩ nāḷuttumire || • • • gadiṁ [kūṁṭige] rājavūrada pannāyada ka(kē)ṇikā-

⟨24⟩ raṁ heggaḍe caṁdapayyanāyakaru [sva]sti śrīmaccāḷukya pratāpacakra [va¨rtti]

⟨25⟩ [śrīmajjaga]dēkamallava¨rpada 7 neya raktākṣi saṁvatsarada pusya(ṣya)da pu-

⟨26⟩ ṇṇami sōmavāradaṁduttarāya[ṇa] • • • • • [pa¨rvva]nimittavāgi

⟨27⟩ rājavūra śrī śvayaṁbhu mūlasthāna dēvaraṁgabhōgakkaṁ dhūpadīpanivē-

⟨28⟩ dyakkaṁ jī¨rṇnōdhārakkaveṁdu ·ā • • • • • [vā]ḷeya tōṭada paṁnnāyada

⟨29⟩ suṁkamanalliyācā¨ryya caṁdrabhūśaṇapaṇḍitara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvva-

⟨30⟩ kaṁ māḍi biṭṭaru || [·alliya] taṁbuliga sāsi¨rvvaru[miḻdu]

⟨31⟩ hēṟige • [vī]savaṁ biṭṭaru || ·i dha¨rṁmmamanāvanuṁ pratipāḷisi-

⟨32⟩ dava¨rgga vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra[va]¨rgghyatī¨rtthadalu śahasra kavile-

⟨33⟩ yaṁ kō[ḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ] ratnadalu khaciyisi [vēda]pāragarappa

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·idanaḷida mahāpātakaṁge ·ā tī¨rtthaṁgaḷa

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ymuṁ brāhmaṇa • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0028⟩ No. 28. (B.K. No. 194 of 1926-27.) KŌḌĪKOP, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up inside the temple of Mūlabrahmēśvara.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1144 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Raktākshi, Pushya-amāvāsyā, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, solar eclipse. The date corresponds to 1144 A.D., December 25, Monday, f.d.t. °25. The eclipse, however, occurred on Tuesday.

It describes the king's subordinate Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Jagadēkamalla Permāḍi, son of Āchugi-maṇḍalēśa of the Sinda family and states that when he was governing the tracts of Kisukāḍu, Bāgaḍage, Keḷavāḍi and Narayaṁgallu, gifts of income derived from the cess on betel leaves, oil-mill, etc., were made for the worship and offering of the god Mūlasthāna Brahmēśvara of Kiṟunarayaṁgal in Kisukāḍu-70 by the Taṁbuliga One Thousand, Ugura Three Hundred, and others. It mentions the teacher Vāmaśakti as the family priest of Permmāḍi.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ©

⟨2⟩ © namaśśāśvatikānaṁdajñānaiśva¨ryyamayātmanē saṁkaḷpasaphalabrahmastaṁbhāraṁbhāya śaṁbhavē © ⟨Page 31⟩

⟨3⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirājaparamēśvare para-

⟨4⟩ mabhaṭṭāraka satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatu pratāpacakrava-

⟨5⟩ ¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvara vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā-

⟨6⟩ ¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire © ·ā mahānubhāvana pādapadmōpajīvi || ·ācugimaṁḍa ḷēśana ta-

⟨7⟩ nūbhavanugravirōdhi maṁḍaḷēśācaḷavajranapratimapauruṣanunnatakī¨rttiyiṁ-

⟨8⟩ da nāggōcaranā¨rggaveṁbinaga[vī] jagamellamaneyde [suttu]goṁḍāvarisi¨rdda jasaduṁnnatiyiṁ

⟨9⟩ kali pe¨rmmabhūbhuja || svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdamahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara | virōdhi maṁ-

⟨10⟩ ḍaḷika madanamahēśvara | nijanāmāvaḷīvirājitarappa śrīmanumahāmaṁ-

⟨11⟩ ḍaḷēśvaraṁ jagadēkamallape¨rmāḍidēvara[sa]¨rkkisukāḍunāḍumaṁ bāgaḍagenāḍumaṁ [ke]-

⟨12⟩ ḷavāḍināḍumaṁ nareyaṁgallu • • • maṁ duṣṭanigrahaviśiṣṭaprati[pā]-

⟨13⟩ [ḷa]nammāḍi rājadhāni • • • • • noḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁge [yyu]-

⟨14⟩ ttamire || v® || poredā • • • • • nabhavaṁ brahmē[śva]raṁ niccavāda radiṁ-

⟨15⟩ da¨rccisutti¨rppa tanna kuladeyvaṁ vāmaśaktibra[tīśvararā]rādhyanenalke peṁpana

⟨16⟩ ninnēvaṇnipaṁ baṇnipaṁ naranī molleya • • yācaṁṇanaṁ dha¨rmmātmanaṁ ba¨rmmanaṁ || śrī-

⟨17⟩ vāmaśaktipaṁḍitadēva[¨rmmadhyāhnakāma]dhēnuvenippī bhūvaḷeyaviditakī-

⟨18⟩ ¨rttiyanāvarisidareṁdoḍavaranē vaṇṇipudu || gurugaḻu tapōdhana¨rppurahara-

⟨19⟩ niṣṭadeyva¨rvuguramūnū¨rvva¨rggaccariyenipa dānagu[ṇa]vābhareṇaṁ kē-

⟨20⟩ vaḷame sujanacūḍāmaṇiga[ṇa] || [pa]ravanitālōluparaṁ paradhanakāṁkṣi-

⟨21⟩ taranucitavaṟiyada • • • • • • • • • • vidhyādhararenisi¨rddeleya bo-

⟨22⟩ jaga[reve]mbadu || [svasti śrī]matu pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēka-

⟨23⟩ mallava¨rṣada neya raktākṣi [saṁva]tsarada puṣyadamavāsya sōmavāra ·u[ttarā]-

⟨24⟩ yaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatīpāta sū¨ryyagyahaṇadandu kisukāḍeppatta-

⟨25⟩ ṟa baḷiya bāḍaṁ kiṟunareyaṁgalla śrī mūlasthāna brahmēśvaradēvaraṁgabhō[ga]-

⟨26⟩ kke taṁbuligasāsi¨rvvaraśēśami¨rddu kiṟunareyaṁgalla koydeleya hēṟiṁge vīsavoṁdu [tta]radēva¨rgge-

⟨27⟩ levoṟege kā[gi]ṇiyeraḍu || mattavā dēvara nandādīvigege sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi biṭṭa

⟨28⟩ gāṇavondu || brahmēśvaradēva¨rgguguramūnū¨rvvaruṁmeleyabojaṁ[ga]ra-

⟨29⟩ ynūṟanālvaru yaśēśami¨rddu pratyēka vokkalalondu paṇamaṁ dēvaraṁgabhō-

⟨30⟩ gakke biṭṭaru || ·ummacigeya voroḍeyapramukha mahājana nūṟanālva-

⟨31⟩ ra kayyoḷu molleya bammaṇnaṁ sa¨rvvanamaśyamāge māṟugoṁḍu ·ūriṁ mūḍa

⟨32⟩ kukkanūra baṭṭeya gottina kalliṁ baḍaga tanna brahmēśvaradēva¨rgge biṭṭa mattaru ha-

⟨33⟩ nneraḍu || ·intī • • • sthānemaṁ pratipāḷisida¨rgge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētrava-

⟨34⟩ ¨rghyatī¨rtthameṁba divyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu sū¨ryyagrahaṇadandu divyatapōdha-

⟨35⟩ na¨rggaṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rggaṁ sahasrakavilegaḷanaḷaṁkārasahitaṁ koṭṭa

⟨36⟩ puṇyaphaḷamakku ·idanaḷidātanā tī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷā tapōdhanarumanā brāhmaṇaru-

⟨37⟩ manā kavilegaḷmanaḷida mahāpātakanakku || © || ⟨Page 32⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0029⟩ No. 29. (B.K. No. 63 of 1927-28.) CHIKKAVAḌAVAṬṬI, MUNDARAGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1145 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Krōdhana, Vaiśākha śu. 1[5], Sunday. The cyclic year cited coincided with the 8th regnal year of the king and in the said year there were two Vaiśākhas. As the given tithi fits in with Adhika Vaiśākha, the date may be equated to 1145 A.D., April 8, f.d.t. °32.

The epigraph registers a gift of land made by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Hollarasa for the worship and offerings of the god Kalidēva.

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⟨1⟩ © śrī pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalla krōdhana saṁvatarada vaisa(śā)kha suddha 1[5] na yādivāradaṁdu śrī ma-

⟨2⟩ hāmaṁḍā(ḍa)ḷēsvara hollarasaru samastaparigrahaṁ dha¨rmma pra • • kalidēva¨rgga nna(snā)na bhō-

⟨3⟩ ga nivēdyakke hiriya keṟeya kōḍiyiṁ teṁkalu taklilu mattaru ·oṁdu 1 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0030⟩ No. 30. (B.K. No. 7 of 1929-30.) BĒLŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the Śiva temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1145 A.D.

This is dated the 8th regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Pushya śu. 13, Sunday, Uttarāyana-saṁkramaṇa. The cyclic year cited seems to be a mistake for Krōdhana. The date is irregular in other respects also. The above tithi may be equated with 1145 A.D., December 28, Friday. The Saṅkramaṇa took place three days earlier.

The inscription registers a gift of land and other incomes made by the Eight Hiṭṭus, Prabhu Rēvarasa and others to the teacher [Śū]draka-jīya for worship and offerings to the god Mūlasthāna of Bēlūr in Hagaraṭṭage-nāḍu, when Hiriya Heggaḍe Handeya-Nāyaka, the Mahāpasāyita and Sarvādhikāri of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Hemmāḍi of the Yādava lineage and Sēvuṇa family, was governing Hagaraṭṭage Three Hundred. The record contains a large number of scribal errors.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāma-

⟨2⟩ racāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁ-

⟨3⟩ bha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || sva-

⟨4⟩ sti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ

⟨5⟩ mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara paramabhaṭṭāraka

⟨6⟩ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrī ma- 1

⟨7⟩ jagadēkamalladēvara vijeyarājyamuttarōtarā [bhi vṛ]- 2

⟨8⟩ ddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatā[ra*]ṁbaraṁ kalyāṇa[pu]-

⟨9⟩ rada nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkhatāvinōdadi rājya[ṁ]

⟨10⟩ geyutamire || tatpādapadmōpajīvi || svasti sa-

⟨11⟩ ma[dhi][ga*]tepaṁcāmahāsabuda mahāma[ṁ*]ḍaḷēsvaraṁ [dvā]- ⟨Page 33⟩

⟨12⟩ rāvatīpuravaradhīsvaraṁ visamahayagajaruḍapravu-

⟨13⟩ ḍarēkhārēvaṁta yanēkaśastra sāstrapārāvārāparāya[ṇa]

⟨14⟩ maṁḍaḷikanārāyaṇa yādavakulaku[mu*]dinīniśākara satyaratnā-

⟨15⟩ kara nīticāṇakyanamōghavākya śaṁkacakragadā[dha]ra sakaḷakaḷādha-

⟨16⟩ rasidhu sēvuṇānvayaprasūta lōkavikhyāta cakrava¨rtti-

⟨17⟩ ya sēnāsubhaṭa gōṣṭīprasaṁsa vibudhajanamanōpadminī-

⟨18⟩ rājahaṁsa ripumaṁḍaḷikasarabhabhēruṁḍa nereveḍegaṁḍa daṁḍamani-

⟨19⟩ ṟivaṁ gōmanasiṁga śrīmajagadēkamalladēvara kaṭṭidalagu kumaraṁ ma-

⟨20⟩ hāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ hammāḍidēvarasara mahāpasāyataṁ sa¨rvvādhikā-

⟨21⟩ ri hiriya heggaḍe haṁdeya nā[ya*]kaṁ hagaliṭṭage 300 maṁ tribhōgābhyantaradi[nā]-

⟨22⟩ ḷuttavira [mṭa 8] neya krōdhi saṁvatsarada pusya suddha 13 ·ādivāra muttarā[ya]-

⟨23⟩ ṇa saṁkramaṇanimitamāgi hagaraṭṭage nāḍa baḷiya bāḍa bēlūra [mū]-

⟨24⟩ lastānadē[va*]¨rgge yaṁgabhōga nivēdyakkaṁ ·e[ṁ*]ṭu hiṭu prabhu hiriyarēvarasa mu-

⟨25⟩ [kya]vāgi ddhārapu¨rbbakaṁ māḍi [su]dhraka jīya¨rgge koṭa mataru 6 nāvidigeya 1

⟨26⟩ dāriyiṁ teṁkalu matteyuṁ teṁka haḷḷa mēre bāviya taḍiya brahmēsva-

⟨27⟩ ra[dē]vāra keya sa¨rbbanamasya matta nārāyaṇadēvara

⟨28⟩ ke[yi*]malekuguḍeya dāriṁ muḍalu ·ūroḍeyara tōṭadiṁ baḍagalu

⟨29⟩ beṟekāla kameyanāyakana vebakava mulattana dēvaṁge biṭṭa mataru

⟨30⟩ [1]2 ·ā[ṁ*]gabhōga ni[vē*]dyake ·ā[ṟu] mattarige ·āruvaṇa paṇa 1 dēvamana koṭa-

⟨31⟩ li mana 1 khaṁḍali mana 1 nivēsaṇa ke·ī ·īpatoṁdhu heḍagege baḍu • •

⟨32⟩ [da] baḍu ke·ī 2 ba[ma]na ·upu hēṟiṁge ·ele 100 hotaḷake ·āvātu haḍake

⟨33⟩ [so]lagi sadataṁ paradataṁ ·ā yavōti vasuṁdhara seṭṭivarisa sahasraṇi ·īṭṭa-

⟨34⟩ yaṁ jāyatē krimi[ḥ] ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0031⟩ No. 31. (B.K. No. 430 of 1926.) AMMINABHĀVI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of Jaina Basti.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1146 A.D.

This is dated the 8th year of the king's reign, Krōdhana, Phālguṇa-amāvāsyā corresponding to 1146 A.D., March 14.

It states that on the occasion when the Tulāpurusha ceremony was performed by the king at Kōṭitīrtha on the Gautama-gaṅgā river, Mahāpradhāna, Paṭṭasāhaṇi, Kaḍitavergaḍe, Kannaḍa-Sandhivigrahi, Daṇḍanāyaka Bammaṇayya, having made the gifts of Gōsahasra, Prithvīdāna and Saptasāgara, restored the agrahāra of Ammayanabāvi and donated a piece of land to the god Mūlasthāna of the place. The Four Hundred Mahājanas of agrahāra Ammayanabāvi are praised. It also records gifts to the same deity made by the Mahājanas, Twelve Gāvuṇḍas and the Nakharas of the place. The epigraph is damaged and worn out.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka satyā

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • malladēvara vijayarājya muttarō-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ttamire [||] śrīmadbhūlōkamallakṣitipati-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sthānadoḷu bhaṭṭanō¨rvvaṁ śrīmaccāḷukya-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [yadaṁ] prēmātmaṁ • • tāsyaripunṛpagaja kaṇṭhīravaṁ nōḍutti¨rddu ||

⟨6⟩ • • • • • ḷ tatsabhāṁtarva[¨rttiyenisiṟda] sukavijanaṁgaḷella caḷukyā[nva] yamaṁ sānvayamāgi tiḷiputta ⟨Page 34⟩

⟨7⟩ śrīmadajjayyanenisi nega¨rttevetta piriya pe¨rmmāḍidēvana rājyābhivṛddhiyaṁ baṇṇisu[va]-

⟨8⟩ vasaradoḷu śrīmajjagadēkamalladēvana bilagoṁḍada vīranārāyaṇadēvara kṣētra-

⟨9⟩ mumaṁ taddha¨rmmaprabhāvamu[maṁ] pogaḷuttami¨rppavasaradoḷ || kritamati paṭṭasāhaṇi manō-

⟨10⟩ • • diṁ jagadēkamallabhūpatige viśuddhabuddhi tiḷipalsamayādigaḷiṁde keṭṭudiṁnati śaya mā-

⟨11⟩ • • yanabāviyanīgaḷe māḷpudeṁdu bhūnuta • • • bammaṇacamūpati pe¨rmme yaneyde tāḷdidaṁ ||

⟨12⟩ • • doḷammayanabāvi dharitriyoḷagrahāradoḷtiḷakadavōlvirājipudu bilagoṇḍa[da] dēva-

⟨13⟩ • • • ḷamavi • ddhamāytu samayādigaḷilnilisalke takkanaṁ ka[ḷi]palevēḷkumeṁdu • naḍa¨rkki • • gaḷeru-

⟨14⟩ • • • vanaṁ || paḍevaḷaranaṭṭi baraloḍanuḍalittammayanabāvi ninna taḍeyade pōpudu nī-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • ḍeya pramukha prasiddha nālnū¨rvvarumaṁ || nīna sama¨rtthanammayana bāvige ninnade rājatējame-

⟨16⟩ • • • mmaṇacamūpati kū¨rttuḍalikke rājyalakṣmīniḷayaṁ sarāgadi • • • • • ltaḷedaṁ prabhu ru-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • tanāśritaprakarakaḷpakujaṁ guṇaratnabhūṣaṇaṁ || • • [da]¨rtthi prakarakkekaḷpa-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • kke du¨rddharatībrāṁtakanāśritapratatigāvārāśiba[ndhu]priyācara-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tānenisidaṁ śrī rudradēvaṁ dharādharadhai¨ryyaṁ bhuvanastutaṁ parahitabyāpā-

⟨20⟩ • • • • • ridirāda du¨rjanaranāgaḷe śikṣise duṣṭakaṣṭaraṁ moneyoḷe kā-

⟨21⟩ • • • • • pudeṁdu rudradēvanadhikāralakṣmi verasāgaḷ bīḷkoḷisalke • • mājanamanaśē-

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • baḷiyaṭṭi manōnurāgadiṁ || paramādaradiṁ nālnū¨rvaru maṁ baḷiyaṭṭi rudra-

⟨23⟩ • • • • • di¨rggoṁḍu pū¨rvvāparamaṁ tiḷipidanaśēṣanālnū¨rvarigaṁ || 1

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāhaṇi daṇḍanāthatiḷakaṁ vibudhāgraṇi bammadēvanuṁ 1

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cakrava¨rttiyaṟiyalparamēśvaradattiyāytenalkāhavadhīrana mmayana bā-

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mmaḍi pe¨rmmeyappinaṁ || teṟediṟalāṟadi¨rddavana vṛttige nū¨rvvaru vuḷḷa lekkamaṁ tiṟuvu-

⟨27⟩ • • • • • ṇnamiya pa¨rvvabiyaṁbirevātanaṁśamaneṟe tiḷidā sthaḷakke kaṁḍanāduda-

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷu poraṟiyalaśēṣamaṁ tiḷipi nū¨rvvaraśēṣa mi¨rdda patramaṁ || nē¨rvvaṭṭaśēṣami-

⟨29⟩ • • • • • ru voroḍeyamukhya gāvuṇḍa¨rppanni¨rvva¨rppaṁcamaṭhaṁ sakaḷō ¨rvvigiva¨rppiriyare-

⟨30⟩ • • • • • maṁṭapadoḷ || piriya sabhāmaṁṭapadoḷnerevudu nālnū¨rvarēkamata-

⟨31⟩ • • • • • maṁ tiḷidotteyanādaradiṁ biḍisuvadu pū¨rvigareṁdu nilal || vṛtta || biḍisuva-

⟨32⟩ • • • • • tada poṁgaḷa nimmaḍigeydu pū¨rvadiṁdoḍeyareni¨rppava¨rvviḍisi koḷvudu kā-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • ri poṇdada biḍasi¨rddava¨rmmaguḷ māṟuvudottayaniṭṭu koḷvudu roḍeya-

⟨34⟩ • • • • • yalu byavahārapathakramaṁgaḷaṁ || ·avarivarennade samayabyava stheyaṁ mīṟi na- ⟨Page 35⟩

⟨35⟩ • • • kondava¨rgge parihārameṁtenalavane valaṁ śvāna gaṟdabhaṁ caṇḍāḷaṁ vacana || ·intī grāmasama •

⟨36⟩ • • • roḍeyapramukha nālnū¨rvva[¨r]mmahājanaṁgaḷuvācaṁdrā¨rkkatārannaḍe yisuttamire ||

⟨37⟩ śrīmat pratāpacakrava¨rti jagadēkamallābhyudayava¨rṣada 8 neya krōdhana saṁvatsara-

⟨38⟩ da phālguṇadamavāsye byatīpātaṁ kūḍida puṇyatithiyoḷ gautamagaṁgānadiya kōṭi-

⟨39⟩ • • • ttapu doḷ śrīmat pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvaru tuḷāpuruṣama nēṟe dha¨rmma-

⟨40⟩ • • [nā]ma[ṁ kē]ḷuttami¨rppavasaradoḷ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ sēṇipati kaḍita ve¨rggaḍe kannaḍasaṁdhivigra- 1

⟨41⟩ [hi] daṇḍanāyakaṁ bammaṇayyaṁgaḷ gōsahasraṁ prithvīdānaṁ saptasāgaraviṁtī mūṟuṁ

⟨42⟩ [dānaṁ]gaḷaṁ māḍi śrīmajjagadēkamalladēvara pādā¨rccaneyaṁ māḍi tanmuhū¨rta doḷ śrīma-

⟨43⟩ dagrahāravammayanabāviyaṁ puna¨rbbharaṇaṁ māḍiyalliya svayaṁbhu śrīmū-

⟨44⟩ • • • • • [po]lanaṁ sa¨rvvanamaśyaṁ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāramāgi paḍedu biṭṭarā || ka || manave¨rggaḍe sēnā-

⟨45⟩ dhipati piriyadaṇḍanāyakanakhiḷāvanivani pogaḷe paṭṭasāhaṇiyena nega¨rddaṁ ba-

⟨46⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sōmā¨rkkabyōmavahniśvasanajaḷadharātmā • mū¨rtti prakāśa śrīmūlasthā-

⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahimegaṁgabhōgakke munnaṁ grāmakkānandadidaṁ tiḻuvēḻu

⟨48⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prītāṁtarātmaṁ sakaḷajananutaṁ ba[mma]daṇḍādhi[nāthaṁ] || ·ā dēvara pola-

⟨49⟩ • • • • • • • • • • meṁteṁdoḍe paḍuvalu pūliya daśakaṁ baḍa [galu] pe¨rvvaṭṭebēlibasadiya

⟨50⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yī mṛḍana volakkiṁtidalte caturāghāṭaṁ || ·iṁtī polanumādēvara kēriyumaṁ

⟨51⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ramāgi biṭṭa[r] || śrīmadammayanabāvi samastagrāmadoḷti ḷakamippaṁ-

⟨52⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tuśśataviprar śrīmahēśvarapādāṁbujabhriṁgar ||

⟨53⟩ • • • • • • • • • • catuśśata viprariṁdaḷaṁkarisi gavuṁḍuva¨rgga pura va¨rggadinū¨rjjitamāgi

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śritakōṭige kaḷpabhūjadaṁtire siriyaṁte vārinidhiyaṁte

⟨55⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || kaṁda || kamaḷōdbhavavaṁśōdbhavaramaḷa¨rśśiṣṭa vibudhadāridrya tamastimi-

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rnālnū¨rvarakhiḷavasudhātaḷadoḷ || svasti yamaniyama-

⟨57⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nānuṣṭhāna parāyaṇa japasamādhiśīḷasaṁpannaruṁ vihi-

⟨58⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taruṁ | lōkavikhyātaruṁ yajana yājanādhya-

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rataruṁ | kṣīrasāgaraśayyāsanōrasthaḷa-

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prasiddha rājapūjitaruṁ | samasta lōka-

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ciṁtāmaṇigaḷanisi nega¨rttevetta śrīmanma-

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [nā] lnū¨rvva¨rmmahājanaṁgaḷuṁ panni¨rvvaggā vuṇḍu-

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvara naṁdādīvigegūroḍeya-

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvara pavitrārōhaṇakke nakharaṁgaḷaṁgaḍiya-

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • meyyāgamaṁ kuḍuvar || ·adhikāri[ga]ḷtavage naḍa- ⟨Page 36⟩

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dīvigage biṭṭar [||] ·arasugaḷu mūlegi-

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • le talevo[ṟe]gayva [tta]leya[ṁ] biṭṭar [||] grā-

⟨68⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bīravaṇiga • daṁgaḍiya • navaṁ kuḍuva

⟨69⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rāgi nakharaṁgaḷ pratyayadalkoṭṭa gadyāṇa[vo]-

⟨70⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śśateśubhakṛtkāsanamuṁ lakṣmīsthiraśāsa-

⟨71⟩ • • • • • • • • • • halasanmatta madhupana [·avi]kāra du-

⟨72⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || śāsanamidāvudelliyaśāsanavārittarēke sa-

⟨73⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷanaḷiguṁ || jinava¨rmmōjana kaṇḍaraṇe ||

⟨74⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [haṇa] hāga-

⟨SIIv15p0i0032⟩ No. 32. (B.K. No. 96 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall (left side) of the Saṁgamēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1147 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Prabhava, Chaitra, ba. 5. Monday, Vishu-saṁkrānti (wrong for Mēsha-saṁkrānti), corresponding to 1147 A.D., March 24.

It registers the grant of the village Nāgavāḍa in Hebbāḷu Twelve, a kaṁpaṇa of Tarddavāḍi Thousand, made by the king, at the request of Mahāsāmantādhipati, Mahāpradhāna, Haḍapad-adhishṭhāyaka, Manevergaḍe, Sēnādhipati Bammaṇayya to the temple of Śivaliṅgadēva at the agrahāra of Muttage, situated in Muttage Thirty, a subdivision of Tarddavāḍi Thousand. The temple is stated to have been constructed by Śivarāja-chamūpa who also built another temple at Vijayāpura (modern Bijapur) called Jagadēkapura. The gift is stated to have been made with the consent of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Kumāra Bijjaḷadēva, apparently of the Kalachuri family, thus showing that he was already holding a responsible position. The religious establishment was placed in charge of Lakuḷīśvara who belonged to a line of Śaiva teachers hailing from Kāśmīra, that had settled at Vijayāpura. The genealogy of the Chālukyas from Tailapa down to Jagadēkamalla is given. A gift of one pon derived from Baṇṇige tax is stated to have been made annually to the same temple by Herggaḍe Bammarasa, an officer of Daṇḍanāyaka Maiḷāra who is described as the amātya of Bijjaḷa-nṛipa and governing Tarddavāḍi-nāḍu. This is followed by some more gifts.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraśtuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || ·ōṁ namaśśivāya

⟨2⟩ śrīkaṁṭhanityarūpaṁ nirupamamahimaṁ viśvalōkādhināthaṁ śrī kāṁtāṁbhōjajanma pramukhasaragaṇastū-

⟨3⟩ yamānaṁ mahēśaṁ lōkālōkaikabījaṁ paśupatiśivaliṁgaṁ jitānaṁganī bhūlōkakke llaṁdadiṁdaṁ śubha-

⟨4⟩ mananudinaṁ māḍugāca[ṁ]dratāraṁ || śrīkāṁtākāṁtanātmōdarabhavanadoḷūṁda¨rkkaṟiṁ baytupaytaṁ lōkālōkaṁgaḷaṁ kāvanu-

⟨5⟩ pamamahimaṁ viśvalōkaikavajra prākāraṁ viśvarūpaṁ jitadanujakuḷaṁ pāḷitāśēṣa nākānīkaṁ pāḷikke dhātrīvaḷayamana-

⟨6⟩ khiḷādhāranācaṁdratāraṁ || śrīmatraibhuvanaikanētrenakhiḷapradyōtitajyōti riksāmātha¨rbba yaju¨rmmayaṁ hariviriṁcēśānarū-

⟨7⟩ paṁ prabhōddāvaṁ viśvajagakkameyde śivaliṁgāsthānasaṁsthaṁ tamastōmadhvaṁsakaraṁ karaṁ beḷagu¨rkku[ṁ] caṁdratārānvitaṁ || śrīcāḷukyakuḷābja ||

⟨8⟩ muḷḷalaralatyutsāhadiṁ viśvadhātrīcakrakkanurāgamāgaludayaṁgeydaṁ caḷukyānvaya prācīnācaḷadoḷnarēṁdra- ⟨Page 37⟩

⟨9⟩ nutanudyanmaṁḍaḷāgrōllasadrōciprasphuritapracaṁḍakaranu¨rbbīpāḷapaṁ taiḷapaṁ || ·ene nagaḷda tailapadēvana tanayaṁ śau¨ryyaśāḷi sa-

⟨10⟩ tyāśrayadēvanata¨rkkyavikramaṁ bhūvanitēśaṁ rājarājananupamatējaṁ || ·atuḷabaḷarādarā bhūpatige suta¨rvvikramāṁkana-

⟨11⟩ yyaṇadēvaṁ pratipakṣanṛpanṛsiṁhapratimaṁ jayasiṁhaneṁbaru¨rbbigadhīśaraṁ || śrī jayasiṁha narēṁdratanūjaṁ trailōkyamalla-

⟨12⟩ nāhavamallaṁ tējōnidhi tatsutanadhirājaṁ bhuṣanaikamalladēvaṁ naga¨rddaṁ || vinutaṁ tadbhū vallabhananujātaṁ viṣṇuva¨rddhanaṁ śrīma-

⟨13⟩ ttribhuvanamalladēvanā nṛpatanayaṁ bhūlōkamalladēvanarēṁdraṁ || ·agaṇitavikrama nātana maganuddhatavairivaṁśavanadavadaha-

⟨14⟩ naṁ jagadēkamalladēvaṁ negaḷdi¨rddaṁ ripunṟipāḷamastakaśūḷaṁ || ·ā naranāthana maneyoḷu tānasadaṁ ba¨rṁmmadēvadaṁḍādhīśaṁ śrīnātha-

⟨15⟩ na maneyoḷu vinetānandananesavavolu sāhasatuṁgaṁ || ba¨rṁmmaṇadaṁḍanāthana mahōṁna tiyaṁ dhṛtiyaṁ caritramaṁ pe¨rmmeyanīga-

⟨16⟩ ḷeyde paribhāvisi nōḷpaḍe mēlenippanā dha¨rmmatanūbhavaṁgenuta baṇnipudī jagamella moldu takkū¨rmmeyinandoḍe vogaḷvaniṁ po-

⟨17⟩ gaḷvaṁ budhakalpavṛkṣanaṁ || ·atuḷabaḷaṁ pratāpanidhi tāṁ padepiṁ jagadēkamallabhūpati besasalke hoysaḷananā¨rddeṟeya-

⟨18⟩ ṭṭi taguḷdu tūḷdu mārutiyavoloṁde dīṁkinoḷavaṁ biṟutaṁbudhivāydaneṁdoḍuddha tikeyināṁparā¨rddhuradoḷī

⟨19⟩ kali ba¨rṁmmaṇadaṁḍanāthanaṁ || © ·ene nega¨rdda puṇyapuṁjana maneyoḷu śubhacaritanenipa mādhavadēvaṁ trinayanana pore-

⟨20⟩ yoḷabjāsananippavoli¨rddhanamaḷaguṇagaṇaniḷayaṁ || sraṣṭaṁ tāṁ vāgvī¨ryāvaṣṭaṁbhado ḷenisi nega¨rddaneḷeyoḷmudade vaśiṣṭapravaraṁ

⟨21⟩ viprōtkṛṣṭaṁ śrī vēdamū¨rtti mādhavadēvaṁ || ·ā vibhugaṁ sādhvi śrīdēvigumanurāga māge puṭṭidanakhiḷō¨rbbīvaḷayaṁ baṇnise bhūdēvōttamaneni-

⟨22⟩ pa peṁpiniṁ śivarājaṁ || surasiṁdhurakke dānaṁ haricaṁdanataruge sakaḷasatphaḷamesevaṁtire ba¨rṁmmaṇadaṁḍādhipanarasutanakkesadu niṁdanī

⟨23⟩ śivarājaṁ || śivadēvaṁ bhaktiyiṁdaṁ bhayadineṟagida¨rgganyasainyakke tāṁ bhairavadēvaṁ ga¨rbbhavāsasthitiyoḷu sukhadiṁdi¨rppa lōkōktiyiṁ kēśavadēvaṁ tī-

⟨24⟩ bratējaṁ diśevidiśegaḷaṁ tīvikoṁḍoppe tō¨rppā ravidēvaṁ bhūmidēvānvaya vimaḷa sarōjātasaṁbhūtanītaṁ || maṁneya kaṁjakuṁjara madōddhatemaṁne-

⟨25⟩ ya rājarāhu śau¨ryyōṁnatamaṁneyūdripati maṁneyapaṁnagavainatēya bhāśvaṁ narapāḷa maṁḍaḷika mauḷivighaṭṭita pādapīṭha bāppeṁnada-

⟨26⟩ rā¨rmmanōmudadinī śivarājananī dharitriyoḷ || jagamellaṁ taṁnaṁ maṟevuge | kāvaṁ mīṟi tōruvaṁ yamamukhamaṁ bagegoṁḍu bēḍidudanā-

⟨27⟩ vagamīvaṁ dayeyinadaṭiniṁdā¨rppiṁdaṁ || dha¨rmmada parōpakārada pe¨rmmeya nijarūpane saye manujākṛtiyiṁ ni¨rmmisidana¨rtthiyiṁde catu¨rmmukhanene nega-

⟨28⟩ ḷdaneḷeyoḷī śivarājaṁ || muttageyoḷnijōṁnatiya kī¨rttiya puṇyada puṁjadaṁte digbhittiyaneyde ko¨rbbi baḷedabjabhavāṁḍamaneydalēḷge lōkōtta-

⟨29⟩ ramāge ni¨rmmisidanutsavadiṁ ruciratrikūṭamopputtire dēvatāniḷayamaṁ śivarājacamūpana ¨rtthiyiṁ || surucirakūṭatrayadiṁ pariraṁ-

⟨30⟩ jipa dēgulaṁgaḷaṁ ni¨rmmisidaṁ nirupamamahimaṁ vijayāpuradoḷu jagadēkapuradoḷī puravaradoḷu || © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ |

⟨31⟩ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmat pratāpacakrava- ⟨Page 38⟩

⟨32⟩ ¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvara vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā ¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttaṁ kalyāṇapurada nelevīḍinoḷu sukha-

⟨33⟩ saṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ gayuttamire || tatpādapadmōpajīvitanuṁ mahāmātyapadavī virājitanuṁ samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāsāmaṁtādhipa-

⟨34⟩ ti mahāpradhānaṁ haḍapadadhiṣṭāyakaṁ maneve¨rggaḍe sēnādhipati daṁḍanāyakaṁ baṁma ṇayyaṁ biṁnapaṁ geyyaladaṁdibyacittadalu kēḷdavadhā-

⟨35⟩ risi ta¨rddavāḍisāsirada baḷiya kaṁpaṇaṁ muttageya movattaṟa modala bāḍaṁ śrīmatsa¨rbba namaśya duttamadagrahāraṁ muttageya śrī

⟨36⟩ śivaliṁgadēva¨rgge ·ā nāḍa baḷiya kaṁpaṇaṁ hebbāḷu haṁneraḍahoḷagaṇa nāgavāḍamaṁ sa¨rbba namasyaṁ māḍi | svasti śrīmaccāḷukya pratāpacakrava-

⟨37⟩ ¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvaru svakīyarājyābhyudayada 10 neya prabhava saṁvatsarada caitra bahuḷa 5 sōmavāradaṁdana viṣu-

⟨38⟩ saṁkrāṁti byatīpātapa¨rbbanimittaṁ paramabhaktipū¨rbbakaṁ dayaṁ geydu kuḍalu samasta pradhānara śrī manmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kumāraṁ bijjaladē-

⟨39⟩ varasara saurasediṁ patthaḷesahitaṁ paḍedu barada śāsanaṁ || © || va || śrīmat śivarājadaṁḍanā yakaṁ taṁniṁ ni¨rmmitamāda ·ī dha¨rmasthānamaṁ parama-

⟨40⟩ naiṣṭhikasthānaṁ māḍi kuḍe paḍedā śrī lakuḷēśvaradēvara gurukuḷakramameṁteṁdaḍe || sūri janaṁgaḷoḷ nuḍiyinī jagadoḷ jaya-

⟨41⟩ vādiyāge kaivārade vēdasāraracitābharaṇānviteyāgi vāṇi kāśmīrade kūḍi baṁdu vijayāpuradoḷ nelasalnegaḷda kāśmīramu-

⟨42⟩ nīṁdranoḷnuḍige sōladarā¨rnnuḍidaṁdu tā¨rkkikar || ·ā dibyamunige śiṣya¨rvvēdāṁta vida¨rssamasta śāstrā¨rttha kaḷābhēda viśēṣajña¨rparavādima-

⟨43⟩ hāpraḷaya kālabhairavadēvar || ·avara śiṣyaru || niratiśaya jñānāmṛtasaranidhiyoḷu parama tatvabhāvaneyaḷavaṭṭire taṁnoḷakhiḷayō-

⟨44⟩ gīśvaradēvamunīṁdraresadaramaḷacaritrar || ·avaragraśiṣyarī bhūbhavanajanakkabhimatā¨rttha siddhiyanīyalu śivane yatirūpamaṁ taḷedavatarisida-

⟨45⟩ nenisida¨rvvarēśvaradēvar || viśvaṁbhare baṇnisaluvarēśvaradēva¨rgge śiṣyarādar śrī yōgīśvara dēva¨rpparamamunīśvarasaṁstutyacaritarapagataduritar ||

⟨46⟩ ·ene negaḷda paramanaiṣṭhikamunipara śiṣya¨rssamastalōkōttamarī vananidhiparivṛtadhātrīvinu ta¨rllakuḷīśvarabratīśvararesedar || sakaḷajñaṁ śivata-

⟨47⟩ tvavēdi manumā¨rgaṁ taṁna cāritradiṁ sakaḷō¨rbbīvaḷayaṁ pavitrataramāyteṁbaṁnegaṁ mikka naiṣṭhikacūḍāmaṇi lākuḷāgama sudhāṁbhōrāśitā-

⟨48⟩ rādhipaṁ lakuḷīśabratiyeṁdu baṇnipudiḷābhāgaṁ manōrāgadiṁ || ·iṁtu negaḷda || śrīlaku ḷīśapada prakṣālanaṁ māḍi koṭṭanī sthānamanī bhūlō-

⟨49⟩ kamaṟiye tāṁ kai mēlāgire dhāreyeṟedu sale śivarājaṁ || taṁnaya vṛttiya keyyaṁ paṁniṁ 12 mattaranadakka dēva¨rttiṟuva¨rppaṁnoṁdu 11 paṇa-

⟨50⟩ maneṁdū¨rmmannise paḍedittanābaḷiya moge sahitaṁ || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu ¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rbbānētānbhāginaḥ pā¨rtthi-

⟨51⟩ vēṁdrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdra || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyūṁ jāyatē kṛ-

⟨52⟩ mī || © mattamoṁduttarōttaraṁ || śrīmabbijjaladēvanṛpāmātyaṁ daṁḍanāthacūḍā ratnaṁ śrīmaiḷāracamūpaṁ sāmajaripuvikramaṁ parā-

⟨53⟩ kramabhīmaṁ || krūrārātikapāḷamaṁ ripukarabyagraykatībrāsiyaṁ vairibrātakarōḍi mā[le]yumanugrāṭōpamaṁ bhīkarākāraṁ betta-

⟨54⟩ le raudramū¨rttiyumanī daṁḍādhipaṁ vīramaiḷāraṁ tōruvanājiṟaṁgadoḷ mitrānīka mutkaṁpisal || raṇadoḷuṟadāṁtaraṁ vitaraṇadoḷu kai-

⟨55⟩ yāreṟaḍamōḍisi sale kaiguṇamaṁ tōṟuva raṇavitaraṇaśūraṁ daṁḍanāyakaṁ maiḷā ta¨rddavāḍināḍaṁ duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapratipā- ⟨Page 39⟩

⟨56⟩ ḷanadiṁdāḷdu nāḍarasugeyyutti¨rddā baṇnigedaṟeyadhikāramaṁ tāṁ kuḍe paḍedā paramēśvaraṁ pe¨rggaḍe baṁmarasaṁ śrī śivaliṁgadēva¨rgge ||

⟨57⟩ karaṇaṁgaḷanugrahadiṁ dhare pogaḷalu negaḷda mu¨rttageya baṇnigeyoḷe sthiramāgiroṁdu poṁnaṁ variṣaṁprati naḍeye koṭṭanāḷdana-

⟨58⟩ [numa]tadiṁ || © dō¨rbbaḷabhīmaṁ ripukuḷapa¨rbbatakuḷiśāyudhaṁ parākramadhananainū ¨rbbara saṁnāhaṁ sakaḷō¨rbbareyoḷ caṭṭiseṭṭi bīrara bīraṁ ||

⟨59⟩ [sa]maradhuraṁdharanātana kumaraṁ naḍegōṭemallanarihṛtsellaṁ samayasamuddharaṇaṁ vikrama tuṁga nāciseṭṭi vairigharaṭṭaṁ || kāṁtiya pe¨rṁmma-

⟨60⟩ • bolatidhai¨ryada śau¨ryyada gu¨rbbuvetta vikrāntada naṁniyuṁnatikeyaṁ naṟe tāḷdida nāciseṭṭi nairantaramāgiralke śivaliṁga-

⟨61⟩ mahāmahimaṁge nāgavāḍaṁ tanagīva bīravaṇada¨rtthamanāvagamittana¨rtthiyiṁ || dharaṇī vallabharuṁ pradhānapuruṣa¨rddaṁḍādhipa¨rnnāḍanāḷva-

⟨62⟩ rasa¨rppe¨rggaḍegaḷsamastakaraṇaṁgaḷnāḍugaḷmattamī puradādiprabhugaḷmahājanamumārāydaṁ dumī dha¨rmmamaṁ paripāḷippudu tamma dha¨rmma-

⟨63⟩ midu tāṁ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ || © śrīmatu kēśavadēvara kaḷaśārōpaṇadalu śrīmadū roḍeya pramukhamaśēṣama-

⟨64⟩ hājanaṁgaḷu biṭṭa keyi nālkeneya viṭṭapayyaṁgaḷa pannasinalu ḍōṇiyiṁ baḍagalu śivarā jana vṛttiya mattaru 4 ·ā

⟨65⟩ [panna]sinalu gōpatighaḷisāsara magaṁ rēcaṇaghaḷisāsara kaiyalu śrīlakuḷēśvaradēvaru dhāregoṇḍu biṭṭa keyi mā-

⟨66⟩ • sīmeyiṁ teṁkalu śivarājaṁ biṭṭa haṁnimattariṁ baḍagalu mattaru 5 ·antu mattaru 9 ·ītiruvaṟuvaṇaṁ paṇa • [mā] •

⟨67⟩ gaḍiya nāgarasana kaiyyalu lakuḷīśvaradēvaru dhāregoṇḍu biṭṭa sa¨rvvanamaśyada tōṁṭa kōṭerājana tōṁṭadiṁ paḍuva[lu gōviṁda]-

⟨68⟩ rasara heṁmadōṁṭadiṁ baḍagalu kamma 7 || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0033⟩ No. 33. (B.K. No. 53 of 1927-28.) BŪDIHĀḶ, MUNDARGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the Īśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1147 A.D.

This is dated the Jagadēkamalla year (not specified), Prabhava, Chaitra śu • • Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. The date is incomplete and the said Saṁkramaṇa is obviously a mistake. The approximate equivalent of the date would be 1147 A.D., March.

It registers a gift of land for worship, offerings, etc., to the god Kalidēva, when Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Kuppadēvarasa of the Yādava lineage was governing Māsavāḍi Hundred and Forty. Sōma-gāvuṇḍa who seems to have been connected with the benefaction is praised. The inscription is damaged and some of the relevant details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ śrī namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha-

⟨2⟩ mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || dēva[rā]janatastutyaṁ marutānaṁda bhu-

⟨3⟩ ta • • kalidēva • • • • • • • • • • namaḥ śivāya

⟨4⟩ svasti śrī pṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka sa-

⟨5⟩ tyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmajjagadēkamalladēva vija-

⟨6⟩ ya rājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salu-

⟨7⟩ ttamire || tatpādapadmōpajīvi svastisamadhigata paṁcamahāśa- ⟨Page 40⟩

⟨8⟩ bda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsvaraṁ vīralakṣmīkāntaṁ suva-

⟨9⟩ ¨rṇnagaruḍadhvajaṁ śrīmanu mahāmaṁḍaḷēsvare kuppadēvarasaru

⟨10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • riya tiḷakaṁ • ge sadguṇaṁ • • • • • • • • • • nripanaṁ śaraṇā-

⟨12⟩ daḍe kū¨rttu • • • • • jagadoḷe tāne • • • • • dharāgra • •

⟨13⟩ namā[ḍi]dō || [·aṁtu] mūsavāḍinūṟa nālvattumaṁ • • • • • pāḷisi-

⟨14⟩ yuṁ parama • ḷasādha[ka*]nappa • • • • • • • • • • [duṣṭa] niṣṭhura siṣṭō

⟨15⟩ ddhāraṇādi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ cakānicaya raci • • • • • • • • • • bagedā • • • na parākra-

⟨17⟩ [ma]nu • • • • • sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ [geyyutta]mire || ·ātana maṁḍa-

⟨18⟩ ḷadūḷage1 khyātigesadi¨rppa grāmaṁ • • • • • guṇaniḷaya

⟨19⟩ vīra bhūtaḷa • • • • • • • • • • lli || gaḍiyaṁkamalla

⟨20⟩ biruduṁ koṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • sāhasabhīmaṁ nuḍidaṁte

⟨21⟩ gaṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • raṇadaḍeyoḷu || ©

⟨22⟩ ·ātana taṁmmana pē[ḷva]ḍe bhūteḷa • • kuppa • • • • • • • • • • ripugaṁ ·āta[na] ta-

⟨23⟩ nūbhavanenisida nūtana • • • • • gauṁḍana śau¨ryya || ©

⟨24⟩ ·uṟadiṁtu ku • • • • • • • • • • ripunriparaśarabhanādaṁ • deḍeyā-

⟨25⟩ ḷu • • • • • • • • • • sau¨ryyadoḷ sōmagauṁḍa ||

⟨26⟩ ·aṁtavari¨rbbaruṁ • • • • • ḍaṁge puṭṭi nijakuḷa • • nagēṁdradyu-

⟨27⟩ maṇiyenisida • • • • • rāmalakṣmaṇaguṇasaṁmōditarāgi su-

⟨28⟩ pratīka • • • • • • • • • • saucācāradiṁ sukhadinire ||

⟨29⟩ mattameṁtene || ka || • • • • • • • • • • duddharisaleṁdu

⟨30⟩ kamaḷōdbhavanu rājya • • • • • • • • • • vātana • • nisikalpa-

⟨31⟩ bhūja • • • • • • • • • • paṁkajada gaurava-

⟨32⟩ mā sa[si]gā sudhāṁsu • • • • • • • • • • dārada • •

⟨33⟩ vasu • mauktikaṁ misu • • • • • • • • • • puṭṭidaneṁbina cinniseṭṭigaṁ

⟨34⟩ sasimukhi rēvakabbegaṁ • • • • • • • • • • puṭṭe baṁmaṇaṁ || ·ātena taṁ[maṁ]

⟨35⟩ parahitacaritaṁ • • • • • • • • • • satyasaucabratadiṁ surana-

⟨36⟩ diya suta • • • • • • • • • • jakkaṁ nuḍi sa-

⟨37⟩ tyavāgi maṁnnisi • • • • • da¨rtthanicaya • • • tanabhimānadhanaṁ naḍa-

⟨38⟩ vaḷi dha¨rmma • • • • • • • • • • sāraṁ tri-

⟨39⟩ va¨rgga saṁśritasāraṁ • • • • • • • • • • sāraṁ sa-

⟨40⟩ dbudhagōṣṭi nivārita • • • • • • • • • • na kulada

⟨41-49⟩ damaged

⟨50⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gā[vu]ṁḍaṁ sōmagā[vu]ṁḍa

⟨51⟩ svasti śrīmajjagadēkamalladēvava¨rṣada prabhava saṁvatsarada cai-

⟨52⟩ tra suddha • • • • • vāradaṁduttarāyaṇasaṁkrāṁti bya-

⟨53⟩ tīpāta • • • • • • • • • • pratiṣṭayaṁ māḍida kalidēva-

⟨54⟩ svāmi • • • • • seṭṭiya • nivēdyakkaṁ dēvaraṁgabhōgakkaṁ khaṁ-

⟨55⟩ ḍasphuṭita jī¨rnnōddhārada besakkaṁ saṁpū¨rṇnavāgi koṭṭa bhū-

⟨56⟩ mi • • • • • mūḍalu yiṁmmattarenalu

⟨57⟩ paḍuvalu • • • • • leraḍu naṭṭa kallu mēre teṁkalu naṭṭa kallu mē-

⟨58⟩ re baḍagalu naṭṭa kallu mēre yiṁtī catussīmeyiṁdoḷage matta-

⟨59⟩ raiya [ttu] ·i dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisuvaru gāvuṁḍugaḷu ||

⟨60⟩ svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣa-

⟨61⟩ sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || ⟨Page 41⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0034⟩ No. 34. (B.K. No. 177 of 1928-29.) TEGGI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the temple of Māruti.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1147 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Prabhava, Āshāḍha śu. amāvāsyā Monday. The date corresponds to 1147 A.D., June 29, the weekday being Sunday. The expression śu. is obviously a scribal error.

It registers a gift of land made by Kāṭi-gāvuṇḍa of Ādaṇḍagi in Hunugunda Thirty to the god Kalidēva of the place. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Gaṅgaṇavve.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī

⟨2⟩ [pṟithvi]vallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ

⟨3⟩ paramēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ sa-

⟨4⟩ tyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cā-

⟨5⟩ ḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmajajja jagadē •

⟨6⟩ kamalladēvara vijayarājya-

⟨7⟩ muttarōttarābhivriddiprava

⟨8⟩ ¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ-

⟨9⟩ baraṁ saluttamire 10 neya

⟨10⟩ prabhava saṁ[va*]tsarada ·aṣāḍa su-

⟨11⟩ ddha ·amāvāse sōmavāradaṁ-

⟨12⟩ ndu

⟨13⟩ baḷiya ·ādaṁḍigaya kāṭa-

⟨14⟩ gāvuṇḍaṁ tammūra śrīkali-

⟨15⟩ dēva¨rgge gaṁgaṇaveya kā-

⟨16⟩ laṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakamā-

⟨17⟩ gi yavasūra dāriyiṁ pa-

⟨18⟩ ḍuvalu biṭṭakeyi hiri-

⟨19⟩ kōla matta māṟu ·oṁdu-

⟨20⟩ • • ya nivēsaṇa [dēgu]la-

⟨21⟩ [ke] dhāreya • ku • • •

⟨22⟩ [vi]ṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipālisu-

⟨23⟩ varu yidanaḷidaṁ kōṭi kavi-

⟨24⟩ leyaṁ brāhmaṇaraṁ tapōdhana-

⟨25⟩ ranaḷida phātaka © © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0035⟩ No. 35. (B.K. No. 100 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in the village chāvaḍi.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1147 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king Prabhava, Kārttika śu. 12, Monday. Except for the weekday which was Thursday on the said tithi, the other details correspond to 1147 A.D., November 6.

It registers a sarvanamasya grant of the village Maṇiyūr in Hebbālu Twelve, made by the king at the request of Sōviseṭṭi and Paṭṭasāhaṇi Hiriya-daṇḍanāyaka Brahmadēvayya to the temple of Dakshiṇāmukha Chennakēśava of the agrahāra Muttage, situated in Muttage Thirty in Tarddavāḍi Thousand. The temple was built by Kaihiseṭṭi, the grandfather of Sōviseṭṭi. The epigraph describes the genealogy of the Chālukya family and states that Sōviseṭṭi always carried on trade in jewels with the Chālukya king and his officer Brahma-daṇḍādhipa.

After this record there is an inscription of the Kalachuri ruler Rāya-Murāri Sōvidēva, engraved on the same stone. This is followed by another epigraph of the reign of Jagadēkamalla II citing identical details of the above date. It commences with a description of the Seḷaṟa (i.e. Śilāhāra) feudatory family and registers a gift of the manneya-vaṇa of the said village of Maṇiyūr to the same deity by Ḍākarasa, Gōṇarasa and other members of the Seḷaṟa family in the presence of the king. ⟨Page 42⟩

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⟨1⟩ © jayatyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇōṁnatadaṁṣṭrāgra viśrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapuḥ || śrīramyōṁnaṁmravakṣasthaḷanakhiḷa • •

⟨2⟩ pāvanaṁ pāvanaṁ kēyūrādyanaṁtaratnābharaṇaparivṛtaṁ svaṁbaraṁ svaṁbaraṁ daṁṣṭrōru ttuṁgāgradiṁdattidanivanaṁ-

⟨3⟩ bā varāhaṁ varāha kāraṁ śrī kēśavaṁ rakṣisuge vasu[dhe]yaṁ vāsudēvaṁ sudēvaṁ ||

⟨4⟩ © ·ādivarāhaṁ balida mahādaṁṣṭrāgrapradēśadaṁdettida saptōdadhivastrāvēṣṭiṭha mēdiniya kirīṭadaṁte maṁdaravesaguṁ || ·antasevvamaṁdarācaḷa-

⟨5⟩ dinteṁkaṇadasaya lasitabhāratava¨rṣābhyantaradoḷoppi tō¨rppudanantapuragrāmapaṁkti kuntaḷa dēśaṁ || kuntaḷadēśamaṁ samaradhāri-

⟨6⟩ ṇiyalliya rāṣṭrakūṭabhakāntaranellaraṁ nijabhujābaḷadiṁdave kādi geldu[koṁ] dantapana pratāpanavadhīritavairiba-

⟨7⟩ lāvaśēṣanaśrāntasuva¨rṇnadāni sunṛpaṁ kali tailapanājilōlupaṁ || ka || tailapadēvane tanayaṁ cāḷukyakuḷapraśastivistārakanā-

⟨8⟩ māḷaṁkritaṁ prajāvanaśīlaṁ satyāśrayaṁ nṛpēśvaranādaṁ || satyāśrayadēvana maganatyaṁta viḷāsi vikramādityaviḷāstutyaṁ nṛpanādanātana nityōdaya-

⟨9⟩ sahajanayyaṇaṁ nṛpanādaṁ || ·ayyaṇadēvana tammanajayyaṁ sa¨rvvō¨rvvigellavarasādaṁ muṁgayya baladiṁdamamitākṣayya-

⟨10⟩ yaśaṁ garuḍaraṁhanā jayasiṁhaṁ || jayasiṁhamahīpatiya priyaputraṁ dhātrigellamīśvara nādaṁ bhayamuṁ lōbhamumillada nayavantaṁ prajege nalla-

⟨11⟩ nāhavamallaṁ || ·āhavamallamahīśana dēhabhavaṁ sakaḷa bhūmigadhipatiyādaṁ sāhasaparākramaṁ sakaḷāhitanripada¨rppadaḷananuttamasōmaṁ || sōmanarēṁdrana

⟨12⟩ tammaṁ sāma¨rtthyōdvrittabhūribhujabaḷadiṁdaṁ bhūmipatiyādanāhavabhīmaṁ pe¨rmmāḍi rāyanā¨rggavajēyaṁ || pe¨rmmāḍirāyanaṇugina hemmaganai[daṁ] yugīna nṛpasa-

⟨13⟩ ¨rvvajñaṁ ni¨rmmaḷanabhinavakāmaṁ dha¨rmmātmaṁ sā¨rbbabhaumanādaṁ sōmaṁ || sōmēśvara dēvana maganī mēdinigallavarasanādaṁ śau¨ryyōddāmaṁ caḷukyanṛpa cūḍāmaṇi jagadēka-

⟨14⟩ mallanīyale ballaṁ || v® || cōḷaṁ cāḷādanaṁdhraṁ śaranikaraśritōraḥśirōraṁdhranādaṁ gauḷaṁ gōḷiṭṭanaṁgaṁ hritabalasa¨rvvāṁganādaṁ karaṁ nēpāḷaṁ pāḷāgi pōdaṁ nijajanapa-

⟨15⟩ dradiṁ gu¨rjjaraṁ lajjegaṭṭaṁ kālāḷoḷkādi sōlteṁdaḍe nararaḷave śrīpratāpakṣamāpa || kaṁ || jagadēkamallanṛpapadayugaḷāṁbhōjōpajīvi maneve¨rggaḍe sa¨rvvaguṇanidhi paṭṭasā-

⟨16⟩ haṇi vigatabhayaṁ ba¨rmmadēvadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || v® || janakellaṁ kanakāṁnavaṁ navasuvastrakṣētra maṁ koṭṭu munnina ka¨rṇna nālvaḍiyenalmādāniyādaṁ caḷukya-

⟨17⟩ narādhīśvara pūjyarājya padabhārādhāradō¨rddaṁḍanāḷdanamādyat karipaṭṭasāhaṇi suvipraṁ brahmadaṁḍādhipaṁ || ka || ·ā paṭṭasāhaṇagamu¨rvvīpatigaṁ sa¨rvva-

⟨18⟩ ratnasaṁvṛddhiyanoldā hottuṁ māḍuva suvyāpāraṁ sōviseṭṭi nagaḷdaṁ jagadoḷ ·ā negaḷda sōviseṭṭiya mānōṁnativetta tāyataṁdeya vikhyātānūnavenipa

⟨19⟩ kulasaṁtānada satkī¨rtti tānadaṁtenalellaṁ || ·ādibrahmana toḍeyiṁdāda śvētakuḷa vaiśya roḷvikhyātaṁ mādāni bammiseṭṭi taḷōdari dēlikavvegoldu vallabhanādaṁ ||

⟨20⟩ varamū¨rtti ba¨rmmiseṭṭiyu varuṇādhara dēlikavveyuṁ paḍeda¨rssusthiranenipa nāciseṭṭiya nurudha¨rmmada ceṭṭiseṭṭiyaṁ mudadiṁdaṁ || ·ā nāciseṭṭi tanna

⟨21⟩ strī nācavve verasacyutāṁghridvayamaṁ nānābratadiṁda¨rccini dāniyanā kaihiseṭṭiyaṁ paḍedaravar || v® || niyatācāradanacyutāṁghriyugamaṁ kāmavveyuṁ kai-

⟨22⟩ hiseṭṭiyumārādhisi puṇyadiṁde paḍeda¨rddī¨rghāyuvaṁ cauḍiseṭṭiyanatyuttamakī¨rtti mū¨rttiyutanaṁ nācaṇṇanaṁ mādiseṭṭiyanī mūvaranaṁbujāsanaharī-

⟨23⟩ śaprattaraṁ putraraṁ || kaṁ || ·ā vinuta ceṭṭaseṭṭi ramāvallabhanaṁ vadhuvarasavveverasu sadbhā vade pūjisi paḍedaṁ śrīvantananeseva sōviseṭṭiyanolaviṁ ||

⟨24⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī pṛthvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēśvaraṁ parama baṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrī pratāpacakrava¨rtti ⟨Page 43⟩

⟨25⟩ jagadēkamalladēvaṁ kalyāṇada nelavīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyutti¨rddu svasti śrīvacchāḷukyacakrava¨rtti pratāpa jagadēkamalladēvava¨rṣada hattana-

⟨26⟩ ya prabhavasaṁvatsarada kā¨rttika śuddadvā śi sōmavāradaṁdu sōviseṭṭiya biṁnapadiṁ paṭa sāhaṇa hiṁyadaṁḍanāyakaṁ brahmadēvayyanuṁ binnapaṁ gayye taddavā-

⟨27⟩ ḍisāyi dabaḷiya bāḍaṁmūvataṁ modalabāḍaṁ sa¨rbbanamasyaduttamadagrahāraṁ mutta geya naḍuve kaihiseṭṭi pratiṣṭhayaṁ māḍida dakṣiṇāmukha śrī-

⟨28⟩ caṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge hebbāḷuhaṁnneraḍaroḷagaṇa maṇiyūraṁ sa¨rbbanamasyaṁ māḍi tribhō gābhēṁtera siddhiya gedha rāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaṁ || śrī caṁnakēśavadēvāya namaḥ ||

⟨45⟩ śrī mitrēṁdugaḷuḷḷinavī mēdinigoḍeyanādanugra śiḷāhārāmita tapadiṁdo¨rbbaṁ bhīmabaḷaṁ seḷaraneṁba hesaresavarasaṁ || seḷaṟasānvayadarasa¨rppalakālaṁ sakala- 1

⟨46⟩ cakrava¨rttigaḷāda¨rbbaḷikave manneyarāda¨rssale kelarī taddavāḍisāyirakellaṁ || svastisamadhi gata paṁcamahāśabdaṁ vaṁdijanakanakābdaṁ mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kūpaṇapu-

⟨47⟩ ravarādhīśvaraṁ | suva¨rṇnagaruḍadhvajaṁ | vijayalakṣmīsaṁśritadakṣaṇabhujaṁ | jīmūtavāha nānvayaprasūtaṁ | sau¨ryyaraghujātaṁ | seḷaṟa kuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁ-

⟨48⟩ ḍaṁ | kadanapracaṁḍaṁ | kātyāyanīlabdhavaraprasādaṁ | sahajāmōdaṁ | manneyavallabhaṁ bhayalōbhama¨rllabhaṁ | viṣamahayārūḍha srauḍharēvantaṁ | vairakritāṁtaṁ | nāmā-

⟨49⟩ disamastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmat ḍākarasanuṁ gōṇarasanuṁ ·ammarasanuṁ | ·āhumallarasa nuvintivarumukhyavāgi samastasaṁtānaru śrīmat jagadēkamalladēvara saṁnidhāna dalu

⟨50⟩ hebbāḷu hanneraḍaṟoḷagaṇa maṇiyūra manneya vaṇavaṁ hattaneya prabhava saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika śuddha dvādaśi sōmavāradalu muttageya naḍuvaṇa dakṣiṇāmukhada śrīcaṁnakēśa-

⟨51⟩ vadēva¨rgge dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ koṭṭaru [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0036⟩ No. 36. (B.K. No. 109 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Śiva temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1148 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Prabhava, Pushya śu. 13, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1148 A.D., January 5. The Saṅkramaṇa, however, occurred on 1147 A.D., December 25, Thursday.

It registers the renewal of the gift of a betelnut garden for the worship of the god Mūlasthāna and for repairs, etc. made by Hollagāvuṇḍa of Hosavūr for the beatitude of his deceased father Nākigāvuṇḍa and senior uncle Boppagāvuṇḍa. Hollagāvuṇḍa belonged to the Sinda family and Kunnula race. The gift was received by the teacher Gaṅgēśvara-paṇḍita of the Pāśupata sect in the presence of the Seven Hundred. The record gives the genealogy of Hollagāvuṇḍa and describes the valour and meritorious deeds of his ancestors. It also refers to Sakaḷaprakāśa as administering the heggēri of Muḷugunda and also Hosavūr. Other gifts such as income derived from cess on betel leaves, etc., are also mentioned.

In the concluding portion which refers to the administration of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Chāmuṇḍarasa bearing the epithet Toṇḍamaṇḍaḷika [śuṇḍāla] pañchānana, is recorded the gift of income from Pannāya to the god by his subordinate Pergaḍe Kalidēvanāyaka, the adhikāri of Bhaṇḍārada Basavamayya-nāyaka. ⟨Page 44⟩

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || śrīmaccaḷukyavaṁśalalāmaṁ sa¨rvvajñacakrava¨rttiya sutanuddā-

⟨2⟩ mapratāpi vasudhādhāmaṁ jagadēkamallarāyaṁ naga¨rdaṁ || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīpṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśva-

⟨3⟩ ra paramabhaṭṭāraka satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatpratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēvamalladēvara vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamā-

⟨4⟩ namācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire || ka || prakaṭiteyaśōnaṭīna¨rkananavadhiguṇagaṇā nvitaṁ sakaḷakaḷādhikaneṁdu pogaḷadavarā¨rssakaḷaṁ sakaḷaprakāśabaṭā rakaraṁ ||

⟨5⟩ © svasti yamaniyamasyādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇa maunānuṣṭhāna parāyaṇaruṁ tribhuvana mallavallabhasabhāprabhāvitapravādipracaṇḍarumappa tribhuvanamalla-

⟨6⟩ dēvarārādhya¨rssakaḷaprakāśabhaṭṭāraka¨rmmuḷuga nāda heggēriyumanā vīranārāyaṇa dēvara kuttuṁv®tti hosavūranāḷda || v® || jaḷadhiv®tāvanīva-

⟨7⟩ dhuge kuntaḷadaṁte virājisittu kuntaḷaviṣayaṁ tadu¨rvvareyoḷuvaḷedha¨rmmanivāsabhūmi beḷvolamatasēvyamā janapadānanadaṁtevūleṁtu nōḷpaḍaṁ sale

⟨8⟩ muḷugunda hanneramoppuguvuttamabhōgabhūmivōl || © || svastyaśēṣadharātaḷā nanda sikuḷavakanda nandanavanavasantanuṁ | vīralakṣmīkāntanuṁ | bāvannavīrāgraga-

⟨9⟩ ṇya kakuḷāṁbhōjamitraṁ | vairimanneyalatālavitraṁ | dhai¨ryamaṁdaramahīdharaṁ muḷgudavidyādharaṁ [pa]rivṛtavidagdhavibudhavrajaṁ | pannagamahādhvajaṁ |

⟨10⟩ koṟaluguṁṇḍānvayaṁ | prabaḷatējōmayaṁ | vidviṣṭaduṣṭakāḷiṁgagajabhīmaṁ | kāminī kāmaṁ | vīrarasabhōjanuṁ | vyāghralāṁchanaṁ | nāmādi samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrī-

⟨11⟩ manmuḷugunṁ hanneṟaḍaramanneyaṁ bopparasar || kaṁ || rakṣisi dha¨rmagaḷanupalakṣisi kunnu lana caratamaṁ rapujayadūḷa[kṣa]tivettaṁ sale sinda kṣatriyanenipa boppanahi-

⟨12⟩ tajhaḷappaṁ || ·ā panneraḍaṟa baḷiya bāḍaṁ || v® || [·i]re madhupāḷi poṁjaḍeya saurabhamaṁ taṇivannavīṁṭi bittaradoḷe nandanāḷigaḷoḷaṁpugaleṁbuvu pūtacūtadoḷ pa-

⟨13⟩ rivṛta kōkiḷapratatiśāḷivanāḷige līleyiṁde pāydaragiḷi sāvadhāna • • • • • posavūresaguṁ nirantaraṁ || hosavūrē cagavuṇḍanujvaḷayaśa śrīkāṁtanātaṁge puṇya-

⟨14⟩ sati prauḍhe vinīte sītegeṇeyappaḷu kaṁcigāvuṇḍi rāji[su] • • daṁpatigaḷuga puṭṭida • • • siṁgakke • • • ¨ryyanippasaviṁ boppagavuṇḍanaṁ jananuta śrī nāki gānaṇḍanu || ·allinā-

⟨15⟩ kigāvuṇḍana parākrama[muṁ] prabhutvamumeṁteṁdaḍe || © bandenena • kāḷagada • • • naḍevasa • • • nettariṁdoṁdeḍe khaṇḍadiṇḍigega • • • de bhūtapiśācakōṭiyiṁ doṁdeḍe bi¨rdda vī-

⟨16⟩ rabhaṭareḷugaruḷūḷ toḍa¨rddaśvarājiyidondeḍe nōḍaladbhutavenippudu nākiya gelda yuddhadoḷ || mūlasthāna viśāla śi[vā]layamaṁ boppanoppiralu māḍisidaṁ kaiḷā-

⟨17⟩ śōpama morakēśālayamaṁ nāki puṇyanidhi māḍisidaṁ || paḍeda dhanaṁ mṛḍapūjege mṛḍa pratiṣṭhege mṛḍāśrayapratatige takkeḍege tapōdhana¨rggittēṁ paḍedanō dhanamaṁ vivēki nā-

⟨18⟩ kigāvuṇḍaṁ | ·ā vibhuge bhōgiyakkaniḷāvadhugeṇeyenisi biṇpaniṁbadoḷire yiṁtī vidha saduguṇagaṇadiṁde tā vadhuviṁduvadana kū¨rppa kulavadhuvesedaḷ || ·antava¨rgge

⟨19⟩ puṭṭida viśrāṁtadoḷaṁ vibhavadoḷaṁ vudāradoḷaṁ cairantanareṇeyane seṇasuva¨rggaṁtakanenale sava putrakaṁ prabhu hollaṁ || pitṛdhanamaṁ tiṁ[du]nmattateyeṁdi¨rpparama puruṣa nallaṁ

⟨20⟩ dēvāyatanakke kerege śatrakke taṭākakkettu[dhana]manesavaṁ hollaṁ || paravanitākēkarabhīkara bāṇaṁ naḍeda śaucaguṇavidu lōkōttaravī hollagāvuṇḍana doreyāritera¨rpparāṁ ganāpu-

⟨21⟩ trakanoḷ || v® || kāntada moggeraṁ harigeyoḍḍaṇavettida vājirāji māṟāṁtade kāḷarakkasa nivaṁ javaniṁtivanendarāti vibhrāṁtiyaneyde koluva galvudba(lvadbhu)ta vīranoḷuṁ ⟨Page 45⟩

⟨22⟩ rā • vikrāṁta hollanoḷ ripuhṛdisthaḷa[sa]lla[no]ḷājimallanoḷ || ka || ·enisi hollagavuṇḍana manassarōvaramarāḷabāḷike tānaṁbinagaṁ kulavadhuvādaḷ ja-

⟨23⟩ nōnuta cāvuṇḍigavuṇḍi vanitāratnaṁ || svasti samastasatyaśaucācāranayavinaya śīḷasaṁpannanuṁ | vibudhaprasannanuṁ | nijakuḷanaḷinīṣaṇḍamā¨rttaṇḍanuṁ || prajemacce ga-

⟨24⟩ ṇḍanuṁ | catussīmeya dha¨rmmasaṁrakṣiṇaika dakṣamaṁ | ni¨rvikārākāramanasija sa ddakṣanuṁ | paranadhū[dā]rasmērakēkarāḷōkamā¨rggaṇa gaṇātidūranuṁ | saṁsārasāranuṁ bha-

⟨25⟩ yalōbharahitanuṁ | vasumatīmahitanuṁ | jayavadhūdhāmanuṁ | saṁgrāmabhīmanuṁ mūlasthāna mōrakēśvarādidēvāyatana viśāśiḷāmayavitatakūṭakōṭi viṭaṁ-

⟨26⟩ kani¨rmmā[pa]ṇa • • ṣṭhanuṁ • śivaliṁgapratiṣṭhāgariṣṭhanumappa śrīmannāḷprabhu hosavūra hollagāvuṇḍaṁ tannūranēkabhōgada gāvuṇḍikeyanāḷdanubhavisutti¨rddaṁ || va || ·uṟadāṁtaṁgaṁtakaṁ

⟨27⟩ tānenisidadaṭanī mallagāvuṇḍanādaṁ kiṟiyayyaṁ bhuvanaviśrutaviśadayaśaṁ kāvagāvu ṇḍanu • • • • • vaṭṭāgi¨rddanaṁti¨rvvarumanupamaviśrāṁtakaunnatyadindaṁ naṟedi¨rddī hollagā- 1

⟨28⟩ vuṇḍana vijayabhujādaṇḍavi¨rppaṁtiri¨rddar || v® || takkudanīvarilla śivayōgige viprajanakke dēvasaṁ • • vāśrayakke śivapūjege śiṣṭajanakke sa¨rvvadha¨rmmakkanurāgadinde besakayva

⟨29⟩ mahōṁnati • • gaḷu nūdārakṛti • • makkaḷunnatikevettariva¨rśśivapādar • • • || ka || dhare pogaḷalā śivadha¨rmmada pāravariyoḷa puṇyabījamaṁ bitti niraṁtaramane beḷavi beḷasirikaravesede-

⟨30⟩ ttēḷu nū¨rvvaruṁ kṛtakṛtyar || © puruhota bhavanamuṁ khēcarabhavanamuṁmidara pōlvigeydevene bandhura mūlasthānēśvara varabhavana śilāmayaṁ karaṁ raṁjisuguṁ || © kāḷēśa-

⟨31⟩ vrati [su]vibhavabhavanani¨rmmitekī¨rttivilōlanannadānasadāḷaṁbaṁ jñāna rāśiyatipati [ye] sadaṁ • • • • • || tacchiṣya¨rmūlasthānadēvara sthānācā¨ryyar || ka || kṣameyaṁ

⟨32⟩ kūrisi • • dārameya • • • māḍi kāruṇyasudhā • • meyineṟagisida[na]tyu ttamanī gaṁgēśvarā¨ryyanu¨rvvīvinutaṁ || v® || bē[ḍavaṁ] tāpasanandakkariganālēkhyaṁ naṭaṁ

⟨33⟩ gāyakaṁ nuḍikāṟa kavi • • • • • • • • • • paurāṇika paṇḍita yeṁdiṁtiva¨rgganna dāna dodavi gaṁgēśvarā¨ryya • jasaṁ baḍedaṁ pāśupataprasiddhatapamūlasthāna yōgī-

⟨34⟩ śvaraṁ || svasti || śrīmaccāḷukyapratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvava¨rṣada 10 neya prabhava saṁvatsarada puṣya śuddha 13 sōmavāramumuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vya-

⟨35⟩ tīpāta kūḍida puṇyatathiyoḷ śrīmannāḷprabhu hollagāvuṇḍaṁ tamma piriyayyaṁ boppagāvuṇḍaṁgaṁ tammayyaṁ mahāprabhu nākigāvuṇḍaṁgaṁ parōkṣavinayamā-

⟨36⟩ gi taṁdeya dha¨rmmamaṁ puna¨rbbharaṇaṁ māḍi śrī mūlasthānadēvara [kalvesakke] māṭa kūṭa prasādādigaḷgamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍevantāgi tānuveḷunū¨rvvaruvi¨rddu gaṁgēśvara-

⟨37⟩ paṇḍitara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi sa¨rvvanamaśyamuṁ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāramu māgi biṭṭaḍakadōṁṭa mōrakēśvaradēguladiṁ baḍagaleraḍu tōṁṭaṁgaḷiya kaṇi-

⟨38⟩ ya baṭṭeyiṁ paḍavalūra mundaṇa pariva kārigeyiṁ mūḍaloṁde sthaḷaṁ tavarājada tōṁṭa vondu | kallabhāviya tōṁṭavondu | paṭṭava¨rddhanada tōṁṭavondu | ·antu tōṁ-

⟨39⟩ ṭeṁ 3 dēva¨rggaṁgabhōgakke sa¨rvvanamasyamāgi ka[daṁba]keyyiṁ baḍagalu biṭṭa [ki]su mattarāṟu | gurugaḷa bhikṣegendu gāvuṇḍageyyoḷage vāyavyadalu biṭṭa mattarūndu ||

⟨40⟩ v® || biḍadā[rādhisi] vittamaṁ vividhamōha[vyū]hadiṁdi¨rppa tammaḍiya dha¨rmmada pe¨rmme nū¨rmmaḍiyenalu kaiḷāsakutkīḷadoḷ paḍiyaṁboṁdu viḷāsamaṁ taḷaya mūla-

⟨41⟩ sthānamuttuṁgamaṁ dhareyalu māḍisida[ṁ] śilāmayamanīgaṁgēśayōgīśvaraṁ || tadgurudha¨rmmaprabhōdhanayiṁ paṁkajanābhanābhipadmōdbhavavaṁśaja daṁḍanāyakaṁ suṁkada mē- ⟨Page 46⟩

⟨42⟩ dirājanadhikārigaḷī mahādēva dōvarāṁkanumiṁtu dēva paya nāraṇadēvanu meṁba nālvaru kiṁkara¨rkkuḷiya suṁkada pe¨rggaḍegaḷu mahōnnatar || ·antava¨rśrī

⟨43⟩ mūlasthānadēvara cayitrakkaṁ pavitrārōpaṇakkaṁ dēvara tōṁṭadeleyaḍakeya kuḷiya suṁkamaṁ sa¨rvva namasyavāgi biṭṭar || ka || sādada pe¨rggaḍe dha¨rmmavinōdaṁ dēva¨rgge naḍava

⟨44⟩ gāṇada teṟeyaṁ sādaradoṁdīgaḷīdeṟeyādudanittaṁ śivaṁge mahādēvaṇnaṁ || pāśupatabrata niyamadoḷā sakaḷādriya lēsalla mahimōṁnatiyiṁdīśvaratanuvenalabhinava pāśu-

⟨45⟩ pataṁ jēṣṭarāśi yatipatitiḷakaṁ || ·ārādhitagurucaraṇa¨rnnityadiṁ bhramararāgamānvitacarita ¨rmmāramada bhaṁjanōṁnata¨rggāruṇya śrī jēṣṭarāśi yatipuṁgavaro-

⟨46⟩ ḷ || v® || javanoḷu tāguvana janajalipa kāḷavyādhanaṁ pāyva bhairavanaṁ bhaikaripaṣṭadiggaja doḷāṁpudrēkadiṁ siṁgamaṁtivivēḷuṁ jaḷarāśiyaṁ kadupi niṁdāpōśanaṁgoḷu- 1

⟨47⟩ va[ne]ṁdavarā¨rggaṇḍina toṇḍarappu gurumānū¨rvva¨rjjagadbhuṁbhukar || ·intatipracaṁḍarappu gura mūnū¨rvvaruṁ dēvaraṁgabhōgakke dōṇiyaloṁdu paṇamaṁ koṭṭar || ka || ja-

⟨48⟩ • • • pe¨rggaḍevibhu dōvarasadēva¨rgge nityapūjege koṭṭajaragaydokkala teṟeyaṁnirantara naḍegidippa śivapadabhaktaṁ || v® || saṇasuvavaṁge koṁḍiḍuvavaṁguradaṁge paraṁga saṁga-

⟨49⟩ rāṁgaṇadoḷa tōruva¨rṇnosalaka • • • suḷakudu • • • kaṭṭisaṁdaṇisida ruṁḍa mālegaḷinaṭṭuta bhairavarūpaniṁtu balukaṇigaḷa dārogeya patākeya billamahā-

⟨50⟩ [bhaṭa¨rkka]ḷoḷ || paṇekaṭṭaṁ taleyāṁtu tāḷdi śaraṇeṁdātaṁge māṟāṁta rāvaṇanandaṁga vidi¨rccuva¨rggirisaridviṁdhyāṭavīdēśabhūṣaṇaruddaṇḍavirōdhida¨rppadaḷana¨rssāmānyamē saṁ-

⟨51⟩ garāṁgaṇadoḷ tāgi taruṁbalā¨rppadaṭarārī [billa]mūnū¨rvvaroḷ || ka || ·aṇuvaṁ niṁbaṁ māraguṇayutanimeḷagenisi bennamabūvāgraṇigaḷa mūlasthāna triṇē-

⟨52⟩ trabhavanaṁ nirantaraṁ beḷaguvinaṁ || naṁdādīvigegidutāneṁdu naḍevaṁdu dōṇisāsi ¨rvvarumānandadoḷī būvarayvarumoṁdāgi¨rddāḷoḷondu pāgamanittar || ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ gāvuṁ-

⟨53⟩ ṇḍanaṁveḷunū¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷisuvar || ka || kavileya kōḍuṁ koḷagumanavayavade suva¨rṇnadiṁdekaṭṭisi viprapravara¨rgge koṭṭa phaḷavī śivadha¨rmmōddharaṇarenipa puṇyajanaṁgaḷ || gaṁgāsā-

⟨54⟩ gara yamunāsaṁgamadoḷ kōṭi kavileyaṁ brāhmaṇara liṁgigaḷaṁ sale puṇyadinaṁga ḷūḷaḷidava¨rggaḷappariṁtidanaḷidar || ślōka || svadattāṁ parada[ttāṁ] vā yō harē-

⟨55⟩ tavasuṁdharāṁ saṣṭiva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || © sūriliya mukhya paṇḍitara kavite || kallukeṟeya bammōjana kaṇḍaraṇe maṁgaḷa ||

⟨56⟩ svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanu mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ maṁḍaḷikamā¨rttaṁḍaṁ kadanapracaṁḍaṁ nuḍidaṁtegaṁḍaṁ puḍemuṭṭida gaṁḍaṁ toṁḍamaṁḍa-

⟨57⟩ ḷika [śuṁḍāla] paṁcānanaṁ sāhasōttuṁgaṁ bhujabalabhīmaṁ vīra cāvuṁḍarasaru sthiraṁ rājyaṁgayuttire tatpādapadmōpajīvi bhaṇḍārada basavamayyanāyakaradhikāri kalidēva nāyaka-

⟨58⟩ ra pe¨rmmeyaṁ pēḷvaḍe || vri || suragajadaṁte dāni surarājatanūbhavanante śau¨ryyanuddhura surarājanaṁte vibdhāśrayanudgasurādriyaṁte susthiranasurāriyaṁte la-

⟨59⟩ kṣmīdharaneṁdu samantu kū¨rttu bittaradoḷe baṇnikuṁ vibdhamaṁḍaḷi pe¨rggaḍe kalla mayyanaṁ || satyaparanakhiḻa janasaṁstutyanumēśāṁghri kamaḻavinamadbhṛṁgaṁ • •

⟨60⟩ nijagōtrābjāditya tānanipanalte sale kalidēvaṁ | ·intaṁ negaḷtagaṁ pogaḷtagamāvāsamāda pannāyadadhikāri kalidēvanāyakaṁ śrī mūlasthānadēvara khaṁḍa-

⟨61⟩ sphuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhārakkeṁdalliyācā¨ryya¨rggaṁgēśvarapaṇḍitare kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārā pū¨rvvakaṁ māḍiyā dēvara tōṁṭadelege paṁnāyada suṁkamaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyamuṁ |

⟨62⟩ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāravāgi biṭṭaru © || ⟨Page 47⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0037⟩ No. 37. (B.K. No. 106 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEWADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab near the Rudragaṇṭi Rāmaliṅga temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1148 A.D.

This is dated the 11th regnal year of the king, Vibhava, Āshāḍha śu. 7, Friday, Dakshiṇāyana-saṁkrānti, corresponding to 1148 A.D., June 25, Friday, on which day the Saṁkrānti commenced at °92.

It registers a gift of land, after purchase from the Ūroḍeya Śaṅkaradēva and his two sons, by Śaṅkarayya, son of Tikeya Shaṇaṅgi, for worship and repairs in the temple of Tikēśvara and the maṭha attached to it and for feeding and clothing the ascetics and pupils therein. The gift was entrusted to the teacher Yōgīśvara.

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⟨1⟩ mattamā tikeya ṣaṇaṁgi-

⟨2⟩ yara maga[saṁ]karayaṁgaḷu || svasti śrīmaccāḷukya pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkulla dēvava¨rṣa-

⟨3⟩ 11 neya vibhava saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍha śuddha 7 śukravāradaṁdina dakṣiṇāyana saṁkrāṁti-

⟨4⟩ byatīpāta pa¨rvvanimittaṁ || dēgulada maṭhada khaṁḍasphuṭita navaka¨rmma tapōdhanara cchātrara śanābchā-

⟨5⟩ danakkaṁ dēvaraṁgabhōgakkaṁ nivēdyakkaṁ || sāśvatalakṣmiyaṁ taḷadu śiṣṭajana • • tuṣṭarāge sa¨rbbēśvara nā-

⟨6⟩ tmasaṁ[matane]nippakhiḷāgama • • • • • viśvaṁ jasakke tāne kuḍuti¨rddapaneṁbina vi¨rddanalte yōgīśpara-

⟨7⟩ dēvanī vasudheyoḷmudadiṁ • • bṛṁdavaṁditaṁ || svastiyamaniyamasvādhyāya-

⟨8⟩ dhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhiśīlaguṇasaṁpaṁnaruṁ paramanaiṣṭhikarumappa śrīma-

⟨9⟩ tu varayō[gī]śvaradē[va] • • ṇaṁgaḷanoludu kaṟci dhāreyaneṟedā nijadhanamanittaṁ nira-

⟨10⟩ vadyaṁ śaṁkarayyanī dhare pogaḷal || ·antā pū[jyadha]nanitta[dhanadiṁdaṁ] śrīmadūroḍeyaṁ śaṁkaradēvara-

⟨11⟩ sara ·avara magaṁ cikka śaṁkaradēvarasena nāraṇadēvarasana ·antā mūvara kayyalumavara sa-

⟨12⟩ ¨rbbamānyada keyyaṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ paḍedī sthānakke koṭṭa keyi mattaru mūvatta nālku bahubhi¨rvva-

⟨13⟩ sudhā dattā rājabhissagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phalaṁ ||

⟨14⟩ sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasē¨rtunṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē sālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ | sa¨rvvānē tānbhāginaḥ pā-

⟨15⟩ ¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō ha rēti vasuṁ-

⟨16⟩ dharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē kṛmiḥ || maṁgaḷamahā śrī ©

⟨17⟩ teṟeveṁ kiruve[ṟe]yaṁ poladeṟeyaṁ mānyakke baṁda teṟeyadevattiṟa[vē]ḷku-

⟨18⟩ meṁba pātakanarudiṁgaḷoḷeṁdigunumavanadhōgatigaḷiguṁ || ·irisuvudu paramanaiṣṭhikavara-

⟨19⟩ muniyaṁ prabhumahājanaṁgaḷu kāṁtāvaranādananī sthānadaliralīyade kaḷevudinitanāṁ prā¨rtthisidēṁ || ⟨Page 48⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0038⟩ No. 38. (B.K. No. 47 of 1929-30.) NĀLATWĀḌ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the house of Nāḍagauḍa.

Jagadēkamalla, II, 1148 A.D.

The epigraph is damaged. The extant portion of the date contains the details, Vibhava, Kārttika śu. 2. As the cyclic year Vibhava fell during the reign period of the king, the above details correspond to 1148 A.D., October 16, Saturday (not verifiable).

It registers a series of gifts made to the god Kalidēva by the temple establishment and others for the worship, offerings, etc.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī jayaścyābhyudayaśca || namastuṁgaśiraścyu[ṁbi]-

⟨2⟩ caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha-

⟨3⟩ mūḷastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti śrīma[ccā]ḷukyapratā-

⟨4⟩ [pa]cakrava¨rtri jagadēkamalla • • • • • [vi]bhava saṁ[va]

⟨5⟩ tsarada kā¨rttika śuddha 2 • • • • • • • • • • dēvari-

⟨6⟩ gaṁ kalidēva • • • • • • • • • • pūje dhūpā • •

⟨7⟩ nivēdya caitra paitrika • • • • • • • • • • parigra[haṁ]-

⟨8⟩ gaḷu biṭṭa dha¨rmmaveṁteṁdaḍe || • • • • • • • • • • sūḷavāḷaṁ mukhya-

⟨9⟩ vāgi sūḷavāḷaṁ pa 1 • • • • • • • • • • maṇigarenibarādaḍaṁ ·āḷa-

⟨10⟩ lu pa 1 mokharitiyalu pa 1 [bī]haḷiyarenibarādaḍaṁ meyalu

⟨11⟩ vi 10 bāsikāṟaṁ pa 1 • • • • • • • • • • nibarādaḍaṁ meyalu pa 1

⟨12⟩ kaṁbhada sūḷeyarenibarādaḍaṁ meyalu • • [nagare]maṭhada heggaḍe pa 1 sēna-

⟨13⟩ bōvaru pa 1 kāra • • • • • nibarādaḍaṁ [·ā]ḷalu vi 5

⟨14⟩ goravagēriya prajega • • • ¨rmmamēṭiya jōḷa

⟨15⟩ ko 1 ·alliya telli • • • • • [jegaḷu gā]ṇadalu

⟨16⟩ soṭige 1 [garimēśvara ·ī • • • • • 21 • •

⟨17⟩ māṭadanadini baṁmajaga śrī bārimaṭada

⟨18⟩ gaṁgadhara • • •] 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0039⟩ No. 39. (B.K. No. 247 of 1927-28.) ŚIRŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On two pieces of a slab in the maṇḍapa of the Rāmaliṅgasvāmi temple.

Jagadēkamalla II, 1148 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1071, Vibhava, Pushya śu 9, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti. The date is not regular. The Śaka year cited was current and in the said cyclic year the Samkrānti occurred on Pushya śu 13, Saturday, corresponding to 1148 A.D., December 25.

It records a gift of land by Mahāprabhuviṇi Lakmādēvi. The earlier portion of the epigraph contains poetic description of several themes including this lady, her family and her husband Dēvarasa. In the course of this lengthy description are mentioned the twelve Gāvuṇḍas, Mārasiṅga, Rebbaladēvi's son Sōvaṇayya, and his wife Liṅgādēvī, Akkādēvī and her husband Chauḍeya-nāyaka, and Ādiyaṇṇa the Kulakaraṇi of Sirivura. As the epigraph is badly damaged many a link and detail in the description is lost. ⟨Page 49⟩

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First piece.

81 lines of this piece are damaged.

Second piece.

⟨1-4⟩ damaged 1

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tōṟuguṁ śrīkaḷa

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kuṁ taradiṁ • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dādityālayanuṁ

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gulava baḷasi¨rppa naṁdanāvaḷigaḷina-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hastaḷatevolu miḷi¨rva patāke

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kara ballidarāhanada vijayalakṣmi-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rvvagāṁḍaru haṁni¨rvvaru bhānutēja-

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīpaṁjara • • • • • nunāḷva

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmīniḷaya • • • • • vri

⟨14-15⟩ worn out

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maga mārasiṁganiṁdaṁ

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mārasiṁgaṁ rūpina kāma

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • budhakumuda • • • • • vikasitasōva

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hariyiṁ • mallikā¨rjjunaśiḷāstaṁbhaṁ taṭākatraya

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • geyoḷā • • mārasiṁga • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paṁḍita bhū • • ballaha • • •

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṭṭidaneṁba mahāprabhutvamaṁ nara • • vella baṇnisalu • • • • •

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hmaca¨ryyaṁ tapa[maṁ] neṟe[ke]ydarilla jīyanutire • • kāṁ[ca]nate • • •

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ballaha[nu] maṁḍaḷika¨rkkaḷā daṁḍanātharaṁ [bhū] taḷamuṁ mahā lakṣmīdēvi • •

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || kaṁda || bhūvadhuviṁgeṇe rebbaladēviya maga sōvanayyanarasana sati liṁgādēvi

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇāṁnviteyaṁbaḷu ·atyaṁta ropu jagadalu satya saṁpū¨rṇna • • •

⟨27⟩ • • • • • • • • • • jaḷamadhyada pyatyakṣa lakṣmī • • • • • rakkādēvi || ballahanu • • • • • ya

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yakkādēvīvallabha • • yaṇa • • • salla litaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dalu puṭṭise yaṁdamṛtāṁbuviṁda dhikkari • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • vadhu cauḍayanāyaka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ • • • • • śrīvadhuviṁgeṇeyakkādēvige cauḍeyanāyaka[ṁgaṁ] • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ • • • • • ṭṭuvante lakṣaṇavaṁte || nuḍi dalu satyavallade nuḍiyaḷu naḍesalu dha¨rmma • • • • •

⟨33⟩ • • • • • nuḍi satyaṁ naḍavudella manumunidha¨rmma || dākṣiṇya • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • mahālakṣaṇe padmada naḍuvaṇa sākṣaraṁ kṣmiyante lakmādēvi

⟨35⟩ • • kalpabhūja pasuvallada śrīsuradhēnu vibhu vaṁdige parijana • • • • • lakmādēvi ||

⟨36⟩ • • da surataru nāḍe ciṁtisidaḍī ciṁtāmaṇi tāṁ vaḍadaṁ ciṁtisadivaḷu • • • siriya

⟨37⟩ lakmādēvi || parivārasurabhi vaṁdige surataru baṁdha[paṁḍirige] ciṁtāmaṇi maṁdaradaṁte peṁpu biṁpina dhareguṁ

⟨38⟩ sakaḷalakmādēvi || vritta || vikasitapaṁkajasai • • lōcana mattagavēṁdrane kētaki vara[gaṁ]dhi kōmaḷalatāṁgi • • •

⟨39⟩ kaṁThe yācakajanakaḷpabhūja suradhēnu vibhu • • parivāra • • • • • prakaṭita kī¨rtti

⟨40⟩ • • • na || manasijarāja¨rccisuva kabi na bilēna pu¨rvva kāmadēva ⟨Page 50⟩

⟨41⟩ gaḷā manōjananadaṭiṁ jaṁgamalatāṁga • • • • • bulakṣmi • • • • • lakṣmīdēvigeṇe mē-

⟨42⟩ nakiyū¨rvvasi raṁbheyeṁbavaru || ·atisaya rūpiniṁda • • tilōtteme hāvadaluṁ bhāvadaluṁ

⟨43⟩ mada[lō]¨rvvasi sīteye rūḍhi peṁparuṁdhatiya viḷāsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨44⟩ vicārisalu lakṣmiya lakṣaṇa lakṣmīdēvige || manasijarāja citralataya[ṁba] rūpilā dēviya • •

⟨45⟩ rāgadiṁ nayade kūrisidītane kāma • • nītane [kusmāstre] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨46⟩ no dēvarasanaṁte [dēvaru]gaḷāro lōkadalu || poḍaviyamanu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨47⟩ daḍe dēvarasaṁ tāṁ kaḍeda śilālikhita tāṁbraśāsanadaṁ[daṁ] || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨48⟩ dalu bhāskarana suta[naṁ mu]npaḍeyoḷu harinaṁdananūnaneṁdoḍē va¨rṇnipudō • • • • • •

⟨49⟩ naṁbinoḷu tuṁbisidoḷgaṁḍaṁ • • • • • • • • • • pu-

⟨50⟩ ri peṁpinalu dharaṇi biṁpinalu jaḷarāsi guṁṣinalu • • dēvanaṁti¨rppa • • • • •

⟨51⟩ piriyano • • rāya vibhu peṁpina biṁpina guṁpina • • • • • • • • • •

⟨52⟩ lu || vinayama • • • dānaguṇa cāgadudāni • • • • • • • • • •

⟨53⟩ yuṁ vinaya • • • dīva dānaguṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨54⟩ noḷu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ • naranallada • • nmanatanu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨56⟩ jinadēvara pādakamaḷabhriṁga [bhāva]na siṁga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨57⟩ rigati bhaktaneṁdu jagatītaḷa viśru[ta] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨58⟩ nā[vaṁ] cauḍarasana siṁhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨59⟩ dhara sā¨rvvakāla[kha]ṁḍite varadāna • • • • • • • • • •

⟨60⟩ haśraphaḷaṁ rasātaḷastutaphaṇirājanante sukavīṁdrajanapriyanalte • • • • • || kaṁda || ·alliya

⟨61⟩ kuḷakaraṇiyeṁbu • • • baṇnisuguṁ sakaḷavidāgyama • • • • • • • • • • doreyaneṁbaṁ || ©

⟨62⟩ śrīrāmanaycevāḷada rāmarenisi gōtrabrātamaṁ sākṣarika • • • • • • • • • • dhāriṇige sa •

⟨63⟩ meyi • • • • • • • • • • doḷage || • • • • •

⟨64-67⟩ damaged

⟨68⟩ • • • nādananāgaḷuṁ kī¨rttisuguṁ jagajjanaṁ || bhūtaḷavaṁdyanātana manōhari vallabha caṁḍiyakkanā sītege biṁpu

⟨69⟩ [paṁpinaruṁdhati] guṁpinalabdhiyaṁ jagakhyāteyanā patibrateyanā lalitā • • • • • rājateyaṁ pādabhaktiya mahā-

⟨70⟩ satiya pogaḷguṁ jagajjana || śrīge neleyenipa sirivura nāgaṁ kuḷakaraṇi yādiyaṇna • • • • • • • • • •

⟨71⟩ • • • cāga[doḷi]najātane • • • • • • • • • • ratnanaṁ budhajanāśraya mahājana prasaṁ-

⟨72⟩ na gurujanabhaktanaṁ sakaḷalakṣaṇavaṁtanana • • • • • • • • • • paravadhoranaṁ saka-

⟨73⟩ [ḷa]lakṣmīnivāsa • • ¨rttikuṁ jana • • • • • • • • • • nipa sū¨ryya niḷayaṁ surarājana

⟨74⟩ • • mānadante mēleseguṁ sirivura kī¨rttilakṣmī • • • • • • • • • • pū¨rṇna sasibiṁbada kāṁtiya nāḷigāṁ •

⟨75⟩ volu pu¨rśanidhānaṁ vādiyaṇnanettida sū¨ryya • • • • • • • • • • loppuva kāṁtiyante

⟨76⟩ • • || © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārāja rājaparamēsvara paramabhaṭṭāraka satyāśrayakuḷati •

⟨77⟩ ḷaka cāḷukyābharaṇa śrīmajjaga[dēkamalla]dēvara vijayarājyamuttarōtterābhivriddhi prava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ- ⟨Page 51⟩

⟨78⟩ baraṁ saluttamire • • [śrīma]drājadhāni kalyāṇada nalevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkethā vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire [sa]-

⟨79⟩ kava¨rśa 1071 neya vibhava saṁvatsarada puśyasuddha navami ·ādityavāraduttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatīpāta ma-

⟨80⟩ hātithiyaṁdu śrīmanmahālakṣmi mahākāḷi • • • • • pādapadmōpajīvigaḷappa śrīmanu[ma]hāpra-

⟨81⟩ bhruviṇi lakmādēviyaru • • • • • dīśānyadalu

⟨82⟩ [ha]ḷḷadiṁ baḍaga sēnabōvageyyiṁ mūḍa • • • • • • • • • • ya sthaḷa-

⟨83⟩ dalu mūvatteraḍugēṇa kōlalu koṭṭa • • • • • • • • • • yī dha¨rmmamaṁ spadha[¨rmma]-

⟨84⟩ diṁ pratipāḷisidaṁge kurukṣētraṁ • • • • • • • • • • kavile-

⟨85⟩ ya kōḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ hiraṇyadalaḷaṁkarisi sāsi • • • • • brāhmaṇa-

⟨86⟩ • • dānaṁ koṭṭa phalavakku ·īdha¨rmmamanaḷidaṁgā • • • • • • • • • • paṁcama-

⟨87⟩ hāpātaka[va]kku || ślōka || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō • • • • • suṁdharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvva ¨rśasa • • • • • ṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ [||]

⟨88⟩ bahubhi¨rvvasudhā dattā rājabhissagarādhibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmi tasya tasya tadāphalaṁ || ·ī sāsanamaṁ

⟨89⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·ī sāsana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨90⟩ • • • • • namaḥ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0040⟩ No. 40. (B.K. No. 83 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the south wall of the Nagarēśvara temple.

Jagadēkamalla II.

It states that when Mahāpradhāna, Sēnādhipati, Daṇḍanāyaka Kēśimayya was governing Halasige Twelve-thousand, Hānuṁgal Five-hundred and Two Six-hundreds, Mahāsāmanta Bopparasa of the Sinda race and Kunnula family who was administering Muḷugunda Twelve, made a gift of land for the worship and offerings to the god Bhīmēśvara of the rājadhāni Muḷgunda and for the feeding of the ascetics. The gift was entrusted to Īśānaśakti-paṇḍita. It further records a gift of gold made to the same deity by Suṅkavergaḍe, Daṇḍanāyaka Mēdimayya who was in charge of Muḷugunda Twelve and other areas. Bīra Māḷiseṭṭi who had the temple of the deity renovated, is also stated to have made a gift.

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgasiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya na saṁbha- 1

⟨2⟩ vē ||

⟨3⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaraparamabhaṭṭāraka

⟨4⟩ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatpratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalladēva-

⟨5⟩ ra vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire

⟨6⟩ || tatpādapadmōpajīvi || samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ sēnādhipati nāya-

⟨7⟩ yaka kēsimayyaṁgaḷu halasige hanniccāsira hānuṁgalaynūṟu ·eraḍaṟunūrumaṁ du- 2

⟨8⟩ ṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapratipāḷanadiṁdāḻdarasuṁ gayyuttamira || svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda

⟨9⟩ mahāsāmaṁntaṁ vijayalakṣmīkāntaṁ bhōgāvatīpuravarādhīśvaranudāramahēśvaraṁ pā- ⟨Page 52⟩

⟨10⟩ tāḷacakrava¨rtti sakaḷadigvaḷayaviḷasitakī¨rtti siṁda • • • • • saujanyalatikākanda siṁdakuḷa kamaḷamā-

⟨11⟩ ¨rttaṇḍa [sitagara]gaṇḍa kunnulānvayaprasūtaṁ parijanapārijātaṁ vidagdhamugdhavāra sīmaṁtinī sī-

⟨12⟩ maṁtaṁ viśamaturagārūḍhaprauḍharēvaṁta sāmantalalāṭapaṭṭa vairigōdhūmagharaṭṭaṁ satya

⟨13⟩ ratnākaraṁ ripunṟipabhayaṁkaraṁ rūpakaṁda¨rppaṁ vairijhaḷa¨rppaṁ nāgadhvajavirājamānaṁ samasta jana saṁ-

⟨14⟩ stūyamānaṁ dānavinōdaṁ [mri]gamadāmōda haracaraṇakamaḷabhriṁgaṁ sāhasatuṁga ·ityādi nā-

⟨15⟩ māvaḷīvirājitarappa śrīmanmahāsāmantaṁ boppadēvarasaru muḷguṁda hanneraḍaṟa maṁneya sāmya-

⟨16⟩ vanāḷdarasugeyyuttami¨rddu catu¨ryyugada paṭṭaṇaṁ śrīmamadrājadhāni muḷguṁdada śrī bhīmēśvaradēva-

⟨17⟩ ra snānapūje naivēdya yatibhōjanādigaḷācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ naḍevantāgi tamma vuṁḍa holado-

⟨18⟩ ḷu mūvattāru gēṇa phaḷeyoḷu ·ere yeraḍu matta[¨rkke]yyaṁ [|] svasti yamaniya māsana prā-

⟨19⟩ ṇāyāma pratyāhāra dhāraṇādhyānasamādhiguṇa saṁpannarappa śrīmadīsānaśakti paṇḍita-

⟨20⟩ dēvara kālaṁka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || svasti samastabhuvana saṁstūya māna brahmavaṁśāṁbara-

⟨21⟩ dyumaṇi [vidvi]ṣṭajanacintāmaṇi mahāpracaṇḍadaṇḍanāyaka vibudhavaradāyaka manu municaritra

⟨22⟩ vairi[sasyala]vitraṁ parastrīsahōdara vrikōdaraṁ haracaraṇakamaḷaṣaṭcaraṇaṁ duṣṭasaṁharaṇaṁ satyarādhēyaṁ

⟨23⟩ śaucagāṁgēyaṁ [subhaṭa]mukhada¨rppaṇaṁ gōtra[ja]nasaṁta¨rppaṇaṁ rūpamanōjaṁ haya vatsarājaṁ vidagdhamāni-

⟨24⟩ nī mānabhaṁgaṁ guṇa[gaṇō]ttuṁgaṁ sāhasabhīmaṁ raṇaraṁgarāmaṁ saujanyaratnākaraṁ gaṁbhīrani[śā]karaṁ tyā-

⟨25⟩ ga nāgā¨rjju[naṁ śau]¨ryyasahasrā¨rjjunaṁ pratāpādityaṁ vivēkasvīkrita sā[hi]tyaṁ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjaraṁ daṇḍanā-

⟨26⟩ thadikkuṁjara patikā¨ryyadhurandharaṁ niyōgayōdīśvara sukarakaviśukamākanda vidva jjanānanda mū¨rtimāṇikya nīti-

⟨27⟩ cāṇakya nikhiḷadigvaḷayava¨rttikī¨rtti jagadānandamū¨rti ·udāramahēśvara parākrama laṁkēśvara śaktitraya saṁpanna-

⟨28⟩ nāśritajanaprasanna bhōgapuraṁdara sahajaguṇasundara ·ityādi nāmāvaḷī virājitarapperaḍa ṟunūrara suṁkave¨rggaḍe

⟨29⟩ daṇḍanāyakaṁ mēdimayyaṁgaḷu muḷuguṁda hanneraḍādiyāgi halavu kaṁpaṇagaḷanāḍarasu geyyuttami-

⟨30⟩ ®du taḷada dīpāvaḷi [mokke] veṟeya śrī bhīmēśvaradēvara snānapūjādigaḷācaṁdā¨rkka tāraṁ naḍevantāgi gadyāṇa ·onda

⟨31⟩ biṭṭaru || ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ seṭṭiguttaru mukhyavāgi taḷasamasta mummuridaṁḍaṁgaḷu nāda suṁkave¨rggaḍegaḷu pratipāḷi- ⟨Page 53⟩

⟨32⟩ si puṇyayuktarapparidanupēkṣisidaḍe pāpayuktarapparu [||*] sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu ¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō

⟨33⟩ bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhāvinaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraṁ (draḥ) || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta-

⟨34⟩ vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭivariṣasahasrāṇāṁ viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || sontiyara māḷiseṭṭiya maga basavaseṭṭiyū maneya makkaḷu

⟨35⟩ bīra māḷiseṭṭiyaru bhīmēśvaradēvara dēgulamaṁ jī¨rṇnōddāramāḍisi vṛttiyaṁ haḍadu koṭṭaru || ·ai·inū¨rvvara putra

⟨SIIv15p0i0041⟩ No. 41. (B.K. No. 185 of 1926-27.) NARĒGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On stone set up in front of the village chāvaḍi.

Jagadēkamalla II.

This contains the description of the chiefs of the Sinda family of Erambarage as in other inscriptions of the place (cf. South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XI, Part II, No. 155). It seems to register a gift to a Jaina deity. Keḷavāḍi and Narayaṁgal are mentioned. The epigraph is badly worn out and the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • gaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōgha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • bhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhi • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • cāḷukyābharaṇa śrīmajjagadēkadēmalla vijayarājya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • mire © tatpādapadmōpajīvi © samadhigatapaṁcamahā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nōtkara kaṁṭhīravaṁ sāhasarasā¨rṇnavaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṇida¨rpaṇaṁ | • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • sakaḷakaḷō • • • • • mappa • • • • • • • • • • dēśaṁgaḷaṁ kūḍē • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • kṣitipatigaḷa dēśaṁ[gaḷaṁ] • • • koṇḍu lasatpuṇya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • nakhiḷa[sau]khyāsvadakhyātanādaṁ || caṁḍāṁśu[pra] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • vikrāntadiṁdeydi beṁkoṁḍaṁ pāṁḍyananāvagaṁ malaparaṁ tūḷdaṭṭidaṁ koṁkaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • tputra[vi]jita • • • • • mahīnātha • • • • •

⟨12⟩ damaged

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍidēvaṁ © • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāsyāṁbhōruhaṁ • • • • • • • • • • kuḷaka maḷamā¨rttaṁ-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • talegoṁḍaṁ kulaśēkha • • • • • • • • • • [ḍā] vanītaḷa-

⟨16⟩ • • poyisaḷana rājyaśrīyanīḷkoṁḍana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • koḷḷigana phaṭṭakkeydudāḍiṭṭu • • • • • • • • • • hoyi-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • ḍiya phaṭṭado • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19-20⟩ damaged

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yiva¨rmmukhyavāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22-26⟩ damaged

⟨27⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kāvya kāvyaśravaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28-30⟩ damaged

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kavitācā¨ryya • • • ⟨Page 54⟩

⟨32-35⟩ damaged

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmatu keḷavāḍi mū-

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pratipāḷanayiṁ pāli-

⟨38⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nareyaṁgalla teṁka-

⟨39⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍi dēvara ·aṣṭavidha- 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0042⟩ No. 42. (B.K. No. 188 of 1926-27.) NARĒGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab inside the temple of Tripurāntaka.

Jagadēkamalla II.

The date of this inscription as read with the help of impressions secured by Fleet in 1875, is Śaka 872, Sādhāraṇa, Kārttika-amāvāsyā, Thursday, solar eclipse. This date is too early for the reign of Jagadēkamalla II. It appears, therefore, that the grant made on an earlier occasion was registered during the time of Jagadēkamalla II whose reign is referred to in the present inscription. Another inscription from this place bearing identical date is published in the South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XI, Part II, No. 119.

The epigraph registers a gift of land made by Tippaṇayya-nāyaka to the god Tippaṇēśvara at Narayaṁgal, while Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Permmāḍidēva of the Sinda family was ruling over Kisukāḍu Seventy, [Kelavāḍi] Three-hundred, Bāgaḍage Seventy and Narayaṁgal Twelve from his capital at Erambarage. The gift was entrusted to Trilōchana-paṇḍita. The inscription which is much damaged now was well preserved about half a century ago. Cf. J.B.B.R.A.S., Vol. XI, pp. 239 ff.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || ·ōṁ namaḥ || ©

⟨2⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī pṟithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara parama bhaṭṭāraka satyāśraya-

⟨3⟩ kuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmajjagadēkamalla dēvavijayarājyamuttarōttarābhi vriddhi prava¨rddha-

⟨4⟩ mānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāra[ṁ]baraṁ saluttamire || tatpādapadmōpajīvi || samadhigatepaṁca mahāśabda

⟨5⟩ mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ madāndhamaṇḍaḷika ma[da]namahēśvaraṁ vairivāraṇa ghaṭavighaṭanōtu kaṁṭhakaṁṭhīravaṁ |

⟨6⟩ sāhasarasā¨rṇnavaṁ jaggugōdhūmaghaṭṭanagharaṭṭa [ho]llakavaḍikeya siṁgana diśāpaṭṭaṁ nītisīma-

⟨7⟩ ntinī ś®ṁgāramaṇida¨rppaṇaṁ śiṣṭajanānīka saṁta¨rppaṇaṁ • • ṇukaruṇārasaviśiṣṭavijita jīmū-

⟨8⟩ tavāhananuṁ sakaḷakaḷāpuṁjakaṁjananumappa ·ācarasaru || palavuṁ du¨rggaṁgaḷaṁ koṇḍa[vi]-

⟨9⟩ natanṛparaṁ tūḷdi beṁkoṁḍu da¨rppāviḷaraṁ [mā]¨rkkoṁḍārāti[kṣi]tipatigaḷa dēśaṁ gaḷaṁ kūḍe kaikoṁḍu la-

⟨10⟩ satpuṇyaṁ kriyāsaṁbhavavibhavamanaṁtōccataṁgoṁḍu lakṣmīlalanākāntaṁ samaṁtācarasana khilasau[khyāspa]-

⟨11⟩ daṁ khyātanādaṁ || caṁḍāṁśu pratibhāsi poysaḷananā • • • • • veyaṁ koṁḍaṁ lakṣmaṇanājiyoḷu ⟨Page 55⟩

⟨12⟩ ta[vi]sidaṁ vikrāntadiṁdeyde beṁkoṇḍaṁ sāṁḍyananāvagaṁ ma[le]pa[raṁ to]ḷdaṭṭidaṁ koṁkaṇanaṁ [koṁḍaṁ] vikrama cakra-

⟨13⟩ va¨rtti besasalu saṁgrāmakaṇṭhīravaṁ || tatputraṁ || jitavīradviṭpuraṁ ni¨rjjitasamadamahī nā[tha]yū-

⟨14⟩ thaṁ bhujōpā¨rjjitanānāmaṁḍaḷaṁ ta¨rjjitaripunṛpatībrapratāpōdayaṁ va¨rjjita kāḷēyaprabhā-

⟨15⟩ vaprabhavakaluṣanasphū¨rjjitārātilōkō¨rjjitacāritraṁ mahāmaṁḍaḷikatimiracaṁḍā[ṁśu] pe¨rmmū-

⟨16⟩ ḍidēvaṁ || ·anatakṣmāpāḷalakṣmīkumudini mugiyalu piṁgalutukriṣṭavidvajjanadāri ṁdhakāra[ṁ*] ma-

⟨17⟩ suḷalitararājaprabhāvaṁ svapādā[ttanṛpāsyāṁ]bhōruhaṁ [bi]ttarisalakhiḷadi[gmaṁ]ḍaḷa vyōmasī-

⟨18⟩ māniyaṁ pa[¨rvvi]ttaṇaṁ siṁdakuḷakamaḷa mā¨rttaṁḍa tībrapratāpaṁ | talegoṁḍaṁ kulaśēkha rāṁkana poḍappiṁ

⟨19⟩ caṭṭana muttībāḷdalegoṁḍaṁ jayakēśiyaṁ bedaṟe beṁkoṁḍaṁ pracaṁ[ḍā]vanītaḷanāthā graṇiyappa poysa[ḷa]-

⟨20⟩ na rājyaśrīyanīḷkoṁḍanaskhalitaṁ tānene rūḍhivettanaḷayoḷu pe¨rmmāḍibhūpāḷa[kaṁ ||] • • • yalu biṭṭiga-

⟨21⟩ niddakoḷḷigana ghaṭṭaṁ keydi dhāḷiṭṭu dhōrene • • • kidare[tti] belu[hu]ramaṁ koṁḍante beṁbatti khaḍgasahāyaṁ

⟨22⟩ taguḷutta vāhaḍiya ghaṭṭaṁ maṭṭi ta[ḷu] taṭṭikoṁdu sutējaṁ mige pe¨rmmabhūpati jaga dvi[khyāti]-

⟨23⟩ yaṁ tāḷdidaṁ || biṭṭiganṛpāḷanoḍanire [vi]ṭṭigevaṁda • • • rasuge[ḍe]ga[ḷaṁ] raṇa doḷu taḷutaṭṭi piḍidāne-

⟨24⟩ yanitumanoṭṭajiyiṁtadanasamasāhasatuṁga || svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdaṁ ma-

⟨25⟩ hāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ | ·udāravīralakṣmīśvara siṁdakuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍa | maṁḍaḷika kusuma kōdaṇḍa

⟨26⟩ kaḷahayārūḍhaprauḍha śikṣāvicakṣaṇa paripū¨rṇna śubhalakṣaṇa kavigamakivādi vāgmi

⟨27⟩ janasaṁstūyamāna guṇagaṇavidhāna śivā • • samāka¨rṇna[na] ka¨rṇna[pū]ra | [sa]kaḷa vidvajjanādhāra ·a-

⟨28⟩ pāra parahitācā¨ryya | ·asahāya[śau]¨ryya nānānayōpāyanipuṇacāṇakya

⟨29⟩ ·acaḷitanākya | śastra śāstrādi satukaḷaughapravīṇa | raṇāṁgaṇadhurīṇa bhōgōpabhōga saṁkraṁ-

⟨30⟩ dana ·a[nū]nadānaravinaṁdana ·anēkavidhadu¨rggava¨rggatriṇētra | ·ādhirājacaritra | śaraṇā-

⟨31⟩ gatavajrapaṁjara maṇḍaḷikadikkuṁjara kāvyagītarasānubhavavinōda śrī śaṁkaradēvalabdha varaprasā-

⟨32⟩ dādi [nā]māvaḷī virājitarappa śrī manmahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ pe¨rmmāḍi dēvarasaru kisukāḍe ppattuṁ kelavāḍi

⟨33⟩ mūnūṟuṁ bāgaḍege yeppattuṁ | narayaṁgallu paṁneraḍuṁ mintinitaṟubhayasāmyanuṁ duṣṭanigraha vi-

⟨34⟩ śiṣṭapratipāḷanayiṁde[raṁ]barageya nelavīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyyaṁ ttami-

⟨35⟩ re | © jaḷanidhiparivṛtavasudhātaḷadoḷu bharatō¨rvvigeseva kuṁtaḷadēśaṁ tiḷakaminisidudada rūḷu phaḷa-

⟨36⟩ bharitaṁ narayaṁgellaṁ karaṁ raṁjisuguṁ || vacana || ·aṁtu sogayisuva narayaṁgalla teṁkaṇa bhāgada hiriya

⟨37⟩ hannasina tippaṇayyanāyakaru tippaṇēśvaradēva¨rgge tanna hannasina baḷadoḷage sakhava¨rṣa 872 ḍeneya- ⟨Page 56⟩

⟨38⟩ sādhāṁṇa saṁvatsarada kā¨rttikadamavāsye brihaspativā[ra]daṁdina sū¨ryyagraha-

⟨39⟩ ṇadoḷu triḷōcanapaṁḍita¨rgge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭu koṭṭa ·aruvaṇada matta ¨rmmūvattu-

⟨40⟩ maṁ kuṁyyabaḷḷadiṁ mūḍa mūḍa pādaholavaṭṭeyiṁ baḍaga teneya baḷadi teṁkaṇa nālku go-

⟨41⟩ • • • tapodhanaruṁ kavileyuṁ berasu māḍi niṟisida kinnarigallaguḍḍa nālku dēvara nivē

⟨42⟩ śaṇa śrīvāgiliṁ mūḍa kōṭeyiṁ paḍuva gavuṇḍabaḷadiṁ baḍaga rājabīdiyiṁ teṁka nālku go-

⟨43⟩ ga kiṁnnarigalla guḍḍe nālku dēva¨rggetippaṇayya biṭṭa gāṇa 1 jakkileya baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍa

⟨44⟩ ·ācēśvara mānyadiṁ teṁka mānyadatōṁṭa matta 1 kkaṁ kinnarigallaguḍḍe nālku jakkileya baṭṭe[yiṁ]

⟨45⟩ paḍuva sōbhanēśvara tōṁṭadiṁ baḍaga dēvagāvuṇḍaṁ biṭṭa mānyada tōṭa matta 1 kkaṁ kinnarigallaguḍḍe

⟨46⟩ nālku yi • • • mana • • pa • ruvaru padineṇbaruṁ | paṁcamaṭhasthāna

⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • svasti śrīmatu jagadēkamalla pemmāḍidēvarasaru yiṁntī dha¨rmmamaṁ

⟨48⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨49⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāsira catu¨rvvēda pāraga • • • • • • • • • • • • • pātakaṁ

⟨50-52⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0043⟩ No. 43. (B.K. No. 23 of 1927-28.) RĀJŪR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying against the front wall of the temple of Hanumān.

Jagadēkamalla II.

This inscription which is indifferently engraved, refers itself to the reign of Jagadēkamalla and is dated Śaka 45869, Śrīmukha, Vaiśākha-paurṇimā, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. This date is obviously wrong. The cyclic year Śrīmukha occurred in 1153-54 A.D. by which time Jagadēkamalla's reign had ended. The other details of the date also do not agree.

The record describes the excellence of Ācha-nṛipa and introduces his subordinate Jōga-gavuḍa of Rājūr, situated in Kisukāḍu Seventy. It registers a gift of land to the god Gavaṟēśvara, also called Jōgēśvara, by Jōga-gavuḍa and Aṟuvattokkalu. Chandrabhūshaṇadēva, the āchārya of the god Kalidēva, received the gift. Several other gifts made to the same deity are also mentioned. In South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XI, Pt. I, No. 69, this inscription has been ascribed to Jagadēkamalla I.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga śirastuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhayā saṁbhuvē || namaḥ śi[vā]ya © © © © © gaṇanatha [|*]

⟨3⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahā-

⟨4⟩ rājādhirājanuṁ paramēsvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāsṛ-

⟨5⟩ yakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrī jagadēkamalladēva-

⟨6⟩ ra vijeyarājyamuttharōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamana

⟨7⟩ caṁdṛ¨rkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire || tatpādapadmamō-

⟨8⟩ pajīviga[ḷu] kalyāṇapurada nelavīḍiniṁ sukhasaṁkathavinō[*da]diṁdire ||

⟨9⟩ śrī kalidēvarācari caṁdrabhūśaṇadēvaru paḍeda dhārapū¨rvvaka

⟨10⟩ kāvaṁ saraṇene bhītiyanīvaṁ vaṁdimanadayiṣṭama mattaṁ

⟨11⟩ yēvanu yaṁbarī nṟipanaṁ kāvavanā ·ācanṛpanameniyise ba-

⟨12⟩ duṁkuvannarumoḷarē || tṟiṇavaṁ kaccalu kāduṁ raṇadalu ma-

⟨13⟩ ṟaṁta nṟipara gelduṁ triṇe(ṁ)ya[naṁ*]gati bhaktaṁ guṇanidhi ·ācanripamū- ⟨Page 57⟩

⟨14⟩ ¨rjjitatējaṁ || tatpadōpajīvitiṁ(taṁ)gaḷu vaṁdijanakaṁ rāgadiyava¨rka-

⟨15⟩ vanene tyāgada kaṇigā¨rdore jōgaṁge[ṁ]du pogaḷdu bhūmaṁḍaḷaṁ ·ānūna- 1

⟨16⟩ yadiṁdaṁ || saṁtōsade prabhu jōgaṁ ·anaṁntakalisukhadaliddamatthaṁ bṛṁ-

⟨17⟩ tīlaide paramana ·aciṁtyana śupratiyiṣṭa māḍāludyukta[nu*]-

⟨18⟩ mādaṁ || va || ·aṁntu kuṁntaḷamadhyapradēsadoḷasava ra-

⟨19⟩ maṇīya venisida kisūkāḍepṛta ṟoḷu ·atisayavenisidāgara

⟨20⟩ rājuralli śukhasaṁkhathāṁ vinōdadiṁdara sakhava¨rśada 45869 neya śrī-

⟨21⟩ mukhasaṁvatsarada vaiśa(śā)kha śuddha puṇṇami sōmavāradaṁdu vuttarāyaṇa

⟨22⟩ saṁkramupaḷada ·abhijeya lagnadalu śrī jōgēśvaradēvara saṁpra-

⟨23⟩ tiṣṭhitamāytu ·atiṣayaveltēṁ || karasi ·ayinū¨rbari-

⟨24⟩ ge vistaradiṁ vīḷayamanittu paramaprabhu manōha-

⟨25⟩ ramū¨rttige śrīgavaṟēśvaradēvareṁndarale caṁdrā¨rkavaraṁḥ || ·antu

⟨26⟩ taṁmma kulasvami śrī gavaṟēśvaradēva¨rgge rājura ·a-

⟨27⟩ ṟuvattho(tto)kkalu mukhyavāgi jōgagavuṁḍaṁ dēvara ·aṁgabhōgajī-

⟨28⟩ ¨rnōdharake koṭṭa vriti jaṇabana kereṁ teṁka mattharu 4 chatṛgeya muṁja-

⟨29⟩ geṟeya dāriṁ baḍagalu gramēsvaradēvara ke·iyiṁ teṁka maṁ-

⟨30⟩ ttharu voṁdu 1 ·aī(yi)nū¨rvvaru mukhyavāgi ·ā staḷada gavaṟegaṁḍaruṁ

⟨31⟩ muṁmaridaṁḍaṁgaḷuṁ koṭṭa dhraṁ(dha)¨rmma caitrapavitradali vokkali-

⟨32⟩ ge hāga voṭṭalugoḷaga hanage mānavatta soṁṭige yaṇne hoṁge

⟨33⟩ davasa vikreyakke ·arevīsa maneya nevēsaṇa mūḍa sō-

⟨34⟩ manathadēvara gaddheyi paḍuva teṁkamukhavāgi baṁda kai 48 teṁkapaḍuvamukhavāgibaṁda mēre

⟨35⟩ karaḍiya malayana maṁṭhediṁ baḍaga kai 34 paḍuva mūligavaneya heddāri mūḍa baḍaga-

⟨36⟩ mukha baṁda kai 48 baḍaga kṣētrapāḷa mēre mūḍamukhavāgi baṁda kai 34 ·ā nivēsaṇadalli

⟨37⟩ gāṇavoṁdu 1 sāsi¨rvvaruṁ mūnū¨rvvaru koṭṭa ·eleya hēṟiṁge vīsa 1

⟨38⟩ © śrī sōmanāthadēvariṁge tōṁṭa vuṁcageṟeyā dāriṁ baḍaga ma-

⟨39⟩ ttha(tta)ru 2 gaddhe kalidēvara gaddeyiṁ teṁka nīṟuvagaliṁ paḍuva katthalēsvaradiṁ baḍaga-

⟨40⟩ lu sōmanāthadēvariṁ mūḍa kaṁma 4[50] sāsi¨rvvaruṁ mūnū¨rvvaruṁ koṭṭa ·eleya

⟨41⟩ hēṟiṁge vīsa ·ā tōṭake suṁkā paṁnnāya saṁmastaruṁ maṁnnaṇe [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0044⟩ No. 44. (B.K. No. 56 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against a wall of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Jagadēkamalla, circa 12th century.

This is dated the Chālukya-Jagadēkamalla year 1, Vaiśākha-puṇṇami. The details cannot be verified. There is no definite evidence to determine the identity of the reigning king Jagadēkamalla.

It registers a gift of land to the god Māṇikēśvara by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara PerMmāḍi, Heggaḍe Ācheyaṇṇa, the Sarvādhikāri of Gōmadēvarasa, Kēsirāja and the Prabhu of Kandagale. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Parvatarāśi, the Sthānika of the temple. The epigraph is much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahā[śabda] śrīmahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ dvārāva[tī]-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vijayalakṣmīkānta viṣamahayūrūḍha [prau]-

⟨3⟩ ḍharēvanta • • • • • • • • • • vāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ yādavakumudinī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ damaged ⟨Page 58⟩

⟨6⟩ • da sēvuṇānvaya prasū[ta] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ rāmaṁ bhujabaḷabhīmaṁ ·asahā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • yāsthāna gōdvi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ ripumaṁḍaḷika • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • [mā¨rttaṁḍa] gōmanasiṁga nāmādisamastaprasasti[sa]-

⟨11⟩ [hi]taṁ śrīmanma hāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ pe¨rmmāḍi [dēva]rasaru

⟨12⟩ • • svasti śrīmaccāḷukya jagadēkamallavariṣada 1 • • • • •

⟨13⟩ saṁvatsarada vaiśākada puṇnami byatipāta nimi[tta]-

⟨14⟩ vāgi || • • • śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ

⟨15⟩ • • • • • [gōma]dēvarasara sa¨rvvādikāri he-

⟨16⟩ ggaḍeyāceyaṇnanu kaṁdagaleyaṇnanu kaṁdagaḷeya pra[bhu] • •

⟨17⟩ rasanuṁ kēsirājanuṁ | samasta praje • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ga [mā*]ṇikēśvara dēva¨rgge yaṁgabhōgakke

⟨19⟩ • • • • • tuṟavaḍigeya baṭṭeyiṁ baḍaga • • •

⟨20⟩ • mūlasthāna dēvara kayye • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • • koṁ[ḍu] biṭṭa • • • • • mattaleraḍu

⟨22⟩ yā dēvara stānikaṁ pa¨rvatarāsige dhārā-

⟨23⟩ pū¨rvvaka māḍi koṭṭaru || svadattaṁ parada-

⟨24⟩ ttaṁ vā [yō] harēti vasuṁdharā [ṣa]ṣṭi¨rvva-

⟨25⟩ [¨rṣa] sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē ||

⟨26-30⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0045⟩ No. 45. (B.K. Nos. 20 and 21 of 1929-30.) HANDARGAL, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in the ruined Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Jakadēkamalla II.

The epigraph describes the king's subordinate Kumāra Hemmāḍi of the Yādava lineage who is praised for his great valour and is said to have won in 108 battles. A trustworthy subordinate of this maṇḍalika Hemmāḍi was Tantrapāla Toṇḍarasa. Toṇḍarasa had a brother named Bammarasa whose wife was Bāgiyabbe. The inscription registers a gift of land to Trikūṭālaya probably by Toṇḍarasa.

The supplement at the end which seems to belong to a slightly later date registers a gift of garden and oil to the god Svayaṁbhu Toṇḍēśvara. It mentions Chikka-Bommayya, son of Tantrapāla Toṇḍarasa and refers to Sōmayya as having conquered Toṇḍayya and established the kingdom of the Sēvuṇas (i.e. the Yādavas). Āchārya Sarvēśvarapaṇḍita, disciple of Āneyadēva, received this gift. This supplement coMmencing with line 52 is treated as a separate record in the Annual Report for the year.

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⟨1⟩ jayanti sthāyinasaṁcāribhāvābhinayabhāvakāḥ | nīlalōhitaśailūṣabhrūlatā lāsyavibhramāḥ ||

⟨2⟩ namastuṁgaśireścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti

⟨3⟩ samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaraṁ paremabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśraya-

⟨4⟩ kuḷatiḷaka cāḷukyābharaṇa śrīmatu pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalla dēvare vijayarā-

⟨5⟩ jyamuttarōttarābhivriddiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire [||*] tatpāda padmōpajīvi sama- ⟨Page 59⟩

⟨6⟩ stapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ jagadēkamalladēvara kaṭṭidalagu kumāraṁ hemmā-

⟨7⟩ ḍi dēvarasaru || vri || ·uṟadaranikki bīrasiriyaṁ sale sajjanavi¨rddhana¨rtthigaḷaṁ naṟeyade maṇḍaḷēsvarare yā-

⟨8⟩ cakarāgire koṭṭu cāgavaṁ niṟisidanātmakī¨rttivadhu hālgaḍaloḷu jaḷakēḷiyāḍe kaṇḍeṟasidanendū-

⟨9⟩ ḍē vogaḷvudunnatiyaṁ kali hemmabhūpana || © hiḍuganaḍu¨rttu huydasitagaṁ kaṭakaṁ kavi kalleyāgi

⟨10⟩ kūgiḍaliṟidāvadoṭṭeysi banda paṭaṁ ripucakramaṁ paḍalvaḍisida ga¨rvvadubbarada sāsiganī nereyoḍagaṁ[ḍa]nīraḍe-

⟨11⟩ yoḷadeṁntuvēṁ bhujaba[ḷō]nnatarē nagaḷdanya bhūbhujar || nuḍidude nanni nōḍidude maṁgaḷavittude tāṁbraśāsanaṁ naḍe-

⟨12⟩ dude sādhyaviḷduda jayāpaha[ve]ndude pūṇke saṁga[raṁ] baḍedude saypugelsaledhanīṁ jasada¨rtthiye vritti lī-

⟨13⟩ leyiṁ piḍidude pe¨rccu vibhuvikramame sauṣṭhavavī nereyoḍe gaṇḍane || taleyaṁ koṭṭava nātanā vaneṇipēṁ yuddhakke tāvaṁji bā-

⟨14⟩ ḷdaleyaṁ tettavanāvaneṇipēṁ dō¨rgga¨rbbamaṁ biṭṭu kōṭaleva[ldā]ḍidarāra nāvanaṟiveṁ nūṟeṁṭu saṁgrāma-

⟨15⟩ maṁ sale geldekkala vīrenā¨rggavariyaṁ pe¨rmmāḍibhopāḷakaṁ || kaṁ || sariyu • • mu millana dētaradiṁ nūṟeṁṭu samaradūḷ

⟨16⟩ jayamaṁ bittarisidanendaḍe kēḷdaccarivaḍadavaroḷare pe¨rmmanripa vikramama || va || ·antu ·abhaṁganātha kṣetriyaneni-

⟨17⟩ si neṟe negaḷtegaṁ pogaḷtegaṁ neleyāda maṁḍaḷikanārāyaṇaṁ gōmana ha¨rmmāḍidēva nantātana vijayarājyakke || ka ||

⟨18⟩ © [tā]ne modalenisi negaḷduddāniyoḷā he¨rmmanripana naccina jayasaṁsthānakara kaṭṭida laganadanaṟiyire taṁtrahāḷanaṁ toṁḍamana || cāḷukya cakrava-

⟨19⟩ ¨rttigaḷoḷā[vu]da kaṭṭidalagu hemmāḍi mahīpāḷaka[nā]tana vijeyaśrīlīlege kaṭṭi dalagi[de]nipaṁ toṁḍa || vri || tanagāḷvala nereyoḍegaṁ[ḍa]-

⟨20⟩ [ma]hipaṁ hemmāḍibhūpāḷakaṁ janavandyaṁ jasakaṁ guṇāḍhyanudayādityaṁ mahatpuṇya maṁ[gha]nateyiṁ bhūnuta jakkiya-

⟨21⟩ bbarasiyandaṁ daṇnaseypiṁge • • • ḷnōntavarāro bhāvisuvaḍiṁtī taṁtrapāḷaṁbara || ka || nāḍiṁ • • • • • ḍiya • •

⟨22⟩ • tāne diṭake mānasanenipī roḍhi mige dhātrisale koṁḍāḍuvudī taṁtrahāḷanaṁ toṁḍa mana || [va ||] ·antenisi negaḷda taṁtrahāḷa[toṁ]-

⟨23⟩ ḍamarasaṁganujātanāgiyuṁ guṇāgrajātanuvabhirūpanuṁ prakhyātanumenisi || vri || vinayamanappukeydu nuḍi bhāvadoḷoṁdida citta-

⟨24⟩ gaḷuṁ nene koneyāgutippa vibhavaṁ sale sajjanavāgalakṣmi neṭṭana dorevetti mānasike raṁjise taṁnnoḷudāttapuṇyamaṁḍananenisidaṁ ba¨rmma[ra]-

⟨25⟩ sanaṁte kritā¨rtthare mikkamānavar || • • • • • ḷaṁgitanā • • • • • jaya bhujōccaṁḍa kauṣēyaka bittaradiṁdiṁtī-

⟨26⟩ tana[ṇnaṁ]geraḍaneya tanu trāṇana¨rtthi brajakkādaradiṁdiṁtī • • • • • ttaṁ cittanidhi nijavaṁśāṁbuja[kkītanā] bhāskaranendeṁdi-

⟨27⟩ ttaluṁ bammarasananolaviṁ baṇnikuṁ bhūvibhāga || hridayame rasaga • • • • • dha¨rmma vinōde jakkiyabbarasi • • • • • puṭṭidanene ba-

⟨28⟩ mmarasanavōlnōṁta manujanāvaṁ dhareyoḷ || va || ·intu negartevetta bammarasaṁga¨rddhāṁganivā siniyenisi || vri || nayavatiyendu rūpa-

⟨29⟩ vatiyendu yaśōvatiyendu puṇyasaṁśrayavatiyendu satyavatiyendu dayāvatiyendu vallabhapriyavatiyendu bhāgyava- ⟨Page 60⟩

⟨30⟩ tiyendu bhōgyavatiyandu jagaṁ pogaḷalke sadguṇai[ka]dayavati bāgiyabbarasi bammara[sa*]ṁganukūle va¨rttipaḷu [||] vina • •

⟨31⟩ moḷpuṁ bhāgyamavinituṁ tanagēkabhōgavene bammarasaṁganukūle bāgiyabbarasi nitāṁ lakṣmiyante vakṣadoḷippa[ḷu ||]

⟨32⟩ nirupamapuṇyarūparivarādara[diṁ] samasandu muṁnne ni • • • śivayōgadiṁ • • • • • • ḍa¨rcida siddhaliṁgamaṁ sthi-

⟨33⟩ ravene kaṁḍu dha¨rmmaratiyinde tadīya nivāsamaṁ manōharamanapū¨rvvamaṁ paḍedu māḍisi dha¨rmmada [trikū]-

⟨34⟩ [ṭa]me || © siri niṭṭeyaltu dha¨rmmave paramadhanaṁ bagevaḍenisi sale dha¨rmmasya tvaritā gati yeṁbi danādarisi-

⟨35⟩ yene māḍisidarī trikūṭālayama || ·oḍaloḍava heṁḍireṁbavaroḍevāradu puṇyarū-

⟨36⟩ paveṁbive puruṣaṁgoḍavappuveṁndu māḍidareḍeyuḍugade bhaktiyiṁ trikūṭālayama || ·antu

⟨37⟩ tammutanibaruṁ māḍisida śrī trikūṭālayakke pūjepunaskārakke naḍavantāgi tammaguḍḍe mā-

⟨38⟩ nyada sthaḷadoḷage modala bhāgadalu biṭṭa keymattaru haṁneraḍu || ·i dha¨rmmavaṁ pratipāḷisi-

⟨39⟩ dava¨rgge kurukṣētradalu ·a¨rgghyatītthadalu śrī vāraṇāśiyalu dibyatapō-

⟨40⟩ dhana¨rggaṁ sahasrabhōjanavanikkida phalavidanāvanō¨rvvaṁ pāpaka¨rmmanaḷihiṁda

⟨41⟩ dvēṣadiṁda kiḍisidanavaṁ ghōranarakā¨rṇnavakke gaḷagaḷanippattondu taleyahitararoḷa-

⟨42⟩ gāgi yiḷivaru || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvvaruṣa saha-

⟨43⟩ srāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || madvaṁśajāḥ paramahīpativaṁśajā vā pāpādapē-

⟨44⟩ tamanasō bhuvi bhūmipāḷāḥ yē pālayaṁti mama dha¨rmmamidaṁ samastaṁ tēṣāṁ

⟨45⟩ mayā racitamaṁjaḷirēṣa mū¨rdhni || jayatyābrahmasaṁkētaṁ sākṣādabyaktabōdhakaṁ sa-

⟨46⟩ [tśa]bdavācyaṁ talliṁgamakhaṁḍānandabudbudaṁ || jayanti piyūṣakaṇā-

⟨47⟩ nkirantyaḥ manōrathaprēmarasānduhantyaḥ samastalōkē prativa¨rttayantya(ḥ) ssamagra-

⟨48⟩ vācaḥ kavipuṁgavānāṁ || satkavipramukhāṁbhōjasaṁbhūtā hi sarasvatī • • •

⟨49⟩ jagadraṁgē līlālāsyaṁ manōharaṁ || kiṁ stuvē [vai]kha[rīṁ] vāṇīṁ yayā saṁ-

⟨50⟩ tēja • • • kiṁ stuvē sāpi yatrāsīttatkavīṁdra mukhāṁbujaṁ || janmāntara sahasrē bhyō yatsaṁ-

⟨51⟩ sāramahatsukhaṁ tatsa¨rvvaṁ satkavīṁdrēbhya(ḥ) ssūktigamyamudāhritaṁ || namaśśivāya [||*]

⟨52⟩ svasti samastaprasastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṁṇḍaḷēsvaraṁ dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsvaraṁ nerevoḍegaṁ-

⟨53⟩ • • • • • heṁmāḍidēvarasara kaṭṭidalagu taṁtrapāḷa toṁṇḍaresana magaṁ cikkabrammayya

⟨54⟩ • • • • • dēvarasaṁnōḍalu sōmayya toṁḍayyanaṁ geldu sēvuṇa rājyavaṁ nilisi halabara kondu

⟨55⟩ • • • • • śrīsvayaṁbhu toṁḍēsvaradēvara maṭhadācā¨ryyarānayadēvara śiṣya sa¨rvvēsvarapaṁḍita¨rgge hanne-

⟨56⟩ • • • • • dha¨rmma kāreya māṟakoṁḍavaralli vi 5 koṭṭaru soṁṭige yeṇne-

⟨57⟩ © dēvara horagaṇa tōṭa ·oṁdu || 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0046⟩ No. 46. (B.K. No. 115 of 1929-30.) SĀLAVĀḌIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab standing near the entrance to the Masjid.

Jagadēkamalla II.

It states that Sāmanta Horeyama, the Taḷāṟa of Mānyakhēḍa and a subordinate of the Rāshṭrakūṭa king Śubhatuṅga-Vallabha Akālavarsha Kṛishṇarāja, had construc- ⟨Page 61⟩ ted at Sālavāḍige, the temple of Horeyamēśvara and that subsequently the temple was completely renovated by Kāśmīrabrati Mūṟujāvi Muni who also built in it two shrines for the gods Siddhēśvara and Pāpavināśa. It registers a grant of land made by Āchikabbe, daughter of Mūliga Mākamayya, to Daṇḍanāyaka Barmmayya, the Maneverggaḍe of the king Jagadēkamalla, as Paramēśvaradatti for the temple. Other gifts by the four Ūroḍeyas of Vāji-vamśa and Three-hundred Sāligas of the village are also recorded.

In the Rāshṭrakūṭa dynasty, three kings bearing the name Kṛishṇa are associated with the title Akālavarsha, the first two of whom also bore the epithet Śubhatuṅga As Kṛishṇa I would be too early, Kṛishṇa II appears to have been referred to in the early part of the epigraph.

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First Piece.

⟨1⟩ © namaśśivāya © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨2⟩ śrīramaṇānvayaprabhava rāṣṭrakuḷakke maṇipradīpakaṁ cārucaritradoḷnṛpatirūpamanu bratiraṭṭarā-

⟨3⟩ jya lakṣmīramaṇī[viḷā]sa garuḍadhvajanādinarēṁdralīleyiṁ dhāriṇiyaṁ jagaṁ pogaḷe pāḷisidaṁ śubhatuṁga-

⟨4⟩ vallabhaṁ || nripa[ro] • • • raṁ kaliyugapradhvaṁsanaṁ geyyalādaradiṁ baṁdanō dēvalōkadinenalbhūlōka sā-

⟨5⟩ mrājyamaṁ hariśau¨ryyaṁ • • ḷaṁ nṟi[pā]ḷatiḷakaṁ śrī rāṣṭrakūṭānvayaṁ dhara yoḷpōlva narēṁdrarārene jagaṁ taṁnaṁ

⟨6⟩ [karaṁ kaṁnaraṁ] || ·ā negaḷdakālava¨rṣō¨rbbīnāthaṁ cakrava¨rttimaṇināyakanā[vē]na nā naḷanā nṛganā nahuṣane-

⟨7⟩ • • • rājaguṇavaṁ merevaṁ || śrī kṛṣṇarājakaṭakaprākāraṁ birudavairisāmantama dānēka • • • gāri [dha]¨rmmapa-

⟨8⟩ tākaṁ sāmaṁtanikara mukhamaṇimukuraṁ || śrīmatkṛṣṇanarēṁdrabhūribhujadaṁḍōccaṁḍa kaukṣēyakaṁ sāmaṁ-

⟨9⟩ tōttama[nanta]nāyakana mitrōdbhītisaṁdāyakaṁ sāmaṁtāgraṇi mānyakhēḍada ta[ḷā]raṁ raṭṭarājyadviṣatsāmaṁta-

⟨10⟩ praḷeyāntakaṁ ho[re]yamaṁ sāmantasaṁkraṁdanaṁ || bhūmigaḷaṁkṛtiyene [nija]nāma dini[ḷe]pogaḷe sāḷavāḍigeyoḷsaṁgrā-

⟨11⟩ mamuravairi rayamasāmantaṁ māḍidaṁ mahēśvaragṛhamaṁ || ·uttamamāṇikēśva[ra]da kōla gaḍiṁbada mattaraṁ jasaṁ muttina maṁ-

⟨12⟩ ḍapaṁ • • gena[lsubha]tuṁganarēṁdranoldu mūvattaniḷānutaṁ horeyamēśvara dēva gṛhakke koṭṭanudvṛttanṛpāḷamattagajakēsari sa¨rvvana-

⟨13⟩ masyavṛti [yiṁ] || yatitiḷakaṁ kaśmīrabrati tējānvayatapasvi śivadha¨rmmapadasthitikaraṇō dita rudrātiśivayati mū-

⟨14⟩ ṟu[jā]vimunimaṇirājaṁ || khaḷasaṁghaṭṭadinaghahaṭṭiḷeyoḷaḍaṁgi[¨rddu] ho[re]yamēśvaragṛhamaṁ taḷadaṁ punaḥpratiṣṭhāviḷasana-

⟨15⟩ maṁ mūrujāvimuni māḍisidaṁ || kṣiti pogaḷe mūrujāvibrati tatprāsādadalli māḍi danakhiḷōṁne siddhēśvara viśrutapāpavi-

⟨16⟩ nāśadēva[bha]vanadvayamaṁ || śrī siddhēśvaradēvanivāsābhyudayābhivṛddhi pāpavināśa śrī sa[¨rvva]saṁmṛddhiya śōbhāsura dha¨rmmā¨rtthavesaye ni-

⟨17⟩ ja puruṣā¨rtthaṁ || nū¨rmmaḍi tailapānvaya caḷukyakuḷa jagadēkamalladēva¨rmmanu [jē]ṁdra ruṁdrapadadoḷsukhadiṁdire

⟨18⟩ rājarakṣitaṁ dha¨rmmavideṁdu biṁnavisutaṁ manave¨rggeḍe daṁḍanāyakaṁ ba¨rmmayaṁge tanmata dinā paramēśvaradattiyeṁbinaṁ || ⟨Page 62⟩

⟨19⟩ mūli[ga] mākamayyana magaḷjagadoḷnegaḷdācikabbe nīḷāḷaki bācikabbe [va]ḷado ḷnijavṛttiya hattumattaraṁ kōlalu mā-

⟨20⟩ [ṇi]kēśvara[ne]nalsale koṭṭaḷudāttakī¨rtti dikpāḷakaraneyde dha¨rmmavidu sa¨rvvanamasyava nuttamōttamam || ·uḷi-

⟨21⟩ dāghāṭamanā keyyoḷagaṇa haḷḷamanagalci kaḍunigaranuno[ḷva]ḷasiṁge yōgyavappadanaḷatige maṁnisu

⟨22⟩ varoldu matta¨rhattaṁ | śrīyuta yājñavalkivinutaśṟutimā¨rgganabhōmaṇi pradīpāyita dha¨rṁmani¨rṁmma-

⟨23⟩ ḷavivē[ka]virājitameṁba vaṁśadoḷsāyirabāhusāhasasamagrarudāragabhīrasārarātrēya pavitragōtra-

⟨24⟩ [śatapatra]divākararanyabhīkarar | kuladabhivṛddhiyaṁ taḷadu va¨rggada nālkumodalgaḷanta yōjvaḷanaya bhadra-

⟨25⟩ rāgi[yu] bigu¨rvvina vājiga[ḷā]śritā¨rdrani¨rmmaḷarenisi¨rddu [vi]dva[tte]yiṁ gōtrapavitrariḷājanōtsavaṁ nela-

⟨26⟩ sida sāḷavāḍigeya saccaritaprabhugaḷ || ·abhimānaṁ manuja • • ḷnaradudo bhāraṁ nirākāramaṁ vibha-

⟨27⟩ vāḷaṁkṛtavāgigoṁḍudu caraṁ pratyakṣavāyteṁbinaṁ śubhasaṁpaṁsanayōṁnatānvaya guṇa¨rvvi-

⟨28⟩ khyātivetti¨rppa satprabhugaḷ rūḍhiya sāḷavāḍigeya rājadvājivaṁśōdbhavar || buddhipuruṣā-

⟨29⟩ ¨rtthasā¨rtthasa[mṛddhi]caritraṁparā¨rtthavenipa¨rnnayasaṁpaddha¨rmmacatussamayasamuddharaṇa¨rnnega

⟨30⟩ ḷda [nā]lku modalūroḍeyar sale nile siddhanātha paramēśvara pāpavināśadēva maṁgaḷa gṛha-

⟨31⟩ caitrapa¨rvvada pavitraviḷāsada līlegoṁḍu dīvaḷigeya pa¨rvvadaṁdaravaneṇneyanokkalokka loḷoṁdu hā-

⟨32⟩ gamaṁ phaḷayutamānyavaṁ • gosedittariḷānuta paṭṭasāligaru [||] ·ī nēsaruvī tiṁgaḷu vī nelanaṁ kūḍe nilvinaṁ hāga-

⟨33⟩ manoldānateripugaḷsāliga mūnū¨rvva[ru] bi[ṭṭa]rittarolvara neṁṭaru ||

Second Piece.

⟨34⟩ paramā¨rtthaṁ daśadha¨rmmani¨rmmaḷatapaḥśrīsatkulaśrīniraṁtaritaṁ saccaritaṁ nayaṁ vinaya vādācā¨ryyarācā¨ryyaruccaritācā-

⟨35⟩ ¨ryyaranā¨ryyareṁdu maṭhadoḷniṣṭhānvitācā¨ryyaraṁ gurugaḷmāḍi sa[da]¨rttha[vaṁ] nilisuva¨rgrāmēśarī dha¨rmmamaṁ || ·osedī

⟨36⟩ [dha]¨rmmavanoldu rakṣisidavaṁ caṁdrā¨rkkaruḷḷannegaṁ jasamaṁ tāḷdi surēṁdrarājya pathadūḷniściṁtavi¨rkkuṁ dayāvasathaṁ

⟨37⟩ • • parītavṛttiyinadhōyānakke salguṁ guṇi maguḷdātavivēkanaṁ paḷiguvī lōkaṁ gataśrīkanaṁ || sā-

⟨38⟩ [mānyō]yaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānē tānbhāvinaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrānbhūyō bhū[yō]

⟨39⟩ yācatē rāmacaṁ[dra] || [sva]dattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yōharēta vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi

⟨40⟩ [viṣṭāyāṁ jā]yatē [krimiḥ] || ⟨Page 63⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0047⟩ No. 47. (B.K. No. 33 of 1928-29.) ARASĪBĪḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Jaina Basadi.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1151 A.D.

This is dated the Vikrama year [76], Prajāpati, Pushya ba. 2, Wednesday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti, corresponding to 1151 A.D., December 26, f.d.t. °07. The Uttarāyaṇasaṁkrānti, however, occurred on the previous day. The Vikrama year evidently means the Chālukya-Vikrama year.

It records that Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Chauṇḍarasa of the Sinda family governing Kisukādu Seventy and other regions (details lost) made a gift at the town of EraMbarage at the request of his queen Dēmaladēvi. The recipients of the gift were Dēvanandi-paṇḍita and Nēmichandra-paṇḍita, who belonged to Mūla-saṁgha, Kuṇḍakund-ānvaya, Dēśiya-gaṇa and Pustaka-gachchha.

The record is very much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmatparamagaṁbhīra syādvādāmōghalāṁchanaṁ jīyāttraiḷōkyanāthasya śāsa-

⟨2⟩ naṁ jinaśāsanaṁ || svastisamasta bhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīpṛthvīvallabha mahārā-

⟨3⟩ jādhirājaparamēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷu-

⟨4⟩ kyābharaṇaṁ śrīmattraiḷōkyamalladēvavijayarājya mutta-

⟨5⟩ rōttarābhivṛddhi prava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire ©

⟨6⟩ tatpādapadmōpajīvi samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśva-

⟨7⟩ raṁ bhōgāvatīpuravarādhīśvaraṁ traividya cū[ḍāmaṇi] gaṁdhagirivajradaṁḍaṁ

⟨8⟩ siṁdakuḷakamaḷamā¨rtta[ṁ*]ḍaṁ • • • ka manōbhaṁjanaṁ jitaprabhaṁ-

⟨9⟩ janaṁ javaturaṁgamārūḍhaprauḍha • • • vijayalakṣmīkāṁtaṁ madava-

⟨10⟩ darimaṁḍaḷika ma[¨rdanai]ka • • • kaṭhōrakaṁṭhīravaṁ raṇaraṁga śū-

⟨11⟩ raṁ • • • • • [da]śavadanavija[yōddā]marāmaṁ bhujabaḷabhīmaṁ sā-

⟨12⟩ hasōttu • • • • • śvara vīracauṁḍarasaru kisukā-

⟨13⟩ ḍeppattu • • • • • [mū]nūṟumaṁ duṣṭani-

⟨14⟩ graha • • • • • vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttire

⟨15⟩ tada¨rddhāṁgarājya • • • • • bhyudaya sahasraphaḷa-

⟨16⟩ bhōgabhāgini dvitīyalakṣmīsamāne[ya] • • • • • • • • • • yāneyaruṁ pratyakṣa-

⟨17⟩ pā¨rvvatiyaruṁ patibratāruṁdhatiyaruṁ śiṣṭēṣṭajanakalpavṛkṣeyaru-

⟨18⟩ mabhinavasarasvatiyaruṁ śrīmatpiriyarasiyaru paṭṭamahādēvi-

⟨19⟩ yaru dēmaladēviyaru śrīmaccau[ṁ]ḍarasadēva[¨rgge] binnapaṁgeyduvī-

⟨20⟩ vikramava¨rṣada [76] neya prajāpati saṁvatsarada sauṣyabahuḷa 2 neya bu-

⟨21⟩ dhavāradute rāyaṇa saṁkrāṁti nimittameraṁbarage paṭṭaṇadoḷ śrī mū-

⟨22⟩ lasaṁghada kuṁḍakuṁdānvayada dēśiyagaṇada pustakagacchada śrīkaradēva-

⟨23⟩ bhaṭṭārakara śiṣya[¨rmmūla]naṁdisaiddhāntadēvara śiṣya¨rddēvanaṁdipaṁḍitaruṁ guṇa-

⟨24⟩ caṁdrasaiddhāntadēvara śiṣya¨rnnayakī¨rttisaiddhāntadēvaravara śiṣyar

⟨25⟩ śrīmannēmicaṁdrapaṁḍitadēva¨rgge manneya biṭṭarasa sahitaṁ vikramapu-

⟨26⟩ ra

1. The record breaks off here.

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⟨SIIv15p0i0048⟩ No. 48. (B.K. No. 54 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam of the Kāśīviśvanātha temple.

Tribhuvanamalla (Taila III), 1152(?) A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of Chālukya-Vikrama Chakravarti Tribhuvanamalla, Prajāpati, Pushya-amāvāsyā, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa.

The inscription may refer to the reign of Vikramāditya VI, but his 3rd regnal year did not fall in Prajāpati. The 3rd regnal year Prajāpati, however fits in for the reign of Taila III. In that case, we have to assume that Tribhuvanamalla was another title of Taila III. It is also possible to surmise that this Tribhuvanamalla was Sōmēśvara IV and that he was associated with his father Taila III in the administration of the kingdom from the beginning. Pushya-amāvāsyā in Prajāpati would thus correspond to 1152 A.D., January 8, which was Tuesday. The Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa did not occur on this tithi, but on the Pāurṇimā day of that month.

The epigraph registers a gift of gold made by Perggaḍeyara Tribhuvanakēśava described as the ‘dear son’ of the Thousand Mahājanas of Lokkiguṇḍi for the offerings to the god Kavatāḷēśvara. The gift was entrusted to Sōmēśvara-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple. A gift of land for the offerings to the same god made by Sōviseṭṭi is also recorded.

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⟨1⟩ © [śrī ·ōṁ] namaḥ sivāya © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷō[kya] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ma saṁstāvabhṛthāvagāhanapavitrīkṛtaśarīra¨rccatu¨rvvēdapāragaraṣṭādaśadha¨rmmaśāstrakuśa ḷarēkavākyaracaḷitadhai¨ryya¨rddhai¨ryyaparākramarāśritajanakalpavṛkṣarahitapakṣakṣayakara¨rkkali yugagāṁgēya¨rpparamaparōpakārigaḷāhavadhuraṁdhara¨rssāpānugrahasama¨rttha¨rkkā¨ryya brahaspatigaḷēkaikapaṁḍita¨rgrāmanāmōttama¨rvvēṣṇavagītimanōhara¨rppāpabhīrugaḷpa ranārīdūra¨rdduṣṭavidhvaṁsaka¨rvviśiṣṭajanāśraya¨rkkāmakrōdhalōbha[mō]-

⟨3⟩ haviva¨rjita¨rdvātriṁśatsahasrasama¨rghyaruha¨rdvijakuḷatiḷaka¨rśśaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararu samastaguṇaviśēṣōnnatarappa śrirāmaradattimahāgrāmaṁ śrīmallokkiguṁḍiyūroḍeya pramukha mahājanaṁ śrī sāsi¨rvvaruṁ samastagō[le]gōbrāhmaṇa¨rmmodalāgi sabāla vṛddha¨rnneredu dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ surakṣitamāgi rakṣisuttamire || ·intu nega¨rtte vetta śrī sāsi¨rvvara priyaputraṁ pe¨rggaḍeyara kēśavadēvana vaṁśāvatāramenteṁdaḍe ||

⟨4⟩ ·odavida kī¨rtti raṁjisuvinaṁ vinaya[ṁ]budhi bācirājani¨rddude sabhe dhāriṇītaḷamanujvaḷa māgire mā¨rppa bhānuvi¨rdduda gagavaṁ viḷāsapatiyiṁ naḍe pāḍuva rājahaṁsayi¨rdude koḷanopputi¨rppa surabhūruhavi¨rddude divyanaṁdana || ·ā vibhuvina sati sītādēvigaruṁ dhatige satyabhāvege doreyeṁbī vinidhaguṇadinasedaḷu bhāvisuvaḍe mākikavve vanitāratna || ·ā daṁpatigaḷa cittakkādaṁ santōṣamāge janiyisidaṁ saṁpāditapuṇyaṁ śubhamuditōdita mene kēsirāja-

⟨5⟩ neṁbaṁ putraṁ || nuḍi todaḷā¨rppu nippasaravāyamaduḷvasivikramakramaṁ baḍavara [mā]ri peṁpu mugiloḍḍaṟuta kuṟugaṁ ṁṭu halkaḍivinayaṁ prapaṁca puruṣā¨rtthamana¨rtthaka meṁba nāḍa niggaḍigaḷanentu pōlipemo kēśavadēvanoḷanya ma¨rttyara || sa¨rvvātmanā parā ¨rtthakkō¨rvvane tiḷaka[ṁ*]boli¨rddanadintu kaḷāsa¨rvvajña¨rppogaḷva¨rssāsi¨rvvara putraṁ vivēkanidhi kēśavanaṁ || ·intu poga¨rttegaṁ nega¨rttegaṁ neleyāda pe¨rggaḍeyara śrī tribhuvana kēśavadēvaṁ tanna- ⟨Page 65⟩

⟨6⟩ ¨rccina kēṇiyadhikāradelu śrīmaccāḷukyavikramacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla dēva variṣada 3 neya prajāpati saṁvatsarada puṣyadamāvāsya ·ādityavāramuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatī pātadandu grāmā[dhi]deyvaṁ śrīkavatāḷēśvaradācā¨ryyaru svasti yamaniyama svādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇa maunānuṣṭhāṇa japasamādhi ṣaḍaṁgōpahārādi saṁpannaranēka ta¨rkkādiśāstrapārāvārapāragaramaḷakī¨rttidhvajaramaḷinacaritra-

⟨7⟩ ¨rbhāratīka¨rṇnapūrarappa śrīmatsōmēśvarapaṁḍitara pādaprakṣāḷanaṁ geydu dēva¨rgge prabhā tada tuyyalanivēdyakkācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍavaṁntāgi variṣaṁ prati nūṟa yippattu gadyāṇahonna cinnada vaṭṭa mūṟu honnaṁ biṭṭaridanāro¨rvvarakkasālada kēṇiyaṁ koṇḍa kēṇikāṟaruṁ śrīsāsi¨rvvaruṁ tamma dha¨rmmamāgi pratipāḷisuvaru || ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ rakṣisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētrava¨rgghyatī¨rtthaṁ prayāgeyeṁba puṇya tī¨rtthaṁ-

⟨8⟩ gaḷūḷu sāsira kavileya kōḍukoḷagumaṁ suva¨rṇnakhacitamāḍi sāsi¨rvva¨rvvēda pāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rgge koṭṭa puṇyamakkumidaṁ kiḍisidava¨rgganitu kavileyumananiba ¨rbrāhmaṇarumanā puṇyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu koṁda mahāpātakanakku || śrīmatu gaṁdhiga dāsiseṭṭiya maga sōviseṭṭi rāvegallatevaragammoḷala dāriyiṁ mūḍaṇa kamalanāyakara baḷadoḷage dēva¨rgge rātriya pālmaṁḍageya nivēdyakkeṁdu biṭṭa mattaru mūṟu || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0049⟩ No. 49. (B.K. No. 212 of 1928-29.) ĀRĒKURAHAṬṬI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumantadēva temple.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1154 A.D.

This is dated the 6th regnal year of the king, Bhāva, Pushya ba. 4, Vaḍḍavāra, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, corresponding to 1154 A.D., December 25.

It records the gift of income derived from cess of various commodities to the god Gavaṟēśvara made by Mummuridaṇḍa and Aivattokkalu of Hiriya Kuṟihaṭṭi which was a sarvanamasyada agrahāra created by Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramāditya VI). The epigraph is much damaged.

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⟨2⟩ cāravē trai[ḷō]kyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya

⟨3⟩ śaṁbhavē || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ḷakūṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • diṁ • • • • • • • • • • [sa]ma-

⟨6⟩ stabhuvanāśra[ya] • • • • • • • • • • rājā-

⟨7⟩ dhirāja paramēśvara • • • • • • • • • • satyāśraya-

⟨8⟩ kuḷatiḷaka cā • • • • • • • • • • traiḷōkyama-

⟨9⟩ lladēvara vijaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10-15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ saṁstuta[ru vi]prōttamarenikuṁ • • • • • ¨rvvige pūjya-

⟨17⟩ ra || bēḍidaḍa¨rtthige kuḍuva • • • • • doḷu baṁdu

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāḍūḷa-

⟨19⟩ • ya • • • • • • • • • • || svasti yamaniyamasvā-

⟨20⟩ dhyāyadhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭāṇa [ja]pa samā-

⟨21⟩ dhi śīḷaguṇasaṁpaṁna kōpā- ⟨Page 66⟩

⟨22⟩ • • vatāpūjātatpararuṁ mā¨rtta[ṇḍa] • • ḷa kī¨rttiyu-

⟨23⟩ taraśēṣavidyāviśāradaruṁ svadha¨rmmapratipālanaradha-

⟨24⟩ [¨rmma]parihāraruṁ śāpānugrahasama¨rttharu[mappa] śrī-

⟨25⟩ [tribhu]vanamalladēvara [nitya]dānada brahmapuri sa¨rvva na-

⟨26⟩ masyadagrahāra hiriya kuṟihaṭṭiya śrīmadaśē-

⟨27⟩ ṣa mahājanaṁga[ḷa] saṁnidhānadalu śrīmattrailōkya-

⟨28⟩ malladēvava¨rṣada [6] neya bhāva saṁvatsarada puṣya-

⟨29⟩ bahuḷavaḍḍavāradaṁduttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa-

⟨30⟩ daṁdalliya taḷa[sa]masta mummuridaṁḍamayvattokka-

⟨31⟩ lumi¨rddu gavaṟēśvaradēvariga biṭṭadha¨rmmamaṁteṁdaḍe [grā]-

⟨32⟩ madalu huṭṭidāyada baḷiyalu hoṁgare vīsa

⟨33⟩ hasuṁbeyikkida nālku gō • gehaṇa | dēvaṁ

⟨34⟩ • ga | • jja ·aṁgaḍiyalli saṁtata saṭṭuga bhatta | gā-

⟨35⟩ ṇadalli soṁṭige yaṇne | hēṟigayvatu hēṟiṁge nū-

⟨36⟩ [re]le caitra pavitradalu hēṟu vokkaliṁga • gava-

⟨37⟩ [ra]taṁbuligaralli hāga © śrīmēdimarasarājñeyi-

⟨38⟩ namātupajīviyappa gōviṁdarasaṁ sōmā¨rkka-

⟨39⟩ ruḷḷinaṁ nile taṁmokkalu dharayoḷoṁdanoldudani[tta] ||

⟨40⟩ śrīgavaṟēśvaradēvara bhōgakkida nāgamarasa pēḷdaḍe pu-

⟨41⟩ ṇyakkāgaramene bharateṇa koṭṭaṁ gollara bīravaṇama-

⟨42⟩ noṁdo[kka]la • || merevuge kāvaridi¨rccidoḍiṟivaru-

⟨43⟩ bēḍidaḍe kuḍuvaru • • lamaṁ meṟevaru ballidareṁba-

⟨44⟩ du kuṟihaṭṭiya taḷa[da] seṭṭigutta¨rddhareyoḷu || ·ēnaṁ pē-

⟨45⟩ ḷvudu peṁpi[no]ḷu jaḷadhigaḷa • ta[vaṁ]gaṁtaka¨rddāna kalpa-

⟨46⟩ kujāte • • mananikuṁ dha¨rmma doṁdāśraya sā-

⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣameyoḷu dharitrigeṇe śau¨ryyaṁ • • • • •

⟨48⟩ • • riṁ nānaynū¨rvvara • • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0050⟩ No. 50. (B.K. No. 54-A of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam of the Kāśīviśvanātha temple.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1156 A.D.

This is dated the [6th] regnal year of the king, Yuva, Māgha ba. amāvāsyā, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti, corresponding to 1156 A.D., January 23, Monday, f.d.t. °35. The Uttārayaṇa-saṁkrānti, however, occurred on the 25th of the previous month.

It registers a gift of land made by Kāḷeyanāyaka, son of Mākēstara Mākimayyanāyaka to Mōnidēva for his bhikshā. The donee in turn gave it for feeding the ascetics who visited the temple of Kavatāḷa Chāvuṇḍēśvara at Lokkiguṇḍi. Kāḷeyanāyaka is described as the son, i.e., lay disciple, of Mōnidēva, who was the disciple of Sāmavēdidēva, the āchārya of the temple of Rāmēśvara of Huligeṟe.

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⟨1⟩ © mattaveraḍaṟunūṟakkaṁ bhūṣaṇamāgi¨rppa huligeṟeya śrīrāmēśvaradācā¨ryya¨rssā mavēdidēvara tapaḥprabhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || ·annamanāvagaṁ toṟedu mūṟu dinaṁ rasava¨rjamappa bhikṣāṁnamadante pāraṇeyanalu niyamaṁgaḷiniṁtu mūṟumabdaṁ neṟe dēvakā¨ryyamane māḍidareṁdaḍe sadbrataprabhāvōnnati sāmavēdimunigallade mattuḷidaṁge tī¨rggumē © tatsipyarappa śrīmōnidēva- ⟨Page 67⟩

⟨2⟩ ra tapaḥprabhāvōnnatiyeṁteṁdaḍe || ·aṟikeya mōhameṁba toḍaraṁ paḻidikkitu ka¨rmmameṁba hēraṟikeya kaṁbhavaṁmuṟidudiṁdriyava¨rggamaṁba kaḷḷaraṁ taṟidudu kāmaneṁba harikārana nāvagadinda niggadiṁdiṟidudu mōnidēvamunipuṁgavaneṁba madāndhasiṁhara || ·intu nega¨rtte vetta mōnidēvara maga mākēstara mākimayyana suputra kāḷeyanāyakanu [vī]radā vaṇnana kāḷpattiya sa[¨rvvabā]

⟨3⟩ dhāparihāramappa kariyara keṟeya haḍuvaṇa dāriyiṁ baḍagaṇa matta¨rkkeyyaṁ kālga¨rccāgi koṁḍu śrīmaccāḷukya taiḷōkyamalladēva [6] neya yuva saṁvatsara māgha bahuḷadamāva se sōmavāra muttarāyaṇasaṁkrānti vyatipātadandu tamma paramā rādhyarappa śrīmōnidēvara pāda[prakṣā]ḷanaṁ māḍi bhikṣegeṁdu koṭṭa keyyanavaruṁ śrīma llokkiguṁḍiya kavatāḷa cāvuṁḍēśvaradēvara divya śrīpādaṁgaḷaṁ tapōvriddharāgi palakāla [manubhavi]-

⟨4⟩ suttami¨rppa tadāśramigaḷappabhyāgata tapōdhanarāhāradānakkeṁdu koṭṭarī dha¨rmmamā • • • cā¨ryyaru tamma dha¨rmmamāgi svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisuvaru || sthiramāgintida nakkariṁ nilisidaṁgā rudralōkaṁ nirantaramakkuṁ kiḍipaṁge gaṁge gaye • • • • • tī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷā • • ma brāhmaṇa • • • munipagōtrabrātamaṁ konda dustarapāpaṁ dorekoḷgumi¨rkkuṣuvanenduṁ • • [vā]ravāṁbōdhiyoḷ © © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0051⟩ No. 51. (B.K. No. 108 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Śiva temple.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1155 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Yuva, Prathamāshāḍha pūrṇimā, Thursday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1155 A.D. June 16. As there were no two Āshāḍhas in the year cited, the Prathamāshāḍha mentioned in the record seems to refer to the first month of the Chāturmāsya, which commences from Āshāḍha.

It records that Hollagāvuṇḍa of Mōraka family, the Mahāprabhu of Hosavūr, made the gift of dasavanda income derived from a garden for feeding the ascetics. The gift was entrusted to Gaṅgarāśipaṇḍita, the āchārya of the Mūlasthāna temple.

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⟨1⟩ śrīmaccāḷukyavaṁśōdayagiriśikharārūḍhanastākhiḷārisōmānaṁtāndhakāra-

⟨2⟩ prakaṭitanijarāgōdayaṁ cārutējōdhāmaṁ bhūpāḷasū¨ryyaṁ jaladhivṛta-

⟨3⟩ rācakramaṁ sadguṇaprōddā[maṁ] traiḷōkyamallaṁ sale nile beḷagutti¨rddanutsāha dindaṁ ||

⟨4⟩ svasti sakaḷaguṇamaṇivibhūṣaṇāḷaṁkṛtagātranuṁ sajanajavamitranuṁ śivadha¨rmmaramya-

⟨5⟩ ha¨rmmyamāṇikyakaḷaṣanuṁ nijāśritavipadadrikuḷiśanuṁ haracaraṇanakhakiraṇakusuma-

⟨6⟩ maṁjaripariraṁjitōttamāṁganuṁ śivakathāprasaṁganuṁ mōrakakuḷanabhasthaḷīgabhastimāḷi-

⟨7⟩ yuṁ du¨rddamapratāpaśāliyumappa hollagāvuṇḍana guṇaprabhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || v® ||

⟨8⟩ calavambhonidhigaṁbu[do]ṭṭanacalaṁ cāgaṁ mukuṁdaṁge bhūtaḷamaṁ koṭṭana caugavaṇmu javanaṁ-

⟨9⟩ geldi¨rddanaṇmeṁdaḍā¨rccaladoḷcāgedoḷaṇminōḷpore peṟanōḷvāgaḷeṁdī catu¨rjjaladhi vyāvṛta dhā-

⟨10⟩ tti baṇnisutevikkuṁ hollagāvuṇḍanaṁ || © svastiyamaniyama svādhyāya dhyānadhāra-

⟨11⟩ ṇa mōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhiśīḷasaṁpannaruṁ parōpakāra cārucaritanirataruṁ nijāśri-

⟨12⟩ tajanakumudinīsudhārōcigaḷuvidānīṁtanadadhīcigaḷuṁ vaṁdijanakaḷpabhūjaruṁ saṁta¨rppi-

⟨13⟩ ta kavisamājamananisi mattaṁ || ka || ·aṁgajamadamadananumāsaṁgaṁ vibhudhāśrayaṁ vṛṣa ⟨Page 68⟩

⟨14⟩ dhvajanene lōkaṁ gaṁgarāśimunipaṁ gaṁgādharanaṁtiresadanī vasumatiyoḷ || v® || dayi[taṁ] vina-

⟨15⟩ yavēṟitoḷpu daḷavēṟiltoppu nīrēṟitakṣayapuṇyaṁ | poreyēṟitu • • • [ka]raṁ biṇpē[ṟi]ta-

⟨16⟩ tyujvalōdgayaśaṁ līleyineydi diggajamanēṟitteṁdaḍiṁ[to]pparoḷu yathā¨rtthanene gaṁga-

⟨17⟩ rāśimuniyaṁ gāṁbhī¨ryyavārāśiyaṁ || piriduṁ niṁnnane nacci • • • • • dala [jjō]-

⟨18⟩ daṁdī[vude] bīḷpanuṁnatiya[de] • • • • • mpallade maravaṭṭi [bīḷva] • • • • • vadārendī gaṁgarāśi-

⟨19⟩ bratīśvaranā kalpakujakudāraguṇamaṁ kalpippanellaṁdadiṁ || svasti śrīmaccāḷukya cakra-

⟨20⟩ va¨rtti traiḷōkyamalladēvava¨rṣada 7 neya yuva saṁvatsarada prathamāṣāḍhada pu-

⟨21⟩ ṇnami bṛhaspativāra sōmagrahaṇa vyatipātadaṁdu hosavūra mahā-

⟨22⟩ prabhu hollagāvuṇḍaṁ śrī mūlasthāna dēvarācā¨ryyarappa gaṁgara śipaṇḍitadēva-

⟨23⟩ ra kālaṁ ka¨rcci kaidhāreyaredu [·a]lliya tapōdhanarāhārakeṁdoṁdu tōṁṭadāya dasava-

⟨24⟩ ndamaṁ biṭṭanā tōṁṭada sthaḷaṁ kadaṁbageyyiṁ teṁka māḷēśvaradēvara tōṁṭadiṁdīśānya || © © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0052⟩ No. 52. (B.K. No. 115-A of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On two slabs built into the wall (left of entrance) of Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1155 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Yuva, Prathamāshāḍha pūrṇimā, Thursday, lunar Eclipse. This date which corresponds to 1155 A.D., June 16, Thursday, is identical with that of No. 51 above.

It records that Hollagāvuṇḍa, of Mōraka family, who was the Mahāprabhu of Hosavūr, made a gift of land and the dasavanda income from his garden for feeding the ascetics. The recipient of the gift was Jñānaśakti, the āchārya of the Mōrakēśvara temple. The record gives an account of the ancestors of the donor.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatidakuḷōdbhavaṁ kunnulavīravaṁśapradīpakaṁ paṁnagadhvajavirājamāna vyāghralāṁchanaṁ pagavara bhīmaṁ koṟa[vaṁkarāma]

⟨2⟩ muḷuguṁdavidyādharaṁ nāmādisamasta praśastisahitaṁ śrimanmaḷugunda hanneraḍaṟa manneyaṁ bopparasaru tavage naḍeva manneyada suṁkamaṁ dēvara tōṁṭadeleya hēranitakkaṁ caṁdrā-

⟨3⟩ ¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ biṭṭar || © ·intu negaṟtevettakhiḷa dha¨rmmadoḷītane nōḷpaḍalte cairaṁtana dha¨rmanandananadhiṣṭhitavairibhujapratāpa vikrāṁtadoḷītanalte raghunandananendu jagajjanaṁ poga ḷvaṁtesadi¨rddanalte vibhu [nāki]-

⟨4⟩ gāṇḍanata¨rkyavikramaṁ || kanda || ·ātana kulavadhu himavajjātege peṁpiṁ sama satītvadoḷavani jātege sariyane negaḻdaḷiḷātaḷasaṁstutyabhōgyavāgī gavuṁḍi || ·iṁtu nagaṟtevette-

⟨5⟩ sava dampatigaḷga tanūjanādanāśāntaviva¨rttikī¨rtti jamadagnigavā negaṟdi¨rdda rēṇukī kāṁtagavappavōlparaśurāmananippa suputranātmavikrāṁtavini¨rjjitāri vibhu holligavu-

⟨6⟩ ṇḍanudāttavikramaṁ || va || ·iṁtenisi negaṟteva[ḍeda] mahānubhāvana vīramaṁ vitaraṇa muma • doreya[da]ndaḍe || vṛtta || bagayē nīvaḷavaṁ vicārisuve nāneṁba¨rtthi kayyāṁ nōḍuge ba- ⟨Page 69⟩

⟨7⟩ lupaṁ parikippenamba baḷavadvīrāri māṟāntu nōḍuge tō[¨rkkuṁ ·alliyo]¨rbbanaṁtakana kū¨rppaṁ bēḍaveṁdī jagaṁ pogaḷguṁ holligavuṇḍanoḷsamanisi¨rddhaudā¨ryyaśau¨ryyaṁ gaḷaṁ ||

⟨8⟩ calavaṁbōnidhigaṁbudoṭṭana calaṁ cāgaṁ mukuṁdaṁge bhū[taḷavaṁ] koṭṭana [cā]gava • • • va[naṁge]®di¨rddanaṇmeṁdoḍā¨rccaladoḷcāgadoḷaṇminūḷpore peṟa¨rnnōḷpā gaḷaṁdī catu¨rjjaladhivyāvṛtadhātri baṇṇisutavi¨rkkuṁ ho-

⟨9⟩ lligāvuṇḍanaṁ || vinayakkōjege bījavāda nuḍi sau[bhāgya] • celviṁge toyvu • • • dhātrigīya¨rtthiganvita¨rgge kayvākka¨rtthevādā¨rppu tananagoṭṭi¨rddudenalke [pōlvare] peṟa¨rnnōḷvāgaḷī viśvamēdiniyoḷ ho[lligā]-

⟨10⟩ vuṇḍanaṁ ripusarōjaśrēṇi vēdaṇḍanaṁ || husiyade sājadoḷu madameysiri lōbhame [·eḷde] kaḍi chadrisu[vude gā] • ¨ryamāge nagaḻdaṁnyaroḷēṁ nage yiṁdavādaḍaṁ pusiyade kādi meydegeyade • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • [viva] kūḍi pe¨rccisuva guṇakke tāne nale holliga[vuṇḍa]nadeṁtu nōḷpoḍaṁ || [dī]naṁgalladadārigāgadu dhanaṁ tānemba[nāḷmātu] • • • • • • • • • • bāndhava¨rgge śiṣṭa¨rggaṁ maruḷgoṁḍene dānaṁ geydu dharitriyaṁ bali mu-

⟨12⟩ kuṁdaṁgeṁdaḍe nāḍanembā ni¨rbhāgyanadeṁtu sōltapano pēḷ śrī holligāvuṇḍanaṁ || janavaṁdyaṁ • himāmburāśi [kiri]yayyaṁ mallagāvuṇḍana¨rtthinidhānaṅkalikālamēru giri bhāvaṁ [kā]vagāvuṇḍanaṁnte-

⟨13⟩ ni¨rvaridoppuva ghanabhujadvaṁdvagaḷiṁmbīmanantaniśaṁ holligāvuṇḍaneṁdu pogaḷguṁ viśvaṁbharāmaṇḍaḷaṁ © svasti śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti traiḷōkyamalladēvava¨rṣada 6 neya yuva [saṁ]-

⟨14⟩ vatsarada prathamāṣāḍhada puṇnami bṛhaspativāra sōmagrahaṇa vyatīpātadaṁdu svasti sakaḷa guṇamaṇigaṇāḷaṁkṛtagātranuṁ sujanajanamitranuṁ śivadha¨rmmaramyaha¨rmyamāṇikya [rāja]-

⟨15⟩ nuṁ nijāśritajanavipa[da*dri]kuḷiśanuṁ haracaraṇanakhakiraṇakusumamaṁjarīpariraṁjitō ttamāṁganuṁ śivakathāprasaṁganuṁ mōrakakuḷanabhastaḷīgabhastimāliyuṁ du¨rdamapratāpa-

⟨16⟩ [śā]liyumappa hosavūra mahāprabhu hollagāvuṇḍaṁ mōrakēśvaradēvarācā¨ryyarappa jñānaśaktidēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci kaidhāreyeṟedu tapōdhanarāhāradānakke biṭṭa matta rondu

⟨17⟩ ·ā kayya sthaḷaṁ tanna gāvuṇḍageyyoḷage mūlasthānadēvara tapōdhanarāhāradānakke biṭṭa keyyindaṁ mūḍalu matta kadaṁbageyyiṁ teṁkalu mūlasthānadēvara tōṭadiṁda • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • rondu tōṁṭadāya dasavaṁdamumaṁ biṭṭa[ru] spadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ [||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0053⟩ No. 53. (B.K. No. 7 of 1927-28.) MALLĀPUR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the temple of Hanumān.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1156 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Dhātu, Mārgaśira śu. 13, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, corresponding to 1156 A.D., November 26. The Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, however, did not occur on this date.

It records a gift of land for the upkeep of a tank at Nāvidige by Kāraṇada Jōgagāvuṇḍa. Beḷuvaṇige was an agrahāra having Eighty-four Mahājanas and it was situated in Beḷuvala and Eṟaḍaṟunūru. It mentions Duggimayya-daṇḍanāyaka. The inscription is partly damaged. ⟨Page 70⟩

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨2⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara parama bhaṭṭāraka satyāsrayakuḷa-

⟨3⟩ tiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrimatu pratāpacakrava¨rtti traiḷōkyamalladevara vijayarājya muttarōttarābhivriddhiprama-

⟨4⟩ ¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaṟaṁ saluttamire || dharayoḷage negaṟda beḷuvala yeraḍaṟu nūṟaṟoḷe ·agrahā-

⟨5⟩ raṁ sale beḷuvaṇigeya yeṇbattanālva¨rppiriya¨rbhbhuvanaṁ[gaḷūḷage] vara suputraru || kāraṇada ba¨rmmagavuḍa

⟨6⟩ dhāriṇiyoḷu negaḻdanintu gōtrapavitraṁ tānenisi dānadha¨rmma[kkā]garavenisiṟdanīgaḷī vasumatiyoḷ || [·āta]-

⟨7⟩ na sati jagadoḷu tāṁ khyāteyenalu negaṟda [ho]llagavu[ḍi]ṁge doreyēṁ mātēno rati ge raṁbhege bhūlōkadoḷu do-

⟨8⟩ reyenalke satiya¨rddoreye || ·ā daṁpatigaḷuṁgeseye mahīlōkadoḷintu puṭṭi sale nile mudadiṁdādarade

⟨9⟩ kētagavuṁḍaṁ mēdiniyoḷu puruśaratnamippaṁti¨rdda • • ·ātanakulavadhuvenisi • • • strīratnameṁba pesa-

⟨10⟩ resedire tāṁ nītiyoḷu kaṁcigavuṁḍi mahītaḷadoḷu • • salu suputranaṁ paḍedaḷu || • • nēkavākyanati-

⟨11⟩ ni¨rmmaḷanasthiranallanaḷipanallaṁ piriyaṁ dhareyoḷage jōgagavuṁḍaṁ peramā¨rttha satyavaṁtaneni siye nagaṟdaṁ ||

⟨12⟩ lalanāratnamaṁdenisiya sale • dhareyoḷage pesaradanva¨rtthaṁ tānale kēḷu [dēvi]gavu ḍiye kulavadhu tā-

⟨13⟩ nanise jōga[ga*]vuṁḍane dhanya || ·ātana māḍi[da*] dha¨rmma [bhū]taḷadoḷu kaḷasami¨rppa teṟadiṁdi¨rkkuṁ mātēno kere-

⟨14⟩ ge keyyaṁ khyātige salvanu sa¨rvvamānyaṁ [baḍe] • • • • • dhāraṇa

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ ja[na] • • • • • • • • • • ppa varaprasāda-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [du]ggimayyadaṇḍanāyakara

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taḷa vrittiyogi paḍedu biṭṭa namaśyada-

⟨19⟩ grahāra nāvidigeya • • • • • • • • • • dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ jōgagavuḍana kaiyalu pā-

⟨20⟩ dapūjeya koṇḍu sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi kālaṁka¨rccikoṭṭaru śrītraiḷōkyamalladēva

⟨21⟩ va¨rṣada 7 neya dhātu saṁvatsarada mā¨rggasira [su]ddha trayōdasi somavāra vyatīpāte mutta-

⟨22⟩ rāyaṇasaṁkramaṇadaṁdu kāraṇada jōgagāvuṇḍa nāvidigeya keṟege beḷuvaṇigeya

⟨23⟩ dāriyiṁ teṁka keṟeyiṁ mūḍalu sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi biṭṭa·aṇṇigeṟeya hiriya kōla ma-

⟨24⟩ ttarondu kamma mūnūṟayippattaydu nāvidigeya jōgagavuṇḍasahita- 1

⟨25⟩ tamma keṟeya keyya tāve māḍi keṟegikkuvarubaḍagi kammāṟa • sa • • • mūṟu mane-

⟨26⟩ ya maṇnumaṁ keṟeya keygekoṭṭaru || ·intīdha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi guru- ⟨Page 71⟩

⟨27⟩ kṣētradoḷu sāsira kavileyaṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ vēdapāragarappa sabrāhmaṇa¨rgge koṭṭa pu-

⟨28⟩ ṇyaphalamaṁ paḍevaru ·intī dha¨rmmamanaḷidāta sāsira kavileyumaṁ sāsi¨rvvaru vēdapāraga-

⟨29⟩ rappa sabrāhmaṇaraṁ svahastadiṁ konda mahāpātakanakkuṁ svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harē-

⟨30⟩ ti vasuṁdharāṁ saṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || baradaṁ sēnabōvaṁ sayya-

⟨31⟩ ḍiya kappeyara cāvuṇḍayyana svahastalikhita | lo[kki]guṇḍiya basavōjana kaṇḍaraṇe

⟨SIIv15p0i0054⟩ No. 54. (B.K. No. 158 of 1926-27.) MALLASAMUDRA, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Īśvara temple.

[Trailōkyamalla].

This is dated the year 8, Durmukhi, Pushya [pūrṇimā], Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, the week day being lost. The cyclic year Durmukhi did not occur during the reign of Taila III, to whom the record is ascribable on palaeographic grounds.

It records a gift of land, made into the hands of [Vāma]śakti-paṇḍita, to the god Mūlasthāna. It contains an eulogy of Mallikārjuna-muni. Aṇṇigeṟe and agrahārachūḍāmaṇi Lokkiguṇḍi are mentioned. The inscription is badly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē • • • • • • • • • • mūlastaṁbhāya

⟨2⟩ śaṁbhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī[prithivīva]llabha mahārājādhirāja para-

⟨3⟩ mēsvara paramabhaṭṭāraka satyāsraya kuḷatiḷaka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ḷōkyamalladē[va] • • • rā[jya]muttarō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ tāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mūnnūṟaṟo • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • duṣṭa nigrahavisiṣṭa pratipāḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • 8 neya du¨rmmukhi saṁvatsarada puṣya[da • nnami]

⟨9⟩ • • • yaṇa saṁkrāṁnti vyatīpātadaṁdu || svastiyama • • • • • • • • • • re-

⟨10⟩ ṇamaunānuṣṭhāna[ja]pa samūdhiśīla • • • • • • • • • • rapaṇḍi-

⟨11⟩ ta dēva¨rgge pādaprakṣāḷana dhārāpū¨rvvaṁ māḍi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ ḷiya mūlasthānadēva¨rgge ·aṁgabhōga dhūpadīpa nivēdyakkeṁdu • • • • • kōlo-

⟨13⟩ ḷu biṭṭa mattareraḍu ·alliya tapōdhana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ ḍu ·aṁtu ·aṁṇnigeṟeya kōloḷu biṭṭa matta¨rnnālku • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ ḍe bikkāligana keyyiṁ paḍuvalu nelliya gēriyiṁ • • • • • roḍeya sō-

⟨16⟩ manātha dēvara bhūmiyiṁ mūḍalu [ku]ṟuta[kōṭe] • • • • • hōda ba-

⟨17⟩ ṭṭeyiṁ teṁkalu ·aṁtu mattaru nālukumaṁ koṭṭaru || • • • • • dha¨rmmamahi-

⟨18⟩ māspadamāda [mahā]grahāracūḍāmaṇi lo[kki]guṁḍi • ya[ṟi] • • • • •

⟨19⟩ daivamenalu • • • • • nākāra • vaṁdyadēva maṭhapā • • • • • [mahā]-

⟨20⟩ dēva nā[mā]varaśi[ṣya] śrī mallikā¨rjunadēvara prabhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || tanā • •

⟨21⟩ • caritradoḷupa • • nudhya dha¨rmmani¨rmāṇadoḷu • • maṁ śrī vibhurā • • •

⟨22⟩ da padadoḷu tāḷduttami¨rddaṁte yaśōdhanamītaṁ kritakrityana • • • negaḷu-

⟨23⟩ ti¨rddappudī viśvamēdinī yīśanaṁ muni mallikā¨rjunanaṁ śaivāgamā-

⟨24⟩ ¨ryyanaṁ || mattaṁ mēruvinuṁnnatikegeḍeyāgi saduṁnnati kalpavri- ⟨Page 72⟩

⟨25⟩ kṣama • pārisadi • • • • • payōdhiyene • • • • • • • • • • gaṁbhīra •

⟨26⟩ taṁnnoḷoppire [peṟa]¨rddoreyārenutti¨rppaṁdāgaḷuṁ dhāriṇi mallikā¨rjuna munīśvara-

⟨27⟩ naṁ budhakalpavrikṣanaṁ || [mūḍu • gi] baṁdu battada payōnidhiyuḷḷaḍe

⟨28⟩ ·antu kaige vaṁ[da]dakkaḷa baṭṭalaṁ[te]rada maṁdaramuḷḷaḍe bēḍada • • gaṁtadadhīradi va¨rkkalpa [ku]ja-

⟨29⟩ muḷḷaḍe mallikā¨rjjunanoḷaṁtavellavaṁ paḍiyiḍe dōṣa[ma]llada • • bīrate

⟨30⟩ yuṁnnatiyo[ppe • gaḷge]yoḷu || ·antu negaḷtevetta mallikā¨rjjuna munīśvarana guṇapra-

⟨31⟩ bhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || satyatyāga • • guṇaṁgaḷiṁnā¨rjjisidū¨rjjitakī¨rtticaṁdri[ke]-

⟨32⟩ yiṁ sakala digbhittigaḷaṁ sudhādhavaḷitaṁ māḍi negaḷtevetta kī¨rtti caṁ • • • • •

⟨33⟩ jaṁbūdvīpamaṁ śvētadvīpamaṁ māḍida mallikā¨rjjuna munīśvaraṁ • • • • •

⟨34⟩ pa • • • • • [va]ra parōkṣakkeṁdu taṁmma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nadēvara yaṁga bhōgakkeṁdu [vāma]śaktipaṁḍi[tadē]va¨rgge dhārāpū-

⟨36⟩ ¨rvvakaṁ • • • • • ·aṟuveṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṭṭa mattaroṁdu ·adama • • meyeṁteṁdaḍe gaddeya kaṭṭi

⟨38⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tōṭadiṁ teṁkalu dēvara hūdōṭada bāviyiṁ teṁkalu

⟨39⟩ ·aṁ • • gaḷu gāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ tō • • nellāruṁ mūlastāna

⟨40⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vireleya biṭṭa dha¨rmma || ·alliya telligaru ·a[ruva] tokkalugaḷu

⟨41⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sa¨rvvanama

⟨42⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vīsavaṁ biṭṭa • • • • • nī dha¨rmmamaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • varu || ·intī[dha¨rmmamaṁ prati]pāḷisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi-

⟨44⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0055⟩ No. 55. (B.K. No. 28 of 1930-31.) MASŪTI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall (right of entrance) of the Hanumān temple.

Trailōkyamalla (Taila III), 1157 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1079, Īśvara, Āshāḍha ba. 2, Wednesday, Dakshiṇāyanasaṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1157 A.D., June 26.

It records a gift by Kāḷiyavve, daughter of Rēvadāsimayya, to a deity at Masuvati, situated in the Kaṁpaṇa of Muttage Thirty in Tarddavāḍi Thousand. The gift comprised of land made in favour of the Sthānikas, the temple priest and Brāhmaṇas of Bramhapuri. The record is badly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ ·ōṁ namaḥ śivāya • • • • • stuṁga śiraścuṁbita caṁ-

⟨2⟩ dracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁ-

⟨3⟩ bhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīprithvīva-

⟨4⟩ llabha mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭāra-

⟨5⟩ kaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma-

⟨6⟩ traiḷōkyamalladēvavijayarājyamuttarōttarā-

⟨7⟩ bhi vriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ-

⟨8⟩ kalyāṇadalu sukasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyu-

⟨9⟩ ttamira || svasti sakava¨rṣada 1079 neya

⟨10⟩ yiśvara saṁvatsarade ·āśāḍha bahuḷa 2 budha-

⟨11⟩ vārada dakṣiṇāyana saṁkramaṇa pa¨rvvada nimi-

⟨12⟩ ttadiṁ śrīmatta¨rddavāḍisāyirada kaṁpaṇaṁ muttage- ⟨Page 73⟩

⟨13⟩ mūvattara baḷiya bā[ḍaṁ] musu[va]tilu rēvadā-

⟨14⟩ [si]mayyana magaḷu kāḷiyavve śrī • • • • • dēva¨rgge-

⟨15⟩ dhārapū¨rvvakadiṁ biṭṭamattaru 12 stāni[ka¨rgge]

⟨16⟩ mattaru 50 ·ā pūjārige mattaru 7 brahmapuri[ya] brā-

⟨17⟩ hma[ṇarige] • • • 3 ·antu mattaru • • biṭṭaḷu || © padadiṁ-

⟨18⟩ mā • • • • • grihavaṁ • dēvēśanaṁ

⟨19⟩ mudadiṁ sthāpisi • • • • • nivēdyakaṁ pūjegaṁ

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manō-

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daṁ niścaya-

⟨22⟩ dharaṇīnā[tha] • • • • • • • • • • dātriva¨rggaṁ 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0056⟩ No. 56. (B.K. No. 68 of 1929-30.) TĀḶĪKŌṬI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar set up near the gateway of the fort.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

The epigraph is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Vaiśākha śu. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1184 A.D., April 25. The weekday, however, was Wednesday.

It records the gifts of land, house-site, shop, gardens, oilmill, incomes from toll on certain articles of sale, and one gadyāṇa each from all the villages in the district of Hagariṭage-300, made by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Viruparasa. The gifts were entrusted into the hands of Vīra-Dāsa for conducting worship and offerings on behalf of the Gaṇas in the temple of Vīra-Baysēśvara and for maintaining a Gaṇa-maṭha. These Gaṇas of Śaiva traditions, who seem to have belonged to the new school of Śaivism, are described as having established the glory of the god Śiva by destroying the Buddhist and Jaina creeds, vanquishing the advocates of the rival faiths at Pariyaḷige, Aṇilevāḍa, Uṇukallu, Sampagāvi, Abbalūru, Māruḍige, Aṇampūru, Karahāḍa, Kembāvi, Bammukūru and other places in distant lands, demolishing the Jaina temples and enthroning Śivaliṅgas with supreme valour. Mention is made of Tāḷiyakōṭe (modern Tāḷikōṭi) while describing the boundaries of the gift land.

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⟨1⟩ diṁ muṟivaruṁ parasamaya girivajradaṁḍaruṁ jagadaluddaṁ-

⟨2⟩ ḍaruṁ jinasamayavanadahanadāvānaḷaruṁ munida¨rgge

⟨3⟩ hāḷāhaḷaruṁ bauddhasamayavidhvaṁsanapravīṇaruṁ bage-

⟨4⟩ yalu jāṇaruṁ ·anyasamayigaḷa bennabāranettuvaruṁ sa-

⟨5⟩ ṇasuvara nettaraṁ maruḷgaḷiṁ kuḍisuvaruṁ parasameya-

⟨6⟩ gharaṭṭaruṁ vīraku[ppa]ravaṭṭaruṁ kālana nālageyaṁ kīḷvaruṁ

⟨7⟩ [bā]riyaṁ kūrada¨rggīvaruṁ naṁjanaṁjaduṁbaruṁ

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṟasi mā¨rkkoḷvaruṁ bahuvidha niṣṭāvaśīkṟita ja-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ruṁ] ·asaṁkhyātasaṁkhyābhidhēya mahā-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parasamaya sarasijātasamūhamadakarigaḷaṁ

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [hu]vidhaniṣṭheyiṁ haranaṁ pariksi bhavamanaṁtarsi parasama-

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṁ saṁharsi jaramaṁ māṁkarisuvuddaṁḍaruṁ

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • le gaṁḍaruṁ pariyaḷige ·aṇilevāḍa ·uṇukallu saṁ-

⟨14⟩ pagāvi ·abbalūru māruḍige ·aṇaṁporu karahāḍa keṁ-

⟨15⟩ bāvi bammukūru modalāgi ·anantadēśadēśāntaradalidi- ⟨Page 74⟩

⟨16⟩ rāda parasamayigaḷaṁ paḍalpaḍsi lōkamanākaṁpaṁ go-

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⟨17⟩ ḷibasadigaḷaṁ hosadu mukki śivaliṁgasiṁhāsanamaṁ •

⟨18⟩ ṇgoḷsi calamaṁ meṟedu dhīraroḷu neṟedu sva¨rggama¨rtya-

⟨19⟩ pātāḷadoḷanaṁgāriya hemmeymaṁ tamma bhri-

⟨20⟩ tyācārada tommeymaṁ taḷadalikki tō¨rppanta tōrida purāta-

⟨21⟩ nanūtanarenisida ·asaṁkhyātagaṇaṁgaḷe nāmādisa-

⟨22⟩ mastapraśastisahitaṁ | svasti śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti tribhu-

⟨23⟩ vanamalla vīrasōmēśvaradēvava¨rṣada 3 neya krōdhi saṁvatsa-

⟨24⟩ rada vaiśākha suddha 13 sōmavāradaṁdu śrī vīra baysēśva-

⟨25⟩ ra dēva¨rgge ·aṁgabhōga caitra paitra sakalagaṇaṁgaḷa dēvatā¨rccane-

⟨26⟩ gaḷaṁ māḷpaṁtā[gi] śrīmanumahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ virupa-

⟨27⟩ rasadēvaru vīradāsaṁge gaṇamaṭhavāgi koṭṭa keyi tāḷiya-

⟨28⟩ kōṭeyiṁ baḍagalu baṁmanahaḷḷiyiṁ mūḍalu kāreganūri-

⟨29⟩ ge hōdadāriyiṁ ·uppuvaḷḷa teṁkaṇasīmeyāgi baḍagalu

⟨30⟩ goṭṭa kaṁḍikeyiṁdiḷidu baṁda haḷḷa mēreyāgi māṇikēśva-

⟨31⟩ rada kōlalu cadurasa mattaru 100 dēvara pauḷiyiṁ saṁdsi-

⟨32⟩ hoṟage teṁkalaramaneya bīdi mēreyāgi nīḷahasta 27 ·agala ha-

⟨33⟩ sta 20 ra nivēśaṇa 1 ·aṁgaḍi 1 ·ūriṁ mūḍalu tōṭa 1 ḍōṇiyiṁ

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⟨34⟩ paḍuvalu tōṭa 1 ·antu tōṭa 2 dēvamāna hoṁge jōḷa mā 2 nuṇba-

⟨35⟩ [na] hoṁge māna 1 dēvara neṁdādīvigege gāṇa 1 mēlāda gāṇaṁga-

⟨36⟩ ḷalu ·eṇne soṭige 1 hoṁge māṟidalli ·aḍake 5 ·ele hēṟiṁge 50 dē-

⟨37⟩ vara kāṇike hagariṭage mūnūṟaṟoḷage ·ūrūralu gadyāṇa

⟨38⟩ 1 ·intinitakkaṁ vīradāsana vaṁśa vaijavve bāgeyanāyaka dēva¨rggaṁ

⟨39⟩ [bha]kta¨rggaṁ ·a[ṁ]ji besakeyvaru ·ā maṭhada heggaḍe saṁkayyaṁge dēva-

⟨40⟩ keyyoḷage matteru 10 pauḷiyoḷage nīḷahasta 12 ·a-

⟨41⟩ galahasta 5 ṟa nivēśaṇa 1 kāṇikeyoḷage ·ūru 2 ·e-

⟨42⟩ ntentu dēvarige vrittighanavāgalanta[nte] daśavaṁda saṁkayyaṁge ||

⟨43⟩ cāviseṭṭige mattaru 5

⟨SIIv15p0i0057⟩ No. 57. (B.K. No. 68 of 1927-28.) DAMBAḶ, MUNDARGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Doḍḍabasappa temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1106, Krōdhin, Āshāḍha-amāvāsyā, Monday, solar eclipse, Saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1184 A.D., July 9, Monday. Neither Saṅkrānti nor solar eclipse occurred on the said date.

It records the gift of income derived from the pannāya tax on all the gardens excepting those endowed as sarvamānya to the deity Maiḻabēśvara, made in the presence of the god Svayambhu at Dharmapura by Mahāpradhāna, Sēnādhipati, Daṇḍanāyaka Tējimayya and his subordinates Bākaṇa-daṇḍanāyaka and Rēvarasa, for dredging and repairs in stone and wood to the sluice of the local tank called Gōnasamudra. The gift was entrusted to the sixteen Seṭṭis of the village, who also made gifts of land to the same tank, in conjunction with the nakharas. Dharmapura, also mentioned as Dharmavoḷal, was situated in Māsavāḍi division. The record which contains a few Sanskrit verses also, was composed by poet Nāgadēva Bhaṭṭa, son of Bammarasa. ⟨Page 75⟩

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⟨1⟩ śrī gaṇapatayē namaḥ || namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē [|*] traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē [||*] yasyō • • •

⟨2⟩ • nādimadhyaṁ na nidhananidhanaṁ nayva rātraṁ na kālaṁ na svapnaṁ nayva jāgraṁ na niya maniyamaṁ nayva duḥkhaṁ

⟨3⟩ • • • • • nutapaṁ na ca niḷayavanaṁ sabdamākāśanādaṁ tasyāntaṁ vītarāgaṁ paramaparapadaṁ yō

⟨4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ kē kēyaṁ kāmavairiṁn mama śiraśi jaṭā kā sitā sā kaḷēṁdōḥ ·ēṣā kā vāripūrē vyatikaḷacapaḷā sā ca mauktikyamālā snigdhēyaṁ bhōginī kā

⟨6⟩ tenururagapatēṁ(ḥ) nistrapaiṣā sapatnī gaṁgētyabyādbhavānībhavakuṭilavacastējirājaṁ camūpaṁ || terevoyliṁ sūsi mēgaṇgogedu

⟨7⟩ nagaḷdu naṇmuttuga[ṁ]byōmagaṁgāsphuradaṁbhōbiṁdusaṁtānakamenalaidanakṣatramūḷāgra doḷ saṁcaripaṁnaṁ supravāḷā-

⟨8⟩ ruṇaruciracitaṁ nāḍe kaṇgoppuguṁ bittaradiṁ bhūgōḷamaṁ suttiṟidatuḷataradhvāna maṁbhōnidhāna || kamaḷāvallabha nābhihēma-

⟨9⟩ kamaḷājanmōtsavasthānamāge mahātmaṁ paramaṁ pavitranogedaṁ padmāsanaṁ bhāratīramaṇaṁ vēdamahāprabaṁdhakavirājaṁ bhū¨rbhbhu-

⟨10⟩ vasvastrayakramani¨rmmāṇaparāyaṇaṁ sakaḷalōkārādhyapādāṁbuja || sakaḷadvīpa patipriyabratanutāgnī[ddrā]diga-

⟨11⟩ ḷu teṁma taṁda kuḍalu saptasamudrasaṁvaḷitasaptadvīpamaṁ saptasaptikarāgraprabaḷapratāpame seyalu tāḷdiṁ baḷikkēṁ

⟨12⟩ jagatpraka[ṭā]gnīddhrasutōttama¨rddhareyanāḷda¨rnābhirājādigaḷu || ·ā navakhaṁḍa maṁḍaḷamahīśaroḷagrajanappa nābhigaṁ mānagu-

⟨13⟩ ṇōdayaṁ vriṣabhanātmajanādanagaṁṇyapuṁṇyasaṁtānaka tatsutaṁ bharatanāḷdudu bhārata va¨rṣamātaniṁdā nripanalte

⟨14⟩ tāna manuvaṁśavibhūṣaṇa[ne]ntu nō¨rppaḍa || svasti samastabhāratacāḷukyamahīpati sōmabhūpalōkastutanaṁbuparivēṣṭitabhū-

⟨15⟩ taḷamadhyabhūpasanmastakapādapīṭhanenipagga[da] kuṁtaḷarāyarājyalakṣmīstanahāranāgi paripālisidaṁ mahiyaṁ niraṁtara || cōḷi-

⟨16⟩ ka lāḷa gauḷa maleyāḷa teluṁga kaḷiṁga vaṁga pāṁcāḷa turuṣka gū¨rjjara jajāhuti māḷava koṁkaṇādi bhūpāḷakaraṁji becci

⟨17⟩ besakeyye dharitriyanēkacakradiṁ pālisi sōmabhūpanesedaṁ vibhu pe¨rmmeyoḷantu nō¨rppaḍa || kadanadoḷaṇmi taṁmoḷidirāṁ[*ta]-

⟨18⟩ [vīra]rillada vīravritti pe¨rccida nijarājyadoḷu bayasi bēḍuvarilladudāravrittilōkada sakaḷāgamōktigaḷa nōḍade balla

⟨19⟩ vivēkavrittigāspada mahimābhirāma nripasōmana rājyaviḷāsa pūjyamā || ·aṁtu cāḷukya cakrava¨rtti sōmēśvaradēvaṁ sukha-

⟨20⟩ saṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājya[ṁ]geyuttira || tetpādapadmōpajīvi || tējasviṁ(n) dikṣu sa¨rvvāsu pratāpastava va¨rtatē tvāṁ

⟨21⟩ didrikṣūṁ(n) jagatpālāṁ(n) trastāṁstānānayaṁniva || tetpita || surakōdaṁḍame nippagastya munigōtraṁ ta-

⟨22⟩ tkulaṁ pe¨rccisuttiralī puṇyaviḷāsakā¨ryyaniḷayaṁ gaṁbhī¨ryyaratnākaraṁ varavāṇīśa tadaṁśanuṁnatamahāvaṁśaṁ-

⟨23⟩ gaḷeṁboḷpu saṁdire peṁpaṁ taḷedaṁ semujjvaḷayaśaḥ śrī baṁmidaṁḍēśvara || ·ātana sati || vanajākṣaṁge payaṟpa-

⟨24⟩ yōdhisute rudraṁgadrisaṁbhūte kāṁcanapaṁkajabhavaṁge bhāratimanassaṁprītiyiṁdaṁ kuṭuṁ biniyeṁbaṁtire vipra- ⟨Page 76⟩

⟨25⟩ vaṁśatiḷakaṁ śrī baṁmidēvaṁge sajjanavādaḷu sati jakkiyauvveyanalāvaṁ baṇṇisaluballanō || tattaneyaṁ || negaḷda daśāva-

⟨26⟩ tāradoḷu bhūtaḷamaṁ nile kādu dhātri kaymugiye manuṣyalōkadoḷu mānavarūpade puṭṭi vairisēnege laya-

⟨27⟩ kālamaṁ nenedu śiṣṭajanakkanurāgadēḷgeyaṁ bagedu jagaddharaṁ hariya kādu kāmacamūpatiyāgi puṭṭida || ·ātana

⟨28⟩ sati surataruvaṁ taḷu¨rttu paridēṟida kalpalatāḷiyaṁte bē¨rpara manadicceyaṁ salipa kāma camūpatiyaṁkasiṁhaviṣṭa-

⟨29⟩ rama[ṁ] latāṁgiyēri manamaṁ neṟe pa¨rcci viśiṣṭariccayaṁ karakaredīva puṁṇyavati kāḷaladēviyidēṁ kritā¨rtthayō || tattane-

⟨30⟩ yaṁ || bhuvanapavitranappa jamadagnige puṭṭi samastaśastraśāstravanatibhaktiyiṁda girijāvara noḷu neṟe kaltu duṣṭarappava-

⟨31⟩ niparellaraṁ kiḍisi sadvijapālakanāda rāmanīyavatarisi¨rddaneṁbudu dharātaḷa baṁmaṇadaṁḍa nāthana || karataḷasaṁ-

⟨32⟩ nuteyāgiyuvari nripasēnādhinātharaṁ kāṇaloḍaṁ koraḷiṁge vāyvaḷene baṁmarasana niśitāśilateyidēṁ cāpaḷeyō ||

⟨33⟩ tatkanīya || viṣamabaḷake śau¨ryyaguṇavīva guṇaṁ taṇivaṁnavaṁdigaṁ hasavinoḷaṁna dānaguṇaṁ bhītiyoḷi¨rdda nripa¨rgge tāne rakṣisuva gu-

⟨34⟩ ṇaṁgaḷiṁtivu jagastutavī guṇavuḷḷa dhīrasāhasada budhōttamaṁ ripu murāriya kēśava daṁḍanāthana || dhanadaṁ bēḍidavaṁ-

⟨35⟩ ji baṁdu maṟevokku brahmanuddaṁḍanādananaṁgaṁ priyabhāvamaṁ bhajisi nindaṁ śaṁkaraṁ cittadoḷu vinayaṁ tāḷdidana-

⟨36⟩ cyutaṁ viditameṁdaṁ dīva kāvudghatēja nirātaṁka sanātanakke neleyādaṁ śāśvataṁ kēśava || tatkanīya || vīraṁ

⟨37⟩ patirājyasuvistāraṁ paradāradūranasuhritkuḷasaṁhāraṁ śaraṇāgatanistāraṁ gaṁbhīranāre siṁhaṁ dhīra ||

⟨38⟩ ·ātana taṁmaṁ negaḷda purātanacaritaṁ payōjasaṁbhavaniṁ vikhyātiparaṁ śliṁgaṁ bhūtaḷatiḷakaṁ guṇātisayanatisēvya ||

⟨39⟩ ·avara kiriyayyaṁ vāśiṣṭhānvayakuḷatiḷakanappa rāmadēvadaṁḍanāthana vikhyātiyeṁte[ṁ] deḍe || ·avanīnāthananantabhōganiḷayaṁ

⟨40⟩ cakrādhipaṁ padmapatravilōḷāyatenētranatyanupamaṁ gōva¨rddhanaṁ lōka[va]ṁdyavirāja tpadapaṁkajātayugaḷaṁ

⟨41⟩ lakṣmīpriyaṁ viṣṇutānavōleṁbaṁtesadaṁ mahīvaḷayadoḷu śrī rāmadaṁḍēśvara || naḍa vaḷi manuśāstrā¨rtthaṁ nu-

⟨42⟩ ḍi satyahitā¨rtthenītiyiṁdaṁ niccaṁ paḍeda¨rtthaṁ sa¨rvvā¨rtthaṁ poḍaviyoḷī rāmadēva tāne kritā¨rtthaṁ || tatka-

⟨43⟩ nīya || śrīremaṇaṁ caturayaśaḥśrīramaṇaṁ nijabhujā¨rjjitō¨rjjitavijayaśrīramaṇaṁ viśadayaśaḥśrīrama-

⟨44⟩ ṇaṁ budhajanābhirāmaṁ sōma || mattavagastyagōtrapavitranumappa tējimayya daṁḍa nāthana vikhyātiyenteṁdaḍe ||

⟨45⟩ vineyavibhāṣiyeṁdu vibdhastutaneṁdu vivēkiyeṁdu sajjananutaneṁdu satpu¨rṣaneṁdu [ka]ḷānidhiyeṁdu mikka peṁpina ka-

⟨46⟩ ṇiyeṁdu baṇnisuguvādaradiṁ dhare tējirājanaṁ manujamanōjanaṁ dyumaṇitējavanāśrita kalpabhūjana ||

⟨47⟩ bhujabalaga¨rbbadiṁda maladoḍḍida vairinarēṁdrasēneyaṁ nijabaḷadiṁde kolvanidirāntaḍe tāgade bhītarāda bhūbhujaraṁ pari-

⟨48⟩ grahaprajeya rakṣisuvappratipaṁnasāranuṁ bhujadaḷanētravīralakṣmīpattējugidaṁḍanāthanu ·ātana sa- ⟨Page 77⟩

⟨49⟩ ti || ghanajaghanadiṁdubiṁbānanada sarōjātanayanadatinibiḍaghaṭastanada parapuṣṭaninada vanitā[ja]na-

⟨50⟩ tiḷakamalte lakṣmīdēvi || tatpādapadmōpajīvi || ·agaṇitaśau¨ryaneṁdu paramaṁḍaḷasādhaka neṁdu śiṣṭakō-

⟨51⟩ ṭige naleyeṁdu saccaritanaṁdu yaśōdhikaneṁdu mikki vaṁdige taṇidīvarātibaḷasēnakritāṁ takaneṁba bādarā-

⟨52⟩ yagaṇanenippa gōtratiḷakaṁ sale bākaṇadaṁḍanāyaka || śrīyumanaśēṣavidyāśrīyumanī vīralakṣmiyaṁ tāḷdi

⟨53⟩ yaśaḥśrīyaṁ tānoḷakoṁḍī strīya¨rggatilaulya bākadaṁḍādhīśa || tadagrajaṁ || sara si¨rha(ruha) ga¨rbbaneṁbudu pu¨rṣō

⟨54⟩ ttamaneṁbudabhavaneṁbudu dhātrīguruveṁbudu manuveṁbudu varaneṁbudu daṁḍanāthana rēvaṇana || ·antu sakaḷapari-

⟨55⟩ vāresaṁsēvyanappa tējimayyadaṁḍanāyakaru taṁnāḷuva dēśadoḷu māsavāḍināḍoḷu dha¨rmmāpurada vikhātyiyanteṁdaḍe ||

⟨56⟩ pesaraḷaviṁ[ge] kuṁtaḷavenippudu kuṁtaḷadēśadalli raṁjisi posatappana¨rghyamaṇi cūḷikeya ntire māsavāḍi-

⟨57⟩ nāḍesavudu mattavā naga¨rdda nāḍoḷu dha¨rmmapurōpaśōbha tā vasumati toṭṭa hārada volippudu vastu-

⟨58⟩ guṇōpaśōbhita || teṁgu kavuṁgu nēṟila nēṟilu māvaramāvu sīra nāraṁga lavaṁga yīḷa yeḷe-

⟨59⟩ vāḷe supāṭaḷi mātuḷuṁgubhūjaṁgaḷivādiyūgi palavuṁ mahijaṁgaḷa naṁdanaṁgaḷiṁ kaṇge sadoppi tōṟuvu-

⟨60⟩ du dha[¨r]mmapuraṁ mahiyūḷu niraṁtara || ·intanēkōdyānajalasuphalaparikhaprākāramāṭa kūṭa ramyaha¨rmmya-

⟨61⟩ pradēśaṁgaḷiṁde[sava] dha¨rmmāpurada vikhyātiyeṁteṁdaḍe || ·a¨rppujanakke da¨rppavibhavaṁ prabhuśaktige siṁha-

⟨62⟩ rājadō¨rdda¨rppavatipracaṁḍa ripumaṁḍaḷika¨rgge karaṁ bhayakaraṁ kū¨rppidira¨rppa bhōga sirigādu-

⟨63⟩ du mōhanamaṁtrameṁdoḍā¨rppogaḷa¨rmmanaṁdaṇiye ṣōḍaśa jāṇaridēṁ kri[tā]¨rttha rō || himadiṁ sētuvane-

⟨64⟩ yda pa¨rvvida lasattējaprabhādhāriṇīramaṇaṁ sa¨rvvakaḷāśrayaṁ janahitaṁ nityōdayaṁ dōṣavikramanatyū-

⟨65⟩ ¨rjjitanuṁnataṁ guṇayutaṁ pū¨rṇamitraṁ ṣōḍaśāṁgave caṁdrāṁśuvenalke dha¨rṁmmapura dhīreṁba¨rjjagadbhuṁbhuka-

⟨66⟩ ru || caladoḷu cāgadoḷaṇminoḷu vibhavadoḷu gāṁbhī¨ryyadoḷu dhai¨ryyadoḷu kuladoḷu dō¨rvvaladoḷ vivēkadoḷiḷā-

⟨67⟩ vikhyātiyoḷu nītiyūḷu lalitākāradoḷeṁtu bhāvisuvoḍaṁ sāmānyarē bhūribhūtaḷa doḷu dha¨rmmapurēśaṣō-

⟨68⟩ ḍaṣarenalukāvaṁ baṇnisalballanō || dha¨rmmāpuradoḷu sogayipa ni¨rmmaḷaguṇareṁṭu nāḍa ṣōḍasavibhugaḷu dha¨rmmada

⟨69⟩ pe¨rmmeya siriya tava¨rmmaneyaṁboḷpanāḷdarī jagapūjyaru || ·aṁtu sogayisuva dha¨rmmāpurada gōnasamudrada

⟨70⟩ vikhyātiyeṁteṁdaḍe || ·udadhipanu taṁna gāṁbhī¨ryyada peṁpaṁ ratnajaḷada samuditamanidaṁ viditaṁ cayanenalu-

⟨71⟩ keṁbudu dha¨rmmāpuradaleseva gōnasamudra || ·antā gōnasamadrake sakanripakālātīta saṁvatsara 1106 neya

⟨72⟩ krōdhi saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍhadamavāsse sōmavāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa saṁkrāṁti vyatīpāta daṁdu śrimanu mahāpradhānaṁ ⟨Page 78⟩

⟨73⟩ sēnādhipati tējimayyadaṁḍanāyakaru ·avaradhikāri bākaṇadaṁḍanāyakaru rēvarasaṁgaḷu śrī ṣva(sva)yaṁbhu-

⟨74⟩ dēvara saṁnidhānadalu dha¨rmmavoḷala śrīmaiṟabēsvaradēvara sa¨rvvamānyada tōṭaṁgaḷa paṁnāyavanā dēvara ·aṁga-

⟨75⟩ bhōgake biṭṭa tōṁṭagaḷallade ·āvūra hadinaṟuvaru seṭṭiya¨rgge gōnasamudrada ·aga¨rtte tuṁbu ka-

⟨76⟩ lvesa maragelasa modalāgi sakaḷa kelasaṁgaḷa mūḍuvantāgi yā·ūra tōṁṭagaḷenitoḷavanitaṟa ·elegoyila lekkakke poṁ-

⟨77⟩ gadyāṇavondu haṇaveraḍu vaḍḍada lekkade paṁnāyada suṁkamaṁ biṭṭaru ·ī dha¨rmma[va] naḍavadhikārigaḷuṁ hadinaṟuvaru-

⟨78⟩ seṭṭiyaruṁ nakhararuṁ pratipāḷisuvaru || mattehadina[ṟu]varu seṭṭiyaru nakharamuvi¨rddu ·ā gōnasamu-

⟨79⟩ drakke biṭṭa nīruvaṇnasthaḷada sīme mūḍalu mayiḷabēśvaradēvara nāgadēva¨rggadde teṁkaṇa sīme mattavā dēvara • •

⟨80⟩ ḷadōṁṭa paḍuvaṇa sīme dāḷiseṭṭiya basadiya kuḷiya tōṁṭa baḍagaṇa sīme vōṇi ·antu duggadēvi-

⟨81⟩ dōṭa kaṁmma 450 ·ā kereya ·ettina guggari keḷage ·ā keṟeyiṁ baḍagalu lōkuguṁḍiya baṭṭeyiṁ paḍa-

⟨82⟩ valu mūvattu gēṇa ghaḷeya kōlalu[mē]reyāgi mattaru 24 yī dha¨rmmamaṁ hadinaṟu varuṁ pratipāḷi

⟨83⟩ suvaru || ·idu tānakṣayadha¨rmmavanu • • • kādaṁge kōṭitī¨rtthadoḷutkriṣṭajanake divyatithiyo-

⟨84⟩ ḷu sa¨rvvasvamaṁ koṭṭa saṁpadamakku • • • • • • • • • • pātakapāpa kūpada madhyasthi[ta]-

⟨85⟩ nāgi • • • • • • • • • • || varavarada paramanirupama girijēśana caraṇa śaraṇanī

⟨86⟩ śāsanamaṁ viracisi baradaṁ kavi bammarasana suta nāgadēvabhaṭṭavariṣṭaṁ || maṁgaḷamahā śrī śrī śrī

⟨87⟩ svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0058⟩ No. 58. (B.K. No. 45 of 1929-30.) MIṆAJIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the village chāvaḍi.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

The record is dated Śaka 1107 (current), Krōdhi, Kārttika ba. amāvāsyā, Monday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1184 A.D., November 5, when there occurred a solar eclipse.

It registers gifts of land, house-site, oil-mill and toll incomes made by Manneya Viruparasa of Baisa-Kula, his senior Heggaḍe and Dēsiya-daṇṇāyaka Nannarasa, chief Karaṇas and other officers, Prabhu Sōmayya with the Mūligas, eight Hiṭṭus, all the residents, and Mummuridaṇḍas to Amṛitarāśi-paṇḍita for repairs, worship; and offerings in the temple of Trikūṭa, consisting of Māchēśvara, Mallikārjuna and Mādhava, constructed by Mācharasa, the Prabhu of the mahāgrāma Miṇiñjige included in Hagariṭṭage-300, which was under the administration of Mahāpradhāna, Sēnādhipatī Kumāra Nara-Nārasimha. The gift is stated to have been made at the request of Mudrahasta Viṭhṭharasa-daṇḍanāyaka, while the king was ⟨Page 79⟩ camping at Maṁjaratīrtha on the bank of the Gōdāvarī. There is reference to Kalachuri Siṁha-bhūpāḷa in line 29. The epigraph is partly worn out, particularly in the early portion of it.

TEXT.

First Face.

⟨1⟩ śrī namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarā-

⟨2⟩ raṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya [śa]ṁbhavē • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ baicaṇa nripāḷaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4-25⟩ worn out

⟨26⟩ nēṁ pratāpiyō || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ raseyaṁ rakṣipa māḷkeyiṁ di • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ baḷaṁ daṁḍanātha cūḍāmaṇiya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ kaḷacuriya [siṁha]bhūpāḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ ḷikege • • yoḷare[braṁhma] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ hayya • • bhūṣaṇa • • • • • • • • • • baḷiya-

⟨32⟩ nnakuṁdeya • • • • • • • • • • vibhu sōma-

⟨33⟩ paṁnaṇaṁ || kaṁ || ·a • • • • • • • • • • [nu] gravairigaḷano-

⟨34⟩ ṭṭajiyiṁ taridikki mikka • • • • • dhātrī • • • • • • • • • • tayasaṁ svadha-

⟨35⟩ ¨rmmadoḷe rakṣisidaṁ prajeyaṁ niraṁtara[ṁ] || • • • • • • • • • • gatara-

⟨36⟩ ppa tatpādapadmōpajīnigaḷoḷage || vri || śrī • • • • • • • • • • veṁ nagaḷda • • māreya-

⟨37⟩ bhaṭṭadaṁḍanāthāgraṇiyātmajaṁ parasurāmaparākrama • • • • • • • • • • jagadēkamallajaya-

⟨38⟩ siṁhanripāḷana vajranaṇaṁ • • • biṭṭimayya • • • • • • • • • • guṇaṁ raṇāgraṇi malleya bha-

⟨39⟩ ṭṭaruṁ janaṁ pogaḷe mācayabhaṭṭaneṁbī • • • • • [jayasiṁhaṁ] nayavidaṁ mānu kanenisi-

⟨40⟩ ppa mārayabhaṭṭaṁ ni[rupa]maparākrama • • • • • • • • • • cidda rāja • • • yiṁ bāṇā-

⟨41⟩ sanavidyeyoḷati[jāṇaṁ] yōdhādhināyaka • • • • • • • • • • rakṣō ṇiparalli ciddadaṁḍādhīśaṁ ||

⟨42⟩ tattenayanabhinutaṁ vi[prōttamana]khiḷā¨rtthiśaraṇa • • • • • • • • • • pudu mā-

⟨43⟩ cibhaṭṭanatiśaya • • • • • • • • • • mallaṁge negaḷdamāciyabhaṭṭaṁ sā-

⟨44⟩ hityanuditevidyāsāhasanudagra pūjevaḍedaṁ sabheyoḷu || ·anupama vidyeyoḷkula-

⟨45⟩ doḷaṁmminūḷā¨rppinoḷu • • • • • janapati • • • • • • • • • • kī¨rttiyoḷuṁ natiyo-

⟨46⟩ ḷu pratāpadoḷu • • • • • • • • • • daṁḍanāthariṁ ni • • • • • • • • nāthananeṁde baṁṇnikuṁ vibudha-

⟨47⟩ saṁstutanaṁ kaṭakābjabhānuvaṁ || ·a mahimā¨rṇnavani[ṁdaṁ] jani[si] mahiyoḷu negaḷda-

⟨48⟩ nuditakī¨rttivitānaṁ bhīmaparākramanadaṭaṁ sāmānyane mallidēvadaṁḍādhīśanu || paḍiyaṟara-

⟨49⟩ dhiṣṭapathamaṁ paḍedaṁ • • • • • • • • • • rājyavoḍeyaṁ tānene paḍeyaṁ naḍaysidaṁ citrakana karaṁ-

⟨50⟩ ḍakarāgraṁ || cōḷana • • goṁḍu • • • muttina chatrayugmamaṁ cāḷukyacakri me-

⟨51⟩ cci kuḍe tāṁ paḍedaṁ balaga¨rvva • • • • • pagga[dāya]tikevettabhimāna vikramōnnataṁ līleyiṁ malli-

⟨52⟩ dēvavibhuvesedaṁ kaṭakābjabhāskara[ṁ] || ·ā mahimōnnataṁge satigaṁ yaruṁdati gaṁgagau- ⟨Page 80⟩

⟨53⟩ [ri]yaṁbī mahimū[spa] yāda mahānbhāveyā dēvara dēviyuṁ bijjaladē[vi]-

⟨54⟩ yumoppuva bācaladēviyuṁ guṇāgraṇi mahāsati caṁddaladēviyeṁbaru || ·esa-

⟨55⟩ vā bācaladēvigagratanayaṁ tē[jō]dhikaṁ sōmanī vasudhācakradoḷatyudāracari gādaṁ magaṁ bācaṇaṁ vi-

⟨56⟩ ṣamēṣu pratimānarūpavibhavaṁgātmōdbhavaṁ sōmanā¨rppasakaṁ bettudanūnasāhasa-

⟨57⟩ [dhanaṁ] śiṣṭēṣṭa kalpadrumaṁ ||

Second Face.

⟨58⟩ • ·aṁtā caṁdaladēviganaṁtaguṇānvitananippa ma[lla]-

⟨59⟩ rasaṁgaṁ kāmanibhamū¨rti puṭṭi samaṁtesedaṁ

⟨60⟩ mācirājanū¨rjitatējaṁ || guṇamaṇibhūpā-

⟨61⟩ • • [tatta]nu[ja]nāhavabhīṣaṇaṁ dvijāgraṇi[nā]-

⟨62⟩ • • • • • gōtranudāri jagatupavitra-

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇita kī¨rtti sama[nvi]-

⟨64⟩ • • dhātri • • • • • [kuṟu]gōḍu baṇni •

⟨65⟩ su • • • • • • • • • • yya tigmarōciyaṁ ||

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vibhavōṁnati pecce

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāleyamaṁ

⟨68⟩ • ḍisi • • • • • • • • • • dā[ra]gavepparē

⟨69⟩ jagadoḷu • • • • • • • • • • ta kauśika-

⟨70⟩ gōtrabhaya • • • • • • • • • • guṇaniḷayaṁ

⟨71⟩ mitra • • • • • • • • • • janamitraṁ māca-

⟨72⟩ rasanu vīra • • • • • • • • • • śriyādēvi-

⟨73⟩ ya putraru [mādēvatā]patige bhaktaraca-

⟨74⟩ ḷitavibhava • • mācirājana tanaya

⟨75⟩ mahādēvana • • • • • guṇagaṇaniḷaya-

⟨76⟩ ru || śrī mācēśanu mallināthanenipī sā-

⟨77⟩ dhyaliṁgaṁgaḷaṁ śrīmanu mādhavamū-

⟨78⟩ ¨rttiyaṁ kramadoḷī traikūṭadēvāleyaṁ

⟨79⟩ tāvoppa berasippenaṁ mahimeyiṁdaṁ

⟨80⟩ mācirājaṁ yaśōdhāmaṁ māḍi-

⟨81⟩ sidaṁ vicitramenalā [kai]ḷāsasaiḷōpamaṁ ||

⟨82⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāsabda śrīmanma-

⟨83⟩ hāmaṁḍaḷēśvaranativiṣamahayārūḍha

⟨84⟩ prauḍharēkhārēvanta | vijayalakṣmīkānta nītipā-

⟨85⟩ rāvārapārāyaṇaṁ | rūpanārāyaṇaṁ

⟨86⟩ saṁgrāmarāma[ṁ |] parabaḷabhīma[ṁ |] sāhasōttuṁ-

⟨87⟩ ganarātivana • • • ma[tta]mātaṁga baisakuḷakama • • • • •

⟨88⟩ ḷamā¨rttaṁḍa | śrīmatu kapāḷēsvaradēvara pādā-

⟨89⟩ rādhakaṁ manneya bhairavaṁ śrīmatu virupa-

⟨90⟩ rasara mahimōṁnnatiyeṁteṁdoḍe || sale nile

⟨91⟩ vīralakṣmigenisi¨rppu • • • hūḷadoḷō-

⟨92⟩ lagadi kū¨rttu • • • • • doḷaṁ biḍadippaḷa-

⟨93⟩ na • lakṣmi taṁnolavinoḷāvagaṁ [ba]yasi

⟨94⟩ suttu[vaḷe]lliya kī¨rttilakṣmiyaggalisida be-

⟨95⟩ ṭṭarā • • yaroḷāṟuṁ sukhaṁ virupā-

⟨96⟩ kṣani¨rppu[du] || svasti samastabhuvanāśra-

⟨97⟩ yaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhi- ⟨Page 81⟩

⟨98⟩ rājaparamēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyā-

⟨99⟩ srayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābhara-

⟨100⟩ ṇaṁ śrīmattribhuvanamalla vīrasōmē-

⟨101⟩ svaradēvarā vijeyarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhi pra-

⟨102⟩ va¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttami-

⟨103⟩ re gōdāvarītīrada maṁjaratī¨rtthada nelevīḍinoḷu

⟨104⟩ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire

⟨105⟩ sakava¨rṣada 1107 neya krōdhi saṁvatsa-

⟨106⟩ rada kā¨rtika bahuḷa ·amāvāsa sōmavā-

⟨107⟩ ra[sū]¨ryyagrahaṇa nimittadiṁ śrīmanumahā-

⟨108⟩ pradhānaṁ sēnādhipati kumāraṁ naranāra-

⟨109⟩ siṁhadēvaru hagaraṭṭi munnūṟaṁ duṣṭani-

Third Face.

⟨110⟩ graha śiṣṭapratipālanadiṁdāḷuttamiralu

⟨111⟩ mudrahasta viṭhṭharasadaṁḍanāyakara biṁ[nnapa]-

⟨112⟩ diṁ hagariṭṭage munnūṟaṟa baḷiya bāḍaṁ mahā-

⟨113⟩ grāmaṁ miṇiṁjigeya prabhu mācarasa-

⟨114⟩ yyaṁgaḷu māḍisida trikūṭava¨rppa [māca]-

⟨115⟩ [ra] śrī mācēsvaradēva¨rggaṁ mallikā¨rjjunadēva-

⟨116⟩ ¨rggaṁ mādhavadēva¨rggaṁ khaṁḍasphuṭita jī-

⟨117⟩ ¨rnnōdhdhārakkaṁ trikālapūje naivēdyakkaṁ sa¨rvva-

⟨118⟩ namasyavāgi maṁneya virupadēvara-

⟨119⟩ saruṁ ·avara hiriya heggaḍe dēsiya daṇnāya-

⟨120⟩ ka nannarasaruṁ pramukha karaṇaṁgaḷuṁ taṁtrapā-

⟨121⟩ ḷaṁ cikkeyanāyakanuṁ heggaḍe saṁkayyanu[ṁ]

⟨122⟩ māleya sāvantanuṁ ·alliya prabhu sōma-

⟨123⟩ yya mukhyavāgi mūligaruṁ ·eṁṭu hiṭṭuṁ samasta pra-

⟨124⟩ [je]gaḷuṁ nāḍa seṭṭigutta baṁmiseṭṭi māceseṭṭi muṁ-

⟨125⟩ muridaṁḍaṁgaḷu mukhyavāgi ·amritarā-

⟨126⟩ si paṁḍita¨rgge kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ mā-

⟨127⟩ ḍi biṭṭa māṇikēśvarada kōlalu taṁbadaḍiya sī-

⟨128⟩ meyiṁ teṁkalu satrada keyiṁ paḍuvalu liṁga-

⟨129⟩ mudreya kalliṁ baḍagalu beḷaha[nū]ra sīmayiṁ

⟨130⟩ mūḍalu māṇikēsvarada kōlalu biṭṭa mattaru

⟨131⟩ yippattu 24 ·ā kōlalu dēvara tōṭa kō-

⟨132⟩ ṭeya dāriyiṁ teṁka ḍōṇiyiṁ paḍuvalu ma-

⟨133⟩ ttaroṁdu ·ā dēvariṁ paḍuvalu yavarige

⟨134⟩ nivēsanaveraḍu ·alliṁ paḍuvalu mālagāṟa ma-

⟨135⟩ llaṇaṁge nivēsanavoṁdu dēvara nityāvaḷi vīḷe-

⟨136⟩ yakke biṭṭaṁgaḍivoṁdu dēvara naṁdādīvi-

⟨137⟩ gege biṭṭa gāṇavoṁdu dēvara caitrapavitra-

⟨138⟩ kke mattaṁ kuṟibagāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ bēḍaruṁ

⟨139⟩ huliya [ja]ṁguḷiya nāmikaru mādegaru

⟨140⟩ sahita jātiva¨rggadalu hosatilalu biṭṭa hāga-

⟨141⟩ voṁdu hoṁge hattaḍake hēriṁgayvatte-

⟨142⟩ le matta dēva¨rgge ·āya hoṁge koṭṭalli vommā-

⟨143⟩ na koṁḍalli [vo]mmāna hoṁge sollage me-

⟨144⟩ ḷasu gāṇadalu sauṭigeṇne yintī dha¨rmmavanā[va] ⟨Page 82⟩

⟨145⟩ kāladoḷāḷvarasugaḷuṁ mannayaruṁ sva[dha]-

⟨146⟩ ¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisuvava¨rgge vāraṇāsi-

⟨147⟩ kurukṣētra gaṁgātīradalli sahasrakavileya

⟨148⟩ kōḍumaṁ koḷagumaṁ suva¨rṇnadalu kaṭṭi ratnaṁga-

⟨149⟩ ḷalu khaciysi catu¨rvēdapāragarappa

⟨150⟩ brāhmaṇa¨rgge kṣīrabhōjana[vi]kki dānaṁgoṭṭa

⟨151⟩ phalavakku yī dha¨rmmakkāvanāgiyaṁ pratikū-

⟨152⟩ lanāgi kiḍsidavanu sahasrakavileymaṁ catu¨rvvē-

⟨153⟩ da pāragarappa brāhmaṇarumaṁ vāraṇāsi-

⟨154⟩ yalu ·aḷida dōśaṁ sā¨rggu || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ

⟨155⟩ vvā yō harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rśa sahasrā-

⟨156⟩ ṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || ·abhavaṁgāḷva keyga-

⟨157⟩ ḷoḷu managaḷoḷpūdōṁṭadoḷu grāmadūḷku

⟨158⟩ prabhu mēṇmaṁneyanakke nāḍarasarakkāra(rā)doḍaṁ dōsa-

⟨159⟩ meṁdu bhayaṁgoḷḷadaḷivaṁ bēḷvānaraṁ svāna gā-

⟨160⟩ ¨rddabha cāṁḍālanavaṁge piṁgadenasuṁ

⟨161⟩ janmā[ṁ]taraṁ kāravaṁ || maṁgaḷamahā śrī [||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0059⟩ No. 59. (B.K. No. 207 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Purada Vīrappa.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

This is dated the 2nd regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, amāvāsyā, solar eclipse, Saṅkramaṇa. In the year Krōdhi there was a Solar eclipse only on Kārttika amāvāsyā, corresponding to 1184 A.D., November 5, Monday. But there was no saṅkramaṇa on that day.

It registers a gift of 300 mattars of land made by Kumāra Bammarasa-daṇṇāyaka into the hands of Vīra-Goggidēva for worship, offerings, repairs and the feeding of the Māhēs11varās in the temple of Vīrabrammēśvara at rājadhānī-paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigere (also called Anyataṭāka) on the occasion of endowing a pura to the temple of Trikūṭēśvara at Gadugu. The record gives a brief account of the restoration of the Chālukya empire after the overthrow of the Kalachuryas by Daṇḍanāyaka Bammidēva. It recounts the genealogical details and exploits of this Chālukya general and describes the achievements of the donee Goggidēva who belonged to the famous Sagara lineage and was a staunch advocate of Śaivism and sworn enemy of the followers of the Jaina doctrine. It is interesting to note that among the boundaries of the land are mentioned five Jaina temples and Permāḍi which is known to have been a Jaina temple constructed during the Gaṅga rule in this part of the country.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē treḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || śrīmadgaurīmanōnāthaśca caṁdrā¨rddhaśēkaraḥ jaya © 1

⟨2⟩ © tyakhiḷalōkēśō dēvadēvō brammēśvaraḥ || ·ā muṁnnīraṁ mēreyāgi sakaḷapadā¨rttha saṁpannamatiprasaṁnnamenisi kamaḷasaṁbhavaṁ tiṭṭaviṭṭaṁte ce ©-

⟨3⟩ © luvuvetti¨rdda jaṁbūdvīpada madhyabhāgamanaḷaṁkarisi || ·aṁti¨rddha mērugiriyi[ṁ] teṁkaṇadesayoḷippa bhāratava¨rṣā || beṁtaraḷo(do) ©-

⟨4⟩ ḷā kāṁteya kuntaḷavena sogayisittu kuṁtaḷadēśa || tatu kuntaḷadēśadoḷu || tūḷitiṁ tōḷuvalumeyiṁ kuntaḷamahītaḷamaṁ tāḷdidaru śrī

⟨5⟩ caḷukyayi¨rppa paḷarāya¨rmmunna kadanadiṁ ṟaṭṭabhūpāḷaralliṁ baḷiya cāḷukyaralliṁ baḷiya kaḷacuri kṣōṇīpāḷara¨rkkaḷalliṁ baḷiya brammaprati- ⟨Page 83⟩

⟨6⟩ ṣṭāpitapadanaṭṭaṁ vīracāḷukya sōma || tatu pādapadmōpajīvi yappa vīra brammadaṁḍē śana vaṁśāvatāraveṁteṁdaḍe || yuvatīsaṁyu- 1

⟨7⟩ tanappa saṁbhugenasuṁ nētratrayaṁ puṭṭuvantebalā kāvaṇadaṇḍanāthavibhugaṁ kāḷavvegaṁ puṭṭidaru bhuvanaprastuta bammidēvarathinīcakrēśanuṁ 2

⟨8⟩ vīra kēśavasēnāpatiyuṁ pracaṁṇḍa narasiṁha kṣātadaṁḍēśaru || ·ā kāvaṇadaṇḍanāyaka sukhasaṁkhathā vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyivuttami¨rppalli || bharadiṁ-

⟨9⟩ daṁ jāmadaguniṁ janakananaḷidu du¨rvittanāgatta tōḷusāyiramaṁ bīḷu bīḷu yanalu tattaṟidaṟi·ole ·emmammanaṁ bēradiṁ koṁdara bēraṁ kri(ki)ttu cāḷukyaranakhi-

⟨10⟩ ḷadharādhīśaraṁ māḷpaneṁdī dhare ·ellakēḷe pūṇdaṁ kaḷacurikuḷakāḷānaḷaṁ vīrabamma || caritabrahmāṁṇḍakhaṁṇḍa siḍilasaḍile bhūsaṁdhi baṁdhagaḷu¨rvvībharanaṁ nā-

⟨11⟩ garājaṁ taḷaṟe peḷaṟe digudantigaḷu diguvibhāgāṁtaradoḷu pātāḷadoḷu pa¨rvvatakuhara doḷākāśadoḷu ko¨rvvi pa¨rvvitturutējaṁ vīrabammaṁ hoḍaysi

⟨12⟩ nega¨rddā caṁḍa nissāṇaghōśa || ·oḍalendu hēḍigūdalugeḍeguḍadoḍe ·enneṁdudaṁ tī¨rccu voḷupoḷdaḍaṁ ·ā daṁḍādhipaṁ kāvaṇana magane ·ānappaḍaṁ sōma-

⟨13⟩ nātharuṟuvondayispariveḷata¨rppaḍaṁ ·enage jayaṁ māḍu nīnendu dibyaṁ biḍuvaṁtolu dēṟida jīyene vijayagajādhīsanaṁ bammidēva || caladaṁkaṁ modalā-

⟨14⟩ gīninda karigaḷu tāvetta maṁketta ·ī nalanellaṁ huḷitaṁntirōḍida bhaṭāsyabyūhavetta(ṁ) lo¨rvvanenutti¨rddana nūṁkidaṁ kiḍisidaṁ bennaṭṭidaṁ muṭṭidaṁ sale kondikkidanokki-

⟨15⟩ likki tuḷidaṁ śrī gaṁṇḍapeṁṇḍārakaṁ || cērana mīsayaṁ seḷedu koṁdu hagedurigoṇḍu vīra haṁmīrana halugaḷaṁ kaḷale kuṭṭi kapa¨rddikke māḍi tatu kēraḷa-

⟨16⟩ ¨rggūjaraṁ jariye jānisi bhillamanintu gaṇḍapeṇḍāramanikkidaṁ kuvara bammiganāṁntara bammarakkasa || ·ā rājaśrīge kaṇḍiṭṭavanaṁ ·adhika da¨rppāṁdhanaṁ duṣṭakaṣṭa krūrākā-

⟨17⟩ rōddhata parijananaṁ saṁkamō¨rvvīśabhūbhārabyāpāranaṁ kondasamasamaradoḷu cakra va¨rtti pratāpādhāraṁ śrī nārasiṁga sakaḷavasumatīcakramaṁ tāḷdi nindanu || turagada

⟨18⟩ taṭṭu kaṭṭoḍeye [vī]rara moggarava¨rggi ta¨rggi poḷeyenalu tuṁgaturaṁgamanēṟi [dusva] radoḷu • • dativīradaṁtēḻidoṭṭidanugravaribhīkara naranārasiṁga subhaṭāgraṇi siṁga-

⟨19⟩ ṇadēva sēbyamaṁ || muṁnaṁ kondage cāṇūrana baribaḷayaṁ nu¨rgugeyidage kaṁsāsuranaṁ sīḷdaṁge hayiraṇyakana yīḍigaruḷaṁtōḍi tindaṁge laṁkēsvarenaṁ kū-

⟨20⟩ raṁbbiniṁ tattaṟidadaṭaṁge yu[ddhāṭō]padiṁdoreyādaṁ nārasiṁghaṁ sa[ma]raripucamū nātha gaṁḍēbhasiṁghanā || ·ade sannāhada tōraghaṁṭeya ḍaṇatu-

⟨21⟩ kārakāraṁ kaḷalādudu ·ade sēnāpadaghātajāta ghanadhūḷī jāḷa • • • lādude ·adeyigoḷḷiyoḷeyipa tō¨rppasibaḷaṁ ·ā tō¨rppudī tō¨rppudevodi-

⟨22⟩ ṭaṁ bandane ba¨rmmidēvanenutaṁ keṭṭōḍidaṁ • • ma || baḷuvaḷane bēḍada kaya • • • • • ge vanna • • • • • kaṁgoḷipa puraṁgaḷina taṁnuva tōḷuvalapena sādha-

⟨23⟩ yisittene kuṁntaḷadē[śaṁ] || ·alli viḷāsinījanada pu¨rvvino • • • • • • • • • • velellelliyuṁ mrigākṣiyara kaṁgaḷoḷallade lōlavrittiyallelliyuṁ • • •

⟨24⟩ ¨rggaḷā viśayāntaramaṁ nirantaraṁ || ·ā viśeyadalippudu vidyā • • • • • paṭṭaṇaṁ ·anyataṭākada mahimōṁnate ·eṁtedaḍe || vidaḷida padumavillada sarōruhavu • • •

⟨25⟩ vaṁ madacaṁcarīkavillada sahakāra maṁjaḷipagojjugeyillada puṟpavāṭiyillada • • • • • • • • puravēṁ kaḍurayavādudō || ba • • nādyāhutinutira-

⟨26⟩ vadiṁ madhuravēda • di satrasālegaḷi • • • • • • • • • • dēvālayāḷigaḷindra • • • • • mī līleyaṁ māḷpudu nōḷpoḍā-

⟨27⟩ rā bagege paṁcēṁdriyaprītiyaṁ || satamukhanamarāvatigaṁ • • • • • • • • • • naccinaḷakāpurigaṁ pratiyanippanyataṭāka • • • • • • • • • • nagaḷa nādipaṭṭaṇavalte || ⟨Page 84⟩

⟨28⟩ chattīsa • • puravanetta[tta] nō¨rppaḍiṁdranamarāvatigaṁ vittēśanaggada[ḷa*]kāpattana diṁ migilenisidanyataṭākaṁ kṣīrābdhiyiṁdudayisidā vāravadhūtetiga-

⟨29⟩ vaṇnigeṟeyoḷe negeḷda nīrējamukhiyarenisi • • janavadhikavalle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [saṁ]nidhāna • • • • • nripayauvarājyasiṁhāsanamuṁ • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kānterigiduve janmasthānaṁ || vēdaṁgaḷinakhiḷakaḷāvādyaṁ gaḷinatuḷata¨rkka • • vaḷiyiṁ mēdiniyoḷu sa • • yiṁ nādibrahma-

⟨31⟩ vadhikaralliya pā¨rvvaruṁ || • • tāśēṣatatva sakaḷaguṇagaṇāḷaṁkrita satya • • • • • • • • • • saccarita viśvavidyā saṁpū¨rṇna¨rśiṣṭē[ṣṭa]-

⟨32⟩ cintāmaṇigaḷati • • sāhasōttuṁgara • • rpū¨rṇnābdhivēḷāvanacaḷi[ta]mahī dha¨rmmamā¨rga tṛva¨rggaṁ || ·antu [ne]gaḷtavetta ·asaṁkhyāta samaya putranu ni¨rmmaḷacari-

⟨33⟩ tranuṁ gaṇakageṇāgragaṇyanuṁ vagaṇyapuṇyanumenisi • • garada vīragoggidēvarasaravaṁśā vatāraveṁnteṁdaḍe || svasti samadhigata paṁccamahāsabda [sama]sta • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaḻayavaḻayiteśaiḷāvana gaṁgātīra pāriyātra tanmadhyadēśā dhīśvararuṁ ·ahiha[ya]vaṁśōdbhavaruṁ • • • • • divyamāla paratu-

⟨35⟩ ¨ryya ni¨rgghōṣaṇaruṁ ripukulabhīṣaṇaruṁ ·ativiṣamahayūrūḍhaprauḍha[rēkhā]rēvanta ruṁ ·ayyaṇā • • • • • • • • • • janasaṁgatyaruṁ gaṇḍabhēruṇḍaruṁ | samarapra-

⟨36⟩ caṇḍaruṁ | jagadobbagaṇḍaruṁ | gaṇḍamā¨rttaṇḍaruṁ kā¨rttivī¨ryyānpayaku[ḻa]kamaḻa • • • • • mappa vīra sagara cakrava¨rttiyuṁ tadanantara yīsveracaraṇa kamaḻamakuṭṭa-

⟨37⟩ ghaṭṭitanumappa sahasrabāhu tadanaṁntara • • tisagaradēva • • • • • sukha saṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyuttire yātananvayū •

⟨38⟩ • ta kāḷa[na]nēkabhūpāḷaka byatikramaṇadoḷu tadanantara • • dēvarasara mahā[dē] viyarasigaṁ puṭṭida vīragoggidēvanripaṁ [·u]dayisida pratāpanidhi gogginṛpā-

⟨39⟩ ḷa narādhināthanatyudayisa yavvanōddhatavadhūtati • [kka]ḷikāpapaṁcamatyudayisri du¨rmadāridharaṇīsvararoṭṭige • • • timatyudayisa [bādha]-

⟨40⟩ vaṁ kṣititaḷēsvara śa(sa)ntatiyucchatōcchavaṁ || dharaṇīcakramadhiṣṭhāṇamenisidudu ·ātmīyya dō¨rddaṁṇḍamanumattaripu • • rāsuvātāpanade taṇidudā-

⟨41⟩ śātakhaḷāhi vidvadvaracētabratiyiṁ saphalavāyita¨rtthavaṁśā[karīṁdrātu] karaka¨rṇna kī¨rṇna vātujvaḷayaśanenipaṁ vīragoggidēvaṁ || toṇḍaragaṇḍa ·aṇḍaleva maṇḍa-

⟨42⟩ ḷikāgraṇi vīragoggidēvanoḷu bhaṇḍaḷadalli taḷitiṟidu sōltu siraṁgaḷanikkimuṇḍasamūha vāḍe raṇaraṁgavada[dbhu]tavāgire gaṇḍabhēruṁḍanasindamanega • • • diṁ

⟨43⟩ badu[ki]darāru dharitriyoḷu || ·ēṟisi billaṁ jēvoḍedu bāṇamaṁ tā guṇadiṁ toḍa¨rcci kēḷjārada nōḍi keṁnnevaraṁ tegedāḷdesavarā • vagga[da] bēṁṭege nilladakkuḷise bhiṁgu-

⟨44⟩ ḍiti¨rddudu rāmabāṇavaṁ mīṟalu bārade • • goggaraseṁ tegedecci bāṇavaṁ || [nā] ruḷiyadaṁte pageve¨rbbēraṁki¨rttu • rige[kai]yūṁtava • • taliṟida gogge moggaradaḍe-

⟨45⟩ yoḷu || ·anupamapuṇyamū¨rti bhuvanatrayavistritapāṇḍu kī¨rtti sajjanajanakāmadhēnu nijagōtrapavitritakaṁjabhānu kēḷu manucaritā¨rttha gogga sagarādhipa se[du]-

⟨46⟩ budhasēbyaśa(sa)tkaḷāvananidhi nīne satyanidhi nīne guṇāṁbudhiyaṁ dhare hogaḷge nintunō ¨rppar || • • • • • nanadāvanahiridanivanī kali goggabhūpanaṁharisutanaṁdu sū-

⟨47⟩ ¨ryasutaneṁdu marutsutaneṁdu rūpaṁ baṁdhura vanitājanaṁ vividhavaṁdijana nikhi[ḷaṁ]suhri jjanaṁ nerediradeyde nōḍuvudu bēḍuvudu ·ōḍuvudiṁtaha¨rnniśaṁ || nara[bha]ṭa-

⟨48⟩ raṭṭeyoḷu turagadaṭṭeyoḷuddhatabhoparaṭṭeyoḷu hari naranādaṁ vāraṇaśiraṁgaḷanō • • • || bhūtakōṭi kiṁnaragaṇadaṁte purusamrigadaṁte vināyakanaṁte nōḍa-

⟨49⟩ laccarayane goggabhūpa[ni]ṟidāhavabhūmi karaṁ bhayaṁkaravu || paṭutarakōpa diṁ muḷididi¨rccidare kali goggabhūpanutkaṭabhujaga¨rvvadiṁdiṟidu geldu raṇaṁ hiriduṁ bhayaṁkaraṁ 1

⟨50⟩ naṭadarigaṁdhasiṁdhurakuḷāṁtaniyaṁtritādilaṁpaṭacaṭabhaṭapaṭakasphuṭaraṭānvitaduṁdubhi nisva naṁgaḷiṁ || ·ena negaḷda goggabhūpana ghanahastadoḷasiya miṁcu negeyalu ⟨Page 85⟩

⟨51⟩ vidyudāvanitākṣigaḷoḷu maḷa tajjananikaradoḷu hullabeḷasu tō¨rppudide ghaṭavu || rakkasi [si]ṁduva • • • gaḍḍadoḷoḍḍi gaḍaṁ[gi caṁmaṭa] hokkativēgadiṁ kaḍaṁga[diṁ]gipo-

⟨52⟩ ragakāḷvaṭṭadiṁdikkidabhūraṇaṁ negaḷda pellaṇesura • [ṇa] cāraṇagaḷiṁ mikkiresapa vīravaḷa kāla • • kali goggabhūbhujaṁ || ·abhinava raṁbheyeṁdabhinavō¨rvvaśiyeṁdu

⟨53⟩ viḷāsadēḷgayeṁdabhinavalakṣmiyaṁdabhinavōdbavabhāratiyeṁdu saṁtataṁ vibhavada goggi dēvana manōrame sōvaladēvi rāṇiyēṁ subhamane kū¨rttu kī¨rttipudu

⟨54⟩ dhāriṇi sū¨ryyaśaśāṁkaruḷḷinaṁ || siṁgakke kēsaraṁmātaṁgaṁgāṁtiṟiva koṁbu puṭṭida volu tāṁ maṁgaḷabhūśita goggarasaṁgaṁ sale ne[ga*]ḷda rāmadēvakumāraṁ || jayi-

⟨55⟩ namṟigabēṁṭṭekāṟaṁ jayināgamadhūmakētu jayineku[ṭhā]raṁ jayinaphaṇivayinatēyaṁ jayināntakananisi negaḷdanī goggarasaṁ || ·aggada ghaṭāṁtikiyaṁ ·adanu¨rggāgireyo-

⟨56⟩ ḍedu kaḷadu jinanaṁ tāgale du¨rggatiyoḷikki meṭṭida goggarasāgraṇi komāra ·āhavadhīraṁ kāṁcanada • • tanumanaṁ kāṁcanavaṁ • • • jaṁgamasthānavakki tā cīlamanattikoṁḍanu

⟨57⟩ yidēṁ ccōdyamō vīra gogganaggaḷaṁ yiṁ[ntī] jagadoḷu vārabalaṁ devasabalaṁ tārā balaṁ gaṇabalaṁ saṁśōkabala tāramajayaṁ vīrabalaṁ kundalella kuṁdavu vīrabala ·atuḷa- 1

⟨58⟩ balasahāsabalavudāraba • • • radiṁ bāḷvanaṁ • • bratavīra goggidēvanu || mānava prāṇadiṁdaggaḷaṁ munivarikū¨rppanu • • • yiṁndaggaḷaṁ kū¨rppana tinnaṁ bittida beḷesanuṁbane taṁnaṁ

⟨59⟩ māḍida dānaphalavaṁ • • • • • • • • • • kammana ·aḷivugunduvantenu kāra • • • najanmaṁ bratavīra • • • • • || svasti śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla śrī vīrasōmēśvaradēvava¨rṣa-

⟨60⟩ da 2 neya saṁvatsarada • • • • • • • • • • sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamira || tatpāda padmōpajīviyappa śrī vīra būmmarasadaṁṇnāyakaru gadugina śrī trikuṭēsva-

⟨61⟩ radēva¨rgge purava dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍuvalli śrīmadrājadhāni paṭṭaṇavaṇḍigeṟeyalu ·ā kumāra baṁmmarasadaṁṇnāyakaru śrī vīrabrammēsvaradēva¨rgga ·amāvāsya sū-

⟨62⟩ ¨ryyagrahaṇa byatīpāta saṁkramaṇa puṇyatithiyalu ·ā dēvara ·aṁgabhōgakkaṁ raṁ[ga*] bhōgakkaṁ khaṁṇḍasphuṭita ji¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ sakalamāhēsvara ·āhāradānakkeṁdu sagarada

⟨63⟩ [vī]ragoggidēvarasaṁge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru ·ā dēvara purada sīme ·eṁteṁdaḍe nāgarekeṟeya baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍalu yīḍeya¨rggēriyiṁ teṁkalu śrī virūpākṣakke hōda

⟨64⟩ baṭṭeyiṁ paḍuvalu hebbaṭṭeyiṁ baḍagalu holada sīme ·eṁteṁdaḍe ·aḍḍa baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍalu kaḷakaḷēsvaradiṁ teṁkalu paṁccavasadiyiṁ paḍuvalu pe¨rmmāḍiyiṁ baḍagalu yi-

⟨65⟩ ntu catusīme naḍava ghaḷa mattaru mūnūṟu || yiṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ ·asaṁkhyāta gaṇaṁgaḷu nāḍanāḷva ·arasugaḷu triva¨rggaṁgaḷu caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍasuvaru || svadattaṁ pa-

⟨66⟩ radattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ śaṣṭi¨rvvariśasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnripāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ || sa¨rvvā nētā-

⟨67⟩ nuṁ pā¨rtthivēṁdrāṇi bhūyō bhūyō rājatē (yācatē) śrī rāmacaṁdra || ·ivanī yaṁdadineyiḷe rakṣisidavaṁgiṣṭā¨rtthasaṁsiddhi saṁbhavikuṁ koṁnḍaḷidaṁge gaṁga ga·e(ye) kēdāraṁ kurukṣē-

⟨68⟩ trameṁbivaṟoḷu pēsade pā¨rvvaraṁ goravaraṁ gōbrindamaṁ strīyara tave koṁdikkida pāpameydugume[tāṁ bī]ḷguṁ nigōdaṁgaḷoḷu || © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0060⟩ No. 60. (B.K. No. 40 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On two beams in the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

This is dated the third regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Pushya śu. 5, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-Saṁkrānti, If śu 5 is a mistake for ba 5, then the date corresponds to 1184 A.D., December 24, Monday, °04. ⟨Page 86⟩

It records a gift of money made by Basavarasa Siddhayya for the benefit of the god Ayistara Kēśavāditya. Basavarasa Siddhayya was the son-in-law of Dhannugi Daṇḍanātha and is described as the dear son of the one thousand Mahājanas of Lokkiguṇḍi and Taḷabhōgada-kēṇikaṟa. Lokkiguṇḍi is mentioned as a great agrahāra created by Śrī Rāma. A large number of gifts made to the same temple by several persons are also recorded.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukyapratāpacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēśvaradēvavijaya rājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhaprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdratāraṁbaraṁ(baraṁ) saluttamira © svasti yamaniyama svādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāṇa japasamādhi śīlaguṇa saṁvanna ¨rssaptasōmasaṁsthāvabhṛtāvagāhanapavitrīkṛtaśarīraruṁ catu¨rvvēdapāragaraṣṭādaśa dha¨rmmaśāstrakuśaḷarēkavākyaracaḷitadhai¨ryyasthai-

⟨2⟩ ¨ryyaparākramarāśritajanakalpavrikṣarahitapakṣakṣaya¨rkkaliyugagāṁgēya¨rpparamōpakāri gaḷuṁ paranārēdūraruṁ grāmanāmōttava¨rdduṣṭavidhvaṁsaka¨rvviśiṣṭajanāśraya¨rkkā makrōdhalōbhamōhaviva¨rjjita¨rśśaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjara¨rssamastaguṇaviśēṣōnnatarappa śrī rāmaradatti mahāgrahāra śrīmallokkiguṁḍiyūroḍeya pramu-

⟨3⟩ kha śrī [sāsi¨rvvaru] naradu dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ surakṣitamāgi rakṣisuttamira || kaṁda || hariṇāṁka naṁte kuvaḷayavaramitra¨rssarasiyaṁte kamaḷākararīśvaranaṁte śaktiyukta¨rddhareyoḷu sāsi¨rvvaranavaranē vaṁṇipudō || ·intu negaḷtevetta śrīsāsi¨rvvara priyaputrarappa karavakka taḷabhōgada kēṇikāṟaṁ basavarasa siddhayyaṁgaḷa guṇamahimeyeṁteṁdaḍa || vṟitta || ©

⟨4⟩ © pusigeḍeyogadoḷnuḍi pavitramenippa caritramoḷpuvettasava guṇaṁ samabhyudayamaṁ taḷedū¨rjjita lakṣmi mattemeṇḍasegamaḷaṁkagoṁḍa jasameṁbivanā¨rjisidaṁ niraṁtaraṁ basavaṇa nāyaka sujanasaṁkuḷamastakavastunāyaka || ·ātatakī¨rttiyeṁdu paripū¨rṇnaguṇōdaya neṁdu hṛtsamudbhāsurarūpaneṁdu budhabāndhavarakṣakaneṁdu satkaḷānvitavivēkaneṁdu pogaḷguṁ neradhannugidaṁḍanāthajāmātṛvanaḷkaṟiṁ negaḷda siddhugi dēvananē jagajjanaṁ || ·iṁtu sakaḷaguṇakke nele-

⟨5⟩ yoda [ta]ḷabhōgada kēṇikāṟa basavarasa siddhayyaṁgaḷu śrīmattribhuvanamalladēvava¨rṣada 3 neya krōdhi saṁvatsarada pusya suddha paṁcami sōmavāra ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇa byatīpātadaṁdayistara kēsavādityadēvara naṁdādēvi[ga]gācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluvaṁ tāgi taṁma taḷabhōgada sthaḷadalu biṭṭa paṇa taḷabhōgada hiriya sēnabhōgaṁ kaḷala kandara vāmarasaru biṭṭa paṇa 1 potthagrāhakaṁ basavarasanaḷiya mallayya biṭṭa haṇa 1 mattavā

⟨6⟩ bhattahaṭṭiya sthaḷadaluṁ naḍeva kēsavadēva nāgaṁṇanintivaru biṭṭa paṇa 1 bhavaṇigeya sthaḷakke naḍeva sēnabhōga lakkharasamallayyaṁgaḷu biṭṭa paṇa 1 nellakaṭṭeyalliyuṁ naḍeva boppa dēvanāyakaruṁ māciseṭṭiyaruṁ biṭṭa haṇa 1 ·eleya sodeya sthaḷakke naḍeva sēna bōva mādhavadēva sōmayyaṁgaḷu biṭṭa paṇa 1 voṁde vaṇakke naḍeva sēnabōva sōmayyanāgadēvariṁti¨rvvaruṁ biṭṭa paṇa 1 nālkuṁ hebbāgilaluṁ taḷabhōgada dasayiṁ naḍeva kōlukāṟaru biṭṭa haṇa 1 pēṇṭheya kēriyalu naḍevaṁta-

⟨7⟩ ha kōlukāṟari¨rvvaruṁ biṭṭa vīsa 10 dēvara vīḷayakke biṭṭele 200 dīpāvaḷiya ha¨rvvadalu dēvara bhō[ga]kke biṭṭa meṇasu baḷḷa yeraḍu kārapuṁṇamiyalu dēva¨rgge habbakkeṁdu biṭṭabella 20 byavahāri saṁkaṁṇanā sōvaṁṇa meḷasina koḷagada sivaṁṇagaḷiṁtī mūvaru biṭṭa ma 1 || kōla kēṇikāṟaṁ ·ācayyaṁ kōla kēṇiyalu biṭṭa ma 1 koḍeya vīsavaṁ nōḍuva hoṁnavara bācarasa miṁḍara sōvaṇnaniṁtivaru dhūpakke biṭṭa haṇa 1 ·avara kōlukāṟa basavaṁṇa koṭṭa hāga [1] | ⟨Page 87⟩

⟨8⟩ © mattavā puṇyadinadalu karavaḍada kēṇikāṟaṁ basavarasa siddhayyaṁgaḷatiśayadha¨rmmamanassaruṁ purassararāgi śrī kēśavādityadēvaraṁgabhōgavācaṁdratāraṁbaraṁ naḍevaṁtāgi taṁma karavaḍada kēṇiyalu biṭṭa paṇa 5 ·ā hiriya sēnabōva kaḷalakandara vāmarasa dhūpakke biṭṭa paṇa 1 mattavā potthagrāhaka vatsarasa biṭṭa ma 1 karavaḍada bhramāṁtukakke naḍeva nāgarasa biṭṭa ma 1 ·ā pāṁḍavara baṁmadēva biṭṭa ma 1 ·ā kōlukāṟa nāraṇadēva dāmayyaniṁtivaru biṭṭa paṇa 1

⟨9⟩ yiṁtī sāsanamā¨rggadindārādaḍaṁ taḷabhōgakaravaḍadiṁ koṁḍa kēṇikāṟaru taṁtaṁma dha¨rmmaṁgaḷāgācaṁdratāraṁbaraṁ naḍavantāgi naḍasuva¨rnnaḍasidava¨rgge gaṁge gaye vāraṇāsi yalu sahaśra kavileyaṁ sahasra vēdavidarāgi¨rdda brāhmaṇa¨rggitta phalavakku yillā ·ā tī¨rtthaṁgaḷalā kavileymaṁ sahaśra vēdapāraga brāhmaṇaraṁ hiṁse māḍidātanakku || kōṭi payaṁ kapileyanekkōṭi tapōdhanara vēdavidaraṁ panni¨rkkōṭiyane kōṭitī¨rtthada kōṭi mahādinadoḷaḷidanintidanaḷidaṁ || maṁgaḷaṁ || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0061⟩ No. 61. (B.K. No. 51 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a platform of Kāśi Viśvanātha temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Pushya śu. 5, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti. In the said cyclic year the Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti occurred on Pushya ba. 5 and not śu. 5. Assuming śu. 5 to be a mistake for ba. 5, the date may be equated with 1184 A.D., December 24, Monday °04.

It records a gift of money out of the income from minting transactions made by Āchiseṭṭi in the presence of the One Thousand for worship and offerings to the god Mallikārjuna, located in the temple of Madhusūdana. Āṇikāra Mahadēvaseṭṭi also made a similar gift.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmacāḷukyacakrava¨rtti vīrasōmē-

⟨2⟩ śvaradēvava¨rṣada 3 neya krōdhi saṁva-

⟨3⟩ tsarada puṣya suddha 5 sōmavāradaṁdinutta-

⟨4⟩ rāyaṇa saṁkrāṁti vyatīpātadaṁdu śrī

⟨5⟩ sāsi¨rvvara sannidhānadalu śrī vinayasaṁpanna

⟨6⟩ ·āciseṭṭiyaru śrī madhusūdanadēvaroḷagaṇa

⟨7⟩ mallikā¨rjunadēvara dānamaccina kēṇiyalu pa-

⟨8⟩ trahastarādalli naivēdyakke biṭṭa ga 1 saṁkrāṁ-

⟨9⟩ tiyalu ·aṁgabhōgakke biṭṭa ga 1 ·antu ga 2

⟨10⟩ ·āṇikāra mahadēvaseṭṭi ha 2 ·āvanā-

⟨11⟩ giyuṁ hiri kamma • da • • ṇiyaṁ kā-

⟨12⟩ dalu taṁtamma dha¨rmmavāgi pratipāḷisuvaru

⟨13⟩ ·adanaḷidava¨rgge sahasrabrāhmaṇara hiṁ-

⟨14⟩ sa māḍida dōṣamakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0062⟩ No. 62. (B.K. No. 39 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam in the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184 A.D.

The record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Pushya śu. 5, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. In the said cyclic year the Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa occurred ⟨Page 88⟩ on Pushya ba. 5 which corresponds to 1184 A.D., December 24, Monday. See No. 61 above.

It records a gift of gold out of the income from his smithy made in the presence of the One-Thousand by Ayachi-śeṭṭi, a devotee of the god Prasanna-Kēśava, at the exhortation of Guṇanidhi Kēśavadēva, for worship and offerings to the god Asitara Kēśavāditya. A few more gifts to the same temple are also recorded.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrimaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti sōmēsvaradēvava¨rṣada 3 neya krōdhi saṁvatsarada puśya su 5 ·ā ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa byatīpātadaṁdu vinayasaṁvaṁnanuṁ prasaṁnakēsavadēva pādārādhakanumappiyaciseṭṭi ·asitara kēsavādityadēvaraṁgabhōga-

⟨2⟩ vācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluvaṁtāgi taṁna hiriyakkasālada kēṇiyalu śrīsāsi¨rbbara sannidhānadalu śrīguṇanidhi kēsavadēvana vacanōktiyiṁ biṭṭa haṇa 5 mattavā kaṁmaṭadalu naḍavāṇikāra mahādēva[se]ṭṭiyaru koṭṭa

⟨3⟩ haṇa 2 mattavā kaṁmaṭada potthagrāhaka pāṁḍavara biṭṭarasaṁ dhūpakke biṭṭapaṇa 2 mattaṁ tā kaṁmaṭada hiriya sēnabhōgaṁ mādhavadēva[ṁ] biṭṭa paṇa 1 ·intī sāsanamā¨rgadalā rādaḍaṁ hiriyakkasālavaṁ koṁḍa kēṇikāṟanā kaṁmaṭa[dā]ṇikāṟanā pottha-

⟨4⟩ grāhakanalliya sēnabōvaniṁtinibaruṁ taṁtaṁma dha¨rmmavāgācaṁdrapa¨ryyaṁta naḍasuvaru || naḍasidava¨rgge gaṁge gaye vāraṇāsiyalu sahasra kavileymaṁ sahasra brāhmaṇa¨rggitta phala vakku yellā tī¨rtthaṁgaḷalā kavileymanā viprara vadhiysidātanakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0063⟩ No. 63. (B.K. No. 43-A of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1184-85 A.D.

This is engraved below No. 135 below and it is treated here as a separate record. It is dated Śaka 1106, Krōdhi, other details being lost. This date corresponds to 1184-85 A.D.

It records gifts including one of money to the god Prasanna-Kēśava. The inscription is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cāḷukyacakrava¨rtti • • • • • mallavīra sōmēśvaradēvavijaya-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • drā¨rkkatāraṁ • • • • • • • • • • sakava¨rṣada 1106 neya krōdhi

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ya sampanna • • • • • ladaccinakēṇiya patrahastarādalli

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • biṭṭa gadyā • • • • • • • • • • ra dēvarige yuttarāya-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrī • • • • • • • • • • 2 pa || mattaṁ prasanna kēsavadēvarige

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prasannakēsavadēvarige biṭṭa pa 1

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāgi pratipāḷisuvaru ©

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daśēṣa mahānakharaṁgaḷu bhaṁgāra-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvarige nūṟa ho-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ra hoṁge

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaru śrī 1 ⟨Page 89⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0064⟩ No. 64. (B.K. No. 101 of 1926-27.) CHINCHILI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Mallikārjuna temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1185 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1107, Viśvāvasu, [Jyēshṭha] śu. [5], Monday, corresponding to 1185 A.D., May 6, Monday.

It registers a gift of land in the presence of the Fifty-six Mahājanas of the place made by Guṇḍili Jākiyakka, wife of Śrīdhara-daṇḍanāyaka, to the god Mallikārjuna of Svayambhutīrtha at Chinchakshētra in Beḷvala. The recipient of the gift was āchārya Gaṅgarāśī-paṇḍita. It also records a gift of land and a maṭa, made by the Fifty-six Mahājanas to the same temple.

The king is called Chālukya-Nārāyaṇa and is described as the destroyer of the Kalachurya family.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabha mahā-

⟨2⟩ rājādhirāja rājaparamēsvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśraya ku-

⟨3⟩ [ḷa]tiḷakaṁ cāḷukyanārāyaṇaṁ kaḷacu¨ryyakuḷani-

⟨4⟩ ¨rmmūḷanuṁ [vī]rasōmēśvaradēvara rājyābhivriddhi pra-

⟨5⟩ [va]¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire |

⟨6⟩ ·aḷikuḷakuṁtaḷadēśadoḷagaṇa beḷvalake tiḷa-

⟨7⟩ • • bilameṁduṁ kaḷaśamane kī¨rttilakṣmiya viḷāsā¨rṇnava[da]-

⟨8⟩ ṁte sogayikuṁ giritaṭadoḷuṁ || palavuṁ taṭāka-

⟨9⟩ [dī]¨rgghige palavuṁ pa¨rvvatame palavu[ṁ] naṁdana palavuṁ

⟨10⟩ ·amaḷatī¨rtta tī¨rttada keladoḷu śrī mallināthanuda-

⟨11⟩ yisi niṁdaṁ || mecciye ciṁcakṣētrada paścima di-

⟨12⟩ gbhāgadalli gaṁgātī¨rttakkaścu(cyu)tanuṁ brahmanuṁ bare ·urai(ccai)śravavē-

⟨13⟩ ri yiṁdrarājaṁ baṁdaṁ || kaṁ || calada bhujabalada kalitanada

⟨14⟩ guṇakkādiyenisi heggaḍe ciddaṁ calada bhujabalada kali[ta]-

⟨15⟩ • • guṇakkādi toḍa¨rddu saṇasu[va]voḷave[ṁ] || vri || dharaṇiyo-

⟨16⟩ ḷu sairaṇeyumaṁ girirājavadoṁdu peṁpumaṁ sa[ra]dhiya

⟨17⟩ • • [gu]ṇḍumanupāyda geldu sarōruhōdbhavaṁ nera[ba]va-

⟨18⟩ • bhavākritiyī mānavanaṁ paḍediṭṭaneṁbudoppire [ta]-

⟨19⟩ [ḷe]daṁ guṇatrayadinā¨rddore śrīdharadaṁḍanāthanoḷu [||]

⟨20⟩ ·antu gaṁḍapracaṁḍamā¨rttaṁḍanenipa śrīdharadaṁḍanā-

⟨21⟩ yakana¨rddhāṁgalakṣmi ṭeṁṭaḷisuva pātrakke gaṁṭalagāḷa[ṁ]

⟨22⟩ maccagisuva pātrakke mastakasūlaṁ rāyarāṇirāya-

⟨23⟩ [rā]yasthāna mukhada¨rppaṇaṁ ·acitaucitayappudiṁ[da]

⟨24⟩ • du parabritada¨rppadaḷakapāḷacū¨rṇnasūji-

⟨25⟩ • sūjiyeṁba bhrigumathada viṣamapātreda sū-

⟨26⟩ trakaḷaśakke viḷasamenisi¨rdda guṁḍili jākiyakkana peṁpaṁ pēḷva[ṁ]-

⟨27⟩ [©] || kaṁ || dvitīya sarasvati rūpinoḷatiśayadiṁdaṁ jā-

⟨28⟩ kiyakkana peṁpōṁnatiyēṁ pē[ḷveṁ] dha¨rmma[da] pa[thadi]-

⟨29⟩ ¨rmmamane biṭṭu ni¨rmmaḷeyādaḷu || va || ·aṁtu dvi[tī]-

⟨30⟩ [ya] lakṣmībhōgabhāginiyappa guṁḍili jākiyakkaṁ ya[ma]-

⟨31⟩ [ni]ya ma svādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāṇa-

⟨32⟩ [se]mādhisīlaseṁpaṁnarappa śrīmadayvataṟuva- ⟨Page 90⟩

⟨33⟩ yakṣōhiṇiyaṁ koṭṭu sakava[¨rśa]kāḷātī-

⟨34⟩ [ta sa]ṁvatsaraṁ 1107 neya visvāvasu saṁvatsarada

⟨35⟩ [cyiṣṭha] suddha [5] sōmavāraṁ byatīphātamuṁ sa[ma] •

⟨36⟩ • śrī svayaṁbhu tī¨rttada mallikā¨rjunadēva¨rgge-

⟨37⟩ [cai]trapavitrakkaṁ nityastiti nivē[dya]maṁ naḍavaṁtā[ga]-

⟨38⟩ yalliyācā¨ryya gaṁgarāsi paṁḍitara pādapra-

⟨39⟩ [kṣā]ḷanaṁ māḍi sa¨rvvabādhaparihāramuṁ sa¨rvva na-

⟨40⟩ masyamāgi biṭṭa keyi bagguḍageṟeyiṁ paḍva [mu]-

⟨41⟩ • [ve] kallūra hebbaṭṭeya sōyikalliṁ baḍaga-

⟨42⟩ [lu] mūḍalu sokkeyara mahādēvanāya-

⟨43⟩ [ka]ra keyiṁ paḍvalu baḍagalu malahageyiṁ

⟨44⟩ paḍvalu grāmamadhyadiṁ mūḍalu | [ha]-

⟨45⟩ • vagōlu mattelu ·āṟu ·ā staḷadalli śrī-

⟨46⟩ [ma]dayvattaṟuvaru biṭṭa keyi mattalu nālku

⟨47⟩ [sa¨rvva] catura[sra] mattalu 10 mūlasthā-

⟨48⟩ [nedē]vara baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍalu maṭa ·oṁdumaṁ

⟨49⟩ śrīmadayvattaṟuvaruṁ śva(sva)dha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisu-

⟨50⟩ varu ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisidātaṁge ·acyu-

⟨51⟩ tapadaviyakku || ·idanaḷidaṁ śrīvāraṇā-

⟨52⟩ siyaluṁ kurukṣētradaluṁ sāsi¨rvva brā-

⟨53⟩ hmaṇaru[maṁ] sāyira kapileyu[maṁ] koṁda paṁca-

⟨54⟩ mahāpātakanakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0065⟩ No. 65. (B.K. No. 82 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone set up near the village Chāvaḍi.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1185 A.D.

This is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Viśvāvasu, Āshāḍha śu. 10, Sunday, corresponding to 1185 A.D., June 9.

It registers a gift made by the members of Ayyāvaḷe Five Hundred for the worship and offerings in a temple at Koṇiganūr. The Four Hundred Mahājanas of Jambukhaṇḍi which was a sarvanamasya agrahāra are praised. The lengthy praśasti of the above trading organisation contains references to various trade guilds associated with it. The epigraph is partly damaged and worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ ya dhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhi śīḷaguṇa saṁpaṁnaranēkakaḷāga[ma] • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • traividyāgama • • • • • • • • • • kamaḷanijavadanavirājita [sa]ka[ḷō]¨rvvīstutya satyatyā[ga]-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • guṇatraya saṁjāta¨rvvi[stṛ]tavēdā¨rtthakī¨rttisuddhātma

⟨5⟩ damaged

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cāri[tra]ranēka[tā]¨rkkika jana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rājita • • • • • • • • • • labdhavara prasāda

⟨9⟩ • tri[bhu]vana ma[lla]dēvara nityabhūmidāna[kke] brahmapuri śrīmatsa¨rbbanamaśya- ⟨Page 91⟩

⟨10⟩ [·a]grahāra jaṁbukha[ṁ]ḍiya sṛ(śrī)madeśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷ nālnū¨rbba[¨r]svāmigaḷuṁ tribhōgā-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • yiṁ [duṣṭanigraha]viśiṣṭapratipāḷanadi[narasu]tanaṁ geyyuttamire svasti-

⟨12⟩ • • • vistī¨rṇna vistī¨rṇnitā¨rṇnavavēḷā[va]ḷayita sakaḷajagatītaḷa khyātapaṁcaśa-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • nēkaguṇa[gaṇāḷaṁ]kritasatyaśaucācā[ra]cārucāritranayavineya vijñāna vi-

⟨14⟩ • • • • • vīrabaṇaṁjudha¨rmmapratipāḷanavisuddhaguḍḍadhvajavirājitānūna sāhasasatya-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmī • • • • • • • • • • sthaḷa[rumappa] parākra mōṁna[taruma] • • • • • tōtpatti • • •

⟨16⟩ la vāsudēva khaṁḍa[ḷi]mūḷabhadravaṁśōdbhavaruṁ • • • ḷakuḷa • • • kuḷa[vā]¨rddhiva¨rddhana[divā]kararu • •

⟨17⟩ • karaṇa sakaḷaśāstrapārāvāragarumappa tri[ṁ]śatu dēśā • • • maṁ ·aṣṭādasa paṭṭaṇamuṁ •

⟨18⟩ yōgamuṁ • • • • • ghaṭikāsthānaṁgaḷu[meseya] nānādēśābhyaṁtarada

⟨19⟩ • ḷuṁ gātrigaruṁ seṭṭiyaruṁ seṭṭi[gutta]ruṁ gāvu[ṁ]ḍugaḷuṁ gāvuṁḍasvāmi birudara • • •

⟨20⟩ vaṇigaruṁ • • • • • • • • • • bārikaruṁ • • • • • vavaruṁ hōha māri • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • ¨rvva māriyāḍi¨rggā • • • • • • • • • • goṭṭaruṁ brahmāṁḍa manu . •

⟨22⟩ • [goṁ]baruṁ kēsaṟakī[ḷuvaruṁ] • • • • • • • • • • sara[dhi]ya hosavaruṁ hariva bhaṁḍiyakā •

⟨23⟩ • • ruṁ satyarādhēyaruṁ śaucagāṁgēyaruṁ nuḍidaṁtegaṁḍaruṁ śrīpadmāvatīdēvi varaprasā[da]-

⟨24⟩ [ru]mappa śrī[madayyā]va • • • • • • • • • • [bhu]gaḷu mukhyavāgi ha[lasige] hanni¨rccāsiramuṁ

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • muṁ ta¨rddavāḍisā • • • • • yeraḍaṟunūruṁ yereḍe¨rppattu

⟨26⟩ • • • nālkusāyiramuṁ yeṁṭu nāḍa padinaṟuvaru mukhyavāgi svasti śrīmatu

⟨27⟩ [cā]ḷukya cakrava¨rtti vīranārāyaṇa tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvaradēvava¨rṣada 4 neya viśvā-

⟨28⟩ [va]su saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍa śuddha 10 ·ādivāradaṁdu ś®(śrī)matu koṇiganūra mahā •

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīprabhu • • • • • varige dhūpadīpa nivēdya paṁcapa¨rbba vi-

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāsi¨rbbaru

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kkayvatta

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • 1nānādēsi • • • • • • • • • • dēvarige biṭṭa • • • • •

⟨33⟩ damaged

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • biṭṭaru ·ā stheḷada • • • • • • • • • • • ṁgaḷu ·ādēva

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṭṭaru

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kke bē[ḷe]yanella • • • • • • • • • • • gi biṭṭaru

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṭṭaru || ⟨Page 92⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0066⟩ No. 66. (B.K. No. 16 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of the Vīranārāyaṇa temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1185 A.D.

This is dated the fourth regnal year of the king, Viśvāvasu, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. In the said cyclic year the Uttarayaṇa-saṅkramaṇa occurred on 1185 A.D., December 25, Wednesday.

It records a gift of money made from income derived from minting transactions by Vishṇuvardhana Bīchiseṭṭi, described as the worshipper of the feet of Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa, for worship and offerings to a deity whose name is not fully preserved.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmaccāḷukya cakrava¨rtti vīrasōmēsvara-

⟨2⟩ dēvavaripada 4 neya visvavasu saṁvatsaradu-

⟨3⟩ ttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇadaṁdu śaṁkaranāra-

⟨4⟩ ṇadēva pādārādhakarāda viṣṇuva¨rdhana bīciseṭṭiya-

⟨5⟩ ¨rttaṁmaccina kēṇiyale • • yavēśvaradē-

⟨6⟩ varaṁgabhōgakke biṭṭa haṇa 5 ·ī sāsanamā-

⟨7⟩ ¨rggadalāva kēṇikāṟarādaḍaṁ naḍasuva[ru] ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0067⟩ No. 67. (B.K. No. 55 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the roof of the Gaṇēśa shrine near the Girls' School

Sōmēśvara IV, 1185 A.D.

The inscription contains two dates. One is the fourth regnal year of the king, Viśvāvasu, Pushya śu. 2, Wednesday, corresponding to 1185 A.D., December 25. The other is Pushya śu. 8, Sunday in the same year. The tithi corresponds to 1185 A.D., December 31, the weekday being Tuesday.

On the first date are registered, among others, gifts made for the worship of the god in the Nōmpiya Basadi, and for burning a lamp before the deity Kammaṭēśvara at Lokkiguṇḍi. On the second date are recorded a series of donations made for the worship of the deity Śāntinātha in Kammaṭa-jinālaya by several members of the artisan community of the same place. The gifts were made in the presence of the One Thousand Mahājanas, all the Gōles and Gō-Brāhmaṇas of Lokkiguṇḍi which is said to be an agrahāra created by Śrī-Rāma.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāsraya śrī pṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara paramabha [ṭṭāraka]

⟨2⟩ satyāśraya kuḷatiḷaka cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmattribhuvanamalladēvara vijayarājyamutta [rōtta]-

⟨3⟩ rābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire © svasti yamaniyama svādhyāya dhyā-

⟨4⟩ nadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāna parāyaṇa japasamādhiśīlasaṁpanna¨rssamastaguṇagaṇāḷaṁkṛta¨rvvidita-

⟨5⟩ [vē]dā¨rtthavidyāpāraga¨rṣaṭka¨rmanirata¨rssaptasō[ma]saṁsthāvabhṛthāvagāhanapavitrīkṛta śarīra¨rcca-

⟨6⟩ tu¨rvvēdapāragaraṣṭādaśadha¨rmmaśāstrakuśaḷarēkavākyaracaḷitadhai¨ryya¨rddhai¨ryyaparākrama rāśri-

⟨7⟩ tajanakalpavṛkṣarahitapakṣakṣayakara¨rkkaliyugagāṁgēya¨rpparaḷāhavadura- ⟨Page 93⟩

⟨8⟩ ndhara¨rśāpānugrahasama¨rttha¨rkkā¨ryyabṛhaspatigaḷēkaikapaṁḍita¨rggrāmanāmōttama¨rvvai ṣṇavagīti-

⟨9⟩ manōhara¨rppāpabhīrugaḷparanārīdūra¨rdduṣṭavidhvaṁsaka¨rvviśiṣṭajanāśraya¨rkkāmakrō dhalōbha-

⟨10⟩ mōhaviva¨rjjita¨rddvātriṁsatsahasrasamayā¨rghyā¨rha¨rdvi jakuḷatiḷaka¨rśaraṇāgatavajrapaṁja ra¨rssa-

⟨11⟩ mastaguṇaviśēṣōnnatarappa śrī rāmaradattimahāgrahāra śrīmallokkiguṁḍiyūroḍeya pra-

⟨12⟩ mukha mahājanaṁ śrī sāsi¨rvvaruṁ samastagōle gōbrāhmaṇa¨rmmodalāgi sabālavṛddha ¨rnneredu dha-

⟨13⟩ ¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ surakṣitamāge rakṣisuttamire || © vananidhiparivṛta vasudeyoḷa • • • va-

⟨14⟩ menaloppuvagrahāraṁ lakṣmīghanakucataṭāgrahāramidanikuṁ śrī lokki[guṁḍi*] mūṟuṁ jagadoḷ || ©

⟨15⟩ © śrīge vibhūtiṁge dha¨rmmakkāgaramenaliṁdranaggadamarāvatigaṁ bhōgāvatigaṁ sale mēlā gippudu

⟨16⟩ dharege lokkiguṁḍigrāmaṁ || ·iṁtenisidī grāmadoḷage © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī viśvaka¨rmma-

⟨17⟩ ni¨rmmitavāstuprāsāda[maka] • • • ttra cchēdhacittacchēda gaṇa • • • ®kōṭi mukhyābharaṇa¨rmmaṇi-

⟨18⟩ kanakaratnattrayar ghaṭāpa • • • kakaṭisūtranigaḷaka¨rṇnakuṇḍaḷakēyūrahāra • • • • • kaṭa-

⟨19⟩ makuṭaratnatraya ka¨rmmaka • • • tiṣṭhādhikar bhṛkuṭisādhāraṇa¨rllaṁkōddhṛtahēma kūṭa • •

⟨20⟩ © svasti śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti tribhu[vana]malla vīrasōmēśvaradēvavaruṣada 4 neya viśvāvasu saṁvatsarada puśya

⟨21⟩ śudda 2 budhavāra[dutta]rāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatīpātadaṁdina puṇyatithiyoḷ ·ūro-

⟨22⟩ ḍaya pramukha śrī • • • • • [sa]nnidhānadoḷ nōṁpiya basadiya dēvaraṣṭavidhā¨rcca nege ·accina

⟨23⟩ moḷeya kēṇikāṟa viṣṇu • • • • • yciseṭṭiyaru biṭṭa ha 5 ma[ttaṁ] hanni¨rvvaru ·ajjiya

⟨24⟩ • • • ka satvaguṇadalu va[¨rṣa]kke biṭṭa [pa]ṇa 1 mattaṁ seṭigaru kaṁmaṭēśvara sū-

⟨25⟩ ḍareṇnege [mūṟara] dīvige • • • ṇeya hanni¨rvvaru naḍasuvaru | mattaṁ beḷḷigaṁmaṭadavaru ·ajji-

⟨26⟩ ya vastradānakkeṁdu saṁkramaṇadalu kammaṭakke biṭṭa paṇa 1 mattaṁ baḍagi kammāra-

⟨27⟩ ru vokkalalondu horeyamaṁ hannasuṁ dhānyadalu baḷḷa vondumaṁ biṭṭaru | ·intī dha¨rmma[maṁ]

⟨28⟩ [nū]ṟippattu kottaḷigaḷu tamma dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisuva hāge pratipāḷisuvaru ||

⟨29⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvaradēvava¨rṣada 4 [neya] viśvāvasu saṁ-

⟨30⟩ vatsarada puśya suddha ·aṣṭami ·ādityavāradaṁdu śrī rāmaradatti śrī lokkiguṁḍiya ·ūroḍeya pra-

⟨31⟩ mukha śrī sāsi¨rvvara priyaputrarappa ·asēsa kotaḷi mahimeyeṁteṁdaḍe || mattaṁ svasti śrī visvaka¨rmma-

⟨32⟩ [ni¨rmi]tavā māṭakūṭa sikharasikhara mānōnumānamahi taru siva pāda sēkha raru ·a- ⟨Page 94⟩

⟨33⟩ • • • • • catusameya same·atigaḷu padine[ṇṭu] yōgapīṭhaprati[ṣṭhi]taruṁ liṁgastaṁ bha dvāra pra-

⟨34⟩ • • taru patracitravicitrakuśaḷaru | paṁcāra[diṁ]navasanakapravīṇaru sa • • • • • vīra • •

⟨35⟩ • yaṁtraya[ṁ]traprasidharumappa ·asēsakotaḷigaḷu mukhyavāgi puṇyōdaya kēsavadē vara mādivōja dēvōja-

⟨36⟩ • ya ṭada hiriya kētōja ruddhōja rāmōjanuṁ nāgīṁdra kēsavadēvara vōjayi tarū-

⟨37⟩ vāri gaṇapōjanu | śrī sāntināthadēvara vōjayivaru sōvōja rāmōja kētōjana

⟨38⟩ • • kēsavadēvara sōvōja dāḷiseṭṭiya bammōja ·ayiseṭṭiyara jinnōja ·intu ·i-

⟨39⟩ [va]ru mukhyavāgi samasta • • • • • ·anādisaṁsiddhamappa śrī-

⟨40⟩ kammaṭa jinālayada śrī śāṁtināthadēvarige ·aṣṭavidhā¨rccanege biṭṭaru koḍatige-

⟨41⟩ hāga ·oṁdu 1 vōjugaḷe hāga 2 ma[ttaṁ] || ruvārigaḷu pratumegaḷa māḍuva bele kaṭida-

⟨42⟩ li honna baḷiya bēḷeya kuḍuvaru 2 || ·i dha¨rmma taṁtamma dha¨rmmavāgi svadha¨rmmadi naḍa-

⟨43⟩ sidava¨rgge mahāpuṇya tī¨rtthagaḷa miṁda phalavaku | ·ida naḍasadava¨rgge paṁcama-

⟨44⟩ hāpātakarakku || 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0068⟩ No. 68. (B.K. No. 221 of 1926-27.) ABBĪGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

Slab set up in front of the village chāvaḍi.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1186 A.D.

This is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Viśvāvasu, Phālguṇa-amāvāsyā, [Monday], the tithi corresponding to 1186 A.D., March 22. The week day, however, was Saturday.

It refers to Bijjaṇa and Vikramāditya, the Sinda subordinates of the king, as governing the country and mentions Abbeyageṟe (modern Abbīgēri). It records a gift of land made by Vikramāditya for worship and offerings to the god Kuppēśvara presumably at Abbeyageṟe mentioned at the beginning of the inscription. The epigraph is much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samasta[bhuvanāsraya śrī pṛthvī]vallabha mahārājādhi-

⟨2⟩ rāja paramēsvara • • • • • • • • • • cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma-

⟨3⟩ ttribhuva • • • • • • • • • • ttarōttarābhivṛddhi-

⟨4⟩ prava¨rddhamāna • • • • • • • • • • ttamire tatpādapadu-

⟨5⟩ [mōpa]jīvigaḷu • • • • • • • • • • rappa śrīma-

⟨6⟩ tu bijjaṇadēvaṁ vikramādityadēvarasa[ruṁ sukasaṁ]kathāvinōdadiṁ rā-

⟨7⟩ jyaṁ • • • • • • • • • • bbeyageṟeya

⟨8-28⟩ damaged

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmaccāḷukyacakra-

⟨30⟩ va¨rtti tribhu[vanamalla]dēvava¨rṣada [4 neya] viśvāvasu saṁvatsara-

⟨31⟩ da phālguṇadamāvāsya [sōmavāra] byatīpāta śrīkuppēśvaradēvara pū-

⟨32⟩ je • • • • • • • • • • vikramādityadēvarasaru koṭṭa

⟨33⟩ mattariṁ • • • • • • • • • • baṁniya dāriyiṁ teṁka

⟨34⟩ • • • ṇageyya paḍuva mattaru 1[6] mattamā dēva • • • • • lāḷagēriya

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vondu [||]

⟨36⟩ © śrī kudēvara • • • • • • • • • • baḍaga ōṇaāyiṁ pa- ⟨Page 95⟩

⟨37⟩ ḍuva gaddeya keyiṁ baḍaga saiviḍiya dāriyiṁ muḍa-

⟨38⟩ he¨rṁmmāḍiya keyiṁ teṁka mattaru 20 || matta keṁ-

⟨39⟩ [gāḍu] jāleya dāriyiṁ muda sa¨rvvanamasyada mata-

⟨40⟩ ru 2 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0069⟩ No. 69. (B.K. No. 112 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a wall to the right of entrance into the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1186 A.D.

The record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Plavaṅga, Āshāḍha śu. 5, Monday. The details regularly correspond to 1186 A.D., June 23, Monday, for the previous cyclic year Parābhava and not for Plavaṅga.

It registers a gift of rice made out of his wages by the carpenter Kallōja for the offerings to the god Mōrakēśvara. Agastya-muni, the priest of the temple, was the recipient of the gift.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu cāḷukyacakrava¨rtti sōmēsvaradēvava¨rṣada 3

⟨2⟩ plavaṁga saṁvatsaradāṣāḍha suddha 5 somavāradaṁdu

⟨3⟩ baḍagi kalōja mōrakēsvara dēvara tōṭa keyi maneya

⟨4⟩ geyida kūliyenituṁṭanitumaṁ dēvara naivēdyakoṁ-

⟨5⟩ mānakkiya naḍavaṁtāgi taṁna putra pautrarādiyā-

⟨6⟩ giyalliyācā¨ryyaragasta(stya)munīsvara dēvara kālaṁ ka-

⟨7⟩ ¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭayilli baḍagitanakkāru niṁ-

⟨8⟩ ndavaru hiṭṭukāṟa baḍagi kallōja biṭṭa dha¨rmmamaṁ ·e-

⟨9⟩ ḷu nū¨rvvaruṁ praje mahābaḷagā[vu*]ṁḍanuṁ prati-

⟨10⟩ pālisuvanu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0070⟩ No. 70. (B.K. No. 48 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam in the Nannēśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1186 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1108, Parābhava, Pushya śu. 13, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇasaṁkrānti, corresponding to 1186 A.D., December 25, Thursday, f.d.t. °07.

It records a gift of five paṇas out of the income from minting operations, made by the Āṇikāṟa Śaṅkara Śeṭṭi, son of Baṇḍiya Basaviseṭṭi, for worship in the temple of Nannēśvara.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara parama bhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvara dēvara vija-

⟨2⟩ yarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire sakava¨rṣada 1108 neya parābava saṁvatsarada pusya suddha 13 bṛhavāra yuttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti- ⟨Page 96⟩

⟨3⟩ śrīmaṁnannēśvaradēvara ·aṁgabhōgakācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍevantāgi śrīmadakkasāladaccina kammaṭadalu na[ḍe]va yāṇikāṟaṁ baṁḍiya basaviseṭṭiyara magaṁ śrīśaṁkaraseṭṭi yaru biṭṭapaṇa •

⟨4⟩ ·aydu yintī dhammamaṁ variṣaṁ prati naḍeva yāṇikāṟaru teṁtamma dha¨rmmavāgi pratipāḷisu varu ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0071⟩ No. 71. (B.K. No. 83 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up near the village chāvaḍi.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1188 A.D.

The record mentions Chāḷukya-pratāpa-chakravartti and is dated the cyclic year Kīlaka, Āśvayuja ba. 1, Friday. In the later period of the Chālukya regime the details correspond only to 1188 A.D., October 7, Friday, f.d.t., °38, when Sōmēśvara IV was reigning. The record may therefore be assigned to this king.

It records a gift of toll incomes on certain articles. The inscription is damaged and the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ śva(sva)sti ś®(śrī) maccāḷu[kya]pratāpa cakrava¨rtti • • • • •

⟨2⟩ [kīla]ka saṁvatsarada ·āśvayja ba 1 sukra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ hoṟagaṇiṁ baṁdu māṟidaḍakege hoṁge • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hoṟagaṇiṁ baṁdu mārida bhattakke ho[ṁge voṁ]du māna bha • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • [kki]yattukatte[vuḷḷaṁto]kkalu vīsavaydaṁ tiṟuvaru yintī biṭṭa dha • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • svāmigaḷu mukhyavāgīsthaḷada samasta muṁmuridaṇḍaṁ • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • svadattaṁ paradattaṁ [vā yō] harēti va(ṁ)suṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0072⟩ No. 72. (B.K. No. 196 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Banaśaṅkari temple.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1186-88 A.D.

The inscription bears two dates: (1) 5th regnal year of the king, Parābhava, which corresponds to 1186-87 A.D. (2) 6th regnal year of the king, Plavaṅga, corresponding to 1187-88 A.D. It is not possible to give the precise equivalents of the dates, as the details are lost.

It records, on the first date, the remission of tax on the lands of the Brāhmaṇas in the five Brahmapuris of Aṇṇigeṟe made by Daṇḍanāyaka Kēśirājayya, the Perggaḍe of Beḷvala-nāḍu, who was an officer of Ballaya-Sāhaṇi, in the presence of the Karaṇas, Trivargasamaya and the body of One Thousand. It records on the seconddate another gift made to the Brāhmaṇas of Brahmapuri by Pattaṇādhipati Haḍa vaḷa Basavayya. It describes the genealogy of the Chālukya kings and mentions Bammidēva, Liṅgadēva, Vishṇu-daṇḍanātha, Rāya-daṇḍanātha and other officers. Aṇṇigeṟe is praised as the crest jewel of the province of Eraḍaṟunūṛu. Most of the composition is in Kannaḍa, but a few Sanskrit verses are also inserted. The record is damaged and many passages are worn out.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • gaśiraścuṁbi caṁdra[cā]maracāravē traiḷōkya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • tyāviṣakṛtaṁ vi[ṣṇō¨rvvā]rāhaṁ kṣōbhitāṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇō[ṁnata] • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 97⟩

⟨3⟩ śrīmadviriṁcipriyataratanu jātōtrinētrōdbhavaṁ lōkastutyaṁ sōmananā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • sakaṁ vaṁśāva[tā]raṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ • • lladēvanū¨rmmaḍi • • venesa • • • jayalakṣmī • • • • • śreya • • • • • dēvatanaya • • • • •

⟨9⟩ tyāsrayanātaniṁsatyāsraya kuḷavene pesaru • • • • • • • • • • janapa • • • • • • • • • • • • śrayadēva

⟨10⟩ ninnenaggiṟiyanappa • • • • • sonu vikramāditya • • • • • khiḷavasudhāta-

⟨11⟩ ḷamaṁ || ·ene negaḷda vikramā • • • • • na tammanayyaṇa • • • • • • • • • • taṁganujanakhiḷā-

⟨12⟩ vanijanavinutaṁ śrī • • • • • jayasiṁhanṛpaṁ || ·ā jayasiṁhanṛpaṁge tanūjaṁ

⟨13⟩ cāḷukyarājyabhara dhaurēyaṁ • • • • • traiḷō[kyamalla]nāhavamallaṁ ||

⟨14⟩ • • kanāhava • • • • • [bhuvanaikamalla sōmēsvara]nātana tammaṁ tribhuvana-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • vikramāditya[dēvaṁ] || ·ā tribhuvana[mallana] priya • • jña cakrava¨rtti • • • • •

⟨16⟩ yādhirāja • • • • • kamallanāḷdaṁ dhareyaṁ • • • • • mēsvara

⟨17⟩ • • • nātana • • • • • traiḷōkyamallaṁ nū¨rmmaḍitailaṁ || • • • • • ripubhūbhṛ

⟨18⟩ tsēnāvanadāvānaḷa • • • • • • • • • • śrīmatsōmē[śvara] • • • • • dharagi

⟨19⟩ • • • kṣatriyapavitra • • • • • tribhuvanamalla • • • • • • • • • • sutrāmavibhava • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • • khiḷō¨rvvi • • ntata • • • • • svasti samastabhuvanāsraya śrī pṛthvīvallabha mahārā[jādhirāja pa-]

⟨21⟩ ramēsvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ [satyāśraya]kuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmattribhuvana malla[vīrasō]-

⟨22⟩ mēsvaradēvavijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire ||

⟨23⟩ tatprabaḷapradhānanadhi • • • • • • • • • • tpratibhānvitaṁ varaśakti samanvita nāta

⟨24⟩ dhāriṇī bhṛtprati • • • • • • • • • • virājitakī¨rttinidhi ba-

⟨25⟩ mmarasaṁ nṛpamaṁtrimaṇḍana • • • • • • • • • • maṁtri • • • prabhu bammidēvadaṁ-

⟨26⟩ ḍādhipamaṁ • • • rādari • • • • • • • • • • rathinī patimaṇḍa-

⟨27⟩ na liṁgadēva daṁḍādhipa mukhyareṁba • • • • • • • • • • dghakī¨rttigaḷu || ·ā daṁḍa nāthana ma-

⟨28⟩ hāpradhānaṁ ba • • • • • mahimōṁnati • • • • • || naḷinī nāḷa doḷeṁde yalpaguṇamattunmā-

⟨29⟩ dadiṁ bhrāṁtanappa • • • • • • • • • • sā¨rtthāhvaya kalikalmā(lma)sa doḷoṁdadhiguṇanidhi

⟨30⟩ śrīballa sāmantanaṁ • • • • • śrīdēvi sa¨rvvātmadiṁ || ta || • • • • • varayōsijjanakāmaṁ

⟨31⟩ vī¨ryyavinayaśrīdhāma • • • • • nāyamanu • • • • • vyāpāra nissīmanuṁ

⟨32⟩ harapādābjalalāmanapratimanā • • tyēka bhūsōmaneṁdu • • • • • tyāvanigīśanāgiyesadaṁ śrī

⟨33⟩ • masāmantanu || ·ā ballayasāhaṇige manadante yaṁtararu dhanadante pa[rirakṣa]ru prāṇadante pa- ⟨Page 98⟩

⟨34⟩ • • priyarumappa beḷvalanāḍa pe¨rggaḍe daṁḍanāyakaṁ śrī kēsirājayyaṁgaḷa • • • ne || ·ēkastā

⟨35⟩ • • • dadhikō dēvassa gaurīpatīṣṭa • ssōpi • • • • • phaṇipatau nidrā • • srīpatiḥ ·ityā

⟨36⟩ • • • bhagavatōssā[ni] grahānugraha • • ¨rmmū¨rttimatī • •

⟨37⟩ • • jaru || śrī viṣṇu¨rddaṁḍanāthō nikhiḷaguṇanidhī rāyadaṁḍādhipaśca srīmannā[rā]yaṇa • • • mita sū-

⟨38⟩ • • • • • ṇi cūḍāmaṇisca | srī rāmasyānujā[tō] • • • • • mukhastasya vaṁśapra • • • • • pratyēkaṁ

⟨39⟩ • • • • • pravitatayasasā bhānti bhūyaḥ prabhā • • • • • • • • • • kara ṇānija • • • tyāvi

⟨40⟩ • • • syādhyāpuruṣā¨rtthacatuṣṭayē dhīmūn • • • • • ssōmanāmāparō dīkṣāda-

⟨41⟩ • • • • • ḷaviddha¨rmmasriṣṭipradhānaḥ ·anyastu śrīdhara • • • • • pāyaṁtritō dīkṣā sarōsauhā-

⟨42⟩ • • • • • pracuramahimākaḷpabhūjō dvijānāṁ || ·eraḍaṟunūṟunāḍiṁgaṁ śirō maṇiyene • •

⟨43⟩ • • • • • geṟeya mahimōṁnatiyeṁtane || • • gēhāvaḷiyiṁ yatiprakaradiṁ ṣaṭa¨rkka vidyā-

⟨44⟩ dyadbudhakōṭiyiṁ śrutikathātajñadvijānīkadiṁ • • brajadiṁ viḷāsavanitāsandōha [divi] •

⟨45⟩ • • • • • baḍediddudaṇnegeṟe nānāramya ha¨rmmō¨rjjitaṁ || khyā • • bhāmini bhāsura

⟨46⟩ • • • • • karaṁ tanmahāpattanaṁ tajjātaṁ śōbhippududyadguṇagaṇaracitānantagāvuṁḍa va¨rggaṁ nūtā-

⟨47⟩ • • • • • varaviḷasadva¨rggamatyudgajagamākūra śrīmanmunīṁdrasthagitanutapurīva¨rgga vantu triva¨rggaṁ

⟨48⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaventene || śaraṇa¨rggū¨rjjitasaukhyavīva samayaṁ pratya¨rtthi va¨rggakke ceccaradiṁ bhītiya mā-

⟨49⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vidvajjana¨rggiṣṭamaṁ cirakālaṁ paripūripippa samayaṁ tāneṁdu yātavī surabhūjōpama

⟨50⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaṁ lōkaikasaṁsēvyavu || bhūdēvaśrēṇigaṁnijakarāva¨rjjadiṁ jīvakaṁ bhūbhridva¨rggēsaṁgadhikava-

⟨51⟩ • • • • • pe[¨rme]yaṁ ·u[ddha]mā dhārige vighaṭakaṁ tējadiṁ dhammaka¨rmmōnidra¨rggellaṁ paḍavaḷavṛkṣābhikhya-

⟨52⟩ • • • • • naḥ sadācārakaḷēvarā || sadpidyānidhayō bhānti sa¨rvvabrahmapurī dvijāḥ

⟨53⟩ • • • • • [ḷu]kyacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvara dēvava¨rṣada 5 neya parābhava saṁvatsa-

⟨54⟩ • • • • • ra byatīpātadandu srīmanmahāpradhānaṁ beḷvalanāḍa pe¨rggaḍe kēsavabhaṭṭayya daṁḍanāyaka-

⟨55⟩ • • • • • karaṇaṁgaḷu sahita triva¨rggasamayasāsi¨rvvara saṁnidhānadalli samastaguṇa-

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • geṟeyaydu brahmapuriya brāhmaṇarige ·avare holadoḷage māḍu vokkalalli

⟨57⟩ • • • • • kuḍinudeṟeymaṁ ·aydu brahmapuriya bā[du]veya kāhaḷigaḷa kaiyalu

⟨58⟩ • • • • • maṁ pādaprakṣālanaṁ māḍi dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi biṭṭaru ·illiṁdaṁ leyalli harada ⟨Page 99⟩

⟨59⟩ • • • • • ḷḷiyavarāgali yāru māḍidaḍaṁ kuḍinudeṟemilla || ·āṟeneya plavaṁga saṁ-

⟨60⟩ • • • • • radaṁdu śrīmatu paṭṭaṇādhipati haḍavaḷa basavayyaṁ tanage yayda brahmapuriya

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yamaṁ tānuṁ brahmapuriyammāḍuva puṇyasamayadoḷaydu

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • da prakṣālanaṁ māḍi dhārāpū¨rvakavāgi ·ācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ dānavā

⟨63⟩ • • • • • du śrīmatu kēsavabhaṭṭadaṁḍanāyakaru mahāsirivantana dēhutara kayyo-

⟨64⟩ • • • • • vanā brahmapuriya brāhmaṇarige dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi biṭṭaru || ·ī dha¨rmma-

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • raṇāsiyalli sū¨ryyagrahaṇadoḷu satpātrarappa bāhmaṇarigu-

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaṁ dānaṁ māḍida puṇyavahudu | ·īdha¨rmmamaṁ keḍisidātaṁge

⟨67⟩ • • • • • doḷu viśiṣṭarappa kōṭi brāhmaṇarumaṁ kōṭi kapiḷagaḷumaṁ vadhiyi sida

⟨68⟩ • • • • • kōṭivadhaṁ smṛtaḥ || pavitrakarabhaṁgē tu gōkōṭi phamaśnatē || śrīmadvidyākṣētra

⟨69⟩ • • • • • • • • • • narappa kalidēvabhaṭṭōpādhyāyara putraṁ māttaṁḍadēvaṁ bareda

⟨70⟩ • • • • • trasa • • • • • ḍeya cāmōja kaṁḍaṇisida || maṁgaḷa

⟨SIIv15p0i0073⟩ No. 73. (B.K. No. 145 of 1926-27.) HOṀBAḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the temple of Śaṅkaraliṅga.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1189 A.D.

The record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya, Śrāvaṇa śu. 10, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa. The date corresponds to 1189 A.D., July 24. But there was no Saṅkramaṇa on that day. The regnal year cited would yield 1187 A.D., as the initial year of the king which is rather too late.

It registers a gift of land made by the teacher Rudraśakti of the Kāḷāmukha order after purchasing it from the One Hundred and Twenty Mahājanas of Pombuḷcha for worship and offerings in the temple of Kumāra-Bontēśvara constructed by him in the agrahāra of Poṁbolal in memory of his preceptor Vāmaśakti. The record describes a line of teachers of the Kāḷāmukha sect in the Beḷḷeya-santāna and Parvatāvaḷi as follows: Bonteyamuni to whom are attributed several miracles one of which is said to have been performed in the court of Jayasiṁha-Chakravarti. His chief disciple was Avadhūta who had the following junior colleagues, Kēdāraśakti, Mallikārjuna, Mūṟujāvi, Nirvāṇayōgi, Vāmadēva or Vāmaśakti, Siddhēśvara, Rudraśakti and Kriyāśakti. Vāmaśakti had three disciples, viz., Bonteyaguru, Mallikārjuna, and Rudraśakti, the donor. Various other gifts made to the same deity on the same occasion by the local artists, Aṟuvattokkalu, merchants, etc., are also recorded. Poṁbuḷcha and Poṁboḷal occurring in the inscription are the earlier forms of the name of Hoṁbaḷ. The epigraph is also interesting on account of its literary merit.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśirascuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || yasyōnmēṣanimēṣābhyāṁ jagataḥ praḷayōdayē |

⟨2⟩ taṁ śakticakravibhavaṁ prabhavaṁ śaṁkaraṁ numaḥ || vritta || ·idu bhūdēviya cenna poṁnamakuṭaṁ tāneṁbinaṁ peṁpuvettudadhivyāvritamāgi

⟨3⟩ śōbhisuva jaṁbūdvīpa madhyapradēsadoḷoppi¨rppudu mēru mēruvina teṁkalu bhārata kṣētrami¨rppudu tadbhāratava¨rṣadoḷsogayisi¨rkkuṁ kuṁtaḷō¨rvvītaḷaṁ || ·adu ⟨Page 100⟩

⟨4⟩ cāḷukyara janmabhūmiyadaṟoḷu muṁ puṭṭi satyāśrayādi diḷīpōpama cakrava¨rttigaḷanē ka¨rddhātriyaṁ dha¨rmmadiṁ paduḷaṁ pāḷisutirdu pō-

⟨5⟩ da baḷikīgaḷtaṁna sau¨ryyavaḷēpadinī dhātriyaneydepāḷisidapaṁ sōmēsvarō¨rvvīśva raṁ kaṁ || kuvaḷayamaṁ tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvaraṁ karaṁ nijakaradiṁ 1

⟨6⟩ da vikāsamappinaṁ pāḷivettu pāḷisutumiṟdaniḷe pogaḷvinagaṁ || © svasti samastabhuvanāśra yaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśraya kuḷatiḷaka śrīmaccāḷukya cakrava¨rtti tri-

⟨7⟩ bhuvanamallavīrasōmēśvaravijayarājya muttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire || vṛtta || vasudhege bhūribhūdharapayōdharegujvaḷadēvadī¨rgghi kāvasanege kuṁtaḷākritiyeni¨rppudu kuṁtaḷadēśavalli śōbhi-

⟨8⟩ suvudu beḷvalaṁ tiḷakadaṁtadaroḷkamanīyakāntiyaṁtesadu mahāgrahāramenisi¨rppudu poṁboḷalū¨rjjitō¨rjjitaṁ || kaṁda || ·adu celvina neleyenisi¨rppudu muṁnaṁ nōḷpajanake baḷiki¨rppa jana¨rkkadu sukhadā-

⟨9⟩ karamenisi¨rppudu poṁboḷalagrahāracūḍāratnaṁ || va || ·adeṁteṁdaḍe || vṛtta || baḷadoṟagiṟda keyvolada ka¨rvvina tōṁṭada pūgoḷakke ba¨rppaḷigaḷa pūta saṁpageya kāyteḷadeṁgina paṇta māvinutkaḷikeyanāṁta kōgileya poṁba-

⟨10⟩ ḷavotte kavuṁginoppamaggaḷisire poṁboḷalvoṟavūḷaltaḷadoppadinoppi tōṟuguṁ || matta madu || vṛtta || navasaṁgītadinoppi tō¨rppa sivagēhabrātadiṁ laṁjikānivahakkrīḍeyaṁ nānta ha¨rmyacayadiṁ vistārakānēkavastuvi-

⟨11⟩ śēṣaṁgaḷoḷoṁdidaṅgaḍigaḷiṁ paurāṁganāmaṁgaḷavyavasāyaṁgaḷinantaraṁgadoḷavoppi¨rkkuṁ kara[ṁ*] poṁboḷalu || mattamadu || vritta || vēdaninādapūritadiśāvaḷayaṁ kritamaṁga ḷābhiśēkōdakapāvanāvanitaḷaṁ makhahōmasamu-

⟨12⟩ ttha dhūmasaṁpādita kāḷimāṁkitenabhasthaḷameṁdumideṁdu biccataṁ mēdini mecci baṇnipudu poṁboḷalaṁ neredagrahārama[ṁ*] || vṛtta || ·adaroḷu nūri¨rppadiṁba¨rssadamaḷacaritāḷaṁ krita¨rvviśvavidyāvidarudyatkī¨rtticaṁcadhvajararikuḷa[hṛ]-

⟨13⟩ tkīḷa vajrānana¨rssatyadayādha¨rmmāśraya¨rssaṁśrita sakalajanādhārari¨rppa¨rmmahāpuṇyada bījaṁgaḷsamaṁtondeḍeyoḷa neredi¨rppaṁdadiṁ lōkapūjyaru || kaṁda || ·avarivarannade kayyāṁtava¨rgīva¨rmmaṟege vandaraṁ kāva¨rkkāyva-

⟨14⟩ varaṁ kiḍipa¨rvva¨rṇnisa bhuvanaṁ nūṟippadimbaremba mahātmaru || vacana || ·iṁtu bhūmiyoḷu bhūmisāramuṁ prabhusāramuṁ dha¨rmmasāramumāgi mahāgrahāraṁ peṁpuvettiḻdudu kaṁnda || ·antenisida poṁboḷalo-

⟨15⟩ ḷu boṁteyamuni kāḷamukhamunīsvaranatiniściṁtātmanāgi beḷḷeya santānaṁ negaḷda pa¨rvvatāvaḷiyi¨rppaṁ || va || ·ā kaliyuga siddhalakuḷīśvarāparanāmadhēyanenisida mahānu bhāva prabhāvadoḷe doreyēnendaḍe || vritta || ©

⟨16⟩ © śrīgiriyoḷpodaḷduriva sū¨ryyaśiḷātaḷadoḷnidāghadoḷu bēge taguḷdu nāldeseyoḷaṁ suḍe niścaḷacittanāgi sū¨ryyāgamanakke sanmukhadinū¨rdhvamukhaṁ nile keyyanetti kaṇḍāgaḷe sū¨ryyanittu sakaḷajñateyaṁ muni-

⟨17⟩ boṁtegaḻkaṟiṁ || kaṁda || nuḍika¨rtṟuvādamaṁ toḍa¨rddaḍe dēvamanuṣyayakṣarākṣasaroḍa nādaḍavoṁdanugrahaṁ geydaḍe dinapaṁ paḍedanalte bonteyamunipa || vacana || ·antu paḍedu sakaḷasāma¨rthyabharitanuṁ śiva-

⟨18⟩ dha¨rmmaniratanumāgi || vritta || barutuṁ pa¨rvvatadiṁde poka deyaṁ liṁga pratiṣṭhā¨rtthama baradoḷkiccurivaṁtu ni¨rddaḷidu hōmaṁ geydu vidviḍadharāmararaṁ kayugivaṁtu māḍi śivaliṁgasthāpanaṁ geydanaccariyappaṁtu ⟨Page 101⟩

⟨19⟩ jagakke boṁtayamunīṁdraṁ viśvalōkastutaṁ || ·adalladeyuṁ || vṟitta || karahaḍadoḷbaruttu mire | bhikṣege baṭṭeyoḷo¨rvvanuddhataṁ surigeyanāṁtutūgi hiḍi bhikṣeyaneṁdi ṟivante geyvuduṁ ka-

⟨20⟩ ragi rasaṁbholā surige pātrayoḷirdaḍe pī¨rddu pōdanaccariyane lōkavēṁ piriyanō muni boṁtaya dēvanājñeyoḷu || va || ·adalladeyuṁ || kaṭakadoḷvihārisuttuṁ jayasiṁha dēvara maneyoḷcakrava¨rtrige

⟨21⟩ purōva¨rttiyūgi¨rppa samayadoḷu || vritta || parasamayaṁgaḷoḷnegaḻda tā¨rkkikarellaru mi¨rddu nīṁ narēśvaravibhayoḷsama¨rtthisuva ka¨rttruvarūpamadeṁtuṭenda nū¨rvvaroḷamanitta rūpenisi nindu niruttararā-

⟨22⟩ gi māḍi bittarasidanalte boṁteyamunīśvara nīśvara ka¨rtruvādamaṁ || va || ·aṁtu cakra va¨rttiya sabheyoḷsakaḷasamayanirākaraṇamukhadiṁ ka¨rtruvādicakravartiyeṁba pesaraṁ pettu matta-

⟨23⟩ mā rājadhāniyoḷu yōgīśvaraṁ boṁteyaguru vihārisuttuṁ bare || kaṁda || madakariya nēṟi ba¨rppavanidiroḷu kaṁḍelele boṁteya kaṇḍeya nīyeṁbudu mikke neladoḷadanā mada kari baṁdetti muḷgi

⟨24⟩ biḷdudu dhareyoḷu || va || ·ādalladeyuṁ mattamo¨rmme tī¨rtthayūtrānimittaṁ nānā dēśaṁgaḷoḷvihārisuttuṁ bandoṁdu divasaṁ || kaṁda || ceriyisutuṁbare kollāpuradoḷmuni boṁta bhikṣeyaṁ jōgi-

⟨25⟩ ṇi kāydurivaṁ baliyaṁ piḍiyene pariharisede koṁḍu kuḍidaḍavaḷurideṟdaḷu || va || mattamanē kavismayūvahaṁgaḷappa prabhāvaṁgaḷiṁ va¨rttisuttumi¨rddoṁdu samayadoḷu || vṛtta || pariharisalke bāradu śubhāśubhaka-

⟨26⟩ ¨rmamanuṁḍaḍallade doreyarumeṁbudaṁ jagake bicca tamūgire pēḷva mūḷkeyiṁ jvaramoṭage taṁdu tannoḷire kaṁtheyoḷaṁtadanikki dēvatāsmaraṇeyoḷi¨rddanēṁ piriyanō guru bonte tapaṟprabhāvadoḷu || kaṁda || bē-

⟨27⟩ ṟūri rasātaḷadūḷaṁ dhāriṇiyoḷmoḷetu desegaḷoḷu taḷtu nabhakkōraṁte miḷi¨rdu baḷevuda hōrātra[ṁ] kī¨rttilatike būṁteyamuniyaṁ(ya) || vacana || ·intu negaḷtevettu || kaṁda || nirupamarenisida boṁteya gurugaḷgaṇimādi guṇagaṇānvita-

⟨28⟩ ¨rgge manōharanenisi sakaḷavidyāpariṇatanavadhūtadēvanādaṁ śiṣyaṁ || va || ·ā mahānu bhāva[ṁ] || kaṁda || piṁgade naṟuguṁdadoḷaṁ gaṁgeyoḷaṁ grahaṇakāladoḷcariyise lōkaṁ gaṁgeyayyanene negaṟdaṁ guṇiyavadhūta-

⟨29⟩ dēvanabhinavavibhavaṁ || prativādinivahadīpapratatipradhvaṁsavipuḷajhaṁjhūvātaṁ kritamatiyava dhūtaṁ viśrutavākpati ka¨rtruvādimukhamukuruṁda || ·iṁtu negaṟtevetta || vritta || ·anavadyaṁ-

⟨30⟩ gavadhūteyōgiganuja¨rkkēdāraśakti prabhāvanidhānaṁ nutamallikā¨rjjunanudāttaṁ mūṟu jāvibratīṁdranaghaughacchidudāttamā¨rgganirataṁ ni¨rvvāṇayōgīśvaraṁ janavaṁdyaṁ yati vāmadēvananaghaṁ yō-

⟨31⟩ gīśanāmāṁkitaṁ || kaṁda || nayamā¨rgaṁ siddhēśvaranayaniyamaṁ rudraśakti sakaḷakaḷā saṁśrayanū¨rjjitaṁ kriyāśaktiyiva¨rttāvādarakhiḷaguṇasaṁsēvyaru || vacana || ·iṁtavadhūta dēva pramukha-

⟨32⟩ śiṣyasaṁsēbyamūnapādāraviṁdaruṁ | parivritamunīṁdrabṛṁdarumāgi || kaṁda || śrijiyi sida¨rssakaḷaguṇabrajamaṁ taṁdoṁdu māḍi kaṁthācā¨ryya¨rnnijamahimeyinosede savaṁtu jagaṁnutanenipa vāma-

⟨33⟩ śaktibratiyaṁ || vritta || ·oḍavuṭṭiddakhiḷāgamaṁ sakaḷata¨rkkaṁ śabdaśāstraṁ peṟa¨rppoḍavaṭṭā gaḷe cittadoḷbageda mātaṁ pēḷva vijñānadoḷu nuḍiyārādhise sū¨ryyanoḷpaḍeda tatvā bhyāsamā taṁdeyoḷpaḍiyeṁ- ⟨Page 102⟩

⟨34⟩ baṁtire vāmaśaktiyesadiḷdaṁ ka¨rtṛvādīśvaraṁ || vṛtta || parasamayaṁgaḷoḷnegaḷda ta¨rkkada mātuḍugittu kūḍe catvaravaṭhadēvatābhavanarājagrihaṁgaḷoḷolda māḷkeyiṁ niravisi pēḷva nāṭakada

⟨35⟩ kābyada nītiya balmeyallaroḷpariharisittu vādimukhada¨rppaṇaniṁ sale vāmaśaktiyiṁ || vṛtta || bratadīkṣāvidhikuṁḍamaṁḍaḷavidhānaṁ liṁgapīṭhakramaṁ pratimādūṣaṇapōṣaṇaṁ bhuva

⟨36⟩ nakōśaṁ vāstu bhūdayvasaṁsthiti bhūbhēda parīkṣe dēvanivahaprāsādameṁbāgamasthita vidyāvaḷi vāmaśaktimuniyiṁ vikhātya māytu¨rvviyoḷu || vacana || ·iṁtu sakaḷavidyā saṁpannaruṁ bhāktikajana pra-

⟨37⟩ saṁnaruṁ || ka¨rtṛvādīśvararuvārādhitaviśvēśararumenisi negaḷtevetta vāmaśaktidēva¨rggaura sa putrarenisi || kaṁda || janiyisida¨rbbonteyaguru manumā¨rggaṁ mallikā¨rjjunaṁ sakaḷa kaḷābhinutanamarēśvaraṁ pāvanacari-

⟨38⟩ taṁ rudraśaktiyeṁba¨rttanayaru || kandha || ·ā vāmaśaktidēva¨rggāvi¨rbhavisi¨rdda sutaroḷagrima sutanu¨rvvīnutakī¨rtti sakaḷakṣmāvaniyoḷu rudraśaktidēvaṁ negaḷdaṁ || vritta || gurukuḷavā-

⟨39⟩ ¨rddhiva¨rddhanasudhākaranātmakuḷōllasatsarōvaravararājahaṁsanagajāramaṇāgamaśaiḷakēḷikē sari viṣayāvaḷiprabhavamōhamahālatikālavitranandorevudu rudraśaktimuni-

⟨40⟩ puṁgavanaṁ dhare meccibiccataṁ || vṛtta || hareyada rūpinēḷgeyoḷamubbaṭeyiṁ tapameṁdu kāypiniṁ smaraniradeydi pūgaṇege kaydare bhōṁkene tattapōgni nibbaramaṟeyaṭṭi muṭṭi suḍe biṭṭabhimānamanō-

⟨41⟩ ḍi pōdanī dhare nage taṁnanā negaḷda rudranenuttama rudraśaktiyaṁ || vritta || rasava¨rggatyāga mēkāṁtaravuṇasaduvaṁ mūru tuttalliyuṁ bhūtasamūhakkoṁdu bhāgaṁ baliyane nega-

⟨42⟩ ḷdīghōravīraṁ tapaṁ māṇise du¨rvvārēṁdriyōdrēkamanavicaḷitēkāgracittaṁ samaṁta ¨rccisi niccaṁ rudraśakti bratipati paḍedaṁ rudranoḷu taṁna meccaṁ || vṛtta || gurudha¨rmmā caraṇaṁ dayā-

⟨43⟩ nuśaraṇaṁ prāgbhūtaduḥka¨rmmasaṁharaṇaṁ saṁśritasādhuva¨rgabharaṇaṁ viśvēśvarāṁghridvayasmaraṇaṁ sa¨rvvajanōpakārakaraṇaṁ nōḷpāgaḷī yāṟuvābharaṇaṁgaḷsale rudraśakti munipaṁgoppi

⟨44⟩ ḷduvī dhātṛ(tri)yoḷu || vacana || ·iṁtu sakaḷaguṇabharitanuṁ | vairāgyaniratanuṁ | śivapada bhaktanuṁ | bhaktānuraktanene negaḷtavetti¨rddu || kaṁde || guru vāmaśaktidēvara parōkṣavina yakke rudraśaktimu-

⟨45⟩ nīśaṁ haraliṁgasthāpanamaṁ dhare baṇnisuvaṁtu māḍidaṁ poṁboḷaloḷu || va || ·antu prati ṣṭheyaṁ māḍi kumārabontēśvarameṁdu pesariṭṭu || vritta || ·udayisidātmavaṁśamadu pāvana miḷda guhādridēva-

⟨46⟩ tāsadanavanāḷi pāvanataraṁ sale meṭṭida bhūmisasyasaṁpadavati yo¨rmme muṭṭida jaḷāśaya vū¨rjjita tī¨rtthameṁba peṁpodavire rudraśaktimuni tāḷdidanapratimaprabhāvamaṁ || vacana || ·ā mahā-

⟨47⟩ nubhāvana tapaḥprabhāvaprādu¨rbbhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || vritta || kṣame tannoḷu mū¨rttigoṁḍuṁ nati baḷedu nayaṁgoṁḍu mikkā¨rppu kaykoṁḍu mahatvaṁ biṇpugoṁḍu prabhuteyanoḷa koṁḍīśatatvaṁ manaṁgoṇḍa-

⟨48⟩ maḷa śrīkū¨rmmegoṁḍujjvaḷa ghanayaśamaṁ tāḻdikoṁḍintu lōkōttamanādaṁ vāmaśakti bratipatitanujaṁ rudraśaktibratīṁdraṁ || vṛtta || paramajñānadhanaṁ tapōdhananabhīṣṭā¨rttha pradānaṁ dhanaṁ sthi-

⟨49⟩ rasatyaṁ dhananū¨rjjitabratadhanaṁ śāṁtatvadoḷtaddhanaṁ varamā¨rggaṁ dhananīśatatvadhananudyettēja vādaṁ dhanaṁ dhare mōkṣaṁ dhananeṁdu baṇnisuvudu śrī rudraśaktīśanaṁ || ·aṁgajana pratāpa dodavaṁ neṟe bhaṁ- ⟨Page 103⟩

⟨50⟩ gisi tannoḷāda saṁgaṁgaḷa vāṁccheyaṁ toradumiṁdriyava¨rggada bērakittu mōhaṁgaḷe pāśamaṁ paridu cittadoḷīśananoldu tāḻdidaṁ jaṁgamarudranu¨rvvareyoḷo¨rvvane boṁtaya rudraśaktigaḷ || vri ||

⟨51⟩ tī¨rcci parōkṣadoḷpitṛge māḍuva satkriyeyaṁ virakti meyve¨rccire saṁgamaṁ toṟedu pādukamaṁ balavaṁdu bhaktiyiṁda¨rccisi keṅgaṇabbeya padaṁgaḷanāgaḷe rudraśakti baṁda¨rcci sutiḷdanaṁdu naṟugundada beṭṭadoḷiddu sū-

⟨52⟩ ¨ryyana || vṛtta || ·uriyanuguḷva bēsageyoḷiḷduṟe kāydaṟeyoḷbaḷikke pe¨rmmara moda loḷkeḷalda maḷegāladoḷiḷdu baḷikke śītamabbarisida māgiyoḷbayaloḷiddu nirāvaraṇaṁ niraṁnanuddhuratapadiṁ triva¨rṣami-

⟨53⟩ re kaṁḍinanā muni rudraśaktiyaṁ || kaṁda || dhareyoḷśivāgamaṁ vistarisire pala¨rgaṟiye pēḷdu śivapadapūjāparanāgaṇimādigaḷoḷu neredapenīnandinantirōhitanādaṁ || kaṁda || tadanaṁtaravudi yisa bōdhadīpti tadgi-

⟨54⟩ riya du¨rggiyaṁ bīḷkoṁḍu manōmudadiṁ cariyisutiddaṁ suda¨rśanaṁ rudrasaktidēvaṁ jagadoḷu || © ·ā mahānubhāvanappa rudraśaktidēvaṁ śrīmanu mahāgrahāraṁ poṁbu ḷcadaśēṣamahā-

⟨55⟩ janaṁ nūṟi¨rppadiṁbarumaṁ dha¨rmmā¨rtthaṁ prā¨rtthisi drabyanivēdanaṁ geyyalava¨rddhāre sahitaṁ kuḍalu paḍedu śrīmaccāḷukyacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēśvaradēvava¨rṣada mūṟeneya

⟨56⟩ saumyasaṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa suddha 10 sōmavāra saṁkramaṇa vyatīpātadaṁdu śrī kumāra bontēśvaradēvaraṁgabhōganaivēdya khaṇḍasphuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāraṁ sa¨rvvanamaśyamāgi

⟨57⟩ biṭṭabhūmiya pramāṇa ·ūra kōla samakaṭṭinoḷūriṁ baḍagaṇa poleyamageṟeyiṁ baḍagaṇa narasiṁhadēvara keyiṁ baḍagalumpaḍuvaluṁ beḷvoḍeya holada mēreyiṁ mūḍalu poḷdi¨rddamatta-

⟨58⟩ rippattanālku yiṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ nūṟi¨rppadiṁbaruṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ kāydu pratipāḷisi naḍasuvaru || © śrīrudraśaktidēvarā puṇyadinadalu beḷvoḍeya ·ūroḍeya rāyarasena maga kāḷimarasa-

⟨59⟩ numaṁ || ·ammarasana maga rāyarasenumaṁ || dha¨rmmū¨rtthaṁ prā¨rtthisi dravyanivēdenaṁ geyyala varu śrī kumāra boṁtēsvaradēvaraṁgabhōga naivēdyakkeṁdu sa¨rvvanamasyaṁ sa¨rvvabādhā parihāramā-

⟨60⟩ gi śrīmadaśēṣamahājanaṁ nūṟi¨rppadiṁbara saṁnidhānadalu śrīrudraśaktidēvara kālaṁ kaḷci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭa bhūmiya pramāṇameṁteṁdaḍe hoṁboḷala kōla samakaṭṭi noḷāvūra ho-

⟨61⟩ lada mēreyiṁ paḍuva kī¨rttyādityadēvara keyiṁ baḍaga mattarāṟu || ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ nūṟi¨rppadiṁbaruṁ pratipāḷisi naḍesuvaru © ·iṁtī vrittiyaṁ rudraśaktidēvara sikṣeya makkaḷu

⟨62⟩ śrī kumāra boṁtēśvaradēva¨rgge biḍisidavaradāreṁdaḍe navilūra saṁkarabbe | kavaḍara cendi seṭṭi meyyalommattaru || mūlaramūraṇa mattereraḍu || dhāravāḍada kabbaḷamūkayya matta reraḍu | kabbaḷa kalla-

⟨63⟩ yya mattaroṁdu | baysara billaṇa mattarai[du] ·ubbajiyara kallayya temma cendayya | teneyara | guḍḍaṇa | taṁmana samaṇa || niṭṭila siṁgaṇa | jaridara nāgaṇa | kaṇṇiyara kētaṇa | kaluvara kallaṇa | sinda-

⟨64⟩ vaḷḷiya teraḷiya lakumaṇa | naragara gaurave | naragara caṁdagāvuṁḍa | heḍavaraicaṇa | kēsaḷara javanaṇa | māsiyaraicaṇa | baḷagāṟa kētaṇa | sāsala hogarara nāraha | ka¨rmmāṟaicōja | navilguṁdadujvaḷaballeya nā- ⟨Page 104⟩

⟨65⟩ yakanintivarallaṁ meyyaloṁmattaraṁ biḍisidaru || © mattamū puṇyadiva[sa*]dalu sa¨rvva jaṇōpakāravappa vyavasāyigaḷenisida poṁbuḷcadaṟuvattokkaluṁ vokkalaloṁdu māḍa hoṟe baṇnigegoḷagamaṁ biṭṭar ||

⟨66⟩ ·ūra taḷavāra nāyakaṁ mukhyamāgi[yā]ḷaloṁdu hoṟeyaṁ biṭṭaru nakaraṁgaḷu caitradalu hāga pavitradalu hāga saṭṭuga bhatta dēvara vīḷeyakkaṁgaḍiyaloṁdaḍake yeraḍeleyaṁ biṭṭar ||

⟨67⟩ haṁnavaṇagaru caitradalu bēḷa pavitradalu bēḷeyaṁ biṭṭaru | kaṁcagāṟaṟu dēvarupakaraṇaṁgaḷellamaṁ kūliyaṁ koḷḷade māḍi kuḍuvaṁtāgi biṭṭaru | maḍivaḷarellaṁ vokkalaloṁdu hoṟeyaṁ

⟨68⟩ biṭṭaru | kuṁbāṟarokkalaloṁdāvage galanaṁ biṭṭaru | mattamā puṇyadiva[sa*]dalūre taḷavāra nāyakaṁ tannalli khaṇḍugabhattamumanāḷalayguḷa bhattamaṁ biṭṭaru | ·ālada sēṇi garu caitradalu hāga

⟨69⟩ pavitradalu hāgamaṁ biṭṭaru |

⟨SIIv15p0i0074⟩ No. 74. (B.K. No. 5 of 27-28.) KŌḌĪKOPPANAGUḌḌA, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab leaning against the wall to the left of entrance into the central shrine of Kālakālēśvara.

Sōmēśvara IV, 1194 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Prajāpati, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday. The date is irregular including the wrong citation of the cyclic year. The 10th year of the king coincides with Ānanda, when the details regularly correspond to 1194 A.D., October 1, Monday. On this day there was a lunar eclipse which is not mentioned in the record.

It registers a gift of land by the king's subordinate Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Āchidēva for offerings, etc., in the temple of Kaḷakaḷēśvara. The genealogical succession of the donor is given as follows: Ācharasa I, his son Bammarasa, the former's brother Singa's son, Ācharasa II, (his son) Chāvuṇḍa and (his son) Āchidēva. It becomes thus evident that this Āchidēva belonged to the Sinda family of the Erambarage branch. Cf. Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XX, p. 114.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha(ṁ)

⟨2⟩ mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || mēruvina taṭadoḷīśanadārānuṁ

⟨3⟩ tārāgrihadoḷu bhārati baradaḷu gōtrācāraṁ śivayōgikāma(ṁ)

⟨4⟩ naṁbakkaravaṁ ||

⟨5⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēsva-

⟨6⟩ raṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ

⟨7⟩ śrīmattribhuvanamalla vīrasōmēsvaradēvavijayarājyamuttarō-

⟨8⟩ ttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamā(¨r)namācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ sa-

⟨9⟩ luttamire || tatpādapadmōpajīvigaḷu || moneyoḷu kū¨rppaṁ tōṟu-

⟨10⟩ ttuvanuvaradoḷu baladoḷamarutuṁ tribhuvanamallana kaṭṭidalagineṁteseda ·ā-

⟨11⟩ carasamaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ bhūtaḷadoḷu || ·avaroḷagācarasaṁgī bhuvanajanaṁ pogaḷe ne-

⟨12⟩ gaḷda baṁmarasaṁ puṭṭi visēsa vibhavamaṁ cakrava¨rtti kuḍe paḍedanātmasau¨ryyōṁnnatiyaṁ ||

⟨13⟩ ·ātana tammaṁ siṁgamahītaḷapati saṁbhavaṁ virōdhinarēṁdra(ṁ) ¨rbbhītiyane-

⟨14⟩ yduvinaṁ vikhyātaṁ negaḷdaṁ pratāpadiṁdācarasaṁ || maravaṇiyiṁde gōveyma-

⟨15⟩ nuppinakaṭṭeymaṁ pratāpadiṁduripi kaḷiṁga vaṁga mēru gū¨rjjara māḷa- ⟨Page 105⟩

⟨16⟩ va cēra cōḷa bhūparanadhipaṁge biṭṭivesadiṁ naḍivokkalenalke māḍidācarasano-

⟨17⟩ ḷaṁṇna mattuḷida ṭuṁṭukamaṁḍalika¨rssamānamē || vīraṁ cāgavīveraḍe nripārādhyaguṇaṁ

⟨18⟩ guṇaṁgaḷavu nijaṁ tanagene dhātrīramaṇaṁ tiḷakanesedanudāra guṇādhāra vīracāvuṁḍa-

⟨19⟩ nripaṁ || © svasti śrīmatu pratāpacakrava¨rtthi vīrasōmēśvaradēvava¨rṣada 10 neya prajāpa-

⟨20⟩ ti saṁvatsarada kā¨rttikada puṇnami sōmavāra byatīpāta śrī svayaṁbhu kaḷakaḷēśvaradē-

⟨21⟩ vara śrīkā¨ryyakke mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ bhujabaḷabhīma sāhasōttuṁga satya-

⟨22⟩ rādhēya nuḍidaṁte gaṁḍa dānaguṇamahimōṁnatanumappa ·ācidēvarasa-

⟨23⟩ ru ·ā dēvara nityapaḍiya naivēdyake kāḷēśvaradēvariṁ teṁkalu gaddekaṁbaṁ nānūṟu ·ūriṁ-

⟨24⟩ daṁ mūḍalu karuvana gade·iṁ paḍuvalu gade kaṁbaṁ nānūṟu kārigitiya-

⟨25⟩ dāriyiṁdaṁ teṁkalu benakana beṭṭadiṁ paḍavalu mattaru haṁneraḍu 12 kā¨rttikada puṇnami-

⟨26⟩ yalu ·ā pa¨rvvada satrakke[vo]riṁ mūḍalu sōmanātha dēvaratōṁṭadiṁ baḍagalu matta-

⟨27⟩ ru nāluku 4 [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0075⟩ No. 75. (B.K. No. 192 of 1926-27.) KŌḌIKOP, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the fragment of a stone set up near the front wall of the Mūla Brahmēśvara temple.

Sōmēśvara IV.

After the king's pras11asti his feudatory of the Sinda family is described. The name of this chief, the date and other details are lost. It seems to record a gift of land as gathered from the mention of the boundaries in the obliterated portion. The epigraph is badly worn out.

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē [||]

⟨2⟩ svasti samasta bhuvanāśraya śrīpṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara para-

⟨3⟩ mabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷaka cāḷukyābharaṇa [śrīmattribhuvana malla-]

⟨4⟩ vīrasōmēśvaradēva vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkka tāraṁbaraṁ salutta-

⟨5⟩ mire || tatpādapadmōpajīvigaḷu samadhigata paṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara¨rssiṁda kuḷaka-

⟨6⟩ maḷamā[¨rtta]ṁḍa[rappa] • • • • • nvaya meṁteṁdaḍe • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ ye vane • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8-11⟩ worn out

⟨12⟩ • • • tanayaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13-16⟩ worn out

⟨17⟩ • • • • • rājadhāni • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18-31⟩ worn out. This portion contains references to the boundaries, apparently of the gift land

⟨SIIv15p0i0076⟩ No. 76. (B.K. No. 32 of 1928-29.) ARASĪBĪḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the wall of the Hanumān temple.

Sōmēśvara IV.

This record refers itself to the reign of Sōmēśvara IV who is associated with the title Trailōkyamalla, evidently after his father Taila III. It then introduces ⟨Page 106⟩

Sinda subordinate whose name is lost. The inscription is badly damaged and many other details including the date are obliterated.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [namaśtuṁga]śirascuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē || traiḷōkya nagarā-

⟨2⟩ [raṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya] śaṁbhavē ||

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • vanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirā-

⟨4⟩ [ja] paramēsvara paramabhaṭṭāraka satyāsrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyā-

⟨5⟩ [bharaṇaṁ] śrīmattraiḷōkyamallavīrasōmēśvaradēva vijayarājyamu-

⟨6⟩ [ttarōttarābhivṛddhi]prava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamiralu

⟨7⟩ svasti [samadhi]gatapaṁcamahāsabda mahāma[ṇḍaḷēśvara]

⟨8⟩ ripumaṁḍaḷika madanemahēśvaraṁ kōṭeya nripakuḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • ranuṁ viḷāsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ ttama[śau]¨ryyaṁ siṁdukuḷa[vā¨rddhi] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ ratnākaraṁ śrī • • • • • • • • • • rasūrekā-

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parabaḷasā-

⟨13⟩ dhakarumappa • • • • • • • • • • [veṁtaṁ]dare 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0077⟩ No. 77. (B.K. No. 86 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone standing in the temple of Hanumān.

Sōmēśvara IV.

The epigraph gives the genealogy of the Chālukya family from Vikramāditya VI and refers itself to the reign of Sōmēśvara IV. It then introduces his feudatory brothers Vīra Bijjala and Vīra Vikrama of the Sinda family, whose ancestry also is described. It also narrates the forbears of the king's minister and general Tējirāja of the Gautama gōtra. He was son of Bhāyila, grandson of Tejarāja and great-grandson of Nannapayya. The rest of the inscription giving the details of date and gift is entirely obliterated. The composition which is in Kannaḍa contains a few descriptive passages in Sanskrit.

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⟨1⟩ svasti || lakṣmīmādivarāhasya daṁṣṭrāṁ • • • turaṁ yatra [prōdva] • • ḷannīlaśālabhaṁjīsri[yaṁ]

⟨2⟩ dadhau || ·asti bhāratabhūbhāgē kuṁtaḷākhyaṁ mahākulaṁ cāḷukyanāmadhēyānāṁ visru-

⟨3⟩ taṁ cakrava[¨r]tthināṁ || rājaratnākarē tasmiṁnnaśēsaguṇaśālini bahavaḥ kṣatriyūḥ pū¨rvva[ṁ] jajñirē bharatōpamā[ḥ ||]-

⟨4⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukyāvvayagaganaśaraccārucaṁdraṁ samastō¨rvvī(ṁ) stutyaṁ vikramāditya nripana(ṁ) tanayaṁ kā-

⟨5⟩ minīkāmanastōkasōṁ(sō)maṁ sōmanaṁdhradraviḍaṁ māgadha nēpāḷabhūpāḷa ma[staka*]nyasta śrī pādapadmaṁ [sa]-

⟨6⟩ kaḷabudha[nu]taṁ rājasa¨rvvajñabhūpaṁ || ·enisi[da] sōmēśvaradēvane sutanadhikaṁ pratāpa cakrēśvaraneṁba nega¨rtthevaḍeda •

⟨7⟩ • ḷāvaniyoḷu jagadēkamallanapratimalla tadanujanudāravīrara sa[da]naṁ ripunripāḷa madagaja • • • ⟨Page 107⟩

⟨8⟩ dura nijakhaḍgahariyeni[pa]daṭiṁ traiḷōkyamalla nū¨rmmaḍibhūpaṁ || svasti samastabhū (bhu)vanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabha-

⟨9⟩ mahārājādhirājaparamēśvaraṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma(¨r)(ṁ)nno ¨rmmaḍi traiḷōkyama[lladē]-

⟨10⟩ vara priyaputranappa vīrasōmēśvaradēvana vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddha māna[mācaṁ]-

⟨11⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyuttamire || tatpādapadmabhaktisamutpādita vita • •

⟨12⟩ ¨rtthiripunripadhātrībhṛtpavi samastapuṁṇya samutpaṁnnaṁ vīrabijjalō¨rvvīpālaṁ || ·ā vīra bijjalakṣōṇīvallabhanādyahṛ-

⟨13⟩ dyavaṁśada viśvō¨rbbīviditavāda kī¨rttivyāva¨rṇnana śōbhe tānadeṁtene | mattaṁ narapati gelda kaṭṭidalagācara[sa]

⟨14⟩ • • • • • rōdbhavaṁ varatanu nākabhūmipatisiṁgarasaṁ kali • • [pā]¨rtthivaṁ karamese dippa dāsarasana-

⟨15⟩ ggada cauḍa[rasa]ṁ yaśasvi cāvarasananippa • • • • • • • • • • yadādi bhū(bhobhu) bhujaruṁ || hiriyā-

⟨16⟩ carasana tanuja[ṁ] para[pā]¨rtthi[va]sainyahari • • • saṁ siṁgarasana pēśaḷaputraṁ paripaṁthiva rūthayūthama-

⟨17⟩ nācarasaṁ vīraṁ vida[gdha]vibhudhādhāraṁ śau¨ryyā¨rjjitō¨rjjitākhiḷarājyaṁ cārutara kī¨rtti negaḷdaṁ vīraguṇaṁ supratāpa-

⟨18⟩ caritacittaṁ pe¨rmmāḍibhūpana(nu)ttamarūpaṁ || pe¨rmmāḍidēvananatini¨rmmaḷakī¨rtthiprakāśi tāṣṭadigaṁtaṁ dha¨rmmayu-

⟨19⟩ tanugrasaṁgaraka¨rmmaṭanānaṁdamū¨rtthi cāvuṁḍanripaṁ || ·ātana naṁdananabhinavacētōjātaṁ satījanacaḷitavacananū-

⟨20⟩ tana [ra]ghusutanativikhyātiyutaṁ vīrabijjala [nṛ]pāla[ṁ] || tadanujanagaṁṇyapuṇyaṁ sadamaḷavikhyātakī¨rtthi-

⟨21⟩ mū¨rtthimukuṭaṁ kadanapracaṇḍanamapama • • • • • siṁdakuḷa vīravikramadēvaṁ || śrīma ccāḷukya-

⟨22⟩ cakrava¨rtthi vīrasōmēśvaradēvane mahā • • • tējimayyadaṁḍanāyakananvayāva tārameṁteṁdaḍe || gautamagō-

⟨23⟩ traprabhavaṁ nītividaṁ maṁtraśaktisā[dhi]tavairibrātaṁ vidagdhavibudhaprītikaraṁ naṁnapayya daṁḍādhīśaṁ || naṁnapadaṁḍēśasutaṁ

⟨24⟩ sannutacāritrayuktanuttamaguṇasaṁpannaṁ vadānyanaudā¨ryyōṁnnatikaṁ tējarājadaṁḍā dhīśaṁ || tējacamūpana ta-

⟨25⟩ nayaṁ rājīvasamānanētranamaḷayaśōvibhrājitanāśritajanasurabhūjaṁ bhāyilacamūpana prati-

⟨26⟩ rūpaṁ || pāvanacaritada bhāgaladēviya pati bhāyipayya daṁḍēśaṁ gaurīvaravaradiṁ paḍedaṁ śrīvidana ci[kka]tē[ja]-

⟨27⟩ daṁḍādhipanaṁ || cīlādēviya dayitaṁ śīlayutaṁ bhāyidēvanaṁ si[ddha]numaṁ līleyesuta

⟨28⟩ śrīlalitaṁ cikkatējadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || [padya] || jitaratipatirūpa[ḥ*] stutyanityapratāpaḥ sakaḷa sukavipālaḥ sa-

⟨29⟩ tara • • kaṁjaḥ [cāma] • • • • • vijyaḥ kritaśivapadabhāvaḥ kī¨rttyatē tējidēvaḥ svasti • • • • • ⟨Page 108⟩

⟨30⟩ nāśrayaṁ • • • • • • • • • • jādhirājaparamēśvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśra

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [pura] nelavīḍi 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0078⟩ No. 78. (B.K. No. 6 of 1930-31.) HULBENCHI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Hanumān.

Sōmēśvara IV.

This record refers itself to the reign of Sōmēśvara IV whose victory over his adversaries including the Kalachuris is described. It then introduces the king's subordinate Kumāra Bammarasa-daṇḍanātha who is credited in a lengthy praśasti with victory over the Hoysaḷas, the Chōḷas of Velnāḍu and the king of Māḷava. The epigraph is broken and the other details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ṭṭārakaṁ satyāśrayakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ srīmat vīrasō[mē] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ jyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salutta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ cakrēśana balupanadēvēḷvudō vairibhūbhṛdbaḷamaṁ mā¨rkkoṁḍu saṁgrāmadoḷibhagha • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ thaṁgaḷanudyatkhaḻgadiṁdaṁ taṟidu kaḷacuridrōharaṁ koṁdu dhātrītaḷamaṁ kaikoṁḍu • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ mēśabhūpaṁ || lāḷana cōḷana cēranṛpāḷanaṟeyaṭṭi muṭṭikappaṁgoṁḍa māḷava • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ lāmananippa sōmanṛpāḷaṁ || © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāpracaṁḍa daṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ dāyakaṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ sēnādhipati mahāpasāyitaṁ bāhattara ni[yō] • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ deṁḍanāthamastakaśūlaṁ ripukuḷakāla rāyadaṁḍanāthakumāra gaṁḍapeṁḍāraṁ ·ēkaika • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ va kumārara gaṁḍa ga¨rvvavaṁ kalakuvaṁ muḷivarana maṁkuvaṁ hoysaṇadiśāpaṭṭaṁ ·ādi • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ kanivaḷivaṭṭa[ṁ] ·allumillavelnāḍacōḷeyasa¨rvvasvasūṟekāṟaṁ gaṁḍaroḷnīṟaṁ • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ laṁgoṁḍaṁ māḷavarāyakāḷadaṁḍaṁ nuḍidaṁta gaṁḍaṁ vēraḍigara talegoṁḍaṁ viṣamaha • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ khārēvantaṁ vīralakṣmīkāṁtaṁ ·ārōhakabhagadattaṁ pararoḷudvṛttaṁ subhaṭaroḍḍaḷi • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ paranārīsahōdaraṁ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjaraṁ maṁtricūḍāmaṇi subhaṭa • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 109⟩

⟨15⟩ rakaṁ sōmanāthapādārādhakaṁ raṇaraṁgabhīmaṁ caladaṁkarāmaṁ kaḷacuriya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ rājyōddharaṇaṁ nāmādi praśastisahitaṁ śrī[ma*]tkumāraṁ baṁmarasadaṁḍanā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhaṭakōṭiyanudghavīraṁ bhujaba[ḷadiṁde tāṁ kali] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0079⟩ No. 79. (B.K. No. 270 of 1927-28.) KIRSŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a slab built into the wall of the Rāmaliṅga temple. Circa 11th Century.

The inscription commences with the Chālukya praśasti which is partly preserved, the king's name being lost. It introduces a member of the Sinda family of Bāgaḍage whose name, however, is missing. It mentions Kūṇḍi Three Thousand. The record is fragmentary and all other details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • racāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhā-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śraya śrīprithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja para-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śraya kuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrī-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhi prava¨rddhamāna-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • re || tatpādapadmōpajīvi || ©

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṇḍaḷēsvaraṁ ripunripatikarikuṁbhikuṁ-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ta dakṣiṇadō¨rddaṇḍanu[bha]yaba-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • driṣṭi • • kuḷe[tiḷakaṁ] sva¨rṇnacchatraṁ-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [bhō]gāvatī puravarādhīsva-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ghralāṁchanamanōjaṁ sindhu • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nitājana • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāsira kūṁḍi mūsāsira • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • viśiṣṭapratipāḷaneyiṁ • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gēṁdraru[ṁ]dra phaṇāmaṇi-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • makānana 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0080⟩ No. 80. (B.K. No. 243 of 1927-28.) SHIRŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the south wall of the Siddhēśvara temple. 1100 A.D.

This is dated the 24th Chālukya-Vikrama year, Pramādi, Phālguṇa ba. 5, Sunday. The details correspond to 1100 A.D., March 2, the weekday being Friday.

It records a gift of land by Prasannarāsi-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the Siddhēśvara temple, to the tank called Bāchiseṭṭiya-keṟe.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī cāḷukya vikramava¨rṣada 24 neya pramādi saṁvatsarada phālguṇa bahu-

⟨2⟩ ḷa 5 ·ādityavāradaṁdu śrī siddhēśvara dēvara sthānadācā¨ryya prasannarāsi- ⟨Page 110⟩

⟨3⟩ paṇḍitadēvaru dēvara poladūḷage bāciseṭṭiyare keṟege biṭṭa keṟeya keḷaga-

⟨4⟩ ṇa kariya keyi mattaru 4 [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0081⟩ No. 81. (B.K. No. 79 of 1928-29.) GALGALI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone built into the wall of a house near the Parvatēśvara temple.

1101 A.D.

This is dated the Vīra-Vikrama year 26, Vṛisha śu. 1, Sunday, the month possibly being Pushya. Vīra-Vikrama year evidently stands for the Chālukya-Vikrama year. In the said cyclic year, śu. 1, Sunday occurred only in the month of Adhika Bhādrapada, though in Pausha, śu. 1, commencing on Sunday, ended on Monday. The details may be equated to 1101 A.D., July 28, taking the month to be Adhika Bhādrapada.

The epigraph seems to commemorate Kannaseṭṭi who died in a defensive fight against the aggressors. It mentions Tarddavāḍi-nāḍu and Niḍuvaṇe. The inscription is damaged and fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ vīravikrama va¨rṣada 26 neya viṣa saṁvatsarada [pu]

⟨2⟩ śuddha pāḍiva ·ādivāradaṁdu ta¨rddavāḍi nā • • •

⟨3⟩ niḍuvaṇeya mēlāḷikeya • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ṇḍiruḍeyu¨rcuvāga kannaseṭṭi kādi • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0082⟩ No. 82. (B.K. No. 166 of 1928-29.) NĪLGUND, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone in front of the Rāmaliṅga temple.

1106 A.D.

This is dated the Chalukya Vikrama year 31, Vyaya, Śrāvaṇa śu. Thursday. If the lost tithi is daśami, the details correspond to 1106 A.D., July 12.

It seems to record the death of Chāvagāvuṇḍa and Holligāvuṇḍa in a fight against the forces of Chāgaladēvī, wife of a chief of Toṟagale.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī cāḷukya vikrama va¨rṣada mūvattoṁ[daneya vya]ya saṁvatsa[rada śrāvaṇa] suddha • • brihaspativāra-

⟨2⟩ dandu śrimanmahāsāmantaṁ toṟagaleya daṇḍa • • • namanō • • bhayappa [cā]galadēvi [dā]ḷiyiṭṭu

⟨3⟩ ni • • • • • • • • • • grāmaṁ māḍa • • cāvagāvuṇḍa • • • • • [ho]lligāvuṇḍanu kādi sura-

⟨4⟩ lōkaprāstarā[daru] © sarasvatī gaṇadāsi rūvā • • vuṇḍōjana mūḍida kelasā ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0083⟩ No. 83. (B.K. No. 41 of 1929-30.) LOṬGĒRI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT. ⟨Page 111⟩

On a stone near the tank.

1121 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 46, Plava, Jyēshṭha śu. 2 Sunday. Dakshiṇāyana-saṅkramaṇa. The Saṅkramaṇa occurred on Āshāḍha śu. 9 of the year, corresponding to 1121 A.D., June 26, which fell on a Sunday. This seems to be the intended date. Otherwise the given details correspond to 1121 A.D., May 20.

It seems to record a gift of land to a god by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Pemmāḍi. It mentions Dēsura Bammaya-nāyaka. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

First side.

⟨1⟩ svati(sti) śrīmatu cāḷukya vikra-

⟨2⟩ ma va[ri*]śada nālvattāṟenayapla-

⟨3⟩ va [sa]vacarada jēṭṭa suddha bidi geya 1

⟨4⟩ [·ādi]vāra dakṣiṇāyana saṁkramaṇa vyatīpātadaṁ[du]

⟨5⟩ śrīmanu mahāmaṇḍaḷēsvara pemmāḍiyarasa • • •

⟨6⟩ ya[ka] śrīmatu dēsura bammayanāya[ka] • • •

⟨7⟩ ya holada taṁnna pū¨rvvavrittiyo • • • • •

⟨8⟩ [ṟeya]mūlasthāna gōviṁ • • • • •

⟨9⟩ ¨rgge koṭṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • gēri paḍuvalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • ta sa¨rvva namasyavā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • mahāma • • • • • • • • • •

Second side.

⟨13⟩ priyadiṁdintidaneyde kā-

⟨14⟩ va puruṣaṁgāyuṁ

⟨15⟩ mahāśrīyumakku

⟨16⟩ yida kāyade kāyva

⟨17⟩ pāpige kurukṣētradoḷu

⟨18⟩ vāraṇāsi[yo*]ḷu kōṭi munīṁ-

⟨19⟩ dra[raṁ] kavileyaṁ vēdāḍhyaraṁ

⟨20⟩ [koṁdu]doṁdayasaṁ sā[¨rggu]mi-

⟨21⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0084⟩ No. 84. (B.K. No. 210 of 1926-27.) KURHAṬṬI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up close to the front wall of the Sōmēśvara temple.

1128 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 52, Kīlaka, Vaiśākha śu. [10], Wednesday, corresponding to 1128 A.D., April 11.

It seems to register a gift of land. The record is worn out and the details are lost. ⟨Page 112⟩

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⟨1⟩ rāṁtaragatōyasya mēruḥ kaṇakaṇāyatē ||

⟨2⟩ svasti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ © svastiśrīmaccāḷukyavikramava¨rṣada [52] neya kīla-

⟨9⟩ ka saṁvatsarada vai[śā]kha suddha [10]mi budhavāra sa-

⟨10⟩ ¨rvvanamaśya • • • • • • • • • • dā[ri]·iṁ

⟨11⟩ baḍagalu • • • • • keyyanācaṁdrasthāyi-

⟨12⟩ yāgi koṭṭa • • • • • • • • • • mānya-

⟨13⟩ damaged

⟨14⟩ svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisida¨rgge gaṁge vāraṇāsi ku-

⟨15⟩ rukṣētrameṁba ·a¨rggya tī¨rtthasthānadoḷ ·ekkōṭi tapōdha[na]-

⟨16⟩ ¨rggaṁ sāsi¨rvvaru brāhmaṇa¨rgge sāyira kavileyaṁ kō-

⟨17⟩ ḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ ponnoḷu kaṭṭisi

⟨18⟩ • verasu dakṣiṇeyaṁ koṭṭa phala || ·ī dha¨rmmamana-

⟨19⟩ ḷidātaṁge vāraṇāsiyalu ·ekkōṭi tapōdhanaru-

⟨20⟩ maṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarumaṁ kavileymaṁ ko-

⟨21⟩ nda pātakaru || mattaṁ mahādēvara keyiṁ mūḍalu [bhaḷā]-

⟨22⟩ rige matta[roṁdu] heṟagalla [bēca]mayya hoṁge-

⟨23⟩ • • • • • ntinitakkaṁ rebbagōvanoḍeyaṁ ||

⟨24⟩ ·ī dha¨rmmama pratipāḷisidava¨rgge ·anantaphalaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0085⟩ No. 85. (B.K. No. 17 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the Jyōtirliṅga temple.

1136 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 61, Naḷa, Śrāvaṇa śu. 12, Sunday, Saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1136 A.D., July 12. No Saṅkramaṇa, however, occurred on that day.

It records a gift of land to the goddess Abbukabbe of Ayyavoḷe by Chaṭṭimeya and another person. Some more gifts to the same deity by Eraṇḍara Bammiyaṇa are mentioned. Ayyavoḷe, i.e., Aihoḷe is described as Mahākās11i.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti cāḷukya vikrama va¨rṣada 61 ne-

⟨2⟩ ya naḷa saṁvatsarada śrāva-

⟨3⟩ ṇa śudda [12] ·ādivāra saṁkra-

⟨4⟩ maṇa vyatīpāta[daṁ]du śrīmanma-

⟨5⟩ hākāsi ·ayyavoḷeya ·abbuka-

⟨6⟩ bbeya dēvari[ge] caṭṭimeyeṁ basaḷi-

⟨7⟩ bammiyaṇaṁ • • baṭṭeya bā-

⟨8⟩ ginalu biṭṭa keyi mattaru nā-

⟨9⟩ lku || ·eraṇḍara bammaṇa gōviya

⟨10⟩ keṟeyi[ṁ] mūḍaṇa biṭṭa ke- ⟨Page 113⟩

⟨11⟩ yi mattaru mūṟu tippaṁba-

⟨12⟩ [ṭṭa]ra • • • • • matta[ru] jū-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • keyi mattaru

⟨14⟩ hanneraḍu [·ī] dha¨rmmamaṁ pra • • • • •

⟨15⟩ tipāḷisidava¨rgge gurukṣē-

⟨16⟩ tra prayāge vāraṇāsi

⟨17⟩ ·a¨rgghyatī¨rtthadali sāsira kavile-

⟨18⟩ ymuṁ vēdapāragarappa sā-

⟨19⟩ yira brāhmaṇarumaṁ • •

⟨20⟩ sida phalamakku ·intī dha[¨r]mma-

⟨21⟩ maṁ kiḍisidavaṁ mahā pā-

⟨22⟩ takanakku || © ·eraṇḍara bammiya-

⟨23⟩ ṇa dēvarige [do]mmagēriya

⟨24⟩ teṁkaṇa koppala [mū]ḍavā-

⟨25⟩ [gi]la biṭṭa maneyoṁdu ||

⟨26⟩ [te]ṁkaṇa keya guṇḍige veṭṭa-

⟨27⟩ [riṁ] baḍagaluṁ biṭṭa keyi

⟨28⟩ mattaru nālku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0086⟩ No. 86. (B.K. No. 16 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Jyōtirliṅga temple.

1157 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 82, Īśvara, ba. 13, occurring before the Avārevasataṟa Amavāse, Tuesday, corresponding to 1157 A.D., December 31. The said amāvāse coincides with that of Pausha.

It registers a gift to the god Chikkēśvara by Nīlaṇa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti cāḷukya vikramava¨rṣada 82

⟨2⟩ ·īsvara saṁvatsarada ·avaravasataṟa

⟨3⟩ ·amāvāseya muṁdaṇa 13 maṁgaḷa-

⟨4⟩ vāradaṁdu rēkarāṇeya bhagavatiyakoḷḷada huṇḍageyya sta- 1

⟨5⟩ ḷauḷḷa nisuvakaḷiya ba[ḷara] nīlaṇa

⟨6⟩ cikkēśvaradēvarige biṭṭa ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0087⟩ No. 87. (B.K. No. 64 of 1928-29.) SAṄGAM, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a stone built into the wall of the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

1158 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 83, Bahudhānya Śrāvaṇa śu. 11, Thursday. In the said cyclic year there were two Śrāvaṇas. In the absence of specific mention of Adhika-Śrāvaṇa, the reference may be to Nija-Śrāvaṇa, in which case the details correspond to 1158 A.D., August 7.

The rest of the epigrah is lost. ⟨Page 114⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷukya vikrama • • •

⟨2⟩ [83]neya bahudhānya saṁvatsa • • •

⟨3⟩ vaṇa śuddha 11 brihaspativā 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0088⟩ No. 88. (B.K. No. 62 of 1928-29.) SAṄGAM, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up inside the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

1160 A.D.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year 84, Pra• • , Kārttika śu• 5, Sunday• The cyclic year was obviously Pramādi and the details correspond to 1160 A.D., October 18.

It records a gift of land, flower-garden, shop and oil-mill by Chunchin-Ādiseṭṭi and Aivattokkalu to the gods Kāḷēśvara and Ācheśvara, who was residing in Malahārītīrtha. The gift was made through the favour of the Mahājanas of Kūḍala-Kappaḍi-Saṅgama which is described as Sarvanamasyad-agrahāra and primeval Brahmapuri of the emperors. The Mahājanas were devotees of the god Saṅgamēśvara and reputed for their scholarship.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmaccāḷukyavikramavariṣada 84 neya [pra] • • • • •

⟨2⟩ rada kā¨rttika śuddha 5 ·ādityavāradaṁdu svasti yama • • • • •

⟨3⟩ yadhyānadhāraṇa maunānuṣṭhāna japasa[mādhi] • •

⟨4⟩ saṁpannaruṁ śrīsaṁgamēśvaradēvalabdhavarapra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ maccakrava¨rttigaḷādibrahmapuriyappa sa¨rvvanama • •

⟨6⟩ grahāraṁ kūḍala kappaḍisaṁgamada śrīmannū • •

⟨7⟩ hājanaṁgaḷa parama kāruṇya prasādadiṁdaṁ samastaguṇa • • •

⟨8⟩ cuṁcinādiseṭṭi śrīkāḷēśvaradēvarigaruvaṇakke • •

⟨9⟩ keyi lokkigeṟeyiṁ baḍagaṇa mattaru hanne • •

⟨10⟩ śrīmadācēśvaradēvarige hūvinūra dāriya • • •

⟨11⟩ nasiya baṭṭeyiṁ baḍagaṇa gaḻdegeyya sthaḷa • •

⟨12⟩ yaruvaṇakke barasi biṭṭa mattaru ha • •

⟨13⟩ ḍu 12 ·a[·iva]ttokkalu mukyavāgi samastate[lli] • •

⟨14⟩ • • • redu ·ācēsvarage gāṇadalu • •

⟨15⟩ mattavi¨rbbaru dēvarigaṁ samuditavāgi māḍisi koṭṭu biṭṭa ma[tta] • •

⟨16⟩ hūvina tōṭa 1 ·aṁgaḍi 1 gāṇa 1 yiṁtinituṁ śrīmanmahā[ja]-

⟨17⟩ naṁgaḷa dha¨rmmaṁ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ pratipāḷisuvaru © ·anupama-

⟨18⟩ vidvajjanavinuta¨rssa[ka]laśāstravidarenipa mahājanamaṁ kāḷēsvara nīvanudina-

⟨19⟩ rakṣisuva pe¨rmme tāṁ jagavidita © dhareyāḷ pūjyarenippa saṁga-

⟨20⟩ mada bhūdēvāgragaṇya¨rgge vistaradiṁ bhāsurasāṁdracaṁdraruci-

⟨21⟩ yaṁ tāḻdiḻda satkī¨rttiyiṁ • • deyvaṁ śivaśaṁbhurudranenisi¨rddācēsvaraṁ kū¨rtu

⟨22⟩ tāṁ paramōtsāhadinīge maṁgaḷamahāśrīyaṁ jayaśrīyu- ⟨Page 115⟩

⟨23⟩ ma © malahārītī¨rtthadoḷ tā nelasi¨rddāccēsvaraṁ mahōtsavadiṁdaṁ [||*]-

⟨24⟩ sūlageṇneya biṭṭaru caṁdrāditya 1

⟨25⟩ • • ruḷa naḍasuvaru [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0089⟩ No. 89. (B.K. No. 168 of 1926-27.) KARAḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

The epigraph contains the Chālukya pras11asti, but the name of the king is lost. It introduces a feudatory chief and a subordinate officer and mentions the region of Kariviḍi Thirty. The inscription is badly damaged and the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • saṁdōhamaṁ ||

⟨6⟩ • • • • • śrī • • • • • • • • • • kuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābhara-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • madanamāhēśvaraṁ samara[bhaira]-

⟨9-15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ rājyamaṁ guṇa • • • • • • • • • • jīvi samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda ma-

⟨17⟩ hāsāmaṁtaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ ra divākaraṁ • • • • • • • • • • ka¨rṇna dēvarājya-

⟨19⟩ bhara dhuraṁdharaṁ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmanmahāpra-

⟨20⟩ dhānaṁ maneve¨rggaḍe • • • • • • • • • • kariviḍi [nā] • • • • •

⟨21⟩ sakāruṇyadiṁ • • • • • • • • • • sukasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁge-

⟨22⟩ yyattamire • • • • • • • • • • || vṛtta || • • • • •

⟨23-25⟩ damaged

⟨26⟩ kaṁda || pari • • • • • • • • • • kariviḍi mū-

⟨27⟩ vatta • • • • • • • • • • [vi]ḷāsa 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0090⟩ No. 90. (B.K. No. 177 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It commences with the Chālukya praśasti; the name of the king, however, is lost. Barring the mention of Monday and solar eclipse the other details of the date are also lost. It seems to record a gift of money. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT. 3

⟨1⟩ paramēśvaraṁ • • • • • rakaṁ satyā • •

⟨2⟩ [kuḷa]tiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ dēvara vijayarājya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ va¨rddhamānamācandrā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mavāradaṁ[du] ⟨Page 116⟩

⟨12⟩ sū¨ryya[grahaṇa] • • • • • • • • • • panni¨rvvabrāhma-

⟨13-16⟩ damaged

⟨17⟩ • 20 gadyāṇa • • • • • • • • • • maṁ ra-

⟨18⟩ kṣisidava¨rgge • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ kōḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ sāsi¨rvva¨rvvēdapā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ doḷkō • • • • • • • • • • da mahāpāta-

⟨22-27⟩ damaged. Contain imprecatory verses

⟨SIIv15p0i0091⟩ No. 91. (B.K. No. 195 of 1926-27.) JAKKALI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the left wall of Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

This is dated the Chālukya-Vikrama year, the only available details of which are Kārttīka śu. 1, Sunday.

The record refers itself to the reign of a Chālukya king whose name is lost. It seems to register some gift to a god. It is badly worn out and the other details are missing.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga • • • • • • • • • • mera cāravē

⟨2⟩ trailōkya • • • • • • • • • • saṁbhavē

⟨3⟩ svasti samastabhuva • • • • • • • • • • jādhirāja paramē-

⟨4⟩ śvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭā • • • • • • • • • • ḷukyā[bha]raṇaṁ

⟨5⟩ śrīma • • • • • • • • • • muttarōttarābhi-

⟨6⟩ vriddi prava¨rddhamā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7-18⟩ worn out

⟨19⟩ masta pra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20-22⟩ worn out

⟨23⟩ cāḷukya vi • • • • • • • • • • kā¨rttika su-

⟨24⟩ ddha 1 ·ādi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25-30⟩ worn out

⟨31⟩ dēvarige • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32-35⟩ worn out

⟨36⟩ brāhmaṇa¨rgge • • • • • • • • • • vāraṇāsi-

⟨37⟩ worn out

⟨38⟩ ·a¨rgghya • • • • • • • • • • koṁde pāpavakku ||

⟨39⟩ svadattāṁ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rvva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭhā-

⟨40⟩ yāṁ jā • • • • • • • • • • śrī śrī © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0092⟩ No. 92. (B.K. No. 238 of 1926-27.) SŪḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone near the Viṭhōba temple.

Circa 12th century.

This inscription commences with the Chālukya praśasti and refers to the reign of a Chālukya king whose name is lost. Of the date portion, only Pushya ba. 13, Thursday is preserved. It describes the family of Sinda feudatories and mentions Simha and his queen Kētaladēvī. ⟨Page 117⟩

It registers a gift of land and seems to refer in this connection to the preceptor Sōmēśvara who was its recipient. The epigraph is damaged and some portions are lost.

TEXT. 1

⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ namaśśivāya || namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē || traiḷōkya na • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ jayatyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇōnnata daṁṣṭrāgra • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ śrīmaccāḷukyacakrēsvarara mahimeyaṁ baṇṇisalballarē vāksāmānya¨rmmaṁ • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ daṁtapratima nijabhujaikadaṁḍanugrājikēḷirāyaṁ vikrāntadiṁ rātriyene • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ bhuvanamaṁ tanna tējadiṁḍaṁ pudidatyabhinutivettaṁ bhūvallabhamastakaratnanenipa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ bha mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāsraya ku • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ rājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdra¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire || ta • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ ta prōtpāṭanapaṭuvenippanācugibhāpa | jagavellaṁ kaḍupiṁge kaṁṭaḷipinaṁ [pe] • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ ḷ haṁpana haṁpaneyda paraputtuṁ bīrada¨rddedalācugi bhūpaṁ bhujadaṁḍadō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ maracaradhuraṁdhararu¨rvvījanatā jivhāvana¨rttanana¨rttakaru[ddha]tārikarikari kēsariga[ḷa] • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ du¨rddharadhai¨rya[¨rṣa]ṭpadā¨rtthaveṁtaṁtesedaru || ·avaroḷ vīrarasaikā¨rṇnavaninda • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ siṁgarasa || ·ā vibhu siṁhana kētaladēviymaṁ negaḷda vāgvadhūdēviymaṁ bhū • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ vigavanavadya siṁgadēva maṇḍaḷikaṁgaṁ janayisidanu¨rvvigaṁ sale dinapa • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ kalpera tannapesare pesarāgesedaṁ naḍanaḍa naḍugal tageva¨rkkiḍigiḍi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ ḷ callavā[du]dājivyasanaṁ siḍilge kaḍikeygaṁ kāyvu nīḷdeḷva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ yoḷatyāśca¨ryyamappannaga || māḷava cō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ jāhuti hūṇa bhoṭṭabhūpāḷakamaṇḍaḷēśvarara nattiyo • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ yēḷuṁ koṁbēḷuṁ manavedaṁ nijaniśitakhaḷgadhārājaḷado[ḷ] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ ttaṁtammarasiyarala¨rggaṇna beḷaganīkṣisalaṇna¨rppiriduṁ dhura[di] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ yoḷ samanāro mikka bhūbhujaradaṭiṁge siṁgamesa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ tabrajake[lle] vajrapaṁjaramenal sadriśaṁ bhuvanāntarā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ raṁ samadamaṁḍaḷikamadagajamṛgēṁdraṁ vibhavadēvēṁdraṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ sūṟekāraṁ ·aṇnanaṁkakāṟaṁ du¨rggatrayatri • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ kaṁ ripunṛpatisādhakaṁ toḍare balgaṁdhaṁ nuḍidante na • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25⟩ manubhayasāmyadiṁ duṣṭajanaviśiṣṭa pra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨26⟩ yuttami¨rddu || jaḷanidhiparivṛta vasudhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ • • || ·enisida paṭṭaṇadoḷ naṭṭa[ne] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ ·enipavara śiṣyaru¨rvvījanavaṁdya[¨rssa] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ ·ā munināthana śiṣya sōmēśvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ ·ele cā¨rvvākavarāka mūkapada • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ ve ni¨rvvuddhiyenippa baudda biḍu nīṁ vādi • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 118⟩

⟨32⟩ ṇamōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨33⟩ lāṭa • • • • • || sarasakavikāvya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ datraya tripathagāhi mā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ rumenisida manneya vaḷi[ya] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36⟩ puṣya bahuḷa 13 briha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ kkaṁ khaṇḍasphuṭita jī¨rṇnō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨38⟩ nnasina holadalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ kallanikki biṭṭa mattar • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40⟩ haṁpayageṟeya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ rippatteṁṭu | bi[di] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ ttari¨rppatta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43⟩ gonu• • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0093⟩ No. 93. (B.K. No. 217 of 1928-29.) BEṆṆŪR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th Century.

This commences with the pras11asti of a Chālukya king whose name is lost, and seems to register a gift. In the later part are mentioned Maṇi Nāgōja and a gift to a carpenter. The epigraph is much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti • • • • • prithuvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara para[ma]bhaṭṭāraka-

⟨2-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ • vāraṇāsiya • • • • • sāsira kavileyuvanaṟida mahā[pā]taka • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • bahubhi¨rvvasudhā bhuktā rājabhissa[ga]rājabhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ

⟨10⟩ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ nāgara bhūmaṇḍa • • • • • • • • • • sāsanama

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāsānada © ·āmmana • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māḍisi ·amma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ nirisidī sāsāna mā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15-16⟩ damaged

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kara[haṭi] bhaḷārige • • • • • svasti śrī maṇi nāgōjara magaṁ

⟨18⟩ • ra siddhara maga • • • • • baḍegige biṭṭa keyyi

⟨19⟩ • • • • • māḍisida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0094⟩ No. 94. (B.K. No. 224 of 1928-29.) HĀLKUSUGAL, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Siddhēśvara temple.

Circa 12th Century.

This record seems to belong to a Chālukya king whose pras11asti is cited in the earlier lines. The rest of the epigraph is damaged and worn out except for the concluding portion bearing the imprecation. ⟨Page 119⟩

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⟨1-3⟩ damaged

⟨4⟩ svasti samasta bhuvanāśraya śrī[pṛthvīvallabha] mahārājādhirāja [para]mēśvaraṁ para-

⟨5⟩ mabhaṭṭāraka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6-23⟩ damaged

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prayāgeya-

⟨25⟩ ¨rgghyatī¨rttha[ṁgaḷoḷ] catu¨rvvēdapāraga brāhmaṇa¨rgge

⟨26⟩ sāsira kavileya kōḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ paṁcaratnadoḷkaṭṭisi

⟨27⟩ dānaṁ geyda phalamakkuṁ || ·i dha¨rmmamanaḷidanāvaṁ sāsi-

⟨28⟩ ra brāhmaṇarumaṁ sāsira kavileymuṁ ·ekkōṭi tapōdhana-

⟨29⟩ rumaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ sa-

⟨31⟩ [ṣṭi]¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || sāmāṁnyō-

⟨32⟩ yaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhava-

⟨33⟩ [dbhiḥ] sa¨rvvānētānbhāginaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yā-

⟨34⟩ catē rāmacaṁdraḥ || bamma[dē] • • • nāyakana likhita || © ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0095⟩ No. 95. (B.K. No. 234 of 1928-29.) KURHAṬṬI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab leaning against a wall of the Śankaraliṅga temple.

Circa 12th Century.

This inscription refers itself to the reign of a Chālukya king whose name is lost. It seems to register several gifts including an oil mill for a perpetual lamp to the god Śaṅkara by the Mahājanas of the agrahāra and others. The epigraph is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara • • • • • nagarāraṁbha mūḷa-

⟨2⟩ staṁbhāya • • • • • • • • • • mahā-

⟨3⟩ rājādhirāja • • • • • • • • • • tiḷakaṁ-

⟨4⟩ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ • • • • • • • • • • jyamutta-

⟨5⟩ rōttarābhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6-8⟩ damaged—

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ba]ḍedagra-

⟨10⟩ hārame • • • • • • • • • • bhabyavakhiḷa ja-

⟨11⟩ nasaṁsēbya • • • • • • • • • • gaḷiṁ pe¨rcci-

⟨12⟩ da nānārāma • • • • • • • • • • dhātri-

⟨13⟩ yoḷanupama • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • svasti yama-

⟨16⟩ niyama svādhyāya dhyānadhāraṇa mōnānu • • • japasamā-

⟨17⟩ dhi śīḷasaṁpaṁnarappa śrīmadagrahāraṁ • • • • • yūroḍeya-

⟨18⟩ pramukha mahā • • • • • śrī śaṁkaradēvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • koṭṭaru • • • māṇiya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ karadēvara naṁdādīvigege • • gāṇaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ prati solage koṭṭa • • • yalli soṭigeyeṇneyaṁ koṭṭaru || • • • • •

⟨22⟩ garainū¨rbbaruṁ • • • • • dēvara dhūpakke śaṁkaradēvarā • • • • •

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ māḍi horagaṇiṁ baṁda • • • • • ⟨Page 120⟩

⟨24⟩ • • • • • ttamaṁ biṭṭarintī dhammamaṁ nālvattiṁba¨rru • • • • •

⟨25⟩ • • • • • || saṁkaradēva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨26⟩ • • • • • teṟe sa¨rbbana[ma*]sya || saṁkaradēva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27-29⟩ damaged

THE KALACHURIS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0096⟩ No. 96. (B.K. No. 201 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1157 A.D.

This record is dated the 2nd regnal year of the king, Īśvara, Pushya ba. 8, Wednesday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1157 A.D., December 25, Wednesday f.d.t. °11.

It records a gift of land to the god Dhōrēśvara of Aṇṇigeṟe, known as Dakshiṇa-Vāraṇāsi, for worship and repairs, by Daṇḍanāyaka Śrīdharayya, the Perggaḍe of Beḷvala-nāḍu, in conjunction with his ministerial officials. The epigraph gives a brief account of the donor's family and describes Aṇṇigeṟe as the rājadhāni-paṭṭaṇa (chief town) of Beḷvala.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • jādhinātha bandhura • • • • • • • • • • girisutāghanakucōdghakuṁkumasphurada • • • ||

⟨2⟩ • • • • • || vṛtta || ·ādi • • • • • • • • • • rāpuṭamaṁ bhujāsiyaṁbudhi • nakhāgradiṁ tiṟidu • • •

⟨3⟩ rātiya vipuḷājiraṁgadoḷkedaṟi viḷāsa[ma] • • • • • dele kadana pracaṁḍanaṁ kadana doḷāṁparātinṛparā-

⟨4⟩ ¨rggaḷara bijjaṇa bhūmipāḷanaṁ || parabhūpāḷara • • • • • jayalakṣmīkānteyaṁ taṁna tōḷve[ragiṁ] • • ḷkoḷigoṁḍu • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • sādaraṁ tānidaccari vidvi[ḍnṛ]pa kuṁbhakuṁbha • • • • • • • • • • • || bhīkarabhujaṁ bi-

⟨6⟩ [jja]kṣamāpāḷakaṁ || © svasti samadhigata paṁca[mahāśabda ma]hāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kāḷāṁjara puravarādhīsvaraṁ suva¨rṇna-

⟨7⟩ vṛṣabhadhvajaṁ ḍamarugatū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣa[ṇaṁ kaḷacu]riya kuḷakamaḷa mā¨rttaṇḍaṁ kadanapracaṁḍaṁ mānakanakā-

⟨8⟩ caḷaṁ subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkusaṁ gaja[sāmantaṁ] śaraṇāgata vajrapaṁjaraṁ pratāpalaṁkē svaraṁ vairībhakaṁṭhīravaṁ paranārī-

⟨9⟩ sahōdaraṁ śanivārasiddhi giridu¨rggamallaṁ caladaṁkarā[maṁ] nāmā[di] samastaprasasi sahitaṁ śrīmadbhuja baḷaca •

⟨10⟩ [kra]va¨rtti tribhuvanamalla bijjaladēva vijayarājya [muttarō]ttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddha mānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttami-

⟨11⟩ re tatpāda padmōpajīvi || vṛtta || ·anavadyākṛti • • • • • • • • • • saṁmōhanaṁ dānama¨rtthinikāyēpsita kā¨ryyasiddhi[nu]-

⟨12⟩ ḍi sāphalyōktisanmaṁtra śaktinitāntajanā • • • • • [manu]cāritra mātmīya va ṇḍa mā[ḍi]ttene tatprabhāvadesadaṁ- ⟨Page 121⟩

⟨13⟩ daṁḍādhipa śrīdharaṁ || vacana || ·ā maha nubhāvana vaṁśāvatāramentene || vṛtta || nutaśāṁḍilya gōtrajaḷadhibyābhāsipū

⟨14⟩ ¨rṇnēṁduvi[stṟu]tapuṇyaṁ jayabhaṭṭanā vibhuvadhūratnaṁ • • • tpatibrate jayūṁ bike tattanūjanatuḷaṁ satkī¨rttigaṁgānima-

⟨15⟩ jjita dikkuṁjaranaprata¨rkkyamahimaṁ daṁḍādhipaṁ śrīdharaṁ || ·ā vibhugagrajanakhilō¨rbbīvinuta daṁḍanātha rāṇugi

⟨16⟩ diṭadiṁ bhā[vikuṁ] • • [ta]nujātaṁ dēva • • viśada kī¨rtti [lakṣmaṇadē]va ·avaroḍa huṭṭidaḷa[va]nī bhuvanastuta siriyadēvi tat-

⟨17⟩ priyakāntaṁ • • • • • viśadeyaśaṁ kavinutanānaṁdabhaṭṭadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || ·ānaṁdabhaṭṭa tanayaṁ bhūnuta vā[¨rṣṇē]yagōtra nīra-

⟨18⟩ jamitraṁ tāna kali tāne śuci sale tāne maha • • • • • vēsugidēvaṁ || vacana ·ā vīrāgragaṇya jananī sahōda-

⟨19⟩ raṁ || vṛtta || sthirasatyavratadiṁ yudhiṣṭhirananā¨rppiṁ ka¨rṇna • • • • • ropaviḷādisa murahara prōdbhota-

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paṁ mṛgāṁka vara • • • • • ni¨rbbhara puṇyōdayanaprata¨rkyamahimaṁ daṇḍādhipaṁ śrī-

⟨21⟩ dharaṁ || kaṁda || • • • yenippa bhāgaladēviyumā • • mahlaṇidēviyumu¨rvvī vinutanatuḷa siddhugidēvaṁge

⟨22⟩ viḷāsavati • • • [ti]yar || vṛtta || śrī[vadhuve]ntu viṣṇuge gaṅgā[vadhu]ventu mahēśvaraṁge vāṇīvadhuve-

⟨23⟩ ntu nīraja[bhavaṁge] manaḥpriyeyannirantaraṁ bhāvi[suva]nte siddhugicamūpatigudgha mahatva mahlaṇidēvi ma-

⟨24⟩ naḥ priye pramade tānene kaṇgesedaḷdharitriyoḷu || mattaṁ || parabhūpāḷāgradaṁḍādhipamada śikhiyaṁ naṁdisuttuṁ

⟨25⟩ nijādhīśvararājya śrīlatā • • manodavisuttuṁ • • jastōmaṁ bittaradindaṁ va¨rddhisuttuṁ parivudeḷeyoḷante-

⟨26⟩ ttaluṁ santataṁ śrīdhara daṁḍādhīśadō¨rmmaṁḍaḷika • • karāḷā • • nāṁtājaḷaughavacana || ·adalladeyuṁ || vṛtta || va-

⟨27⟩ nadhiparītabhūtaḷasamudbhava lakṣmige • • • • • mukaraṁ nirantaraṁ • • namoppamanāḷva dhāriṇi

⟨28⟩ jananutamāda beḷvalakke saṁda nega¨rtte • • • neṭṭa ramaṇīyamaṇnigeṟe sa¨rvvajanōdgha sukhapradā-

⟨29⟩ yakaṁ || vacana || ·ā paṭṭaṇadoḷ || vṛtta || gāvuṇḍava¨rggaṁ vidhṛtabahukaḷānīka bhūdēvava¨rggaṁ purava¨rggaṁ matta-

⟨30⟩ mu¨rvvīstutanagaramumudyadguṇa¨rttaṁtuvāya • • • • • śau¨ryyadhu¨ryya¨rppara ma[hi]tarena[ltē]japuṇya-

⟨31⟩ prabhāvōddhuratējaṟpuṁja • • • • • • • • • • māgātriva¨rggaṁ || vacana || ·ā triva¨rggakke jaṁga-

⟨32⟩ mavajraprākāramenisi || kaṁda || mādhava • • • • • • • • • • koṇḍaṁ tantuvāyā nvayameṁbuda

⟨33⟩ • • dharādhara śikharadoḷudayisidaṁ bija • • • • • nudayādityaṁ || vacana || ·ā manuja puṇḍarīkana

⟨34⟩ bhujādaṇḍake maṇḍaḷāgra • • • • • • • • • • muṁ negaṟḍa kuṁnula boppula kāḷasēnareṁba- ⟨Page 122⟩

⟨35⟩ rī biruda¨rkkaḷoḷprathita vīrabheṭa[¨rkkaḷ] • • • • • • • • • • dore pāṭi kāminī [pa]ra

⟨36⟩ ra paṭṭasāliga¨rpparabaḷabhīmararijanaka • • • • • • • • • • stutaraṁ || vacana || ·antu parama niratiśayame-

⟨37⟩ nisi || kanda || bittarisidaṇnigeṟeyoḷati • • • • • tā[ne] modalene pesa¨rvvettittu girijēśabhavanai-

⟨38⟩ kōttama dhōrēśvaraṁ puraṁ budhaniḷayaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • kēśa [vēśva]raṁ viśvadharāstuta • • ṇēśva-

⟨39⟩ raṁ saṁgatiyiṁ rāṇēśvaraṁ samantivu saṁtataṁ || • • • • • paramaśōbhākaramāda puravaradoḷ || vṛtta || ni-

⟨40⟩ ravadya¨rvvahudēvaputra[ra] nikāyaṁ • • • • • baṁṭara naṁṭa¨rssale paṭṭasā[li] garu • • • ttama śrī-

⟨41⟩ dharasthita dhōrēśvara pādapaṁkēruha bhṛṁga¨rvvīravairibrajō[ddhu]ra mattadvipasiṁharā • meseda¨rssāsi¨rvvaru-

⟨42⟩ ¨rvvīsutar || vacana || ·antu • • yapattana • • • dēśādhinātha śrīdharacamū nātha vipuḷādhikāralakṣmī-

⟨43⟩ nitaṁbinigana¨rgghyamaṇibhoṣaṇaṁgaḷenisi || vṛtta || sthiracittaṁ [bhīmarājaṁ patihitanirataṁ boppadēvaṁ dharitrīdhara-

⟨44⟩ dhai¨ryyaṁ sōmanāthaṁ nirupamamahimaṁ dhareyaṁ sadguṇāḷaṁkaraṇaṁgaḷbeḷvala śrīgupa karaṇacayaṁ

⟨45⟩ tāmenalcelvuvetta karaṇaṁgaḷnālvaru sākṣara • • • • • kī¨rṇna kaḷpāvanījar || © svasti śrīmattri-

⟨46⟩ bhuvanamalla bijjaṇadēvava¨rṣada 2 neya ·īśvara saṁvatsarada puṣya bahuḷa 8 budhavāra vutta rāya-

⟨47⟩ ṇasaṁkramaṇadandu śrī manmahāpradhānaṁ beḷvalanāḍa pe¨rggaḍe daṁḍanāyaka śrīdharayyaṁ gaḷu śrī-

⟨48⟩ karaṇa rājādhyakṣa bhīvaṇayyanāyakaruṁ boppaṇayyanāyakaruṁ sōvaṇayyanāya-

⟨49⟩ karuṁ vēsugināyakaruṁ pramukhavāgi beḷvalanāḍaṁ tribhōgābhyantarasuddhiyiṁ sukhasaṁ kathā vinōdadi-

⟨50⟩ nāḷuttamiṟdu śrīma[ddakṣi]ṇa vāraṇāsi śrī dhōrēsvaradēva¨rgge dēvara pū¨rvva taḷa vṛttiya po[®diṁ] brahma-

⟨51⟩ puriyiṁdaṁ mūḍalu maṁṭūra baṭṭeyiṁ teṁkalu sāleyara kēsiyaṇnana keyyiṁdaṁ paḍu valu

⟨52⟩ sōviseṭṭiya keyyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu [catussīmā]saṁśuddhiyiṁ dēvaraṁgabhōga dēgulada jī¨rṇnōddhāra-

⟨53⟩ khaṁḍasphuṭitakkaṁ śrīmadrājadhāni[paṭṭaṇavaṇnigeṟe]ya 33 gēṇu gaḍiṁbara gaḷeyoḷaḷedu sa¨rvva-

⟨54⟩ bādhāparihāramāge dhārā[pū¨rvvakaṁ] māḍi biṭṭa mattaru 20 ·intī dha¨rmmamanārō ¨rvvaru dēśā-

⟨55⟩ dhikārigaḷuṁ nāḍa karaṇaṁgaḷuṁ • • • • • puruṣaruṁ samayaṁgaḷuṁ paripāḷi suvaru ||

⟨56⟩ svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vāyō • • • • • dharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāya- ⟨Page 123⟩

⟨57⟩ tē krimiḥ || kaṁda || jananuta • • • • • sāsi¨rvvari • • • • • keykoṁḍa niśaṁ bhīvaṇa •

⟨58⟩ vibudhaṁ manamosadoḍe • • • • • • • • • • gaḷa || bhūvinute • • • llaradēvaṁ jī¨rnnōjanāta-

⟨59⟩ nātmajanā sadbhāvadiṁ kaṇḍarisidanā • • • • • kī¨rtti nirupamaṁ rājōvajaṁ || © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0097⟩ No. 97. (B.K. No. 104 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying on the proper right side of the Mallikārjuna temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1158 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1080, Bahudhānya, Vaiśākha-puṇṇami, Monday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1158 A.D., April 14, Monday, f.d.t. °47. The eclipse occurred, however, on Tuesday.

It records the renewal by the king of the gift of the village Nāgahura in the kaṁpaṇa of Herbbāḷu Twelve to the god Śivaliṅga of Muttage, formerly bestowed by Chālukya Jagadēkamalla II. The gift was now renewed at the instance of Śrīdharadaṇḍanātha governing Tarddavāḍi-nāḍu and entrusted into the hands of the teacher Lakuḷīśa, the āchārya of the temple. The succession of these teachers is given as follows: Kāśmīradēva, his disciple Kālabhairava, his disciple Yōgīśvara; his disciple Dharēśvaradēva; and his disciple Yōgīśvaradēva, the guru of Lakuḷīśa. Muttage is described as an excellent agrahāra and the first town in the kaṁpaṇa of Muttage Thirty in the Tarddavāḍi-nāḍu. The record gives the genealogy of Śrīdhara-daṇḍanātha. It also records other gifts to the same deity by the Karaṇas of the above officer and Nāchiseṭṭi.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē | © svasti śrīmadaśēṣalōka

⟨2⟩ • • • • • pradaṁ jñānavinyāsaṁ bhāsuranityani¨rmmaḷaparaṁ[jyō]tisvarū[paṁ] śivaṁ śasta śrī śivaliṁ • • • nacaḷaṁ raṁji • • • • • prastutyaṁ paripāḷikī bhuvana-

⟨3⟩ [maṁ] caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ || śrīstanakuṁkumāruṇi[ta] raṁjitaśōṇamaṇiprabhāḷiyiṁ [kaustubhamiṁ]dranīḷagiri • • dēvāḷi • • nēsaraṁ • • • • • diṁde vakṣadoḷu ra-

⟨4⟩ [kṣipana]śēṣalōkapāḷastu[tya] • • • rakṣisugaśēṣajagaṁgaḷa[nella] kēśavaṁ || śrīmattējōnidhānaṁ vimaḷataraparaṁjōtitatvasvarūpaṁ [trai]mū¨rtti jñānamū¨rtti

⟨5⟩ • • • tānaṁdamū¨rtti [triḷōka]svāmi pratyakṣadaivaṁ divijagaṇanutaṁ viśvalōkaika nētraṁ byōmāḷaṁkāranutsāhamanakhiḷajagakkīge paṁkējamitraṁ ||

⟨6⟩ śrīkaḷacuriyāṁnvaya[ratnā]karasaṁvriddhikarasamudgatapū¨rnnasudhākarabiṁba[ṁ] negaḷdaṁ lōkaikastutyanenisi pe¨rmmāḍinri[pā]ḷakaṁ | śrī kaḷacu¨ryyavaṁśatiḷekaṁ

⟨7⟩ [pe¨rmmāḍi]dēvaṁ dharitrige rakṣā¨rtthade sākṣaradhvajane baṁdi¨rpaṁtiri¨rdaṁ suva¨rṇagavēṁdra dhvajanīdharāvaḷayamaṁ kāruṇyadiṁ pāḷisutta gajēṁdrāri parākramaṁ jananutaṁ śrī mā-

⟨8⟩ [na] hēmā[ca]ḷaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • mahēśana ghōrānanadalli daḷḷisuṁ • • vugrābhīḷa lalāṭalōcanadurudgatamādudaṁtene-

⟨9⟩ he¨rmmāḍidēvaṁge naṁdananī bijjaḷadēvanū¨rjjitayaśaṁ vairībha[kaṁṭhī]ravaṁ baḷavadarā vaṁśa[mahōdadhi]bhūmi • • • • • • • • • • kṣubhi

⟨10⟩ • • • [vanadahanadā]vānaḷaṁ • • • • • • • • • • bijjalanṛpana • • • • • • • • • • [rā]manoḷ || viśvadharitriyo- ⟨Page 124⟩

⟨11⟩ ḷaga • • • • • • • • • • baḷadibyāśvacayaṁgaḷaṁ madagajabrajamaṁ maṇibhūṣaṇaṁgaḷaṁ sāsvatamappa • • • • • • • • • • laṁkēśvarabhū[bhuja]

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rpparu || vijita virōdhi dō¨rbbaḷade[sagaṁ raṁga] doḷāṁtarātibhūbhuja • • • • • • • • • • diśāgajaniva[haṁ]baraṁ nimi

⟨13⟩ • • • • • doṁdagu¨rbbiniṁ bhujabhaḷacakrava¨rttivesaraṁ taḷedaṁ pratipakṣarākṣasaṁ || ·enenegaḷdā bijjaladē • • • • • • • • • • guṇaniḷaya[ṁ] sejjanaka¨rnna

⟨14⟩ pūranē sa[le] manucaritaṁ śrīdharaṁ mahīdharadhai¨ryyaṁ || ·ene saṁda paramadha¨rmmajñāna [vipradēva] • • • mahimōṁnatiyeṁtene viśvarūpadiṁdaṁ vanajākṣaṁ tāne bi[jjaḷa] •

⟨15⟩ rūpāgi [niṁdaṁ ||] śrīramaṇana nābhiya paṁ[kēru]ha • • • • • • • • • • catu¨rmmukhanī[rē]ḷujagama[na]¨rtthiyiṁ paḍe[vaṁ]du || muṁba • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • najamanadiṁ • • • marīci • • • kramadiṁ kaśya[pa]munīśa nanā [negaḷdhi¨rdda] kaśyapaṁ tāṁ pa[ḍedī] jagatrayamanādaradiṁ parirakṣisalke petta paru-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ta[raṁ] || ·ā • • • gaṇaṁgaḷoḷādi brahmana • • • • • • • • • • guṇaratnanidhivāk śrīdayitaṁ •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • negaḷdaṁ || ·ā vibhuvina kulavadhu vākśrīvadhugaṁ dharaṇisutegaruṁdhatigaṁ śrī [cāvuṁ]ḍakabbe saṁmanade vasumati pogaḷe negaḷdaḷamaḷacaritre || negaḷdādaṁpatigaṁ-

⟨19⟩ • • • baṁdhubrātatūsaṁmige mitra[¨rnna]liyuttiral budhajanakkānaṁdemāga[l] [spuṭaṁ] jagatīcakradoḷāge sejjana • • • puṭṭe [vaṁ]dibrajaṁ

⟨20⟩ [ba]gegoṁḍa¨rttiyināḍi pāḍi parasalgaṁgādharaṁ puṭṭidaṁ || naḍe manumā¨rggadoḷu deyānvitamopperaḍa¨rgge bēḷpudaṁ kuḍu[va] • • balpu taṁna maṟevokka • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parōpakāramakhiḷajñate tatpaṁga • • mādudeṁdaḍe vibhugaṁga naṁneṟeye baṇniparā¨rvvimaḷāṁtaraṁganaṁ || ·ī dhare baṇni salse gaḷda vautādgalagō-

⟨22⟩ trapavitranappa gaṁgādharadaṁḍanāthana kulāṁgane jahnavidēviyaṁte puṇyādhike saccaritre bahuputra suni¨rmmaḷe jakkiyabbe vidyādharakaṁneyiṁ kara mecce-

⟨23⟩ ne yaruṁdhativōl patibrate || puruṣā¨rtthada kaṇi gaṁgādharavibhugaṁ jakkiyabbegaṁ suta[rā] da[ru] puruṣā¨rtthaṁgaḷe nālkuṁ nararūpaṁ taḷedu niṁdaṁnte vasumatiyoḷ ||

⟨24⟩ mudadiṁ dha¨rmma[me] mū¨rttivettudenipaṁ śrī padmanābhaṁ jagadviditaṁ śrīdharadēvanujva ḷaye[śaṁ] śrīmanmahādēvanabhyudayānaṁdakaraṁ jagajjananutaṁ śrī [ciṁ]dadēvaṁ [guṇā]spada[ruṁ]

⟨25⟩ nālvarumādarīkramadinā geṁgādharaṁ[gātma]jar || padmaṁ sadamaḷa lakṣmīsa[dmaṁ] mitra praha¨rṣaṁ • • • • • padmōdbhavakuḷamānasapadma śrī padmanābhanapagatalōbhaṁ nayana-

⟨26⟩ trayadiṁ gaurīpriyanesevantesayuti¨rdda trayadiṁdaṁ padmanābhadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || tadanujana vā¨ryyavī¨ryyaṁ sadamaḷaguṇaratna-

⟨27⟩ bhūṣaṇaṁ sakaḷakaḷāspadanesedanakhiḷalakṣmīsadanaṁ śrīdharacamūpananupamarūpaṁ || piriyaṁ saubhāgyadiṁ sāhasadi • • • yiṁ saṁda gōviṁdanallaṁ [piriyaṁ] sāma¨rtthya-

⟨28⟩ [diṁ vi]kramadinanupamaudā¨ryyadiṁ sau¨ryyadiṁdaṁ para[maisva]¨ryyaprabhāvaṁ nijamenippā mahādēvanalliṁ piriyaṁ śrīsrīdharaṁ bhāsura[vi]śadayaśaṁ vi-

⟨29⟩ pravidyā[dharēṁ]draṁ || ·avanīcakrakke bhāsvadyumaṇi kuvaḷayānaṁ[da] • • • • • • • • • • [viśru]tamati • • • bhūmi[ge] śrēṣṭhanā bhā¨rggavaniṁ śastrapravīṇaṁ

⟨30⟩ yamaniyama parā • • rāji • nityōtsava[niṁdradhvajaṁ] śrīdharane nega[ḷdaṁ] vipra vaṁśābja haṁsaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • śāstrasakaḷāgama-

⟨31⟩ kṛtiyoḷe śrīvāgdēvīpati didiṁ śrīdharayyadaṁḍādhīsaṁ || pabhaktaṁ [ci]dakṣanene • • • • kāruṇyadiṁ bilakṣitiḷaṁkuḍe pettukuṁtaḷa- ⟨Page 125⟩

⟨32⟩ kāṁtālasanmadhyasaṁsthitamappī vara ta¨rddavāḍiya[nanituṁ] pāḷisuti¨rddanapratimaṁ śrīdhara daṁḍanāthanavanīcakraṁ manaṁgo[ḷvinaṁ] || © ·ā nāḍaṁ duṣṭanigra-

⟨33⟩ ha śiṣṭapratipāḷanaṁ geyyutta dha¨rmmatatparaci[tte]nāgi © svasti samasta bhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēsvaraṁ parama bhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśra-

⟨34⟩ yakuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmat pratāpacakrava¨rtti jagadēkamalladēvar ta¨rdde vāḍināḍa baḷiya kaṁpaṇa muttage māvattara modalabāḍaṁ śrīmadu-

⟨35⟩ ttamadagrahāraṁ muttageya śrī śivaliṁgadēva¨rgge ·ā nāḍa baḷiya kaṁpa[ṇaṁ] he¨rbbāḷu haṁnaraḍaṟoḷagaṇa nāgahuramuṁ kuḍalu dēvarāḷkeyāgi salutti[re]

⟨36⟩ © śrīmatkaḷacu¨rya bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla bi¨rjjaladēva¨rgge suprastāva doḷ śrīdharadaṁḍanāyakaṁ samastakaraṇaṁgaḷuṁ verasu biṁnapaṁgeydu ·ā-

⟨37⟩ nāgahuramaṁ muttageyumī śrī śivaliṁgadēva¨rgge puna¨rddattiyoge sa¨rbbanamasyavāgire tribhōgābhyaṁtarasiddhiyiṁ paḍedu || © svasti sakava¨rṣada 1080 neya ba-

⟨38⟩ hudhānya saṁvatsarada vaiśākhada puṇnami sōmavārada[ṁdina] sōmagrahaṇa byatīpāta pa¨rbbanimittaṁ nāgahuramaṁ śrīśivaliṁgadēva¨rgge nivēdisi dēvaraṁga-

⟨39⟩ bhōga naṁdādīvige nivēdya tapōdhanara ccātra[ra]śanācchādana dēgulada [ma]ṭhada khaṁḍa sphuṭita navaka¨rmma ghaḷa[yū]raṁ caitraṁ pavitraṁ pātrapāvuḷaṁga-

⟨40⟩ ḷācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ salalu | ·āsthānadācā¨ryya¨rpparamanaiṣṭhikaru śrīmat kāśmīra dēvara śiṣyaru vā[di]mahāpraḷaya kālabhairava dēvaru |

⟨41⟩ ·avara śiṣyaru yōgīśvaradēvaru | ·avara śiṣyaru [dha]rēsvaradēvaru | ·avara śiṣyaru yōgī śvaradēvaru | ·avara śiṣyaru || vri || sakaḷajñaṁ śivatatvavēdi manu-

⟨42⟩ mādaṁtana cāritradiṁ sakaḷō¨rbbī vaḷayaṁ pavitrataremāyteṁbaṁnegaṁ mikka naiṣṭhikacūḍā maṇi lākuḷāgama sudhāṁbhōrāśitārādhipaṁ lakuḷīśabra-

⟨43⟩ tiyeṁdu baṇnipudiḷābhāgaṁ manōrāgadiṁ || ·eṁba [ho]ga¨rtteyaṁ taḷedu | svasti yama niyamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhiśīla saṁpanarappa ||

⟨44⟩ śrīlakuḷīśapadaprakṣālanamaṁ māḍida keyiṁ taṁnaya kai mēlāge dhāreyeredaṁ līleyinī śrīdharayya daṁḍādhīśaṁ || śrīdharadaṁḍanāthanatibhaktisamanvita-

⟨45⟩ cittanāgi ni¨rbbādhakamāge nāgahuramaṁ sale sa¨rbbanamasyamāgiralkī dhare baṇni[paṁttu] śivaliṁga mahāmahimaṁge koṭṭanaṁbōdhi ravīṁdu bhūvaḷayamuḷḷinegaṁ sthiramāge rā-

⟨46⟩ gadiṁ || śivadha¨rmmame dha¨rmmaṁ śrī śivaliṁga • • • meṁdu ka¨rṇaṁgaḷumutsavadiṁde nāga huramaṁ bhuvanajanaṁ hogaḷe bhaktipū¨rbbakamittar || paramōtsāhade 1

⟨47⟩ bhaktipū¨rvvakadinitta¨rggāṇavoṁdaṁ dayāpararatyū¨rjjitapuṇyarujvaḷayaśa¨rssāhitya sa¨rvvajñarādaradiṁ śrīdharadēva mukhyakaraṇaṁgaḷ rājyadṛṣṭisvarūparu-

⟨48⟩ mī yūroḍeya¨rmmahājanamumācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ salal || ·ā¨ryya¨rnnispriharacaḷita dhai¨ryya¨rpparamā¨rtthatatvavidaranupamavāgvī¨rya ¨rnaiṣṭhikarani-

⟨49⟩ pācā¨ryya¨rtāmā • • • • • ḷkumī sthānakke || dharaṇīvallabharuṁ pradhānapuruṣa¨rddaṁḍā dhipa¨rnnāḍanāḷvarase¨rppe¨rggaḍegaḷ samastakaraṇaṁgaḷnāḍugaḷmattamī puradādi-

⟨50⟩ prabhugaḷmahājanamumāraideṁdumī dha¨rmmamaṁ paripāḷippudu taṁmma dha¨rmmamidmutāṁ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnripāṇāṁ

⟨51⟩ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhāginaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā dattā rājabhissagarā- ⟨Page 126⟩

⟨52⟩ dibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadā bhūmi[ta]sya tasya tadāphalaṁ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vāyō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨53⟩ śrī girijēśvaraṁge śivaliṁga mahāmahimaṁge bhaktiyiṁ nāga[hu]rakke baṁdu tanagikkuva bīre vaṇaṁ niraṁtaraṁ tyāgamideṁdu koṭṭanuditō-

⟨54⟩ ditakī¨rttiya nāciseṭṭi bhūbhāgadoḷiṁ niṁdaṁ pogaḷvaḍeṁtenali • • • • • bakkumē || [·ī hu]radalli haḍuvaṇa bhāga dikka-

⟨55⟩ ḷikeya holadiṁdaṁ mūḍalu bhāgavāgi sīmeya bāgiṁ teṁka dvijōttamavrittiyakeygaḷ |

⟨SIIv15p0i0098⟩ No. 98. (B.K. No. 36 of 1930-31.) YALVĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Tribhuvanaikamalla (Bijjaḷa), 1158 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Bahudhānya, Mārgaśira śu. 5 Sunday, corresponding to 1158 A.D., November 28. The weekday, however was Friday.

It records that Nāraṇadēva Chauvarasa, the Prabhu of Jarevaṭṭhe, made a gift of land, after purchase, to the god Gavaṟēśvara of Ēḷāpura. The earlier part of the epigraph which is damaged refers to gifts by the Five Hundred Mahājanas.

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⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • battukayya • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [·ē]ḷā[pu]rada [kaḷave] • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṟēsvaradēva¨rgge biṭa dēvara

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷa gāṇadalu soṭige yeṇne

⟨6⟩ • • • • • ge 25 hāga ·aḍake 10 hēḍeṁgaṁ

⟨7⟩ • • • ttiya maḷave • • ·āydu hatti ·antinitu-

⟨8⟩ maṁ ·aynū¨rvvaru biṭṭaru || svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu-

⟨9⟩ ¨ryya bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti tribhuvanaikamalladēva va¨rṣa-

⟨10⟩ da 3 neya bahudhānya saṁvatsarada mā¨rggasira su-

⟨11⟩ ddha 5 ·ādivāradaṁdu jarevaṭṭheya prabhu nā[ra]-

⟨12⟩ ṇadēva cauvarasanuṁ ·ēḷā[pu]rada gavaṟēsvara dē-

⟨13⟩ vara muṁnte hasuṁbeyikkisi koṁḍu tanna holada sī-

⟨14⟩ meyalu ·eḍeya kaṭeya bāgila ko[lāvu]rada sī-

⟨15⟩ meyiṁ paḍuvalu biṭṭa keyi māṇikēsvarada mattaru 4

⟨16⟩ śrīmatu gavaṟēsvaradēva¨rgge biṭṭaru || ·i dhammamanārō-

⟨17⟩ ¨rvvaru kiḍisidavaru vāraṇāsiyalu (|) kavileymaṁ

⟨18⟩ brāhmaṇarumeṁ vadhisidavaru | svadattaṁ paradattaṁ

⟨19⟩ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā saṣṭhi¨rva¨rṣasahasrā-

⟨20⟩ ṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi[ḥ] ||

⟨21⟩ śāsanamidāvudelliya śāsanamārittarēke salisuveneṁbī

⟨22⟩ pātakanā sakaḷaṁ rauravakke gaḷagaḷaniḷiguṁ || ⟨Page 127⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0099⟩ No. 99. (B.K. No. 107 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab near the Rudragaṇṭi Rāmaliṅga temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1159 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Bahudhānya, Pushya śu. Puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1159 A.D., January 5.

It records a gift of land to the god Tikēśvara of Muttage, mentioned in No. 37 above, in continuation of which this record is engraved on the same slab, by Nāgayya, nephew (younger brother's son) of Yōgīśvaradēva. Bīchayya who held the garden land of the god on lease was to supply to the god, garlands and flowers every day as well as the yield of one tamarind tree every year and one gadyāṇa on the Dīpāvali day.

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⟨1⟩ ·alliṁ baḷikka kaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti bijjaṇadēva[va*]¨rṣada 3 neya bahudhā-

⟨2⟩ nya saṁvatsarada pusya sudha puṇnami sōmavāradaṁdu hiriya guru yōgīśva-

⟨3⟩ radēvara taṁmmana maga nāgaiyyaṁgaḷu mādhavarājana mānyadoḷage taṁ-

⟨4⟩ nnānu[cha]yadoḷage taṁnna dhāreya ·aydu mattaru śrīrāmeśvaradēvara [māṁ]-

⟨5⟩ nyada ·aydu mattariṁ pattire baḍagalu ·asuvoḷe·iṁ pattire teṁka-

⟨6⟩ lu 5 mattarkeyya sa¨rvvanama[sya*]vāgi nāgaiyaṁgaḷu dhārāpū¨rvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru [||]

⟨7⟩ ·ī dēvara tōṁṭada ·araṇiguttiga bīcaṇanu tanna makkaḷudappade dēva¨rgge di-

⟨8⟩ vasavaḷavikkuva hūvina sara [12] ·oppiḍiyeraḷu sēveya bāḍu

⟨9⟩ byaṁjanakke va¨rṣaṁprati phalavāda huṇiseya maranoṁdaṟa haṁṇnaṁ kuḍuvanu va¨rṣaṁ

⟨10⟩ prati dīpāḷige dēva¨rggikuva gadyāṇa 1 ·iṁtinitumaṁ naḍasi tōṁṭava vimaḷamaraṁ

⟨11⟩ māḍi ·illiya brāhmaṇarōpādiya maneyanu dēvaru pa¨rvvadūṭamu-

⟨12⟩ manendiguṁ stiraśāsanamāgi ho[kuṁ]banu dē[va]ru sa¨rvvābādhe parihāraṁ kādū

⟨13⟩ ḍuvaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0100⟩ No. 100. (B.K. No. 194 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the prākāra of the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1161 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, [Vishu], śu. 14, Monday, Dakshiṇāyana-saṅkramaṇa. The name of the month is lost. According to the Saṅkramaṇa the date corresponds to 1161 A.D., June 26, Monday. But the tithi would be ba. 2 in the month of Adhika-Āshāḍha.

Bijjaḷa who is praised for his valour, is referred to as Bhujabalachakravarti and Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara. It registers a gift of land at Aṇṇigeṟe to the god Amṛitēśvara of the excellent Dakshiṇa-Vāraṇāśi Tīrtha, by Daṇḍanāyaka Śrīdharayya. One of the gifts was meant for reciting the Purāṇa in the temple. Aṇṇigeṟe is described as rājādhāni-paṭṭaṇa. The inscription is badly damaged. ⟨Page 128⟩

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⟨1⟩ © [namastuṁ]gaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya • • • • • [mūla]staṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨2-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ śrī bijjabhūpāḷakaṁ || kanda || ·anatārātinṛpāḷaraninituṟadāṁtikki saṁda jayalakṣmige tāniniyanene pe-

⟨6⟩ ¨rmmeyiṁ neṭṭane bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtri negaḻdhaṁ bijjaṁ || vinatō¨rvvīśvara na¨rkkaṟiṁ nilisi māṟau-

⟨7⟩ • • ṁnya bhūpāḷaraṁ vanadhiprāṁtamaneyde tūḷdu baḷadiṁ niṣkaṁṭakaṁ tānideṁbine • bhūpa

⟨8⟩ diḷīpanapratimaśau¨ryyaṁ tāḻdidaṁ viśvamēdiniyaṁ neṭṭane tanna bāhubaḷadiṁ bijjakṣamā pāḷakaṁ || svasti

⟨9⟩ samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kāḷāṁja[rapu]ravarādhīśvaraṁ suva¨rṇna [vriṣa]bhadhvajaṁ-

⟨10⟩ ḍamarugatū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇaṁ kaḷa[cu¨ryya]kuḷaka[maḷa]mā¨rttaṁḍaṁ kadana[pra]caṁḍaṁ [māna]kana[kācaḷaṁ]

⟨11⟩ subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkuśaṁ • • • • • • • • • • vairībha-

⟨12⟩ kaṁṭhīravaṁ || paranārīsahōdaraṁ ka • • • • • • • • • • [nāmā]-

⟨13⟩ disamastapraśastisahitaṁ śrī • • • • • • • • • • rā-

⟨14⟩ jyamuttarōttarābhivriddhi prava¨rddhemānamā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ pajīvi || śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ [dhātri]nivāsa baṁdhura • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ pīyūṣanirākarapratima • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ ṇaratnaratnākarana vaṁśāvatāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ vyābhāsapū¨rṇna • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ tibrata jāyābhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ ¨rkkyamahimaṁ daṁḍādhipaṁ śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ citadikṣu • cayaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ saukhyaṁ khyātivetti¨rddaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ kaṁ || rāṇugi[ca]mūpana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25⟩ raṇaguṇaṁ gī¨rvvāṇa • • • maṁtri siddhugi • • • • • • • • • • mahānubhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨26⟩ nāgaladēviyu | mana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ va¨rttiya rā[jyaṁ] • tiyarā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ tidēvi • payōruha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ viśruta patibrata sa[nta]ti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ nā • • • ḷu || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ guṇayuta siddhugīsana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ nīrajamitraṁ tāna kali tāne • • • • • • • • • •

⟨33⟩ va || ·aṁtu vaṁśābhyudayadiṁdeseda siddhugi daṁḍanāthana • • • lakṣmīkānte • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ boppadēva kṣitinuta bhīvaṇacamūpaṁ vipraku • • • • • • • • • • ba¨rmmayyanaṁ

⟨35⟩ bivakaraṇaṁgaḷuṁ || va || ·antu tadīya baṁdhuvena[si]da sidu gidaṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 129⟩

⟨36⟩ duṁnati vāgvidyābaladuṁnati dānadha¨rmmōṁnati taṁnnoḷne • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ yoḷu || bāppukuvaraṁge • • • • • • • • • • dhātrīja-

⟨38⟩ • • • • • vitaraṇaṁ [vi]nōdadiṁdesadippaṁ || va || ·āta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • • • • spadaṁ tannūtnaratnadoṁ • • ṇamideṁbude • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40⟩ • • • maggade[rāja]dhāni bittaripudu nō¨rppaḍe • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ • • • • • śōbhākaramā dakṣiṇado • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • • • śrīvanitage • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmī-

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • piriduṁ kaṇgeḍḍamāgetteluṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨44⟩ • • • • • śvaradēva pādārādha[ka*]rappa samasta sāsi¨rvvaroḷu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨45⟩ • • • • • mahīdharedhai¨ryya¨rvvinuta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨46⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhātriyoḷu || va ||

⟨47⟩ • • • • • śōbhānikētanameni • • • • • mā sthānadoḷu || vri • • • • • • • • • •

⟨48⟩ • • • • • māna dharaṇīta • • • do • • • • •

⟨49⟩ • • • • • suti¨rppam® • • • • • śrīviḷāsanilayaṁ || śrī • • • • • • •

⟨50⟩ • • • • • nijabhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla bijjaṇadēvava¨rṣada 5 neya [viṣu] saṁva-

⟨51⟩ • • • • • suddha 14 nē [sōmavāra] dakṣiṇāyana saṁkramaṇa vyatīpāta daṁdu śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ-

⟨52⟩ • • • • • he¨rggaḍe daṇḍanāyakaṁ śrīdharayyaṁgaḷu puṁṇyatithiyaṁdu śrīma drājadhānipaṭṭaṇavaṇni-

⟨53⟩ • • • • • vara bijjagāvuṇḍanaḷiya neṟeyaṁmagāvuṇḍana [sthaḷa] doḷage yaṇni geṟeya gaḍiṁ-

⟨54⟩ • • • • • ḷayallida • • te • bijjagāvuṇḍanaḷiyaneṟeyamagāvuṇḍana kayyalu dra-

⟨55⟩ • • • • • rassaraṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi paṁcōttara sahita [māṟu]goṁḍu divya tithiyoḷu

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣiṇavāraṇāsi divyatī¨rtthadamṛtēśvaradēva¨rgge vyatīpātadalu raṁgapūjege dhārāpū-

⟨57⟩ • • • • • ḷu paṁcōttarasahitaṁ māṟugoṁḍu biṭṭa mattaru haṁneraḍu 12

⟨58⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sōmayūjiyara putra mādhava dēvabhaṭṭōpādhyā yaru ·avara putra-

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dāsabhaṭṭōpādhyāya¨rgge śrīmadamṛtanāthadēvaralli purāṇava hēḷu-

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ttiyogi paṁcōttarasahita sa¨rvvabādhāparihāravāgi koṭṭa mattaru

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • madamṛtēsvara dēvaratottu • • • • • • • • • • • • • caitrada pa¨rvvadalu māḍu-

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kke śrīdharayyadaṇḍanāyakaru mārugoṁḍu sa¨rvva namaśya dēhuta vṛ-

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ttaru 12 mattaru mūvattā • • sīmākrama mentendaḍe | ⟨Page 130⟩

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • keyyiṁ • • • • • baḷiya keyyiṁ paḍu[valu] ·amṛtēśvaredēvara • •

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tana gēṟiyiṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tussīme || yī dha¨rmmamaṁ nāḍanāḷdarasugaḷuṁ • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāraṇāsi gayeyeṁbī tī¨rtthagaḷūḷagaṇita • • •

⟨68⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daru || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ śaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣa[sahasrā] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0101⟩ No. 101. (B.K. No. 24 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the east wall of the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1161 A.D.

This is dated the 6th regnal year of the king, Vishu, Bhādrapada ba. 1, Tuesday, corresponding to 1161 A.D., September 12.

It records a gift of income derived from taxes to the god Kalidēva, by the Ayyāvoḷe community, the Nakharas and others of Maṇiṅgavaḷḷi. It also registers a gift made earlier during the reign of the Chālukya king Perma-Jagadēkamalla.

Published in Epigraphia Indica., Vol. V, pp. 9 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0102⟩ No. 102. (B.K. No. 199 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Guḷḷikēri Basavaṇṇa.

Bijjaḷa, 1162 A.D.

This is dated the 6th regnal year of the king, Visha, Pushya-amāvāsyā Wednesday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1162 A.D., January 17.

It records a gift of land to the goddess Chaṇḍikā of the holy place of Aṇṇigeṟe by Mahāpradhāna Śrīdharayya, the Perggaḍe of Beḷvala-nāḍu, at the request of Paṭṭaṇaverggaḍe Kēśirāja. A portion of the gift land was assigned to the learned Brāhmaṇa who would perform the worship. Kēśirāja whose genealogical account is given, belonged to the Vāji-vamśa. Aṇṇigeṟe is described as the rājadhāni of the Beḷvala country.

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⟨1⟩ © srīma¨rdgī¨rvvāṇakōṭīratā[ḍi]tāṁghrisarōruhā | babhāti caṁḍikādēvī daitya sēnā vima¨rddinī ||

⟨2⟩ paranṛpadikpāḷakaraṁ • • • beṁkoṇḍu caṁdrahāsadinādaṁ dhareyoḷpratāpalaṁkēśvara nesedaṁ sainya • •

⟨3⟩ • bijjanṛpaṁ || © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ kāḷāṁjarapurava rādhīśvaraṁ suva¨rṇnavṛ-

⟨4⟩ ṣabhadhvajaṁ ḍamaru[ga]tū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇaṁ kaḷacuriya kuḷakamaḷamā¨rtta[ṇḍaṁ] kadana pracaṁḍaṁ mānakana-

⟨5⟩ kācaḷa[ṁ] subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkuśaṁ gajasāmanta śaraṇāgatevajrapaṁjaraṁ pratāpalaṁ kēśvaraṁ [vairībha] kaṇṭhī-

⟨6⟩ radaṁ paranārīsahōdaraṁ śanivārasiddhi giridu¨rggamallaṁ caladaṁkarāmaṁ niśśaṁkamallaṁ nāmādisamastapra- ⟨Page 131⟩

⟨7⟩ śasti sahitaṁ śrīmadbhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla bijjaṇadēvavijayarājyamuttarōtta rābhi-

⟨8⟩ v®ddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire tatpādapadmōpajīvi || v® || [·aṁtu] vidvajjanavakrapaṁkē-

⟨9⟩ ruha[ṣaṇḍa] • • • lakṣmī samāna • • • • • • • • • • vadanaṁ paṁ • • • • • camaṁ satataṁ māḍiya

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣitiyoḷsiddhugi daṁḍanāthanesedaṁ śāṁḍilyagōtrō [dbe]-

⟨11⟩ vaṁ || hara • • • prakāśadoḷu • • • • • • • • • • rēṁdrekuṁjaraṁgu¨rbbiyoḷe • • tanugiri-

⟨12⟩ yoḷdoreyeṁbi • • • • • • • • • • [vi]rājisuti¨rppudadrijāvarahaṁsa nōjvaḷō¨rjjita-

⟨13⟩ yaśōlate siddhugidaṁḍanāthanaṁ || va || ·ā daṁḍanāthanaṁkakāra lakṣmīvadhugaḷaṁkaraṇamenisi || kaṁ || kṛtapu-

⟨14⟩ ṇyaṁ boppadēva • • • • • • • • • • rājanuṁ vibudha jana stutamāya dēvasēnāpatiyuṁ vibhu-

⟨15⟩ ba¨rmmaṇayyanuṁ karaṇaṁgaḷu || va || ·antu tadīyabāṁdhavaṁ || kaṁ || guṇanidhi samasta vibudha praṇayaṁ caturaṁ-

⟨16⟩ burāśisaṁv®tadhātrīpraṇutaṁ dayāparaṁ paṭṭaṇave¨rggaḍe kēsirājanudghatējaṁ || va || ·antu matta[ṁ] || v® || manu-

⟨17⟩ mā¨rggaṁ sōmanāthaṁ janakananupamākāṁta mādēviyar janani prōdyadguṇāḷaṁkṛta nijasati sāvitri-

⟨18⟩ śuṁbhaccaritra[¨rmmanō]jāta nāgaṇanuṁ nelasasadvājivaṁśōdbhanaṁ neṭṭanebhāradvājagō trōnnatane-

⟨19⟩ daniḷālōkadoḷkēsirājaṁ || va || ·antadalladeyuṁ || vananidhivēṣṭitākhiḷadharāvadhugoppuva nūtnara-

⟨20⟩ tnamaṁḍanatarameṁbinaṁ sogayiku[ṁ] gaḍa beḷvalamalli tāne sajjanavanaramyamapratima saṁpadamaggaḷa-

⟨21⟩ rājadhāni naṭṭane ramaṇīyamaṇnigeṟe sa¨rvvajanōdgha sukhapradāyakaṁ || va || ·antu mattaṁ ||

⟨22⟩ v® || gāvuṁḍava¨rggaṁ kṣitidēvava¨rggaṁ dēvabrajōdyatpurava¨rggameṁdiṁtāviḥk®taśrī viḷasatriva¨rggaṁ bhū-

⟨23⟩ vaṁdyamintanyata[ṭā]kamēkaṁ || pusiyadudāravṛtti poṇa¨rdaṁjada sāhasavṛtti pāpadatta sagada śauca-

⟨24⟩ vṛtti calamallada susthiravṛtti naijadiṁdeseye guṇāḍhyava¨rgga maniḷātaḷadoḷdiṭadinde kū¨rttu kī¨rttisada-

⟨25⟩ nāvanaṇnigeṟeya prathitaprabaḷatriva¨rggamaṁ || va || ·antadalladeyuṁ || © svastiśrīmatkaḷacu-

⟨26⟩ riya kuḷakamaḷa tribhuvanaika vīrabijjaṇadēva va¨rṣada 6 neya viṣa saṁvatsarada puṣya damavāsye

⟨27⟩ budhavāra vyatipāta sū¨ryyagrahaṇadandu śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ sēnāpati beḷvala nāḍape-

⟨28⟩ ¨rggaḍe daṇḍanāyakaṁ śrīdharayyaṁgaḷu samastakaraṇaṁgaḷu dha¨rmmakā¨ryyakkanukūḷarāge paṭṭaṇa- ⟨Page 132⟩

⟨29⟩ ve¨rggaḍe kēsirājana binnapadiṁ dha¨rmmatatpararāgi śrīmadrājadhānipaṭṭaṇamaṇnigeṟeya śrīpuṇya-

⟨30⟩ kṣētrada caṁḍikādēviya raṁgabhōganivēdyake ·alliya purada teṁkaṇa sthaḷadoḷage śrimauḷēśvara-

⟨31⟩ da poladindaṁ teṁka kaḷakaḷēsvarada poladinda muḷuguṁdada he¨rvva[ṭṭe]yiṁ paḍuva balliya purade stha-

⟨32⟩ ḷadiṁdaṁ baḍaga mattaṁ balliyapuradasthaḷadiṁdaṁ mūḍalu mūvattumūṟu gēṇa gaḷeyoḷaḷe

⟨33⟩ du sa¨rvvanamasyamāgi biṭṭa mattarāṟaṟoḷage balliyapurada nāgarāsipaṁḍita¨rgge paṁcōttarade

⟨34⟩ mattavondanuḷiye mattaraydaṟoḷege triva¨rggaṁgaḷu vidvāṁse bāhmaṇanāgi tāṁgida pūjārige ma-

⟨35⟩ ttaroṁdu kammaṁ nālnūrayvattu ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ nāḍadhikārigaḷuṁ karaṇaṁgaḷuṁ triva¨rggaṁgaḷuṁ sa¨rvvabā-

⟨36⟩ dhāparihāramāgi pratipāḷisuvaru || ·intidha¨rmmamanāro¨rvva¨rppatipāḷisida(pratipāḷisidava)

⟨37⟩ ¨rgge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra prayogeyeṁba puṇyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷalli catu¨rvvēda pāragarappa sahasrabrā-

⟨38⟩ hmaṇa¨rgge sāsira kavileyaṁ kōḍuṁ koḷaguma ponnoḷkaṭṭisiyamāvāsyayodivāra sū¨ryyagra-

⟨39⟩ haṇa byatīpāta saṁkramaṇameṁba mahātithigaḷoḷdānaṁ geyda viśiṣṭa puṇyaphaḷamakkumida nāva[nō]-

⟨40⟩ ¨rvvanaḷidātaṁ vāraṇāsi kurukṣētrādi tī¨rthaṁgaḷoḷcatu¨rvvēdapāragarappa sahasra brāhma ṇarumaṁ

⟨41⟩ sahasra kavileyumaṁ puṇyatithigaḷoḷkhaḍgapāṇiyogi svehastediṁ hatiyisida mahā pātakana-

⟨42⟩ kku || ślōka || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharāṁ | ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē

⟨43⟩ krimiḥ || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā dattā rājabhissagarādibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasyaca tatphaḷaṁ ||

⟨44⟩ • • • • • • • • • • caṁḍikādēviya kammanālnūrayvattu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0103⟩ No. 103. (B.K. No. 15 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of Vīra-Nārāyaṇa temple.

Bhujabaḷamalla (Bijjaḷa), 1162 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Chitrabhānu, Āshāḍha-amāvāsyā, Thursday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1162 A.D., July 14. The weekday, however, was Saturday.

The king who is no other than Bijjaḷa II is mentioned by his titles Bhujabaḷamalla and Tribhuvanamalla. After the king's pras11asti are introduced the One Thousand Mahājanas of Lokkiguṇḍi, who along with all the Gōle, Gō-Brāhmaṇa and the entire residents were protecting the religious deeds. Lokkiguṇḍi is described as an agrahāra founded by the illustrious Rāma. It registers a gift of money to the god Bhōgēśvara ⟨Page 133⟩ by Aḍakeya Mahadēvanāyaka, and others. The latter portion of the epigraph is much damaged. The inscription as revealed by its contents must have originally belonged to Lakkuṇḍi.

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⟨1⟩ [nama]stuṁga śirascuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨2⟩ [svasti] samasta bhuvanāśraya śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara parama bhaṭṭāra[ka]

⟨3⟩ kāḷāṁjarapuravarādhīśvara suva¨rṇnavṛṣabhadhvaja [ḍa]marugatū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇa kadana pracaṇḍa su[bhaṭa]-

⟨4⟩ rāditya ka[ligaḷaṁ]kuśa caladaṁkarā[ma] śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti bhujabaḷamalla dēvara vijaya[rā]-

⟨5⟩ jyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhi prava¨rddhamāna mā[caṁdrā¨rkka]tāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire ·aṁbudhi vēṣṭitāvani[taḷāṁ]-

⟨6⟩ ganegoppuva kuṁtaḷapra[dēśaṁbolanū • • • taḷama[ṁtada] ṟoḷiḷā[sadāḷaṁba]namappa

⟨7⟩ viprarakhiḷa kaḷāpariṇataramaḷacaritaranupamadānabyāpārarapagatapāpa¨rssāsivvaru[¨rvvī]-

⟨8⟩ vinutar || svastiya[mani]yama svādhyāyadhyāna dhāraṇamaunānuṣṭhānapārāyaṇajapa samādhiśīḷa[gu]-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • rappa śrī rāmaradatti • • • • • śrīmallokkiguṇḍiyūroḍeya [pra]mukhamahājanaṁ śrī sāsi[¨rvva]

⟨10⟩ • • • masta gōle gōbrāhmaṇa¨rmmodalāgi ·ābālavṛ[ddha¨rnne]redu dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha¨rmma[diṁ saṁrakṣitamāgi] rakṣisuttamire

⟨11⟩ [·avaroḷage] • • • vaṁśōdbhavanadhikaguṇa[prapū]¨rṇnanāśritajana • • divijakuja • • yaśōdēvananupamamahi • •

⟨12⟩ ḍakeyara mahadēvaṁ || • • • • • [vaṁśa]vāridhisaṁjāta • • • • • pariraṁjisidaṁ • •

⟨13⟩ kī¨rtti[yiṁ] mahadēvaṁ || svasti śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḷa cakrava[¨rtti tri]bhuvana malladēvava¨rṣada 7 neya citrabhā[nu]

⟨14⟩ saṁvatsaradāṣāḍhadamāvāsya bṛhaspativāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa vyatīpātadaṁdu śrī bhōgē śvaradēvara pavitrārō • • • • •

⟨15⟩ śrīmadaḍakeya mahādēvanāyakanuṁ śrī • • • • • • • • • • dēvanāyakanuṁ [tamma] taḷabhōgada kēṇiya[lu] • •

⟨16⟩ prati naḍevantāge biṭṭa paṇavaiydu ·a • • ya potthagrāhakaṁ • • • • • yya nāyakaṁ [va¨rṣaṁ]prati naḍevantāgi biṭṭa paṇa [voṁ]-

⟨17⟩ [du] 1 • kēṟiya hiriya sēnabhōga • ṇiyara mallima[yyanā]yakaṁ va¨rṣaṁ prati naḍe[vantāgi biṭṭa] paṇa voṁdu 1

⟨18⟩ • • • mane • • • • • bhōga • • • • • • • • • • hiriya

⟨19⟩ • • • • • [·ū]roḍeya pramukha śrī sāsi¨rvvar taṁtammadha¨rmmaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ gaddeyara kuḷōdvanāga • • • ḷaṁ guṇaṁge • • • • • ra paṭṭi śrī

⟨21⟩ svasti śrīmatsāsi¨rvvara pri • • • • • • • • • • mahimeyeṁteṁdaḍe • • •

⟨22⟩ tō¨rvva vaḷaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mērusi • • • ⟨Page 134⟩

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rssale negaḷdar || svasti samasta • •

⟨25⟩ gaṇāḷaṁkṛta • • • cāru cāritra naya[vina]ya vijñāna • • • • • • • • virōdhe • • •

⟨26⟩ ṇamukhyara • • • śapuravarādhīśvararuṁ • • • • • • • • • • [mā¨rtta] ṇṇaruṁ nuḍidaṁte gaṇḍa- •

⟨27⟩ tra • • • • • ka¨rmmani¨rmmāpaṇa • • • • • • • • • • śrīmadbhōgēśvaradēva pādapadmārādha[ka] • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāḷavaru sāsama sāḷavaru boppaṇasāḷa • •

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāḷava • mantida pramukhasamasta[paṭṭa] •

⟨30⟩ liga • • • • • • • • • • caitrapavitrārōpaṇa • • •

⟨31⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍavantāgi • • • ralu • biṭṭa || • • • matta • •

⟨32⟩ satra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨33⟩ yaraṁ bhāgavaṭṭi vīsavondu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ hirapaseṭṭi yammiseṭṭi • • • • • [nāgise]ṭṭi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ vīsa • • • kāṇiye • • • • • • • • • • kāṇiye • •

⟨36⟩ © • • • • • • • • • • savaroḷigaḷi bi[ṭṭa] • •

⟨37⟩ • • • brajiṁkhatega • • • • • • • • • • sati 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0104⟩ No. 104. (B.K. No. 111 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the front wall, right side, of Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1165 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Pārthiva, Śrāvaṇa ba. 12, Thursday, corresponding to 1165 A.D., August 5.

It records a gift of income derived from the taxes Hejjuṁka, Vaḍḍarāvuḷa, Koḍavīsa, Kudureya-suṁka, and Kiṟukuḷa-suṁka, for worship, offerings, repairs, etc., in the temple of the god Rāmēśvara of Muttage by Rājādhyaksha, Suṅkavergaḍe Dāsimayya. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Rudraśaktimuni. Another gift of land to the god by prabhu Gōvinda is also registered. Muttage is described as an excellent agrahāra and the chief town of the kaṁpaṇa of thirty villages, situated in Tarddavāḍi Thousand.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara cāravē || traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbha-

⟨2⟩ vē || śrīkaḷacuriyānvayaratnākara saṁvriddhikara samudbhava pū¨rnnasudhākara biṁbaṁ nega-

⟨3⟩ ḷdaṁ lōkaikastutyanenisi pe¨rṁmmāḍinripaṁ || negaḷdarāja samājapūjitapadaṁ pe¨rmmāḍi dēvaṁ-

⟨4⟩ dharitrige rakṣā¨rtthade sākṣaradhvajane baṁdi¨rppaṁtiri¨rddaṁsuva¨rṇnagavēṁdradhvajanī dharāvaḷa-

⟨5⟩ yamaṁ kāruṇyadiṁ pāḷisutte gajēṁdrādi parākramaṁ jananutaṁ śrīmāna hē-

⟨6⟩ mācaḷaṁ || dīnanāthaṁgatiraudratējavahipaṁgatyugradaṁṣṭraṁ mahēśana ghōrānanadalli daḷḷi- ⟨Page 135⟩

⟨7⟩ suvudugrābhīḷalalāṭalōcanameṁtudgatamādudaṁtasedanā pe¨rṁmmāḍidē-

⟨8⟩ vaṁge naṁdananī bijjaladēva nū¨rjjitayaśaṁ vairībhakaṁṭhīravaṁ || śrīprithvīvallabhanakhiḷa-

⟨9⟩ prabhu rājādhirājanuddhataripubhūpa praḷayakālabhairavanapratimabhujapratā-

⟨10⟩ [pi] bijjaladēvaṁ || tatpāda padmōpajīvitaruṁ || mahāmātya padavīvirāji-

⟨11⟩ tarumappa sēnādhipati śrīkaraṇaṁ haridēvayya daṇḍanāyakara magaṁ rājā-

⟨12⟩ dhyakṣaṁ suṁkave¨rggaḍe dāsimayyanāyakaru || © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī-

⟨13⟩ prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēśvaraṁ kaḷacuri cakrava¨rtti bhujabaḷamalladēvava-

⟨14⟩ ¨rṣada hattaneya pā¨rtthiva saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa bahuḷa dvādaśi brihaspativā-

⟨15⟩ radaṁdana byatīpātapa¨rba nimittadiṁ ta¨rddavāḍi sāsirada baḷiya kaṁpaṇaṁ-

⟨16⟩ mūvattare modala bāḍaṁ śrīmaduttamadagrahāraṁ muttageya śrīrāmēsvara-

⟨17⟩ [dē]va¨rgge nivēdyaṁ naṁdādīviga dēvaraṁga bhōgaṁ dēgulada maṭhada jī¨rṇnōddhāraṁ tapō-

⟨18⟩ [dhanara] cātraraśanācchādanaṁ sale naḍevantiralu || ·alliya taḷada hejjuṁka vaḍḍarāvuḷaṁ-

⟨19⟩ [mū]vattaṁ koḍavīsaṁ kudureya suṁkaṁ kirukuḷe suṁkadāyavaṁ || svastiya-

⟨20⟩ ma niyamasvādhyāya dhyānadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāna japasamādhi śīla saṁpaṁna-

⟨21⟩ ruṁ parama naiṣṭhikarumappa || śrīrudraśaktimuni padavārijamaṁ kaḷcitaṁna kaimēlāgi-

⟨22⟩ re dhāreyeṟedosadu koṭṭanu[dā]rateyiṁ dāsirājanū¨rjjita tējaṁ || ·ā dibyatapōdhana-

⟨23⟩ ramahimeyentena || ·areveṇnākritiyaṁ karaṁ baḷiyanāgi¨rddaṁ haraṁ bhītiyiṁ siriyuttuṁga-

⟨24⟩ ghanastanādrigaḷiṟuṁ bē¨rpokkaḍaṁgi¨rddanā narasiṁgaṁ kusmāyudhaṁgagidenippā kāmanaṁ-

⟨25⟩ tūḷdi saccaraṇāghātade rudraśaktimunipaṁ beṁkoṇḍaneṁguṁ jagaṁ || © śrīmatu haridē-

⟨26⟩ vadaṇḍanāyakara mahimōnnatike yente[ṁ*]doḍe || paramajñānamayaṁ sarō-

⟨27⟩ ruhabhavastutyaṁ munīṁdraṁ jagadguru sa¨rbbajñanenippagastyariṣiva[ṁ*]śōttuṁga kī¨rtti dhvaja[ṁ]-

⟨28⟩ haridēvaṁ dvijarājapūjitaniḷālōkōttamaṁ dāni maṁdaradhai¨ryyaṁ patibhaktana¨rtthi janatā-

⟨29⟩ saṁkalpa kalpadrumaṁ || ·enisidagaṇyapuṇyadhananātmabhavaṁ vibhu dāsirājanī vananidhi •

⟨30⟩ mēkhaḷākhiḷavasuṁdhare baṇnise dha¨rmmatatparaṁ manumunimā¨rgganaskhaḷitaśaucama-

⟨31⟩ hābrati satyavākyanā¨rppinoḷamarēṁdrabhūruhamenalnegaḷdaṁ guṇaratna bhāṣaṇaṁ-

⟨32⟩ © mattamoṁduttarōttaraṁ || © śrīrāmēśa śrīpādārādhakanenipa bācirājana-

⟨33⟩ tanayanudāraṁ prabhu gōviṁdaṁ dhārayaneredittanaraḍu matta¨rkkeyyaṁ dhaṁṇīvallabha-

⟨34⟩ ruṁ pradhāna puruṣa¨rddhaṁḍādhipa¨rnnāḍanāḷvarasa¨rppe¨rggaḍegaḷu samastakaraṇaṁgaḷu-

⟨35⟩ nāḍugaḷu mattamī puradādi prabhugaḷu mahājanamu māraydendumī dha¨rṁmmama[ṁ]-

⟨36⟩ paripāḷippudu taṁma dha¨rṁmmamidu tāṁ ca[ṁ*]drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā-

⟨37⟩ dattā rājabhissagarādibhi yasyayasya yadā bhūmiṁstasya tasya tadāphalaṁ ||

⟨38⟩ svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0105⟩ No. 105. (B.K. No. 25 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the west wall of the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1165 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Pārthiva, Mārgaśira-amavāsye, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1165 A.D., December 5. On this date, however, the eclipse did not occur. ⟨Page 136⟩

It records gifts of land to the god Chennakēśava installed by Dangeya Vāsudēvanāyaka, by the Mahājanas headed by Mādirāja, the Prabhu of Maṇigavaḷḷi, the Karaṇas headed by Mahāpradhāna Yammaṇayya and others.

Published in Epigraphia Indica. Vol. V, pp. 23 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0106⟩ No. 106. (B.K. No. 135 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the house of a village menial named Durga.

Bijjaḷa, 1166 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1087, Tāraṇa, Pushya-amavāsye, Monday, Uttarāyaṇasaṁkrānti. The Śaka year 1087 (expired) corresponds to Pārthiva during which year the given details correspond to 1166 A.D., January 3. The Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, however, occurred on 1165 A.D., December 25. But, if the Śaka year is current agreeing with Tāraṇa, the said tithi corresponds to 1165 A.D., January 14. The weekday, however, would be Thursday and the Samkrānti occurred on 1164 A.D., December 25.

It records a gift to the god Chaṇḍēśvara of Hūligoḷa by the Sixteen representatives of the Eight Nāḍus, of the Ayyāvoḷe community of merchants, the Prabhus of Beḷvala. Three Hundred, Kisukāḍu Seventy and Bāgaḍage Seventy, and the MuMmuridaṇḍas and Nānādēs11is, who had all gathered in an assembly. Hūligoḷais described as an agrahāra and the foremost trading centre of the south.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trai-

⟨2⟩ ḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē ||

⟨3⟩ © svasti samasta bhuvanavikhyātapadaṁ śatavīrasāsanalabdhānēka-

⟨4⟩ guṇagaṇāḷaṁkrita satyasaucācāra cāritranayavina-

⟨5⟩ ya vijñāna vīrabaṇaṁjadha¨rmma pratipāḷaka visuddha guḍḍadhvaja virāji-

⟨6⟩ tānantasāhasa • • • • • vīralakṣmīliṁgita viśāla vakṣasthaḷabhu-

⟨7⟩ vanaparākramōnnataruṁ vā[su]dēva khaṁḍaḷīmū[ḷa] bhadravaṁ-

⟨8⟩ śōdbhavaruṁ bhagavatīdēvīlabdha varaprasādaruṁ ·ayyū[voḷe]ya pu-

⟨9⟩ ravarādhīśvararappa śrīmadeṁṭunāḍa padinaṟuvaruṁ beḷvalamū-

⟨10⟩ nūṟaṟa kiskāḍeḷpattaṟa bāgaḍage yeḷpattaṟa paṭṭaṇa-

⟨11⟩ daprabhugaḷumiṁtanitugrāmūnugrāmaṁgaḷa taḷa sa-

⟨12⟩ maste muṁmuridaṁḍa nānādēsiyuṁ śrīmadagrahāra • kaiyyū-

⟨13⟩ [vo]ḷeyalmahā[nāḍāgi] neredi¨rddu śrīmadegrahāraṁ teṁkaṇa baḷaṁja-

⟨14⟩ dādivaṭṭaṇa śrī hūligoḷa • • • • • caṁ[ḍē]svaradēva¨rgge biṭṭa • • yara dha-

⟨15⟩ ¨rmmakramaveṁteṁdaḍe | bhujabaḷamalla vīrabijjaṇa dēvakālada 1087 ne-

⟨16⟩ ya tāraṇa saṁvatsarada puṣyadamānāsa sōmavāraduttarā-

⟨17⟩ yaṇa saṁkrānti byatīpātadaṁdu || svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyā-

⟨18⟩ nadhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭhāṇaparāyaṇa japasemādhi sīlaguṇa saṁ-

⟨19⟩ pannaru śrī mūlasthānadēvalabdha varaprasādarēkavākyaru śaraṇāgata-

⟨20⟩ vajrapaṁjararappa ·ūroḍeya pramukhavaśēśa mahājanaṁ-

⟨21⟩ nūṟi¨rppadiṁbara sannidhānadalu mahā[nāḍāgi] śrīgavaṟēsvara dēva- ⟨Page 137⟩

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [poṁ]ge vīsavaṁ biṭṭaru ·iṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ nū-

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • muṁmuridaṁḍaṁgaḷu pratipāḷisuva-

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pratipāḷisi naḍasidava¨rgge vāraṇāsiyalu sā-

⟨25⟩ • • kavileyaṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarige koṭṭa phalaṁ ·īdha¨rmmava

⟨26⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0107⟩ No. 107. (B.K. No. 65 of 1926-27.) YALI-SIRŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a wall of the Bhōgēśvara temple.

Bijjaḷa, 1167 A.D.

This is dated the 12th regnal year of the king, Sarvajit, Āśvayuja śu. paurṇimā, Sunday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1167 A.D., September 30. The weekday however, was Saturday.

It records a gift of garden to the god Bhōgēśvara by Mahāprabhu Dāsirājayya, the Ūroḍeya of Soraṭūru, after washing the feet of Kēdāraśakti-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the place.

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⟨1⟩ © śrī-

⟨2⟩ kāṁtākāṁtanatyuddhata danuja baḷābhīḷa [nīḷābhrajā]ḷō-

⟨3⟩ grākārōccaṇḍa jhaṁjhūniḷanamarakaṁdaṁbaṁ sphuraṁ[nūtna ratna]

⟨4⟩ byākī¨rṇnamāḷa mauḷidvi[ja]tatinuta pādābja nirakkaṟindaṁ lō-

⟨5⟩ kēśaṁ kēśavaṁ māḷkabhimataphaḷamaṁ dāsirājaṁge niccaṁ-

⟨6⟩ ·intenisida śrīmanumahāprabhu soraṭūra vūraḍeya dā-

⟨7⟩ sirājayyagaḷu dha¨rmmacittarāgi © svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya

⟨8⟩ kuḷabhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalla bijjaṇadē-

⟨9⟩ vava¨rṣada 12 neya sa¨rvvajitu saṁvatsarada ·āśvayuja

⟨10⟩ suddha pau¨rṇamāsye ·ādivāra sōmagrahaṇada[ṁ]du bhō-

⟨11⟩ gēśvara dēvara ·aṁgabhōga nivēdyakke dēvara tōṭada teṁkaṇa [maggu]-

⟨12⟩ [la]larevattalu tōṭavanalliya sthānācā¨ryarappa kē-

⟨13⟩ dāraśaktipaṇḍitadēva¨rgge dhārāpū¨rvakaṁ māḍi kālu

⟨14⟩ ka¨rcci kayi dhāreyāgi koṭṭaru || ·i dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipā-

⟨15⟩ ḷisidavaru vāraṇāsiyoḷu sahasrakavileya kōḍuṁ

⟨16⟩ koḷagumaṁ paṁcaratnadoḷu kaṭṭisi mahādvija¨rggubhayamu-

⟨17⟩ khiyaṁ koṭṭa puṇyada phalamakku || [bo]ppa 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0108⟩ No. 108. (B.K. No. 40 of 1928-29.) ARASĪBĪḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated slab lying in the Sūḷēraguḍi.

Bhujabaḷamalla (Bijjaḷa), 1167 A.D. ⟨Page 138⟩

This is dated the 12th regnal year of the king Sarvajit, Pushya śu. 14, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1167 A.D., December 26. The weekday, however, was Tuesday.

The king is mentioned only by the title Bhujabaḷamalla which is known to have been assumed by Bijjaḷa II. The epigraph seems to register a gift of income from the house-tax for the benefit of the Jaina temple Guṇada-beḍaṅgiya Basadi at Vikramapura by the Sinda feudatory Holarasa, son of Biṭṭarasa.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti bhujabaḷa malladēvava¨rṣada 12 ne[ya]

⟨2⟩ sa¨rvvajitu saṁvatsarada puśyasuddha 14 sōmavāradaṁduttarāya[ṇa-]

⟨3⟩ saṁkramaṇanimitta || svasti samadhigata paṁcamahāśabda mahāsāmantaṁ vīralakṣmī •

⟨4⟩ nta bhōgāvatī puravarēśvaraṁ phaṇipatākēśvaraṁ siṁdakuḷakamaḷa mā¨rttaṇḍa[ṁ] kadanaprace • •

⟨5⟩ nāmādi samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmatu biṭṭarasara magaṁ holarasaru vikrama[pu] • • • • •

⟨6⟩ guṇada beḍaṁgiya basadiya kēriya manneyada hosatiluvaṇavaṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0109⟩ No. 109. (B.K. No. 50 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a platform of Viśvanātha temple.

Bijjaḷa.

It describes the agrahāra of Lokkiguṇḍi and mentions its One Thousand Mahājanas The rest of the record is effaced.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdra cā-

⟨2⟩ mara cāravē | traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhā-

⟨3⟩ ya śaṁbhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīpri-

⟨4⟩ thvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja kaḷacuriya bhuja-

⟨5⟩ baḷa cakrava¨rtti tribhuvanamalladēvara vijaya rā-

⟨6⟩ jya muttarōttarā[bhivṛ]ddhi prava¨rddhamānamācaṁ-

⟨7⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire || jaḷanidhi parivrita vā-

⟨8⟩ sudheyoḷ vima • • • • • rahāraṁ lakṣmī •

⟨9⟩ ghanakucataṭāgrahāramenisida lokkiguṁḍi mū-

⟨10⟩ ṟuṁ jagadoḷu || ·ā mahāgrāmadoḷu śrī sāsi-

⟨11⟩ ¨rvvara mahime yeṁteṁdoḍe || 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0110⟩ No. 110. (B.K. No. 211 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Uḷavi Basappa.

Thribhuvanamalla (Bijjaḷa). ⟨Page 139⟩

The record mentions Vāsudevanāyaka and refers to the administration of Beḷvala-dēśa. It seems to refer to Aṇṇigeṟe also. It is badly damaged and the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryyacakyava¨rtti tri[bhu]vanamalla • • • • • • • • bhūpāḷani[śita] gaḷa • • • • • dharādhipati

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ catu • • • • • nega¨rddaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • nvayameṁ [teṁdaḍe] • • • • • tanaya • • • • • • • • • • nana-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaḷaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cātu¨ryya mucitakā¨ryya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gadaā viśē • • • • • • • • • • ttaṁ vū

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • guṇagaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sakaḷu vāsu[dēvanā]yaka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇaṁgaḷa[ṁ] verasu • • • • • • • • • • dēva daṁḍanāyakaṁ beḷvaladēśamaṁ [sva]dha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisuttemi¨rppa kāladoḷ

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • davanupamana[ṇni] • • • • • sukhadi • • • • • ·adaṟoḷu-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāda • • • trī[taḷa]doḷ • • • rakṣi suguṁ

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rada mūnū¨rvva[ruṁ] • • • • • • • • • • ·antu sakaḷa sa • • • • •

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⟨SIIv15p0i0111⟩ No. 111. (B.K. No. 103 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab on the proper left side of the Mallikārjuna temple.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1165 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Pārthiva, Āshāḍha, ba. 9, Wednesday, Dakshiṇāyanasaṅkrānti. The date is irregular. In Pārthiva corresponding to 1165 A.D., the given tithi fell on July 4, Sunday. But the said Saṅkrānti occurred on June 26.

The epigraph describes the king as having secured the kingdom by the prowess of his arms and praises the Three Hundred learned Mahājanas of the agrahāra of Muttage which was included in the province of Taddavāḍi Thousand. It records the gift of lands and a garden to the god Dakshiṇāmukha-Chennakēśava by Chauṇḍiseṭṭi, Nāchiseṭṭi and Mādiseṭṭi, the sons of Kaihiseṭṭi of the Śvētakula, who is said to have erected a temple in honour of the deity at Muttage. Several other gifts to the god consisting of income from Baṇṇigedeṟe, tax on house-sites, etc., were made by the local officials and citizens. The management of the benefactions was entrusted into the hands of the Mahājanas. The descriptive portion of the record contains a few Sanskrit verses.

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⟨1⟩ jayatyādilasanmū¨rttiḥ kēśavaḥ kēśavajribhiḥ vaṁditō maditōdvritta ditijōṭhiti jōtkaraṁ || śrīvistṛta dī¨rgghāyu-

⟨2⟩ vanī viṣṇusthāna dha¨rmmamaṁ rakṣipa prithvīvallabhaṁge kuḍugamarāvaḷiyaṁ kāvaceṁ- ⟨Page 140⟩

⟨3⟩ nakēśavadēvaṁ || jayavaṁ kēśavanātmarakṣeya nibhāsyaṁ kāntiyaṁ ṣaṇmukhaṁ priyavaṁ bra-

⟨4⟩ hmanabhīṣṭavaṁ saresati śrīyaṁ mahālakṣmi ni¨rbbhayavaṁ du¨rgge sukī¨rttiyaṁ girije dī¨rghā-

⟨5⟩ yuṣyavaṁ pā¨rvatīdayitaṁ mā¨rṇnade cauḍiseṭṭige kuḍutti¨rkkāgaḷuṁ prītiyiṁ || kaṁ || śrīyaṁ nandanaraṁ dī¨rghāyu-

⟨6⟩ vanī mādiseṭṭigeṁduṁ kuḍugī tōyaja suśaṁkhacakragadāyudhavaṁ piḍiva caṁnakēśava dēvaṁ || kaṁ ||

⟨7⟩ muttina muttina taḍiviḍiduttamada va¨rṇnada¨rṇnaḥ pū¨rṇnaṁ stutippudu nadiyoḷa berasuttippadu ratnamu[dra]-

⟨8⟩ lavaṇasamudraṁ || kaṁ || lavaṇasamudraṁ suttippavanītaḷavella veyda jaṁbūdvīpaṁ navava¨rṣaṁ gaLinesevudu divijāśrayavalli naḍuve maṁdaravikkuṁ || kaṁ || vasudhārā

⟨9⟩ yutadādiya vasudhārāyuta samasta madhyada bahudēva sudhārājita śikharada vasudhārāji taruviṁde maṁdaravesaguṁ || ka || ·ā maṁdaradiṁ teṁkaṇa haimādriya vārinidhiya

⟨10⟩ paḍuvaṇa bharatō¨rvvīmadhyadoḷippudu sugrāmastōmāvakāśa kuṁtaḷadēśaṁ || ka || śrīmajjanadiṁdesavudu kōmaḷa tiḷakānta ka¨rṇnikāramaṇiyaṁ śyāmaḷa mṛdulapanamitaṁ strīmukha kuṁtaḷadavolviṣa-

⟨11⟩ ya[ṁ] kuṁtaḷamuṁ || kaṁ || kuṁtaḷadēśakkarasādaṁ tōḷvaladiṁde bijjalakṣitipasutaṁ kāṁtā kāraṁ kaḷacurisaṁtānaṁ sōvidēvanesava grīvaṁ || kaṁ || dānavaśāsanaveṁduṁ

⟨12⟩ mānavapati śauri [sa]dvipārōhakanuṁ tānāgi sōvidēvaṁ śrīnāthanavolmurārivesaraṁ paḍedaṁ || vri || karavāḷa sthiradhārayiṁdaviṟivaṁ vīrāri bhūbhṛcchiraḥkaravāḷa praca-

⟨13⟩ yaṁgaḷeyde haṟidu¨rbbīraṁgadoḷu biḷdavuṁ karavāḷalu raṇaraṁgadalli neravaṁ saṁtrāsadiṁ deṁnaraṁ karavāḷallanadeṁduvaṁte subhaṭaṁ śrī sōmabhūmīśvaraṁ || v® || līleyi-

⟨14⟩ nājiraṁgadoḷ kāduva rāyamurāri sōmabhūpāḷana khaḍgadhāregaḷoḷa¨rggi[da]rāti dharātaḷādhipa¨rbbālavayōpsarōcaḷa kucēṣṭa nivāsadoḷi¨rpparōḍida-

⟨15⟩ ¨rbbālavayōpsarōcaḷa kucēṣṭa nivāsadoḷi¨rpparadbhutaṁ || kaṁ || sōmanṛpālaṁ rakṣipa bhūmiya madhyapradēśadalli samastōgrāmaṁgaḷavillada sugrāmaṁgaḷa taddavāḍinā-

⟨16⟩ ḍesedikkuṁ || kaṁ || sale dhanadhānya janaṁgaḷineḷagoppuva taddavāḍi nāḍoḷagaṇa niścalita sahasragrāmaṁgaḷoḷellaṁ susthavāgi muttageyesaguṁ || v® || negaḷdā nālkumukhaṁ-

⟨17⟩ gaḷiṁ kamalajaṁ muṁnōdidōdallavaṁ bagedoṁdoṁdu mukhaṁgaḷiṁ sakalalōkaṁ mecceniccaṁ pratijñegaḷiṁdōduvareṁdaruttama catu¨rvvēdaṁgaḷoḷbrahmaniṁ migilappa

⟨18⟩ prabhumukhya muttageya mūnū¨rbba¨rssamastō¨rbbiyoḷ || v® || hariyaṁteṁte virāja mānatanutāti prēkṣaṇīya¨rmmahēśvaraneṁtaṁta susaṁyatāṁgata-

⟨19⟩ nayōtkriṣṭasvanūpa¨rvvacōvaraneṁtaṁte saṁśōbhamāna bahulāsyaprēkṣaṇa¨rddānaśīla naṁtaprabhumukhya muttageya mūnū¨rvva¨rssamastō-

⟨20⟩ ¨rbbiyoḷ || kaṁ || mūnū¨rvvaranārādhisutānaṁdadoḷeṁdu vi¨rpparī muttageyoḷ nānābyavahṛti labdhānūnadhana śvētakulada vaiśya¨rdriśyar || kaṁ || śvētakulavaiśyarū-

⟨21⟩ ḷatikhyātiyutaṁ baṁmmiseṭṭiyeṁbaṁ puṇyaprītaṁ paḍedaṁ sutanūjātananā nāciseṭṭiyaṁ vaiṣṇavanaṁ || kaṁ || ·ā nāciseṭṭi munnaṁ nānābratayuktanāgi bhā¨ryyāsahi-

⟨22⟩ taṁ śrīnāthanana¨rccisi dhātrīsutanaṁ kaihiseṭṭiyaṁ tāṁ paḍedaṁ || v® || sativerasacyutāṁghri gaḷanāgaḷuva¨rccisi kaihise[ṭṭi] • • • • • suk®taṁgaḷiṁ paḍedanū¨rjjita tējadanūnadānada-

⟨23⟩ pratimavarēṇyapuṇyada viśālasuśīlada cauṁḍiseṭṭiyaṁ nutamati nāciseṭṭiya nanaṁtaguṇaṁgaḷa mādiseṭṭi[yaṁ] || [kaṁ ||] muttageyanaḍuve bhaktiyinuttama viṣṇuprati-

⟨24⟩ ṣṭheyaṁ māḍisi saṁpattiyaneḍeyuḍugada kulapattageyippaṁtu kaihiseṭṭiye padedaṁ || kaṁ || palakālaṁ rakṣisi nijakula[doḷ] cauṁḍiseṭṭi tāne paḍedaṁ sulalitavappa suputraṁ kula- ⟨Page 141⟩

⟨25⟩ dīpaka yeṁba vākyada¨rtthavaneṁduṁ || v® || ·udhrityāśu rasātaḷādvasumatīṁ yō • da dhīnōdadhē rakṣōrājaśiraḥkaraṁ trijagatāṁ ka¨rttā caka¨rttācalaṁ kāḷiṁdīhrada kāḷiyō tphaṇamaṇau

⟨26⟩ cakrīḍitaḥ krīḍitaḥ sōyaṁ rakṣatu cauṁḍiseṭṭimaniśaṁ d®śyāvaḷaḥ śyāmaḷaḥ || v® || lakṣmī ¨rvakṣasi yasya kaustubharucāstē bhoṣitā bhoṣitā bhrūbhaṁgātplavagāṁghri laṁghya-

⟨27⟩ makarōddēvāridhiṁ vāridhiṁ niśśēṣīkṛtavāṁ jagatraya ripūnyō dānavāndānavā nsōyaṁ rakṣatu mādiseṭṭimaniśaṁ gōpīvaraḥ pīvaraḥ || dānapriyavākyayutaṁ

⟨28⟩ jñānāvaga¨rbbhakṣamāyutaṁ śūratvaṁ mānavarellaṁ pogaḷalanūnateyiṁ mādiseṭṭiguṁṭī triguṇaṁ || kaṁ || ·esadire nijajanakaṁ māḍisidī dēva¨rgge saudhaprāsādamaṁ māḍisi vṛtti-

⟨29⟩ yanitta¨rccauṁḍiseṭṭiyuṁ mādiseṭṭiyuṁ muttageyoḷu || va || svasti śrīmaduttamadagra hāraṁ muttageya naḍuvaṇa dakṣiṇāmukhada śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvara pūje punaskārakkaṁ

⟨30⟩ caitrapavitrārōpaṇakkaṁ cauḍiseṭṭiyuṁ mādiseṭṭiyuṁ koṭṭa keyi nālkaneya viṭṭapa yyaṁgaḷa paṁnasinalu maṇnigavaḷḷiya dāriya cikkakeṟeyiṁ pattira mūḍalu ·ākeṟeya keyiṁ-

⟨31⟩ teṁkalu mūreneya pannasina dāriyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu ṭakkaḷigeya ·aḍḍadāriyiṁ baḍagalu śrīraṁgasōmēśvara phaḷisāsara magaṁ kaihaṇa phaḷisāsanuṁ taṁma cikkayya-

⟨32⟩ nuṁ ·aṁti¨rbbara kaiyalu śrīmadu vaḍḍabyavahāri cauṁḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ nāciseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ dhāreyaṁ koṁḍu prabhumakhya mahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭu

⟨33⟩ ·avara kaiyalu ·aruvaṇa bhūmiyāgi haḍadu śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvarige biṭṭakeyi mattaru hadineṁṭu ·ā keyige dēvarikkuva ·aruvaṇa paṇaṁ hadineṁṭu || mattaṁ

⟨34⟩ ·ūroḍeya nācarasara maga cikkagōviṁdarasara kayyalavarānucchāyada guḍḍe mānya doḷage dhāregoṁḍu biṭṭa keyyi hiriya gōviṁdarasara mānyadaṁ pattire mūḍalu maṇigavaḷḷi-

⟨35⟩ ya sīmeyiṁ teṁkalu hiriya kēśavadēvara mānyadiṁ pattire paḍuvalu mattaru hadināṟu || mattaṁ ·ūroḍeya cikka saṁbaradēvana maga bācarasana keyyalavarānucchāyada gu-

⟨36⟩ ḍḍe mānyadoḷage dhāregoṁḍu biṭṭa keyyi vimaḷēśvaradēvara mānyadiṁ baḍagalu saṁkēśvara dēvara mānyadiṁ mūḍalu bāviya haḷḷadiṁ teṁkalu mattaru hadināku ||

⟨37⟩ mattaṁ haṟuheya rēvimeyana kaiyalu dhāregoṁḍa mālagāṟa kanakikabbeya maga [va]ḍḍiya[ṁ]ṇana kaiyyalu kaihaṇa seṭṭiyaru dhāregoṁḍu śrī ceṁnakēśavadē-

⟨38⟩ va¨rgge biṭṭa tōṁṭaṁ mākēśvaradēvara tōṭadaṁ pattire paḍuvalu haḷḷadiṁ baḍagalu benakana tōṁṭadiṁ mūḍalu beḷadiṁ teṁkalu kaṁbaṁ sāsara || ·ī tōṁṭada [ba]ṇnigedeṟeya hammarasa-

⟨39⟩ daṁḍanāyakaruṁ samastakaraṇaṁgaḷuṁ pā¨rttiva saṁvatsaradāṣāḍha ba huḷa navami budhavāra dakṣiṇāyana saṁkrāṁtiyalu paramēśvara dattiyāgiśrī ceṁnakēśavadēva¨rgga sa¨rbbanamaśyaṁ māḍi

⟨40⟩ dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ koṭṭaru || ·ī tōṁṭadaraṇi guttigatanavaṁ kaihaṇaseṭṭiyara kaiyyalā kanakikabeyaḷiya nāciseṭṭi paḍedu dēva¨rgge niccavikkuva hosa hūvina [hiriya] māleya sara

⟨41⟩ ·ippattanālku || ·ellā ·ēkādasiyalikkuva daṁḍe prabhāvaḷeya dudda[dara]nālku raṭṭavāsiga voṁdu || niccavikkuva sēveya bā[ḍu] kāyādaḍe haṁneraḍu

⟨42⟩ ·elevā[kuva]ppiḍi variṣaṁprati phalabaṁdaḍoṁdu huṇiseya meccumaranaṁ kuḍuvanu ·iṁti nituvaṁ naḍasuvaṁ naḍasadi¨rddaḍaraṇiguttiganalla tānotta[dhu]reyaṁ kuḍasalla || mattaṁ

⟨43⟩ [bhā]ṇasugēriya baḍagaṇāḷige vaḍḍadelu śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvara dēguladiṁ pattire mūḍalu nivēśana kammaṁ hattumaṁ rēcaṇaghaḷisāsara kayyalu dhāregoṁḍu ⟨Page 142⟩

⟨44⟩ prabhumukhya mahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭu sthānapūje beḷugoḍe bāgilujōḷa taḷāṟagūli ·asatanyāya viṁtinituvaṁ sa¨rbbamānyavāgi haḍadu

⟨45⟩ dēvara pūjārigaṁ kavilegaviralu ma[ṭha]vāgi biṭṭaru || mattaṁ dēvariṁ pattire baḍagalu rāja bīdiyiṁ pattire mūḍalu caṭṭamaṭhada maneyiṁ pattire teṁkalu mana kaṁba ha-

⟨46⟩ ttumaṁ kattigeya nācaṇnana viṭṭaṇnana ·aṁtibbara kayyalu dhāregoṁḍu prabhumukhyamahā janaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭu sthānapūje beḷugoḍe bāgilajōḷa-

⟨47⟩ taḷāṟagūli ·asatanyāyaviṁtinituvaṁ sa¨rbbamānyavāgi paḍedu dēvara grāsenada satrakke maṭhavāgi biṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauṁḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ nāciseṭṭiyaruṁ

⟨48⟩ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ tāvu māḍisida sabhāmaṁṭapada siddhavināyakadēvara pojenaivēdya soḍareṇne sāraṇe yiṁtinitaṁ naḍavaṁtāgi ·ā sabhāmaṁṭapa-

⟨49⟩ diṁ pattira teṁkalu ·ūroḍeya saṁkaradēvarasara mānyada vaṭṭharadiṁ mūḍalu madhyakadaṁgaḍiya nivēśana ·oṁduvaṁ prabhumukhya mahājanaṁgaḷige pāda-

⟨50⟩ pūjeyaṁ koṭṭu ·ūroḍeyara ·aṁgaḍiya ·opādiyāgi ·āyasahitaṁ sa¨rbbamānyavāgi haḍadu biṭṭaru || svasti śrīmadalliya dūsiga bāciseṭṭiyaruṁ

⟨51⟩ saṇnamalliseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyara makkaḷu mūkiseṭṭiyaruṁ nāciseṭṭiyaruṁ dāvaṇa seṭṭiyara makkaḷu ·ādiseṭṭiyaruṁ nāciseṭṭiyaruṁ

⟨52⟩ malliseṭṭiyaramagaṁ kāpiseṭṭiyaruṁ vijayāpurada nāgiseṭṭiyara malliseṭṭiyara magaṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ bīciseṭṭiyaruṁ saṁkhara[sa]

⟨53⟩ • • yaruṁ maṁtara mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ yintivaru pramukha nakharaṁgaḷuṁ śrī ceṁnakēśava dēva¨rgge karamānyaveṁnade yellā yaṁgaḍiyalu saṭṭugaṁ jōḷavaṁ biṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauṁḍi-

⟨54⟩ seṭṭiyaruṁ nāciseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ ·ūroḍeya cikka saṁkharasaramaga bācarasana kayyalu haḍuvaṇa mānyagēriyalli taṁnānucchāyada mā-

⟨55⟩ nyada nivēśana gaḷatigara nivēśanadiṁ pattire paḍuvalu cikka gōviṁdarasara nivēśanadiṁ pattire mūḍelu nivēśana voṁdu || mattaṁ hiriya gōviṁdarasara mānya-

⟨56⟩ gēriyiṁ pattire teṁkalu karuvagēriya bīdiyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu nācarasana nivēśanadiṁ pattire baḍagalu nivēśana ·eraḍu || mattaṁ cikkaviṭṭarasara mānyagēriyiṁ-

⟨57⟩ teṁkalu karabhūmiyiṁ pattire mūḍalu nācarasana nivēśanadiṁ pattire baḍagalu kaṁmaṁ hattu ·aṁtu nivēśanaṁ mūṟu[ṁ] kaṁmaṁ hattumaṁ dhāragoṁḍu śrī ceṁna-

⟨58⟩ kēśavadēva¨rgge koṭṭaru || mattaṁ ·ūroḍeya nācarasaru karuvara kallagāvuṁḍaṁge bāyi veṁṇege koṭṭa mane haḍuvaṇa mānyagēriyalli karuvagēriya bīdiyiṁ pattire

⟨59⟩ paḍuvalu bācarasana kayyalu dhāragoṁḍa nivēśanaṁgaḷa naḍuve nivēśanavoṁdumanā kalla gāvuṁḍana kayyalu cauṁḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhava se-

⟨60⟩ ṭṭiyaruṁ dhāreyaṁ koṁḍu śrī ceṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge sadbhaktiyiṁdācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyi yāgi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ hi-

⟨61⟩ riya gōviṁdarasara maga bācarasana madavaḷige kōmaladēviya ·anti¨rbbara kayyalavara mānyada sthaḷadoḷege haṁdarāge-

⟨62⟩ ṟeya baṭṭeyiṁ pattire mūḍalu tikēśvaradēvara keyyiṁ pattire teṁkalu cikagōviṁdarasara kayyalu dhāragoṁḍa mattaru hadināṟaṟiṁ pattire paḍu-

⟨63⟩ valu saḷḷakoppaliṁ baḍagalu yiha keyi mattaraydumaṁ dhāregoṁḍu śrī ceṁnakēśava dēva¨rggedhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauṁḍiseṭṭiya-

⟨64⟩ ruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ tamma maneyiṁ paḍuvalu pūjāriya maneyiṁ baḍagalu satrada maneyiṁ mūḍaliha manemāḷige sahita ka-

⟨65⟩ mma hadinaydumaṁ siridēviyakkana mamma bācayyana kayyalu dhāregoṁḍu ·ūraḍeya pramukhavaśēṣa mahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭavara keyyalu sa- ⟨Page 143⟩

⟨66⟩ ¨rvva namaśyamaṁ paḍedu sadbhaktiyiṁ śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvara purāṇavaṁ pēḷva ·upādhyāyari ralu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cauṁḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭi-

⟨67⟩ yaruṁ ·ā siridēviyakkana taṁge hoṁniyakkana maga muddayyana kayyala beḷḷalagēriya teṁkaṇāḻige vaddada paḍuvaṇa kaḍeyalu māḷige sahita nivēśana kamma

⟨68⟩ hattumaṁ dhāragoṁḍu ·ūroḍeya pramukhavaśēṣa mahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭavara kayyalu sa¨rbbanamaśyavāgi paḍedu śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvara sau-

⟨69⟩ pa¨rṇnada taṁbulakke sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ cavuḍiseṭṭiyaruṁ mādhavaseṭṭiyaruṁ cikka gōviṁdarasara mamma gōviṁdadēvana kayyalu

⟨70⟩ ·avarānucchāyage baṁda mūḍaṇa guḍḍe mānyadoḷage haṁdarugeṟeya baṭṭiyiṁ pattire mūḍalu maṇigavaḷḷiya sīmeyiṁ pattire teṁkalu munna[ṁ]

⟨71⟩ cikka gōviṁdarasara kayyalu dhāregoṁḍa keyyiṁ paḍuvalu hiriya gōviṁdarasara maga bācayyana kayyalu dhāragoṁḍa keyyiṁ pattire baḍagalu yiha

⟨72⟩ mānyada kayi mattaru yippattayeraḍumaṁ yavara keyyalu dhāregoṁḍu śrī ceṁnakēśava dēva¨rgga sadbhaktiyiṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaru || ·ī dha¨rmmavanā-

⟨73⟩ ru pratipāḷisidava¨rgge vāraṇāśi gurukṣētradalu mūvatticchāsira kavileya kōḍuvaṁ koḷagumaṁ suva¨rṇnadi kaṭṭisi mūvatti[¨r]cchāsira vēdapāraga¨rgge sū-

⟨74⟩ ¨ryyagrahaṇadalu dānaṁ māḍida phala || ·idanānanānō¨rbbanaḷidavaṁge ·ā kṣētradoḷā kavileyanābrāhmaṇarumāsū¨ryyagrahaṇadoḷaḷida pātakanakkuṁ || sāmānyō-

⟨75⟩ yaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnripāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhāginaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ || bahubhi¨rvva-

⟨76⟩ sudhā dattā rājabhissagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadāphalaṁ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi¨rvva¨rṣa saha-

⟨77⟩ srāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi[ḥ] || maṁgaḷa mahāśrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0112⟩ No. 112. (B.K. No. 80 of 1929-30.) BĀGĒVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a small slab standing near the well at the Sāraṅga-maṭha.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1169 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Virōdhi, Pushya śu. 5, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1169 A.D., December 25.

It records a gift of certain donations and contributions in kind to the temple of Mallikārjuna at the agrahāra of Bāgevāḍi by the Five Hundred Kottaḷis.

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśira[ścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trai]-

⟨2⟩ [ḷōkya] nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁ[bhavē ||]

⟨3⟩ © svasti śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri

⟨4⟩ sōyidēva va¨rśada 3 neya virōdhi saṁvatsa-

⟨5⟩ rada puṣya śuddha 5 vrihaspativāradaṁdanuttarāya-

⟨6⟩ ṇa saṁkrānti [pa¨rvva] nimittadiṁ śrīmaduttamada-

⟨7⟩ grahāraṁ bā[ge]vāḍiya śrī mallikā¨rjjunadēva-

⟨8⟩ ra dhūpadēpanaivēdya caitrapavitra khaṁḍasphuṭi[ta]

⟨9⟩ jī¨rṇnōddhārakkavalliya mālagāṟa[go]-

⟨10⟩ tta[ḷi] vokkalalu [ciṭṭe] maduva madavaṇigana- ⟨Page 144⟩

⟨11⟩ lli hāga 1 madavaḷige[ya]lli hāga 1 jōḷa koḷaga 3

⟨12⟩ pūjāri tapōdhanana kāpiṁge bēḷe saṁkrāntiya bēḷe[ko]-

⟨13⟩ ttaḷiyaynū¨rvva¨rggavara saṁgata hūvaṁ kaṭṭi haḍadudu

⟨14⟩ gauṟedēva¨rgge vrittiyiṁ dhāregoṁḍavaralli hāga 1

⟨15⟩ bē[ṟū]riṁ baṁda bāḍu kāya bhaṇḍi 1 kkaṁ kālarū 12 ·uḷḷiya sa

⟨16⟩ [¨rvvabādha] kaṭṭu 1 • • • • • [nahi] • • ko 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0113⟩ No. 113. (B.K. No. 81 of 1929-30.) BĀGĒVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing near the Taluk Office.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1170 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Virōdhi, Phālguṇa śu. 11, Sunday, corresponding to 1170 A.D., February 28. The week day, however, was Saturday.

It records a gift of land for worship and offerings in and repairs to the temples of Sōmanātha and Chennakēśava, constructed at Bāgavāḍi by Rājādhyaksha Rēvaṇayyanāyaka, the Sēnabōva of the palace of the chief queen Sōvaladēvī, by the Five Hundred Mahājanas of the place. Bāgavāḍi is described as the crest jewel among the agrahāras and its Mahājanas are praised for their erudition. The donor who is referred to as the ‘favourite son’ of the Mahājanas appears to have belonged to Bāgavāḍi.

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⟨1⟩ śrīvārāyaṇāya || namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē |

⟨2⟩ traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || pāntu

⟨3⟩ vō jaladasyāmāḥ śā¨rṅgajyāghāta ka¨rkkaśāḥ traiḷōkya

⟨4⟩ maṁḍapastaṁbhāścatvārō haribāhavaḥ || vritta || śrīmada-

⟨5⟩ pāravāridhigabhīrarama¨rttyari[gō]pamōṁnata[¨r]bhīma parākrama[¨r]ssa-

⟨6⟩ kalavēdaviśāradarāśritānvitaughāmarabhūruha¨rmma-

⟨7⟩ nucaritrararoḷu nega¨rddegrahāra cūḍāmaṇi bāgavāḍiya

⟨8⟩ dharāmararoḷu do[ra]yā¨rddharitriyoḷu || kaṁda || vēdavidarakhila

⟨9⟩ dha¨rmmōpā[dē]ya¨rssakalaśāstra pariṇatadhika | bhūdēvā vayatiḷaka¨rmmēdi-

⟨10⟩ niyoḷbāgavāḍiyesevaynū¨rvvaru || svasti samastabhu-

⟨11⟩ [va]nāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara

⟨12⟩ paramabhaṭṭāraka ripurāyakuḷakudharakuḷiśadaṁḍa rāmā¨rttaṁḍa

⟨13⟩ cōḻa māḷava baḷabaḷāha kaśamīṟana vijayalakṣmībhava hātōraṇaṁ |

⟨14⟩ śastra śāstra vidyādhara rājyalakṣmīdhara | bappanasiṁga | sāhasōttuṁgaṁ ś®ma-

⟨15⟩ tu kaḷacuriya cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēvava¨rṣa[da] 3 neya virōdhi

⟨16⟩ saṁvatsarada phālguṇa [śuddha] 11 ·ādivāra[daṁda] | svasti pajñātānēka vēdavēdāṁga-

⟨17⟩ tatvajñāna mā¨rttaṁḍōjvaḷa maṁḍi • • • • • [bra]hma lakṣmī lakṣita vi-

⟨18⟩ śāḷa vakṣasthaḷa • • • • • • • • • • virājamānara-

⟨19⟩ ppa śrīmadutta ma[dagrahāra] bāgavāḍiyaśēṣamahājanavaynū¨rvva-

⟨20⟩ ruṁ || saviṭṭhāṇadallu sabālavriddha • • • • • • • • • • dēkastharāgiṟdu taṁmapriya •

⟨21⟩ putraṁ svasti samastarājya • • • • • [mahāmātya] padavīvirājamā-

⟨22⟩ • mānōṁnata prabhumaṁtrōtsāha[śaktitrayasaṁ]pannarappa śrīmatu hi-

⟨23⟩ [ri]yarasi paṭṭamahādēvi sōvaladēviya[ramaneya] sēnabōva rājādhyakṣa-

⟨24⟩ [rē]vaṇayyanāyakaru caṁdrā¨rkkasthā • • • • • māgi māḍisida śrī sō-

⟨25⟩ [ma]nātha dēva¨rggaṁ śrī ceṁnakēśavadēva¨rggaṁ || ·aṁgabhōga naivēdyakhaṁḍasphu ⟨Page 145⟩

⟨26⟩ [ṭita] jī¨rṇnōddhāranimittadiṁ śrī bakuḷēśvaradēva¨rgge sa¨rvvanamaśya[da]

⟨27⟩ [bhū]miyoḷagaṇa • • • • • śyavāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • • yalu sa¨rvvanamasyaṁ || bharaṇada [kō]la mattaru ·ayvattu • • • • •

⟨29⟩ • • bharaṇada mattaru ·ayvattu ·antu sa¨rvvanamaśyaṁ mattaru 10[0] • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • padi [·i]ḍāvurada baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍa madhyamavasugeya [gaḍiṁ] • • •

⟨31⟩ • • • mattaru 16 ni sā[dhya]vāḍigeya baṭṭeyiṁ baḍaga kā[kaṁḍi]geya sī • • •

⟨32⟩ • • • moge vasugeya mattaru 12 [·i]vaṇiya baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍa

⟨33⟩ • • ge vasugeya matta¨rru [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0114⟩ No. 114. (B.K. No. 203 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up inside the Basavaṇṇa temple.

[Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva], 1170 A.D.

This is dated the 4th regnal year of an unspecified king, Vikṛita, Śrāvaṇa-puṇṇami, Wednesday. On palaeographical grounds, the record may be assigned to the 12th century when, in the said cyclic year corresponding to 1170 A.D., the details of the date correspond to July 29. The date falls in the reign of Rāyamurāri-Sōvidēva whose 4th regnal year was Vikṛita.

It records a gift of money for purchasing corn for offerings, etc., in favour of the god Kēśava by Sēnabōva Goyvaṇṇa, son of Bammadēvanāyaka, the Ūroḍeya of Kuḍūr, who had the deity consecrated. The gift was entrusted into the hands of the Four Hundred.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu 4 neya vikrita saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇada puṇnami budha-

⟨2⟩ vāradaṁdu • • • • • nālnū¨rbba¨rgge kuḍūroḍeya baṁmadēvanāyakara maga sēnabōva gōyvaṁṇa • • kē[śa]-

⟨3⟩ [vā]dityadēvaroḷage tānu māḍisida [kēśava]dēva¨rgge nivēdyakkaṁ pavitrārōpaṇa [maṁ] naḍasuvantāgi pādapū-

⟨4⟩ jeyūgi koṭṭa gadyāṇa mūvatta • davasavaḷnellu [kuḷa] voṁdu mēlubīya tiṁgaḷiṁ ge vīsavaydu pavitrārōpaṇakke

⟨5⟩ paṇa • • • • • pārikhāyadalu naḍasuttaṁ bapparu yi dhammamaṁ nālnū¨rvvaruṁ ·ā caṁdrā¨rkatāraṁbareṁ pratipāḷisi na-

⟨6⟩ ḍasuvaru [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0115⟩ No. 115. (B.K. No. 101 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in the village chāvaḍi.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1170 A.D.

This is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Vikṛiti, Pushya-paurṇimā, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1170 A.D., December 24, Thursday, f.d.t. °11. The Saṁkrānti, however, did not occur on that day.

It states that at the request made by Chauḍiseṭṭi and Mahāpradhāna, Sēnādhipati, Hiriya-daṇḍanāyaka Kēśavadēvayya, the king restored the gift of the village Maṇiyūru ⟨Page 146⟩ in Hebbāḷu Twelve to the god Dakshiṇāmukha Chennakēśava of Muttage. The record gives the genealogy of the king who is stated to have been ruling from Modeganūr. The above Kēśava-daṇḍanāyaka who was first in the service of Sōvidēva's brother Maiḷugi, is stated to have deserted him on account of the ambitions tacties of the latter and helped the former in securing the kindom.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmadaśēṣajagadbharabhūmiyanāraydu kāyaleṁdu vidhātraṁ kōmaḷabhujadiṁ paḍadana sāmānya vīrarenipa kaḷacuri nṛparaṁ || śrī-

⟨2⟩ matu kaḷacuri nṛpa cūḍāmaṇi he¨rmmūḍidēvanuttamaputraṁ hēmavṛṣabhadhvajaṁ jaya dhāmaṁ bijjalanṛpālana suhṛtākālaṁ || ·anavarataṁ bijjaladēva-

⟨3⟩ nṛpaṁ tānasicayaprahāraṁgaḷanittu nilisuva saṁgrānudoḷadanta balavuḷḷa śatruvaṁ mitranu maṁ || kaḷacurivaṁśadādinṛparellarumuttama cakrava-

⟨4⟩ ¨rttigaḷbaḷikaṁ kela¨rsvabāhubalavillade maṁḍaḷika¨rkkaḷādarāṁ baḷayutanādeniṁnenage maṁḍaḷikatvamayuktaveṁdu dō¨rbbaḷadoḷī cakrava¨rtti sakaḷō¨rbbigavādanajēyaṁ

⟨5⟩ bijjalaṁ || v® || taleyaṁ lāḷana lāḷanakkucitavalleṁdeyde tāṁ koṁḍapaṁ taleyaṁ gauḷana gauḷana vyarasavaṁ [pī]¨rvvaṁta tāṁ pī¨rddapaṁ taleyaṁ mūḷana mūḷava prabhu[va kīḷtaṁ]tetti seṁḍāḍuvaṁ

⟨6⟩ khaḷabhūpāḷakapāḷaka praḷaya kṛcchau¨ryōjvalaṁ bijjalaṁ || kaṁ || birudina bīrada bijjala dharaṇīśana putranādicaritraṁ sthiracakrava¨rttiyūdaṁ dharegellaṁ sōvidēvanudbhava bhāvaṁ ||

⟨7⟩ bavaradoḷammi kāduvaribhūbhujaraṁ bhujaramya khaḍgadiṁdamiṟidagalcuvaṁ hareṇadiṁ raṇa diṁdidirāgi kādadōḍuvarene dēvatābhavanavaṁ vanavaṁ huguvaṁtu mā-

⟨8⟩ ḍuvaṁ kavarade kāvanaṁjuvavarāyane rāyamurāri bhūbhujaṁ || ·uragādhīśananugramaṁtra baladiṁdaṁ tūḷdidikkuṁjarōtkaramaṁ raṁhita siṁhanādade taguḷdākū¨rmma śailaṁgaḷaṁtaradiṁ nūṁ-

⟨9⟩ ki rasātaḷakkasuraniṁ noyyalke tānaṁmadaṁtire tōḷōḷtaḷedaṁ mahīvaḷeyamaṁ śrī sōmabhūmīśvaraṁ || kaṁ || sōmanarēṁdrana yōgakṣēmamavanāraydanārataṁ māḍuva sa¨rbbāmūtya-

⟨10⟩ mahāmaṁtri śikhāmaṇi kēśavacamūpanuttamarūpaṁ || v® || dvāparadaṁdu gōvaḷiti gōpiyanaṁdana kaṁdanādaneṁbā paḷiyallamaṁ kaḷeyaleṁdu viśiṣṭa vaśiṣṭhagōtradā gōpati-

⟨11⟩ nāyakaṁge supatibrate ballavabāyigaṁ magaṁ śrīpatiyūdaneṁdu jagaveṁbudu kēśavadaṁḍa nāthanaṁ || maiḷugidēvanīgaḷaparādhade goṁḍanaśēṣarājyamaṁ lōlateyiṁdavītana samī-

⟨12⟩ padoḷiṁniralāgadeṁdu tāṁ [hē]ḷade sōmabhūpatiyallige baṁdaḍe rājyavāytu sallī leyoḷeṁdaḍaccari samunnati kēśavadaṁḍanāthane || tōyadhi mudritākhiḷa dharitriyoḷuḷḷa samasta-

⟨13⟩ dēśamaṁ svāyata vṛttadō¨rbbalade sādhisi kaṁṭakaraṁ kaḷalci tāṁ rāyamurāri bhūpatige rājyavanū¨rjitavāgi mūḍidaṁ śrīyuvatīśvarāṁśadavatāreda kēśavadaṁḍanāyakaṁ || kaṁ ||

⟨14⟩ caṁḍabhujavijayi kēśavadaṁḍēśana sakaḷa śāśvataiśva¨rya śrīmaṁḍananene negaḷdaniḷā maṁḍaḷadoḷu cauḍiseṭṭi śiṣṭanidhānaṁ || svasti śrīmatu kaḷacuri kuḷatiḷaka bhujabala-

⟨15⟩ cakrava¨rttirāyamurāri sōyidēvaṁ modeganūra nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgayuttami¨rddu vaḍḍibyavahāra cauḍiseṭṭiya binnapadiṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ sēnā-

⟨16⟩ dhipati hiriya daṁḍanāyakaṁ kēśavadēvayyaṁgaḷu biṁnapaṁ geyye svasti śrīmatkaḷacuri cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōyidēvava¨rṣada nālkaneya vikṛti saṁvatsarada puṣyada ⟨Page 147⟩

⟨17⟩ puṇnave brahaspativāraduttarāyaṇa saṁkrāṁtiyalu habbāḷu haṁnneraḍaroḷaga maṇiya yūraṁ puna¨rbbharaṇaṁ māḍi muttageya naḍuvaṇa dakṣiṇāmukha śrī ceṁnakēśavadēva¨rgge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0116⟩ No. 116. (B.K. No. 102 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in the village chāvaḍi.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1171 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year, Khara, Śrāvaṇa-paurṇimā, Sunday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1171 A.D., July 18.

It records the renewal of the gift of manneya-vaṇa of the village Maṇiyūru to the god Dakshiṇāmukha Chennakēśava of Muttage by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Indarasa, Āhumallarasa and other members of the Śilāhāra family.

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⟨1⟩ © mattamavaranvayada samasta praśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ ·ina rasanuṁ | ·āhu mallarasanuṁ | vīra gōkarasanuṁ | kācarasanuṁ | boṁteya

⟨2⟩ gōṇarasanuṁ | nāgaladēviya ḍākarasanuṁ | ·aladeveḍaṁgana gōṇarasanuṁ | ·ammarasanuṁ hulikōḍa koṁtarasanuṁ | hauṭageya cauḍarasanuṁ | ·attinūrāhumallarasanuṁ | buṭṭa gōṇarasa-

⟨3⟩ nuṁ | baṁdarasanuṁ | buṭṭaṁmarasanuṁ | dhanasaṁgra ·arasanuṁ | nāgā¨rjjunarasanuṁ | gaṁḍama heṁmmāḍiyarasanuṁ | ·intī hadineṁṭu saṁtātiyuṁ svasti śrīmat kaḷacuri cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēva va-

⟨4⟩ ¨rṣada 5 danaya khara saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇada puṇṇami ·ādivāra sōmagrahaṇadalāmaṇiyūra mannayavaṇamaṁ puna¨rbbhara[ṇaṁ māḍi mu]ttagaya naḍuvaṇa dakṣiṇāmukha

⟨5⟩ śrī ceṁnakēśavadēva¨rggābharaṇasahita dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaru © svasti samasta dustarā rāti hastimastakasthaḷa vidāraṇamṛgēṁdra • • • • • • • • • • pēṁdra | naṭa nagna bhagna gāya-

⟨6⟩ ka vaṁdibṛṁdasaṁta¨rpaṇa | kalige mukhada¨rpaṇa | battīsa śastra śāstra pravīṇa | mita saṁtrāṇa | nijabhujō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • goṁḍāḍuva parasamaya ga¨rbbha sa¨rbbasvasādhaka | sālina baṁmana śira[śchēda] 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0117⟩ No. 117. (B.K. No. 208 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1171 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1094, the 5th regnal year of the king, Khara, Pushya ba. 13, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1171 A.D., December 28. The weekday, however, was Sunday. The Śaka year cited was current.

It gives a short account of the Sinda rulers and records the renewal of the grant of the village Kaḷḷavanahaḷḷi to the god Traipurusha of the agrahāra Niḍugundi by the Sinda queen Śrīyādēvī and her two sons Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Kumāra Bijjaṇa and Kumāra Vikramarasa for the prosperity of the family. A copper plate charter is also stated to have been issued in this connection. ⟨Page 148⟩

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī jayaścābhyudayaśca || śrī traipuruṣadēvāya namaḥ | śrī gaṇapatidēvāya namaḥ | śrī svāmi kā¨rttikadēvāya namaḥ | namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracārave traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || ·utpaḷamāle || śrī vadhutuṁ • vṛttaku • maṇḍaḷadiṁde ma-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • kaḷpāvanījavadoṁdesava taṇneḷaraṁ geḍegoṁḍaṁ dēvakāṁtāvana • • nolirisi pālgaḍaloḷaṁ nalasida viṣṇu lakṣmi • • nakke • • kuḍuge [mā] • • • [ya] biṭṭanabhīṣṭasiddhiyaṁ || mattēbhavikrīḍitaṁ || jaḷamuṁ śītaḷamuṁ • tatatiyuṁ saurabhyamuṁ ratnamaṁḍalamuṁ kāntiyumippa-

⟨3⟩ vōlupa • • • • • muṁdanūpā • ḷābaḷaminēkksaṇō • • • • • lvena • laṁpiṁ kūḍidaḷu viśvamaṁṇḍaḷadoḷu taḷtiraṁ • • • • • satataṁ śrī • • sallīleyiṁ • • • bina || ·antenisidārāṇīmukha • • • maṇḍaḷika makuṭacūḍā maṇiyenisidā cāmaṁḍa[bhū]pāḷakaṁ • • • © śā¨rddoḷavikrī[ḍi*]taṁ || śrī matsiṁdakuḷā-

⟨4⟩ bbabhānuvanitālāvaṇya puḻpāstranuddāmārāti madēbhakēsarinṛpāḷaṁ bijjaṇō¨rvvī śvaraṁ cāmuṁḍaṁ nṛpanā[ta]nagrama • • śrīdēvigaṁ puṭṭidaṁ • • ddāma • • • • • • • • śrī vikramāṁkaṁ nṛpaṁ || mattēbhavikrīḍitaṁ || sasiyuṁ kaustubhamuṁ podaḷdū-

⟨5⟩ gedavolu vārāsiyoḷaṁ koḍe santōsadiṁ petta basu • paṭṭamanalaṁ • kaṭṭaluṁ kūḍe haḷasalu maṁtrisuhṛtsamastabaḷamaṁ siṁdānvaya¨rppuṭṭe • sadaṁ bijjaṇadēvanu padapiṁ śrī vikramādityanu || mattēbhavikrīḍita || gurudēvadvija pūjeyiṁ parahitabyāpāradiṁ

⟨6⟩ vēdabaṁdhuraśāstrā¨rttha vicāradiṁ sakaḷa tatvācāradiṁ pottanādaripa¨rnni¨rmmaḷa citta rujvaḷayaśa¨rnnālnū¨rvvaru¨rvvīnuta¨rddhareyoḷu śrī niḍuṁgu[ṇḍi]yoḷu negaḷva • • • • ¨rvvipra vidyādhararu || © svasti śrī[ma]tu sakava¨rṣada 1094 neya śrīma tkaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri bhujabaḷamalla-

⟨7⟩ sōvidēvava¨rṣada 5 neya karasaṁvatsarada puṣya ba 13 sōmavāra ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkrāṁti yaṁdu • liya haḷḷiya baḷi yalu śrī kriṣṇaveṇnā[nadi]ya • • • • • śrī madanādiyagrahāraṁ niḍuguṁdiya śrī traipuruṣarāḷkeya kaḷḷavana-

⟨8⟩ haḷḷiyanā dēvarige pū¨rvvada luḷḷa hiriya śilāśāsana ma¨ryyādeyale yāva bādheyaṁ pūṇdu naḍasihaveṁ[du] śrīmatpiriyarasi paṭṭamahādēvi śriyādēviyarasiyaru śrī manmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ piriya kumāraṁ bijjaṇa dēvarasanuṁ ·avarahaḷiyiṁ • • • • • kumā- 1

⟨9⟩ raṁ vikramadēvarasenuṁ samasta parivārasahitavāhaḷḷige tāṁbraśāsanavaṁ koṭṭiheveṁdu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍuvalli yīhaḷḷi pū¨rvvadalu[ta]mma mātā[maha]rādevarige māḍi koṭṭa haḷḷiyale yidakkāva bādheyaṁ māḍuvudillendu tāṁbra śāsana-

⟨10⟩ vaṁ kuḍuvaṁ tavage tāve bhakti huṭṭi vaṁśābhivṛddhiyuṁ rājyābhivṛddhiyuvappaṁtāgi 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0118⟩ No. 118. (B.K. No. 40 of 1927-28.) HARLĀPUR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Koṭrappana maṭha.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1171 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, further details being lost. The approximate date would be 1171 A.D. ⟨Page 149⟩

It seems to record the death of a hero in a fight and the setting up of the memorial stone in his name. It mentions Lokkiguṇḍi. The record is damaged and mutilated.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu kaḷaca¨ryya[bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti] rāyamurā-

⟨2⟩ ri sōvidē[va*]va¨rśada 5 neya • • • • • vatsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ vaṇada śrīmaṁlokkiguṁḍi • • • • • • • • • •

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⟨4⟩ ṭiga māsavā • • • • • • • • • • dātārana muṁde nuḍi

⟨5⟩ da[vā]segeya hā • • • • • • • • • • kādida • tāranuṁ

⟨6⟩ • hoṁge bīraga • • • • • • • • • • gallaniṟisidaṁ || © ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0119⟩ No. 119. (B.K. No. 30 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the right of the entrance into the Jain basti.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1173 A.D.

This is dated the 6th regnal year of the king, Nandana, Pushya-paurṇame, Monday, lunar eclipse, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, corresponding to 1173 A.D., January 1. The Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, however, did not occur on that day, but on the 25th of December, 1172 A.D.

The inscription describes the One Thousand Mahājanas of Mahāgrahāra Lokkiguṇḍi, an endowment of the illustrious Rāma, who are stated to have been protecting the religious works in conjunction with all the residents of the place.

It registers a gift of money made by Guṇanidhi Kēśava for the worship of the deity in the Basadi (Jain temple) of Balleya Jēmayya. A similar gift was made to the same deity by Āṇīkāṟa Nāgiseṭṭi.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōghalāṁccanaṁ | jīyātraiḷō-

⟨2⟩ kyanāthasya sāsanaṁ jinasāsanaṁ || © svasti yamaniyama

⟨3⟩ svādhyāya dhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāna parāyaṇa

⟨4⟩ japasamādhiśīḷasaṁpana¨rssamasta guṇagaṇāḷaṁkṛta

⟨5⟩ [vi]ditavēdā¨rtthavidyāpāraga[¨rṣa]ṭka¨rmmanirata¨rsaptasō[ma]saṁsthābhṛtāvagāhana pavi-

⟨6⟩ trī[kṛ*]taśarīra¨rccatu¨rvvēda pāragaraṣṭādaśadha¨rmmaśāstrakuśaḷarēkavākyaracaḷita-

⟨7⟩ dhai¨ryya¨rdhai¨ryyaparākramarāsṛta(śrita) janakaḷpavṛkṣarahitapakṣakṣaya-

⟨8⟩ kara¨rkkaliyugagāṁgēya¨rpparamaparōpakārigaḷāhavadhurandhara¨rssā-

⟨9⟩ pānugrahasama¨rttha¨rkā¨ryyabṛhaspatigaḷēkaikapaṇḍita¨rgrāmanāmō-

⟨10⟩ ttama¨rvvaiṣṇavagītimanōhara¨rppāpabhīrugaḷparanārīdūra¨rdduṣṭavidhvaṁsaka-

⟨11⟩ ¨rvviśiṣṭa janāśraya¨rkkāma^(1)^krōdhalōbhamōhaviva¨rjjita¨rdvātriṁśatsahasra-

⟨12⟩ samayā¨rgghyā¨rhadvijakuḷatiḷaka¨rśśaraṇāgata vajrapaṁjara śrīrāmaradatti

⟨13⟩ mahāgrahāra śrīmallokkiguṇḍiyūroḍeya pramukha mahāja-

⟨14⟩ naṁ śrī sāsi¨rvvaru samasta gōle gōbrāhmaṇa¨rmmodalāgi sabālavvaddha¨rnneredu dha¨rmmaṁ-

⟨15⟩ gaḷmaṁ sudha¨rmmadiṁ rakṣitamāgi rakṣisuttamire || © ·intu poga¨rttevetta śrī sāsi¨rbbara

⟨16⟩ priyaputraṁ guṇanidhikēśavana puṇyaprabhāvameṁtendoḍe || [śrī]yanidhi sadguṇa-

⟨17⟩ gaṇanidhi nayanidhi saujanyanidhi kaḻānidhi dhāvalyayaśōnidhi guṇanidhi kē- ⟨Page 150⟩

⟨17⟩ śavanudāranidhiyene negaḷdan || © || © ·acaḷitavā¨rppu pempacaḷitaṁ narasiṁ-

⟨18⟩ ha padābjabhakti mattacaḷita yuktiyoḷvacaḻitaṁ nijalakṣmiyenalke dhā-

⟨19⟩ triyiṁdacaḷita kēśavaṁ sale nimi¨rccidanātmayaśa^(1)^ prakāśaman ||

⟨20⟩ © svasti śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḻa cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōyidēvava¨rṣada 6-

⟨21⟩ neya nandana saṁvatsarada puṣyasuddha pau¨rṇnamāse sōmavāra sōmagrahaṇamuttarāya-

⟨22⟩ ṇa saṁkrānti vyatīpātaṁ kūḍida puṇyatithiyoḷtavanidhikēśavadēvaṁ tannaccina kēṇiyalli ballaya

⟨23⟩ jēmayyana basadiya dēvaraṣṭavidhā¨rccanage ·alliyācā¨ryya śrī [ṣuṣē]na paṇḍitadēvare kālaṁ-

⟨24⟩ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakamāḍi nūṟippattu hoṁnacinna dava[ṭṭa] gadyāṇa 3 ṟaṁ ·ācaṁdrā¨rkka tāraṁba-

⟨25⟩ raṁ naḍevantāgi koṭṭaru || ·ā puṇyatithiyoḻu ·āṇikāṟa nāgiseṭṭiyaru tannāṇiya no-

⟨26⟩ [ṭṭa] • lli balleya jēmayyana basadiya dēvaraṣṭavidhā¨rccanega ·ali(lli)yācā¨ryya • • • • • paṇḍi-

⟨27⟩ tadēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi gadyāṇa 1[0] ·ācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍevantāgi

⟨28⟩ koṭṭaru || yintī dha¨rmmamanārō¨rvva¨rkkēṇikāṟaruṁ ·āṇikāṟaruṁ taṁtammadha¨rmma mendu ye-

⟨29⟩ llā kālaṁ pratipāḷisuvaru || ·ivanī yaṁdadeneyde rakṣisidavaṁgi[ṣṭā]¨rtthasaṁ • • saṁbha-

⟨30⟩ vikuṁ pūṇdaḷidage gaṁge gaye kēdāra gurukṣētrameṁbivaṟoḻu pēsade pā¨rvvara go •

⟨31⟩ [va]ra gōbṛṁdamaṁ striyaraṁ tave goṁdikkida pāpameydugumavaṁ bīḷguṁ nigō daṁgaḷoḷu || 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0120⟩ No. 120. (B.K. No. 56 of 1926-27.) HARTI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the temple of Īśvara.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1173 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Vijaya, Kārttika-puṇṇame, Monday, corresponding to 1173 A.D., October 22.

It records the gift of the pannāya tax on the god's garden for offerings to the god Yīgoydēśvara, by the Twelve Gāvuṇḍas of Harati, Aṟuvattokkalu, the Three Hundred of Ugura, and the Thousand in conjunction with Baḷēśvara and Heggaḍe Chauḍamayyanāyaka of Kāḍilūru, after washing the feet of Jātavēda-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara cā-

⟨2⟩ ravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhā mūlastambhāya

⟨3⟩ sambhavē || koḍadinudiyisidagastyaṁ kaḍa-

⟨4⟩ laṁ pī¨rvvante maṁḍaḷēśvararājyakkoḍeya-

⟨5⟩ nene puṭṭi bijjalaneḍegoṁḍaṁ sā¨rvvabhaumapa-

⟨6⟩ davī śrīya || ·ogedō¨rvvaṁ neṟeviṭṭu śātravatama-

⟨7⟩ stōmaṁ samanteyda meydegevannaṁ suvidhēyabhūpacaya-

⟨8⟩ cētaścātakaṁ na¨rttisalu bagevannaṁ kumuda¨rkkala¨rkkavoge

⟨9⟩ vennaṁ tīvidattāvagaṁ jagamaṁ rāyamurāri sō- ⟨Page 151⟩

⟨10⟩ manṛpanudyatkī[¨rtti*] caṁdrātapa || ·ā rāyamurāri

⟨11⟩ padāṁbhōruhasēvātilōla cētōbhriṁgaṁ sāragu-

⟨12⟩ ṇagaṇanidhānanapārayaśaṁ dhanyadaṇḍanāthaṁ negaḷda || ·ā-

⟨13⟩ vaneṇe daṇḍanātha[ra] dēvaṁge samagra samarasamma¨rddada

⟨14⟩ daśagrīvaṁge bageye mallugidēvaṁge payōdhi pari-

⟨15⟩ vritō¨rvvītaḷadoḷu || svasti śrīmatu kaḷaca¨ryya bhuja-

⟨16⟩ baḷa cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōyidēvava¨rṣa-

⟨17⟩ da 7 neya vijaya saṁvatsarada kā¨rttikasuddha puṇṇami sōmavā-

⟨18⟩ ra vyatīpāta saṁkrānti saṁyōga rūḍha puṇyadinado-

⟨19⟩ ḷu śrīmatu harati hanni¨rbba¨rggāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ ·aṟuva-

⟨20⟩ ttūkkaluṁ ·uguramūnū¨rvvaruṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ mukhyavāgi

⟨21⟩ baḷēsvaradēvanuṁ paṁnāyada heggaḍe kāḍilūra cauḍamayya nāya-

⟨22⟩ karu śrī yīgoydēsvaradēvarācā¨ryya¨rjjātavēdapaṇḍitara

⟨23⟩ kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi dēvara tō-

⟨24⟩ ṭada paṁnnāyamaṁ sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi dēvara nivēdya-

⟨25⟩ kke biṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0121⟩ No. 121. (B.K. No. 119 and 119-A of 1926-27.) KAṆVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall, left of entrance, of the temple of Īśvara.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1173 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Vijaya, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1173 A.D., October 22.

It records the gift of Pannāya for offerings to the god Mūlasthāna, by the Aṟuvattokkalu, the Gauṇḍi of Kaṇiyahaḷḷi, the Three Hundred of Ugura, the Thousand, Chauḍamanāyaka and others after washing the feet of Amṛitarāśi, the āchārya of the temple.

In continuation of the above from line 16 is engraved another epigraph which refers to the 7th regnal year of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara, Bhujabalabhīma Vīra-Bijjaṇa and cites the identical details of the above date. It thus corresponds to 1173 A.D., October 22. This Vīra-Bijjaṇa must evidently be his namesake Sinda chief, son of Chāvuṇḍa. It registers the gift of Bīravaṇa of the god's garden for offerings to the god Mūlasthāna into the hands of the above āchārya by Kēśava and Baladēvanāyaka at the instance of Mādhava-daṇḍanāyaka. Another gift for a perpetual lamp to the deity was made by Dāsimarasa, the Mahāprabhu of Soraṭūr.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī

⟨2⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhave • ko[ḍadinu]diysidagastyaṁ kaḍalaṁ-

⟨3⟩ pī¨rvvanta maṁḍaḻēsvararājyakkoḍeyanene puṭṭi bijjalaneḍegoṁḍaṁ sā¨rvva[bhau]ma padavīśrīya || ·ogedo¨rvvaṁ [ne]ṟeviṭṭu [śā]trava tama-

⟨4⟩ [stō]maṁ samaṁnteydu meydaḷevaṁnaṁ suvidhēya bhūpa • ya • • • na¨rtisalu bagevannaṁ kumuda¨rkkalakke vogevannaṁ tī-

⟨5⟩ • dattāvagaṁ jagamaṁ rāyamarāri sōmanripanudyatkī¨rtticaṁdrātapaṁ || ·ā rāya murāri padāṁbhōruha sēvātilō- ⟨Page 152⟩

⟨6⟩ • • • bhriṁgaṁ sāraguṇagaṇanidhānanaphārayaśaṁ dhanya daṁḍanātha negaḷda[ṁ] || ·āvaneṇe daṁḍanātha • dēvaṁge samagra samara

⟨7⟩ saṁma¨rddada daśagrīvaṁge bageye mallugidēvaṁge payōdhiparivritō¨rvvītaḷadoḷu © tadācā¨ryya prabhāvameṁteṁdaḍe

⟨8⟩ • • • cārucaritradoḻu manamanā • śēṣa • • ti bhāvaneyoḻu tāḷdi mahē svarādri[yāgesavā] • • • • • garapā-

⟨9⟩ • • • labdha prasastavibhavaṁ bhūbhāgadoḷu puṇya¨rbā[hmaṇa]raṁ yatimukhyanaṁ [·a]mritarāsi[khyāti]yōgīsvara || • • tapavri • •

⟨10⟩ • • mururuṁdaṁ • guvamādivirājita kaṇṭhābharaṇaṁ manōjamadamattēbhēṁdra siṁhaṁ siva • • ṣṭāpataṁgaṁ • • • • • raṇanuddhata

⟨11⟩ • • • • • viva¨rjjitanādaṁ yati[mukhya]nintamritarāsi khyātiyōgīsvaraṁ || yiṟe • ṟiya caṁdrakāntada tiḷigoḻada yiṁ • pala • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • ḷayōnijadamaḷayajadataṇpaṁ taḷedi¨rkuṁ ·amritamunipanamaḷaguṇaṁgaḷu || svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḻa ca-

⟨13⟩ [kra]va¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēva va¨rṣada 7 neya vijayasaṁ[va*]tsarada kā¨rttikasuddha puṁṇnami sōmavāra vyatiyapāta saṁkrāṁtti kūḍida [pu]- 1

⟨14⟩ ṇyatithiyoḷu śrīmatu kaṇiyahaḷḷi gauṁḍi mukhyavāgi ·aṟuvattokkalumuguramūnū ¨rvvaruṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ mukhyavāgi [paṁnā]ya •

⟨15⟩ • • ḍi[lū]ra cau·uḍamanāyaka mūlastāna dēvarācā¨ryya yamritarāśi dēvara pādaprakṣāḷanaṁ māḍi dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi dēva[¨rgge]

⟨16⟩ [biṭṭa] paṁnāyamaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi dēvara nivēdyakke biṭṭaru || svasti samasta praśastisahitaṁ śrī mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ sāhasō-

⟨17⟩ ttuṁga bhujabalabhīma vīrabijjaṇa dēva[va*]¨rṣada 7 neya vijayasaṁvatsarada kā¨rttika puṁṇnami sōma-

⟨18⟩ [vāra] vyatiyapāta saṁkrānti saṁyōgada [pu]ṁṇyatithiyoḷu śrīmatu mādhave daṁḍanāyakana besadiṁ kēsavadēvaṁ ho- 2

⟨19⟩ ḷala baladēvanāyakaru kaṇiya mūlastānadēvarācā¨ryya ·amritarāsidēvara pāda prakṣā-

⟨20⟩ ḷanaṁ māḍi dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi dēvara tōṭada hēṟina bīravaṇamaṁ nivēdyakkesa¨rvva namasyavāgi biṭṭaru ||

⟨21⟩ svasti śrīmatu sūraṭūra mahāprabhudāsimarasaṁ kaṇiya mūlastānadēvarācā¨ryyaṁ ·amri-

⟨22⟩ tarāsidēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi hēṟina hāgada bīravaṇava dēvara naṁdā dīvigege sa¨rvvana[masyavāgi]

⟨23⟩ biṭṭaru || haḷḷi gauḍi mukyavāgi yaṟuvattokkaluṁ ·uguramūnū¨rvvaru sāsi¨rvvaru mukhyavāgi • • • • •

⟨24⟩ pratipāḷisuvaru || pratipāḷisadiddavaru narakaṁbokka paṁcamahāpātakaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0122⟩ No. 122. (B.K. No. 206 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a Slab set up in front of the temple of Pāvaḍi Basappa.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1173, A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1095, Nandana, Pushya śu. 5, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti. The date is irregular. The Śaka year cited coincided with the cyclic year Vijaya. In ⟨Page 153⟩ this year the details of the date save Saṁkrānti correspond to 1173 A.D., December 10, Monday, f.d.t. °35. The Uttarāyaṇa-samkrānti occurred fifteen days later.

It registers a gift of land for ablution, offerings, etc., to the deity, for feeding the ascetics, imparting education and for conducting music, dance and other services in the temple of the god Nāgēśvara at Aṇṇigeṟe, constructed by Nāgagāvuṇḍa of the place. The gift was made under instructions from the king in the presence of Dhannugidaṇḍanāyaka, the governor of Beḷavalanāḍu, and other officers, the Trivarga-samaya, the one Thousand and Pura-paṭṭaṇa. An account of the Kalachuri rulers and of the family of Dhannugi as well as of Nāgagāvuṇḍa is given in some detail. Aṇṇigeṟe is referred to as the rājadhāni of the four ages.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīge kulāgāra śayanāgāra harige nūtna ratnāḷige bhāṁḍāgāravidenipudu mahimā gāramapārapūra pārāvā-

⟨2⟩ raṁ || tajjaḷanidhi vaḷayita viḷasejjaṁbūdvīpaṁ jaḷajamadhyastha bhāsvajjaṁbūnadenuyamēṁ pajjaḷipudo mēruka¨rṇnikāka-

⟨3⟩ manīyeṁ || va || ·ā mēru rāgiṇīraṁgade dakṣiṇadiśābhāgakkaḷaṁkāramāda bhāratava¨rṣa bhāminiya kuṁtaḷadanta • ntamādaku-

⟨4⟩ ntaḷa mahīmaṇḍaḷamaṁ caṇḍavikramadiṁ nijabhujādaṇḍamaṇḍa[na] • • • [bhujabaḷa] cakrava¨rtti bijjalamahīpāḷananvayābhyuda-

⟨5⟩ yaventene || v® || viprakumāriyo¨rbbaḷolaviṁda mā • • • • • • • • • • hāraṁ • • • • • tānaṟi-

⟨6⟩ diccepe¨rcce baṁda pramitā • kaṁ kanasinoḷnereya • • • • • • • • • • samāhvayanādanātmajaṁ ||

⟨7⟩ va || ·antu | puṭṭi kāḷaṁjarapuravaradoḷu || • • • • • • • • • • satata varamāṁ • • • • •

⟨8⟩ yaṁ parahitacaritra [pā]tra • • || ·ava[nata] • • • bhuvanaṁ baḷikavana • • • śau[¨ryā] • • • • • • • • • • navalakṣavenipa • • • • •

⟨14⟩ ya[va] • doḷaguṁ māḍi rājyaṁ geyye || • • || ·antiḷā cakravinuta vikra mōnnatiyiṁ negaḷtevetta gaḷacuri kṛṣṇabhūpāḷaniṁ piriyaṁ ta-

⟨15⟩ tkuḷajanitānēka jananāthaṁ prava • • • yadoḷu || kaṁ || ·unneti mēruge nija śau¨ryyōnnati • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ yene kannaman®panāntanamaḷakī¨rttyunnatiyaṁ || v® || pesa¨rvaḍeda¨rttadīya • • • manumā¨rggada bijjarāja • ¨rvvasudheyoḷeyde rājasuta¨rbba-

⟨17⟩ ḷikammugi śaṁkava¨rmmanullasadurukī¨rtti • • • nudātta kaḷānidhi • • ḷājana • • • • • śau¨ryyarapratimadhai¨ryya • • nṛpava¨ryya

⟨18⟩ rādarō || ka || ·ā jōgamanṛpavarana tanūjātanajāta[śatru] kaḷacurikuḷanīrējavana bhānu negaḷdaṁ śrī • • • • • tanenisi[pe]¨rmmāḍi-

⟨19⟩ nṛpaṁ || tattanayaṁ || ka || • • nayanani • • [ha]ritanūja • • • riya • • • • • • • • • • neneyisuvaṁ

⟨20⟩ cakrava¨rtti bijjaladēvaṁ || va || ·ā cakranātha mauḷimāṇikyana tanūjaṁ || v® || bhūriparā kramakramaṁgaḷēri mahāvibhava pra • • jaṁ-

⟨21⟩ bhāri • da¨rppavairi nṛpasa¨rppasamūha[vi]nāśaka • • • • • • • • • • sū¨rppakāri sa-

⟨22⟩ dṛśākṛtiyaṁ sale sōvi[dēvanaṁ] || ka || ·ā rāyamurāri dharitrīramaṇana [daṇḍa]nātha • • • • • • • • • • negaḷdanamaḷayaśōrama- ⟨Page 154⟩

⟨23⟩ ṇīramaṇanenisi dhannugidēvaṁ || ja[nakaṁ] haridēva camūpana • • • • • • • • • • • • • tānene dhannugidaṇḍādhīśana janmamaṁ nōḍe nāḍe pāvanama-

⟨24⟩ lte || va || ·ā camūnātha lalāmanagrajaṁ || ka || sādhita śatru caritra guṇā[dhā]ranudāraṁ kaḷpatarugāṁbhī¨ryyāṁbōdhiyenalnegaḷdaṁ lakṣmīdharadaṇḍē-

⟨25⟩ śanamaḷakī¨rtti vṛtāṁśaṁ || tadanuje || svakuḷajaḷanidhi śara[ccaṁdri]keyeṁbudanamaḷabhāvadiṁ kuvaḷaya ha¨rṣa karaprabhāvadiṁ tāṁ prakaṭisuva-

⟨26⟩ ḷ laḷiyādēviyinī jagadoḷ || tadanujanesedaṁ kāntāmadanaṁ mahanī[ya]dāni lakṣmī līlāsadanaṁ sūnṛta viḷasadvadanaṁ jōgēśvaraṁ camūpala-

⟨27⟩ lāmaṁ || mattaṁ tatsahōdaraṁ || pollame po¨rdda • [su]carita • • • • • • • • • • kkavaṇaṁ sallada nuḍiyeṁbinituṁ mallugidaṁḍādhināthano-

⟨28⟩ ḷnijavalte || va || ·antu sakaḷa bāndhava janajanita santatōtka¨rṣaha • • yācaka cātaka prakara kanakava¨rṣanumenisi || v® || kuḷaja • dhanyanoldō-

⟨29⟩ lagisida manujaṁ dhanyanādaṁ vinōdakkoḷagādaṁ dhanyanādā • • • • • • • • • • ṟidoḷdhanyanentu kaḷegoṁḍaṁ dhanyanāḷda kṣitipati piriduṁ dhanyanaṁ-

⟨30⟩ bī jaganmaṁgaḷamaṁ sāma¨rtthyamaṁ tāḷdidanamaḷayaśaṁ dhanya daṁḍādhināthaṁ || kaṁ || janavinuta tatpratikaṁṭhanudārana [mēru] mērunagadhai¨ryyaṁ pā-

⟨31⟩ vanataracaritaṁ caritā¨rtthanenippaṁ malladēvanamaḷinabhāvaṁ || v® || sa[k®] • boppaṇa nāyakaṁ paramadha¨rmmāhlādi mādēvanāyaka-

⟨32⟩ nā rēvaṇanāyakaṁ parahitavyāpāra sārakriyādhikṛtaṁ boppaṇanāyakaṁ viśada tējō mū¨rtti mā¨rttaṇḍanāyakaneṁbayvaru moḷpuve-

⟨33⟩ tta karaṇaṁgaḷ khyātiyaṁ tāḷdidar || va || ·antu sakaḷani¨rmmaḷa dha¨rmmādhikaraṇaṁgaḷu ma • hmabrāhmaguṇagaṇāḷaṁkaraṇaṁgaḷumenipaśēṣa-

⟨34⟩ karaṇaṁgaḷverasu dhannugidēvadaṁḍanāyaka¨rbbeḷvaladēśamaṁ duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭānugrahō dagrasāmagriyinavyagratege salisi parama-

⟨35⟩ pramōdadiṁ pratipāḷisuttami¨rppa kāladoḷ || ka || ·anupama vanitānidhi sajjananidhi nānā padā¨rtthanidhi viḷasannaṁdananidhi dēvālayanidhiyenisidu-

⟨36⟩ daṇnigeṟe satsukhaikanivāsaṁ || ·adaroḷsogayisuvudu guṇasadanaṁ gāvuṇḍava¨rggavādvija va¨rggaṁ vidita vaṇika va¨rggaṁ sadabhīṣṭutavī triva¨rggava-

⟨37⟩ maḷinamā¨rggaṁ || mattamalli || v® || samayaṁ tānene paṭṭasāligara mo[ttaṁ] kī¨rtti vetti¨rddudāsamayakkaṁ paḍevaḷḷanoḷpinudayādityaṁ mahau-

⟨38⟩ dā¨ryya vikrama vibhrājitanādana • • • • • tantuvāyānvaya [kṣē]masaṁrakṣaṇa dakṣaveṁbadaṭiniṁ [mū]nūṟu baṁdoppuguṁ || va || ·antanū-

⟨39⟩ namā nija • dānavāda catu¨ryyugarājadhāniyaṇnigeṟeya • • • • • • • • • • • • riya gāvuṇḍike • • ḍeyarenisi pesa-

⟨40⟩ [rāṁta] gāvuṇḍaranvayadoḷ || ·adaṁteṁdaḍe || kaḍu vīra śrī • • ya gāvuṁḍa[na] putraṁ śōbhana gāvuṇḍanātana putraṁ bamma gāvuṁḍana tatusūnu paṭṭaṇa

⟨41⟩ prabhu mahāpasāyitaṁ karaṇādhiṣṭādhināyakaṁ mūkayyagāvuṁḍanātana mahi • yaṁteṁdaḍe • • • • • raṟeyaluke negaḷdana-

⟨42⟩ • yaguṇaṁ mūkagāvuṇḍanalliṁ baḷika śrīyoḍeyanātanaḷiya • • • • • gā vuṁḍanoḷpaṁtaḷedanā[tana] taneyaṁ bhuvanaparītayaśaṁ

⟨43⟩ • jjagauḍanāvibhuvina jāmātri budhanikara • • • • • • • • • • naga¨rdanaṟike yaṟamagauḍaṁ || ·ī vasuma[tiyo]ḷageṟeyamagauvuṁḍana sati

⟨44⟩ • śiṣṭakulavati guṇabhūśāvati vivēkasati śōbhāvati maḷeyavati nega¨rdaḷabaḷārana || ·avari¨rvva¨rgge puṭṭida navadātta yaśaṁ semastaguṇagaṇa- ⟨Page 155⟩

⟨45⟩ līḷābhavanaṁ svātrita rakṣaṇa niviṣṭamati nāgagauvuṇḍanāhavaśauṇḍaṁ || mattaṁ || guṇadoḷu gāṁbhī¨ryyadoḷu dhai¨ryyadoḷamaḷina cāritradoḷu bandhusaṁrakṣa-

⟨46⟩ ṇadoḷdākṣiṇyadoḷu puṇyadoḷabhavalasadbhaktiyoḷsūktiyoḷmā¨rggaṇavāṁccā • • [ḷdā]nadoḷavaniyo[ḷī nāga]gāvuṇḍanoḷpoḷeṇeyāvaṁ nōḷpaḍaṁdaṁ-

⟨47⟩ dakhiḷabudhajanaṁ baṇnikuṁ prītiyiṁdaṁ || ye[ne*]negaḷda nāgagāvuṇḍananiṁdyaṁ bhaktiyiṁde nāgēśvaradēva nivāsamanaṇnigeṟege vinūta tiḷakāyamānamaṁ

⟨48⟩ māḍisida || ·anantaraṁ śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryyacakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēvana besadiṁ śrīma[ddaṇḍanāyakaṁ] dhannugidēva pramukha samastakaraṇaṁga-

⟨49⟩ ḷuṁ triva¨rgga samayasāsi¨rvvaruṁ purapaṭṭaṇada sannidhānadalu śrīmannāgēśvara dēvā lyada māṭakūṭa prāsādakkaṁ ·aṁgebhōgaraṁgabhōgakkaṁ tapō-

⟨50⟩ dhanarāhāradāna vidyādānakkaṁ gītanādyanrityamannadānaminita¨rkkaṁ sa¨rvvanamasya sa [¨rbā]bādha parihāravāgi suva¨rṇnapurassara dhārāpū¨rvvaka[ṁ]

⟨51⟩ māḍipaḍedu sakava¨rṣa 1095 neya nandana saṁvatsara puśyaṣuddha 5 sōmavāra vuttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti vyatīpāta puṇyatithiyoḷu śrīmannā-

⟨52⟩ gēśvaradēvarige dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi nāgagāvuṇḍaṁ tanna gāvuṇḍavoladoḷage paṁ[cō] ttaramaniḷipikoṭṭa mattaru nānnūṟayvattara sīmā saṁmaṁ-

⟨53⟩ dhaveṁteṁdaḍe vūriṁ paḍuva hebbasuṟa baṭṭeyiṁ baḍaga [ba]ḷḷāruvāḍada holada sīmeyiṁ mūḍa tōḷa • • • baṭṭeyiṁ teṁka bhōgā • • dēvara

⟨54⟩ cchatrada keyyiṁ heggeṟeya keyyiṁ paḍuva mattaṁ mūḍa mokhadeyā heggeṟeya keyyiṁ • mūḍamokhade baṁdu pa-

⟨55⟩ ḍuva mukhade harida haḷḷadiṁ • • • śrī[bhōgēśvara]dēvarige yikkida • • • • •

⟨56⟩ • • śvarada yiṁmattaṟu keyyiṁ paḍu[va]lu śrī yamritēśvaradēvara paḍihāṟa cāvaṇana keyyiṁda baḍaga matta-

⟨57⟩ vā cāvaṇana keyyiṁdaṁ śrī yamritēśvaradēvara cchatrada keyyiṁdaṁ paḍuvalu ·aḷedikkida mūvattumūṟu gēṇuṁ bā¨rciviḍigaḍiṁbada gha-

⟨58⟩ ḷeyalaḷeda mattarinnūṟa mūvatteraḍaṟoḷage paṁcōttarada mattaru mūvatteraḍaniḷipi niṁda mattaru yiṁnūṟu ·adoṁdu sthaḷa

⟨59⟩ matta vūriṁ baḍaga naviluguṁdada baṭṭeyiṁda gāvuṇḍavoladiṁ teṁkalayyamavaṭṭeyiṁ paḍuvalu śrī dhōrēśvaraholadiṁ baḍaga-

⟨60⟩ lu mattaru nūṟippattaṟoḷage paṁcōttarada mattarippattanuḷiye niṁda mattaru nūṟuva doṁdu sthaḷa || matta maṇikavāḍada [baṭṭe]yiṁ teṁka

⟨61⟩ rōṇēśvaradēvara kaiyyiṁdaṁ kuṁdugoḷada baṭṭeyiṁdaṁ paḍuvalu ma[ttaṁ] kuṁdugoḷada baṭṭeyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu dhōrēśvara[dēva]ra keyyiṁ-

⟨62⟩ daṁ mūḍalu mā¨rttaṁḍabhaṭṭara keyyiṁdaṁ teṁkalā kaiyyiṁdaṁ mūḍalākeyyiṁdaṁ baḍagalākeyyiṁdaṁ mūḍalaḷeda mattaru

⟨63⟩ ·ayvattaṟoḷage paṁcōttarada mattareṁṭanuḷiye niṁda mattaru nālvatteraḍu ·adoṁdusthaḷa || voriṁ paḍuva hebbasuṟa ba-

⟨64⟩ [ṭṭe]yiṁ teṁkalu śrī yamritēśvaradēvara soḷavoladiṁdaṁ paḍuvalu dasavandada naḍu[ve] • pāseṟegallu modalāgi ·aṇneya-

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ho]ladiṁdaṁ baḍagalu sisuvanahāḷa bennūra mugguḍḍe modalāge baḍaga mokade bare bennūra holada

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mugguḍḍeyiṁ mūḍalaḷedikkida mattaru ·ayvatta ṟoḷage paṁcōta rada mattareṁṭanuḷiye niṁda matta- ⟨Page 156⟩

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīyamritēśvara[dēvara] • • • • • keyyiṁdaṁ baḍaga dēvara vitīpātada keyyiṁdaṁ mūḍalu

⟨68⟩ • • • • • • • • • • haḍavaḷaravarige taḷāṟikege yikkida mattarāṟu

⟨69⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīgandhada keyyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu gavuḍavoladiṁdaṁ mū-

⟨70⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rada mattaroṁda • • • • • • • • • • niḷipi 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0123⟩ No. 123. (B.K. No. 31 of 1929-30.) JANGMURAL, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing in a field.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1173 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Vijaya, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1173 A.D., December 25.

It records a gift of land for offerings to and oil for burning a lamp in front of the god Mahāliṅga of Jakanahaḷḷi by Mahādēvanāyaka.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya-

⟨2⟩ cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri

⟨3⟩ sōyidēva varuśada 7 neya

⟨4⟩ vijaya saṁvatsarada śrāhe-

⟨5⟩ ya ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkrāṁ-

⟨6⟩ tibyatīpātadalu • • • geṟeya

⟨7⟩ [prabhu] mahādēva nāyakaru [ja]-

⟨8⟩ kanahaḷḷiya mahāliṁga dēvarige

⟨9⟩ soḍareṁṇṇe nivēdyake koṭṭa keyi kaṁ-

⟨10⟩ [ba] 450

⟨SIIv15p0i0124⟩ No. 124. (B.K. No. 146 of 1926-27.) BELHŌḌ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Īśvara.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1174 A.D.

This is dated the 8th regnal year of the king, Jaya, Chaitra śu. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1174 A.D., March 18.

It registers a gift of land and oil-mill to the god Ādityadēva of Beḷupāḍi, for worship and offerings. The earlier portion of the inscription which is much damaged contains praise of the king and his officer Dhannugi-daṇḍanāyaka. This register a gift to the god Mūlasthāna to by the Śeṭṭis and other members of the trading corporation of Five Hundred on the same date. It mentions a Mahāsēnapaṇḍita. ⟨Page 157⟩

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⟨1⟩ śrī namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara cāravē tryeḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti samasta bhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja kāḷāṁjarapuravarādhīśvaraṁ kaḷacu¨rya-

⟨3⟩ cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōyidēva vijeyarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamāna mācaṁdrā¨rkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire-

⟨4⟩ pesa¨rvvettaṁ bhūjanaṁ rāgise sale nile vidvajjanaṁ bhītiyiṁ kaṁpisa vārastrījanaṁ vāṁcchise satkula visacchijjanaṁ kū¨rmmeyiṁ va¨rṇnise tāṁ ma¨ryyā-

⟨5⟩ deyiṁ vīradinatisaya savubhāgyediṁ bhāpadiṁ bhāvisa[lī]bhūcakradoḷu bijjalanamaḷa yaśaṁ cakranāthāgragaṇya || ko-

⟨6⟩ ḍadinudaysidagastyaṁ kaḍalaṁ pī¨rddante maṁḍalēśvararājyakkoḍeyane puṭṭi bijjala naḍegoṁḍaṁ sā¨rvvabhauma padavīśrīya ||

⟨7⟩ ·ā bhujabaḷacakrisuta prabhu sōyidēvanā manōje rāyamurāri yaśōbhari • samaṁtu taḷedaṁ

⟨8⟩ dhareya || • • bahudaṁḍadoḷu bhūramaṇīmukha • • • • • doḷusatyavākpāḷana • • ragadoḷu śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ [ge] kuṁbhāgradoḷamaḷayaśōlakṣmīpati • • • • • • • • • • cakrādhipa sōyidēva || ·ā rāyamurāri pādāṁbōruhasē •

⟨10⟩ • • citabhramaraṁ vīrāri mathanaśau¨ryanudāraśrī dhanyadaṁḍanāthane negaḷdaṁ • • • • • • • • • • nēkadānaguṇi haridēvanāyaka pit® parivāra kalpalate

⟨11⟩ tāyijagadaṁbike cari • • mahāsati nijagōtra • negaḷdakāśyapagōtravenale satku līnateya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ ṇa prastuta su[ra]rājya saukhyaṁ nijakaḷāṁbudhi • • • • • • • • • • laḷi yādēvi • • • līleyoḷu || • tadhai¨ryayu • • •

⟨13⟩ ¨ryyaṁ kritakā¨ryya prakaṭitā • • dā¨ryanuta sauṁda¨ryya • • • • • • • • • • • • • || va || ·antu sakaḷadha¨rmma vistāraṇā-

⟨14⟩ • karaṇagaḷenisida • • • • • dhannugidaṁḍanāyaka¨rvveḷuvala • • • duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapratipāḷaneyiṁ pratiphāḷisuti¨rpa • • • doḷu || dharaṇītaḷado-

⟨15⟩ ḷu nelasida bharatakṣētrade kuṁtaḷāvani negaḷguṁ piridumadaṟoḷa • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ diṁdadu divyamunīṁdradiṁda budhajanadiṁ tānadu vipravēdeghō • • • • • • • • • • • • • sogayisuguṁ || ·ā mahānu bhā-

⟨17⟩ vana vaṁśāvatāraventeṁdoḍa || paḍedaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi • • • • • • • • • • diggajaṁ • dēśadoḷu nilisidaṁ satkī¨rttiyaṁ vittamaṁ pa • •

⟨18⟩ budhakōṭi yoḻu nilisida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ yentaṁdoḍe || • • • • • • • • • • ḍāmaṇiyeṁbudu gōtra śikhā maṇiyeṁbudu rāya-

⟨20⟩ dēvana vasumatiyoḻu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • ti[ḻi]goḻanabjasaṁkuḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ bhu rāyadēvanī beḷvaladēsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23-24⟩ damaged

⟨25⟩ mṛgapati sau¨ryya [sa]rasvatti • • • • • • • • • • nāmādi

⟨26⟩ praśasti sahitaṁ • • • • • • • • • • khaṁḍasphuṭita¨rjīṇōddhārakkaṁ sthā-

⟨27⟩ nadācā¨ryarāhāradānakkaṁ śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti [rāyamurāri sōvi dēva] va¨rṣada 8 neya jaya saṁvatsara [caitra]-

⟨28⟩ su 13 sōmavāra saṁkrāntiyalu pū¨rvva • • • • • • • • • • cā¨ryya¨rgga • • • ⟨Page 158⟩

⟨29⟩ • • maneya [ni]vēśaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • mahāsēnapaṁḍita¨rgge dēvakā¨ryyavaṁ • • • • • • • • • • pra-

⟨31⟩ tipāḷisuvaru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ ynū¨rvvaranasaṁkhyāte • • • • • • • • • • paṁcaśatavīrasāsanalabdhānēka guṇaṁgaḷa • • • satya śau-

⟨33⟩ ca cārucāritranayavinaya vi[jñā]na vīrabaḻaṁju • • • dha¨rmapratipāḷana viśuddha guḍḍadhvaja virājitānūna sāhasāliṁ-

⟨34⟩ gita viśāḻavakṣasthaḷa • • • • • parākramōṁnatavāsudēvakhaṇḍaḷīmūḷabhadrō[dbha] va¨rbhbhalluṁkadaṇḍahastarayyāvoḷepuravarēśvara • • ṣṭa śaṣṭighaṭikāsthāna • • •

⟨35⟩ yīśvara varaprasādadvādaśa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36⟩ • [pa] samasta • • • • • • • • • • raṁkakāṟaruṁ

⟨37⟩ birudaruṁ bīravaṇigaruṁ bārika • • • • • gāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ seṭṭiyaruṁ seṭṭigutta ruṁ pramukha śrīmatu beḷupāḍi-

⟨38⟩ ya śrī mūlasthānadēva¨rggā • • • • • • • • • • pratipāḷisuvaru namaśivāyaḥ || © ||

⟨39⟩ svastiśrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēvava¨rṣa 8 neya [ja]ya saṁvatsarada caitra suddha 13 sōmavā-

⟨40⟩ radaṁdu ·ādityadēvara nivēdya naṁdādīvige [khaṇḍa]sphuṭita [jī¨rṇnō]ddhārakkaṁ śrīmatu vūroḍeya rāyarasa

⟨41⟩ ma[ṁ]marasa mallikā¨rjjunadēva • • • • • • • • • • [dhā]rāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi pū¨rvva nibandeyaṟuvaṇa-

⟨42⟩ da matta 4 ·ā kayya sīme • • • • • • • • • • śrī mūlasthānadēvara keyyiṁ paḍuva kammaṟageyi baḍaga ku-

⟨43⟩ ṟuguṇigeyiṁda mūḍa ·ā dēvariṁ paḍuvalu śrī • ḍēsvarada • • śrī mūlasthāna dēvara sa[¨rvva] namaśyada gāṇa 1 ©

⟨44⟩ śrī mūlasthānadēva[rā]dityadēvarācā¨ryya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0125⟩ No. 125. (B.K. No. 41 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam of the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Rāyamurāri Sovidēva, 1174 A.D.

This is dated the 8th regnal year of the king, Jaya, Mārgaśira-amāvāsyā, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1174 A.D., November 26. The weekday, however, was Tuesday.

It commences with the praśasti of the one Thousand learned Mahājanas of Lokkiguṇḍi, which was a Mahāgrahāra said to have been endowed by the illustrious Rāma and registers the gift of an annual income of six paṇas made by Bācharasa, brother of Guṇanidhi Kēśavadēva, to the god Asitara Kēśavāditya, for burning a perpetual lamp.

Another gift to the same deity by Meṇḍeya Keṟeyanāyaka is also recorded.

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⟨1⟩ svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhānaparāyaṇa japasamādhiśīḷaguṇa saṁpanna¨rssaptasōmasaṁsthāvabhṛthāvagāhanapavitrīkṛtaśarīre¨rccatu¨rvvēdapāragaraṣṭā daśadha¨rmmaśāstrakuśaḷarēkavākyaracaḷitadhai¨ryya¨rdhai¨ryya-

1) After this commences another inscription No. 132 below.

⟨Page 159⟩

⟨2⟩ parākramarāśritajanakalpavrikṣarahitapakṣakṣayakara¨rkkaliyugagāṁgēya¨rpparamaparōpakāriga ḷāhavadhuraṁdhara¨rśāpānugrahasama¨rttha¨rkkā¨ryyabṛhaspatigaḷēkaykapaṁḍita¨rgrāmanāmō ttama¨rvvaiṣṇavagītimanōhara¨rppāpabhīrugaḷ

⟨3⟩ paranārīsahōdararu duṣṭavidhvaṁsaka¨rviśiṣṭajanāśraya¨rkāmakrōdhalōbhamōhaviva¨rjji ta¨rdvātriṁśatsahasrasamayā¨rgghyāruha dvijakuḷatiḷakaru śaraṇāgata vajrapaṁjara¨rssamasta guṇa viśēṣōṁnatarappa śrīrāmaradatti mahāgrahāra

⟨4⟩ śrīmalloṁkiguṁḍiyūroḍeya pramukha śrī sāsi¨rvvaru neredu dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ surakṣita māgi rakṣisuttamire | mattaṁ śrī sāsi¨rvvaraputraṁ guṇanidhi kēśavadēvana mahimeyeṁteṁdaḍe || vṛtta keḷegoṁḍaṁ kritakrityanōlagisidaṁ dhaṁnyaṁ diṭaṁ [pakka]doḷu baḷedaṁ tāne kritā¨rtthē[ṣṭa] nēṁ pūjyaṁ

⟨5⟩ po¨rddidaṁ sēbyanaggaḷadiṁ bēḍidavaṁ sada¨rtthaneni[pī] sāma¨rtthyamaṁ dhātriyoḷu taḷedaṁ kēśava dēvano¨rvvane valaṁ saujaṁnya ratnākaraṁ yintu negaḷtevaḍeda guṇanidhi kēśavadēvana tamma bācarasaṁ taṁna taḷa bhōgada kēṇiyalu © svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri- 1

⟨6⟩ sōvidēvava¨rṣada 8 neya jaya saṁvatsarada mā¨rggaśiradamāvāsya ·ādityavāra sū¨ryya grahaṇa saṁkrānti vyatīpātadaṁdu ·asitara śrī kēśavādityadēvara naṁdādīvigagācaṁdrā ¨rkatāraṁbaraṁ saluvaṁtāgi variṣaṁprati biṭṭa paṇa 6 ·idanāro¨rvvaru

⟨7⟩ taḷabhōgada kēṇiya koṁḍa kēṇikāṟa[ru] śrī sāsi¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷisuvaru || mattamā puṇyadinadoḷu meṁḍeyake[ṟe]ya nāyakaṁ taṁna taḷāṟikeyalu tanage naḍeva saṁ[te] yāyada[ha] • • maṇada gaḍiyaraṁ bā[vi]yumaṁ kēśavādityadēvarige biṭṭa ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0126⟩ No. 126. (B.K. No. 13 of 1929-30.) GŌṬKHAṆḌKI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up near the Hanumān temple.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1174 A.D.

This is dated śaka 1096, Jaya, Pushya śu. 13, Sunday, corresponding to 1174 A.D., December 8.

It records a gift of land and house-site for maintaining a charitable picotta at the well of the god Gaṅgēśyara by Nāgadēvanāyaka, son of Mahādēvanāyaka, the Prabhu of Goṭṭakhaṇḍike in Hagariṭṭage Three Hundred with the approval of Mahāpradhāna, Bammadēva-daṇḍanāyaka who bore the epithets Lāḷakhaṇḍeya-nāyaka and Aṇugasāhaṇādhipati.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē trai-

⟨2⟩ ḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti

⟨3⟩ śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sō-

⟨4⟩ vidēvakālada sakava¨rṣada 1096 neya jaya saṁvatsarada

⟨5⟩ puṣya su 13 ·ādivāradaṁdu śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ lāḷa-

⟨6⟩ khaṁḍeyanāyakādhiṣṭhāyakaṁ ·aṇuga sāhaṇādhipati

⟨7⟩ mahāpasāyita ·aribhuja[ba]ḷa ba[ṁ]madēva daṁḍanā-

⟨8⟩ yakaranumatadiṁ hagariṭṭage muṁnūṟaṟa baḷi-

⟨9⟩ ya bāḍaṁ śrīmatu gūṭṭakhaṁḍakiyi pra-

⟨10⟩ bhu mahādēva nāyakara maga baṁdhuciṁtāma- ⟨Page 160⟩

⟨11⟩ ṇiyuṁ gōtrapavitranuṁ dha¨rmmatatuparanuṁ

⟨12⟩ dēvabrāhmaṇa [pra]sāda • • • • • śrī sō-

⟨13⟩ manāthadēvara śrī pādārādhakanumappa nāga-

⟨14⟩ dēvanāyakaru gaṁgeśvēradēvara bāviya dha-

⟨15⟩ ¨rmmētakke ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti vyatīpāta

⟨16⟩ nimittavāgi yā dha¨rmmētavaṁ caṁdrā¨rkkaruḷḷa-

⟨17⟩ nnevaravettuvaṁtāgi kuḍi • • • • • de[yva nāda bha-]

⟨18⟩ [mmāḍi]meyanamaga rēcaṇa • • • • • yaṇaṁga-

⟨19⟩ ḷige hiṭṭa • • dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭa keyi

⟨20⟩ • [1]diṁ paḍuvaṇa sīmeyalu bammanahaḷḷiya dā-

⟨21⟩ riyiṁ baḍaga caccigiya sīmeyiṁ mū[ḍa] ·ādāri-

⟨22⟩ yiṁ teṁka mānya gōla mattaru haṁnneraḍu cadu-

⟨23⟩ rasa haṁnnikeyya mane nivēśana yintinitumaṁ sa-

⟨24⟩ ¨rbbanamasyavāgi koṭṭaru yiṁtī dha¨rmmavaṁ pratipāḷsida-

⟨25⟩ varige śrī vāraṇāsiya taḍiyalu sāyira vē-

⟨26⟩ dapāragarappa brāhmaṇa[rige] sāvirakavileyanuṁ da-

⟨27⟩ kṣiṇe sahita koṭṭa phalaṁ sā¨rggu yī dhammadanyāyavaṁ

⟨28⟩ ciṁtisidavarige ·ā vāraṇāsiyalā brāhmaṇa-

⟨29⟩ rumanā kavileymaṁ vadhiyisida pāpaṁ sā¨rggu ||

⟨30⟩ © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi-

⟨31⟩ ¨rvva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0127⟩ No. 127. (B.K. No. 220 of 1926-27.) ABBIGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the village chāvadi.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, [1174 A.D.]

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday, lunar eclipse, the name of the cyclic year being lost. The 7th regnal year of the king corresponds to 1174 A.D., in which year a lunar eclipse occurred in the month of Mārgaśira, on November 10, the weekday being Sunday. If the cyclic year, however was Manmatha, then in the month of Kārttika of that year there occurred a lunar eclipse, the details corresponding to 1175 A.D., October 10, Friday.

It seems to register a gift of land to the god Kappēśvara. It refers to a feudatory of the Sinda family and mentions Bammarasa at the end. The inscription is badly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ ·ōṁ namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya

⟨2⟩ śaṁbhavē || • • • • • • • • • • ṇege neleyenisida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • kaḷacu¨ryya cakri bijjanṛpāḷa • • • tattanayaṁ samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī pṛthvīvalla- ⟨Page 161⟩

⟨6⟩ [bha mahārājādhirāja paramē]śvaraṁ kaḷacu¨ryyacakrava¨rtti rāyamurāri sōvidēva vijaya-

⟨7⟩ [rājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhi] prava¨rddhamāna mācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire ||

⟨8⟩ © tatpādapadmopajīvigaḷsamadhigata paṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara¨rssinda-

⟨9⟩ kuḷakamalamā¨rttaṁ[ḍa]rappa haṭṭagāṟa kulānvaya • • • • • • • • • • ttarada

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • siṁdānvaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaṁśāvatāradoḷu || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12-27⟩ worn out

⟨28⟩ ṇikēśvaradēva • • • • • • • • • • yalu brahmapuriya •

⟨29⟩ damaged

⟨30⟩ yageṟeya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kappēśvaradēva¨rgge na

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cakrava¨rtti rāya-

⟨33⟩ murāri sōvidēvava¨rṣada 7 neya • • • • • • • • • • kā¨rttikada puṇnami sō-

⟨34⟩ mavāra sōma[grahaṇa] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ damaged

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhūmiya kūṭṭasṭha • •

⟨37⟩ damaged

⟨38⟩ dēvara keyyiṁ paḍu • • • • • • • • • • ṟuvattūkkalaruṁ

⟨39⟩ variṣaṁprati • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40-49⟩ damaged

⟨50⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kaḷacu¨ryya nripatiyaṁ bammarasaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0128⟩ No. 128. (B.K. No. 150 of 1926-27.) CHIKKAHANDIGOḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in an enclosure called Pōlīsinavara-hittalu.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1174 A.D.

This is dated the 8th regnal year of the king, Jaya, Pushya, Monday, Uttarāyaṇasaṅkramaṇa. The Saṅkramaṇa occurred on Wednesday, December 25 of 1174 A.D.

It describes Handigoḷa and seems to record a gift of land and other gifts to a Jaina temple. The record was composed by Hiṭṭina-Sēnabōva who calls himself Anupamakavi Kāḷidāsa. Ghaṭāntikā-jinasthāna and Kamaladēvāchārya are mentioned. It was engraved by Barmōja. The record is very much damaged.

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⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīra syādvādāmōghalāṁchanaṁ jīyāttraiḷōkya-

⟨2⟩ nāthasya śāsanaṁ jinaśāsanaṁ • • • • • ya namaḥ

⟨3⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha kaḷacu¨rya cakrava¨rtti

⟨4⟩ rāyamurāri sōvidēvarasara vijayarā[jya]mutta[rōtta]rābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamāna mācaṁdrā-

⟨5⟩ ¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire | kaṁ | • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 162⟩

⟨6⟩ yaṁtire • • beḷvala || • • • doḷippudanupamaṁ haṁdigoḷa || vri ||

⟨7⟩ • • yaṁ pūdōṭadiṁ kāyu • • • • • • • • • • ruttippama-

⟨8⟩ dāḷi • • • • • • • • • • dhāriṇī cakradoḷu || va ||

⟨9⟩ ·antu lakṣmigikkadā[ṇa]menisida haṁdigoḷaṁ || kaṁ || ·ādhipatigaḷamaḷaguṇa vidyānidhi-

⟨10⟩ gaḷu • • [¨rvvē]da śāstrasatkriti vidyā • • • • • • • • • • nega ḷdaralliyaṟuvatta-

⟨11⟩ nālvaru || kṣititaḷadoḷu[kūḍi] • • latiśayadi • • • • • ¨rdduṁ nativettudaṁ[nta]

⟨12⟩ negaḷdaṟuvattanālvara kī¨rttilatike • • nutakōmaḷadi • • bhūnutavappa haṁdi goḷadalli negaḷda ghaṭā-

⟨13⟩ ntikā jinasthānamadake pū¨rvvakrita • • • nidhi • mappa putrasantānama mukhya bāhubali-

⟨14⟩ paṁḍitanallade puṭṭida¨rvā[g]dānakkenalke māḍisidanalliyunnatadajaina • • • • • || kaṁ || • • • • • nna doḷu māḍisidaṁ mērenisi negaḷda brahma

⟨15⟩ vimānada hōlu • • • • • ji[nāḷa]yama

⟨16⟩ bāhubali yatīśvara tiḷakaṁ || vri || • • • • • • • • • • sakaḷaśāstrā ḷāpa śabā¨rtha-

⟨17⟩ tatparanudyadguṇa bhūśaṇa kamaḷadēvācā¨ryanaṁghridvayāṁbu • • rādhakanappa bāhu-

⟨18⟩ balidēva mūlasthā • • • • • • • • • • dēvagaṇa • dāditya nityabrataṁ || kaṁ || • • saṁbhava jina-

⟨19⟩ nāmāṁkita mudri • • • • • • • • • • mire bāhubali paṁḍitanasadaṁ bhara-

⟨20⟩ ta śāstrapariṇate • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ varaśaṁkha jinā[ḷa]yādhipati yati • • sirimūlasaṁghada • • • dēvagaṇakke kama-

⟨22⟩ ḷadēvācā¨ryyaṁ || paramā¨rttha • • gamata • maṇi • • • • • • • • • • ne[ne] tannaṁghrikamaḷa-

⟨23⟩ madhupaṁ duritatama • • • • • • • • • • ppā bāhubali paṁḍi-

⟨24⟩ ta dēvaru tāvumāḍisi • • • • • • • • • • ·ā pesaranoppi-

⟨25⟩ suva[lli] | svasti yamaniyama svādhyāyadhyāsadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭāṇajapa sa-

⟨26⟩ mādhi śīlaguṇa saṁpannaruṁ yanādiyagrahāra • • haṁdigoḷadaśēśamahā • • rappa ·aṟu-

⟨27⟩ vatta nālvarubāhubali paṁḍitadēvarige • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ ·ā basadiya [·aṣṭa] • • • • • khaṁḍasphuṭita jī¨rnnōddhārakka • • • • • [8] neya-

⟨29⟩ jaya saṁvatsaradapuśya • • sōmavāradaṁduttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇadalli sa¨rvva-

⟨30⟩ bādha parihāramuṁ sa¨rvvanamasyamā[gi] • • • • • samakaṭṭinalli koṭṭa bhūmiya

⟨31⟩ sīmākramame[nta]ne • • • • • • • • • • dāriyiṁ mūḍalu mallikā¨rjjuna-

⟨32⟩ dēvara keyiṁ teṁkalu • • • keyiṁ paḍuvalu • • • keyiṁbaḍagalumattarāṟu matta-

⟨33⟩ mādhavēśvara dēvara • • • • • • • • • • vāgi hariva kiṟuvaḷḷadiṁ paḍuva-

⟨34⟩ lu dhaṁmētada bāviyiṁ teṁkalu tōṭa matta • • • • • • • • • • dēvara nandādīvi-

⟨35⟩ gege gāṇaṁgaḷalu soṭige yeṁṇneyako • • • • • • • • • • ya basa-

⟨36⟩ diya keyya sīmākramamenteṁdoḍe • • • • • • • • • • paḍuvalu sabbe-

⟨37⟩ yageyiṁ baḍaga kaggeṟeya • • • • • • • • • • caturāgāṭa ma- ⟨Page 163⟩

⟨38⟩ ttaru 40 ·ā nālvattakkaṁ mattaroḷoṁduhaṇa • • • • • • • • • • khaṁḍa sphuṭita jī¨rṇnō-

⟨39⟩ ddhāramaṁ māḍisi sukhadiṁdi¨rpparu·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ • • • • • • • • • • prati pāḷisu-

⟨40⟩ varu svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisi • • • • • • • • • • kōḍuṁ-

⟨41⟩ koḷagumaṁ poṁnoḷu kaṭṭisi catu¨rvvēda pāragarappa brāhmaṇa¨rggu • • • khiya ko-

⟨42⟩ ṭṭa phaḷamakku midha¨rmmamanaḷidava¨rgganitumanaḷida mahāpātaka • • • • • paradattaṁ vā-

⟨43⟩ yō harēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭi¨rva¨rśa sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || vinayanidhi pēḷdanī-

⟨44⟩ śāsanagabbamanalte haṁdigoḷaveraḍaṟa hiṭṭinasēnabōvanene negaḷdanupamakavi kāḷidāsa-

⟨45⟩ • citaviḷāsa || va || ·ava[¨rgge] bālasakhi saṁmyakta ratnākaraṁ • • seṭṭiyamagaṁ • bareda śāsana dēva-

⟨46⟩ teyaroḷellaṁ śrēṣṭeyenipa peṁpina • • • • • • • • • • muttina saramaṁ samedaṁte śāntanū-

⟨47⟩ • kkaramaṁ || yintī dha¨rmamanati niścinteyiṁdaṟuvattanālvaruṁ pāḻisuti¨rppa • • nena-

⟨48⟩ • śāntaṁ samada¨rśi bāhubaliyatinātha || nareyaṁgalla ballōjana maga baḍagi ba¨rmmōjanakaṁ-

⟨49⟩ ḍaraṇe || bāhubalipaṁḍitadēvara bara[pa]ṁ guḍḍe • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0129⟩ No. 129. (B.K. No. 11 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚWAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the north wall of the maṇḍapa in the Sōmanātha temple.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva, 1176 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1099, Durmukhi, Pushya śu. 10, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇasaṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1176 A.D., December 13. The weekday was, however, Monday and the said Saṅkramaṇa occurred on December 15.

It records the royal gift of the village Yasagabāḷu in Sōgilu Twelve in Tarddavāḍi Thousand, to the god Sōmanātha of Iṅgaḷēśvara at the request of Sōvidēva-daṇḍa. nāyaka, son of Ammaṇayya-daṇḍanāyaka. It also registers the gift, to the same god, by purchase, of the village Koḍaganūr in Hebbāḷu Twelve, by Hergaḍe Hīḷa Sōvarasa of Vāji-kula, who is said to have had the temple constructed at Iṅgaḷēśvara whose Five Hundred Mahājanas are praised for their vitues. It is said to have been an agrahāra created by the epic king Janamējaya and styled the Kāśī of Karṇāṭa. Several other gifts by different donors are also enumerated. The gifts were entrusted into the hands of Jñānarāśi-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple of Svayambhu-Kēdā rēśvara of Vijayāpura and belonged to the order of Simha-parise. The record was composed by Hōriya Nīlayya of Kāśyapa-gōtra and engraved on stone by Rēvōjason of Hoḍala Rāmōja.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmūlasthāna dēvara divyaśrī pādapadmārādhakaṁ śrī sāradādēvīlabdha varaprasādaṁ śrīmat kāsyapagōtrapavitraṁ hōriya nīlayyaṁ bareda sāsana © śrī malli kā¨rjjuna dēvaraputra śrī sarasvatīdēvi varaprasādaṁ hoḍala rāmōjana magaṁ rēvōjaṁ hoyda sāsana ©- ⟨Page 164⟩

⟨2⟩ © namastuṁgaśirascuṁbi caṁdracāmara cāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāyaśaṁbhavē || ·ōṁ namaḥ sivāya ©-

⟨3⟩ satprakāśa mahatvēna nirasta jagatāṁ tamaḥ tatparaṁ brahmasaṁnnū¨rtti bhāti bhānustrayī mayaḥ © śrīkāṁntaṁ kā¨rttavī¨ryyā¨rjjuna kaḷacuri-

⟨4⟩ rājēṁdranuddāmada¨rppō¨rvvīkāṁntāmaṁṇḍanudyatkarikuḷaviḷayōtkaṁṭha kaṁṭhīravaṁ gaurīkāṁntāmnāya śuṁbhaḍḍama[ru]kaguruni¨rgghōśaṇaṁ-

⟨5⟩ prājyarājya śrīkāṁntākuntaḷakṣmāpati nijabhuja cakrēsvaraṁ bijjabhūpaṁ © ghanada ¨rppōgradviṣadhvāṁtamanuḍigisi kāḷiṁgavaṁ gāṁganakṣa-

⟨6⟩ tranikāyōdyōtamaṁ sūcisi paḍedu jagaccakrasaṁprītiyaṁ mitranripā¨rjja śrīvikāsaṁ salalesadudu kalyāṇa mā[ṁ*]galya-

⟨7⟩ siṁhāsana pū¨rvvādrīṁdra nityābhyudaya subhaṭarāditya tējaprabhāvaṁ © kaḷacurirājya dabhyudaya lakṣmiya bijjala cakrava¨rttigaggaḷave-

⟨8⟩ ne taṁdegiṁdagi migilu diṭaveṁba janōkti vistaraṁ baḷedire vairirāyagajakēsari rāyamurārivīrakuṁtaḷapati sōṁvidēvane-

⟨9⟩ sadaṁ ripurāyakuḷābja kuṁjaraṁ © śrīyaṁ bhūribhujāsiyiṁ paḍedu vīrārāti sēnābdhi yoḷu jīyeṁdaṁga kaḷiṁga vaṁga nriparittuṁ tettu vātmāṁghripadmāya-

⟨10⟩ tvaṁ nijabhrityarāge taḷedaṁ bhūcakrarājyō¨rjjita śrīyaṁ rāyamurāri rāyagajasiṁhaṁ sōmabhūpāḷakaṁ © tatpāda padmōpajīvi © yaṇumā-

⟨11⟩ traṁ kanakācaḷaṁ nijamahaunyatyakke vārāsi vāmkaṇamātraṁ nija sadgabhīratage kaḷpō¨rvvī ruhaṁ niścayaṁ triṇamātraṁ nijadānadēḷgeyanaliṁ sāmānyene pe¨rṁmme-

⟨12⟩ yammaṇadaṁḍādhiparatnanudgha sahavāsyāmnāya satsēkharaṁ © ·ene saṁdaṁmmaṇadaṇḍanāthana sutaṁ vikrāṁtadoḷu prā(pā)¨rtthanaṁnnane-

⟨13⟩ tāṁ tējadoḷa¨rkkanaṁnnane lasatsaṁvuda¨ryyadoḷkāmanaṁnnane sadbhōgadoḷiṁdranaṁnnane nitāṁtōdā¨ryyadoḷu ka¨rṇnanaṁnnane daṁḍādhipa sōvidēvanenelinnēṁ

⟨14⟩ vaṇnipeṁ baṇnipeṁ © śrīmatu sōmakulābhivri¨rddhi vibhavāṁbhōrāsi caṁdrōdayaṁ sōmāmnāyada pāṁḍavā¨rjjuna tanūjō-

⟨15⟩ tpaṁnna putrōttamaṁ sōmābhaṁ janamējayaṁ kaliyugādi kṣatriyēṁdra vaṁśōddhāmaṁ ni¨rmmisidiṁgaḷēsvarapuraṁ ka¨rṇnāṭa kāśīpuraṁ || © paṁcaśatāṁkariṁdra-

⟨16⟩ vibhavābhyudayū¨rjjita sa¨rvvavēdaśāstrōcita sadvivēkanaya ni¨rṁmmaḷadha¨rmma saṁvri¨rddhi lōkarōmāṁcanagaṇyapuṁṇyakrititatpara satpathava¨rtti sa¨rja-

⟨17⟩ naṁ kāṁcanakalpabhūruhame sadguṇabhāsvaraviṁgaḷēsvara © vinayavibhāsi cakradharanaṁnte driḍaṁ driḍabhāva śōbhikāṁcana nagadaṁnte viśruta varaśruti-

⟨18⟩ bhūśaṇa vēdiyaṁnte pāvanaguṇavagniyaṁnte vriśayāna virājita viśanaṁnte jīyene jagaviṁ[ga] ḷēsvarada paṁcasatadvijarāji raṁjikuṁ © ·ene negaḷdi[ṁ*]gaḷēsvarada

⟨19⟩ kāvaṟagēriya viprasaṁkuḷaṁ janadanurāgavallarige pallavamaṁ parevoḷguṇaṁgaḷiṁ vinayaviḷāsa bhā[su]rateyiṁ puruśā¨rta śama¨rttha

⟨20⟩ bhavyava¨rttanateyinoppuguṁ guṇagaṇaṁgaḷinā pesa¨rvvetta kēriyiṁ © śrīmadvājikulā janabhōmaṇi śiṣṭēṣṭavaṁdi briṁdōtsava ciṁntāmaṇi kauvuṁḍilya śirōmaṇi

⟨21⟩ ·ene bācirājananupamatēja © ·ene pesa¨rvvetta bācarasaneṁba nega¨rtteya sadguṇābdhi yoḷu jananutareṁbaraṁbudhiyoḷudbhavipaṁntire

⟨22⟩ hīḷaneṁba peṁpine kaṇi mānavākritiya ratnamenalu nayamēru puṭṭidaṁ manujaviḷāsavāsa vanupā¨rjjise sīḷaguṇāḷikēśavaṁ © [śrī] satyāṁ- ⟨Page 165⟩

⟨23⟩ budhikēsirāja vibhu[vu]ddāma pratāpōdayāvāsaṁ puṭṭidana¨rtthisā¨rtthakumudaṁ tāṁ raṁjisalu pe¨rccideṁto nibhāsāṁdraṁ janarāga caṁdrike ripudvāṁtā[pa]hā-

⟨24⟩ rapriyābhyāsaṁ ṟōḍisutuṁ sthiratvaguṇadiṁ ḷōdramaṁcaṁdramaṁ © janatānaṁdapayōdhi caṁdravibhavaṁ pe¨rṁmmāḍirāya priyāṁgana tāṁ ma[lha]ṇidēvigū¨rjji-

⟨25⟩ ta niyōgōdyōgadiṁ rājyava¨rddhanamaṁ māḍida maṁtri maṁtritiḷakaṁ vidva¨rnnikāyā marāvanijaṁ he¨rggaḍe hīḷaca[ṁḍa]nesedaṁ kauṁvuṁḍilya gōtrōdbhavaṁ © vina-

⟨26⟩ ya vudāra voḷpu patibhakti caritravādā¨rttavāda peṁpinakaṇi mānavākritiya pā¨rvvatirūpa viḷāsalakṣmiyeṁbī navabhimāname[ṁ]dī

⟨27⟩ jasaṁ baḍedaḷuṁnnata kī¨rttimati caṁdanasati puṇyaputravati jākaladēvi mahītaḷāgra doḷu © śīḷaguṇaṁgaḷoḷu nereda jākaladēvige taṁnna kī¨rtti dikpāḷarane[yde]

⟨28⟩ va¨rccisuva rūḍhiya he¨rggaḍe caṁdramaṁga suṁṇḍāḷariha pratāpanidhi puṭṭidanunnatadha¨rṁmma ni¨rṁmmaḷaṁ hīḷanenalu guṇaṁ negaḷda sōvarasaṁ puruśā¨rtthabhū-

⟨29⟩ śaṇaṁ © dhara pūgaḷviṁgaḷēsvaradoḷoppuva paṁcasata dvijēṁdrarādarisuva pe¨rṁmmedha¨rṁmmada tava¨rmmaneyāgire ni¨rmmaḷatvamaṁ dhariyisidaṁ viśā-

⟨30⟩ ḷanayakēḷiya hīḷavesa¨rddharitrigābharaṇavenalu jasaṁ baḍeda sōvaṇanoḷguṇaratnakēvaṇaṁ © vasudhege taṁnna kī¨rtti posamuttina beḷvoḍeyāgi-

⟨31⟩ re dhātri kī¨rttise negaḷdiṁgaḷēsvarada madhyadoḷoppire taṁnna nāmadiṁdeseye nijānvayō dbhava samri(¨r)ddhige kāraṇamāge sadguṇaṁ pasarise hī •

⟨32⟩ ḷa sōmaneḷe jīyene māḍisidaṁ trikūṭamaṁ © yidu vēdatraya tatvasāramidedalu śakti trayākāraviṁntidu mū[ṟuṁ] 1

⟨33⟩ jagamoldupā¨rjjisida puṇyaṁ hīḷasōmāṁ[mna]yābhyudayaṁ tānenaliṁgalēsvarada madyasthānadoḷcelvanāḷdudu sōmēsvarasau¨ryya sō •

⟨34⟩ ciraṁ ś®(śrī)matrikūṭāspadaṁ © sōmana puṁṇyamū¨rtti vinayāṁbudhi sōmana sajjana priyaṁ sōmana dha¨rmma kaṁ • • • • •

⟨35⟩ sōmane sōmane baṁdhuvatsaḷaṁ sōmane vaiṣṇavaṁ sumati sōmana sōmana sadguṇā śrayaṁ sōmane dēvaneṁdu dhare baṁṇnisutippudu hīḷasō • • •

⟨36⟩ dharapogaḷeḷemēlānvaya parirājita siṁhapaṇaśumaṁḍaḷi || maleyūḷaraśiśya pratiśiśya¨rnnira vadyaṁ dha¨rmmarāsi munipōttaṁsaṁ © tanmunipa • •

⟨37⟩ na¨rtthi [ma]runmahījaṁ vibudhajananidhānaṁ vāṇijanmanivāsaṁ viśrutasaṁnmā¨rggaṁ jñāna rāsi munipōttaṁsaṁ © dānavinōdaṁ vibudhanidhā[na] • • • • •

⟨38⟩ vijayapurada kēdāra mahāsthānācā¨ryya kī¨rttiś®(śrī)nārīpati kumāradēvabratipaṁ © bādinoḷēṁ vimaḷayaśaḥśrīdaitya¨rjñānarā [si] • •

⟨39⟩ taraṇadiṁ mēdinige vijayanagariya kēdāraṁ kalpabhūjavādudu citraṁ © svasti śrīma tkaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti rā[ya]-

⟨40⟩ murāri sōmēsvaradēvara rājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamira sakava¨rṣada 1099 neya du¨rmmukhi [saṁvatsa]-

⟨41⟩ rada pusya suddha 10 mi brihaspativāradaṁdu vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa pa¨rvva nimittavāgi śrīmanmahāpradhāna sēnādhipa • • •

⟨42⟩ yammaṇayya daṁṇḍanāyakara kumāraṁ sōvidēva daṁṇḍanāyakara biṁnnapadiṁ ta¨rddavāḍi sāsiradoḷagaṇa sōgilu hane raḍaṟa baḻi[ya]

⟨43⟩ bāḍaṁ yasagabāḷanu murāri sōvidēvarāyaṁ sāsanada mane yiṁgaḷēsvarada ś®(śrī) sōmanātha dēvaraṁgabhōga raṁgabhōgakkaṁ kha(ṁ)ṇḍasphuṭika(ta) jī¨rṇnō- ⟨Page 166⟩

⟨44⟩ ddhārakkaṁ tapōdhanarāhāradānakkaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru © hebbāḷu hanneraḍaṟa baḷiya bāḍaṁ koḍaganūra

⟨45⟩ yaṣṭabhōga tējanāmyavaṁ yū hīḷa sōvarasaṁgaḷu krayamaṁ koṁḍu tamma dēva¨rgge biṭṭaru © śrīmanu mahāpradhānaṁ sēnādhipati • •

⟨46⟩ dē[ri] daṁṇḍanāyakaru hebbāḷa prabhumukhyavāgi niḍuguṁdeya dāriyiṁ paḍuvalu sīmeyiṁ baḍagalu māligageyiṁ mūḍalu • • •

⟨47⟩ keṟeyiṁ teṁkalu hebbāḷa gaḍiṁbadalu sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi biṭṭa mattaru 100 yū hīḷasōvara saṁgaḷu yiṁgaḷēsvarada mahājanaṁgaḷanumatadi • • •

⟨48⟩ mī muddeyageyyeruvaṇaṁ bharaṇadakōla parisaṁkina mattaru baḷḷavolada mogeyoḷage jāmagavuḍabiṭṭa bharaṇada kōla parisaṁkina mattaru • • •

⟨49⟩ kāriṟagēriya teṁkaṇāḷigeya basadiyiṁ paḍuva caṁdaṇagēriyekkasaṁdiyiṁ baḍaga dāriyiṁ mūḍaṇa maneya nivēśaṇamaṁ bādubeya dēguladiṁ • • •

⟨50⟩ yaṁgaḍi [mū]ṟu yoladakaṭṭiṁ mūḍaṇa nivēśaṇa sahitaṁ gāṇavoṁdu mūḍaṇa bēḷada hebbāgila [bī]diyiṁ paḍuvalu baṇabe nivēśaṇavoṁdu nāḍugaḷu biṭṭāyaṁ hoṟagiṁbaṁ [da]-

⟨51⟩ mūle mattaṁ mānavoṁdu māṟida hoṁge meḷasu mūnavoṁdu yaḍake hattu bellahattu yarisinaṁ palavaydu yellaṁ palavaydu sakkare palavaydu sāsi¨rvvaru biṭṭāya • • •

⟨52⟩ hēriṁge yele yayvattu hottaḷakke yele yippattuvaṁdu yadhikārigaḷu biṭṭāyaṁ yā sthaḷada ·eleya hēṟina daṁḍigeya suṁka hēḻiṁge • • 1

⟨53⟩ mēlele yinnūṟu telligara kottaḷigaḷu gāṇakke haḷigevoṁdu biṭṭaru nakharaṁgaḷu dēvara vīḷeyakke va[¨r]ṣaṁprati yaṁgaḍiyalu pratyēka • •

⟨54⟩ daṁ biṭṭaru sāligadereyoḷage dēvaraḍḍāḷegeṁdu yaresugaḷu biṭṭa vokkalu voṁdu sēṇi gara kottaḷigaḷu dēvara pavitrārōpaṇada nūlige va¨rṣaṁprati • •

⟨55⟩ lli hāgavoṁdaṁ biṭṭaru hīḷakēvarasa mallarasa sōvarase mūgarasaṁgaḷu taṁmma yaṁgaragēriya seṭṭidaṟe[yiṁ] va¨rṣaṁpratiyiṁ baha gadyāṇaveraḍumaṁ dēva¨rgge biṭṭaru © • •

⟨56⟩ yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyūma pratyāhāra dhyānadhāraṇasamādhirūpāṣṭāṁgayōga saṁpaṁnnaruṁ nayavinaya mahimōpapannaruṁ guravācara • •

⟨57⟩ • • [śriga]ruṁ ni¨rjjitānaṁgaru śrī siṁha¨rsparu¨rśadamaḷakamaḷinīvikasanasahasrakiraṇaruṁ gurukuḷōddharaṇādināmāvaḷi virājamānarappa śrī-

⟨58⟩ • • • [da]kṣiṇavāraṇāsi vijayāpurada śrīsvaya[ṁ*]bhu kēdārēsvaradēvarā cā¨ryya jñānarāsipaṁḍitadēvarakālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi yā hīḷa sōvarasa [na] • •

⟨59⟩ [dha]¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisidava¨rggegaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradoḷu sāsira kavileyumaṁ sāsira honnumaṁ sāsira vēdapāragarappa • •

⟨60⟩ • • • • • phala © ·ī dha¨rmmamanaḷidava¨rgge gaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradoḷu sāsira kavileymaṁ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarumanaḷida dōśa © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ • • • • •

⟨61⟩ • • • • • [¨rvva]¨rśa sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi © sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rṁmmasētuṁ nripāṇāṁ kālēkālē pālanīyō bhavadbhi sa¨rvvānētāṁbhāginaḥ prā¨rtthi

⟨62⟩ • • • • • [yā]catē rāmacaṁdra © bahubhi¨rvvasudhādattā rājabhiḥssagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasyatasya tadā phalaṁ © maṁ[gaḷa mahāśrī] ⟨Page 167⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0130⟩ No. 130. (B.K. No. 209 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the platform of the Aśvattha tree near the temple of Purada Vīrappa.

Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva.

The inscription contains the description of Bijjala who is given the epithet Bhujabaḷachakravarti and of Sōma-bhūminātha who might be Rāyamurāri Sōvidēva. It mentions Haridēvā-chamūpa. As the epigraph is badly damaged, the date and other details are lost. Only the tithi and the weekday of the date can be made out.

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⟨1⟩ śrīvallabhanābharājīvadoḷoge • • • • • • • • • • jadoḷbhāvisa puṭṭidu

⟨2⟩ • • • • • vanavā • • rakula • • • • • lakṣmīlalanega[ḷaṁkā]-

⟨3⟩ ramāda kaḷacuriya vaṁśa nāyakamaṇiya • • • • • • • • • • bāhu-

⟨4⟩ sāhasadiṁ • • • • • • • • • • bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti [bijjaḷa]dēva • • • • • prabhāva [menteṁda]-

⟨5⟩ ḍe || kaṁ || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ bijjala mahībhuja • • • • • pati • • • • • padadiṁ nitya-

⟨7⟩ • sura • • • • • • • • • • [kelada] baladarirāyar • • • • •

⟨8⟩ mā • • • • • • • • • • riyene sōma[bhū]mi-

⟨9⟩ nātha • • • • • • • • • • [tsa]danasūnṛta

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nida haridēvacamūpa-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [mānya] daṁḍa

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ta nidhānaṁ]

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • samanvita

⟨14-32⟩ damaged

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [dē]varasaru-

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [saṁva]tsarada-

⟨35⟩ bahuḷa catu¨rddaśi sōma 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0131⟩ No. 131. (B.K. No. 86 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying in front of the chāvaḍi.

Saṁkama, 1178 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1101, Viḷambi, Vaiśākha śu. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1178 A.D., May 1. The Śaka year was current.

It registers a gift of land to the god Vidirēśvara by the Nagara-Mahājanas of Muḷugunda, Pura and Paṁchamaṭha-sthāna of Maddumambaḷa and Five Hundred after washing the feet of Vāmaśakti-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti nissaṁkamalla saṁkamadēva vijayarājya-

⟨2⟩ muttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire || sakanripa va¨rṣa 1101 neya viḷaṁbi saṁvatsarada- ⟨Page 168⟩

⟨3⟩ vaisākha suddha trayōdasi sōmavāra saṁkrānti vyatīpātadandu śrīmadanādipaṭṭaṇaṁ muḷuguṁdade

⟨4⟩ nagaramahājanaṁ ma[ddu]maṁbaḷa pura paṁcamaṭasthānavainū¨rvvaru pramukhavāgi || śrī vidirēśvaradēva-

⟨5⟩ rācā¨ryya vāmaśaktipaṁḍitadēvara pādaprakṣāḷanaṁ māḍi vidirēśvaradēvara naivē dyakke ko-

⟨6⟩ ṭṭa ga[ḷa]ya mattaru nālku | ·adara sīma | mūḍalu kusuvēśyara kaiyiṁdaṁ paḍuvalu teṁkalu haḷḷa | ·adaṟiṁ-

⟨7⟩ daṁ paḍuvalu baḍagalu | sōbhanēśvarada holana mēre || mantaṁ(ttaṁ) tōṁṭṭa [ta]kkilu ·aravanta(tta)ru | ·adara sīme svayaṁbhudēvara tōṁṭa-

⟨8⟩ diṁ teṁkalu ·adara sutalu [kā]ḷibageṟe ·ēri mēre || ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisidava¨rgge ·ananta puṇya

⟨9⟩ ·idanaḷidava[¨rnna]rakakke gaḷagaḷaniḷi[va]ru || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0132⟩ No. 132. (B.K. No. 147 of 1926-27.) BELHŌḌ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Īśvara.

Saṁkama, 1178 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Viḷambi, Vaiśākha śu. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1178 A.D., May 1.

It records a gift of land and house by Ammarasa and another gift comprising the income derived from the tax Baṇṇigedeṟe by Daṇḍanāyaka Dhannugi, the Herggaḍe of Beḷvalanāḍu, along with other officials, to the tank called Dēviṅgeṟe of Beḷuhaḍe.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu kaṟacu¨ryya-

⟨2⟩ bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti [saṁ]kamadēvava¨rśada 3 neya viḷaṁ[bi] saṁvatsarada [vaiśākha] su 13 sōmavāra vyatīpātadaṁdu śrīmadūroḍeya rāya[ra]-

⟨3⟩ sa tammanammarasanuṁ ·amritapa • • • • • • • • • • sa[¨rvva]namaśyavāgi ·aṇnigeṟe gōla ma 2 ·ekka-

⟨4⟩ yya mane ·oṁdu || svasti śrīmatkaḻacu¨rya bhujaba[ḻa] cakrava¨rtti saṁkamadēvava¨rśada 3 neya viḷaṁbi saṁvatsarada vaiśākha su 13

⟨5⟩ sōmavāra vyatīpātadaṁdu śrīmanmahāpradhāna sēnādhipati beḷvalanāḍina he¨rggaḍa daṇḍa nāyaka dhannugidēvanu pratāpada-

⟨6⟩ ṇḍanāyakaṁ mallugidēva pramukha karaṇaṁgaḷu beḷuhaḍeya dē[viṁ]geṟege ·ā vūra baṇni gedeṟeyasa¨rvvanamasyavāgi bi-

⟨7⟩ ṭṭarintī dha¨rmmamanadhikārigaḷu pratipāḷisuvaru || © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō [ha] rēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭi[¨rva]¨rṣa saha-

⟨8⟩ srāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || ⟨Page 169⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0133⟩ No. 133. (B.K. No. 26 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying in the Hanumān temple.

Saṁkamadēva, 1178 A.D.

The record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Viḷambi, Āshāḍha śu. 11, Sunday, Dakshiṇāyana-samkramaṇa, corresponding to 1178 A.D., June 27. The weekday, however, was Tuesday. This date is quoted from the published text.

This is the earlier unpublished portion of the inscription, the later portion of which is published in the Epigraphia Indica, Vol. V, pp. 26 ff. It states that the king was ruling from his nelevīḍu at Navile and mentions his subordinate Brahmadēvadaṇḍādhīśa whose genealogy is given. It also praises the Mahājanas of Maṇimga vaḷḷi. The record is considerably damaged.

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⟨1⟩ [puruśō]ttamūya namaḥ jayatyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ dakṣi ṇōṁnna-

⟨2⟩ ta daṁṣṭrāgra viśrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapu || © svasti samastabhuvanāsra-

⟨3⟩ • • pṛthvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirājaṁ paramēsvaraṁ kāḷāṁjara puravarādhīsvaraṁ-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhadhvajaṁ ḍamarugatū¨ryyani¨rgghōśaṇaṁ kaḷacu¨ryyakuḷakamaḻa mā-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mānakanakācaḷaṁ subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkusaṁ gajabhūmi pā-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • raṁ pratāpalaṁkēśvaraṁ paranārīsahōdaraṁ sanivārasiddhi giri du¨rggamalla-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ni]ssaṁkamalla nāmādi samastaprasastisahitaṁ śrimatu ka

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • saṁkamadēvarasaru vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddi pra-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • salutta navileya nelavīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā vinōda •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • baliyaṁ tanvitakābyasēbyani[na]naṁtatyudugha nityō dayōjvaḷanaṁbhōni-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṟe ma[ṁ]ḍaḷa dharō¨rjjita satkaḷākaḷitanīṁdrēbhaṁ

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daṁḍādhipakēśavaṁ || ·ā kēśavadaṁḍēśana lōkajanastu-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • brahmadēva daṁḍādhīśaṁ || dha¨rmmara tatvadoḷupirida nivē-

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • janiṁ suramahīruhadiṁ surarāja

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rmme sāsi¨rmmaḍiyāgi baṇnipudu dhā-

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • prabhuvīśvaradēvanātmalakṣmī-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manaṁṇaṁ nelemāḍidanuttarōtta

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [|| ·ātana] tanūjanudghaharītānvaya-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mātēṁ prabhu mādirājanū¨rjjita tējaṁ ||

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • driḍhasatyadiṁ guruvina • • • ¨rmmitradiṁdra naṁdananaṁ nava

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nananaṁ sobagiṁdaveṁdenisuva lakṣmīdhavaṁ mādhavaṁ || ·āga-

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ccaritaṁ surādriyaṁ migilabhimānaduṁnati [ca] tu¨rmmukhaniṁda • • • ⟨Page 170⟩

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yeṁdu taṁtamage paṁḍitamaṁḍaḷi mecci biccataṁ pogaḷe maṇniṁgavaḷḷiya mahā[ja]-

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • janaṁ || 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0134⟩ No. 134. (B.K. No. 151 of 1928-29.) KAṬGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the front wall of Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Saṁkama, 1178 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1101, Viḷambi, Śrāvaṇa-paurṇimā, Monday, corresponding to 1178 A.D., July 31. The Śaka year was current.

It records that while the king was ruling at Modeganūr, and while his subordinates the Mahāmaṇḍalēs11varas Vīra-Bajjala and Vīra-Vikramāditya of the Sinda family were governing their chiefdom from rājadhāni Erambaravi, the village Nuggivāḍa situated in Haṅgarage Twelve, was bestowed to the Five Hundred Mahājanas of the agrahāra Kaḍakeṟe by Mahadēva-daṇḍanāyaka with the permission of Tikkarasadaṇḍanāyaka who is described as gandhavāraṇa of Sēnāni Sōvaṇa. The gift was made for the merit of Chāvuṇḍarasa of the Sinda family on the occasion of Tikkarasa's visit to Kaḍakeṟe. As in other records of this area the genealogical account of the Sinda chiefs is given in detail.

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⟨1⟩ śrī © jayatyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇōnnatadaṁṣṭrā gra viśrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapuḥ ||

⟨2⟩ pitarastathā nō havyāni ca tathā dēvāḥ kiṁ bhūtamadhikaṁ tataḥ || namōha • • • • •

⟨3⟩ © svasti śrīmatpratāpa prabaḷa kaḷacurikṣmāpa vaṁśyaṁ madāṁdhāri stōmāṁbōdhikuṁbhō dbhavanuditajayaśrī vadhūvallabha • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ṇagaṇa vāsanu¨rbbīśamastanyastāṁghridvaṁdvane rājisipanō jagadoḷu saṁkama[ṁ] kṣōṇi gīśaṁ || haranaṁśaṁ bhāvise

⟨5⟩ dhvajavāddhura ḍamarukatū¨ryya vudāharisa tadanvayada bhūparene baruveseyal || ·ogedaṁ tatkuladoḷ jasavogedi • •

⟨6⟩ ḷanasagaṁ vairigaḷaṁ raṇaśileyoḷuṁ biḍadogedogedu nijāṁkadasaravesaresevinagaṁ || tatpautraṁ negaḷdaṁ nijāribaḷavoṁdalbaṁnamaṁ kannama • •

⟨7⟩ yal hṛdrōgamaṁ jōgamaṁ tatputraṁ negaḷdaṁ nijāribaḷamaṁ he¨rmmāḍi he¨rmmāḍi tatsatputraṁ negaḷdaṁ nijāriśikhimāḷōdyajjalaṁ bijjalaṁ || hari[ya] •

⟨8⟩ ranaḍuttāṭandu beṁnaṭṭi gōḷmurigoṁḍa¨rtthamumaṁ gajōtkaramumaṁ tāṁ koḷvudaṁ kēḷdu dikparu[śā]tmadviradaṁgaḷaṁ kava¨rguveṁdu • •

⟨9⟩ ¨rbbereyaṁ pe¨rcciguti¨rppariṁnnanadaṭaṁ śrī bijjalō¨rbbīśvaraṁ || ·asadṛśa parākramaṁ raṇarasikamanaṁ bijjalō¨rbbipaṁ nijabhujasāhasa- 1

⟨10⟩ dharā·enisi kuṁtaḷō¨rbbiyanāḷdaṁ || taṁnnaṁdanaṁ pratāpamarunnaṁdananamaḷasūnṛtōnnata guṇabhāsaṁ naṁdananuruśaucasarinnaṁdana •

⟨11⟩ ḷdaṁ || viśvajanaṁ suva¨rṇnavṛṣabhadhvajanaṁ pogaḷguṁ pratāpalaṁkēśvaranaṁ virōdhinṛpa[śau] ravabhīmananuddhatāri daityēśvaracakracakradharanaṁ ripu-

⟨12⟩ vasōmēśvara bhūpanaṁ kaḷacuri prathitāḷaya ratnadīpanaṁ || tatsahajātaṁ ripubhūbhṛtsa • • • • • • • • • • vidvatsaṁkuḷanāśritajana- ⟨Page 171⟩

⟨13⟩ vinutakī¨rtti saṁkamadēvaṁ || vidviṭvīratamestōmāri ripubhūpāḷāhitākṣyaṁ dviṣa tprōdvṛttēbhamṛgāri vairivanadā[vō]grā[na]ḷa śatrubhūbhṛdva • •

⟨14⟩ ri tārakamahāsēnaṁ bīradvē • • • • • kāṁbōjarāja[nū¨rjji]tayaśaṁ śrī • • • ¨rbbīśvaraṁ || svasti samasta bhuvanā[śra]ya • • • • •

⟨15⟩ llabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara kāḷāṁjara puravarādhīśvara suva¨rṇnavṛṣabhadhvaja ḍamaru katū¨ryyani¨rgghōṣaṇa kadanapracaṁḍa kaḷacu • • •

⟨16⟩ kamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍa mānakanakācaḷa subhaṭarāditya kaligaḷaṁkusa sanivārasiddhi giridu¨rggamalla caladaṁkarāma pra[tā]palaṁkēśvara ripumadana mahēśvara • • • • •

⟨17⟩ cakrava¨rtti rāyanārāyaṇa niśśaṁkamalla saṁkamadēvarasaru modeganūra nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyyuttamire || taccaraṇa • • •

⟨18⟩ ccarita[¨rssiṁ]davaṁśyarabhiva¨rṇnitavidvaccakravijitama[hī]bhṛccakra¨rbbijjalō¨rvvīpativikka rasar || ·ā vīrāvatārara vaṁśāvatāraventene || poṁnuṁ • • • • • mige kū¨rppina • •

⟨19⟩ ¨rkkeyiṁ vikramabhūpana ka[ṭṭi]dalaginaṁtesadanācarasamaṁḍalēśvaraṁ bhūtaḷadoḷ || ·anupamavairi maṇḍaḷikanācugi tatsahajātarappa nākanṛpa • • • • • bhūbhuja • •

⟨20⟩ samahīśanadāma dhāriṇīśana porevetta maṁḍalika[ma]ṇḍana [bhī]manarēṁdranoḷpu sajjana nuta • • • siṁgarasanātmaja[nācugi]maṇḍalēśvaraṁ || ·ācugimaṁḍalīkana tuhina • • nibhakī¨rttiya • •

⟨21⟩ jātaṁnṛpavidyācā¨ryaṁ [do]ravettaniḷācakraṁ pogaḷa negaḷda he¨rmmāḍi nṛpaṁ || vibhavāma rēśvara prabhugabhinavabhojaṁgane negaḷdī hemmāḍinṛpaṁ[gabha]yaṁganu • • • • • • • kāraṇa-

⟨22⟩ vetta cāvuṁḍanṛpaṁ || caṁḍōgraprabaḷapratāpaniḷayaṁ vidviṭṭaraṁ • • • • • • • • • • • • • vikrama siṁda • • • maṁḍalikāgragaṇya • • • • • sō ttuṁga cāvu • • • • •

⟨23⟩ ¨rbbīśvaranatyudāttamahimāvāsaṁ mahībhāgadoḷ || toḍa¨rddari • • • • • • • naḍasi • • • • • • • • • • pudaṟiṁ • • • • •

⟨24⟩ ḍa nṛpati bhujabaḷabhīmaṁ || sāhasika purātananṛpasāhasamaṁ mikka sāhasōnnatividi • • • • • • • • • • yiyene • • • • • • • • • • nivanalte sāhasō [ttuṁga] • • • nivahada • • • • •

⟨25⟩ gāralīle tanniṁdavesadu rājisutire maṇḍalikamukhada¨rppaṇa ni[¨rmmaḷa] kānti • • • • • sogayipaṁ cāvuṁḍaṁ || bīra • • • • • gaḷavāgi • • • • • • • • • • tiḷakane-

⟨26⟩ sadanudāraguṇādhāraṁ vīracāvuṇḍanṛpaṁ || • • • • • havamalla • • • • • • vanīpāḷanoḍḍaṇamaṁ ma • • • • • maṁ

⟨27⟩ vanēkavoḍḍaṇamumaṁ mā • • • • • bijjaṇadēvaṁ • • nōḍe tūḷdidadaṭiṁ cāvuṇḍabhūpāḷakaṁ || ·a • • • • • • • • • • toḍaraṁ kali bijjaṇa ca-

⟨28⟩ krava¨rtti mikkadaṭaradēva • • • • • • • • • • mūvaragaṁḍanendu samada • • • • • • • • • • bhūpanaṁ || śrīvīramū • • • nijatanujeyakkaḷaṁ gu-

⟨29⟩ [ṇi]lakṣmādēviyanagraṇi siriyādēviya • • • • • cauṁḍabhūpaṁ paḍedaṁ || ·avaroḷu siriyādēvi • • • • • • • • • • diṁ cāvuṁḍamaṁ-

⟨30⟩ ḍaḷēśana tanayar || ·avaroḷage || dūrevetta siṁdavaṁśāṁbara • • • • • neṁba kaḷacuri • • • • • • • • • • kī¨rttige • • • • • negaḷdaṁ maṁḍaḷikā-

⟨31⟩ • dyumaṇi maṁḍaḷikatiḷakaṁ maṁḍaḷikamukhada¨rppaṇaṁ maṁḍaḷikāgraṇi vīra bijja • • • • • • • • • • • • gāvatīpu-

⟨32⟩ [ravarē]śvara siṁdakuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁṇḍanāhavakṣāṇḍa • • • • • • • • • • ta kaḷacurikuḷō • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 172⟩

⟨33⟩ rūpaviḷāsāpahasita śrīnandanabhujabaḷa • • • • • rāmaṁ sāhasōttuṁganayyana siṁga • • • • • samasta praśasti sahitaṁ śrīmanmahā • • • rasanuṁ tatta-

⟨34⟩ nujāta mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvara vīravikramādityadēvarasa • • • • • • • • • • kariviḍi mūvatta-

⟨35⟩ kkavadhipatigaḷenisi nijarājadhāni yeraṁbaraviya • • • • • • • • • • bijjala dēvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36⟩ murāri bhujabaḷamahadēva daṇḍanāyaka caragātmadē • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ yū piriyarasiyaru mu • • kāloḷu • • • • • dattiya mahāgra[hāra] • • lavāḍa • • • • • • • • • • parivṛta va-

⟨38⟩ sudhātaḷadoḷu kuṁtaḷadharitrīsogayiku • • • • • • • • • • mahā grahārava • • • • • • • • • • vainū¨rbba¨rmmā-

⟨39⟩ ḍi [sa]nmānasaṁpattigavānu[kū]lyavu • • • • • • • • • • pradhāna

⟨40⟩ ma[ha]dēva daṁḍanāyakana biṁnapadiṁ haṁgarage haṁneraḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ sōttuṁga vīracāvuṁḍadēva¨rgge [śrī]yōnimittaṁ mahā • • vabhōgya yōgya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ rājalakṣaṇaprayuktananisi || kaḷacurikuḷamukhamukura [ka]ḷacuri kuḷakamaḷa kaḷacuri • • • • • • • • • • • [ca]krava¨rtti saṁka-

⟨43⟩ madēvaṁ || tatprabaḷapradhānanadhikōnnatamā • nūnadāna • • • • • • • • • • • • virā-

⟨44⟩ jitakī¨rtti subhaṭāgraṇi sōvaṇa daṁḍanāyakaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • ta[ṁ]na

⟨45⟩ nayajñateta[ṁ]na dō¨rbbala taṁna negaḷte mikkudenalā • • • • • • • • • • yyaṁ sōvaṇa ca-

⟨46⟩ mūpano[ḷ] • • • • • • • • • • bbaripa māri-

⟨47⟩ ya • • • • • • • • • • maṇi calakke

⟨48⟩ balkaṇi [negaḷda] • • • • • nāyakarāma • • • • • • • • • • nisuvamōgha-

⟨49⟩ bāṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨50⟩ guṇavā sēnabōvaṁ viśiṣṭa • • • • • || ·ā ca • • • • • • • • • • rāmara-

⟨51⟩ namita pādapadmaṁ || binada • • • • • • • • • • pina nele-

⟨52⟩ doretuṁnatiya • • • • • • • • • • na tanmunīṁdrana || ·ā mudgalānvayada dharāmararā • • • • • veḍevaṟiya • • • • • dēvastōma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨53⟩ karahaḍanālsāsiradoḷ poga¨rttevettudu kaṁpaṇaṁ kaṇeṁbaḍe • • • • • grahā rābharaṇaṁ telasaṁga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨54⟩ maudgalya kulāṁbōdhinidhi himarōciyaṇnamarasaṁ negaḷdaṁ || • kaḷa • • ṇname yanāyakana suta [sōde]yara kulatilaka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ kulatilakana padmarasana kulavadhuvi[ṁdu]vadana sakalaguṇasadane viniścalamati suputravati caṭṭave • • • • • • • • • •

⟨56⟩ guṇātme caṭṭāṁbikegādaradiṁ sutarāda¨rttikkarasaṁ kalidēvaneṁba tējōnidhigaḷ || ·āva roḷage || dēvanidi¨rcciyuṁ tolagadī kali • • budharakṣaṇā[¨rttha]dēva dēvanenippa dāna[nidhiyoḷ] vasudhā • • • • • ⟨Page 173⟩

⟨57⟩ yēkatvaṁ vudbhāvitavāda sēvyaguṇadoḷnegaḷguṁ kalidēvanāyaka śrīvinutābhidhāna vuḷidē ḷidanoḷnagaḷpeṁtukūḍuguṁ || ma • • • • • na caritradoḷpu guru • • • • • • • • maṁtra nadī tanaya • • • • •

⟨58⟩ ta śaucavinajātaṁgeṁtu satyōktimaṁṇḍanamādaṁtire sōvaṇayya pṛtanādhīśāgragaṇyage • • • • • da kali[dēva]nāyakanudāratā • • • • • • • • • • raṁ || kayyamugidu¨rbbare

⟨59⟩ bāppeyene pratimaṁtri maṇimukura tikkayana sahajātakalayaṁ sēnādhināthamaṇḍanana sedaṁ || kalidēva • • • • • kalidēvagaṁ • • • • • piriyaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨60⟩ ṇyadabaladiṁ śrītikkarājadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || rājakuḷavallabhaṁ śrīrājakaḷā • • • • • caraṇa sarasijamadhuparāja • • • • • rājisidaṁ tikkarājadaṁḍādhīśaṁ || guṇi daṁḍādhipa cūḍāmaṇi-

⟨61⟩ yenisida tikkarājanagratanūjaṁ praṇutayaśōnidhi sujanāgraṇi padmarasaṁ camūpamaṇḍanane sedaṁ || vinutā[kā]raṁ • • • • • harapadmanābhadēvatanojana nayanavallabha calvina kaṇi-

⟨62⟩ tikkarasanesadanatanu viḷāsaṁ || balibalamanaḍaṁgipa bhujabaladaṁda vāmanatvama • • tanū baladiṁ trivikramatvake neleyāda śrītrivikramaṁ bhūtaḷa || janakaṁ padma-

⟨63⟩ rasaṁ nijāṁbike jagadvikhyāte caṭṭayya tammanudāraṁ kalidēvanātmakuladeyvaṁ śaṁkara pe¨rmmeyaṁgane rājayya[ta]nūjanū¨rjjitayaśaṁ padmayyanendandu • • • maudgalya [ku]lābdhicaṁdra-

⟨64⟩ neṇeyār śrītikkadaṁḍēśanoḷ || maṁdeyareṁba • • manoḍḍisi maṁneya bēṁṭe kāṟanāduṁ • • rāja goṁḍeyarasaṁge naḍagisi • • ḍudō lōkōnnatanāda

⟨65⟩ koṁḍeyara gaṁḍananippadaṭuṇmipoṇmedānōṁnatiyiṁ trivikra[ma] camūpati māvana gandha vāraṇaṁ || ·āne • • ndu toḍa¨rdarisēnegaḷaṁ dāni • • • yenisi • • • du ddāniyanāṁtaṁ sōvaṇa-

⟨66⟩ sēnāniya gaṁdhanāraṇaṁ tikkarasaṁ || ·antenisi bāgaḍagenāḍadhikāri daṇḍanāyakaṁ tikkarasaṁ nijadēśādhikaraṇaṁgaḷappa samastadha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipālisuttuṁ janamēda(ja)ya-

⟨67⟩ dattiyagrahāraṁ baḷaṁjadādivaṭṭaṇa vekkalavāḍa kuttuṁbittiyenisida kaḍakeṟege vijayaṁgeyda • • • ya mahājanaṁga[ḷiṁ] dorayarene || mahi baṇnise budharakṣāmaṇigaḷu

⟨68⟩ peṁpu paḍedarāśritajanaciṁtāmaṇigaḷagrahāraśirōmaṇi kaḍakeṟeya vipracūḍāmaṇiga • • • prapaṁcadoḷ tanagāda dēvisaraṇe padmajaṁ kaḍakeṟeyu¨rbbīdēvariṇanenavi-

⟨69⟩ yanādaṁ bhāvisuveneṁba naccinoḷi¨rppaṁ || susvaravidenisutuṁ cātusara[niṟpatti] va¨rṇna saṁpatti • • • • • tigaḷś®ti sa¨rbbasva[r] kaḍakeṟeya viprarōdutti¨rppar || ma-

⟨70⟩ neyaṁ māḍade mānisada nivēṣava kakaraṇiya saṁbaḷevenipoḷpina phalada • • • • • • kkaḍakeṟeya viprarōdalballar || kramajaḍeyaṁ kramara-

⟨71⟩ thamaṁ kramaśikheya hāḷivacanamaṁ bissamanutkramamanubhayavacanamanuttama • • • • • • viprarmeṟevar || • • • • • kaḍakeṟegide • • [ja]nmabhūmi rigvēda tāyi

⟨72⟩ rigvēdavi¨rppa neleyena rigvēdadakaṇigaḷadaṟoḷesevaynū¨rbbar || • • • • • • • • • • • • • kaḍakeṟeya sadvijaroḷ ||

⟨73⟩ śaśiviśadayaśa¨rgge catu¨rddaśavidyāpāraga¨rgge janasēvyakaḷākuśaḷa¨rgge kaḍakeṟeya • • • • • • • vakhiḷāgamadoḷ || manevihitācārada neleyene negaḷda-

⟨74⟩ r yajanayājanādhyayanādhyāpanadāna satpratigraha vinu • • • • • • • • • • dharadhai¨ryar || • • • • • pāḷiyatappade satatakrama vipa¨ryya ⟨Page 174⟩

⟨75⟩ yaṁ māḍade vēdadoḷaṁ vyavahāradoḷaṁ • • • guṇarenisidarudātta • • • • • • • • • • dharadhai¨rya • • • • • • • • • • ca¨ryya¨rbbala¨rbbaṇnisa kaḍakeṟe-

⟨76⟩ yaynū¨rbba[¨rbhbhūmi]dēva • • • • • • • • • • sālvaṁ kaḍakēṟiya bhūmidē-

⟨77⟩ vōttamaraṁ • • • • • vayillade nuḍiyar nuḍipada • • • • • • • • • • • • • mahājanaṁga • • va¨rmmeṟevar || puruṣā¨rtthāya-

⟨78⟩ tanaikaratnakaḷaśa¨rssāhityalakṣa¨rsvayaṁ • • • • • • • • • • kalpa[brāhmya] kuḷa pradīparenutuṁ • • • • • • • • • • śīlayuta-

⟨79⟩ reṁdainū¨rbbaraṁ līleyiṁ || svasti yamaniyama svādhyāya • • • • • • • • • • • śīḷaguṇasaṁpanna • • • brahmava śōtvaṁnar ·aupāsanāgnihō-

⟨80⟩ tragurumarudatithipūjānirataranavarate • • • • • • • • • • śāstrāṁka catu¨rdda śānavadya-

⟨81⟩ vidyāsāravicāra caturānana¨rmmīmāṁsā • • • • • kāvyanāṭaka bharatavātsyā yanādi catuṣaṣṭhi-

⟨82⟩ kaḷāceturāsīti vijñānavijña¨rssāhityasa¨rvajña • • • • • • • • • • vabhṟithāvagāhana pavitrī kṛtagātrar dvāttriṁśatsahasra

⟨83⟩ vasudhāmarāgragaṇyaragaṇyavarēṇya puṇya • • • • • • • • • • hitācāra pṛthabratar ||

⟨84⟩ śrīnārāyaṇada [ci]kēśvaradēvalabdhavaraprasāda • • • vēdavidyāvinōda • • • • • • • • • • • • • saṁkhyāsaṁkhyāta¨rbhbhuvana-

⟨85⟩ vikhyāta | vīrabaḷaṁjadha¨rmmapratipāḷaka¨rpparasamaya • • • • • kar | ripuvana • • • • • • • • • • ra śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararappamahāgrahāra kaḍa-

⟨86⟩ keṟeyūroḍeya pramukhavainū¨rbba¨rmmahājanaṁgaḷ kaḍava[ra]brāhmyācāra niṣṭagaṁ sva • • • • • • • • • • tammāḷkeya haṁgarage

⟨87⟩ haṁneraḍaṟa baḷiya nuggivāḍava pāramēśvaradattiyāgi māḍaleṁdu māva pradhānaṁ • • • • • geysi sakāruṇya dānavāgi paḍe- 1

⟨88⟩ du sakava¨rṣa 1101 neya viḷaṁbi saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa pau¨rṇnime sōmavāra vyatīpāta daṁdu • • • • • • • • • • rasanā mahāgrahāradūroḍeya pramu-

⟨89⟩ khamahājanavainū¨rbba¨rggalliya mārīcāsura pratiṣṭhita traipuruṣadēvatāsaṁnidhiyo • • • • • • • • • • yāge biṭṭa

⟨90⟩ vūra sīmā saṁbandhi mūḍaṇa mēre nuggi[vāḍa] • • • • • geyadēva¨rggeyalli • • • • • • • • • •

⟨91⟩ • • haḍuvaṇa mēre kaṟukana keṟe | vāyōvya • • • • • moṭṭu • • • • • • • • • • sahita-

⟨92⟩ • • naupabhōgyayōgya svā • • • • • vasuṁdharāṣaṣṭhi¨rva-

⟨93⟩ ¨rṣasahasrāṇi[viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0135⟩ No. 135. (B.K. No. 43 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of Vīrabhadra temple. ⟨Page 175⟩

Saṁkama, 1179 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1100, Viḷambi, Phālguṇa-puṇṇami, Friday, eclipse, Saṁkrānti. This corresponds to 1179 A.D., February 23, when a lunar eclipse occurred. The Saṁkrānti was Mīna.

It records gift of income from sales made by the One Hundred representatives of Māḷeyagēri headed by Rudradēva, Kēśavayya and others, to the gods Abhinavaprasanna-Kēśavadēva and Śaṁkaradēva at Lokkiguṇḍi. The earlier portion gives the genealogical account of the Kalachuris and praises Aichiseṭṭi who was responsible for the installation of the deity of Kēśavadēva at Lokkiguṇḍi which was a renowned agrahāra.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya negarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨2⟩ nama(ḥ) stasya varāhāya līlayā caratē bhuvi khurāntaragatō yasya mēruḥ khaṇakhaṇā yatēṁ ||

⟨3⟩ śrī • gindīvarānandacaṁdrō bṛndārakastutaprasannakēśavaṟpāyād pāyā • • • brajaṁ || prasa-

⟨4⟩ nnakēśavasyōvyātprasannōvinamannṛṇāṁ ·āditya • • • • • vaṇijāṁ guṇi • • • • • • gaṇapatayē

⟨5⟩ śrī • • • • • tākhiḷalōkanabhinavaprasannakēśava vibhu • • • • • • • • • • • • • māḷkaiciseṭṭi gabhimataphaḷama || baḷa • sogayipudiḷā •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷakanatkaṭisūtramenel jaganidhi maṇigaṇanidhi ni¨rmmaḷa kōmaḷanidhi gaṁbhīratānidhi satataṁ || tadvāridhi parivṛta jaṁbūdvīpada madhyadalli nijakāṁ-

⟨7⟩ • caṁca • • • • • nda sakaḷaviyadvaḷayābhōgamuṁṭu mērugirīṁdraṁ tadvāmya diśeyoḷamaḷinanadyavanīdharasarōjanavanapurakēdārōdyāna nikaraśōbhā-

⟨8⟩ kuṁntaḷamahītaḷaṁ sogayisuguṁ || va || ·ā kuntaḷadharācakramaṁ vikramadinākramisida bhuja baḷacakri bijjaladēvananvayāvatāramentane || dvijasute kanyā-

⟨9⟩ • • diṁ bhujaṁgabhūṣaṇananō¨rvvaḷārādhise tattrivagatpati meccikaraṁ nijasvaropama [nāgaḷa] tōṟi baḷikkaṁ || varamaṁ bēḍene ninnoḷnerevude varameṁdoḍākeya sva-

⟨10⟩ • • • ranoṁde puṭṭidaṁ taddharāṁśamene kṛṣṇaneṁba tanayaṁ sanayaṁ || va || ·āntu puṭṭi sakaḷa vidyagaḷoḍane • • • • • • • • • • || ka || naramāṁsāśananenisidanara

⟨11⟩ • • • • • karaṇadoḷmaraṇamanā harasutaneydisi kāḷaṁjaradoḷtadrājya[bharama] niḷkuḷigoṇḍu || va || ·antu navalakṣadahaḷāmahīvaḷeyamaṁ sādhyaṁmāḍi • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • śvara cihname tanage rājacihnamāge rājyaṁgeydanātananvaya prabhavā • • bhū[pōttamānva]yadoḷu || ka || nijavīravitaraṇade bhūbhujarūḷsale kannamaṁ

⟨13⟩ • • • brajanadhipatiyādaṁ varavijayaśrīgaṁ vinūtakī¨rttiśrīgaṁ sajjana sēvya¨rppuṭṭi darujjīvitasakaḷarājyavidya¨rttanaya¨rbbijjalarājalanaṁba • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • yaṁgaṁ puṭṭuvavōl || kṣitipogaḷe rājalakṣmāpatigammugi śaṁkava¨rmma nu kriṣṇaṁ sannuta yōgarājanaṁba¨rssutarāda¨rnnālvaruṁ parākramā • gaḷ || jō •

⟨15⟩ • • • sūnu mahābhāgaṁ nijakī¨rttipūritāśābhōgaṁ prāgavanīpati caritōdyōgaṁ pe¨rmmāḍi bhūbhujaṁ pesa¨rvettaṁ || va || tattanūjaṁ || ka || pusiyalu vīrabhōjyā vasuṁdha-

⟨16⟩ [rā yeṁ]ba vākyemena dhareyaṁ sādhisidaṁ teṁkabdhiya baḍagasīme viṁdhyādriyanisi bijjala dēvaṁ || va || ·ā bhujabhaḷa cakrava¨rttiputra || ka || rāyamurāri [bhuja]- ⟨Page 176⟩

⟨17⟩ • • • • • vitaraṇa vivēkanidhi gaḷachuriyā[mnā]yavihāyōvaḷayātrēyaṁ śrīsōvi dēva cakrādhīśaṁ || tadanujanamaḷinaguṇagaṇasadanaṁ satyōktinika

⟨18⟩ • • • • • bhāsvadvadanaṁviḷāsavi¨rjjitamadana sale śaṁkava¨rmmadēvaṁ negaḷdaṁ || śaraṇāgata pa[vi]va¨rmmaṁ paripāḷita sakaḷadha¨rmmanutpādita[bandhura] pari • • • • •

⟨19⟩ kaḷachuri tiḷakaṁ śaṁkava¨rmma cakrādhīśaṁ || va || ·ā niśśaṁkamalladēvara vijayarājyamutta rōttara prava¨rddhamāna mācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁba-

⟨20⟩ • • • re tatnāladoḷu || ka || viḷasatkuntaḷadhātrilalanege tāṁ kuntaḷapradēśamenalbeḷvo ladēśamesavudadaṟoḷu • • • • • tta lokkiguṇḍigrāma || ·adu

⟨21⟩ • • • ḷa kaṇi vēdadāgaraṁ sakaḷadha¨rmma[dha]¨rmmaśrīgāspadavakhiḷasajjanāśrayōdātta tānidhi samastavastu • • • ·ā grāmada sāsi¨rvvaru • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • • • maṁ pēḷvaḍe ni • grateyiṁ dvijarūpamanugrā • • • • • • • • • • • • || kṣiti pogaḷe lokkiguṇḍiyoḷatipriya hiriyasēnabōvaṁ bhāsva-

⟨23⟩ [t] puṇyōdaya kēśavanata¨rkkyaguṇanamaḷataraya • • • ḍedaṁ || va || ·āntu nirantara sthitisāramuṁ vastusāramuṁ prabhusāramuṁ

⟨24⟩ • • ragrāma cakrava¨rtti lokkiguṇḍiyoḷu | © svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāya dhyāna dhāraṇa mōnānuṣṭāna japasamādhi śīla • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25⟩ • guṇagaṇāḷaṁkṛta¨rviditavēdā¨rtthavidyāpāraga¨rsvadha¨rmmaniyata sapta sōmasaṁsthāvabhri tāvagāhanapavitrīkritaśarīra catu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨26⟩ • • • śāstrakuśaḷarēkavākyaracaḷitadhai¨ryya¨rddhai¨ryaparākramarāśritajanakaḷpavrikṣarahita pakṣakṣayakara¨rkkaliyaṁga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ • • parōpakārigaḷāhavadhuraṁdhara¨rśśāpānugrahasama¨rttha¨rkā¨ryya bṛhaspatigaḷēkayka paṁḍitagrāmanāmōttama¨rvaiṣṇavagītimanōhara pu • • • • •

⟨28⟩ paranārīdūra¨rdduṣṭavidhvaṁsaka¨rvviśiṣṭajanāśraya¨rkāmakrōdhalōbhamōhaviva¨rjjita ¨rdvātriṁśatsahasra samayā¨rgghya¨rdvijakuḷatiḷaka¨rśśaraṇāgatavajrapaṁja • • •

⟨29⟩ • • guṇaviśēśōnnatarappa śrīrāmadatti mahāgrahāra śrīmallokkiguṇḍiyoroḍeya pramukhavaśēśamahājanaṁgaḷuṁ śrī sāsi¨rvvaruṁ • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • hiriya sēnabōvaṁ puṇyōdaya kēśavadēvayyaṁgaḷu dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha ¨rmmadiṁpratipāḷisuttamire || © varaguṇa • • keyiṁ caritra •

⟨31⟩ • • • parahitadiṁ paradharōḷitaṁ jagadoḷparadanenalpuradaraiciseṭṭiye negaḷdaṁ || va || ·ātana jagatprasiddhaviśuddhānvayōdayamentene || ka || bhuvana • •

⟨32⟩ • • ya vaiśyavaṁśadoḷpe¨rmmevetta nāgarakuladoḷ vyavahāri janāgraṇiyudbhavisi samantaiciseṭṭi jasamantaḷedaṁ || ·ātanasati jakkavvevinūte guṇā • •

⟨33⟩ • • • hitārundhati vikhyāte nijabandhusamudaya nūtanakaḷpalateyenisi pettaḷpeṁpaṁ || dhareyoḷtatputraṁ bandhuragātraṁ sakaḷa puṇyapātraṁ lōkō . •

⟨34⟩ • • traṁ sale saṁkaraseṭṭi jasakke tāne tāymaneyādaṁ || dhātriyoḷātana sati sāvitri patibrate samagratā nūtana sāvitri mahīmahimācaḷa pa • • •

⟨35⟩ • • le jasamanasadaḷaṁ pasarisidaḷ || tatsutanabhijanavatsaḷanutsāritadu¨rgguṇavimatsara natuḷōdyatsaṁpadanāśritabharaṇōtsukamananaicisa • •

⟨36⟩ • • • • • nuḍiyoḷtodaḷācāradoḷ ḍaṁbatākṛtiyoḷekkasakka jasadoḷtoḍareni • • • • • lāvaṁgaḍa mānyaṁ moraṭadaiciseṭṭivōlanya • • • • • ⟨Page 177⟩

⟨37⟩ • • [nu]nnati tannoḷvāridhiya gabhīravṛtti surakujada mahōdāraṁ nelasidavene vistārisidaṁ jasamanaiciseṭṭiyenisidaṁ || ·aicana guṇamu •

⟨38⟩ • • • ye taṇguralu basantada siriyu lōbhamumogetaṁdamṛta marīciyanuṇbaḷavā rāmaṁ mōhisave || ·ātaṁganujātaṁ raghuja • •

⟨39⟩ • • • sahōdaraneṁbantātatayaśanu¨rvvīnutacātu¨ryya kanniseṭṭi ni¨rmmaḷa caritaṁ || kannaṁge śuddhavaṁśōtpannaṁge parā¨rtthakaraṇapariṇataguṇa saṁ . •

⟨40⟩ • ḷitapratipannaṁge samānamoḷare mahīmaṇḍaḷadoḷ || piriyananujātariṁdeṁbara mātaṁ ti¨rkke sakaḷaguṇa • • • piriyanenuttaṁ pogaḷva¨rppiriya • •

⟨41⟩ • • daiciseṭṭiye dhanyaṁ || ratiyaṁ pā¨rvvatiyanaruṁdhatiyaṁ bhāratiyaninitananukari paḷtatsati sōmavve viśiṣṭākṛtiyuṁnati bha¨rttṛbhakti • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • || va || ·antu sakaḷagōtramitrakaḷatrasamētavaiciseṭṭiya¨rssukhadini¨rddoṁdu divasaṁ dha¨rmmapurāṇaśravaṇadoḷ śrīkēśavapratiṣṭāpuṇya-

⟨43⟩ • • • tyamumaṁta[da]nanakaraṇasāma¨rtthyamumaṁkēḷdu nijaviśuddhabuddhiyappudariṁ tatkṟiyōdyuktanāgi sakaḷadha¨rmmakṣētramappa śrīmadgrā-

⟨44⟩ • • • va¨rtti lokkiguṇḍiyoḷ || ka || māḷeyagiri • • śrīlīḷeyinānti¨rdda ratna māḷeyacelvaṁ pāḷisidudallivana[dikpā]ḷeyamaṁ taraḷamaṇiyana-

⟨45⟩ • • • vēṁ || va || ·endu bagedandu || ka || pāṣāṇaruciraka¨rmmaviśēṣavabhinavaprasanna kēśava bhavanaṁ dōṣāpahaveṁdeṁduvaśēṣajanaṁ negaḷe pogaḷvinaṁ •

⟨46⟩ • • • || vri || divijahaṭatti(tki)rīṭa maṇirōcivirājita pādapaṁkajaṁ bhuvanajanastutaṁ nikhiḷadānavabhodharavadriniṁdirādhavananaghaṁ sarōjanibhalōcananutsa •

⟨47⟩ prasannakēśavanolaviṁda rakṣisuge sa[vi]nayāṁbudhiyaiciseṭṭiya paramā¨rtthavriśavantana parikisalu śrī-śēkarātmōdbhavaṁ piduṁ dāni-

⟨48⟩ ka¨rṇnaniṁde hiriyaṁ śaucabratācārane vara sāvitriya naṁdanaṁ diṭadineṁdaṁdī dharācakradoḷe sthiralakṣmīnidhiyaiciseṭṭiyēṁ valaṁ dhanyaṁ pera¨rdhanyarē ||

⟨49⟩ • • • moraṭavaiciseṭṭeya¨rmmāḍisida śrimadabhinavaprasannakēśavadēva¨rgge | śakava¨rṣada 1101 neya viḷaṁbi saṁvatsarada phālgunada puṇnami śukravāra

⟨50⟩ • • grahaṇa saṁkrānti vyatipātadandu śrīmāḷeyagēriyanāyaka rudradēva pramukha vaśēśanū¨rvvaru tammakēriya sthānapūjeyaṁ nandādīvige naḍavantā-

⟨51⟩ • • • • • daya kēsavadēvayyaṁgaḷu mukhyavāgi binnageyadaśēśa mahānakharaṁgaḷu kammaṭadalu bhaṁgāravaṁ māṟanikidalli dēvaraṁgabhōgakke yācaṁdrā¨rkka- 1

⟨52⟩ • • naḍavaṁtāgi nūṟakke bīsamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ caitrārōpaṇakke va¨rṣaṁ prati bīsakke hāgavoṁdaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ caitrakke hāgavoṁdaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ [bha]ṇḍasāleya śrē

⟨53⟩ • • • gaḷu • • • yalu va¨rṣaṁprati caitrakke hāga mattaṁ paitrakke hāgamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ gaṁdhavaṇadaṁgaḍiya nakharaṁgaḷu tammaṁgaḍiyalu va¨rṣaṁprati caitrakke

⟨54⟩ • • • • • hāgamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ bhattavaṭṭiyaṁgaḍiya nakharaṁgaḷu tammaṁgaḍiyalu va¨rṣaṁprati caitrakke hāga | mattaṁ paitrakke hāgamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ nela-

⟨55⟩ • • • • • nakharaṁgaḷu tammaṁgaḍiyalu va¨rṣaṁprati caitrakke hāga | mattaṁ paitrakke hāgamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ taḷabhōgada kēṇikāraṁ ghaḷigeyara kēśavadēva tannakēṇiya-

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dayeleyalli dēvarige biṭṭa ·ele 200 || ·āvaṁ va¨rṣaṁ prati naḍeva kēṇikāṟaru pratipāḷisuvar || mattaṁ taḷāṟa malleyanāyakaṁ- ⟨Page 178⟩

⟨57⟩ • • • • • keyalli dēvaraṁgabhōgakkācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ naḍevantāgi biṭṭa paṇa 5 maṁ va¨rṣaṁprati naḍava taḷāṟaru pratipāḷisuvaru || mattaṁ vubhayanānādēsigaḷu dē-

⟨58⟩ • • • • • kke yūroḷage hokka peḷiyalli biṭṭa paṇa 2 heṟavara peḷiyalli biṭṭa paṇa 2 mattaṁ kudurege vīsavoṁdaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ haṁcukada bhāyiseṭṭiya-

⟨59⟩ • • • • • yaṁ māṟakoṁḍallihoṁge kāyeraḍu biṭṭar || ·adanārō¨rvvarū māṟa koṁḍavaru pratipāḷisuvaru || mattaṁ pēṁṭheya kēriyaynū¨rvva-

⟨60⟩ • • • dānakkaṁ • • • goṁdu baḷḷa bhattamaṁ biṭṭar || mattaṁ śrīmāḷeyagēriya nāyaka rudradēvaṁ dēvara ·aṁgabhōgakkācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ naḍavantā-

⟨61⟩ • • • • • 1 || mattaṁ hari[ka] rāyarasaru biṭṭa gadyā 2 || mattaṁ mūrutiyara ·e • • • biṭṭagadyā 1 || mattaṁ yavara cikka bammadēva biṭṭa gadyā 1 matta[ko]kkaya-

⟨62⟩ • • • • • dēva biṭṭagadyāṇa 1 || mattaṁ śrīma[da]ccina kēṇikāṟaṁ bhāgyō daya kēśavadēvayyaṁgaḷu caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ naḍavantāgi yuttarāyaṇa saṁkrāntiya

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kēśavadēva biṭṭa paṇa 2 paga || © mattaṁ taḷabhōgada kēṇikāṟaṁ ghaḷigeyara kēśavadēva biṭṭa pa 2 pa ||

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • © mattaṁ śrī saṁkaradēvarige karavaḍada kēṇikāṟaṁ cikka kēśavadēva biṭṭa paṇa 2 paga || mattaṁ taḷa

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paṇa 2 paga || ·intīdha¨rmmamaṁ va¨rṣaṁprati naḍava kēṇikāṟaru taṁtamma dha¨rmmavāgi pra • • • • •

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • moraṭadaiciseṭṭiyaru śrī śaṁkaradēvarige yuttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rigaṁ biṭṭa gadyāṇa 1 || ·intī [dha¨rmavaṁ va¨rṣaṁ] prati naḍeva ·āṇikāṟaruṁ taṁ-

⟨68⟩ damaged 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0136⟩ No. 136. (B.K. No. 174 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab leaning against the wall, right of entrance, of Sōmēśvara temple.

Saṁkama, 1179 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1102, Vikāri, Āśvayuja-amāvāsyā, Monday, corresponding to 1179 A.D., October 1, Monday, f.d.t. °49. The Śaka year was current.

It registers the gift of lands to the god Chāmēśvara and Mallēśvara at Rōṇa, by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Vikramāditya of the Sinda family who was administering Kisukāḍu Seventy, at the request of Bācheya-Sāhaṇi. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Gurubhaktadēva of the Kāḷāmukha sect. Other gifts made by this chief in conjunction with his brother Vīra-Bijjaṇa are also recorded.

Published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XIX, pp. 226 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0137⟩ No. 137. (B.K. No. 37 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Saṁkama, 1180 A.D. ⟨Page 179⟩

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Śārvari, Chaitra śu. 11, Sunday, corresponding to 1180 A.D., March 9.

It registers a gift of money to the god Asitara Kēśavāditya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu kaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti-

⟨2⟩ nissaṁkamalla saṁkamadēvava¨rṣada [5] ne-

⟨3⟩ ya sā[śā]¨rvvari saṁvatsarada caitra suddha 11

⟨4⟩ yādityavāra saṁkrāṁti vyatipāta-

⟨5⟩ daṁdu grāmarakṣapāḷakaṁ nā • • • • •

⟨6⟩ yakaṁ ·asitara kēśavāditya dēvari [gā]-

⟨7⟩ [caṁ]drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍava[ntāgi] caitrapai-

⟨8⟩ trake biṭṭa paṇa 4 divasavaḷa dēva[ra] • • •

⟨9⟩ keyaraṁ • gaḍiya taṁbulamaṁ biṭṭaru

⟨10⟩ • tidanārō¨rvvaru taḷāṟikeyaṁ • • • • •

⟨11⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0138⟩ No. 138. (B.K. No. 183 of 1926-27.) NARĒGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the village chāvaḍi.

Saṁkama, 1180 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Śārvari, Chaitra, śu. 11, [Pushyanakshatra], corresponding to 1180 A.D., March 9, Sunday. Pushya-nakshatra, however, was on the previous day.

It registers a gift of land for offerings to the god Kēdāradēva. It describes a Mahāpradhāna, Herilāḷa-Kannaḍa-sandhivigrahi whose name is lost and Mahāvaḍḍabyavahāri Kēśavayya. The record is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatkaḷacu¨ryya • • • • • • • • • • saṁkamadēva vijayarājya muttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatā-

⟨2⟩ raṁbaraṁ saluttamire tatpādapadmō • • • • • • • • • • śrīmanmahāpradhāna hērilāḷa kannaḍasaṁdhivigrahi [bā]-

⟨3⟩ hattara niyōgādhipati • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ śrīmanmahāvaḍḍabyavahāri • • • kēśavayya • • • • • [ma]¨rtthijana ciṁtāma-

⟨5⟩ ṇiyuṁ sakaḷakaḷādhara • • • • • • • • • • duṣṭanigraha viśiṣṭapratipāḷane yiṁdā[ḷu]-

⟨6⟩ ttami¨rddu dha¨rmma prasaṁgadiṁ sakaḷadha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ pratipāḷisuttami¨rddu śrīmatkaḷacu ¨ryya cakrava¨rtti śrī saṁkamadēvava¨rṣada 5 neya sā¨rvvari saṁvatsarada-

⟨7⟩ caitra suddha yēkādaśi puśyā byatīpātadaṁdu saṁkramāṇa • • • • • • • • • • [dē]varasaru śrī kēdāradēvara naivēdyakke biṭṭa keyi ⟨Page 180⟩

⟨8⟩ sthaḷa beṭageṟeya dāriyiṁ paḍuva • • • • • • • • • • teṁka karabhūmiyiṁ baḍaga-

⟨9⟩ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi biṭṭa mattaru hanneraḍu ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ gāvuṁḍugaḷumaṟuvatto kkalu samayaṁgaḷumācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ pratipāḷisuvaru [||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0139⟩ No. 139. (B.K. No. 184 of 1926-27.) NARĒGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the village chāvaḍi.

Saṁkama, 1183 A.D.

This is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Subhakṛit, Māgha śu. 10, Monday, the tithi corresponding to 1183 A.D., January 5. The weekday, however, was Wednesday.

It records a gift to the god Rēvaṇēśvara. It mentions the āchārya of the temple. The epigraph is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī pṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara[ṁ] kaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti saṁkamadēvava¨rṣa [4] neya śubhakṛtsaṁvatsara mā-

⟨2⟩ gha suddha daśami sōmavāra da • • • • • • • • • • rēvaṇēśvara dēvara • • • • • • • • • • [dē]-

⟨3⟩ gulavaṁ māḍisiyūdēva¨rggalliyācā¨ryyaru • • • pūjepunaskāramaṁ naḍasuva ntāgiyuṁ kottaḷi gāṇigarokkalalu • • • caitradalu • • •

⟨4⟩ pavitradalu hāgamanācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍavaṁtāgi biṭṭa • • • • • vāhadalu paṇahālukūḷa vivāhakaḍḍaṁ biṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0140⟩ No. 140. (B.K. No. 11 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of the Trikūṭeśvara temple.

Saṁkama, 1184 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Krōdhi, Mārgaśira-amāvāse, Monday, solar eclipse, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa. The only solar eclipse of the year occurred in the month of Kārttika, corresponding to 1184 A.D., November 5, Monday. The recorded date corresponds to 1184 A.D., December 3, Monday, f.d.t. °96. But the solar eclipse did not occur that day. On neither of these days did Uttarāyaṇasaṅkrānti occur.

The epigraph registers a gift of land by Yōgi Sahajānanda, disciple of Rudraśakti, to the god Svayaṁbhu Mādhavēśvara of Kratupura, for worship and offerings and for feeding the Brāhmaṇas. The gift land was purchased from Seventy-two Mahājanas of the place who are praised for their learning and religious acts. It also describes Mahādēva-nāyaka of Agastya gōtra and registers a few more gifts to the same deity. The inscription is partly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © na[ma]stuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara cāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūla-

⟨2⟩ [staṁbhā]yaśaṁbhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīprithvīvallabhaṁ ⟨Page 181⟩

⟨3⟩ ma[hā]rājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭāraka [kāḷaṁ]jara puravarādhīśvaraṁ suva¨rṇna vṟiṣabhadhvaja

⟨4⟩ [ḍamaru]gatū¨ryyani¨rgghōpa[ṇa]ṁ kaḷacu¨ryyakuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍa kadanapracaṁḍa mānakana-

⟨5⟩ [kā]caḷaṁ subhaṭarāditya || śanivārasiddhi [giridu¨rgga]malla gaja[sā]manta [śa]raṇāgate vajrapaṁ-

⟨6⟩ [jara] pratāpalaṁ[kē]śvara paranā[rī]sahōdara nāmādi samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmatsa [ṁka]ma-

⟨7⟩ [dē]varasaravijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁsalu-

⟨8⟩ ttamire || © svasti yamaniyame svādhyāya dhyānadhāraṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ kararuṁ catu¨rvvēdādi madhyāvasānānūnapadavinūtaru sakeḷa • • • • • tarulavaṇā [ṁbhō]-

⟨10⟩ dhiparīta viprakuḷaviḷasitāṁbaravaḷaya[ruṁ] • • • • • svadha¨rma dha¨rmmānu • • • • • guṇagaṇama[ṇi] vi-

⟨11⟩ bhūṣaṇaru duhitanihita bhīṣaṇaru pāṁḍavakuḷatiḷaka jana • • • • • yāgō [pā]¨rjji-

⟨12⟩ taru tanmakhā¨rgghyāgrapūjō¨rjjitaru nikhiḷāvani rājita • • • • • • • • • • padā-

⟨13⟩ ¨rtthavirājitaru kavi gamaki vādi vāgmi catu¨rvvidhā[bhīṣṭa] • • • • • • • • • • • • • [mī]māṁsā¨rttha

⟨14⟩ pratiṣṭhitavidaru ·aśvamēdhasaṁsthāvabhṛtāvagāha • • • • • • • • • • brahmavaṁ-

⟨15⟩ [śō]dbhavaru ṣa[ḍāṁ]gavini • taru śrī svayaṁbhu tri • • • • • • • • • • ppa śrīma[tu]

⟨16⟩ • • • neppadiṁbaru sabāḷavṛddha¨rnneredi¨rddu dha¨rmmāṁga • • • • • • • • • • • • svasti śrī-

⟨17⟩ madagastyagōtrapavitraruṁ sujanaikamitraruṁ baṁdhujanaru • • • • • • • • • • bhī-

⟨18⟩ taruṁ sakaḷa jagatukhyātaruṁ bhuvanavikhyātaru mānōṁnata • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ ḷdarantumalladeyuṁ tadgōtrapavitranuṁ ni¨rmmaḷavikhyātanuṁ sujanaikamitranuṁ saka ḷā¨rtthi • • •

⟨20⟩ nōraṁjananumenisi negaḷpīśvaranāyakanudiyisidaṁ ·ātena maga mahādē[va]nāyaka svakuḷa • •

⟨21⟩ yaṁ pe¨rccesuvasudhāmarīciyuṁ vibudhajana cū[ḍā]maṇi • • • yenisinegaḷda naṁtu • • •

⟨22⟩ svasti samastavastuvistārabyāpisamyajñānalōcanaruṁ triḷō[cana] dhyānaikaparā yaṇaru puru • • •

⟨23⟩ ttamābhidhāna paramayō(ṁ)gīṁdra prasādāsādhitajñānaiśva¨ryyasaṁpaṁna rudraśakti dēva • • • • •

⟨24⟩ sani¨rmmaḷa manassarōjātaruṁ [bhu]vanavikhyātarumappa śrīmad yōgisahajānaṁda dēvaru śrī[matu]

⟨25⟩ kaḷacu¨ryya cakrava¨rtti nissaṁka saṁkamadēvava¨rśada 5 neya [krōdhi] saṁvatsarada mā¨rgga śiradamūvāsa sō[mavā]-

⟨26⟩ rasū¨ryyagrahaṇamuttarāyaṇasaṁkrāṁti vyatīpātadaṁdu śrīmatu kratupuradeppa diṁbaraṁ [su]- ⟨Page 182⟩

⟨27⟩ [va]¨rṇnapūjeyiṁ pūjisiyavara kaiyalu sa¨rvvabādhaparihārasa[¨rvva]namasyavāgipaḍedu śrīdakṣiṇa[vā]-

⟨28⟩ [ra]ṇāsi śrī svayaṁbhu mādhavēśvara dēvara mūṭakūṭa prāsādakkaṁ nityanivēdya nandādī vi • • •

⟨29⟩ tra paitrakaṁ paṁni¨rvva brāhmaṇara grāsake biṭṭa mattaru 45 ṟa sīme yeṁteṁdaḍe haṁdigō [ḷa] • • •

⟨30⟩ riyiṁ teṁka gadugina holadiṁpaḍuvalu haṟakāṟa [gē]ṇigeyiṁ baḍagalu kattalevāḷa • • •

⟨31⟩ ladiṁ mūḍalu yiṁtidake nālku gōṭinalu kavile kattigeya liṁgalāṁcchana kallu pu • • • •

⟨32⟩ riyiṁ mūḍalu maneyoṁdu yī dha¨rmmamaṁ nōḍi śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararappa śrīmade [ppadiṁ]-

⟨33⟩ baruṁ samasta nagaraṁgaḷuṁ neredu hoṟagiṁda baṁda bhattakka • • gobbara yeḷḷiṁge • • • • •

⟨34⟩ na gāṇadalu soṁṭage yeṇneya gaḍiyalu soṭige yaṁ[ṇe] [yiṁ]tīdha¨rmmamaṁ pratipāḷisi • • • • •

⟨35⟩ raṇāsiyoḷu sāyira kavileya kōḍu koḷaguṁ suva¨rṇnadalu kaṭṭesi catu¨rvvēdapā • •

⟨36⟩ rappa brāhmaṇarige koṭṭu kratuśata • • • • • • • • • • maneydugu • • • ḷidātavāraṇāsiyo • •

⟨37⟩ kavileyaṁ rāmēśvaradoḷekkōṭi tapōdhanaruma gurukṣētradalu vēdapāragarappa brāhma • •

⟨38⟩ [ḷi]da mahāpātakanakku || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ saṣṭi¨rvva-

⟨39⟩ [¨rṣa] | sahasrāṇāṁ viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0141⟩ No. 141. (B.K. No. 232 of 1926-27.) SŪḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone in front of the Karasthala maṭha.

Saṁkama.

It praises Vikramadēva of the Sinda family whose genealogical account is given The chief is said to have been governing Kisukāḍu. The record is mutilated after the historical introduction.

Published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XV, pp. 109 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0142⟩ No. 142. (B.K. No. 149 of 1928-29.) KAṬGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the front wall of Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Saṁkama.

After giving an account of the Kalachuri house, the epigraph recounts the genealogy of the Sinda chiefs. The Sinda feudatories, Vīra-Bijjala and Vīra-Vikramāditya, are stated to have been governing the areas of Bāgaḍage Seventy, Kisukāḍu Seventy, Hamgarage Twelve and Nareyamgal Twelve from their capital Erambaravi. The record describes the agrahāra of Kaḍakeṟe and its Five Hundred Mahājanas and ⟨Page 183⟩ registers a gift of land by Mahāpradhāna Tējirāja-daṇḍanāyaka on the occasion of the visit of Mahādēva-daṇḍanāyaka. On account of the damaged condition of the inscription, the details of the date and other portions cannot be made out.

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⟨1⟩ [namaḥ] śāśvatikānaṁdajñānaiśva¨ryyamayātmanē saṁkaḷpa sakaḷabrahmastaṁbhāraṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || ©

⟨2⟩ • • • dbrahmā brāhmaṇānvēdaguptayē tṛptya¨rtthaṁ pitṛdēvānāṁ dha¨rmma saṁrakṣaṇāya ca || śivāya ||

⟨3⟩ • • • tprakarastutyamadhyalōkavaṁtadaṟoḷu rōdastaḷa paricuṁbita vīcistōmaṁ lavaṇavādīkara vesedikku || ©

⟨4⟩ • • • • • ppesuttuvire jaṁbūdvīpa voppippudā cārudvīpada madhyadoḷu kanakadhā trīṁdraṁ manaṁgoḷvudāmēru¨rvvīṁdra-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • cā śrīdēviyābhāra śrīrāmāvarakuṁtaḷaṁ bolesaguṁ śrī kuṁtaḷō¨rvvī taḷaṁ || suruci-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • kaḷacuricakrava¨rttiyenisi saṁkamadēvanaranāthaṁ [po]gaḷa jagavellaṁ || dore vetta tadanvayamīśvarāṁ-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • ṣabadhvajadiṁ vīraḍamarukatū¨ryyadinoppire kaḷacuri bhūparalli palabaru vesayal || mattamalli || jana

⟨8⟩ • • • • • tanayaṁ rājalaṁ rājalo¨rvvīśana taṁmaṁ bijjalaṁ bijjalanṛpana sutaṁ jōgamaṁ jōgamō¨rvvīśana putraṁ pe¨rmmā-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • bijjalō¨rvvīśana tōkaṁ sōvidēvaṁ tadanujanadaṭiṁ saṁkama kṣōṇigīśaṁ || svasti samastabhuvanāśra

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hārājādhirājaparamēśvaraṁ kāḷāṁjarapuravarādhīśvaraṁ suva¨rṇna vṛṣabhadhvajaṁ ḍamarukatū¨ryyani-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kaḷacurikuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍaṁ mānakanakācaḷaṁ subhaṭarādityaṁ kaligaḷaṁkusaṁ sanivārasiddhi

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pratāpalaṁkēśvaraṁ ripumadanamahēśvaraṁ ·asahāya cakrava¨rtti rāyanārāyaṇaṁ nissaṁkamallaṁ saṁkama

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire || tatpāda yugaḷakamaḷasamutpaṁna parāgama

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • viḷasatpuṇyaṁbijjalō¨rvvīpati vikkarasaru || ·ā jagatpra siddhara prasiddhavaṁśāvatāraveṁtene || mone

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • varataṁbaladoḷamarutuṁ tribhuvanamallana ka[ṭṭi]dalagi naṁtesedanācarasa maṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ bhū-

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cugi [tatsa]hajātarappa nākarasana siṁhabhūbhujana dāsa mahīśana dāmadhāriṇīśvarana cavuṁ-

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sidudalli siṁgarasanātmajanācugimaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ || pudidire kōṭegaḷbayaloḷaḍḍaṇadiṁ naḍegōṭe

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahābhraghōṣaveṁbudu bhaṭahuṁkṛtaṁ poḍare kālane halmoredappanīgaḷeṁbudu mū-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • doḷu || siḍilabaḷagakke kuḷikana kuḍudāḍege mūriviṭṭa mārige māṟaṁ paḍavaṇna •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gōveneṟavaṇigegeṭṭidu gōvenalaṁbeyenutta hulgaccida ḍaṁtāvaga maḷisidanalla doḍāvagavā- ⟨Page 184⟩

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cayabalavananidhi bhōreṁdu kaviye tatkṣaṇadiṁduppina kaṭṭe karagidaṁtuppina kaṭṭe jalapravāha-

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kaḍārakaṁnanaṁ koṁdavenaggaḷavenipa rājyacihnaṁgaḷa nācugicakrava¨rttitāṁ kuḍe paḍedaṁ || biṁkada

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṁkaṇavillene koṁḍaṁ koṁkaṇavēḷumanaḷa¨rkeyiṁ dācarasaṁ || ·iṁtenisi || dorevettācugimaṁ-

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tadanuja śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ cāvuṁḍanarēśvaraṁ jananutaṁ taṁnaṁdanaru maṁḍaḷēśvara cūḍāma-

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhareyaṁ pālisaleṁde gaurige gajāsyaṁ ṣaṇmukhaṁ sītagu ddhuratējaṁ lavabhūbhujaṁ kuśanṛ-

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pavole lōkōttama¨rppuṭṭida¨rsiriyādēvige vīra bijjalanṛpaṁ vikkayyaneṁbātmajaru || ·avaro-

⟨27⟩ • • • • • • • • • • siṁdavaṁ[śya]nayyanenalsaṁdubhayakuḷaśuddharā¨rbbhu vana bhuṁbhukana vīra bijjala-

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tta sāhasōttuṁgaṁgaṁ nirutaṁ puṭṭidanenaluruparā kramaṁ vīra bijja-

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parākramamanāṁtavōlbijjalanunmathitaripumaṁḍalēśaṁ pṛthuḷaparākramama-

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁbhōgāvatīpuravarādhīśvaraṁ siṁdakuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍanā-

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nakalpabhūjātaṁ kaḷacurikuḷōdbhave siriyādēvipriya naṁdanaṁ nijarū-

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṁ sāhasōttuṁganayyana siṁgaṁ nāmādi • samasta praśastisahitaṁ śrīma-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ra vīra vikramādityadēvarasanuṁ kisukāḍeppattakkaṁ bāga ḍageyeḷpattakkaṁ haṁgara

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kkaṁ nareyaṁgalu haṁneraḍakkavadhipatigaḷenisi rājadhāni yaraṁbare-

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ja pradhānaṁ maṁḍaḷika daṁḍanāyaka janarājaṁ murāri parabaḷa mahādēva daṁḍanāyakaṁ-

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahāgrahāraṁ baṇaṁjadādivaṭṭaṇavekkalavāḍa kuttuṁbitti kaḍakeṟege bijayaṁ geyde-

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṁḍanavesegu lōkastuta janamēda(ja)ya bhūkāṁtana dattiyenisi kaḍake-

⟨38⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tiṣṭhitadēvāspadadiṁ sūcitavāytaggada kaḍakaṟegagrahāra tiḷakakkeḷeyo-

⟨39⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāḍugaḷiṁ kaḍeya keṟeyiṁ virājisi kaḍakeṟeyene pesaranāḷdu-

⟨40⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tiyagrahāraṁ vijayaśrīdayitarinainū¨rvvarināḍaṁ kaḍa keṟe ba-

⟨41⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yōgyaṁ seṭṭiyenalayyūvoḷegaḷavaṭṭa jasaṁ negaḷda kaḍakeṟegavaḷavaḍade || ni-

⟨42⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vābaṇaṁjada dha¨rmmadoḷaṁ neṟeda neṟeviniṁdainū¨rvvaru || ·aṁtu

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hāra kaḍakeṟeyūroḍeya pramukhamahājanaṁgaḷainū¨rvva¨rmmū- ⟨Page 185⟩

⟨44⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tiyuktaraṁ vṛttisaṁpattiyuktaraṁ mūḷpa saṁkaḷpadiṁ pradhānaṁ mahadē-

⟨45⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ggivāḍa miṇajigegaḷa gāvuṁḍike muṁnavā mahājanaṁgaḷa soṁma-

⟨46⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yōnimittaṁ mahājanaupabhōgyayōgyaṁ māḍidanā dha¨rmmamumaṁ dēśa-

⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhirājalakṣaṇaprayuktanenisi || ·ama¨rdoppalu nijavakṣa doḷu ka-

⟨48⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rājimukha¨rkkaḷu kadidi¨rcci nilvaraḷeyoḷu tāville nalvīra saṁkamadēva pra-

⟨49⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tprabhaṁjanananalu kāvaṇayyaṁ bhūbhṛtpriyamaṁtri pasa¨rvvettaṁ || tadanvayāvatāraveṁ-

⟨50⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kulābharaṇarenisalpeṁpuvaḍedareṇba¨rvvipraru || ·ā negaḷda gastyakuladoḷu sūnṛta-

⟨51⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kanasadaṁ || varaguṇanidhi hoṁnara baṁmarasaṁgaṁ jakkaṇa yyagaṁ puṭṭidarā dhare-

⟨52⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gāvaṁ rāyadaṁḍanāyakapeṁḍāranenippa • • gaḷa bhūpanīye kāvaṇacamū-

⟨53⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rkkāḷva dēviyene pēḷā¨rkkāvaṇadaṁḍanāthanoḷtū ḍa¨rdduḷivaru || ·ade peṁḍāra • •

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rmmanaṁgeṭṭirantade peṁḍārana leṁkavotta • • vada nāṁtonāya[¨rka]ṭṭadeṁbudu vi-

⟨55⟩ • • • • • • • • • • suva pesa¨rvvetta naṁdavāḍigeyaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyamāge biṭṭaṁjanapati kuḍe

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mūpatitiḷakaṁ śrīnidhi samastavidyāṁbōnidhi tējaya daṁḍanāyakaṁ ne-

⟨57⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tradiṁ saṁda gautamagaṁgāṁkamanāṁta puṇyanadiya gōdāvarī dēviya

⟨58⟩ • • • • • • • • • • liyū¨rmmunivararu svātaṁtryasāma¨rtthyadoḷu || ·ā gautamana • • • • •

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dinaṁnamaṁ saṁvariparu || ·alli varagautamānvayāṁbudhi • • •

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yya daṁḍādhīśaṁ || sādhitavairigaḷu kaḷacurikṣitipā [nvaya] • • •

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hātmana sutaṁ subhaṭāgraṇi tējirājadaṁḍādhipanā [pratāpiya] • • • • •

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tiyoḷu hṛjjātana vallabhegeṇeyane bhūtalavabhimānama• • • • •

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sidaṁ lakṣmī[kāṁtaṁ] śaśaviśadayaśōdaitaṁ tēji rājadaṁḍādhīśaṁ • • • • •

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇeyā¨rppatihitayarenisi peṁpaṁ taḷeda[ḷu] || varaguṇa • • • • •

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • naggada tanayaru || janakaṁ [bhā]yiladaṁḍanāthananya • • • • • • • • • • ghaṁ bhāga[vve] • • • • • ⟨Page 186⟩

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaṇacamūnāthaṁ camūnāthamaṁḍanaṁ tējayyanenalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṛtsau¨ryyaṁ mṛgarājananivā¨ryyaṁ mi • • • • •

⟨68⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yoḷaṁ karaṇaṁgaḷa samastadha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ svadha • • • • • • • •

⟨69⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇnisa budharakṣāmaṇigaḷu peṁpuvaḍedarā • • • • •

⟨70⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kramavipa¨ryyayaṁ māḍade vēdadoḷaṁ vyava • • • • •

⟨71⟩ • • • • • • • • • • digaḷiṁdaṁ sogayikkuṁ || [vineyaṁ]maṁ • • • • • •

⟨72⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yoḷu purāṇadoḷu nutadha¨rmmaśāstra • • • • • •

⟨73⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṣṭāna japasamādhiśīḷaguṇasaṁpaṁnaru • • • • • • •

⟨74⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bageyiṁ taṁnadhikārada haṁgarage heṁneraḍa[ṟo]- • • • • • • • •

⟨75⟩ • • • • • • • • • • madēvaṁge biṁnahaṁgeysi kāruṇyadāna • • • • •

⟨76⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lūraṁ mahāpradhānaṁ maydunaṁ tējayya • • • • •

⟨77⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvara saṁnidhiyoḷu sādaprakṣāḷanadhārā • • • • • •

⟨78⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yahuṇise ·āgnēyada mēre [ba] • • • • •

⟨79⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lahuṁjaka vāyavyada mēra • • • • •

⟨80⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ma]hā[janaugha] 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0143⟩ No. 143. (B.K. No. 66 of 1929-30.) TĀḶIKŌṬI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Rāmasvāmi temple.

Āhavamalla, 1181 A.D.

This is dated the third regnal year of the king, Plava, Vaiśākha śu. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1181 A.D., April 18. The weekday, however was Saturday.

It records a gift of one pon collected from each village in Hagariṭṭage Three Hundred for worship and offerings, etc., to the god Sōmanātha of Tāḷiyakōṭe. The gift was made by Padmarasa-daṇḍanāyaka, the Nāḍadhikāri of Hagariṭṭage Three Hundred, with the approval of his brother-in-law Mahāpradhāna Lakshmīdēva, who was governing the province. Lakshmīdēva is described as Mahāprachaṇḍa-daṇḍanāyaka, Lāḷa-khaṇḍeyakāṟar-adhishṭhāyaka and Aṇuga-sāhaṇādhipati..

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī prithvīvalla[bhaṁ] mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaraṁ kā-

⟨2⟩ [ḷāṁ]jarapuravarādhīśvara[ṁ] suva[¨rṇna]vri[sa]bhadhvajaṁ

⟨3⟩ ḍamarugatū¨ryya ni¨rghōsaṇaṁ kadana-

⟨4⟩ pracaṁḍa subhaṭarāditya nissaṁkamalla ⟨Page 187⟩

⟨5⟩ śrīmatu pratāpa kaḷaturiya cakrēsva-

⟨6⟩ raṁ śrīmadāhavamalladēvara vijaya-

⟨7⟩ rājya sikhāmaṇi[ye]nippa śrīmanu mahāpra-

⟨8⟩ dhānaṁ lāḷakhaṁḍeyakāṟaradhiṣṭhāyaka(ṁ)-

⟨9⟩ naṇu[ga]sāha[ṇā]dhipati mahāpracaṁḍa [daṁ]ḍanā-

⟨10⟩ yakaṁ ·arirāyamaṁtrijanabhīkaraṁ śrīlakṣumi-

⟨11⟩ dēvadaṁḍanātha kritayugacaritaṁ parasurā-

⟨12⟩ māvatāradiṁ samastabhūmidānadiṁ sōḍasa-

⟨13⟩ kratugaḷiṁda saptā¨rdhdhalakhkheya dēvabrāhmaṇa-

⟨14⟩ tuṣṭiyaṁ māḍi varaṁbaḍedu lakṣmīni-

⟨15⟩ vāsanenisi sukharājyaṁ gayyutti¨rdda suprastā-

⟨16⟩ [va]samayadalu ·avara maydu[naṁ] mahā-

⟨17⟩ pradhānaṁ hagariṭṭada(ge) nāḍadhikāri padmarasa daṁḍa-

⟨18⟩ nāyakaru

⟨19⟩ biṁnapaṁ [ge]ydisalu tāḷiyakōṭeya śrī svayaṁbhu-

⟨20⟩ samastadēvanistārakaṁ śrīpā¨rvvatīmanōvallabhaṁ

⟨21⟩ maṁdākinīmanōraṁjana [su]kāruṇyasaṁbhavanappa

⟨22⟩ śrī sōmanāthadēvaraṁgabhōga naivēdya-

⟨23⟩ naṁdādīvige pātrapāvuḷa caitrapayi-

⟨24⟩ tra dēvālyada • vesakke neya plava saṁvatsarada vaiśākha-

⟨25⟩ su 3 sōmavāradaṁdu dhārayeṟadu hagariṭṭage-

⟨26⟩ 300 ṟa grāmānugrāmadalu caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ-

⟨27⟩ salvaṁtāgi pratyēka voṁdūṁdu hoṁnaṁ koṭṭa-

⟨28⟩ ru yiṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ samasta ·arasugaḷu pradhā-

⟨29⟩ na heggaḍe karaṇaṁgaḷuṁ nāḍasamasta prabhu gā-

⟨30⟩ vuṁḍugaḷuṁ svadha¨rmmadiṁ pratipāḷisuvaru

⟨31⟩ © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣa-

⟨32⟩ ṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi

⟨33⟩ śrī sōmanādhadēvara paḍihaṟa sa[ga]raṁge hiri-

⟨34⟩ ya ma 1

⟨35⟩ śrī sōmanāthadēvara gāṇake kū-

⟨36⟩ caya ·a[ra]ṇigutiganu

⟨SIIv15p0i0144⟩ No. 144. (B.K. No. 35 of 1930-31.) YALWĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying in the front of chāvaḍi.

Kalachuri.

Only the earlier part of this inscription containing the praśasti of a Kalachuri king is preserved. The rest of it is broken and lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ namaśivāyaḥ namastuṁgaśirastuṁbi caṁ-

⟨2⟩ dracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁ-

⟨3⟩ bhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti samasta bhuvanāśraya-

⟨4⟩ [ṁ] śrī prithvīvallabhaṁ mahārājādhirāja paramē-

⟨5⟩ śvaraṁ paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ kaḷacu¨ryyakuḷa kamaḷamā- ⟨Page 188⟩

⟨6⟩ ¨rttaṁḍa kadanapracaṁḍa māna • • • • • subhaṭarā[dityaṁ] 1

⟨7⟩ kaligaḷaṁkusaṁ gajasāmanta saraṇā • • • • •

⟨8⟩ raṁ sanivārasi[ddhi] giridu¨rgga[malla] • • • • • • • • • • 2

THE YĀDAVAS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0145⟩ No. 145. (B.K. No. 18 of 1929-30.) HAḶḶŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built in the front wall of the Hanumān temple.

Bhillama, 1188 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Kīlaka, Adhika-Śrāvaṇa amāvāsye, Monday, corresponding to 1188 A.D., July 25.

It seems to register a gift of land, garden and money to a deity. It mentions Lakuḷīsvara-paṇḍita and Daṇḍanāyaka Vikramāditya. The inscription is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ bhujabaḷa cakrava¨rtti bhillamadēva • • •

⟨2⟩ [mūṟa]neya kīlaka [saṁvatsarada ·adhika] śrāvaṇada ·amāvāśye sōmavāra vyatīpāta

⟨3⟩ dallu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yā dēvarācā¨ryya laku-

⟨5⟩ ḷīsvarapaṁḍitara • • • • • nivēdyakkaṁ peṁcapa¨rvvakkaṁ

⟨6⟩ koṭṭa • • • • • • • • • • mattarāṟu voḷagā-

⟨7⟩ gi mattaru • • • • • teṁka ·ā dēvara hō

⟨8⟩ • • nairityada • • • • • hannikkayya nivē-

⟨9⟩ śana ·ā • • • • • • • • • • llahūdōṁṭa ma-

⟨10⟩ ttaroṁdu • • • • • vaṇa gadyāṇa [·eraḍu]

⟨11⟩ svasti samasta • • • • • śrīmatu hiriya [daṁḍa]nāyakaṁ

⟨12⟩ vikramāditya • • • • • ḷīśvarapaṁḍitara kālaṁ ka¨rcci

⟨13⟩ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ • • • • • • • • • • nama¨ryūde

⟨14⟩ yiṁ pratipāḷisidavaru • • • • • dānāśrēyō-

⟨15⟩ nupālanaṁ dānāt sva¨rggamavāpnōti pālanādyacyutaṁ padaṁ ·akara • •

⟨16⟩ gōsahasra vadhasmritaḥ • • • • • gōkōṭiphala-

⟨17⟩ maśnutē svadattādviguṇaṁ puṇyaṁ paradattānupālanaṁ dattāpaha-

⟨18⟩ raṇāccaiva svadattāṁ niṣpalaṁ bhavē[t] svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō ha

⟨19⟩ rēti vasuṁdharā[ṁ] śaṣṭi¨rvaruṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jā-

⟨20⟩ yatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0146⟩ No. 146. (B.K. No. 99 of 1929-30.) MUTTIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Lakshmīnārāyaṇa temple.

Bhillama, 1189 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya, Pushya ba. 1, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti, corresponding to 1189 A.D., December 25. ⟨Page 189⟩

It registers the gift of the village Bivavura to the god Lakshmī-Narasiṁha whose temple was built by Chauḍiseṭṭi, grandfather of Śaṅkara-svāmi. The gift was made by the king at the request of Paṭṭa-sāhaṇādhipati Pēyiya and his subordinate Malleya.

Published in the Epigraphia Indica., Vol. XV, pp. 30 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0147⟩ No. 147. (B.K. No. 55 of 1929-30.) PĪRĀPUR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Bhillama, 1189-90 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya, corresponding to 1189-90 A.D. Other details are not given.

It registers a gift of land and house-site to the god Nannēśvara installed by Mahāpradhāna, Dēsiya-daṇḍanāyaka, Hiriya-heggaḍe Nannarasa. The gift was made with the approval of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Virupadēva by Mahāpradhāna, Magaramurāri Lakshmīdēva-nāyaka after washing the feet of Lōka-jīya. Another gift was made to the deity by the Five Hundred including the Seṭṭiguttas of Hagaraṭṭe Three Hundred, Miṭṭi Mācheseṭṭi and others.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa

⟨2⟩ pratāpacakrava¨rtti bhillamadēvava¨rṣada 3 neya

⟨3⟩ savumya saṁvatsaradaṁdu śrīmanmahāpradhā-

⟨4⟩ naṁ magaramurāri lakṣmīdēvanāya-

⟨5⟩ karu svasti śrīmanmahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ viru-

⟨6⟩ padēvarasaranumatadiṁ śrīma-

⟨7⟩ nmahāpradhānaṁ dēsiya daṇḍanāyakaṁ

⟨8⟩ hiriya heggaḍe naṁnarasaru

⟨9⟩ tā[vu] māḍsida naṁnnēsvaradēvara pū-

⟨10⟩ je punaskāra nivēdya naṁdādīvigeya

⟨11⟩ naḍasuvaṁtāgi yā stha(sā)nava[ri]ppa(ṣṭha)

⟨12⟩ jīya lōkajīyara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārā-

⟨13⟩ [pū]¨rbbakaṁ māḍi sa¨rbbanamasyavā-

⟨14⟩ [gi bi]ṭṭa keyi mada[ḷige] haḷḷihi-

⟨15⟩ • • • baṁdanūra sīmeyiṁ mūḍalu

⟨16⟩ • • • [sa]diyagaḍiṁba gēṇa ghaḷeyalu ke-

⟨17⟩ • • • [ru] 12 ·ā dēvālya[diṁ] teṁka nivēśaṇa 1

⟨18⟩ • • • ṇa 1 • hagara[ṭṭe] 300 ra seṭṭigu-

⟨19⟩ tta [miṭṭi] māciseṭṭi hagaraṭeya stha-

⟨20⟩ ḷada bōriseṭṭi kāraganūra

⟨21⟩ sthaḷada dēvara kētiseṭṭimukhyavainū-

⟨22⟩ ¨rvvaru koṭṭa dēva[mā]na [ho]ṁge koṭṭa-

⟨23⟩ lli māna 1 koṁḍalli māna 1 baṁ 1 ⟨Page 190⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0148⟩ No. 148. (B.K. No. 56 of 1929-30.) PĪRĀPUR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Lakshmīdēvi temple.

Bhillama, 1189-90 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya, corresponding to 1189-90 A.D. Other details are not given.

It registers a gift of land to the god Śiriyamēśvara installed by Mahāpradhāna, Dēsiya-daṇḍanāyaka, Hiriya heggaḍe Nannarasa. The gift was made with the approval of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Virupadēva by Mahāpradhāna, Magara-Murāri Lammidēva-nāyaka (i.e. Lakshmīdēva-daṇḍanāyaka) after laving the feet of Kannaguru. Another gift was made to the deity by the Five Hundred.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratā-

⟨2⟩ pacakra[va]¨rtti bhilamadēvava¨rṣada 3 neya [sau]-

⟨3⟩ [mya] saṁvuvatsaradaṁdu śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ [ma]-

⟨4⟩ garamurāri lammidēvanāyakaru svasti

⟨5⟩ śrī manmahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ virupadēvarasa[ranu]-

⟨6⟩ [ma]tadiṁ śrīmanmahā[pra]dhāna dēsiya daṁ[ḍanā]-

⟨7⟩ yakaṁ hiriya heggaḍe nannarasaru tāvu māḍisida

⟨8⟩ [śi]riyamēsvaradēvara poje punaśkāra nivēdya

⟨9⟩ naḍasuvaṁtāgi kaṁnnagurugaḷige kālaṁ toḷa-

⟨10⟩ du dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi sa¨rvvanama syavāgi [bi]- 1

⟨11⟩ ṭṭa keyi madavāḷigeya haḷḷiya holadalu ·ū-

⟨12⟩ riṁ paḍuvalu ji¨rṇnōdharada keyi[ṁ] teṁkalu basadiya ga-

⟨13⟩ ḍiṁbada 32 ghaḷeyalu ma 6 mane magilaṁ baḍagaṇa goṁṭe-

⟨14⟩ lu cadurasa 19 keyi ·ā dēvara muṁdaṇa tōṁṭa ma[ṭa]-

⟨15⟩ doḷage ·āyinū¨rvvaru biṭṭa dēvamāna koṭṭalli māna 1 koṁ-

⟨16⟩ ḍalli māna 1 soṭigeṇne ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0149⟩ No. 149. (B.K. No. 192 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the prākāra of the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Bhillama, 1190 A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya, Pushya-amāvāsye, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa. The Pushya-amāvāsyā of the said year corresponded to 1190 A.D., January 7, Sunday, and the Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa occurred on Monday, the 25th of December 1189 A.D.

It registers the gift of a fixed quantity of jawar to be supplied every month for worship and offerings to the god Svayaṁbhu Amṛitēśvara by Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Daṇḍina-gōva Bāchidēva. The earlier part of the record contains the description of the rājadhāni-Paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigeṟe and its Mahājanas, the donor's family, etc. ⟨Page 191⟩

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya[śaṁbhavē ||]

⟨2⟩ śrī janmasthānavāśākara[di]mukhaluṭhatphēnamaṁbōdhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • muttuṁgavīcivibhrājitāṁbhōdhara samu[da]yasa • • • • •

⟨4⟩ [rakṣāvidhānaṁ] sogayipudu ghanadhvānameṁbhōnidhānaṁ || • • kaṇṭha • • • • •

⟨5⟩ ¨rbbāḷēndurēkhāśi[khaḥ] ·āśliṣṭāhipatē®paṭāparikaracchannacchaṭācchāditaḥ • • [nmaṁ] gaḷapiṁgaḷāṁśuvidaṣō • •

⟨6⟩ gāḷabhāḷāśritaḥ dadyā[nmaṇḍa]ḷikapracaṇḍakiraṇaśrībhāskarāya śriyaṁ || kaṁ || svastisamasta • •

⟨7⟩ dadhināthayūthavyāvēṣṭitabhūbhuvana bhuṁbhuka • • va¨rṇnāyamānabhūribhujapratāpā-

⟨8⟩ sāditaśatru[gō]trananata rājyalakṣmīvallī • • • naparimita mahāsatvasaṁsthāna • •

⟨9⟩ • bāhuvī¨ryyanapratimaprabaḷatara śau¨ryanagaṇita kṣātraguṇaga • • •

⟨10⟩ ḷayanakaḷaṁkakī¨rttikaumudīprakāśitāśēṣa • • • • • • • • • • dīkṣā • • paskṛta paracakra vikrāntadharāca-

⟨11⟩ kranavanītaḷavijitaprasiddha yādavavaṁśamaṁḍana • • • sēvuṇarājavallabha śrīmadbhilla-

⟨12⟩ mēśvaraṁ ka¨rṇnāṭaviṣayalakṣmīkāntanāgi samantarasugeyyuttamire || tatpādapadmōpa jī[vi]

⟨13⟩ v® || parabhūpāḷamadāndhasindhuraghaṭāsandōhasaṁghaṭṭanōddhura siṁhaṁkali jai[ta]

⟨14⟩ siṁhanahitakṣmāpāḷaraṁ tūḷdi bittaradiṁ beḷvalanāḍo • • vikṛtivyāpāramaṁ tāḷdi • •

⟨15⟩ nire ni¨rgguṁḍipurēśanoḷsukhasudhāsaṁtriptacētōmayaṁ ·antā beḷvalanāḍa celvi • •

⟨16⟩ va[ṭṭiṁ]ba[ṁ]dadiṁ tō¨rppa niścinta[sthā]namanagga[da]ṇnigereyaṁ bē¨rppaṭṭiyoḷpuṭṭi vikrāntai kā¨rjjuna • •

⟨17⟩ maṇḍaḷika bācaṁ pe[ttanā jai]trasiṁhaṁ tāṁ meccuguḍalke vikramada[lesavā] [śakti] sā [mā]-

⟨18⟩ nyame || ka || ·ā pattanajanada manakkā po¨rttu pudida rāgamaggaḷisire santāpaharamāge • •

⟨19⟩ radaṁbyāpitasitakī¨rtti bhāskaraṁ mṛdukaradiṁ || va || mattamā maṇḍaḷika bhāskarāvatāra mente[nda]-

⟨20⟩ ḍe haracaraṇasaresijātā[ṁka]vā nandamandāki[nī]pavitrīkṛtalalitegātraṁ śrīmanmahāpra • •

⟨21⟩ gaṁ tatpriyeyenisi negaḷda dakṣiṇagauri [bontā]ṁbikege paramapuruṣā¨rtthame mū-

⟨22⟩ ¨rttigoṇḍu kā¨rttikēyanavatarisidantirudiyisida mānavamarutkujaṁ dīna[ci]ntāmaṇi [dā]na-

⟨23⟩ kānīna(ṁ)nidānīṁtana vikramādityaṁ nūtenadhanvi navīnadhanadanabhinavaśūdrakāvatā-

⟨24⟩ raṁ satyarādhēyaṁ śaucagāṁgēyaṁ parākramarāmaṁ parahitajīmūtavāhanaṁ

⟨25⟩ pratyakṣakāmaṁ | sāhasa [bhī]maṁ mū¨rttimukundaṁ janatānandaṁ | sā[hi]tyaniḷayaṁ para [ba]-

⟨26⟩ ḷa viḷayaṁ | rāyadaḷavajrasannāhaṁ [da]ṇḍina gōvaṁ nereyoḍe gaṇḍaṁ kaligaḷādi[tyaṁ]

⟨27⟩ subhaṭa cūḍāmaṇi | sujanarakṣāmaṇi || [·a]vanījana sēbyaṁ | kṛtasarasakābyaṁ |

⟨28⟩ nārāyaṇaṁ | śau¨ryyaparāyaṇaṁ [dē]varasena kaṭṭidalagu birudara • • •

⟨29⟩ • bhāgaladēvīmanōnayanavallabhaṁ | bhayalōbhadu¨rllabhaṁ || mattaṁ || v® || rāya

⟨30⟩ [ḷē]śvarara manneyava¨rggada sēve naṁṭu [ka]ygā¨ryada nāḍu sūṟetanagantaḷavaṭṭira peṁpu pa¨rvvata prāya • ⟨Page 192⟩

⟨31⟩ nippoḍaṁ madadoḷoṁdade dēvarasaṁge rājyasandhāyakavāgi bhṛtyapadadoḷnaḍevuttamanalte bhāska-

⟨32⟩ raṁ || ka || dāniye ka[¨rṇnā]nujanābhimāniye mādēvasonu sakaḷakaḷāsandhānane ba¨rmma-

⟨33⟩ na tammaṁ [bhū]nutane bhāskarāvatāraṁ bācaṁ || v® || puṭṭida tāṇamondu posabindige tāṁ kaḍugu-

⟨34⟩ jjunāgiyuṁ neṭṭane pī¨rdanaṁbudhigaḷēḷumanogguḍisi¨rdda dhātriyaṁ meṭṭi samatva maṁ pa-

⟨35⟩ [ḍeve]naṁndughaṭōdbhavanendoḍindu bē¨rppaṭṭiye janmabhūmiyene dōṣame bhāskara nū[ṣme] sālade

⟨36⟩ [śa]ranidhigaṁbudoṭṭa harakā¨rmmukamaṁ muṟidikki ninda bhīkara daśakaṇṭha kundaḷa manōvade kitta

⟨37⟩ varāharōpiniṁ dha[ra]ṇiyanetti nittarasidu[ddha]tadaityaranotti sīḷdavaṁ sari dore pāṭi pāsaṭi [sa]-

⟨38⟩ maṁ ka[li] bācaṇamanḍaḷēśanoḷ || va || ·āntenisi negaḷda manḍaḷika bācanaṁ tanna vaṁśābhi vṛddhigaṁ [baḷa]-

⟨39⟩ santānasamṛddhigaṁ kaḷatrānurāgakkaṁ nityasukhānubhōgakkaṁ | puṭṭida pe¨rmmegaṁ | samastajana-

⟨40⟩ kū¨rmmegaṁ tannanāḷdara rājyaśrīya pe[¨rcce]gaṁ dhā¨rmmikara mecciṁgaṁ nitā¨rttha manōrathā[vā]-

⟨41⟩ [pti]gaṁ śrī jayakī¨rtti kānti [buddhi] sāma¨rtthyasaṁprāptigaṁ | sakaḷaśāntikapauṣṭika prābhāvakkaṁ

⟨42⟩ dēvaprasāda kāruṇyabhāvakkaṁ ·aihikāmutrikapa[dā]nubhava[na]kkaṁ | paramaiśva¨ryya lakṣmī bha[va]-

⟨43⟩ nakkaṁ kāraṇamāgi mattaṁ || ka || ·ā nā[ḍa] rājadhānige nānāstrīpuruṣaratnarāśige dha¨rmma sthānābhivṛddhi • •

⟨44⟩ • • nīkaṁ nō¨rppaḍaṇnigeṟe sogayisuguṁ || ·ā paṭṭaṇadoḷu || v® || nirutaṁ gāvuṇḍa va¨rggaṁ vinutagu[ṇa]-

⟨45⟩ gaṇāṁbōdhi bhūdēvava¨rggaṁ [pu]rava¨rggaṁ ta[dbha]vaśrīvanitage [na]garaṁ sāliga¨rnnūtna ratnābharaṇa brātaṁ samantaṁbina-

⟨46⟩ • maḷavacōlakṣigudyaṁnivāsaṁ piriduṁ kaṇgeḍḍamādaṁta[tu]ḷitaviḷasatpuṇyamā¨rggaṁ triva¨rggaṁ |

⟨47⟩ mattaṁ ·ivariṁ lōkada vīrava¨rggaveni[poṁdākhyā]namaṁ [tī]¨rppavol javanaṁ jakkuli par kaḍaṁgu vibhadoḷu kayyikku-

⟨48⟩ va[¨rbhī]ma bhairavana baggiparaṭṭi poyva siḍilaṁ mā¨rppoyvarāḷe¨rdda siṁgamanā¨rddappu vareṁdoḍī samaya[sā]si¨rvva-

⟨49⟩ ¨rgge māṟāṁparār || mattaṁ || varavidyāgamakauśaḷa¨rbharataśāstrāḷaṁkapāra¨rmmahīdhara dhai¨ryya¨rvvinutēkavā-

⟨50⟩ kyaraghaviddhvaṁsa¨rśaraṇyā¨rtthasāgararatyū¨rjjitadha¨rmmarakṣa[ra] mṛtēśasvāmipādābjabhṛṁga renal baṇnisa-

⟨51⟩ lāvanuṁ neṟevanēṁ sāsi¨rvvaraṁ dhātriyoḷ || © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa

⟨52⟩ pratāpacakrava¨rttibhillamadēvava¨rṣada mūṟaneya saumyasaṁvatsarada puṣya bahuḷadamāvā-

⟨53⟩ ssa sōmavāraduttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa vyatīpāta puṇyatithiyoḷ śrīmadrājadhā- ⟨Page 193⟩

⟨54⟩ ni paṭṭaṇavaṇnigeṟeya sakaḷakaḷāsānniddhyavamṛtaliṁgaṁ śrī svayaṁbhuvamṛtēśvaradēva-

⟨55⟩ bhōgadalu [·eḍeva] rājādhyakṣa ppa cintāyakana jīvitake ·aṁgaḍiyalu teṟevane •

⟨56⟩ • lu [ḍa]na kūḷa jōḷamaṁ tiṁgaḷu [tiṁ]gaḷamāvāsyayalu dēvaraṁga[bhō]ga naivēdya pūje vidhānakkendu śrī-

⟨57⟩ [ma]nmahāmaṇḍaḷēsvaraṁ daṇi[na]gōna bācidēvarasaru śrīmatriva¨rggaṁgaḷa samayaṁgaḷa sāsi¨rvvara

⟨58⟩ [sa]nnidhānadoḷu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭarintī dēvakā¨ryya[maṁ] nāḍanāḷvarasu gaḷuṁ triva¨rgagaḷuṁ •

⟨59⟩ • yaṁgaḷuṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷisuvaru © ·idanīyandadoḷayde rakṣisidanaṁgiṣṭā¨rttha [saṁ]-

⟨60⟩ siddhi saṁbhavi[kuṁ] yiṁtidanaḷidaṁge gaṁge gaye kēdāraṁkurukṣētrameṁbivaṟoḷu pēsede pā¨rvvaraṁ

⟨61⟩ goravaraṁ gōbindamaṁ [stī]yaraṁ tave kondikkida pāpameydugumavaṁ bīḷvaṁ nigōdaṁgaḷoḷ

⟨62⟩ [svada]ttaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēta vasundharaṁ ṣaṣṭhiva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē [krimiḥ]

⟨SIIv15p0i0150⟩ No. 150. (B.K. No. 12 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Bhillama, 1191 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1113, Virōdhikṛit, Jyēshṭha-amāvāsyā, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1191 A.D., June 23.

It records the gift of the village Hiriya Handigoḷa in Beḷuvola Three Hundred, to the god Trikūṭēśvara, by the king when he was camping at Hērūr, after washing the feet of Siddhānti-Chandrabhūshaṇapaṇḍita, also called Satyavākya, the āchārya of the temple. The genealogy of the Yādavas is given in the beginning. The latter part of the record is mutilated and broken away.

Published in the Epigraphia Indica. Vol. III, pp. 217. ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0151⟩ No. 151. (B.K. No. 1 of 1930-31.) BHAIRAVĀḌIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On four pieces of a broken slab built in the wall of the Basavēśvara temple.

Bhillama, 1191 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1114, Virōdhikṛit Pushya, śu. 8, Wednesday, Uttarāyaṇasaṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1191 A.D., December 25. The Śaka year was current.

It records a gift of land for maintaining a charitable feeding house for Brāhmaṇas made in the presence of the Mahājanas of the agrahāra Ēḷāpura, by Māḷiya[kka], wife of [Mā]charasa, the nephew of Kallarasa, the Prabhu of the western quarters of Bauddhavāḍige. The gift land is said to have been purchased by the lady from the money received as present at the time of her marriage. ⟨Page 194⟩

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⟨1⟩ namaḥstuṁgaśiraḥścuṁbi caṁdracāmara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ staṁbhāya śaṁbhavē © svasti • • • bhyudayaścaḥ © © ©

⟨3⟩ svasti śrīmatu • • • • • • • • • • ḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti bhi-

⟨4⟩ llamadēva rājya ·uttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamā-

⟨5⟩ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ saluttamire sakava¨rśada 1114 ne-

⟨6⟩ ya virōdhikritu saṁvatsarada puṣya su 8 budhavāradaṁdu

⟨7⟩ vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇadalu brāhmaṇa¨rgge bhōjanada satranimi-

⟨8⟩ ttavāgi śrīmaduttamadagrahāra ·ēḷāpuradaśēṣamahā-

⟨9⟩ janaṁgaḷu pramukhavā[giralu] tamma bauddhavāḍigeya paḍuvagē-

⟨10⟩ riya prabhu kallarasanaḷiya [mā]carasana maduvaḷige māḷiya-

⟨11⟩ [kkaṁ] taṁna baḷivaḷigeyiṁ ko¨rggaṭanūravariṁ mūḍalu dēvāpurada ku-

⟨12⟩ • • • keyiṁ teṁkalu naṁ[na]rasana keyiṁ paḍuvalu nāmarasana ke-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taṁna bhāgada beṁkoḷvana kōlu mattaru

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kayyalu 16 hoṁge votte

Second piece.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • mattaru • • || mumaṁ sātiyahaḷḷiya • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ga rāyaṇane kayyalu votteviḍida maneya gadyāṇa [3] • • • • •

⟨3⟩ dyāṇa 16 yeraḍuṁ hāḍada keyya baḷiyalli sū • • • • •

⟨4⟩ tānuṁ ha¨rccukoṁḍa maneya hoṁnumaṁ yiṁntinitu • • • • •

⟨5⟩ kavāgi taṁna pu¨rśaṁgaṁ tanagaṁ vakṣavāge biṭṭaḻu • • • • •

⟨6⟩ nnevaraṁ tāne brāhmaṇa¨rggeya[ḍi]kki kritā[¨r]tteyappa • • • • •

⟨7⟩ ḍuvagēriya prabhugaḷu tāve taṁma dhammavāgi prati • • • • •

⟨8⟩ yācarasana vrittiyanotteyiṭṭukoṁḍa magaṁ rāmayyanu taṁmma • • •

⟨9⟩ yayyaṁge parōkṣavinayavāgi yācarasanūtteviḍidi¨rddakeyi biṭṭa • • •

⟨10⟩ hoṁge mattaṁ keyyanotteviḍidu koṭṭu dha¨rmmamaṁ naḍasuvanu • • yiṁntīdha-

⟨11⟩ • • nāru pratipāḻisidava¨rgge gaṁge kurukṣētra vāraṇāsiyoḷu sā-

⟨12⟩ • • kavileymaṁ sāsira hoṁnumaṁ sāsira vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇa-

⟨13⟩ • • • phalaṁ yī dha[¨rmma] [ma*]nāraḻidaḍaṁ yiṁntinitanaḻidavōl maṁgaḻama- 2

⟨14⟩ • • • © © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā saṣṭhiva¨rṣa-

⟨15⟩ • • srāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0152⟩ No. 152. (B.K. No. 108 of 1929-30.) MUTTIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab near the Rudragaṇṭi-Rāmaliṅga temple.

Bhillama, 1192 A.D.

This is dated in the 8th regnal year of the king, Paridhāvi, Śrāvaṇa śu. puṇṇami, Thursday, corresponding to 1192 A.D., July 26. The weekday, however, was Sunday. This date pushes back the commencement of Bhillama's reign by three years. ⟨Page 195⟩

It records the gift of income derived from the baṇṇige-deṟe tax on the god's garden to the god Tikēśvara by the Two Hundred Mahājanas (of Muttage).

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⟨1⟩ bhillama dēvavaruṣada 8 neya paridhāvi saṁvatsarada srāva- 1

⟨2⟩ ṇa sudha puṁṇnami brahaspativāradalu śrī tikēsvaradēvara

⟨3⟩ pavitrārōhaṇakke mūnū¨rbbaru baṁdu kuḷḷi¨rdu dēva¨rgge na-

⟨4⟩ maskāraṁ māḍi prasāda pavitra vīḷayamaṁ koṁḍu dēvakā¨ryyamaṁ ka[ṁ]-

⟨5⟩ ḍu karaṁ mecci ·ī dēvara tōṁṭada baṁṇnigedeṟe suṁkama sa¨rbbanamasyavāgi dhā-

⟨6⟩ rāpū¨rbbakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || ·ī dha¨rmakidanārittareṁdavare narakakiḷida

⟨SIIv15p0i0153⟩ No. 153. (B.K. No. 23 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall right of entrance of the maṇḍapa of the Hanumān temple.

Jaitugi, Circa 1200 A.D.

The date portion of the inscription is lost. In the introductory portion are mentioned an officer of the king, named Sahadēva and his elder brother Daṇḍēśa Mallidēva. The stone is broken and all other details are lost.

Published in the Epigraphia. Indica, Vol. V, Page 28 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0154⟩ No. 154. (B.K. No. 233 of 1926-27.) SŪḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone in front of the Karasthala maṭha.

Siṅghaṇa, 1202 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1124, Dundubhi, Śrāvaṇa-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1202 A.D. August 5.

It mentions a subordinate of the king bearing the epithets Khaṇḍērāya, etc., and Kisukāḍu-nāḍu 70. It seems to refer to the remission of some taxes. The inscription is badly damaged and worn out.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī saka 11[2]4 [neya duṁdubhi saṁvatsarada] śrāvaṇa suddha puṁṇami sōma vāra • • • • •

⟨2⟩ yaṇaṁ pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī siṁhaṇadēvara • • • khaṁḍērāya maṁḍaḷika[pi] tāma • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • saru kisukāḍanāḍa ·eppattakkaṁ ·ā [sthā]na suṁkavellaṁ biṭṭaru [·ā] • • suṁka • • • • • • ⟨Page 196⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0155⟩ No. 155. (B.K. No. 264 of 1927-28.) MAṄKAṆI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the Śiva temple called dēgula.

Siṅghaṇa, 1206 A.D.

The record is dated Śaka 1128, Krōdhana, amāvāse, Monday, solar eclipse. The name of the month is lost. The only solar eclipse in that year occurred in Phālguna, which corresponded to 1206 A.D., March 11, the weekday being Saturday. The Śaka year cited was current.

It registers gifts of land to the gods Lakshmīnarasiṁha, Sādēvēśvara and Śrīdharavāsudēva in the triple-shrined temple constructed at Maṅkaṇi by Kēśava, brother of Sahadēva-daṇḍanātha, who was governing the province of Tardavāḍi Thousand. These brothers belonged to the Vatsa-gōtra and Sahavāsi family.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁ bhāya śaṁbhavē || kaṁda || dēśādhīśvaranenisidanā sā-©

⟨2⟩ dēva[nama]jāta kēśevadēvaṁ lēsāgire maṁkaṇiyoḷ bhāskaradēva trikūṭamaṁ ni¨rmmisidaṁ || piridāgi narapidainū¨rvarigittaṁ bhūmidānamaṁ śrīmā¨rkaṁḍēyapuramideṁ-

⟨3⟩ de māḍisidarasaṁ sādēvaneṁdaḍā¨rpogaḷaridaṁ || śāsanavāgire pēḷvudu śāsanavaṁ barevudaṁte sāsanavāgal sāsanapaddhati likhitaṁ śāsanakādaṁbariye vāmanaracitaṁ ||

⟨4⟩ © dēva śrīmāṁ[nu] varāhō vassaṁpadē[stu] dharādhaṭha[ḥ |*] yadrōmavivarēṁbōdhi rālavālōdavadbhabhau || purava¨rṇna[na*] dēvatāva¨rṇnana || © purama-©

⟨5⟩ dhyadalli lakṣmīnarasiṁgaṁ nalasi niṁdanene peṁpiṁgā puradoḷpiṁgāva puraṁ sari mā¨rkaṁḍēya purakke dharaṇītaḷadoḷu || kuladaivaviṣṭadaivaṁ celuvaṁ

⟨6⟩ lakṣmīnṛsiṁhaneṁdeṁdolaviṁ kali taṁmma kēśavā[¨r*]kaṁ chalisalu tāṁ supratiṣṭhitaṁ māḍi sidaṁ || sādēvēśvaramaṁ śrī siridharavāsudēvaraṁ mā-

⟨7⟩ ḍisidaṁ śrīsiṣṭabheṭṭatenayaṁ śrī sōvaladēviyaṇuga kēśavadēvan kṣētrādhipa caṁḍi keyuṁ mātrakeya¨rṇnaṁdikēśanā gaṇapatiyuṁ mitra-

⟨8⟩ nemivaroldīge suputraṁ [ku]ladīpa kēśavaṁgabhimatamaṁ || saresakavihridayasarasija divākara gōtramitraciṁtāmaṇi bhāsurakī¨rtti kēśavagā sa-

⟨9⟩ rasati śaṇmukharumīge bēḍida baravaṁ || samudramadara dvīpa kṣētravi[śaya]va¨rṇnana © vritta || yelavokkaliṁde bīsuttuṁ tuṟugida noreviṁ ḍiṁbhaḍaṁgādu-

⟨10⟩ [dudya]caḷadā bhakkubhakkuṁbhina samakarakarakṣōbha[pā]ṭhīna puṁghōccaḷitadugrāvakra mālōḷanataraḷitekutukīḷakallōḷamāḷākuḷalōḷābhīḷakōḷāhaḷa baha-

⟨11⟩ ḷaghanadhvānamaṁbhōnidhānaṁ || vri || saradhibyāvritaveḷayoḷu nelase jaṁbūdvīpavatyaṁta bhāsura vākṣētradamadhyadalli sogarakkuṁbāṁ baraniḷdamaṁdaravā maṁ-

⟨12⟩ daradakṣiṇasthabharatekṣētraṁ jagaṁ nē[tra]bhāsuravā kṣētramukhake lōcanamenalu kaṁgoppu guṁ kuṁtaḷa || kaṁda || kuṁta[ḷa]viśayada kāṁteya kuṁtaḷadaṁtaseva tadda [ḍi]-

⟨13⟩ ge mukhavippaṁtippa celva maṁkaṇiyaṁtadaṟoḷu niṁdanosedu lakṣmīnu si[ṁ]ganu || © || rājāvaḷīva¨rṇnana || vritta || yidanāna[ṁ]deda pāḷisuttavadaṭiṁdi¨rddu¨rnnatārātisaṁ-

⟨14⟩ mmadakēḷīniḷayaṁ virōdhiviḷayaṁ dha¨rmmātmajātōpamaṁ [ya]duvaṁśaprabhavaṁ jayapravi bhavaṁ bhūripratāpōdayaṁ madavaddō[¨rba]ḷacakrava¨rttijayalakṣmīvallabha bhillamaṁ ||

⟨15⟩ ·ātana tanayaṁ nayanidhi vītabhayaṁ vīravairirāyajhaḷappaṁ bhūtaḷadoḷ negaḷdaṁ mmā[ṁ] dhātōpamacaritenenisi jaītugidēva || vri || trijagādhīsanenippa jai- ⟨Page 197⟩

⟨16⟩ tanripaputraṁ siṁgabhūpāḷakaṁ bhujadō¨rdda[¨r]ppadoḷaṁga koṁga magadha¨rnnēpāḷapāri yātraraṁ sajitaṁ rāṇiyavāsamaṁ sakaḷadēśakōśamaṁ koṁḍa rājajasaṁ-

⟨17⟩ pe¨rcire pāḷipaṁ prajegaḷaṁ rāyēbhakaṁṭhīravanu || vritta || ·adaṭiṁḍāṁta virōdhi[maṁḍa]ḷi karaṁ sāmaṁtaraṁ rāyaraṁ kadanōdyōgadoḷeyda sa[ṁ]harisiye niḥkaṁṭakaṁmmāḍidaṁ

⟨18⟩ viditaṁ sa¨rbadharitriyaṁ nijabhujāvaṣṭaṁbhadiṁ tāḷdida[ṁ] yaduvaṁśō¨rjjitalakṣmiyaṁ bhavanadoḷ vikrāṁtadiṁ siṁhaṇanu || kaṁda || ·ā nripapādāṁbujasēvānipuṇaṁ hri-

⟨19⟩ dyamaṁtravidyākaḷitaṁ mānanidhānaṁ siriyādhāna[ṁ] sahadēvadaṁḍanāthaṁ negaḷdaṁ || © || tadanvayāvatārameṁteṁdaḍe © || kaṁda || cārucaritraṁ lakṣmīdhā[maṁ]

⟨20⟩ nayavinayamēru kalpamahījaṁ nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaṁ śrī nārāyaṇacaritanenisi peṁpaṁ taḷedaṁ || ·ātana viśuddhaguṇaṁ saṁbhūtātmana janmabhūmi kāśmīramenalu khyātaṁ sa[ha]vā[sā]-

⟨21⟩ nvaya vāchasyagōtramēṁ pavitramō jagadoḷ || ·ā vibhuvina tanayaṁ vidvavibhavaṁ [bai] śvanāthabhaṭṭaṁ viśvō[¨rvvī]vinutaṁ visadayaśaśrīvanitādīśananisi peṁpa[ṁ] taḷedaṁ ||

⟨22⟩ yena negaḷda bessibhaṭṭana tanayaṁ vikhyātakī¨rttiyamaḷa caritra jananuta śrīdharabhaṭṭaṁ vinayāṁ bōdhi siṣṭabhaṭṭa daṁḍādhīśaru || ·avaroḷage || vritta || vinuta srīdharanā-

⟨23⟩ yakaṁgavesavā lakṣmāṁbikādēvigaṁ taneyaṁ śaṁbhugavadrijātege magaṁ skaṁdaṁ biḍō jaṁgevaṁgana pauḷōmigavā jayaṁtanadhikaprakhyātanādaṁtirādaniḷāvallabhadaṁḍa-

⟨24⟩ nātha sahadēvaṁ [dhri]ṣṭada¨rpāpahaṁ || siddhavaralakṣmībhuvanaje vuddhata maiḷāramāḷabāṁ bhōrāsi sidha sahadēvaṁgabhivriddhiyamaṁ kāriyasiddhiyaṁ sale koṭṭaru || vri || khaṁḍe[ya]

⟨25⟩ rāyaneṁba birudaṁ • nripāḷaka siṁhaṇaṁge mā¨rkkoṁḍarirāyamaṁḍaḷikara bedaṟaṭṭu taguḷdu gelva bhēruṁḍaparākramaṁge sahadēvacamūpatigeṁtu gaṁḍinoḷu toṁḍanidi¨rcci bāḷvadaṭanā-

⟨26⟩ ¨rggaḷa maiḷugiyaṁka[kā]ranoḷu || vri || māḷava bhīmana¨rjjunaneppavanaṁ chalikoṁḍu ba¨rppa nābhīḷanenippa puṁḍarananōḍisi du¨rggamanaīdi mutti kāḷānaḷanaṁte taghisuvanō vele siṁha-

⟨27⟩ ṇanaṁkakāṟakāḷōpama siṁdaneṁdagidu lakhmeyanaggidanājiraṁgadoḷ || māṟāṁparāru dhuradoḷu [mūṟuṁ] ripurāyakuvara[heṁ]ḍatigaṁḍaṁ [sē]ṟisidaṁ sādēvaṁ nīṟaṁ siṁgaṇa kumāraniṁtī bi-

⟨28⟩ [ru]daṁ || birudetti pogaḷipa rāyara nāyakaśiredalle nāyakaride nōvaranenisi rāya siṁgaṇanaramaga sahadēvadaṁḍanāthaṁ birudaṁ || sogaīsuva rūpaguṇadiṁ miguva parākrama-

⟨29⟩ tējadiṁ sādēvaṁ pogaḷe jagavoldu taṁniṁdagelada siri nelasa taddavāḍiyanāḷdaṁ || ·ā daṁḍādhipana kiṟiyayyaṁ siṣṭabhaṭṭaneṁteṁdaḍe || śrīmatu sahavāsāṁbhōjanabhō-

⟨30⟩ [ma]ṇi śiṣṭēṣṭavaṁdibriṁdōchsavaciṁtāmaṇi vāchsasyagōtraśirōmaṇiyana śiṣṭabhaṭṭane sedaṁ dhareyoḷu || [ba]ḍavaṁgadhamaṁgeḍaṟiṁdaḍapidava¨rggīva kāva saṁrakṣakaraṁ

⟨31⟩ [pa]ḍedaḷu sutaraṁ sōvale maḍadiyenalu śiṣṭabhaṭṭanaṁtā¨rddhanyaru || vri || vinaya mudāramudughayaṣamuṁnatiyoḷpu nege¨rttevetta peṁpina kaṇi mānavākriti-

⟨32⟩ [ya] bhārati rūpaviḷāsalakṣmi pāvanamabhimānajāhnaviyenalu negaḷdaḷu nutakī¨rtti śiṣṭabhaṭṭana sati puṇyaputravatti sōvaladēvi ·īḷātaḷāgradoḷu || kaṁda || sarasijaga¨rbbha-

⟨33⟩ [na] vāṇige hariyesavā sirige hara[ne] girijātege tānaraviṁdapriya[na]śēsaṁ siri sōvaladēvi yanisi peṁpaṁ taḷedaḷu || ·avariba¨rggudaīsida¨rssavinayadiṁ tikka-

⟨34⟩ rājadaṁḍādhipanuṁ ravitēja vipuḷaysarenalava¨rge sutaṁ negaḷdanalte kēśavadēvaṁ || tadagrejaṁ tikkarājaneṁtaṁdaḍe || vritta || malevara gaṁḍa mecadara gaṁḍa toṁḍappavara ga[ṁ]- ⟨Page 198⟩

⟨35⟩ ḍa da¨rppadoḷgaligaḷa gaṁḍa kūradara gaṁḍa seṇappara ga[ṁ]ḍa bīradoḷ nalivara gaṁḍa muṁde birudeṁbara gaṁḍa ra[ṇai]kagaṁḍa tāṁ chaligaḷagaṁḍa voḍeyara gaṁḍa śrīvikramadēvanu¨rbiyo-

⟨36⟩ ḷu || mattaṁ || kali raṇaraṁgadalli kali bēḷvarabēḷpudanīva cāgadoḷ kalihitadha¨rmmakāri yaṁdaḍeyalu kali dānamahōpakāradalli kali sahadēva niṁnna[nu]janī kali tikra-

⟨37⟩ maneṁdu nicaluṁ chaladalu baṇnikuṁ negaḷda kēśavanaṇnananī jagajjanaṁ || kaṁda || dikkarigaḷa ka [ṭa]doḷamā dikkāṁteyareseva varakuceṁgaḷa keladoḷ tikkarasanesanavaṁ birudina vikra-

⟨38⟩ maṁ kī¨rttilakṣmi ba[re]yutippaḷu || © tadanuja kēśavadēvaneṁteṁdaḍe || © || vritta || kulade·īva kēśava[ṁ] kēśavākri[ti]nibha sa[n]maṁtra[la]kṣmi [suratu]nōjvaḷapaṭṭa śiṣṭabhaṭṭaṁprabaḷa-

⟨39⟩ ripugharaṭṭapitaṁ trikramaṁ sadubaḷanaṇnaṁ tānenelu raṁjisuvaneḷege bhāgāṁganāvallabhaṁ sōvaladēvinaṁdana kēśavananupamapuṇyaṁ camūpāgragaṇyaṁ || [ka]ṟeyade toṭṭa dha-

⟨40⟩ ¨rmamanaṟida baḷikkagrahara dēvālayamaṁ neṟe puṇyavenisi māḍalu kaṟevaḍe kēsavane ballanō¨rbane jagadoḷ || ni¨rbā • • • • • śrī babulēśvaradoḷoppe kūṭamoṟe dō¨rbbā-

⟨41⟩ hāmalla sahadēvō¨rbbīśana taṁmma kēśavaṁ māḍisidaṁ || mattaṁ māḍisidaṁ puru śōttamana varaprasāda kēśāpurada madhyōttuṁgadalu trikūṭamanallama[ṁ] lakṣmīnṛsiṁha harihara hararaṁ || ka ||

⟨42⟩ ·ādityādinavagrahavēdōktada hōmamaṁḍapa dikupālaru nādavida nāradamuni mēdini yoḷu [bālyamō]yenalu māḍisidanu || mattaṁ dēvatepalamumanuttema sadvijaranu-

⟨43⟩ ttamōttamara se[ṁ]pattina nale māḍirisalu matta[ṁ] kēśavane ballanī jagakellaṁ || vritta || • kiriyaṁga[ḷāḷda] janadesakadoḷu • • • • • • • • • • bē¨rppa ranya¨rppalarumaḷi-

⟨44⟩ piniṁ pūḷdu baitiṭṭa hoṁnna teṟadiṁdaṁ hōgadaṁte nilalaṟiyadenutta[¨rthi]gaḷigīva mattaṁ neṟe dēvālyagrahāragaḷa • • • • • kēśavadaṁḍanāthanu || vri || nīḍadaḍe biṭṭa māḍi •

⟨45⟩ dude sāhasavoldu kaḍaṁgi balpiniṁ piḍidu vajraliptikaḍegaṇna nōḍidaḍā • • • • • • • • • • rirāyarī sahadēva niṁnenuja kēśava-

⟨46⟩ noḷu salesadudu¨rbiyoḷu || mattaṁ || nuḍidane tāṁbrapa[tra]likhitākṣaravītane • • • • • • • • biḍidano pratāpayari bhūpacamūparanājiraṁgadoḷu toḍa¨rdanu ko[ṁ]daneṁ-

⟨47⟩ [bu]didu bhēriya ghōśane niṁnna mecume • • • • • • • • • • vārāsi himadviti śiṣṭabhaṭṭana - tanūja sahavāsivaṁ-

⟨48⟩ śatiḷakaṁ mahiyūḷene negaḷdaṁ sumaṁtri kēśavadēvanu || yādavacakra • • • • • sta bhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha sakaḷa[lakṣmīvallabha] śrī viṣṇu vaṁśō-

⟨49⟩ dubhavaṁ bhāvōdubhavaṁ śrīmadvārāvatīpuravarādhīśvaraṁ ripurāyamadanamahēśvaraṁ yādavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ teluṁgarāyaśiraḥkamaḷa[mūḷōtpā]ṭanakaraṁ māḷaviya mallana-

⟨50⟩ hitarāyavurasella gū¨rjaravāraṇāṁkuśaṁ duṣṭa[rā]yagajatībrakaśa [ho]rasaṇa diśāpa[ṭṭa] • • • • • ni¨rmmūḷana nāmādi praśastisahitaṁ śrīmatu pratāpa- 1

⟨51⟩ cakrava¨rtti srī rāyanārāyaṇa siṁhaṇadēvarasaru dēvagiriya nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyutti¨rdu dakṣiṇadiśā[vara]da diguvijayōdyōgadi naḍe[du]-

⟨52⟩ baruttaṁ srī kriṣṇaveṁṇṇā nadītīraṁ bīḍidu bīḍu koṭṭiṁbāgeya hoḷeya kupadalu baṁdalli koṁkaṇa gōveya śrī jayakēsidēvarasara ka[nyā]ratuna maīḷalamahādēvi yara taralu ⟨Page 199⟩

⟨53⟩ [pō]palli śrī siṁhaṇadēvara tatupādapadmōpajīvi samasta rājya]bharenirūpita mahā mātyapadavīvirājamānamānōṁnata prabhumaṁtrōtsāha śaktitrayaśaṁpaṁnanuṁ • • • • • na-

⟨54⟩ nuṁ karituragapaṭṭasāhaṇapatiyanēkadēśapati rāyadaṁḍanātha dohatthamalla ripuhrideya • • • • • • • • • • śaraṇāgata • • • • • • • • • • gaṁḍabhēruṁ-

⟨55⟩ ḍa śrī sahadēvadaṁḍanāyakaru taddavāḍi heḍa kaṇaṁbaḍe nāḍugaḷaṁ [śrī bhōgē]śvarara • • • • • • • • • • [sakava¨rśa] 1128 neya krōdhana saṁ • • • • • • • [vāse]sō-

⟨56⟩ sūriya grahaṇaviṁtī tithi kūḍeye sahadēvanāyakaru taddavāḍi sāsiradoḷagaṇa • • • • • • • • • • • • • baḷiya grāmada prasiddha sīmāsamanvitaca-

⟨57⟩ turāghāṭa nidhi nikṣēpa jaḷa pāśāṇa tarumāḷāsamanvita [suṁ]ka sāda baṇṇige • • • • • • • • • • [svē]-

⟨58⟩ tachatra cāmara karuḷa koṁta dhavaḷa śaṁkha bhēriyeṁba paṁcamahāśabda samanvita tāṁbrasāśana śilā siṁhaṇadēva • • • • • • • • • • ṇā¨rthaṁ sa-

⟨59⟩ ¨rbanamasyavācaṁdrā¨rkatāraṁbaraṁ saluvaṁtāgi srī sahadēvadaṁḍanāyakaraṁ bēḍalā taṁma kēśavadēva¨rgge • • • • • • • • • • nāyakaru pū-

⟨60⟩ ¨rbnāmada biḍivesara grāmava kēśāpurivesare māḍi nānāgōtreda sāvāsi • • • • • • • • • • • • • dēvara [mā]¨rkaṁḍē-

⟨61⟩ yapu[ra]da dēvaru kēśavāpuradēvaru yelli • • • kuḷadēvariṁtinitakaṁ voṁdubhāga • • • • • • • • • • sahitaṁ

⟨62⟩ dēva¨rggoṁdu bhāga brāhmaṇa¨rggeraḍu bhāgavāgi tāṁbraśāsana śiḷāśāsana sahita • • • • sahitaṁ • • • • • • • • • • ya

⟨63⟩ holadoḷage śrī lakṣmīnarasiṁhadēva¨rgge śrīsādēvēsvare śrīdhara [mādhava] • • • • • • • •

⟨64⟩ ṇṇe dīpāvaḷi sa¨rba basaṁta[dō]kuḷi caītrada[va]nārōpaṇa • • • • • vāgi • • • • • hola matta 11 • • • • •

⟨65⟩ śrīvikrama • • • • • || © || vritta || siṁhaṇadēva • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨66⟩ rimaṁḍaḷikamauḷivighaṭṭitapādapīṭhana || kaṁda || kaṭṭidude paṭṭa • • • • • • • • • • siṁhaṇa • • • • • • • • • • vikkarasana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨67⟩ dēvarasana keyyalu kuḷakramāgatadiṁ baṁda • • nāḍoḷagaṇa taṁba • • praviṣṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨68⟩ vare voṁdu bhāgada holadoḷage śrīlakṣmīnarasiṁ[ha*]dēva¨rgge [si]rigāveyalu matta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨69⟩ dhāreya paḍedu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨70⟩ lu ·a • • raniga[dde] ·īṁ • • baḍaga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨71⟩ mūḍa se[ṭṭi]ke·īṁ baḍaga • • • • • • • • • • nivēśa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨72⟩ mēsvarabhaṭṭara [haraḷa visakadiṁ] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨73⟩ ¨rkāṁḍēya puradalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨74⟩ damaged

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⟨76⟩ • • • • • haraḷa visakadi • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 200⟩

⟨77⟩ ḍagalu • • • • • śrīma • • • • • • • • • •

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⟨79⟩ ma ste[ḷa]da • • • • • • • • • •

⟨80⟩ naba • • • • • • • • • • bhaṭṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨81⟩ ya • • • • • de [hoṁna] • • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0156⟩ No. 156. (B.K. No. 51 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1207 A.D.

This is dated the 8th regnal year of the king, Prabhava, Āshāḍha-amāvāsye-Sunday, solar eclipse. The date is irregular. The only solar eclipse of the year Prabhava, corresponding to 1207 A.D., occurred in Śrāvaṇa on August 25, the weekday being Saturday. There was an Adhika Āshāḍha month in the year; but neither in the Adhika nor in the Nija Āshāḍha did the tithi fall on Sunday.

It registers a gift of land and house-site by the Prabhus of Kandagale to the temple of the god Telligēśvara constructed by Telliga-ayvattokkalu. Further gifts to the deity comprising levies on oilmills, shares in the articles on sale, etc., were made by the Five Hundred Svāmis of Ayyāvaḷe and others. The representatives of this trading corporation are said to have assembled at Kandagale for this solemn occasion. At this time Lakshmīdēvarasa, a subordinate of the king was governing the tract of Karaḍikal Three-hundred.

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⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāyaśaṁbhavē

⟨2⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāsabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ dvārāvatīpurarādhīsva-

⟨3⟩ reṁ yādavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ māḷavīmallayahita rā • • •

⟨4⟩ ya • • • • • gū¨rjjaravāraṇāṁkuśa teluṁgarāyaśirakamaḷōtpāṭana yādava-

⟨5⟩ nārāyaṇaṁ • pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁgaṇadēvarasaru [dē]vagiriya nelevīḍino-

⟨6⟩ ḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyuttamiralu śrīmatsiṁhaṇadēvana pādapaṁkēja-

⟨7⟩ śiḷīmukha • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmīdēvarasaru karaḍikallu 300 tribhō-

⟨8⟩ gābhyaṁtara[siddhiyiṁdāḷuttamire] • • • • • svastyanēkaguṇagaṇāḷaṁkritaru nayavina-

⟨9⟩ ya guṇasaṁpaṁna • • • • • gaṇō[ttuṁga]ruṁ saddha¨rmakathāprasiddharuṁ

⟨10⟩ yā • • • • • • • • • • samayasamuddheraṇaruṁ

⟨11⟩ rāya • • • • • • • • • • vappayyāvaḷeyayinū¨rvva svāmi-

⟨12⟩ gaḷu mukhya • • • • • • • • • • kaṁda gāleya sthaḷadalā seṭṭi-

⟨13⟩ gutta [savviseṭṭi] • • • • • • • • • • varasanu nāgaresana maga

⟨14⟩ boṁmarasa • • • • • • • • • • gaḷu samaste[pā]trigaruṁ nereda bai-

⟨15⟩ śaṇigeyalā • • • • • • • • • • seṭṭi yāciseṭṭiya maga kalliseṭṭi holauve-

⟨16⟩ ya kētiseṭṭi svayaṁbhu [dēvara gāvuṁḍa kētiseṭṭi yintivaru] mukhyavāgaiyvatokkalu gaḷu ⟨Page 201⟩

⟨17⟩ tāvu māḍisida śrī telligēsvaradēva¨rgge svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pra-

⟨18⟩ tāpacakrava¨rtti siṁhaṇadē[vava¨rśada] 8 neya prabhava saṁvatsarada yāśāḍa bahuḷe ·amā-

⟨19⟩ vāsa yādivāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa [byatī]pāta nimittavāgi prabhugaḻu śrītelligēsvara dēvaraṁgabhōgaraṁ-

⟨20⟩ gabhōgakhaṁḍasphuṭita [jī¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ] paḍisalisuvantāgiyā sthānadācā¨rya nāga rāsigu-

⟨21⟩ rugaḷge dhārāpu¨rvvakaṁ māḍi • • • • • dēvara keyiṁ mūḍalu kaṟaṁṭha dēvara keyi

⟨22⟩ ba[da]ga 27 gēṇa ghaḷeyalu biṭṭa mattaru duṣṭara saṁkaseṭṭiya manayiṁ paḍuvalu

⟨23⟩ 21 khaiya maneya nivēśaṇa 1 koṭṭaru ·aynū¨rvva svāmigaḷu karaḍikalla 300 ṟa grā-

⟨24⟩ mānugrāmada kāṇike va¨rśakke haṇamaṁ biṭṭaru sāsi¨rvvaru yeleya hēṟiṁge 100

⟨25⟩ ·oḷḷeleyaṁ biṭṭaru ·aivattokkalugaḷu tāvu māṟugoṁḍa ·eḷḷige hoṁgevīsa (|) vumaṁ gāṇa-

⟨26⟩ kke dinakke sūlige ya[ṇne]vumaṁ santheya koḍakke ·ōṁmāna[vaṁ] biṭṭaru gāṇada meṭṭuvaru va-

⟨27⟩ ¨rśakke 1 haṇamaṁ koṭṭaru muṁmuridaṁḍa nakharaṁgaḷu seṭṭuga bhattavaṁ koṭṭaru ·aivattokka-

⟨28⟩ lugaḷu maduveyali 1 haṇa hettali 1 haṇava koṭṭaru | caitredalli 1 haṇa pavitrada-

⟨29⟩ lu 1 haṇamaṁ koṭṭaru || priyadiṁdiṁtidaneyde kāva puruśaṁgāyuṁ mahāśrīyu-

⟨30⟩ makkumidaṁ kāyada pāpige gurukṣētraṁgaḷalu vāraṇāsiyoḷe kōṭi munīṁ-

⟨31⟩ draraṁ kavileyaṁ vēdāḍhyara koṁdudoṁdayaśaṁ sā¨rggumideṁdu sāṟidapuvī śaiḷākṣa-

⟨32⟩ rabrājigaḷu || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharāṁ śaṣṭi¨rva¨rśasahaśrā-

⟨33⟩ ṇi miṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || śrīsōmanāthadēva śaraṇu |

⟨SIIv15p0i0157⟩ No. 157. (B.K. No. 55 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a stone lying in the Śaṅkaraliṅga temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1208 A.D.

This is dated the 9th regnal year of the king, Vibhava, Āshāḍha śu. 15, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa. In the cyclic year Vibhava corresponding to 1208 A.D., the details correspond to June 30, the tithi, however, being ba. 1. The Saṅkramaṇa occurred on June 26, Thursday.

It mentions Ayyāvaḷe Five Hundred Svāmis and Bimmarasa. The god Sōmanātha is referred to. The epigraph is fragmentary and worn out.

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⟨3⟩ navitā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ pratipāḷarappa śrīmadayyāvaḷe[yai]nū-

⟨5⟩ ¨rvva svāmigaḷu • • • • • • • • • •

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⟨7⟩ kaṁ biṁmarasa • • • • • • • • • •

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⟨9⟩ padmōpajīvi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ śrī sōmanātha • • • • • pādapadmārādhakanumappa

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⟨12⟩ śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ [pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁgha]-

⟨13⟩ ṇadēvavaruśada voṁbhattaneya vibhava saṁvatsarada yā-

⟨14⟩ śāḍa suddha 15 sōbyatīpāta saṁkra[maṇa]daṁdu [bhū]taya-

⟨15⟩ [rā]hutana sa¨rbbādhikāri • • • • • • • • • • nāyaka dha¨rmma ·ū¨rjjitakka

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⟨20⟩ • • • • • pratipāḷisidava¨rgge • vāraṇā • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • lli sāvira kavileyaṁ • • vēdapāragarappa brā-

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⟨23⟩ kṣētradalli • • • • • • • • • • brāhma • • •

⟨24⟩ dhiyisida mahāpātaka[nakku ||] svadattāṁ parada • • •

⟨25⟩ • rēti vasundharā • • • • • • • • • • miṣṭāyāṁ jā • •

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⟨SIIv15p0i0158⟩ No. 158. (B.K. No. 62 of 1929-30.) SARŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing before the Basavēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1210 A.D.

This is dated the 11th regnal year of the king, Pramōdūta, Āshāḍha-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1210 A.D., July 8. The weekday, however, was Thursday.

It records a gift of land and two houses to the god Mallikārjuna at Saraūr after purchase from Sivagauḍa who installed the deity.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu

⟨2⟩ yādōnarāyaṇa pra- 1

⟨3⟩ tāpa cakrava¨rtti siṁhaṇadē-

⟨4⟩ va varisada 11 neya bra(pra)mō-

⟨5⟩ di(dū)ta sautassarada ·āsaḍa sudha

⟨6⟩ puṇami sōmavāradaṁdu sara-

⟨7⟩ ·ūra ·araḷigeṟeya kōḍiya ma-

⟨8⟩ llikā¨rjunadēvara sidharāma[taṁde]prati-

⟨9⟩ ṣṭamāḍida sivagauḍana kayalu ma[nne]-

⟨10⟩ yanu hoṁna koṭu koṁḍa keyi ·ūriṁda teṁka

⟨11⟩ ·araḷigeṟeya keyiṁ paḍuvalu mallinā-

⟨12⟩ tha dēvara keyi mataru 1 gaḷatiga maneya

⟨13⟩ hiṁ[de*] dēvara ma[ne] ·e[rḍu] || ·arasana haḷiya [vīra] ga[vu]-

⟨14⟩ ḍana kayalu maṁkayanu hoṁna koṭṭu ·ā holadaluna-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • keṟe[yiṁ]baḍaga saraūra sīmeyalu ·arasana haḷiya

⟨16⟩ holadalu saraūraṁ mali[nātha]dēvarige mataru 1 • • • • • ⟨Page 203⟩

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāgineredu ·āydumaṟe [·aḷavari toḷitāyi]-

⟨18⟩ gaḷu sidharāma • • • makaḷu • • • • • dalavara hesara-

⟨19⟩ • • hāgavaṁ biṭha • • • • • malināta naḍeva honugu[ṁ]da-

⟨20⟩ va bīcaguru taṁna maga • • • • • • • • • • guruvige maṁkayana

⟨21⟩ malināthadēvare stānava dhārāpū¨rvvaka māḍi koṭṭaru ©

⟨22⟩ hāga haneraḍu hāgada phalavakku || ·i dha-

⟨23⟩ ¨rmmava pratipāḷisidavaru dēvagati ·i dha¨rmmake vakravāda nā

⟨24⟩ ya[ka]na 1raka || bīcaguruvinamakaḷu • • • sivalōka ·oḍeyaru 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0159⟩ No. 159. (B.K. No. 9 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prakāra wall of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1213 A.D.

The record is dated Śaka 1135, Āṅgirasa, Phālguṇa śu. 2, Saturday, corresponding to 1213 A.D., February 23, Saturday f.d.t. °41. The year was current.

The inscription records that the Seventy two Mahājanas of Gadugu, situated in Beḷvala Three Hundred, made the gift of land, house and flower-gardens to the god Trikūṭēśvara with 528 gadyāṇas as suvarṇapūjā. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Kriyāśakti-paṇḍita, the āchārya of the temple and the disciple of Chandrabhūshaṇa-paṇḍita, whose spiritual genealogy is given. The earlier portion of record in Sanskrit contains description of the eminent Mahājanas of the great agrahāra of Kratuku (i.e., Gadugu) who are said to have officiated as priests in the Sarpayāga of Jamamējaya.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha[mūlastaṁ] bhāya śaṁbhavē || • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • varāha • • • • • jayatya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • vibhūṣaṇa caṁdra[kaḷā]sakaḷabhuvanamananavarataṁ | jagadānaṁda[jayō] prakaṭalakṣmī • •

⟨4⟩ viḷāsa • • || ·asti dakṣiṇāpathē beḷvalatriśatamadhyē kratukō nāma mahāgrahāraḥ

⟨5⟩ © yaḥ [ki]ḷa sakaḷabhūpāḷacūḍāmaṇinā pāṁḍukuḷatiḷakēna mahā-

⟨6⟩ rājajanamējayēna sa¨rppayāgē tapōvidyāvṛttasaṁpaṁnēbhyaḥ nānāgōtrē-

⟨7⟩ [bhyaḥ] dvāsaptatyai brāhmaṇēbhyō dattaḥ | tatra ca nivasaṁti santatānuṣṭhīyamāna • • • • • • • • • • sa-

⟨8⟩ mastavēdavēdāṁgamīmāṁsāsmṛtipurāṇētihāsa pāraṁgatāḥ | sa¨rvvaśāstrabyākhyā tāraḥ

⟨9⟩ yajanayājanādhyayanādhyāpanadāna pratigraha ṣaṭka¨rmmaniratāḥ | mahārāja janamējaya sa¨rppa-

⟨10⟩ yāga¨rtvijaḥ | sakaḷakaḷākuśalāḥ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjarāyamāṇāḥ | ·āśritajane kalpa vṛkṣāḥ |

⟨11⟩ śrī trikoṭēśvaradēvaśrīpādapadmārādhakāḥ | śrīvīranārāyaṇadēvaśrīpādaprasādā sādita sama- ⟨Page 204⟩

⟨12⟩ sta [mahi]mānō dvijanmānaḥ | vēdādhyayanapavitri • • • sadācāravidhūtapāpmānaḥ ·anavarata-

⟨13⟩ • • ya[jū]kāḥ kī¨rttisudhādhavaḷitadigaṁtāḥ • • • • • śvaranāmadhēyaḥ śaśāṁkalēkhā[vṛ]ta-

⟨14⟩ śēkharaśrīḥ | samastabhaktābhinuta • • • • • punāti • • • • • mū¨rtti rīśaḥ || tasya ca bhagavatastrikū-

⟨15⟩ ṭēśvaradēvasya sthānē || ·āḷaṁkṛta • • • • • khānvavāyāḥ | siddhāṁtinaḥ ·akhaṁḍita brahmaca¨ryyavi-

⟨16⟩ smāpitajaga[ta]ḥ satyavākyāparanāmānaḥ • • • • • kāḷūsipaṁḍita[rabhṛ]tayō baha-

⟨17⟩ vō babhūvurācā¨ryya • • ca | sa¨rbbāga • • • • • • • • • • budhiḥ samasta [lō]kastutasaccaritraḥ | ·ā-

⟨18⟩ cā¨ryyava¨ryyō • • • • • śiṣyō babhūva vidyā • • • bhidhānaḥ tasya • • • bhuvanamaṁ • •

⟨19⟩ • • mahimā śiṣyaḥ dugdhāṁbhōdhinalina • • • • • • • • • • sa¨rvva[kaḷā] sphū¨rjjatkī¨rtti sudhāpra-

⟨20⟩ vāhaḥ vihitatraiḷōkyaharuṣōdayaḥ | [staṁbhitaka]lpabhūruhayaśaḥtyāga[sa]¨rvvasva [sa¨rbbō]ṁnatiḥ śrīmā[n*]-

⟨21⟩ paṁḍita caṁdrabhūṣaṇa ·iti khyātō ya • • pratiḥ | puṇya • • • • • kṛti sāma¨rtthi • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • • jaṁgamakalpavṛkṣa ·iti yaḥ prā • • • • • • • • • • nyataḷō • • • • • madhyēpi pṛthvībhu-

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣitipati • • • • • • • • • • nānābhūpā • • • • • • • maṇiviḷasa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ stasya trikūṭēśvarapādakamaḷārādhanaikapravīṇaḥ vidyānāṁ phāradṛśvā vijitamanasija• • rātiva-

⟨25⟩ • • vidva[dvṛṁ]daira[jē]yō jagati vijayatē śrī kriyāśaktidēvaḥ rāgāṁbhōdē rupacaya • • • • • dō¨rmma-

⟨26⟩ yūkhāḥ kā • • • • • prōllasa • • • • • • • • • • kāminī nāṁ kaṭākṣa-

⟨27⟩ • • yadēva muni • • • • • hmaca¨ryya • • || yasyāgamēṣu sa¨rvvēṣunaipuṇī sēvyatāṁ satāṁ-

⟨28⟩ • • • tatpraṇētṟūṇāṁ • • • • • vismaya • • • || yasya • • || pratihatatapaḥ tapaprabhāvasya sakaḷaguṇa [gaṇā]karaḥ śi-

⟨29⟩ ṣya[ḥ] śrīmannūtanacaṁdrabhūṣaṇa [·i]ti • • guṇapriṇitō kṣōṇīmaṁḍaṟamaḍhya va¨rttijanatāsaṁstūya-

⟨30⟩ mānōdayaḥ | dēvasthānavi[śōbhi]naṁ kṣitipatiprō • • • • • dataḥ kṛtvā • • • • • ma[nya]makhiḷaṁ

⟨31⟩ • • • • • trāyatē || yaṁ cānanyasādhāraṇāgamapari[jñā]namahā • • • • • • • nāgama •

⟨32⟩ [mā¨rgā]nprakaṭayatu śiṣyajanadayāḷutayā lakuḷīśa ·ēvva • • • vatī¨rṇna • • • • • • • • • •

⟨33⟩ dāḥ || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaraṁ yādava nārāyaṇaṁ ⟨Page 205⟩

⟨34⟩ śrīmaṁtsiṁgaṇadēvarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamira śaka-

⟨35⟩ nṛpakāḷākrāṁtasaṁvatsaraśataṁgaḷu 1135 neya ·āṁgira saṁvatsarada phālguṇa śuda bidige śanaiścara-

⟨36⟩ vāradaṁdu śrīmadagrahāra gaduginaśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷu ·eppatti¨rvvaru sabālavṛddharu tammoḷēka-

⟨37⟩ matya • • śrī svayaṁbhu trikūṭēśvaradēvarige ·ā sthānadācā¨ryya śrīmatsiddhāṁ[ta] kriyūśaktipaṁḍi[ta]-

⟨38⟩ dēvara kayyalu ·ainūṟa ·ippatteṁṭu gadyāṇa honna suva¨rṇnapūjeyāgi [koṁ]ḍu pādaprakṣāḷa-

⟨39⟩ nadhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi ·a gadugina ·uraḍi[keya] prabhutvakke śrī mānyavāgi baḍagaṇa bhūmiyalli

⟨40⟩ koṭṭa [ke]yi mūvattu mattaru grāmamadhyadalli hiriya mana ·oṁdu ·ūriṁ mūḍaṇa hūdōṭa 1

⟨41⟩ ·ūriṁ paḍuvalu dēvara vīḷeyakke ·eleyaḍakeya tōṭa ·ā tōṭadiṁ mūḍalu māvinabana ·ūriṁ teṁka-

⟨42⟩ ṇa purada ·uttaradigbhāgada bhūmiyella gōpracāravāgi koṭṭaru | dēvara puradiṁ mūḍaṇa bhū-

⟨43⟩ miyella hoṟakēriyāgi koṭṭaru | [sthā]na pe¨rggaḍe ·ūra taḷabhōgadāya gāṇāya • ya māneṇne

⟨44⟩ mariyāde • • • • • • • • • • [hū]ḍuvalliyuḍugoṟe caitradalli davanapa¨rvvada

⟨45⟩ [bī]ya kārapuṇnamiya pa¨rvva bīya[manaḷi]ya[nu]gu[ra]haṇa taḷāṟikeya sēse yikku • • | śrā-

⟨46⟩ vaṇadalli pavitrārōpaṇada pa¨rvva bīya | dīpāvaḷiya pa¨rvva bīya śubha śōbhanagaḷalli yagrapūje

⟨47⟩ [ce]ṟugodevaṇa tāṁbūḷava muṁ[ci] kuḍuvaru | ·ūraḍeyaru mukhyavāgi grāmakā ¨ryyava mā-

⟨48⟩ ḍuvudu | vicārada mudrāpaṇa | śūdraruṁ [kā]rukaruṁ biṭṭi besanaṁ māḍuvaru | śvēta cchatra [cā]-

⟨49⟩ marasiṁhāsana [pūdōṭa] yintī ·aṣṭabhōga tējasāmyada prabhutvavanu savva namasya sa¨rvvabā-

⟨50⟩ dhaparihāra śrīmānyavāgi dēvarige ·ūraḍikeyaṁ koṭṭaru | ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0160⟩ No. 160. (B.K. No. 63 of 1928-29.) SANGAM, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar set up inside the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1213 A.D.

This is dated the 14th regnal year of the king, Śrīmukha, Śrāvaṇa ba. 2, Sunday corresponding to 1213 A.D., August 4, f.d.t. °38.

It registers a gift to the god Āchēśvara installed on the bank of the river Malahāri. Another gift consisting of income derived from the sale of betel leaves by the One Thousand is also mentioned. The inscription is damaged. ⟨Page 206⟩

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yā-

⟨2⟩ davanārāyaṇa

⟨3⟩ bhujabhaḷacakrava¨rtti siṁha-

⟨4⟩ ṇadēvava¨rṣada 14 neya śrīmu-

⟨5⟩ kha saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa ba 2 ·ādivā-

⟨6⟩ [radandu] śrīmadācēsvaradēvara hū-

⟨7⟩ dōṭakke [dhū]pakaṁ dēvarāsi jī-

⟨8⟩ • • • malahāri tīradoḷ tā nelasiddā-

⟨9⟩ cēśvaraṁ mahōtsavadiṁdaṁ tola-

⟨10⟩ gade bhakta¨rggellaṁ sale kuḍu[te]

⟨11⟩ sadi¨rkke dī¨rghamāyuṁ śrī-

⟨12⟩ [yamaṁ] © paramaguruvenipa

⟨13⟩ • • • putraṁ [cuṁci] nādiseṭṭi

⟨14⟩ • • [da]yeyiṁ paramaiśva[¨rya]-

⟨15⟩ manittu(ṁ) parirakṣisuti¨rppanakke

⟨16⟩ saṁgamahēśaṁ ©

⟨17⟩ © dēvarige sāsi¨rbbaru biṭṭeleyā-

⟨18⟩ yaṁ hēṟiṁge 50 poṟege 2[5]

⟨19⟩ dēvarigaṟuvatokkalāraṁbhado-

⟨20⟩ kkalalu variṣaṁprati pāgada

⟨21⟩ lekkadiṁ koṭṭu biṭṭaru © ślōka

⟨22⟩ sva[da*]ttaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harē-

⟨23⟩ ti vasuṁdharā[m] ṣaṣṭi¨rvvaruṣa •

⟨24⟩ sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jā-

⟨25⟩ yatē krimiḥ ©

⟨26⟩ śrī ca[ṁ]drā¨rkkatāraṁ-

⟨27⟩ baraṁ ·āraydu

⟨28⟩ besakeydu na-

⟨29⟩ ḍasuvaru ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0161⟩ No. 161. (B.K. No. 154 of 1926-27.) BENTŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the temple of Śaṁbhuliṅga.

Siṅghaṇa, 1214 A.D.

This is dated the 15th regnal year of the king, Bhāva, Mārgaśira ba. 8, Thursday, Saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1214 A.D., November 26. The weekday, however, was Wednesday and the Saṅkramaṇa was Dhanus.

It records a gift of land to the tank called Hiriyakeṟe by the god's servant Sōma. The gift land was purchased for money from the sixty-four Mahājanas of Benatūru. ⟨Page 207⟩

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁgaṇadēvava- 1

⟨2⟩ ¨rṣada 15 bhāva saṁvatsarada mā¨rgasira bahuḷa 8 brihaspa-

⟨3⟩ tivāra saṁkramaṇadaṁdu benatūra ·āṟuvattināluva-

⟨4⟩ ru mahājanaṁgaḷa kayoḷu dēvarāḷu sōmanu ·ara-

⟨5⟩ vattaru [keyya]nu taṁma teṁkaṇa prathamada hasugeyi-

⟨6⟩ ṁ baḍagalu hi¨ryyakeṟeyiṁ teṁkalu ·akṣōhiṇi

⟨7⟩ sahiraṇyamaṁ koṭṭu koṁḍu keṟedha¨rmmakke biṭṭanu ||

⟨8⟩ yī dha¨rmmavanu staḷa[da*]lidavaru pratipāḷisuvaru pratipāḷisa-

⟨9⟩ di¨rddaḍe vāraṇāsiyalu brāhmaṇaruva kavileya koṁda

⟨10⟩ [pāpakke pō]davaru || [bavaṁbasava] • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0162⟩ No. 162. (B.K. No. 23 of 1926-27.) NĀGĀVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kōdi-Basavaṇṇa temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1215 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Yuva, Chaitra 8, Monday. The paksha is missing in the date portion. The 8th tithi in the said month in both śu. and ba. actually occurred on a Tuesday. The date may be equated either with 1215 A.D., March 9, f.d.t. °59 or March 23, f.d.t. °53.

It records a gift of the wages due to him for the work done, to the god Mahābaḷēśvara of Nāgāvi by the local blacksmith Bommōja. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Sōmēśvara, the āchārya of the temple.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratāpa cakra-

⟨2⟩ va¨rtti siṁgaṇadēvavaruśada 5 neya yuva saṁvatsa-

⟨3⟩ rada caitra ·aṭṭame sōmavāra byatīpāta saṁkramāṇadaṁdu

⟨4⟩ nāgāviya śrīmahābaḷēsvaradēvarige ·ā vūra kaṁmā-

⟨5⟩ ṟa boṁmōja śrīmahābaḷadēvara kamatakke kelasaṁ māḍida

⟨6⟩ hoṟehuṁja ·āyadāyavaṁ biṭṭanu śrī mahābaḷadēvarācā¨ryya

⟨7⟩ śrī sōmēśvaradēvara kālaṁ toḷadu dhārā[pū*]¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭanu [·ī]

⟨8⟩ dha¨rmmamaṁ gauḍugaḷuṁ samasta prajegaḷuṁ pālisuvaru || śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0163⟩ No. 163. (B.K. No. 46 of 1929-30.) NĀGŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone near the Īśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1218-19 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Bahudhānya in Siṅghaṇa's reign which corresponds to 1218-19 A.D. No other details are given.

It records a gift of land to the stone-mason Kētōja by the Gāvuṇḍas of Nagahura, Kēta-guru and Eight Hiṭṭus for his masonry work. The details are not stated. ⟨Page 208⟩

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⟨1⟩ sa¨rbanama-

⟨2⟩ sya 1

⟨1⟩ svasti srīma-

⟨2⟩ [tu] si[ṁ*]gaṇadēva-

⟨3⟩ va[¨r*]ṣada bahudhā-

⟨4⟩ nya sa[ṁva*]tsaradalu

⟨5⟩ • ṁdiyada kalu-

⟨6⟩ [kela]sake nagahura-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • [ca]gauḍaṁ ga-

⟨8⟩ • • kētaguruga[ḷu]

⟨9⟩ ·eṁ[ṭu] hiṭu sahita[vā]-

⟨10⟩ gi [ka*]lukuṭiga kētō[ja]-

⟨11⟩ [ge] koṭa keyi matara

⟨SIIv15p0i0164⟩ No. 164. (B.K. No. 50 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1220 A.D.

This is dated the 21st regnal year of the king, Vikrama, Jyēshṭha-amāvāsye, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1220 A.D., June 2. The weekday, however, was Tuesday.

It records that while Chakrapāṇi-Daṇḍanāyaka was administering Kandagāle in Karaḍikal Three Hundred, a gift of income from toll was made by the Five Hundred Svāmis of Ayyāvaḷe, together with the Prabhus, Mummuridaṇḍas, Ubhaya-Nānādēsis of Halasige Twelve Thousand and Banavāse Twelve Thousand who had assembled as Mahānāḍu at Kandagāle, the maḷigeyamane of Kannaḍa Four Thousand, to the god Pārśvanātha, whose temple was constructed by Nāgasiriyavve, the disciple of Sakaḷachandra-bhaṭṭāraka of Kāṇūra-gaṇa and Mūla-saṅgha.

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⟨1⟩ © śrī matparamagaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōghalāṁcchyanaṁ jīyātraiḷōkyanāthasya sā-

⟨2⟩ sanaṁ jinasāsanaṁ || svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśva[ra]

⟨3⟩ [dvā]rāvatīpuravarādhīsvaraṁ yūdavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikā[vikā*]śabhāskara māḷavīmalla nahita-

⟨4⟩ rāya[vura]sella gū¨rjaravāraṇāṁkuśa teluṁgarāyaśirakamaḷōtpāṭana magadharāya-

⟨5⟩ madanivāraṇa kaḷiṁgarāyakuḷavallarīkuṭhāra hoysaṇarāyabhayaṁkaraṁ yādavanā-

⟨6⟩ rāyaṇa pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁhaṇadēvarasaru dēvagiriya nelevīḍinoḷu sukasaṁkhathā-

⟨7⟩ vi[nō]dadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamiralu || svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ bāhattara-

⟨8⟩ niyōgādhipati sakaḷalakṣmīpati yanēkadēśādhipati yarirāyamaṁḍeḷikaga¨rbbasūṟekā-

⟨9⟩ ṟa • • • • • rēkhārēvanta parabaḷakritāṁta svāmivaṁcakagajapaṁcānana śrīmatsiṁhaṇa dēva[ni]- ⟨Page 209⟩

⟨10⟩ • • • • • śiḷīmukha samaraśaṇmukha yaribhayadāyaka vibudhavaradāyaka gōtra pa-

⟨11⟩ vitra • • • • • • • • • • maṁtrōcchāhaśaktitrayasaṁpaṁna [ya]gaṁṇyapuṇyōdayaṁ bhayalō-

⟨12⟩ bhadu¨rllabhaṁ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjaranumappa | vaṁkuvarā[hu]tana besadiṁ | tatpādapadmō pajīvi mahāpa-

⟨13⟩ sāyitaṁ [sa¨rba]janamanōraṁ[ja*]na maṁtrimāṇikya nīticāṇakya vairībhakuṁbhasaṁbhēdane kaṁṭhīravanuṁ yāca-

⟨14⟩ ka janasahi • • • • • sanuṁ baṁdhujanakuvaḷayasudhākaranumappa cakrapāṇi daṁḍanā-

⟨15⟩ yakaru karaḍikalla 300 ṟa baḷiya bāḍa kaṁdagāleyaṁ tribhōgābhyaṁtarasiddhi yiṁdāḷutta-

⟨16⟩ miralu || jagamaṁ pa¨rbbida kī¨rtti kī¨rttigeṇeyādaudā¨ryyau[vau]dā¨ryya[śakti]ge[ṇe] kuṁ[ntaḷa]lakṣmi lakṣmigeṇe-

⟨17⟩ yādu[dora]gaṁtudyōgamaṁ miguvaṁtāgi [saṁbuddhi] buddhiganukūlaṁ kū(ku)lada yvānukūlagu-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • negaḷdī sāsi¨rbbaroḷu saṁta[taṁ] || svasti samastavastu vistī¨rnna gho¨rnnitā¨rnnava praṇatānūnabhu-

⟨19⟩ vanavikhyāta sa[¨rbba]śatavīra sāsanalabdhānēkaguṇagaḷāṇa(gaṇāḷaṁ)kritaruṁ dayādākṣiṇya kṣamāśau¨ryyavī¨ryya-

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sujanajanamanō(ṁ)jaruṁ jinapūjāpura[ssa]reruṁ jinasamaya vā¨rddhiva¨rddhanacaṁdraruṁ

⟨21⟩ śrīmatpāruśva[nātha]caraṇāraviṁdayugaḷabhriṁgāya[mā]naruṁ rāyarāsthānapūjyaruṁ saddha¨rmma-

⟨22⟩ pratiṣṭhāpakarumadha¨rmmanivāraṇaruṁ jinagaṁdhōdakapavītrīkritōttamāṁgaruṁ samya[k] ratnāka-

⟨23⟩ [ra]ruṁ duritakke dūraruṁ parasamayamada • • • nivāraṇaruṁ banavasedesekāṟa[ruṁ] nāgavaḷḷisa-

⟨24⟩ mayasamuddharaṇaruṁ śrī bīralakṣmīnaṁdanavanābhīṣṭavasaṁtakaruṁ [cō]ḷakuḷāṁtakaruṁ śaraṇāgatava-

⟨25⟩ jrapaṁjararumappa śrīmadayyāvaḷeyaynū¨rvva svāmigaḷu mukhyavāgi kaṁnaḍa nālsā yirakke

⟨26⟩ pēṁṭhedāṇaṁ maḻigeya mane kaṁdagāleya sthaḷadalu śrī manmahāprabhu jakkarasana

⟨27⟩ maga [sō]marasanuṁ nāgarasana maga brahmarasa sō[vi]dēvanuṁ [ja]nnamarasana maga sōva rasanuṁ ka[tti]-

⟨28⟩ ya brahmarasana maga dēvarasanuṁ mukhya samasta prabhugaḷuṁ sthaḷa samasta muṁmuridaṁḍaṁ gaḷuṁ hala-

⟨29⟩ sige haṁnicchāsira banevasa haṁnicchāsira • • garamukhya samasta [gā]tri[ga]ruṁ yubheya nānādēsi-

⟨30⟩ gaḷuṁ sāsi¨rbbaruṁ mahānāḍāgi neradi¨rddu svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratāpa cakrava¨rtti siṁ-

⟨31⟩ haṇadēva vijayava¨rśada 21 neya vikrama saṁvatsarada jēṣṭa bahuḷa yamavāse yādivāra [śū]¨ryya- ⟨Page 210⟩

⟨32⟩ grahaṇa saṁkrāṁti nimittavāgi yariśaḍva¨rggama ni¨rmmūḻanamāḍe geluda tapa cakrava¨rtti kāṇūra gaṇa mūlasaṁ-

⟨33⟩ gada sakaḷacaṁdrabhaṭṭārakara śisye samastaguṇa[saṁpaṁne]yappa nā[ga]siriyauvegaḷ māḍi sida sāsi¨rvvara pā¨rśvanā-

⟨34⟩ dhadēvaraṁgabhōga raṁgabhōga khaṁḍasphuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ [riśi]yarāhāradānakkaṁ paḍisaluvaṁtāgi sāsi¨rbba[ru]

⟨35⟩ mēlu[va]ṭṭeya ·eleya hēṟiṁge vi 1 hēṟige ka || vūḷḷale 100 yintaravaṭṭada hēṟige ka || koṭṭaru pra-

⟨36⟩ bhugaḷu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi naṁdavāḍeya [ho]lamērayiṁ teṁka basurigeṟeya hiriya basadi-

⟨37⟩ ya keyiṁ mūḍalu [39] gēṇu bāciviḍiya ghaḷeyalu ma[tta]ru 6 koṭṭaru lōkē svaradēvara tōṭada [baḍa]-

⟨38⟩ ga bra[hma]dēvana tōṁṭadiṁ mūḍalu [260] kaṁba tōṁṭava koṭṭaru muṁmuridaṁḍaṁ gaḷu ·a[ḍa]keyarisina meṇasu mo-

⟨39⟩ dalāgi [saka]ḷadhānyakkaṁ koṁḍalliyuṁ koṭṭalliyu • • kāṇi koṭṭaru 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0165⟩ No. 165. (B.K. Nos. 36 and 37 of 1927-28.) KAḶAKAPPANA-GUḌḌA, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the wall at the left of entrance into the central shrine of Kāḷakāḷēśvara.

Siṅghaṇa, 1220 A.D.

The inscription contains three dates which are as follows:

1. The 21st regnal year of the king, Vikrama, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday. This corresponds to 1220 A.D., October 12, Monday, f.d.t. °54.

2. Āṅgirasa, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday. The king is not mentioned, but evidently it has to be referred to Yādava Siṅghaṇa's reign. Thus it may be equated to 1212 A.D., November 10, the weekday being Saturday.

3. The 21st regnal year of the king, Pushya-amāvāsyā, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇasaṅkrānti. Pushya-amāvāsyā in this year occurred on 1220 A.D. December 26, which was Saturday. The said Saṅkramaṇa took place on the previous day.

On the first date, Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Vikramāditya, probably of the Sinda family, is said to have been ruling, when Sāyimagāvuṇḍa of Rājūr made a gift of land to the god Svayambhū Kaḷakaḷēśvara. Other gifts to the deity are also registered on this date. On the second date is recorded a gift of land to the deity by the six Gāvuṇḍas of Kārigitti and Leṅkas. On the last date is registered a gift of land to the deity by the Sixty-Four of Svayambhū Amṛitēśvara of Aṇṇigeṟe and the One Thousand. All the transactions must have been incised on stone on the last date.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁgaṇadēva-

⟨2⟩ va¨rṣada 21 neya vikrama saṁvatsarada kā¨rttikada puṇnami sōmavāradaṁ-

⟨3⟩ du śrīmanu mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ bhujabaṁbhi ma vikramādityadēvarasa-

⟨4⟩ ra rājyābhyudayadalli śrīmatu rājūra muḍiyara kētagavuḍana supu- ⟨Page 211⟩

⟨5⟩ tra kuladīpaka samastaguṇasaṁpaṁna¨rppa sāyimagā·uṁḍanu śrī kaḷakaḷēśvaredēva- 1

⟨6⟩ ra pa¨rvvada satrake bī·ekhaṁḍiya keṟeyiṁ paḍuvalu gademattaru voṁdu 1 ·ā dēvara śrī-

⟨7⟩ kā¨ryyake ·uṁcaṁgeṟeya dāriyiṁ baḍagalu sōmanāthadēvara tōṁṭadiṁ mūḍalu

⟨8⟩ tōṁṭa mattaroṁdu 1 rājūra sthaḷada ·uguramuṁnnū¨rvvaru ·āynūṟanālvaruṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ

⟨9⟩ sāyimagāvuṇḍanmukhyavāgi dēvara śrīkā¨ryyakke cayitradalu ·āḷiṁge ·e-

⟨10⟩ leya bojagaralli hāga lekha | pavitradalu hāga lekha | ·ayvattokkala seṭṭi-

⟨11⟩ yaru ·ā dēvare naṁdādīvigege ya[ṇne]gāṇake ·a[¨r]ddha solage śrīmatu sā-

⟨12⟩ si¨rvvaru rājūra sthaḷada tōṁṭadalu koyda hēṟiṁge vīsamaṁ biṭṭaru || srīmatu ratnā[ga]-

⟨13⟩ raṁ ·uṁcageṟeya sthaḻada ·uguramūnū¨rvvaru ·aynūṟa nālvaruṁ ·eleya bo-

⟨14⟩ jaṁgaruṁ [rā]sivāḻa ·ayajēyanuṁ neredēkastharāgi kuḷḷi¨rdu śrīsvayaṁbhu ka-

⟨15⟩ ḻakahēśvaradēvara śrīkā¨ryakke ·āḻalu caitrakke hāga pavitrakke ·aḻalu hāga [le]-

⟨16⟩ kkana biṭṭaru || © ·aṁgiresa saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika puṇnami sōmavāradaṁdu kārigittiya

⟨17⟩ ·aṟuvaru gāvuṇḍugaṟuṁ leṁkaru mukhyavāgi śrīsvayaṁbhu kaḻakaḷē[śva]-

⟨18⟩ radēvara ·āṁgabhōga satrake kōḷiya balana keṟe syehitavāgi mattaru nālku 4

⟨19⟩ mūlasthānadēvara maṭhadiṁ paḍuvalu haṁneraḍu keyya mane || © || svasti śrīmatu

⟨20⟩ yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁgaṇadēvava¨rṣada || 21 neya vikra-

⟨21⟩ ma saṁvatsarada puśya ·ādivāra ·amāvāsye vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇadalli śrīsva-

⟨22⟩ yaṁbhu kaḷakaḷēśvaradēvara ·aṁgabhōgakka śrīsvayaṁbhu yaṇnigeṟe-

⟨23⟩ ya ·amritēśvara ·aṟuvattanālvaruṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ hiriyaru mukhya-

⟨24⟩ vāgi diṁḍūra mūḍaṇa holada rājūra sīmeyiṁ paḍuvalu beṁḍiya

⟨25⟩ jōgana keṟeyiṁ baḍagalu dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi koṭṭa mattaru nālu(ku) 4 | gāmēkāṁ

⟨26⟩ ratnikāmēkāṁ bhūmērapyēkamaṁgulaṁ haraṁnarakamāpnōti yāvadābhūtasaṁ[pla]-

⟨27⟩ vaṁ || [©] vikramasaṁvacha[ra*]da kā¨rttika sudha puṁṇnami sōmavāra saṁkramāṇadalli rā-

⟨28⟩ jūra sthaḷada seṭṭi[kāṟa]ru muṁmuridaṁḍaṁgaḷu sāyimagāvuṁḍanu mukhyavāgi śrīkaḷakaḷē-

⟨29⟩ svaradēvara dēvakā¨ryyakke biṭṭa davasa byavahārakke hoṁge [koṭṭa]lli vīsa 1 koṁḍḍalli vīsa [·oṁ] 1 du |

⟨SIIv15p0i0166⟩ No. 166. (B.K. No. 38 of 1930-31.) YĀḶVĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Sōmēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1222 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1144, Chitrabhānu, Jyēshṭha-amāvāsye, Monday, solar eclipse. The date is irregular. In the said year corresponding to 1222 A.D., there was no solar eclipse. The given tithi occurred on June 11, the weekday being Saturday and not Monday as cited.

It seems to register a gift by Mahāpradhāna Mallidēva-daṇḍanāyaka, the Mahājanas of Yēḷāvura and others. The gift seems to have been received by Gaṇgēśvara. Yēḷāvura is said to have been an agrahāra created by king Satyāśraya. The epigraph is badly damaged. ⟨Page 212⟩

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⟨1⟩ ·ōṁ namaśśivāya [©] namastuṁga śirastuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya-

⟨2⟩ nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yadukuḷatiḷakaṁ • • śaiḷaṁ • • • yudhanaṁ

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • budharaṁ pracaṇḍa • •

⟨5⟩ • • mrigadharaṁ • • • • • pāḷa • • • • • niḷayaṁ • •

⟨6⟩ • • tuhina • • kṣōṇi pāḷaṁ || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • śvaraṁgā niṭaḷāyitaṁ pōgi kū¨rppu • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmī niḷayaṁ

⟨8⟩ • bhilama • • • • • ramaṇaṁ • • [vi]krama śrī • • • • •

⟨9⟩ pāḷanarapāḷa • • • • • vairima¨rddanaṁ • • • • • śrita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ nirupamanidhānama [koṭṭu] janādhāraṁ • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • vāspadanā • • • • • ḷā¨rtthisaṁkuḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ virōdhimaṁḍaḷikara[ggada] • • • nugrabaḷadiṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • baraṁbaraṁdoḷi • kī¨rttira[ṁ]jita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrī prithvīvallabha • • • • • yādavakuḷa[ka]-

⟨15⟩ maḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ sēvaṇānvayaprasātaṁ śrīmadu bhillamadēva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • mahīdharēṁdra[saṁjāta]nūtana • • • • • • • • • • pallavarāya • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rāyagōdhūma • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • bhōjarāya • māḷava • • • • • • • • • • siṁdhurāya

⟨19⟩ • • • śrīmatu siṁghaṇarāyaṁ dēvagiriya nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyyutta-

⟨20⟩ mire tatpādapadmōpajīvi śrīmatu mahāpradhānaṁ paṭṭasāhaṇādhipati • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ ḍeyarāya • • • pracaṇḍa • • • • • daṇḍanāyakaru tribhōgābhyantarasiddhi [yiṁ] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • maṁ pratipāḷisuttamire • • • • • • • • • • ti-

⟨23⟩ ppaṇa • • • • • • • • • • kanakācaḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • khaṁḍeyarāyanunnataṁ || svasti samastepra[śa]stisahitaṁ śrīmanu mahāpra-

⟨25⟩ dhānaṁ lāḷakhaṁḍeyakāraradhiṣṭhāyakaṁ māḷavīkaṭakasūṟekāṟaṁ • • • • • dhūmakē • • •

⟨26⟩ bhōjarāyadisāpaṭṭa rāyadaṁḍanātha bhujabaḷabhīma gaṁḍagōpāḷa dānavamu-

⟨27⟩ rāri mahāpracaṁḍḍe [ma]llidēvadaṇḍanā[ya*]karu | tribhōgābhyantarasiddhiyiṁ • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ pāḷisture • • • • • tribhuvanajananī śrī mahālakṣmī • • • • • ṣṭālakṣmī ⟨Page 213⟩

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhāskarīmati • • yatkāruṇya jala • • • • • • • • mōda-

⟨30⟩ • • • pramōda • • • • • • • • • • krita bhaktiyukta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ damaged

⟨32⟩ yamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāṇa japa samādhiśīlaguṇasaṁpannarumaupāsa nāgnihō-

⟨33⟩ tradvijagurudēvatāpūjātatpararumappa śrīmatu sa¨rvvanamasyaduttama-

⟨34⟩ dagrahāraṁ satyāśrayadēvara śrī yēḷā[pu]rada • • mahājanaṁgaḷa prabhu-

⟨35⟩ gaḷa • • • • • paṁcamaṭhastāna samasta prajegaḷa saṁnnidhānadalu || svasti śrīmatu yā-

⟨36⟩ davanārāyaṇa pratāpa cakrava¨rtti siṁhaṇadēvava¨rṣada 1144 neya sakava¨rṣada citra [bhā]

⟨37⟩ nu saṁvatsa[ra*] jyēṣṭha bahuḷa ·amāse sōmavāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa nimitta ·ā ma-

⟨38⟩ hājanaṁga[ḷga] prabhuga[ḷ] sahiraṇyavaṁ ko[ṭṭu] śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ

⟨39⟩ mallidēvadaṇḍanāyakaru śrīgaṁgēsvaradēvarige khaṇḍasphuṭi •

⟨40⟩ • • • • • trikālapūje naivēdyakke sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi biṭṭa[ke·i] ·ēḷā·urada

⟨41⟩ [pra]viṣṭa • • • • • poladoḷaga • • • ṣṭadoḷage [hi]ḍugana [pū]ḷadiṁ paḍu-

⟨42⟩ bhūmiyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu matta • • • bhūmiyiṁdaṁ teṁkalu yaṁ •

⟨43⟩ • • • sidhavāgi beṁkoḷvana kōlalu matta 40 || ·ā sthaḷadiṁ paḍuvalu • • baḍa-

⟨44⟩ [galu] nīḷavāgi śrī gaṁgēśvaradēvara satrakke mattaru 10 || ·iṁtu mattaru

⟨45⟩ • • • • • haḷḷada taṭadalu • cchāvattigeyāgi pūdōṁṭa mattaru 1

⟨46⟩ hattukai ·agala ·ippattaydu kainīḷavāgi • • • baṁṇigedeṟesahita sa¨rvvanamaśya-

⟨47⟩ vāgi biṭṭa gāṇa 1 • • • [śrīsugarē]śvaradēvara maṭhadācā¨ryyarappa • • •

⟨48⟩ ranumatade dēva¨rgge • • • • • dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi koṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0167⟩ No. 167. (B.K. No. 53 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the platform of Kāśi Visvanātha temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1223 A.D.

This is dated the 24th regnal year of the king, Subhānu, Chaitra-amāvāsye, Sunday solar eclipse, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1223 A.D., April 2. There was no solar eclipse on this date. The mention of Saṅkramaṇa is evidently a mistake.

It registers the gift of income from sales made by the local merchants to the god Madhusūdana of Lokkiguṇḍi. The inscription is partly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © tribhuvanakella manōharanabhinavacakrīśa mū-

⟨2⟩ ¨rtti nṟipakuḷatiḷakaṁ vibhavaguṇānvitanītaṁ prabhavi[ṁ]-

⟨3⟩ daṁ dhīra vīra siṁhaṇadēva || svasti śrīmatu yādavanā-

⟨4⟩ rāyaṇa bhujabaḷapratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī [siṁgha]-

⟨5⟩ ṇa dēvava¨rṣada 24 neya svabhānu saṁvatsarada caitradamā- ⟨Page 214⟩

⟨6⟩ vāsye ·ādityavāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa ·uttarāya-

⟨7⟩ ṇa saṁkramāṇa vyatiyapātadaṁdu śrī madhusū[da]-

⟨8⟩ nadēva¨rgge śrīmatu lokkiguṁḍiya¨rccina • • • [gē]ṇi • • sama-

⟨9⟩ sta nakharaṁgaḷu mukhyavāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • ṭṭeya biṭṭaru tāṁvu • • gāravaṁ bē[ḍi]daṁ hoṁ[ge]

⟨11⟩ nūṟakke vīsa kāṇi 2 mu[maṁ ·ā]caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ

⟨12⟩ naḍavaṁtāgi biṭṭaru ·iṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipā[ḷi]sidava¨rgge 1

⟨13⟩ vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradalu sahasra vēdapāraga-

⟨14⟩ rappa sabrāhmaṇa¨rgge sadakṣiṇe sahita gōsahasra-

⟨15⟩ vaṁ koṭṭa phalamakku ·iṁtidanaḷidava[¨rgge • • puṇyakṣē

⟨16⟩ traṁgaḷoḷu sāvira kavileyaṁ brāhmaṇarumaṁ koṁ-

⟨17⟩ [da dō]ṣamakku

⟨SIIv15p0i0168⟩ No. 168. (B.K. No. 55 of 1927-28.) MĒVUṆḌI, MUNDARGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

At the entrance (left side) to the central shrine of Nīlakaṇṭhēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1223 A.D.

This is dated the 13th regnal year of the king, Svabhānu, Āshāḍha śu. 5, Monday, corresponding to 1223 A.D., June 5.

It refers to a meritorious act whose nature is not specified, by Hirubāyi, wife of Sarvādhikāri Purushōttama-nāyaka.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanāraṇa pratāpacakrava¨rtti

⟨2⟩ [siṁ]ghaṇadēvava¨rṣada 13 neya svabhānu saṁvatsa-

⟨3⟩ rada ·āṣāḍha su 5 sōmavāradaṁdu sa¨rbbā-

⟨4⟩ dhikāri purusōtamanāyakana nāyakiti

⟨5⟩ hirubāyi māḍsida dha¨rmma

⟨SIIv15p0i0169⟩ No. 169. (B.K. No. 94 of 1929-30.) KOLHĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing before the house of Bhōjanāyaka.

Siṅghaṇa, 1223 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1145, Subhānu, Dvitīya Bhādrapada śu. 5, Friday, corresponding to 1223 A.D., September 1.

It registers a gift of land and money income made by the Mahājanas and the four chief Prabhus of the agrahāra Kōlāra, to the god Mallikārjuna installed by Kuruba Sēṇiga Dāsagauḍa, Śivaśaktiguru and Kottaḷis of the village. It also records gifts made by the Five Hundred Svāmis of Ayyāvaḷe and Mummuridaṇḍas. ⟨Page 215⟩

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī vijayāścābhyudayaśca © || namastuṁga śi-

⟨2⟩ raścuṁbi chatracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhā-

⟨3⟩ ya seṁbhavē || śrī ramaṇīsanuṁ girisutanumoppu[vu]ṣēṣaneṁba

⟨4⟩ nīrējanētranuṁ niṭaḷalōcananuṁ jagadēkavaṁdyanunēridavakṣa pakṣi •

⟨5⟩ riddesasuvāhanaroludu māḷke kōlārada mājanaṁgaḷabhivāṁchi-

⟨6⟩ tamaṁ sasiśū¨ryyaruḷḷinaṁ || svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ 1

⟨7⟩ pratāpacakrava¨rtti siṁghaṇadēvarasara vijayarājyamuttarōttarābhi-

⟨8⟩ vriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ dēvēṁdragiriya nelevīḍinoḷu

⟨9⟩ sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamireyire || mattaṁ śaka-

⟨10⟩ varusada 1145 deneya svabhānu [sau]vaccharada dvitīya bhādrapada su-

⟨11⟩ ddha 5 sukravāradaṁdu śrīmatu sa¨rvvanamasyadagrahāraṁ dakṣiṇavāra-

⟨12⟩ ṇāsi kōlārada ·asēṣa mahājanaṁgaḷuṁ ·alliya nālku modala prabhugaḷuṁ taṁma

⟨13⟩ makaḷu kuruba sēṇiga dāsagauḍa sivasaktigurugaḷuṁ samasta kottaḷigaḷuṁ pratiṣṭayaṁ

⟨14⟩ māḍisida śrī mallikā¨rjjunadēvara ·aṁgabhōga khaṁḍisphuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhārakaṁ pāda pūjeya

⟨15⟩ koṁṇḍu hiriya haḷḷadiṁ paḍuva nārahanāladiṁ baḍaga karuvageyiṁ mūḍa veḍḍeya ge-

⟨16⟩ yiṁ teṁka mattareraḍuṁ caribeṟikiyamoḷage ·iḍukabaṁ vūraḍayara kēriya nai-

⟨17⟩ rityada gōṁṭinalu ·ēḷu kaiya[gala] hanikaiya nīḷada maneyu magga sahita sa¨rvva namasya-

⟨18⟩ vāgi ·ā caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ koṭṭaru ·ā dēvarige dāsagauḍanuṁ kottaḷigaḷuṁ tāvu

⟨19⟩ koṭṭa ·āya koḍagūsina maduvage haṇa hāga maruvattiga ·aḍaṁ bēḷa vīḷayadē-

⟨20⟩ varige ·aḍake 12 ·ele 24 jīyage ·aḍake 6 ·ele 12 vokkalalu caitreke bēḷa payitra-

⟨21⟩ kka hāga saṁkramāṇadalu bēḷa ·ayyūvaḷaya ·ainū¨rvva svāmigaḷuṁ sakala muṁmaridaṁ-

⟨22⟩ ḍaṁgaḷu koṭṭa ·āyasaṭṭuga bhatta ·ele hēṟiṁge 100 hēṟiṁge 50 gāṇigaru koṭṭa [·āya]

⟨23⟩ soṭige yaṇne koṭṭaḷiyalu nola pa¨rvvadalu kaḷi 1 vāra 1 [·ā jī]yaru mū-

⟨24⟩ ṟu modaluṁ koṭṭa ·aya gātrake ·ele 100 bilamūnū¨rbbaru koṭṭa ·āya ma[du]-

⟨25⟩ vege hā[ga] hiḍivāḍu moḷavina kalige • • 10 kāyakalige heḍagege māna 1

⟨26⟩ [mā]ṇigaḍeganūre kottaḷigaḷu koṭṭa ·āya koḍagūsina maduvege haṇa hāga maṟuvattige

⟨27⟩ [·a]ḍaṁ bēḷa paitrake bēḷe pavitrake hāga saṁkramāṇakke bēḷe yī dēvara sāsanadaliṭṭa ke-

⟨28⟩ yyu mana magga ·āya dāya nela nēsaṟuḷḷanaṁ salalu maṁgaḷa mahā srī ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0170⟩ No. 170. (B.K. No. 96 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Andānasvāmi Maṭha.

Siṅghaṇa, 1224 A.D.

This is dated the 15th regnal year of the king, Tāraṇa, Pushya śu. 14, Wednesday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa corresponding to 1224 A.D., December 25, Wednesday, f.d.t. °45.

The inscription records that Adhikāri Nāgarasa made a gift of land to the god Svayambhudēva, after washing the feet of the teacher Siddhānti-vādi-Sōmēśvara for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple. ⟨Page 216⟩

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⟨1⟩ © namaḥśaśikaḷākōṭikalpamānāṁ[tara] śriyē • • • • • saṁkaḷpa-

⟨2⟩ kaḷpavijñāya śaṁbhavē || svasti śrīmatu ya(yā)davanārāya-

⟨3⟩ yaṇa bhujabaḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī siṁgaṇadēva-

⟨4⟩ va¨rṣada 15 neya tāraṇa saṁvatsarada puṣya suddha catu¨rddaśi budhavā-

⟨5⟩ ra ·uttarāyaṇa saṁkrāṁti pa¨rvvadaṁdu śrī svayaṁbhudēva-

⟨6⟩ ra naṁdādīvigeyācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍavantāgi śrī [suraḷōka]cakra-

⟨7⟩ va¨rtti [si]ddhāṁti [vā]di sōmōśvara dēvara pādaprakṣāḷanaṁ māḍi svayaṁ-

⟨8⟩ bhu[dēvare te]ḷavriti mukhyanāgi haḷḷigaḷeni[so]ḷavaniga • • •

⟨9⟩ soraṭūra maṁneyada • havūramaṁ sa¨rbbābādhaparihāravā-

⟨10⟩ gi naḍavaṁtāgi yadhikāri nāgarasa dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ māḍi koṭṭa-

⟨11⟩ niṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ pāḷisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi prayūge kurukṣē-

⟨12⟩ tradoḷu sāvira kavileyaṁ sadakṣiṇe sahita vēdapāraga-

⟨13⟩ rappa sabrā[hma*]ṇa¨rgge koṭṭa phaḷamakku ·īdanaḷidātanābrāhmaṇa-

⟨14⟩ [ka]vileyumaṁ kurukṣētradoḷu svahastadinaḷida pāta-

⟨15⟩ kanaku gaṁgāsāgareyamunāsaṁgamadoḷu kōṭi kavile-

⟨16⟩ yaṁ bāhmaṇaraṁ liṁgigaḷaṁ sale puṇyadinaṁgaḷoḷaḷida[va]¨rgga-

⟨17⟩ ḷappariṁtidanaḷidarū ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0171⟩ No. 171. (B.K. No. 65 of 1929-30.) TĀḶIKŌṬI, MUDDEBIHAḶ TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Rāmasvāmi temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1225 A.D.

This is dated the 26th regnal year of the king, Pārthiva, Āshāḍha, śu. 5, Monday corresponding to 1225 A.D., June 12. The weekday, however, was Thursday.

It records a gift of land to the god Svyambhu Sōmanātha of Tāḷiyakōṭe by Mahāmaṇḍalika Magaramurāri Jayitapāḷanāyaka and Māṇikādēvi. The gift seems to have been made in the course of an expedition in the Hagaraṭṭage-nāḍu.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgasiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyana-

⟨2⟩ garāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || svasti

⟨3⟩ samastaprasastisahitaṁ śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājā-

⟨4⟩ dhirāja yāda[va*]nārāya[ṇa*] vaṁsōbhava kuṇa(ḷa)tiḷaka

⟨5⟩ ballaha siṁghaṇadēvavijayarājya 26 neya pā¨rththiva-

⟨6⟩ saṁvacharada ·āśāḍha sudha paṁchami sōmavāradaṁ-

⟨7⟩ du śrīmanu mahāpradhānaṁ śrīmadupparavaṭṭada

⟨8⟩ • • dhipati yaribirudamaṁḍaṇi(ḷi)kamakagrāha

⟨9⟩ hoyiśaṇadiśāpaṭṭa yādavarājyasamudharaṇa

⟨10⟩ kaṁ[dhā]reya kōḷāhaḷa yativisamagaja-

⟨11⟩ hayāruḍha prauḍharēkhārēvaṁta jayāṁganākā-

⟨12⟩ ṁta baladahuṁkaṇiya toḍacuva nāyakara gaṁ[ḍa*] śrī-

⟨13⟩ manu mahāmaṁḍaṇi(ḷi)ka magaramurāri jayita-

⟨14⟩ pāḷadēvanāyakaru māṇikādēviyaruṁ haga- ⟨Page 217⟩

⟨15⟩ raṭṭagenāḍa huḍisabaṁdali tāḷiyakōṭe-

⟨16⟩ ya śrī śvayaṁbhu sōmanāthadēvara ·aṁ-

⟨17⟩ gabhōga raṁgabhōga pātrapā·uḷa chai-

⟨18⟩ tra paiyitrake sa¨rvvanamasyavā 32 gēṇa

⟨19⟩ kōlalu biṭṭa mattaru 40 maṁ yī dhaṁ-

⟨20⟩ ¨rmmavaṁ pālisidātaṁge vāraṇāsi-

⟨21⟩ yalu sahasra kavileyaṁ dānaṁ māḍida

⟨22⟩ phalaṁ sā¨rggu yidanaḷidātaṁge saha-

⟨23⟩ sra kavileyanaḷida dōsaṁ sā¨rggu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0172⟩ No. 172. (B.K. No. 79 of 1927-28.) DŌṆI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in front of the Dōṇikkavva temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1226-27 A.D.

This inscription states that the Sibāra, i.e., pillar, which was not in existence for the past 770 years, was erected by Maḍavari Basavayya in the cyclic year Vyaya, the 16th year after Simhaṇa entered the country. The cyclic year Vyaya in Simhaṇa's reign corresponded to 1226-27 A.D.

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⟨1⟩ 770 va¨rṣa ·illada sibārava ·aṟu-

⟨2⟩ varibara putra maḍavari basavya(vayya) mā-

⟨3⟩ ḍisida sibāra maṁgaḷa mahā-

⟨4⟩ śrī śrī siṁhaṇadēva nāḍa hokka

⟨5⟩ 16 va¨rṣadalli māḍisida maṁ-

⟨6⟩ gaḷa mahā śrī śrī byaya sa[ṁ]va-

⟨7⟩ tsara

⟨SIIv15p0i0173⟩ No. 173. (B.K. No. 89 of 1929-30.) HEBBĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing before the Vīrabhadra temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1229 A.D.

This is dated in the 42nd regnal year of the king, Virōdhi, Kārttika-amāvāse, Monday. The said tithi of the cyclic year Virōdhi falling in the reign of Singhaṇa corresponds to 1229 A.D., November 17. But the weekday was Saturday. The regnal year 42 as engraved on the stone appears to be a mistake for 32. The date portion also mentions eclipse and Saṅkramaṇa, which are superfluous.

It records a gift of land to the god Mūlasthāna by Dēvarasa, the Mahāprabhu of Hebbaḷa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgasiraścuṁbi caṁdracāmara-

⟨2⟩ [cā]ravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhā-

⟨3⟩ ya śaṁbhavē | svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa bhuja-

⟨4⟩ baḷapratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī siṁghaṇadēva[va*]varuśada da 42 neya virō- ⟨Page 218⟩

⟨5⟩ dhi saṁvatsarada kā¨rtti[ka*]bahuḷa yamāvāsa sōmavāra vitipa-

⟨6⟩ [ta] grahaṇa saṁkramaṇadali śrīmatu hebbaḷa mā-

⟨7⟩ haprabhu dēvarasaru taṁna kulasvāmi mula-

⟨8⟩ tana(sthāna)dēvara • • yaṁdu [dhāra]pu¨rvvakadi[ṁ]da koṭṭa

⟨9⟩ [vritti] 24 nā[lku] mata[ru] • • • • • haṁgarage-

⟨10⟩ ge hōda baṭṭeyiṁda muḍalu sthaḷa mulasta(sthā)-

⟨11⟩ nadēvara • • • • • hiriya • • ya-

⟨12⟩ ·oḷage ·oṁdu • • • ·aṁtī mataru • • ·ipa-

⟨13⟩ tumana • • • • • nivēsaṇa sāḷigeya • • [ko]ṭṭa

⟨14⟩ gade • • svadattaṁ paradatavara(dattaṁ vā) yō

⟨15⟩ [harē*]ti vasuṁdharāṁ [sa]ṣṭi¨rva¨rṣasahaśrāṇi

⟨16⟩ miṭhayaṁ (viṣṭhāyāṁ) jayatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0174⟩ No. 174. (B.K. No. 30 of 1927-28.) KOḌAGANUR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the wall of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1232—33 A.D.

This mentions the cyclic year Nandana which corresponds to 1232-33 A.D. in the reign period of the king.

It refers to Doḍḍēśvara of Muduvaḷal and the teacher Balla-guru. It also mentions Koḍaganūr. The inscription is damaged and the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraccuṁbbi caṁdracāmaracāravē

⟨2⟩ traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūla[staṁ*]bhāya

⟨3⟩ śaṁbhavē || śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa[ṁ]

⟨4⟩ pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī siṁghaṇadēva vije-

⟨5⟩ yarājyamutarōtarābhivriddhipravaddhamānamācaṁ[drā*]¨rkka-

⟨6⟩ [tā]raṁ saltumire || naṁdanasaṁvatsaradaṁdu

⟨7⟩ muduvaḷala doḍḍēsvaradēvarācā¨ryya [ballagu]-

⟨8⟩ [ru]gaḷu kōḍaganūriṁdaṁ baḍagalu gaṁga •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paḍuvalu kaṁ 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0175⟩ No. 175. (B.K. No. 11 of 1929-30.) DHAVAḶGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying near the village Chāvaḍi.

Siṅghaṇa, 1235-36 A.D.

This is dated the 26th year, Manmatha, other details being lost. As the 26th regnal year of the Yādava king Siṅghaṇa corresponded with Manmatha the inscription may be assigned to his reign. Its equivalent would be 1235-36 A.D.

It seems to record a gift of land at Dovaḷage by Hemmāḍidēva. The epigraph is damaged. ⟨Page 219⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ 26 neya [manumatha] sa[ṁ]vatsa-

⟨3⟩ radali śrīmatu haṁmā-

⟨4⟩ [ḍi]dēvaga[ḷu] • • • • • ·ā-

⟨5⟩ • • • ḍi dovaḷage[lu dha¨rṁmma] guṁḍe-

⟨6⟩ ya [sahaṇi] • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • kolaṁgaḍike baḍe • •

⟨8⟩ • • ḍigēṇiṁ baḍaga [·o]ṁdu

⟨9-10⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0176⟩ No. 176. (B.K. No. 58 of 1926-27.) HARTI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Īśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1236 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1158, Durmukhi, Vaiśākha-paurṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1236 A.D., April 21, Monday f.d.t. °90.

It records a gift of specified income to the god Mūlasthānadēva, after laving the feet of āchārya Sōmēśvara-paṇḍita by the Twelve Gāvuṇḍas of Harati, Ugura Three Hundred and Dōṇi Thousand, headed by Chāvuṇḍayya. The Twelve Gāvuṇḍas of Harati and Aṟuvattokkalu also made another gift to the deity on the occasion.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgasirastuṁgacaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanaga-

⟨2⟩ rāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || svasti samadhi-

⟨3⟩ gatapaṁcamahāśabdaṁ mahāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ dvāra-

⟨4⟩ vatīpuravarādhīsvaraṁ vriṣṇavaṁśōdbhavaṁ suva¨rṇnaga-

⟨5⟩ ruḍadhvajaṁ yādavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāśabhāskaraṁ rā-

⟨6⟩ yanārāyaṇaṁ [prauḍha]pratāpa bhujabaḷacakrava¨rtti śrī vīrasiṁgha-

⟨7⟩ ṇadēvavijayarājyōdayavara caṁdrā¨rkkatārāṁbaraṁ salutta-

⟨8⟩ mire || śakavaruṣaṁ 1158 neya du[¨r]mukhi sauvatsarada vaiśākha suddha

⟨9⟩ pau¨rṇnami sōmavāra byatīpāta saṁkrāṁti syaṁyōgavā-

⟨10⟩ da(ṁ) puṇyadinadoḷu haratiya haṁni¨rbba gāvuṁḍuga-

⟨11⟩ ḷuṁ ·āṟuvatokkaluṁ vuguramūnū¨rvvaruṁ dōṇi[sā]-

⟨12⟩ si¨rvvaruṁ mukhyavāgi [mo]ttakāṟa cāvuṁḍayyanuṁ śrīmu-

⟨13⟩ lasthānadēvarācā¨ryya sōmēsvarapaṁḍitara padaprakṣāḷanaṁ

⟨14⟩ māḍi dēvara pavitrārōpaṇake yēṇige haga voṁdumaṁ

⟨15⟩ sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi biṭṭaru || svasti śrīmatu haratiya haṁni-

⟨16⟩ ¨rvva gāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ [·ā]ṟuvatokaluṁ mukhyavāgi

⟨17⟩ siriyamagavuḍanu yā puṇyatithiyoḷu sōmēsvara-

⟨18⟩ paṁḍitara padaprakṣaḷanaṁ māḍi dēvara pavitrārōpaṇa[ke] vo-

⟨19⟩ kalali [ho]ṟevoṁdu vokuḷa jōḷa tōṭa[ke] haga yeraḍu nuṟaḍa-

⟨20⟩ ke nuṟa ·eleya hēṟiṁge vīsavoṁdu kaṭṭu sāsi¨rvvaru ·āḷiṁ-

⟨21⟩ [ge haga]voṁdu sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi biṭṭaru || ⟨Page 220⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0177⟩ No. 177. (B.K. No. 68 of 1928-29.) BĀḶGI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a wall of the temple of Kēśavadēva.

Siṅghaṇa, 1242 A.D.

This is dated the 45th regnal year of the King, Śubhakṛit, Dvitīya-Bhādrapadaamāvāsyā, Friday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1242 A.D. September 26.

It records the gift of land, garden, oil-mill, shop, etc., for the enjoyment of the god Vikramāditya-Kēśava of the excellent agrahāra of Bāḍige, made in the presence of Vīrarasa, son of Mallarasa, and others by Janārdhana-bhaṭṭa and his grandfather whose name is not clear. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa pratāpacakrava¨rtti

⟨2⟩ siṁghaṇadēvavaruṣada 45 neya śubhakritu saṁvatsarada dvitīya-

⟨3⟩ bhādrapada bahuḷa ·amāśe sukravāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇadalu svasti śrīma-

⟨4⟩ duttamada mahāgrahāraṁ bāḍigeya śrīmanu mahāprabhu gaḍiyaṁ-

⟨5⟩ [ka bhīma] mallarasana kaiyalu gaṁḍevāṁnyadoḷagīśāṁnyadalu mūligavāṁ-

⟨6⟩ nyadiṁ paḍuvala baḍagalāsugeyāgi śrīmatu sāvāsi vaduhi-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • kraya dhāreyiṁ [pa]ḍedu bhōgisuve taṁna mattaru 49 ṟoḷaga-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • yalu mūligavāṁnyadiṁ paḍuvaliṁ nēsa[ṟo]sugeya

⟨9⟩ śrī vikramādityakēśavadēva¨rggoṁdu • • tteyaṁ koṭṭa mattaru 12

⟨10⟩ mattaṁ ·avara maṁma janā¨rddanabhaṭṭa koṭṭa matta 2 ·aṁntu mattaru 14 maṁ prabhu ga-

⟨11⟩ • • • • • ḍageyaṁ • • • • • baḍagalu tōṭa māṇikēsvarada matta 1 ·ā dēvariṁ

⟨12⟩ teṁkalu [pau]ḷiyiṁdoḷage mane 1 ·āpauḷiyiṁ pattida poṟage yīśāṁnya-

⟨13⟩ dalu • • • • • ge yaṁgaḍi 1 vāṇi[khē]ṇiyokkaliṁge caitradalu

⟨14⟩ pavitradalu bēḷe • • • • • ragradapūje hāga pratyēka gāṇakke paḷigaiyeṁṇne [hi]-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • voṁdu maḍake || mattā dēvara catrake gauḍageṟeyiṁ mūḍalu

⟨16⟩ • • • rigeya kōla matta 4 [dēva]raṁgaḍiyiṁ rājabīdiyiṁ mūḍalu maneya •

⟨17⟩ • • • vāgiliṁ taṁka[saya] gāṇa 1 yiṁtinitumanā śrīmanmahāpra-

⟨18⟩ [dhāna ma]llarasana maga vīrarasana[neṁ]ṭu hiṭṭu sthāna māṁnyakāṟara samakṣadalu

⟨19⟩ kala naṭṭu śāsanava barasi sa¨rbabādhāparihāravāgi puna¨rddhāreya koṭṭa [||]

⟨20⟩ • • • • • mūliga [sā]tigauṁḍaṁ taṁna mūligavāṁnyadoḷage kalidēvara hālumaṁ-

⟨21⟩ [ḍa]geya [keyiṁ] baḍagalu śrīkēśavadēvara hālumaṁḍagege sa¨rbbabādhe parihā-

⟨22⟩ [ra]vāgi koṭṭa matta 2 © ·ā bāḍageya mahājanaṁgaḷa kāluka[ḷci] taggiyalu mo-

⟨23⟩ • • • paḍuvaṇa haḷḷadiṁ pattida paḍuva [ho]tōṭa māṇikēśvarada [matta] 1

⟨24⟩ © gaṁṇyaṁtē pāṁsavō bhūmē¨rggaṇyaṁtē jalabiṁdavaḥ na gaṇyatē vidhātrāpi

⟨25⟩ dha¨rmmasaṁrakṣaṇāphalaṁ || dānapālanayō¨rmmadhyē dānātsrēyōnupāla-

⟨26⟩ [naṁ] dānātsa¨rggamavāpnōti pālanādacyutaṁ padaṁ || svadattāṁ parada-

⟨27⟩ [ttā]ṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē

⟨28⟩ krimiḥ || śrīmanmahājanaṁgaḷu tāvumire pūjāriya • • • • • dēvara śrīkā¨ryya-

⟨29⟩ kke naḍasuvaru © ⟨Page 221⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0178⟩ No. 178. (B.K. No. 24 of 1926-27.) NĀGĀVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kōḍi Basavaṇṇa temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1244 A.D.

This inscription refers itself to the reign of Siṅghaṇa and is dated Śōbhakṛit, Pushya ba. amāvāsye, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa. This date corresponds to 1244 A.D., January 11. No Saṅkramaṇa occurred this day.

It records that the 104 Mahājanas of the place made a gift of land to the god Kōḍi Mahābala after washing the feet of Rājaguru Kēdāradēva. The name of the place which is referred to as agrahāra is lost. But it must evidently be Nāgāvi itself. The epigraph is partly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdaṁ dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsva[raṁ]

⟨2⟩ • • • kuḷakamaḷa kaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ suva¨rṇnagaruḍadhvajaṁ yā-

⟨3⟩ [dava]nārāya[ṇa] bhujabaḷa pravuḍha pratāpacakrava¨rtti [śrī]

⟨4⟩ [vī]ra siṁ[ha]ṇarā • • nārāyaṇaṁ parama visvā[si] dēvayyanāya-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • [sva]sti yamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhāna japasa-

⟨6⟩ mādhiśīḷaguṇasaṁpaṁnaruṁ yavupāsanā[gni] hōtra • • • dvijagu[ru]-

⟨7⟩ dēvatāpūjātatpara[ruṁ] mā¨rttaṁḍōjvaḷakī¨rttiyutaruṁ yajanayā-

⟨8⟩ jana yadhyayanayadhyāpana dānapratigraha[ṣaṭu]ka¨rmmaniyataruṁ ru-

⟨9⟩ gya • • • • • viditavēdā¨rtthavidyāpāḷaka(pāraga)ruṁ yahita-

⟨10⟩ pakṣakṣaya¨rkaliyugagāṁgēya¨rpparamaparōpakāriga • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • grāmanāmōtsaraṇa • • • vayiṣṇavagītimanō[ha]-

⟨12⟩ raruṁ • • • sahōdararuṁ duṣṭanigṛhasiṣṭajanāsrayaruṁ kāma-

⟨13⟩ krōdhalōbhaviva¨rjjitaruṁ dvātriṁsa[tsa]maya¨rggāma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ saraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararuṁ samastaguṇavisēsōṁnataru[ma]ppa śrī-

⟨15⟩ madanādi[yagra]hāraṁ ratnāgara • • • vūroḍeya pramukha-

⟨16⟩ yaśēṣa mahājana nūṟanālva[ru] sōbhakritu saṁvatsarada pu-

⟨17⟩ ṣya bahuḷadamavāsa sōmavāra [vi]tīpāta saṁkramāṇa [daṁdu] śrī-

⟨18⟩ madrājaguru kēdāradēvara pādaprakṣālanaṁ māḍi dhārāpū-

⟨19⟩ ¨rbbakavāgi śrī kōḍiya mahābaḷadēva¨rgge śrīkā¨ryya śrī-

⟨20⟩ mānyanāgi keṁcare baru ḍeyana tōṭadiṁ hattire mūḍalu lo-

⟨21⟩ kkiguṁḍiya dāriyiṁ baḍagalu koṭṭa tōṭa 1 svadattaṁ vā-

⟨22⟩ paradattaṁ vā yō hvarēti vasuṁdharā saṣṭivaruṣasaha-

⟨23⟩ srāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0179⟩ No. 179. (A.R. No. 427 of 1926.) HUBḶI, HUBLI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the right of the entrance into the central shrine of Jambukēśvara temple.

Siṅghaṇa, 1244 A.D.

The King's name is damaged but judging from the date it appears to have been Siṅghaṇa. The epigraph is dated Śaka 1166, Krōdhi, Bhādrapada śu. Friday, lunar ⟨Page 222⟩ eclipse. The lost tithi must śu be. 15. This date corresponds to 1244 A.D., August 19. There is reference to the Kali year also, but it is lost.

It seems to register the gift of one young bull and five bullocks to a deity. The income derived from hiring these animals for carrying the merchandise was perhaps to be utilised. The place is mentioned as a time honoured centre of commercial activities. As the inscription is much damaged, it is not possible to make out all the details.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yādavanārāyaṇa bhujabaḷapratā • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvavijayarājyamuttarōttarābhivriddhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rāṁbaraṁ saluttamire || tatpādapadmō[pa] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • naṁ sa¨rvvādhikāri bāhattaraniyōgā • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣitipati niyōgayōgaṁdha[ṁ]ra patikā¨ryyadhuraṁdha • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pita śrīmatsuṁkādhikāri kūṁ[ṭiga] • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • madanādiya baṇuṁjuvaṭṭaṇaṁ he[ba] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • gabhōga raṁgabhōga naivēdya naṁdādīvigege • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • [bhaṁ]ḍa dēvara kapileya hōri dēvara śrī[kā] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • ya vikrayakke voydaḍaṁ taṁdaḍaṁ sa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • yavāgi koṭṭa [·e]ttu ·aydu svasti śrī kaliyuga [saṁ] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • 1166 neya krōdhi saṁvatsarada bhādrapada su • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • sukravāra sōmagrahaṇadalli dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ mā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • svatattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭi¨rvva¨rśasahasrā-

⟨15⟩ • • ṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0180⟩ No. 180. (B.K. No. 200 and 201 of 1926-27.) NIḌAGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up inside the temple of Basavaṇṇa.

Siṅghaṇa, 1233 and 1244 A.D.

The first section of the record which is registered in the Annual Report on South Indian Epigraphy for 1926-27 as No. 200 of App. E., is dated Śaka 1152, Vijaya, Chaitra-paurṇami, Sunday. Śaka 1152 corresponds to the cyclic year Vikṛiti when ⟨Page 223⟩ the other details of the date do not agree. If we fix upon the cyclic year Vijaya which corresponds to Śaka 1155, the details cited regularly correspond to 1233 A.D., March 27. The second section of the record, registered in the same Report for 1926-27 as No. 201 of App. E, is dated in the cyclic year Krōdhi, Jyēshṭhapuṇṇami, Monday. As no king is mentioned and as there are no palaeographical differences the record may be assigned to the reign of Siṅghaṇa. The cyclic year may thus be equated with Śaka 1166 when the above details correspond to 1244 A.D., May 23.

The first section registers a gift of land made by the chief Karaṇa Vāmadēva to the god Svayaṁbhu Kalidēva when Mahāpradhāna, Mahāpasāyita, Sarvādhikāri Vāsudēvanāyaka was governing Kisukāḍu Seventy from its capital Eṟambarage. The gift was entrusted into the hands of the Four Hundred Mahājanas of Niḍugundi.

The second section records a gift of land for offering flowers to the same god, by Kheyya Ṭhakkura-nāyaka at the instance of Bhāskaranāyaka who bore the epithets Nara-Nārasiṁha-khaṇḍeyarāya and Maṇḍaḷika-pitāmaha. The gift was entrusted to the above Four Hundred Mahājaṉas who also made a gift of land to the mason Kallōja who built the temple of Kalidēva. Further gifts to the god Pātālabhairava and other deities are also recorded.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ jayatyōdadhimaṁthanōtthitaviṣāgnida¨rpāpahaḥ svapādanakhada¨rppa-

⟨2⟩ ṇā¨rppitasurēṁdra cūḍāmaṇiḥ gaḷadrudhirabudubudachuri-

⟨3⟩ tasiṁhaca¨rmmāṁśukasphuradubrihadurasthaḷasthita bhujagahārō [ha]-

⟨4⟩ raḥ ||

⟨5⟩ © jayatyapārasaṁsāradustārā¨rṇnavavāriṇaṁ prāṇināṁ guṇadōṣānu śāsanaṁ śivaśāsanaṁ || namaḥ ©

⟨6⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁ-

⟨7⟩ bhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti śrī sakavarusa 1152 neya vijeya saṁvacharada cai-

⟨8⟩ ·itra śuddha puṇnami ·ādityavāradaṁdu samadhigata paṁcamahāsabdaṁ dvārāva-

⟨9⟩ tī puravarādhīśvaraṁ ·ādavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ rāyanā-

⟨10⟩ rāyaṇaṁ bhujabaḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī siṁhaṇadēvavijayarājyōdai tatu-

⟨11⟩ pādapadmōpajīvitanu samastarājyabharabhāranirūpitanumappa śrīmanmahāpradhā-

⟨12⟩ naṁ mahāpasā·itaṁ paramaviśvāsi bāhattaraniyōgādhipati·umappa sa¨rbbā-

⟨13⟩ dhikāri vāsudēvanāyakaru kisukāḍa ·eppattaṟavoḷage rājadhāni ·ensida ·eraṁ-

⟨14⟩ barageya sukhadiṁ rājyaṁgeytumi¨rddu kāmēśvaradēvara paścimada bāviya pratiṣṭhaya

⟨15⟩ lli nirūpitavāgi śrīkaraṇāgragaṁṇyapuṇyōdayanumappa [vā]madēvanuḥ

⟨16⟩ śrīmadanādiya ·agrahāraṁ niḍuguṁdiya nānu¨rbbara keyyalu paḍedu śrī-

⟨17⟩ śvayaṁbhu kalidēvara ·aṁgabhōga nivēdyake koṭṭa ke·i ·ūriṁ teṁkalu sūḍigēriya madhya va[¨r*]tti

⟨18⟩ nareyana haḷḷadiṁ teṁkalu kaṁbaḷigereya dāri·iṁ paḍuvalu be[ḷu]dēvarasa

⟨19⟩ rēnayyaṁgaḷa satadoḷage mattaru 12 maṁ sa¨rbbābhādha parihāravāgi nānu¨rbbaru

⟨20⟩ pratipāḷisuvaru || svasti śrīmatu krōdhi saṁvacharada jēṣṭa suda ⟨Page 224⟩

⟨21⟩ puṇnami sōmavāradaṁdu | śrīmatu naranārasiṁhva khaṁḍerāya maṁḍaḷikapi-

⟨22⟩ tāmaha bhāśkaranāyakara nirūpadiṁ kheyyaṭhakuranāyakanu nānu¨rbbara saṁnidhā-

⟨23⟩ nadalli śrī svayaṁbhu kalidēvarige puṣpakke ·ā ke·iṁ teṁkalu koṭṭa ke·i matta-

⟨24⟩ ru 3 maṁ | nānu¨rbaru pratipālisuvaru || śrī kalidēvara

⟨25⟩ dēvālyava māḍitake nānu¨rbbaru kū¨rttu baḍagi kalōjaṁge ·ā caṁdrā¨rkka dēvarige besa-

⟨26⟩ ke·ivaṁtāgi koṭṭa ke·i ·ūriṁ teṁkalu jakkilegēriya madhyavatti śrīgaṁdhada ke·iṁ teṁka

⟨27⟩ beṇṇeyagereya dāri·iṁ paḍuvalu beḷudēva rēvarasariṁ baḍagalu kaṁmmagēriya

⟨28⟩ madhyavatti·iṁ mūḍalu matta 6 kaṁ ·aruvaṇa mattaroṁdakaṁ haṇamaṁ tettu ·uṁbanu ||

⟨29⟩ © svasti śrīmadanādiya ·agrahāraṁ niḍuguṁdiya rakṣāpāḷakanappa ·ūriṁ mū-

⟨30⟩ ḍalu ·isānyadalli dakṣiṇāmukhada śrī śvayaṁbhu pātāḷabhairavadēva¨rgge

⟨31⟩ śrīmatu vāmanadēvana ·aṁgabhōganivēdyake koṭṭa ke·i ·ūriṁ teṁkalu kaṁmagē-

⟨32⟩ riya madhyavatti ·allikalidēvara keyiṁ paḍuvalu | nareyaṁgalla dāriyiṁ mūḍalu | hiriya

⟨33⟩ kauveya ke·iṁ teṁkalu matteru 5 dake ·aruvaṇa mattariṁge haṇa 1 | maṁ tiṟu·udu || śrī-

⟨34⟩ matu ·iśvarabhāḷabiṁdu (|) saṁjanitekāruṇyabhāve nānū¨rbbara kuladēvate ·ensida hiriyaka ·u-

⟨35⟩ vege vāmadēvanu dēviya śrīkā¨ryyake koṭṭa ke·i ·ūriṁ teṁkalu kaṁmegēriya

⟨36⟩ madhyavattiya negeyana haḷḷadiṁ teṁkalu | kalidēvara ke·iṁ paḍuvalu | bhairavadēvara ke·iṁ ba-

⟨37⟩ ḍagalu | paḍuvalu nareyaṁgalla dāri·iṁ mūḍalu | mattaru 4 kake ·aruvaṇa mattariṁge

⟨38⟩ haṇa 1 | maṁ ·ā dēviya [ma]ḍavari bhīmeyanāyaka tettuṁbanu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0181⟩ No. 181. (B.K. No. 26 of 1926-27.) NĀGĀVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kōḍi Basavaṇṇa temple.

Siṅghaṇa 1246-47 A.D.

This is dated the 48th regnal year of the king, Parābhava, amāvāsyā, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa, the month and tithi being lost. The cyclic year Parābhava falling in the reign period of the king coincided with 1246-47 A.D.

It seems to record a gift by a toll officer at the instance of a Mahāpradhāna to the god Mahābaḷa of Nāgāvi after worshipping the feet of the teacher Rājaguru Kēdāradēva. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rāyaṇa bhujabaḷa [prau]ḍha pratā-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvava¨rṣada 48 neya parābhava saṁ-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māvāse sōmavāra saṁkrama-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lu śrīmanu mahāpradhāna

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ra besadiṁ śrīmatu suṁkādhi-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāgāviya śrī mahābaḷadēva-

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hajjuṁkavanū yī [tōṭa]da ·eleya

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmadrājaguru kēdāradē-

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māḍi dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nu kaḷasāpurada nūranā- ⟨Page 225⟩

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • varu sa¨rvvābādhe parihā-

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷamahā śrī śrī śrī svada[ttaṁ] vā para-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṁdha[rā] saṣṭivarusasaha[srā]ṇi

⟨14⟩ • • • • • krimiḥ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0182⟩ No. 182. (B.K. No. 53 of 1928-29.) KANDAGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the fragment of a stone lying outside the compound of Hanumān temple.

Siṅghaṇa.

This fragmentary record breaks off after mentioning the king whose praśasti it recounts.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī • • • namaḥ | namastuṁgaśi-

⟨2⟩ ra[ścuṁbi]caṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya-

⟨3⟩ nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ||

⟨4⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcama[hāśa]bda mahārājā-

⟨5⟩ dhirāja paramēsvaraṁ dvārāvatīpuravarā-

⟨6⟩ dhīsvaraṁ [yādava]kuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikā-

⟨7⟩ sabhā[skaraṁ] māḷavīmalla yahitarāya-

⟨8⟩ • • gū¨rjjaravāraṇāṁkuśa teluṁgarā

⟨9⟩ yasirakamaḻōtupāṭana rāyagajakēsari [rā]-

⟨10⟩ ya[nārā]ya[ṇa]ṁ pratāpa cakrava¨rtti siṁga-

⟨11⟩ ṇarā[ya] • • • • • • • • • • sukhadiṁ rājyaṁ 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0183⟩ No. 183. (B.K. No. 10 of 1929-30.) BIJJŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone pillar lying in a field near the Krishṇā.

Siṅghaṇa.

After referring to the reign of the king, it praises Bhūtayya Rāhuta, a subordinate of the king.

The inscription is damaged and fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ rakṣisuge kā¨rttikēyaṁ • • • • • • • • • • vitā-

⟨3⟩ tmaṁ • • • • • • • • • • mayū-

⟨4⟩ ravāhana • • • • • || svasti samastabhu-

⟨5⟩ vanāśraya śrī prithivīvallabhaṁ ma-

⟨6⟩ hārājādhirāja rāja paramēśvara pa-

⟨7⟩ ramabhaṭṭārakaṁ yā[dava]kuḷāṁba-

⟨8⟩ ratigmarōci yādavanārāyaṇa

⟨9⟩ bhujabaḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī [siṁha]- ⟨Page 226⟩

⟨10⟩ ṇadēvarāyavijayarājyamu-

⟨11⟩ ttarōttarābhivriddiprava¨rddamānamācaṁ-

⟨12⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire dēvagi-

⟨13⟩ riya nelavīḍinoḷu sukasaṁkatha vinō-

⟨14⟩ dadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyutti¨rddalli tatpādapadmōpajīvi

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [saka]ḷōdāraguṇa-

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rādhārā •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • bhūtayyarāya rāhutākhyaṁ

⟨18⟩ negaḷḍaṁ || vri || ·antenisi¨rppa bhūta • •

⟨19⟩ • • nātena • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ parirakṣakanāgi mahāpratāpavi-

⟨21⟩ krāntadinanya bhūbhujaranu • • • • •

⟨22⟩ ḍaneydaraḷentaḍe rājyavantaḷe-

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0184⟩ No. 184. (B.K. No. 15 of 1929-30.) GUṆḌKARJIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a nandi pillar lying in the Hanumān temple.

Siṅghaṇa.

This inscription commences with the well known vachana of Siddharāma and recounts the praśasti of the king. This is followed by the description of Rāma-daṇḍādhipa. The rest of the epigraph is lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • yaparamēsvara-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • ·īsvaranu-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • ·a[ḍaṁ]giko[ṁ]-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • [¨r]baṁṇigeyāgi

⟨5⟩ • gigaḷa manada kone-

⟨6⟩ ya jōtīsvaranu vrisabha-

⟨7⟩ na rūpāgi yajamā-

⟨8⟩ na ·ācā¨ryyanuṁ tāne[yā]-

⟨9⟩ gi yōgādisaṁpaṁna kaḷi-

⟨10⟩ yaṁgaḷellavaṁ saṁpādisi [yō]-

⟨11⟩ garamaṇiya kṣētravane sta-

⟨12⟩ ḷaviṭṭu salākeviḍidu ·abhi-

⟨13⟩ navaśrīsaiḷamana māḍi ka-

⟨14⟩ pilasiddha malikā¨rjunadēva-

⟨15⟩ re baṁdu nelasi niṁdu pu-

⟨16⟩ ṇyapāpaṁgaḷige baraṁ pēḷī

⟨17⟩ besaṁ pēḷalu yē bese

⟨18⟩ dēvā yeṁdenalu ·ī stāna-

⟨19⟩ dali mānyavāgi vūrugaḷa

⟨20⟩ bhūmigaḷaṁ dhanaṁgaḷaṁ ·ī

⟨21⟩ liṁgake hastōdakaṁ māḍi ⟨Page 227⟩

⟨22⟩ koṭuda manaṁ pēsada kaḷe-

⟨23⟩ du ko[ṁ*]ḍeheneṁbātana ·āta-

⟨24⟩ na mātāṁ mātāpitrugaḷe

⟨25⟩ lamaṁ yapattayōḷu kōṭi-

⟨26⟩ varisaṁbare puḷugoṁḍada

⟨27⟩ narakadoḷagikki nīnāhuti-

⟨28⟩ go[ḷti]ru gaṁḍā ·ele pāpā(pa)[vē]

Second side.

⟨1⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāsabdāḷa[ṁ]-

⟨2⟩ krita srīmadvijayakaṭakanivāsa [ma]-

⟨3⟩ hārājādhirāja paramēsvara para-

⟨4⟩ mabhaṭṭārakaṁ dvārāvatīpuravarādhī-

⟨5⟩ svaraṁ viṣṇuvaṁśōdbhavaṁ yādava-

⟨6⟩ kuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāska-

⟨7⟩ raṁ ·arirāyajagajhaṁpa nijabhuja-

⟨8⟩ maṁdaramathitamāḷavamahā¨rṇna[vōccaḷi]-

⟨9⟩ talakṣmī svayaṁbara gū¨rjaravāra-

⟨10⟩ ṇāṁkusaṁ teluṁgarāyasiraḥka[ma]-

⟨11⟩ ḷanāḷamūḷōtpāṭa[na]karaṁ ka¨rṇāṭarā-

⟨12⟩ yavaṁśābhirāmaṁ neladu¨rgga giri-

⟨13⟩ du¨rgga jaladu¨rgga vanadu¨rgga vidrāvaṇa

⟨14⟩ rāyavija[ya] rāyanārāyaṇa

⟨15⟩ śrīmatu prauḍha pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī

⟨16⟩ siṁghaṇadēvavijayarājyamuttarō-

⟨17⟩ ttarābhivriddhiprava¨rdhamānamācaṁ-

⟨18⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁbara saluttaviralu ©

⟨19⟩ śrīgaurīkucakuṁkumāṁkitavikṣā(śā)ḷō-

⟨20⟩ rasthaḷōdbhāsakaṁ nāgēṁdrāmara si-

⟨21⟩ [ddha] pūjita padābjaṁ trijaga[dra]-

⟨22⟩ kṣakaṁ rāgaṁ be[tti]re rāmanāthano-

⟨23⟩ laviṁ śrīrāmadaṁḍādhipa • • •

⟨24⟩ • • lakṣmiyaniḷā caṁdrā¨rka-

⟨25⟩ tāraṁbaraṁ || [ta]nagā[ḷdaṁ] kali siṁ[ghaṇaṁ]

⟨26⟩ tanage [deyvaṁ] rāma • • • • •

⟨27⟩ sōmasacivaṁ tanage tāya nāgavve

⟨28⟩ taṁnōpaḷūḷipina nāgāṁgane taṁna pu-

⟨29⟩ tra[ne]savī śrīsōma[nāthā]¨rjunaṁ vinutaṁ

⟨30⟩ • • ya rāya rāmanasadaṁ rāya[pra]-

⟨31⟩ dhā[nōttemaṁ] © svasti samastaprasastisahi-

⟨32⟩ taṁ śrī manmahāpasāpāyati(pasāyita) visamahayā-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • rēvaṁta parabaḷakritāṁ-

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kaṭaka mā- 1 ⟨Page 228⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0185⟩ No. 185. (B.K. No. 95 of 1929-30.) KOLHĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying near the Digambara-maṭha.

Siṅghaṇa.

Barring the mention of the month Vaiśākha, the other details of the date are lost. The record is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa • • •

⟨2⟩ cakra[va¨rtti] śrī siṁ[ha]ḷadēva-

⟨3⟩ saṁvacharada vaiśākha-

⟨4⟩ tī pātadali

⟨SIIv15p0i0186⟩ No. 186. (B.K. No. 232 of 1928-29.) KURHAṬṬI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying near the Hanumān temple.

Siṅghaṇa.

The epigraph is damaged and mutilated. Only a portion of the pras11asti is preserved.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁca • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ [raṁ] viṣṇuvaṁśōdbhavaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ ḷa kaḷikāḷikāsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ jaba • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ haṇadēvavariṣa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0187⟩ No. 187. (A.R. No. 426 of 1926.) HUBḶI, HUBLI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Jaṁbukēśvara temple.

Kannara, 1248, A.D.

This is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Kīlaka, Pushya, śu. 9, Friday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1248 A.D., December 25, Friday f.d.t. °23.

It records gift of lands to a number of Brāhmanas in the presence of the god Amṛitēśvara of rājadhāni-paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigere, by Sarvādhikāri Malliseṭṭi at the request of his father-in-law Mahāpradhāna, Rāyadaṇḍādhipati Bīchiseṭṭi. A supplementary to the above epigraph records a gift of land by Kaluvara Siṅgagāvuṇḍa, for charities to be maintained on periodical pilgrimages to the god Viṭhala of Paṇḍaraṅge (i.e. Pandharpur).

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgasiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhāya śaṁbhavē [||] jayatyāvi[ṣkṛ]taṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā¨rṇnavaṁ da-

⟨3⟩ kiṇōnnatadaṁṣṭrāgra viśvāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapuḥ ||

⟨4⟩ svasti srīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa bhujabaḷe pratāpa cakrava¨rtti srī kahnaradēvava¨rṣa[da]- ⟨Page 229⟩

⟨5⟩ mūṟaneya kīlaka saṁvatsarada puṣya śu¨rddha bhruguvāradaṁdu ·uttarāyaṇa saṁ[krāṁ]-

⟨6⟩ tiyalli śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ rāyadaṁḍādhipati bīciseṭṭiyara nirūpadiṁ śrīma[tu]

⟨7⟩ sa¨rvvādhikāri ·aḷiya malliseṭṭiyaru srīmadrājadhānipaṭṭaṇaṁ ·aṇnigereya śrī ·a[mṛ]-

⟨8⟩ tēśvaradēvara sannidhānadalli srīmada[nā]diya baṇaṁju[va]ṭṭanaṁ [du]ppaḷiya horati • •

⟨9⟩ ḍugaḷu ·eṁṭu hi[ṭṭu] paṁcamaṭhadavara kayyali ·ā ·aḷiya malliseṭṭiyaru • • • • •

⟨10⟩ nu dhāreya kaḷadukoṁḍu brahmapuri vṛtigaḷanu sahiraṇyavāgi dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ

⟨11⟩ koṭṭa krama || srī māḷava nārāyaṇadēvaru bhāradvājagōtradavaru mādhavasuta kēśava bhaṭṭaru [mā]-

⟨12⟩ dhavasuta sōmanāthabhaṭṭaru sōmanāthasuta ru[ṣi]yaṇabhaṭṭaru rēcidēvasuta kṛṣṇa bhaṭṭaru • • •

⟨13⟩ sutajanā¨rddanabhaṭṭaru kēśavasuta viṣṇubhaṭṭaru caṁdradēvasuta nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaru trivikrama[su]-

⟨14⟩ ta pu¨rṣōttamabhaṭṭaru brahmadēvasuta mādhavabhaṭṭaru rēciyaṇasuta muppaḍibhaṭṭaru • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ [ti]yanasuta nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaru basavidēvasuta svāmibhaṭṭaru jāmadagnavatsagōtrada • •

⟨16⟩ siṁhasuta viṣṇubhaṭṭaru vāgīśvarasuta kāvadēvabhaṭṭaru narasiṁhasuta lakṣmīdharabhaṭṭaru • • •

⟨17⟩ hasuta brahmadēvabhaṭṭaru bhānusuta yō[gi]bhaṭṭaru saptanāthasuta dāsyaṇabha-

⟨18⟩ vāgīśvarasuta nāgadēvabhaṭṭaru koṁmaṇasuta nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaru dēvatu bharadvā[ja]-

⟨19⟩ jāmadagnaru ·aṁtu vṟittiyeppattavoṁdu || kāśyapagōtradavaru lakṣmīdharasuta mādha • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ ru mallidēvasuta kāvadēvabhaṭṭaru janā¨rdanasuta saptanāthabhaṭṭaru nārāyaṇasuta sōmanā-

⟨21⟩ tha bhaṭṭaru virupākṣasuta baladēvabhaṭṭaru ·upēṁdrabhaṭṭaru viśāmitragōtradavaru kēśava suta • • •

⟨22⟩ dēvabhaṭṭaru rāyabhaṭṭasuta brahmadēvabhaṭṭaru jātavēdasuta ra[vi]dēvabhaṭṭaru ·ātrēya • • • • •

⟨23⟩ ru dēvaṇnasutbhāskarabhaṭṭaru ·allā[ḷa]pirumāḷasuta cūḍāmaṇigaḷu gōviṁda • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ • vabhaṭṭaru mallidēvasuta tippaṇabhaṭṭaru srīrāmasuta ravidēvabhaṭṭaru kauṁḍiṁnya gōtrada • • • • •

⟨25⟩ • vasuta mā·ibhaṭṭaru hariharasuta rudrabhaṭṭaru kēśavasuta mādhavabhaṭṭaru lakṣmīdha • • •

⟨26⟩ • rasvatibhaṭṭaru ·antu vritti hadi[ne]ṁṭu || srīvatsagōtradavaru gaṇapatisuta mādhava bha[ṭṭa] • • •

⟨27⟩ • suta [vi]ṣṇubhaṭṭaru [cau]ṁḍarāyasuta srīrāmabhaṭṭaru gautamagōtradalli vāmana su[ta] • • •

⟨28⟩ • • [ṭṭa]ru kausikagōtradalli [rāṭṭa]yaṇasuta [veṇna]bhaṭṭaru vāsiṣṭagōtradalli viṣṇusu-

⟨29⟩ • • bhaṭṭaru cakrapāṇisuta mallidēvabhaṭṭaru sāṁkhyāyanagōtradalli gau-

⟨30⟩ • • • ta sōmanāthabhaṭṭasya dvayavṟitti haritagōtradakṣmīdharasuta suda¨rṣana • • ⟨Page 230⟩

⟨31⟩ • • • • • trada brahmadēvasuta sōmanāthabhaṭṭaru ·aga[stya]gōtrada ·ādityasuta lakṣmīdhara-

⟨32⟩ • • • geya cauṁḍarāyabhaṭṭaru kāśyapagōtrada mahadēvasu[ta] hariharabha-

⟨33⟩ dvājagōtrada kēśavasuta ·amritēśvarabhaṭṭaru ·oṇahaḷḷiya bhāradvājagōtra • •

⟨34⟩ • • • hasuta kāvadēvabhaṭṭasya trayavrutti || ·īṁtī vṛttigaḷige ·īkkida kṣē • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • riṁdavu baḍaga muṁdāgi karavagiyiṁdavu mūḍa muṁdāgi ·oṇaha • • • • •

⟨36⟩ • • • davu teṁka muṁdāgi ·ayvatta ·eraḍu gēṇa ghaḷeyalli pratyēka vrittige yiṁ mmattaru

⟨37⟩ • • • • • tta ·ēḷu vṛttigevū haḷḷa • • • • • baṭṭeyayidu sahita nūra • • • • •

⟨38⟩ • • • • • [tta]ru keyi || ·ī vṟittigaḷige yikkida graha • • hāsana[be]ḷḷiya ba• • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • • • • ma vīthiyiṁ mūḍa muṁdāgi ka[lu]vara pṟithuviseṭṭiya ba • • • • •

⟨40⟩ • • • • • laguḍḍe yiṁda teṁka muṁdāgi [kō]ṭeya haḷeya huttiṁ paḍuvalu • • • •

⟨41⟩ dalu hadinālku kainīḷa ·aṟugaiyagalada nivēśana voṁbattu kai • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • • • hmapuriya kēriya teṁkaṇa kōṭeya haḷeya huttiṁ • • • • •

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nūru keyyagalada nivēśanavanu baṇabekoṭhārakke yikkidaru || yeṁ • • • • •

⟨44⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ya kēri[vūḷage] • • • • • koṭaru bādarigarige teṟe mānyaṁ ·ī brahmapu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨45⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ya siṁgavaḍḍige suṁka mānya daṁḍa dōṣa ·aputrikavi[lla] || bahubhi¨rvva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨46⟩ • • • • • garādibhi[ḥ] yasya yasya yadā bhūmi tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ || sāmānyō • • • • •

⟨47⟩ • • • • • ṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bavadbhi sa¨rvvānētānubhāvina • • • • •

⟨48⟩ • • • • • bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāma[caṁ]dra || dānaṁ ca pālanaṁ cayva niśrēya • • • • •

⟨49⟩ • • • • • tsva¨rgamavāpnōti pālanādacyutaṁ padaṁ || svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harē • • •

⟨50⟩ • • • • • ¨rva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || maṁgaḷa mahā • • •

⟨1⟩ śrī paṁḍaraṁgeya śrī viṭhaladēvara vāriya śrīharidi-

⟨2⟩ naṁgaḷa dha[¨rmma]kke kaluvara siṁgagāvuṁḍanu koṭṭa vṛtti voṁdu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0188⟩ No. 188. (B.K. No. 114 of 1929-30.) SĀLAVĀḌIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing near the Hanumān temple.

Kannara, 1251 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1174, Virōdhakṛit, Śrāvaṇa-paurṇami, Sunday, eclipse, Saṅkrāṅti. The Śaka year was current. In this year a lunar eclipse occurred on Āśvayuja śu. 15, Sunday. Thus, if Śrāvaṇa is a mistake for Āśvayuja, the date corresponds to 1251 A.D., October 1. Otherwise the date would be irregular, for Śrāvaṇa śu. 15 fell on August 3 which was Thursday when there was no eclipse. ⟨Page 231⟩

The king's subordinate Mahāpradhāna Chavuḍiseṭṭi is stated to have been governing the two Beḷuvalas, Banavāsi, Pāṇḍyanāḍu, Hānuṁgal, Kūṁḍi-nāḍu, Tardavāḍi and other provinces. The epigraph registers a series of land and other gifts to several individuals and deities whose names are specified. The gifts were made by Siripayya, son of Hariyaṇṇa of Hagaraṭṭage, of the Vāji family, who was the Kareṇa of Chavuḍiseṭṭi, and entrusted into the hands of the Uroḍēya of Sāḷavāḍige through Raṅgarasa of the Śilāhāra family, who was the maternal uncle of Chavuḍiseṭṭi and was in charge of Sāḷavāḍige, Bāgavāḍi and other villages.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷō-

⟨2⟩ kya nagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || ja-

⟨3⟩ yatyāvikṣru(ṣkṛ)taṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ kṣōbhitā-

⟨4⟩ ¨rṇavaṁ dakṣiṇōṁnatadaṁṣṭrāgravi-

⟨5⟩ śrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapu[ḥ] || svasti śrī śakava-

⟨6⟩ rusada 1174 neya virōdhakritu saṁvatsa[ra]-

⟨7⟩ da śrāvaṇa suddha [pau]¨rṇnami yādivāra graha[ṇa]

⟨8⟩ saṁkrāṁti vyatīpāta puṇyadinaṁgaḷali [|]

⟨9⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāsabda dvārāvatīpura[va]-

⟨10⟩ rādhīśvaraṁ viṣṇuvaṁsōdbhavaṁ suva¨rṇnagaruḍadhvaja[ṁ]

⟨11⟩ yādavaku[ḷa]kamaḷakaḷikāvikāsabhāskaraṁ

⟨12⟩ yarirāyajagajhaṁpa māḷavarāyamadanatriṇē-

⟨13⟩ tra gū¨rjjararāyabhayaṁkaraṁ teluṁgarāyastā-

⟨14⟩ panācā¨ryya yityādi nāmāvaḷīsamāḷaṁ-

⟨15⟩ kri[ta] śrīmatpravuḍha pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī

⟨16⟩ [ka]hnaradēva vijayarājyōdayi tatpāda-

⟨17⟩ [pa]dmōpajīvi samastarājyabharabhāra nirū-

⟨18⟩ • • śrī manmahāpradhānaṁ rāyadaṁḍādhi-

⟨19⟩ • • • dhikāri cavuḍiseṭṭiyaru ·eraḍuṁ

⟨20⟩ • • • [beḷu]vala banavāsi pāṁḍyanāḍu hānuṁga-

⟨21⟩ • • • [kūṁḍi]nāḍu [ta]¨rddhavāḍi mukhya halavuṁ dēśa[ṁ]-

⟨22⟩ [gaḷaṁ] du[ṣṭa]nigraha siṣṭapratipāḷanadiṁdā-

⟨23⟩ ḷuttamire yavara māva raṁgarasaru sāḷavā-

⟨24⟩ ḍige bāgavāḍi mukhya halavuṁ grāmaṁgaḷanā-

⟨25⟩ ḷutti¨rppalli cavuḍiseṭṭiyara śrīkaraṇa vā-

⟨26⟩ jivaṁsalalāma hagaraṭṭageya hari-

⟨27⟩ yaṇnaṁgaḷa magaṁ siripayyanu dha¨rmmakathāpra-

⟨28⟩ saṁgava māḍi sāḷavāḍigeya • •-

⟨29⟩ modala vūroḍeyara kayali dhārāpū¨rvva-

⟨30⟩ kavāgi sahiraṇyava koṭṭu siḷārakuḷatiḷa-

⟨31⟩ ka • • ya mukhada[¨r]ppaṇa gōvadēvassaraḷiya nere-

⟨32⟩ [vo]ḍe gaṁḍa raṁgarsara kayyali • biṭṭa vritti

⟨33⟩ • • • ghēṇa bāciviḍiya ghaḷeyali [dī]kṣi-

⟨34⟩ ta yiṇnaṁgaḷige mattaru 4 lakhkhaṁṇnaṁgaḷiga mata-

⟨35⟩ ru 4 rāmaṇnaṁgaḷige mattaru 4 sāvaṇnaṁgaḷi- ⟨Page 232⟩

⟨36⟩ ge mattaru 4 viṭhaṇnaṁgaḷige mattaru bhānudēvaṁga-

⟨37⟩ [ḷige] mattaru 4 kēsavadēvaṁge mattaru 4 caṁdaṇnaṁge mattaru 4

⟨38⟩ gōviṁdadēvaṁge mattaru 4 yappaṇnaṁge mattaru 4 rudra-

⟨39⟩ bhaṭṭara boṁmaṇnaṁge mattaru 4 bhāgaveya bommayaṁ-

⟨40⟩ ge mattaru 4 jīkina siripaṁṇṇaṁge mattaru 4 mayi-

⟨41⟩ • • na bommayaṁge mattaru 4 mādayaṁge mattaru 4 malli-

⟨42⟩ [ya]ṇnaṁge mattaru 4 yintu śrī gōpāladēva mahājanaṁ-

⟨43⟩ gaḷige [vri]tti 16 kaṁ mattaru 64 śrī gōpāladēvarige matta-

⟨44⟩ ru 4 mēṭigoḷaga maggake caitradalli bēḷe paitrada-

⟨45⟩ li bēḷe paḷige ·eṇne seṭṭuga matta lakhu-

⟨46⟩ maṇēśvaradēvarige mattaru 4 bhāskaradēvari-

⟨47⟩ [ge] mattaru 4 yī dha¨rmmavanu yarasugaḷū vūro-

⟨48⟩ ḍeyarū pratipāḷisuvaru maṁgaḷamahā-

⟨49⟩ śrī svadattaṁ vā paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasu[ṁ]-

⟨50⟩ dharā saṣṭi¨rvarusasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ

⟨51⟩ ja(jā)yatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0189⟩ No. 188. (B.K. No. 25 of 1926-27.) NĀGĀVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kōḍi Basavaṇṇa temple.

Kannara, 1255 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1177, Rākshasa Vaiśākha, śu. 15, Thursday, Saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1255 A.D. April 1922, Thursday, f.d.t. °31. The Saṅkrānti which was Vṛishabha occurred four days later.

It records a gift of land for offerings to the god Mahābaḷēśvara by [Lā]ḷa-Ghausaṭa nāyaka, after washing the feet of āchārya Kēdāradēva. The donor is said to have purchased the land from a resident of Kālaḍi.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ bhu-

⟨2⟩ jabaḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī vīrakaṁnaradēvavi-

⟨3⟩ jarājyōdayadalu śaka 1177 neya rā-

⟨4⟩ kṣasa saṁvatsarada vaiśākha suddha 15 brihaspa-

⟨5⟩ tivāra byatīpāta saṁkrāntiyalu

⟨6⟩ śrī mahābaḷēśvaradēva¨rgge[gō]sage ·upāra hālumaṁ-

⟨7⟩ ḍagegeṁdu śrīmatu [lā]ḷaghausaṭanāyakaru

⟨8⟩ kālaḍiya maṁneya [basava]ṁdaviyara kaiyyalu taṁma

⟨9⟩ śrīmānyada nāgāviya maṁneyageyya [vo]ḷage la[khu]-

⟨10⟩ maṇēśvaradēvara [mānya]ṁ hattire paḍu[vase]ya bhūta-

⟨11⟩ ya krayavāgi koṁḍu śrī mahābaḷadēvara ·ā-

⟨12⟩ cā¨ryya kēdāradēvara pādaprakṣāḷana māḍi dhārāpū-

⟨13⟩ ¨rvvakavāgi koṭṭa keyya mattaru nālkumaṁ nāgāviya nālku

⟨14⟩ gauḍugaḷu ·eṁ[ṭu] hiṭṭu ·aṟuvattokkalu sa¨rvvā- ⟨Page 233⟩

⟨15⟩ bādheparihāravāgi ·ācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ pratipāḷi-

⟨16⟩ suvaru || maṁgaḷamahā śrī śrī śrī

⟨17⟩ sva(ra)dataṁ vā parādattaṁ vā yō hvarēti vaśuṁdha-

⟨18⟩ rā saṣṭiva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē

⟨19⟩ krimiḥ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0190⟩ No. 190. (B.K. No. 53 of 1929-30.) PHAḌEKNŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a Nandi pillar standing near the Hanumān temple.

Kannara, 1256-57 A.D.

The inscription cites two dates:

1. Śaka 1178, Naḷa, Śrāvaṇa śu. pavitrārōpaṇa, (i.e. 15), Thursday. This corresponds to 1256 A.D., August 17, the weekday being Monday.

2. The 11th regnal year of the king, Naḷa, Phālguna ba. 15, Saturday. This regularly corresponds to 1257 A.D., March 17.

It is stated that on the first date the king witnessed the great festival of Pavitrārōpaṇa, evidently of the god Rāmanātha. On the second date was made the gift of the village Paḍiyakanūr to the above-named god at Sonnaligeyapura by Dēsiya-daṇḍanāyaka of Kannaḍa Four Thousand. The epigraph commences with the well known vachana of Siddharāma.

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⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ jaya paramēsvara paramātma ·īśvara-

⟨2⟩ nu¨rvvīpa¨rvvi ·aḍaṁgikoṁḍi¨rppavō¨rbba-

⟨3⟩ ṁṇige ·āgi yōgigaḷa manada kone-

⟨4⟩ ya jyōtīsvaranuṁ vriśabhana rūpāgi ya-

⟨5⟩ jamānanuṁ ·ācā¨ryyanuṁ tāne ·ā-

⟨6⟩ gi yōgādi saṁpaṁnna khaḷeyaṁgaḷe-

⟨7⟩ llavaṁ saṁpādisi yōgaramaṇiya kṣētra-

⟨8⟩ mane [stha*]ḷaviṭṭu salākheviḍidu ·abhinava śrīśai-

⟨9⟩ [ḷava]ne māḍi kapilasiddhamallikā-

⟨10⟩ ¨rjjunadēvane nelasi niṁdu puṁṇya pā-

⟨11⟩ paṁgaḷaṁ baraṁ pēḷdu besaṁ pēḷuttiralu

⟨12⟩ yēṁ besaṁ dēvā ·enuttiralu yī sthā-

⟨13⟩ nadalu mānyavāgidda vūrugaḷaṁ bhū-

⟨14⟩ migaḷaṁ dhanaṁgaḷaṁ ·ī liṁgakke hastō[da]-

⟨15⟩ kavaṁ māḍi koṭṭudaṁ manaṁ pēsade ka-

⟨16⟩ ḷedukoṁḍahenaṁbātana ·ātana mā-

⟨17⟩ tā māteya pitrugaḷellamaṁ ·eppattēḷu-

⟨18⟩ kōṭi varusaṁbaraṁ puḷugoṁḍada na-

⟨19⟩ rakadoḷagikki nīnāhutigoḷuttiru gaṁ-

⟨20⟩ [ḍā] ·ele pāpa[vē] yī dēvana bhūmi dhanakkā-

⟨21⟩ [naṁ]juveneṁdu paṁdeya pāvaḍa¨rddaṁte

⟨22⟩ manaṁ bedaṟi poḍavaṭṭanaṁ bēga [sī]-

⟨23⟩ [ghra]ṁ koṁḍu bā kaṁḍā | ·ele puṁṇya-

⟨24⟩ [vē] kaviḷāsake yiṁteraḍaṟa beṁge

⟨25⟩ [pu]ṇyapāpaṁgaḷu pā¨rddukoṁḍoyvu- ⟨Page 234⟩

⟨26⟩ du tappadu diṭhadiṭha [sa]tyaṁ gaṁḍi-

⟨27⟩ [re] ·eṁba ·ājñāvacana niyāmadiṁ

⟨28⟩ racisida ·anādisiddhanuṁ jaga[tpra]-

⟨29⟩ siddhanuṁ ·a[ṇi]magarimalaghi-

⟨30⟩ mamahimaprācya prākāvya ·īśa[tva]

⟨31⟩ [va]sitvameṁba ·aṣṭamādi[guṇaisva]-

⟨32⟩ [¨ryya]saṁpaṁnanuṁ bēḷva bhakta[jana]-

⟨33⟩ manōnnatakaḷāprasaṁnanuṁ • •

⟨34⟩ karaṇaṁ visuddhaharaṇaṁ vahni[¨rvvi]-

⟨35⟩ nā jvaḷanuṁ nāḍibhāḷanuṁ nāda[biṁ]-

⟨36⟩ duddhaninaṁ dēhasya saṁkrāma-

⟨37⟩ [ṇaṁ] ·ātmajyōtinida¨rṣaṇa svacchaṁ-

⟨38⟩ [da] mrituṁjameṁba dasapra-

⟨39⟩ [tya]yaprabuddhanuṁ siddhaku[ḷa]vā¨rdhiva¨rddhana-

⟨40⟩ [sudhā]karanuṁ lōkavellavaṁ ·ē-

⟨41⟩ kākāramaṁmāḷpeneṁba śuddha • •

⟨42⟩ bāṇamaṁ • • • • • rāma •

⟨43⟩ [ku]ddāḷanuṁ krōdhavidhvaṁsakanu-

⟨44⟩ bhava[·a]rigamūḷanāḷōtpāṭana[mō]-

⟨45⟩ hani¨rmmūḷachēdananuṁ kedarūḍe • • •-

⟨46⟩ raṇa • • nanuṁ mābbariyadoṁ • • •

⟨47⟩ ¨ryyanuṁ nelasi sva¨rggama¨rtyapātāḷa • •

⟨48⟩ ḷōkyamaṁ pāvana māḍi • •

⟨49⟩ paramārādhyanuṁ vēda vēdānta bhē[ṣajya]-

⟨50⟩ ṁ sthēyasamatāguṇamaṁ sāṁkhya[ta] • •

⟨51⟩ thamaṁ bauddhasudhātmateyaṁ [jai] • •

⟨52⟩ najitāpaṁ dha¨rmmavumaṁ cā¨rvvā • •

⟨53⟩ driṣṭōpanyāsamaṁ mīmāṁśakavi[cā]-

⟨54⟩ racātu¨ryyamaṁ puduṁgoḷsi • •

⟨55⟩ rūpamumaṁ niyāmisi ·aikya • •

⟨56⟩ [vu]maṁ taṁna suta¨rgge pasariṭṭa lōkaikanā-

⟨57⟩ thananipa siddhēṁdra cakrava¨rtti śrī rā •

⟨58⟩ manāthadēva viracita kṣētrapratipāḷaka ||

⟨59⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdāḷaṁ •

⟨60⟩ krita śrīmadvijayakaṭakanivāsa

⟨61⟩ dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsvara viṣṇuvaṁ-

⟨62⟩ śōdbhava yādavakuḷakamaḷaka •

⟨63⟩ ḷikāvikāsabhāskare mūḷavīmalla ·ari-

⟨64⟩ rāyavurasella gū¨rjjaravāraṇāṁkusa teluṁgarā-

⟨65⟩ ya siraḥkamaḷanāḷamūḷōtpāṭanapunarapisthā-

⟨66⟩ panācā¨ryya haṁmīrarāyani¨rmmūḷachēda-

⟨67⟩ naṁ bhūdu¨rgga giridu¨rgga jaladu¨rgga vanadu¨rgga pramu-

⟨68⟩ khyanānādu¨rgga vidrāvaṇa suva¨rṇnakī¨rtti-

⟨69⟩ guruḍadhvaja śrīmatu prauḍhapratāpa cakra-

⟨70⟩ va¨rtti śrīkaṁhnaradēvavijaya rājyōdayē śrī-

⟨71⟩ matu sakava¨rṣa 1178 neya naḷa saṁvatsa- ⟨Page 235⟩

⟨72⟩ rada śrāvaṇa śuddha brahaspativāra pa-

⟨73⟩ vitrārōpaṇa mahōtsavamaṁ kaṁḍu [ma]ti[goṁ]-

⟨74⟩ ḍu bhaktiyiṁ[da] © svasti samastaprasasti-

⟨75⟩ hitaṁ śrīmatu [yā]davanārāyaṇa

⟨76⟩ prauḍhapratāpa cakrava¨rtti kaṁnnaharadēva-

⟨77⟩ vijayarājyada 11 neya naḷa saṁva[tsara]

⟨78⟩ phālguṇa bahuḷa 15 sanivāradaṁdu

⟨79⟩ śrīmatu basurikōḍa mahāprabhu sa[ra]-

⟨80⟩ ṇāgatavajrapaṁjara praṇūtarakṣāma-

⟨81⟩ ṇi kaṁnnaḍanalku sāsira dēsiya [daṁḍa]-

⟨82⟩ nāyaka taṁnnadhikārada [hāgi]lu[ha]-

⟨83⟩ [nneṟa]ḍaṟoḷagaṇa paḍiyakanūra [nūla]-

⟨84⟩ rasaru soṁnaligeyapurada śrī rā-

⟨85⟩ manāthadēvarige sa¨rvvanamasyadiṁ dharā[pū]-

⟨86⟩ [¨rvva]kavāgi biṭṭa datti || maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0191⟩ No. 191. (B.K. No. 32 of 1929-30.) JEṬṬIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing before the Hanumān temple.

Kannara, 1257 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1178, Naḷa, Pusya ba. 30, Monday, solar eclipse, Uttarāyaṇasaṅkramaṇa. The date is irregular. The only solar eclipse of the year occurred in the month of Nija Jyēshṭha. The details of the tithi only correspond to 1257 A.D., January 17 when there was no Saṁkramaṇa. The week-day also was Wednesday.

The epigraph commences with the well known Vachana of Siddharāma and records a gift of the village Daṭṭugi in the tract of Nālvattumbāḍa to the god Kapilasiddha-Mallikārjuna of Sonnalāpura by the king's subordinate Sāmanta Muddigidēva.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ jaya paramēsvara paramātma ·ī-

⟨2⟩ śvaranu¨rvvī pa¨rvvi ·aḍaṁgikoṁḍi¨rppa vō-

⟨3⟩ ¨rbbaṁṇnageyāgi yōgigeḷa ma-

⟨4⟩ nada koneya jyōtīsvaranuṁ vriśa-

⟨5⟩ bhana rūpāgi yajamānanuṁ

⟨6⟩ ·ācā¨ryyanuṁ tānayāgi yōgā-

⟨7⟩ di saṁpaṁna khaḷeyaṁgaḷellavaṁ

⟨8⟩ saṁpādisi yōgaramaṇiya kṣē-

⟨9⟩ tremane staḷaviṭṭu salākhaviḍidu ·abhi-

⟨10⟩ nava śrīsaiḷamane māḍi kapilasiddha malli-

⟨11⟩ kā¨rjjunadēvane nelasi niṁdu puṁṇya pā-

⟨12⟩ paṁgaḷaṁ baraṁ pēḷdu besaṁ pēḷutti-

⟨13⟩ ralu ·ēṁ besaṁ dēvā ·enalu yī sthāna-

⟨14⟩ dalu mānyavāgidda vūrugaḷaṁ bhūmi-

⟨15⟩ gaḷaṁ dhanagaḷaṁ ·ī liṁgakke hastōda[ka]-

⟨16⟩ maṁ māḍi koṭṭudaṁ manaṁ pēsade kaḷedu [koṁ]-

⟨17⟩ ḍaheneṁbātana ·atana mātā māte- ⟨Page 236⟩

⟨18⟩ ya pitu¨rggaḷallamaṁ ·eppattēḷukōṭivarusa-

⟨19⟩ ṁbaraṁ puḷugoṁḍada narakadoḷa-

⟨20⟩ gikki ni nāhutigoḷuttiru gaṁḍā ·e-

⟨21⟩ le pāpavē | yī dēvana bhūmi dhanakkā[na]-

⟨22⟩ ṁjuveneṁdu paṁdeya pāvaḍa¨rddaṁ-

⟨23⟩ te manaṁ bedaṟi poḍavaṭṭanaṁ bēga

⟨24⟩ sīghraṁ koṁḍu bā kaṁḍā ·ele pu[ṁ]-

⟨25⟩ ṇyavē kaviḷāsake yiṁteraḍaṟa beṁge

⟨26⟩ puṁṇyapāpaṁgaḷu pā¨rddukoṁḍo[ydu]-

⟨27⟩ tappadu diṭha diṭhaṁ satyaṁ gaṁ-

⟨28⟩ ḍire ·eṁba ·ājñāvacananiyamadiṁ vi-

⟨29⟩ racisida ·anādisiddhanuṁ jagatprasiddha-

⟨30⟩ nuṁ ·aṇima garima lagima mahima-

⟨31⟩ prācya prākāvya ·īśitva vasitvameṁba ·aṣṭamā-

⟨32⟩ diguṇaisva¨ryyasaṁpaṁna-

⟨33⟩ nuṁ bēḷva bhaktijanamanōnnutakaḷā-

⟨34⟩ prasaṁnanu ni¨rvvikaraṇaṁ visuddha-

⟨35⟩ haraṇaṁ vahni¨rvvinā jvaḷanuṁ nāḍi-

⟨36⟩ bhāḷanaṁ nādabiṁduddhaninaṁ dēha-

⟨37⟩ sya saṁkrāmaṇaṁ ·ātmajyōti[ni]da¨rṣa-

⟨38⟩ ṇaṁ svachaṁdhamrituṁjaya(ṁ)meṁ-

⟨39⟩ ba daśapratyaya prabu[ddha]nuṁ [siddha]- 1

Second side.

⟨1⟩ kaḷikāvikāśabhāskara [māḷavamalla] ·arirāya [vu]ra-

⟨2⟩ sella gū¨rjjaravāraṇāṁkusa teluṁgarāya si-

⟨3⟩ raḥkamaḷanāḷamūḷōtpāṭana | punarapi sthāpanā-

⟨4⟩ cā¨ryya hammīrarā[ya] ni¨rmmāḷōchēda bhū-

⟨5⟩ [du]¨rgga giridu¨rgga jaladu¨rgga vanadu¨rgga pramukhya nā-

⟨6⟩ nādu¨rgga vidrāvaṇa kī¨rttigaruḍadhvaja śrīmatu

⟨7⟩ prauḍhapratāpa cakrava¨rtti śrī kahnaradēvavijaya-

⟨8⟩ rājyōdayi śrīmatu sakava¨rṣa 1178 neya naḷa saṁ-

⟨9⟩ vatsara pusya ba 30 sōmavāra sū¨ryyagraha-

⟨10⟩ ṇa vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇadaṁdu © svasti sa-

⟨11⟩ masta visphuritaguṇamahimamahōṁnata-

⟨12⟩ nuṁ [sā]maṁtasameya·ā[jñā]niyāmanenipa ·aṁ-

⟨13⟩ maṇadēva • • • kunaradēvasuta sivapāda-

⟨14⟩ sēkhara kaliyuga vīrabhadrāvatāra sivasamaya-

⟨15⟩ saṁ[paṁ]na baṁdhujanaprasaṁna vaiṇāvaisikanai-

⟨16⟩ • • tika na¨rttakanaṭaka parīta gāyaka daṁḍimu-

⟨17⟩ ḍi sikhaṁḍi [sōḍasa]yācakajana pramukhya dī-

⟨18⟩ nānāthadaridratimiraharaṇadivākara saraṇagata

⟨19⟩ kripākara vairisāvaṁtatārakasaḍānanaṁ budhaja-

⟨20⟩ [nō]tpaḷatā • • nanuṁ sāvaṁta samudra • •

⟨21⟩ ṁ ·avisamahayārūḍhaprauḍharēkhā- ⟨Page 237⟩

⟨22⟩ rēvaṁtanuṁ sāvaṁtasi[khāma]ṇi siṁgha[ji] sāvaṁta-

⟨23⟩ maṁtārarāyasthāpanācā¨ryya parabaḷakritāṁ-

⟨24⟩ [ta]nuṁ ·āḷiṁ muṁniṟiva sau¨ryyamaṁ meṟe-

⟨25⟩ va vīrōṁnatikke | kaḷasanuṁ sāhasaviḷasenuṁ

⟨26⟩ sāvaṁta vāḍerāyanuṁ rāya kuma-

⟨27⟩ ranārāyaṇanuṁ śrīsōmanāthadēvara dibya-

⟨28⟩ śrīpādapadmārādhakanu parabaḷasādhakanenipa

⟨29⟩ muddigidēva śrīmatu dakṣiṇavāraṇāsi ·abhi-

⟨30⟩ nava śrīsaiḷa śrīsoṁnalapuravarādhīsvara

⟨31⟩ śrī kapilasiddhamallikā¨rjjunadēvara ·aṁgabhō-

⟨32⟩ ga raṁgabhōga khaṁḍaspuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhāra ·avā-

⟨33⟩ risatrādyanēka śrīkā¨ryyā¨rtthakaṁ ·ā nālvattu-

⟨34⟩ ṁ bāḍadoḷage taṁnāḷva praviṣṭa grāma-

⟨35⟩ doḷage da[ṭṭu]gi grāmavanu ·aṣṭāghā-

⟨36⟩ ṭa jala pāṣāṇa nidhi nidhāna nikṣēpa • •

⟨37⟩ trika ·a[ṣṭa]bhōga tēja [svā] • • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0192⟩ No. 192. (B.K. No. 187 of 1926-27.) NAREGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the village school in the compound of Kalamēśvara temple.

Kannara.

It seems to register a gift to the god Kalidēva. As the inscription is much damaged, the date and other details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁga śiraścuṁbicaṁdra cā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ śrī rājakulamutukriṣṭaṁ kriṣṇayādavabhūbhujaṁ || svasti samastaprasastisahi-

⟨4⟩ taṁ śrī kaṁnaharadēva vijeyarājyamu[ttarōttarā]bhivriddhiprava¨rddhamā-

⟨5⟩ namācaṁdra¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ saluttamire | tatpādapadmōpajī-

⟨6⟩ vi śrīmanmahā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7-16⟩ worn out

⟨17⟩ gadaga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ prajeya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ ḷa māḍu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ karige • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21-22⟩ damaged

⟨23⟩ nālku kagguṁḍu | kavile • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ sa¨rvvābādhāparihāravāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25-26⟩ damaged

⟨27⟩ yana keyi 20 mūḍalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ yyiṁ paḍuvalu • • • • • • • • • • mata rā-

⟨29⟩ ṟuvaṁ kagguṁḍu nālkakke • • • • • mattaṁ nāgalageṟege [nāvida ke]·iṁ

⟨30⟩ baḍagalu [mōri]yara dāsayyagaḷa ke·i • • • • • seṭṭiya • • • • • ⟨Page 238⟩

⟨31⟩ keyyiṁ teṁkalu • • • • • bhūmiyiṁ paḍu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ sidharu nālku sa¨rvvanamaśya sa¨rvvabādhāparihāra svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō

⟨33⟩ harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvvaruṣasahasrāṇi ·iṣṭāyāṁ-

⟨34⟩ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0193⟩ No. 193. (B.K. No. 182 of 1928-29.) YEṆḌIGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a slab lying near the well called Nāgati-Avvara-bhāvi.

Kannara.

After recounting the royal praśasti, the king is said to have been ruling from Kandhārapura. A Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara whose name is lost is introduced as governing from his headquarters at Lōkāpura. The inscription is very much damaged and almost all the details are worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || jaṁbūdvīpa samudrakkiṁbāgi[ra]lesadu [dō]¨rppa mēru nagē-

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·ene negaḷdi¨rdda kriṣṇanripa[na]ggada mayduna veva¨rkka ḷoḷo[ppuva] budhajananutasēbyaru • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • skara kaṁdharacakkrava¨rttiyoḷpinā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • thvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara • • • • • • • • kaṁdhāra • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gītavādyanrityatra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāgā¨rjjuna • • • • • maṁtratrayaprasiddha [nu] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ha]ranuṁ suva¨rṇnagaruḍadhvajalāṁcchitanuṁ koṁkaṇa bhayaṁkaranu samastarājāvaḷīvirāji-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • kriṣṇakaṁdharacakrava¨rtti kaṁdhāra purada nelavīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamira[lu]- 1

⟨9⟩ • • • hāmaṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ lōkāpurada nelavīḍinalu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [me]ṁba paṭṭaṇakkadhipatigaḷu lōkaikasēbyaraṁṭu diśākarika¨rṇnekakī¨rttikāṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • daṁḍa¨rddhareyoḷu caladaṁkarāmarapratimallaru || [yi] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • [varu]ṇamu nālvateṁbaru || paṭṭaṇalalāṭṭapaṭṭaṁ paṭṭaṇava • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • [kū]ḍimūṟu sāsiradoḷagaṇa paṭṭaṇa [mā] • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • yada vistāra • • • • • hāḍuva tuṁbi vōduva • • • • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 239⟩

⟨15⟩ • • • • • goḷvanā[bhi] • • • • • veṁdaḍoṟe[dirade] • • ga • ttaṇa sa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • tiya pa • • • • • doṁdu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • bbina tōṭagaḷūḷā • tiralu • • • ·olaviṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • gira caṁdrōdaya • • ḷa pokkaḍe sū[¨ryyana]

⟨19⟩ • • • • • ka || hēri • • • • • • • • • • nasurabhū • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • manumahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara [sidha] bhēruṁḍave • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kaliyuga1ga • • • • • kavirayumaṁ • • • • • • •

⟨22-25⟩ damaged

⟨26⟩ • • • • • saujaṁnya • • • • • [rāja] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ damaged

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍinoḷu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kka niḍavayaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kāraṇadiṁ mala[praha] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31-32⟩ damaged

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇa gajasāmanta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • laveṁbu • [yā]giri si • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vairisāmaṁta [kaḷabhamriga] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36-38⟩ damaged

⟨39⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ldu kī¨rtti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40⟩ worn out

⟨41⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mmaya kulavanita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rtthaphalavaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tōru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨44⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kuṟuṁki matte • • • • • • • • • •

⟨45-50⟩ damaged

⟨51⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vikasita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨52⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dulida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨53⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ttarī lōhitōttara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nudāri billi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kṣīrasamudrakke caṁdraṁ puṭṭuva • • • • •

⟨56⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rārige bhāḷākṣi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨57⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cintāmaṇi vīrada • • • • • • • • • •

⟨58⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || kaṁ || huṭṭalu būṁma vai • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • haruṣa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sō • • • [būṁ]manī [ja]gatāpaṁ • • • • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 240⟩

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • midattaṇa gāḷugeyta mī cara • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mātaṁ biḍu ninnaḷava sāvaṁta bū • • • • • • • • • •

⟨63⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍa pa[ṭṭā]ḷtada kavige gāyanava¨rggakkeḍe • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨64⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lli dānadha¨rmmamani • • • • • • • • • •

⟨65⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paṁ cāge[datmīka]raṇada ballaṁ || su • • • • • • • • • •

⟨66⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parā¨rtthacaritakaḷpana kaḷvā • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨67⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tanniṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨68-69⟩ damaged-the rest of the inscription is lost

⟨SIIv15p0i0194⟩ No. 194. (B.K. No. 200 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Kannara.

Excepting bare reference to the month of Bhādrapada ba., the other details of the date are lost.

It seems to record a gift of land the boundaries of which are mentioned in the extent portion which also contains a reference probably to the deities Malligēśvara and Bhōgēśvara. The epigraph is badly damaged and worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmara • • • • • lōkyanagarāraṁbha [mū]-

⟨2⟩ lastaṁbhāya saṁ[bha]vē • • • • • • • • • • yoḷca-

⟨3⟩ turaṁbōdhi mēṇa • • • • • • • • • • neṁdodavi-

⟨4⟩ rajatācaḷō¨rvvī • • doḷbha • • vadhuvi • • • • • tevāḍima

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gamēdini • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ navinōdā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7-13⟩ damaged-worn out

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rjaitugi-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pacakra-

⟨16⟩ va¨rtti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17-32⟩ damaged

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṁca mahāśabda • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ garuḍadhvaja yādavakuḷakamaḷakaḷikāvikāsa bhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • • • madana triṇētra gū¨rjjararāya bhayaṁkara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36⟩ • • • māḷavakritāṁta śrīmatprauḍhapratāpacakrava¨rti śrīmat kaṁnna • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ bhivriddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāru • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 241⟩

⟨38⟩ • • • ya nirūpitaṁ dakṣiṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • • tarāya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨40⟩ taṁnoḍavuṭṭida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ valamūnū • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ vasadi paṭṭaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43-46⟩ damaged

⟨47⟩ gabhōganimittavāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨48-52⟩ damaged

⟨53⟩ [svasti] śrī [sa]kavaruṣa • • • • • • • • • • trarada bhādrapada bahu[ḷa] • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tithiyalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55-69⟩ damaged-worn out

⟨70⟩ © ·ā satrada maneya caturāghāṭa • • • • • yiṁ mūḍalu || ·ā brahma puriya • • •

⟨71⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨72⟩ • • ḍakoṭṭa • • • • • teṁkalu • • • • • ḍaṇasi • ya kōṭeyiṁ paḍuvalu | dēvaṇnana maneyiṁ baḍagalu || ·ā sa-

⟨73⟩ trada • • • • • dēvaṁṇa madhusūdanabhaṭṭa • • svarada keyiṁ paḍuvalu • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨74⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mēsvaradiṁ [brahmapu]riya ke • • • • • • • • • •

⟨75⟩ tsarāja • • • • • • • • • • [da] teṁkalu || ·ā brahmapuriya keyya cadurāghāṭa • • • • •

⟨76⟩ • • • • • • • • • • keyyiṁdaṁ mūḍalu • • • • • • • • • • yiṁ teṁkalu holavēri • • • • • • • • • •

⟨77⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paḍuvalu malligēsvara • • • • • • • • • • hāga ·ā bhōgēsvarada keyiṁda • • • • •

⟨78⟩ svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvvaruṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jā • • • • • •

⟨1⟩ © paṭṭaṇadavara mattaru 140 kkaṁ dasavaṁda mattaru 14

⟨2⟩ brahmayana basadiyavaru koṭṭa mattaru 60 kaṁ dasavaṁda ma¨rtta

⟨SIIv15p0i0195⟩ No. 195. (A.R. No. 447 of 1926.) KOṬṬAGI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the front face of a pillar in the ruined Basava temple.

Mahādēva, 1264 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1186, Raktākshi, Vaiśākha-puṇṇami, Sunday, corresponding to 1264 A.D., April 13.

The inscription commences with the well-known Vachana of Siddharāma. It seems to record a gift to a deity by the chief Chaṭṭayya of the Kadamba family of Goa, who is described as Paśchima-samudrādhipati. The epigraph is damaged and other details are lost. ⟨Page 242⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī ·ōṁ jaya paramēsvara paramātma ·isvaranu[¨rbbī]-

⟨2⟩ pa¨rbbiyaḍaṁgikoṁḍippanū¨rbbaṁṇnige-

⟨3⟩ yāgi yōgigaḷa manada koneya[jō]-

⟨4⟩ tīsvaranuṁ vriśabhana rūpāgiyuṁ yajamāna

⟨5⟩ ·ācā¨ryyanuṁ tāneyāgi yōgādisa[ṁ]-

⟨6⟩ paṁna khaḷeyaṁgaḷellavaṁ saṁpādisi yōgarama-

⟨7⟩ ṇīya kṣētravane sthaḷaviṭṭu salākheviḍidu ·abhinava

⟨8⟩ śrīśailavana māḍi kapilasiddhamallikā¨rjjunadēva[ne]

⟨9⟩ nelasi niṁdu puṇyapāpaṁgaḷaṁ baraṁ[vē]-

⟨10⟩ ḷdu besaṁ pēḷuttaviralu yēṁ besaṁ dēvā yina[lu]

⟨11⟩ ·i sthānadalu mānyavāgi ·idda vūrugaḷaṁ bhū-

⟨12⟩ migaḷaṁ dhanaṁgaḷaṁ ·i liṁgake hastōda[kaṁ]

⟨13⟩ māḍi koṭṭudaṁ manaṁ pēsade kaḷadukoṁḍahaneṁ-

⟨14⟩ bātana mātāmātāpitru¨rggaḷallavaṁ ·eppatta ·ē[ḷu]

⟨15⟩ kōṭi varusaṁbaraṁ puḷugoṁḍada narakadoḷagikki nī-

⟨16⟩ nāhutigoḷutiru gaṁḍā ·ele pāpavena ·ī dēvana bhū-

⟨17⟩ mi dhanakānaṁjaveneṁdu paṁdeyaṁ pāvaḍa¨rddaṁ[ttama]-

⟨18⟩ naṁ bedari poḍavaṭanaṁ bēgaṁ sīghraṁ kaviḷāsake koṁ-

⟨19⟩ ḍu bā gaṁḍā ·ele puṁṇya[ve] ·iṁteraḍaṟa beṁge pu-

⟨20⟩ ṇya pāpaṁgaḷuṁ pā¨rddukoṁḍo ·ivudu tappadu di-

⟨21⟩ ṭha diṭhaṁ satyaṁ gaṁ[ḍi]re || ·eṁdudu śrī si[ddha]rāma-

⟨22⟩ nāthana vacana || © svasti śrī sakadārabhya 1186

⟨23⟩ neya raktākṣi saṁvatsarada vayiśākha su-

⟨24⟩ dha puṁṇnami yādivāradalu śrīmadē[va]gi rau-

⟨25⟩ mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara śrī sāraṁgapā-

⟨26⟩ ṇidēvacaraṇakamaḷārādhanuṁ pratāpātu-

⟨27⟩ ḷavikrama śrī dakṣiṇanarēṁdrō dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsva-

⟨28⟩ ra kī¨rttigaruḍadhvaja śrī viṣṇuvaṁ[śō]dbha[va] yāda-

⟨29⟩ vapā¨rtthivakṣīrōdacaṁdrōdaya yari-

⟨30⟩ rāyajagajhaṁpa yapratimalla gū¨rjjararāya-

⟨31⟩ vāraṇaṁkuśa teluṁgada¨rppadaḷanadāvānaḷa ho-

⟨32⟩ yisaṇarāyakōḷāhaḷa māḷavarāyarā-

⟨33⟩ jyalakṣmi(ta) svayaṁvara sahajasāhasasaṁpādita-

⟨34⟩ vijayalakṣmīvara dhai¨ryyō[¨rji]ta maṁdarābhō-

⟨35⟩ gapuraṁdara yaudā¨ryyatatpara sāṁbrā-

⟨36⟩ jyasaṁbhōgamahēṁdra pratāpalaṁkēsvara

⟨37⟩ [pra]tijñāpara[su]rāma rāyabhujabaḷabhīmarā-

⟨38⟩ yanārāyaṇāvatāra yityādyanēkarājā-

⟨39⟩ [vaḷī]samāḷaṁkrita śrīmatu pravuḍhapratāpa-

⟨40⟩ cakrava¨rtti ma[hā]dēvarāyarājyavijayōdayi-

⟨41-46⟩ worn out

⟨47⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nimitta śrī • • • • • • • • • • pu[ra]-

⟨48⟩ [śaiḷa]yōgaramaṇi • • • • • • • • • • yapu-

⟨49⟩ [rava]rādhīsvara śrī kapilasiddhamallikā¨rjjunadēvasya

⟨50⟩ yaṁgabhōga raṁgabhōga • • • • •

⟨51⟩ jī¨rnnōddhāra • • • • • [yanēka] • • prāsāda ·aṣṭaśaṣṭi- ⟨Page 243⟩

⟨52-53⟩ damaged

⟨54⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrī • • • • • halasigedēśa

⟨55⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bāgenā

⟨56⟩ • • prasiddha sīmāsa • • • • • jalapāṣāṇa

⟨57⟩ nikṣēpa ·aṣṭabhōga • • • • • samētaṁ suṁka sā-

⟨58⟩ dadaṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • ṇādi sakaḷadrabyā

⟨59⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sa¨rvvabādhāpari-

⟨60⟩ hāraṁ sa¨rvvanamasya • • • śrīmatu saptakōṭīsva-

⟨61⟩ radēvara labdhavaraprasāda • • • • • kādaṁbakuḷatiḷaka

⟨62⟩ paścimasamudrādhipati • • • • • • • • • • śrī vīra

⟨63⟩ caṭṭayya[dēvarasara] • • rāya saṁprītiya-

⟨64⟩ pū¨rvvakaṁ • • • • • • • • • • dhārā-

⟨65⟩ pū¨rvvaka(ṁ) yācaṁdratārakaṁ sama¨rppita[vā]nu |

⟨66⟩ dānapālanayō¨rmadhyē dānācchēyōnupālanaṁ dā-

⟨67⟩ nātsva¨rggamavāpnōti pālanādaccutaṁ padaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0196⟩ No. 195. (B.K. No. 7 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the east wall of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Mahādēva, 1265 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1 • • •, Krōdhana, Mārgaśira ba. 10, Friday, Saṅkramaṇa. The year Krōdhana falling during the reign of Mahādēva, occurred in Śaka 1187. But in this year the given details of the date do not agree. The said tithi corresponds to 1265 A.D., December 3, the week-day being Thursday. There was no Saṅkramaṇa on this day.

It registers the gift of land, a shop and an oil-mill by the Two Five-hundred (Mahājanas) of Iṅgaḷēśvara to the god Gōpīnātha of Ūroḍegēri. Other gifts to the same deity by Telliga-ayvattokkalu, Vimchuva-Basavarasa, the Suṅkādhikāri of Taddavāḍi Thousand, etc., are also registered. Iṅgaḷēśvara is described as the foremost Baṇaṅjupaṭṭaṇa of Taddavāḍi Thousand, and is said to be an agrahāra donated by Janamējaya and called Dakshiṇa-Vāraṇāsi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī gōpīnāthaśaraṇu | namaḥstuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanaga-

⟨2⟩ rāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || śrīmadu vidyādharēṁdrōragasuranu-

⟨3⟩ ta śrīpādapaṁkējaraṁmyōddāmaṁ kṣīrābdhivāsaṁ surabhuviruhamaṁ [neṁ]mi traibhaṁgi yō[ṣṭa]

⟨4⟩ moṟuṁ lōkamaṁ rakṣisalu mudadivēṇnādanuṁ māḷpa lakṣmī[dhā]maṁ gōpāḷakriṣṇaṁ

⟨5⟩ salahuvaneraḍainū¨rvvaraṁ prēmediṁdaṁ || karamesadippa taddavāḍi sāsiradādi[ba]-

⟨6⟩ ṇaṁjuvaṭṭaṇaṁ sirige nivāsa dēsiya tava¨rmmane dakṣiṇavāraṇāsi sauṁdara[sura]-

⟨7⟩ [sai]ḷa sāsana[gri]haṁ negaḷduttamadagrahāraśēkharasameyakke sōbhipa sikhāmaṇi •

⟨8⟩ ḍisuviṁgaḷēsvaraṁ || vara saudha¨rmmacatu¨rvvidhādipuruṣā¨rththakkāgara¨rssatvasāgara[raṁ]-

⟨9⟩ bōdhiparītedhātrigesavī kī¨rttyaṁganāvallabha¨rggurudēvadvijabhakta[ru]ttamacatu¨rvvē [dā¨rttha]-

⟨10⟩ saṁpannarapparaḍainū¨rvvaru cāgabhōgadayeyiṁdiṁtoppida¨rddhātriyoḷu [||] ⟨Page 244⟩

⟨11⟩ śrīmadu yādavāṁnvayada bhillama bhūbhujanātmasaṁ[bha]-

⟨12⟩ vaṁ bhūmigadhīśa jaitugigetattanujaṁ kadanatriṇētranuddhāmabhujapratāparipubhūpaku-

⟨13⟩ ḷāṁtaka viṣṇumū¨rtti saṁgrāmadoḷāṁpa vairigajakēsari siṁghaṇarāyanoppi-

⟨14⟩ daṁ || śrī siṁghaṇātmajaṁ dhātrīśaṁ jaitugitanūbhavaṁ kaṁnarabhūmīśananu-

⟨15⟩ jaṁ samastō¨rbbīśaṁ mahadēvarāyanesadaṁ dhareyoḷū || svasti śrīmatu yādava[nārā]-

⟨16⟩ yaṇaṁ bhujabaḷa pratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī mahadēvarāyaṁ śrī madurāyarāja[dhā]-

⟨17⟩ ni dēvagiriyoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyvuttamire || © svasti śrī sakava¨rṣa 1 • • •

⟨18⟩ neya krōdhana saṁvatsarada mā¨rggasira ba 10 sukravāra saṁkramāṇa byatīpātha • •

⟨19⟩ mahātithiyaṁdū || vri || bharatana vaṁśajāta janamējayabhūbhujadatti yiṁ[gaḷē]-

⟨20⟩ svaraderaḍainū¨rba¨rssakaḷadha¨rmmamumaṁ pratipāḷisuttamī dhareyanurāgadiṁ pogaḷa[lū]

⟨21⟩ roḍegēriya gōpīnāthadēvarigesavaṁgabhōga vararaṁgada bhōgamanī dharitriyoḷū [||]

⟨22⟩ kaṁ || śaṣiraviyuḷḷina naḍevaṁtosadūroḍegērigadhiparai nū¨rvvarane sama¨rppisidhārāpū[¨rvva]-

⟨23⟩ kadiṁdosaditta¨rddha¨rmadesava dātārikeyaṁ || śrīmaderaḍainū¨rvvaru vūroḍe-

⟨24⟩ gēriya śrī gōpīnāthadēvarige koṭṭa vrittiyeṁteṁdaḍe || mahāsra[gdhare] ||

⟨25⟩ taradiṁdaṁ chatrageygaṁ baḍagalesava dyōṇūra sīmāḷiyiṁdoppire [mū]-

⟨26⟩ ḍalpū¨rbbadiṁ muṁpariduvesadihā dōṇiyiṁ teṁkalaṁ tā[ḷdi]-

⟨27⟩ re mūlasthānageygaṁ paḍuvaleseve mūvatteraḍgēṇo 32 ḷaṁ matta-

⟨28⟩ ru tānappattamūṟī 73 baḍagaṇa holadoḷgōpīnāthaṁge māṁnya-

⟨29⟩ [va]rarājabīdiyiṁdoppire paḍuvalu mūḍavāgilaṁgaḍi taradiṁdire [teṁ]-

⟨30⟩ kadesage modalāgire gōpīnāthadēvaraṁgaḍiyesaguṁ || sirivāgiliṁda baḍagalu • •

⟨31⟩ moppuva kallagāṇavācaṁdrā¨rkkaṁbara naḍavutire tāvittaru gōpīnāthadēvageraḍai[nū]-

⟨32⟩ ¨rbbaru || śrī varadagōpīnāthaṁge vūrina talligayvattokkalu naṁdādīvige[ge]

⟨33⟩ paḷigeyeṇneya tāvanunayadiṁdamittarācaṁdrā¨rkkaṁ || śrīmadiṁgaḷē[svara]

⟨34⟩ deraḍainū¨rvvara samakṣadalu taddavāḍi sāsirada suṁkādhikāri viṁcuva basavara[sa]-

⟨35⟩ nu sāḷavāḍigeya nālkuṁbaḷada prabhugaḷige sahiraṇyamaṁ koṭṭu yā [sā]-

⟨36⟩ ḷavāḍigeya paḍuvaṇa holadoḷage śrī nīlamēśvaradēvara keyyiṁ paḍuvalu •

⟨37⟩ cakana bhāviya dāriyiṁ baḍagalu yaṁtalli mattaru 16 maṁ sa¨rvvanamaśya dhārāpū¨rvvaka vā[ga]-

⟨38⟩ redu vūroḍegēriya śrīgōpīnāthadēva¨rgge koṭṭanu || śrīmanmaudgalagōtrōddā

⟨39⟩ • • • rasanātmasati ma[lla]legaṁ śrī mahimā¨rṇava suṁburanāmada cauḍarasa •

⟨40⟩ • • • si jaśamaṁ paḍedaṁ || dharegesayalsuṁbuga cauḍarasaṁ gōpāḷadēvaraṁ māḍisi tedvarada •

⟨41⟩ pālisiyeṁdiradūroḍegērigadhipa nū¨rvvarigittaṁ || priyadiṁdiṁtidaneyde kā[va]

⟨42⟩ puruṣaṁgāyuṁ mahāśrīyumakku yidaṁ kāyade kāyva pāpi[ge ku]-

⟨43⟩ rukṣētrō¨rvviyoḷu vāraṇāśiyoḷekkōṭi munīṁdraraṁ kavileyaṁ vēdā

⟨44⟩ ḍyaraṁ koṁdadoṁdayaśaṁ sā¨rggumideṁdu sāṟidapudī saiḷākṣaraṁ dhātriyoḷu || ka || • •

⟨45⟩ gurucarita sadāśivacaraṇāṁbujabhriṁga haritagōtrōdbhavanoppiralī śāsa[naga]-

⟨46⟩ bbama viracisidaṁ gōpīrājaniḷegi[ṁ]tesadaṁ || śrīmadēkādaśāvatārayōgicakrava¨rtti ⟨Page 245⟩

⟨47⟩ caritaprakāśaprabhuve śaraṇu || yī dha¨rmmamanācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ śrīmaderaḍai nū[¨rvvaru]

⟨48⟩ pratipāḷisuvaru maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī || ·ī śāsanamaṁ maṇigavaḷḷiya rebbō[jana]

⟨49⟩ maga kallōjanu boṁmōjana maga vāmōjanuṁ ka[ṁ*]ḍaḷisidaru || śrī gōpīnātha śara [ṇu ||]

⟨SIIv15p0i0197⟩ No. 196. (B.K. No. 16 of 1927-28.) YĀONGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the wall of Maḷēvāḍadavara-maṭha.

Mahādēva, [1271 A.D.]

The damaged date portion of the record contains the letters pati of the cyclic year, Śrāvaṇa śu. 6, Tuesday. This remnant may be taken to be a part of the full name Prajāpati. This cyclic year, corresponding to Śaka 1193, was the last year of Mahādēva's reign. On this assumption the date may be equated to 1271 A.D., July 14, Tuesday, f.d.t. °08.

It seems to register a gift of land to a deity made into the hands of Rājaguru, Chandrabhūshaṇa-yati. The deity Bhōgēsvarāditya is mentioned while defining the boundaries of the gift land. The inscription is badly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē

⟨2⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda dvārā[vatī]pura • • • • • • • • • • yādava kuḷakamaḷa kaḷikā-

⟨3⟩ vikāsabhāskaraṁ yerirāya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ teluṁgarāyasthāpanācā¨ryya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ va¨rtti śrīvīra mahādēva vi • • • • • • • • • • pati sa[ṁ]-

⟨6⟩ vatsarada śrāvaṇa suddha 6 maṁggaḷa • • • • • • • • • • rāja[gu]-

⟨7⟩ ru śrī caṁdrabhūṣaṇa • • • • • • • • • • siri-

⟨8⟩ maleyāḷa • • • • • • • • • • yeṁṭu-

⟨9⟩ hiṭṭu paṁcamaṭha • • • • • • • • • • [tanati]śubha-

⟨10⟩ ka¨rmmacaritapravīṇa • • • • • • • • • • miyaṁ yatirā-

⟨11⟩ jaṁ || sakaḷajana • • • dha¨rmma • • • • • • • • • • [mi]yakaḷaṁkacari-

⟨12⟩ tra caṁdrabhūṣaṇayati • • • • • • • • • • ḍisiye

⟨13⟩ paḍedu [saṁka]rahu • • • • • • • • • • ḍalu

⟨14⟩ paḍe[da bhū]mi • • • • • • • • • • koṁḍu • • • ḷuvaṇige

⟨15⟩ ya dāriyiṁ • • • • • • • • • • baḍagalu kāḷana ke-

⟨16⟩ ṟe [ya] karabhūmiya • • • • • • • • • • vū[ro]ḷage bhōgēśvarā-

⟨17⟩ dityadēvariṁ paḍuvalu • • • • • • • • • • mūḍalu gavuṁḍa[na] • •

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gavuḍu mukhya yaṁṭu hiṭṭu paṁ-

⟨19⟩ [ca]maṭha nakhara muṁmuridaṁḍa samasta [pra]jegaḷu prati[pāḷisuvaru] sa¨rvva mānya vāgi naḍasuvantāgi

⟨20⟩ koṭṭaśāsana [||] ⟨Page 246⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0198⟩ No. 198. (B.K. No. 74 of 1929-30.) TUMBIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the Rāmaliṅga temple.

[Rāmachandra], 1277 A.D.

This is dated the 8th year, Īśvara, Pushya śu. 10, Monday. The name of the king is not mentioned. Considering its palaeography, the inscription may be placed approximately in the 13th century. As the 8th regnal year conforms to Īśvara fitting in the reign of Yādava Rāmachandra, the date may be taken to correspond to 1277, A.D. However, Pushya happens to be a suppressed month in that year.

It records a gift of land to the god Pārśva on the occasion of the setting up of a niśidi stone in memory of the deceased Bōchuva-nāyaka. It mentions Hagaraṭagenāḍu and Bommarasa, the Prabhu of Tumbige.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ 8 neya

⟨2⟩ yīsvara

⟨3⟩ saṁvatsara puṣya su 10 sō

⟨4⟩ śrīmanmahā hagaraṭage nāḍa

⟨5⟩ vīraṁ[ṇa]ya gaṇapatidēvanalu tuṁbige-

⟨6⟩ ya prabhu boṁmarasara • • • [khēyiya]

⟨7⟩ nāyaka taṁmaya bōcuvanāyaka

⟨8⟩ maḍihidali • • • niśidiya

⟨9⟩ kallu ni¨rmmitavāgi haḍadu pā-

⟨10⟩ riśvadēvarige koṭṭa keyi matta-

⟨11⟩ ru 12 mane haṁni kayi ni-

⟨12⟩ vēsaṇa maṁgaḷa mahāśrī

⟨13⟩ śrī śrī śrī ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0199⟩ No. 199. (A.R. No. 445 of 1926.) TAḌKŌḌ, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a niche to the proper left of the entrance into the central shrine of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Rāmachandra, 1282 A.D.

This is dated the 14th regnal year of the king, Chitrabhānu, Jyēshṭha, other details being lost. This would correspond to 1282 A.D.

It seems to record a gift to a basadi (i.e. Jain temple) at the instance of Mahāpradhāna, Sarvādhikāri Māyidēva-nāyaka under the instructions of the queen of Kannaradēva. The inscription is damaged and fragmentary.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa bhujabaḷapratāpacakrava¨rtti śrīrāmacaṁdrarāya vije[ya*] rājyōdayada 14 ka[ne][ya] [ci]tabhānu saṁvatsarada jyēṣṭha • • •

⟨2⟩ tu sakala samayādhipati ka[ṁna]radēva rāṇiyara besadiṁ śrīmatu mahāprā(pra)dhāna sa¨rvvādhikāri māyidēvanāykara nirūpadiṁ śrīmatu ha • • • • •

⟨3⟩ rsaru taṁna keyalu vā • • • • • paṭṭaṇa • • • • • ra basadige nitya paḍiya • • • • • ⟨Page 247⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0200⟩ No. 199. (B.K. No. 66 of 1927-28.) ḌAṀBAḶ, MUNDARGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall at the left of entrance into the Jaina temple.

Rāmachandra, 1283 A.D.

This is dated the 14th regnal year of the king, Subhānu, Bhādrapada śu. 15, (puṇṇami), corresponding to 1283 A.D., September 8.

It mentions the Āchārya of Bhōgadēva. The inscription is damaged and the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa

⟨2⟩ bhujabaḷa prauḍhapratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī vīrarāmadēvarājyōdaya[da]

⟨3⟩ 14 neya svabhānu saṁvatsara || bhādrapada su 15 [pu*]ṇumi bhōgadē[va]-

⟨4⟩ rā[cā]¨ryyaru • • • • • hadinaṟuvara kō[lalu] ma[tta 60]

⟨5⟩ kka sīmāsaṁbaṁdhaveṁteṁdaḍe || mūḍalu karabhūmi || teṁkalu

⟨6⟩ bharāḍi || karabhumi || paḍuvalu ·akkasāla [ke]yi baḍagalu

⟨7⟩ [kara] bhumi || ·intu catussīmege hiriya [khō]la matta [12]

⟨SIIv15p0i0201⟩ No. 200. (B.K. No. 159 of 1926-27.) ASUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall of the Īśvara temple.

Rāmachandra, 1289 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Virōdhi, Kārttika ba. 30, Monday, the regnal year of the king being lost. The details, however, correspond, to 1289 A.D., November 14.

It seems to record a gift of land to the goddess installed by a lady. The details of the transaction are not clear. The inscription is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ © svastu(sti) śrīmatu yādavarā-

⟨2⟩ yanārāyaṇaṁ bhujabaḷa pravu[ḍha]pratāpa[ca]-

⟨3⟩ krava¨rtti śrīrāmacaṁdra bijeya rājyōdayada-

⟨4⟩ • • neya virō[dhi] saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika ba 30-

⟨5⟩ [sō] byatīpāta saṁkrāṁtiya • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • [va gaḷu] taṁ[na] taṁde • • • • • dēva-

⟨7⟩ na hasaralu pratiṭemāḍidaḷā vūra

⟨8⟩ dēvatige śrīmatu hasu[ṁḍiya ma]-

⟨9⟩ hā[varu] • • • • • dēva • •

⟨10⟩ pa[¨rmadēva] mukhya ha[ṁ]neraḍu mahā • •

⟨11⟩ gaḷu koṭṭa keyi mattaru 2 [ka] • kalu •

⟨12⟩ yiṁti • • galāda [mukhya ·e]ṁṭu hi[ṭṭu]

⟨13⟩ paṁcamaṭha • • • • • pratipāḷisu-

⟨14⟩ varu ba • • • • • pratiṭeya

⟨15⟩ māḍidaḷu maṁgaḷa mahā śrī || ⟨Page 248⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0202⟩ No. 202. (B.K. No. 88 of 1927-28.) SIRŪR, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Maḷigēśvara temple.

Rāmachandra, 1291 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1213, Khara, Śrāvaṇa śu. 1, Sunday, corresponding to 1291 A.D., July 30. The weekday, however, was Friday.

It seems to register a gift to a deity by a chief. As the inscription is badly damaged and worn out, most of the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgasirastuṁgacaṁdracāmaracāruvē traiḷōkya-

⟨2⟩ nagarāraṁbhamulastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || svasti samasta-

⟨3⟩ praśasti sahitaṁ śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa-

⟨4⟩ ṁ bhujabaḷa prauḍhapratāpa • • • • • [rāma caṁ]dra dēvavi[ja]ya rā-

⟨5⟩ jyōdayada sakava¨rṣa[da] 12[13] neya khaga saṁvatsarada srā-

⟨6⟩ [vaṇa] su 1 ·ā[ditya]vāra • • • • • paḍava[ḷa]nā-

⟨7⟩ rāyaṇaṁ vīra • • • • • • • • • • nāyakaru [ni]rū-

⟨8⟩ pita sakaḷa • • • • • • • • • • dhikāri [mē]-

⟨9⟩ [ḷa]yiḷe nāyakaru • • • • • śrī [sva]yaṁbhu [di]bya 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0203⟩ No. 203. (B.K. No. 81 of 1928-29.) KŌḶŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the temple of Komārēśvara.

Rāmachandra, 1307 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1229, Plavaṅga, Vaiśākha śu. 10, Thursday, corresponding to 1307 A.D., April 13.

It refers to the maintenance of the gift of land made earlier to the god Guṇḍanātha of Bidure. The inscription is partly worn out and appears to be incomplete.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ bhujabaḷa-

⟨2⟩ prauḍha pratāpa cakrava¨rti śrīrāmacaṁdravijeya-

⟨3⟩ rāya rājyōdeyada sakava¨rṣa 1229 na pra(pla)vaṁga saṁ-

⟨4⟩ vatsarada vaiśākha suddha 10 mi guruvāra daṁdu

⟨5⟩ bidu[re]yali guṁḍanātha dēvariṁge hālumaṁḍaga

⟨6⟩ 12 ḍu mattaru pū¨rvvavādiyāgi biṭaṁtaha ke·i-

⟨7⟩ yyanu taṁmma sajjeyaliṁga śrīguṁḍanāthaṁge ballarsu

⟨8⟩ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi pālisutiddaru ·avaru niṁdu

⟨9⟩ keṁcarsariṁge paṭṭavādalli vūriṁge pāḷeyava ⟨Page 249⟩

⟨10⟩ bēḍivaṁmma ·eṁmmeya koḷakoṁḍa[ru] ·eṁdaḍe keṁcarsa-

⟨11⟩ ralliṁge hōgi niṁmma bidureya śrīguṁḍanāthadē-

⟨12⟩ [vara] kaygeniṁmma māṁnyakāṟaru pāḷeyava [bē]ḍu-

⟨13⟩ tidāru muṁna balla[rsa]ru maṁnisuva dha-

⟨14⟩ ¨rmmavanu kaḍsuvudē niṁma sajjeyaliṁ[ga] 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0204⟩ No. 204. (B.K. No. 89 of 1927-28.) SIRŪR, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Maḷigēśvara temple.

Rāmachandra, circa 13th century.

The king is introduced with the usual pras11asti. The rest of the inscription is damaged and worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśirastuṁgacaṁdracāmaracāravē trai • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ lastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē [||] svasti śrīmatu yādava • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ jabaḷaprauḍha pratāpacakrava¨rtti rāmacaṁdradēvavijeyarājyō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4-6⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0205⟩ No. 205. (B.K. No. 84 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆUR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone set up near the village chāvaḍi.

[Siṅghaṇa or Rāmachandra].

This is dated the 27th regnal year of a king whose name is lost, Hēmaḷambi, Māgha ba. 14, Monday. The numeral 7 of the regnal year and the letter denoting the weekday are both doubtful readings. The details, then, correspond to 1238 A.D., February 15, when Siṅghaṇa was ruling. The regnal year and other details also correspond to 1298 A.D., February 10, f.d.t. °74, when Rāmachandra was ruling.

It seems to record a gift for the daily offerings to a god. The epigraph is badly damaged and further details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī[matu] yādavanārāyaṇa pratā • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • [va]¨rṣada 2[7] neya hēmaṇaṁ • saṁvatsarada māgha ba 1[4 sō] būṁmaga • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • dēvarige nityōpahārakkaṁ • • • • • kuḷa • • • • • ·ācaṁdrā[¨rka] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • gāṇa • • • • • • • • • • rumā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ damaged ⟨Page 250⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0206⟩ No. 206. (B.K. No. 95 of 1928-29.) YAḌIHAḶḶI, BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of Rāmaliṅga temple.

Circa 13th century.

This commences with the well known Vachana of Siddharāma. From the identity of the royal praśasti that follows, the inscription appears to belong to a Yādava ruler of Dēvagiri.

The epigraph being damaged and fragmentary, almost all the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī ·ōṁ jaya paramēṣvara paramātma [·īsvara]nu¨rvvīpa¨rvvi-

⟨2⟩ yaḍaṁgikoṁḍippanu vō¨rbbaṁṇigeyāgi yō-

⟨3⟩ gigaḷa manada koneya jōtīśvaranuṁ vriśabha[rū]rāgi yajamā-

⟨4⟩ nanuṁ ·ācā¨ryanuṁ tāna ·āgi yōgādi saṁpaṁna [kha]ḷeyaṁgaḷe-

⟨5⟩ llamaṁ saṁpādisi yōgaramaṇīya kṣētrama[ne] staḷaviṭṭu saḷā-

⟨6⟩ khaviḍidu ·abhinava śrīśaiḷamane māḍi kapilasiddhamalli[gara]dēva-

⟨7⟩ ru nelasi niṁdu puṁṇyapāpaṁgaḷaṁ baraṁ pēḷdu besaṁ pēḷta-

⟨8⟩ viralu ·ēṁ besaṁ dēvā yenalu ·ī stānadalu māṁnyavāgi ·ūru-

⟨9⟩ gaḷaṁ bhūmigaḷaṁ dhanaṁ[gaḷaṁ] ·ī liṁgakke ha[stō]dakaṁ māḍi

⟨10⟩ koṭṭuduvaṁ manaṁ pēsade [kaḷa]dukoṁḍapeneṁbātana mā-

⟨11⟩ tā mātāpitrugaḷe[lla]maṁ ·eppattēḷu kōṭi va¨rṣaṁbaraṁ puḷugoṁ-

⟨12⟩ ḍada narakadoḷikki nīnāhutigoḷuttiru gaṁḍā ·ele pāpave yī

⟨13⟩ dēvana bhūmi dhanakkānaṁjuveneṁ[du] pāvaḍa¨rdaṁte manaṁ bedaṟi poḍava-

⟨14⟩ ṭṭanaṁ bēga śīghraṁ koṁḍu bā kaṁḍā ·ele puṁṇyavē nīṁ kaviḷā-

⟨15⟩ sakke yiṁtī ·eraḍara beṁ[ge] puṁṇyapāpaṁgaḷuṁ pā¨rddukoṁḍiddu-

⟨16⟩ yvudu tappadu diṭha diṭha[ṁ] [satyaṁ] ga[ṁ]ḍire [·eṁbadu] guru vacanavu ||

⟨17⟩ © svasti sama[dhiga]tapaṁcamahāsabdāḷaṁkrita śrīmadvija-

⟨18⟩ ya • • • • • mahārājādhirāja paramēsvara pa-

⟨19⟩ ramabhaṭṭāra[ka] dvārāvatīpuravarādhīsvaraṁ viṣṇuvaṁśō[dbha]-

⟨20⟩ vaṁ yā 1

THE HOYSAḶAS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0207⟩ No. 207. (B.K. No. 113 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall, right of entrance, of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa, 1192 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1114, Paridhāvi, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1192 A.D., October 22. The weekday, however, was Thursday.

It records a gift of income derived from taxes, to Mahābaḷa-Gāvuṇḍa and the Seven Hundred by Vachchharasa, Māḷaparasa, Mādayya, (son) of Bīcharasa, the Hejjuṅka officer of Eraḍaṟunūṟu and others. The gift was made as a compensation for the destruction caused to the town of Hosavūru, when the king had camped there. ⟨Page 251⟩

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ vīraballāḷadēva-

⟨2⟩ va¨rṣa 1114 neya paridhāvi saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika suddha

⟨3⟩ puṇnami sōmavāradalu hosavūralli bīḍaṁ biṭṭu ka-

⟨4⟩ ḍidu kiḍisidalli vaccharasa māḷaparasagaḷuṁ ·eraḍaṟu-

⟨5⟩ nūṟara hajjuṁkada yadhikāri bīcarasana mādayya-

⟨6⟩ nuṁ kauṟūra bammayyanuṁ yavara pratihastaru nā[ga]-

⟨7⟩ rasa | ·āppayyanuṁ | yi¨rdā mahābaḷagā[vu]ṁḍagaṁ

⟨8⟩ ·ēḷu nū¨rvvarigaṁ māratōṁṭa nirākuḷe keṭṭaḍe

⟨9⟩ ·aḍakeya kuḷiya suṁkamumaṁ | ·eleya lakka-

⟨10⟩ [lo]kkamumaṁ | sa¨rvvābādhaparihāravāgi yācaṁ-

⟨11⟩ drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salvantāgi biṭṭaru || ·ida nāḍanāḷva ·a-

⟨12⟩ rasugaḷuṁ suṁkave¨rggaḍegaḷuṁ pratipāḷisu-

⟨13⟩ veru || ·idanaḷideheneṁdu manaṁdaṁdavarige vāra-

⟨14⟩ ṇāsi kurukṣētradali sāvira kavile sāvira brāhmaṇa-

⟨15⟩ rumanaḷida paṁcamahāpātakarakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0208⟩ No. 208. (B.K. No. 8 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1192 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1114, Paridhāvi, Marggaśira-paurṇami, Saturday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1192 A.D., November 21, Saturday. The eclipse, however, occurred on Friday.

It records the gift of the village Hōmbāḷalu, in Beḷvola Three Hundred, to the God Trikūṭēśvara, by the king camping at Lokkigunṇḍi, after washing the feet of Āchārya Siddhānti-Chandrabhūshaṇa-paṇḍita, also called Satyavākya. The earlier portion of the record gives the genealogy of the Hoysaḷas, after narrating the legendary account of their origin.

Published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. VI, pp. 89 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0209⟩ No. 209. (B.K. No. 36 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the doorway leading to the well called Siddhara-bhāvi.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1195 A.D.

The record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Ānanda, Chaitra-amāvāsyā, solar eclipse, Sunday. In the cyclic year Ānanda falling in the reign of Vīra-Ballāḷa, no solar eclipse occurred. A solar eclipse occurred on Chaitra-amāvāsyā of the next year, i.e., Rākshasa. Thus assuming Ānanda to be a mistake for Rākshasa, the given date corresponds to 1195 A.D., April 12. The weekday, however, was Wednesday.

It records a gift of twelve gadyāṇas to be collected annually from the contract amount (kēṇi) for maintaining a charitable tta at Nāgarabāvi by Kēsava, son of Vishṇubhaṭṭa and Adakeyara Kēśavadēva, with the permission of the One-Thousand. ⟨Page 252⟩

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē [||] svasti śrī

⟨2⟩ yādavanārāyaṇaṁ nissaṁkapratāpacakrava¨rtti śrī vīraballāḷadēvava¨rṣada 3 neya yā-

⟨3⟩ nanda saṁvatsarada caitradamāvāsye yādivāra sū¨ryyagrahaṇa byatīpāta[vu]ḷḷamavā viśiṣṭatithiyalli supu-

⟨4⟩ traṁ kuladīpakaranisida viṣṇubhaṭṭara śrī kēsavadēvanuṁ yaḍakeyara lōkōttema kēśavadēvanuṁ

⟨5⟩ śrī sāsi¨rbaraṁ bēḍikoṁḍu nāgarabāviya dha¨rmmētakke [daḷa]bhōgada kēṇikāṟatanadali biṭṭa gadyāṇa 12 yī dha¨rmma[dāra]veyaṁ va¨rṣaṁprati kēṇiyaṁ koṁḍa kēṇikāṟaru naḍasuvaru ·ā[tanī dha¨rmma]

⟨6⟩ śrī sāsi¨rvvaru pratipāḷisuvaru

⟨7⟩ yā yētadāḷibbarigaṁ karavaḍa

⟨8⟩ [hiriya] taṟe sa¨rvvabādhe parihāra ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0210⟩ No. 210. (B.K. No. 57 of 1927-28.) MĒVUṆḌI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Veṅkatēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa, II, 1196 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king, Naḷa, Vaiśākha śu. 3, Uttarāyaṇa saṅkrānti, corresponding to 1196 A.D., April 3, when the weekday was Wednesday. The reference to Saṅkrānti, is evidently an error.

It registers a gift of land to the god Billēśvara of Dēhutagēri by the king and the Nakharas, Mummuridaṇḍas, Mahājanas and others of the nine towns. Further gifts to the deity are mentioned.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamū-

⟨2⟩ lastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīprithvīvallabhaṁ

⟨3⟩ mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabha[ṭṭā]rakaṁ yādavanārāyaṇa pratāpacakra[va] ¨rtti ho-

⟨4⟩ ysaṇaśrī vīraballāḷadēvarājyamuttarōttarābhivṛddhiprava¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁ-

⟨5⟩ baraṁ saluttamire | 5 neya naḷa saṁvatsarada vayiśākha suddha 3 brihaspativāra-

⟨6⟩ vuttarāyaṇa[saṁkrāṁti] byatīpātadaṁdu śrīmadanādipaṭṭaṇa • • • [dē]hu-

⟨7⟩ tagēriya • • radēva¨rgge | svasti yama[niyama] svādhyāya [dhyāna] dhāraṇa-

⟨8⟩ maunānuṣṭhāna japasamādhiśī[la]guṇasaṁpanna[ruṁ] sakaḷa vidva-

⟨9⟩ jjana prasaṁnaruṁ kriyāniṣṭhāṇa niṣṭāmahimōpā¨rjjitaruṁ vu[pa]nyā[sa]-

⟨10⟩ laharī[pra]vāharuṁ ·aticaturakavigamakivādi[vāgmi] • • nayasa-

⟨11⟩ mayasamūharuṁ satyarādhēyaruṁ nuḍidaṁta gaṁḍaruṁ paranārīdūraruṁ

⟨12⟩ sakaḷadha¨rmmapratipāḷa[karu]mappa voṁbhattupurada mahāpaṁcamaṭhasthāna dēvaputrakaruṁ nakha- ⟨Page 253⟩

⟨13⟩ ra ma[hāja]namuṁ mumu[ṟi]daṁḍaṁgaḷuṁ tammoḷēkastharāgi billēśvaradēva¨rgge ·aṁgabhōgakke

⟨14⟩ sa¨rbbābādhāparihāravāgi biṭṭa bhūmi dēhutavoladoḷage mattaru 5

⟨15⟩ ·adakke sīme nālku dasagaḷoḷu liṁgamudreya seṭṭi kallu mattaṁ talliga[ra]-

⟨16⟩ yattokkalu | [naṁdādī]vige naḍevaṁtāgi gāṇadali ·arasūllageya sū[ṭige] yaṁṇe [yaṁ]

⟨17⟩ biṭṭaru mattaṁ [nilē]śvaradēvara holanoḷage mattaru mattaṁ muḍḍavaṭṭiya

⟨18⟩ holadoḷage ballāḷadēvanu dēhutagēriya billēśvaradēva¨rgge biṭṭa ma-

⟨19⟩ ttaru 12 koṟalahaḷḷiya cagavuḍa dēhutagēriya ·ā billēśvaradēva¨rgge

⟨20⟩ biṭṭa mattaru 2[9] ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0211⟩ No. 211. (B.K. No. 58 of 1927-28.) MR1VUṆḌI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Veṅkaṭēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1196 A.D.

This is dated the 5th regnal year of the king and Naḷa, the other details being lost. This may be equated to 1196 A.D.

After describing the Five Hundred Svāmis of Ayyāvaḷe, it registers certain social regulations formulated by them and the Mahājanas. It then records a gift of income from levies to the god Billēśvara of Dēhutagēri by Billa Three-hundred headed by Hallakētabōva.

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastabhuvanavikhyāta paṁcaśatavīrasā[sanala]-

⟨2⟩ bdhānēkaguṇagaṇāḷaṁkṛta satyaśau[ca]cārucāritra nayavina-

⟨3⟩ yavijñāna vīrabaṇaṁjudha¨rmmapratipāḷana viśudva [guḍḍa]ddhaja virājitānū-

⟨4⟩ nasāhasasatya[baḷa]vīralakṣmi liṁgitavakṣasthaḷa bhuvanaparākramōṁnataruṁ

⟨5⟩ vāsudēvakhaṁḍaḷīmūḷabhadravaṁśōdbhavaruṁ bhagavatīdēvīlabdhavaraprasā-

⟨6⟩ daruṁ [·ē]kaikavīraruṁ kalahaṁsapū¨rṇnaruṁ ·ekkōṭiya guḍḍadayinū¨rbbaruṁ

⟨7⟩ • • • • • napradhānaruṁ ·ekōṭiya dvātriṁśavēḷā • • [ṟaruṁ] ·aṣṭādaśapaṭṭa-

⟨8⟩ ṇakkellaṁ phaṇiya phaṇāmaṇiyappaṁti¨rddayyāvaḷeyayinū¨rvvasvāmi-

⟨9⟩ gaḷa pū¨rbbāvatārameṁteṁdaḍe baladalu • • yaṁnaruṁ caladalu du¨ryyō-

⟨10⟩ [dha]nanaṁnaruṁ tyāgadalu ka¨rṇnanaṁnaruṁ satyadalu dha¨rmmaputranaṁnaruṁ sā[ha]sadalu bhī-

⟨11⟩ [ma]naṁnaruṁ parākramadalu phalguṇanaṁnaruṁ ·aṟitadalu sahadēvanaṁnaruṁ sau[¨ryya]-

⟨12⟩ dalu gāṁgēyanaṁnaruṁ tējadoḷādityanaṁnaruṁ bhōgada[lu] dēvēṁdranaṁnaruṁ kōpado-

⟨13⟩ ḷagniyaṁnaruṁ gāṁbhīradalu mahāsamudranaṁnaruṁ yittu [daṇiye]dudaṟiṁ kalphavri-

⟨14⟩ kṣanaṁnaruṁ rūpinalu kāmadēvanaṁnaruṁ kādi sōladudaṟiṁ dhaṁnvaṁtarāmanaṁnaruṁ nera-

⟨15⟩ daḍe naṁju[ha]ridaḍe maṁjuva pādasēkhararuṁ saraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararuṁ paranālī sahō-

⟨16⟩ dararuṁ bhayalōbhava¨rjjitaruṁ nuḍidu matteṁnadaruṁ maṟeyu[ge] kāvaruṁ kesaṟa kicci ḍuvaruṁ

⟨17⟩ maṇalasaraviya hosavaruṁ huliya mīsayanuyyalāḍuvaruṁ kāḷōragana vi-

⟨18⟩ ḍidu maṁḍāḍuvaruṁ naṁjanaṁjalisuvaruṁ ·ānaya bhēriyē [ma]ddaḷeyāgeyuṁ ·ākāśave beḷgo- ⟨Page 254⟩

⟨19⟩ ḍeyāgeyuṁ suracakrava¨rttiyarusāge ·agniyē kaḷanāgeyuṁ • diravevē mēḷe yavā-

⟨20⟩ geyuṁ caṁdrana caṁdrabalamāge ·ādityane beṁbalavāge tārakegaḷe kaidīvigeyāge nakṣatra-

⟨21⟩ me hūmāleyāge javane surigeḍavanāge • • • dēvane gaḷeviḍivanāge varuṇane

⟨22⟩ karagavaḍivanāge dhanadane bhaṁḍāriyāge • • • • • ḷarā naṁdikēsarane vādya-

⟨23⟩ vāḷanāge javana dibyāyudhaṁgaḷa • • • • • • • • • • dēvādigaḷu nō-

⟨24⟩ ṭakarāge śaṁkhakahaḷe jēpaṁṭe jaga • • • • • muṁ tējameṁba timira-

⟨25⟩ nēṟisikoṁḍu nyāyameṁba vīramaddaḷe • • • • • yaṁ toṭṭu • • meṁba

⟨26⟩ halageyaṁ hiḍidu nāṇeṁba • • • • • ḷaṁ • • • krō-

⟨27⟩ dhaveṁba śatruva viṟidu kādi geldu sa • • • • • • • • • • kā¨ryya • • • ru-

⟨28⟩ mappa svasti śrīmatu yādava • • • • • • • • • • baḷlāḷadēva[va¨rṣa]da-

⟨29⟩ 5 neya naḷa saṁvatsarada mā • • • • • • • • • • [śrīma]danādaya-

⟨30⟩ grahāraṁ taṁkaṇayyāvaḷaya • • • • • [mu]kha ·aśēṣa mahā[janaṁ]ga-

⟨31⟩ ḷaynū¨rvvaruṁ mahānāḍugaḷuṁ • • • • • dēhutagēriya bi[llē] • • •

⟨32⟩ • ¨rgge sāsanamaṁ koṭṭa kramaveṁtaṁdoḍa • • • • • masētupa¨ryyaṁ • •

⟨33⟩ • • • raṁ yiṟidaḍe daṁḍavilla hēṟi • • • • • caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salisu • •

⟨34⟩ [ko]ṭṭa sāsanakrama | yī sāsanama • • • vo¨rbbanaḷidavanu vāraṇāsiya-

⟨35⟩ lu kavileyaṁ brāhmaṇaraṁ koṁda mahāpātakanaku | samastanāḍiṁgaṁ drōha-

⟨36⟩ nu | mattaṁ vūriṁgikkuva teṟe kaṭṭu guttage sa¨rbbābādhaparihāravā[gi] bāgiliṁge

⟨37⟩ yippaṇavaṁ teṟuvaru ·anyāyavasaḍḍāḷa yēnuṁ baṁdaḍaṁ paṁ[ca]maṭhasthā-

⟨38⟩ na dēvaputrakaru nakhara mahājana muṁmuṟidaṁḍaṁgaḷu kāydu naḍa-

⟨39⟩ suvaru || svasti samastavastuvistī¨rṇna ghū¨rṇnitā¨rnnava jagatītaḷavikhyāta bhuvanaparā-

⟨40⟩ kramōnnataruṁ kāḍānemallaruṁ ·aḍavikaṁda¨rpparuṁ dōṁṭiviḷāsaruṁ

⟨41⟩ maṟevuge kāvaruṁ caladaṁkarāmaruṁ sāhasasau¨ryyaruṁ raṇaraṁgabhīma-

⟨42⟩ ruṁ nuḍidante gaṁḍaruṁ kadana pracaṁḍaruṁ ·ēkāṁgavīraruṁ śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjararuṁ

⟨43⟩ billēśvaradēvara pādārādhakarumappa hallakētabōva mukhyavāgi billamūnū-

⟨44⟩ ¨rbbaru dēva¨rgge ·aṁgabhōgakke vokkalalu hā[gavoṁ]du [ma]duveyādaḍe koṁḍalli hā-

⟨45⟩ ga | koṭṭalli hāga 2 ·āḍu ·āvu ·eṁme ·ē[nu] māridaḍaṁ hoṁge hā-

⟨46⟩ ga | moḷavina kallige vīsavoṁdu ·uppina heḍagege voṁmana vuppu • • ṟubaru hē-

⟨47⟩ [ṟi]ḍaḍe billēśvaradēva¨rgge haṇa 1 hallakētabōvaṁge matta[ru 5]

⟨SIIv15p0i0212⟩ No. 212. (B.K. No. 189 of 1926-27.) NARĒGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone leaning against the wall of the Tripurāntaka temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1197 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Piṅgaḷa, Mārgaśira śu. 14, Tuesday corresponding to 1197 A.D., November 25.

It refers to the gavuḍa of Narayaṅgallu and seems to record the death of the warrior Kali-Bammaya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [svasti] śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratāpa cakrava¨rtti hoyisaḷa vīraballāḷa dēvava¨rṣada 7 neya piṁgaḷa saṁvatsarada mā¨rgaśira sudda 1[4]

⟨2⟩ | gaḷava | da du • • • • • nayaṁgallina gavuḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maṁ vōlippu • • • • • satphaḷa¨rddānavinō- ⟨Page 255⟩

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhujabaḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhipa¨rssatyānvita tatvā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • gāyakaruṁ tānenalu dorevetta kali baṁmaya śubhaṭacūḍāratnaneṁbaṁnnegaṁ || toṟapaṁ hacca • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0213⟩ No. 213. (B.K. No. 187 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the left of the southern entrance (outer side) the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1197 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the king, Piṅgaḷa, Mārgaśira-puṇṇami, Monday, Śaṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1197 A.D., November 26, the Saṅkramaṇa being Dhanus. The weekday, however, was Wednesday.

It records a gift of land to the god Svayaṁbhu-Amṛitēśvara of the rājadhānipaṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigeṟe, by Siṅgayya-daṇṇāyaka, son-in-law of Kumāra Lakshmīdharadaṇḍanātha.

TEXT.

First Piece.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁ[bha]mū • • • • •

⟨2⟩ vē || [dhrita]sanmūḷabaḷasamagranayasaṁ[ghaṭṭa]mahīcakradoḷu tatavastuprada-

⟨3⟩ • • • sēbyavibhava ballāḷabhō[mī]śvarō¨rjjita[nī] kaṭakarājyakalpataru bhāsva nnityapu-

⟨4⟩ • • • dayāmṛtade ko¨rbbidudaltu pallavisugācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ || śaraṇā [yā]ta¨rgge-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • yuddhāvaniyoḷadiradānta¨rgga kāṁtārakadaṁbakkerada[¨rttā]¨rttibrajakkaṁbudhi pavanasuta gōmi-

⟨6⟩ • • • naṁ bhāskaraputraṁ rakṣisalu saṁharisalolisalīyalke tāne[ṁ]binaṁ vistarisi¨rddanā-

⟨7⟩ • • kṣitipatitanayaṁ vīraballāḷadēvaṁ || tatpādapadmōpajīvi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • paribudha[pē]śala • • • bhānusthira • • • • • • • • • • putra • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • gadrīśvara ballāḷō¨rvvīpāḷapravarakaṁṭakanū¨rjjita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • nirupamamahimaṁ lakṣmadaṁḍādhināthaṁ • • • yōgaṁdharayuktiyiṁ

⟨11⟩ dūre diṭaṁ kāmaṁdakaṁ nītiyiṁ dore vācaspati buddhiyiṁde dore mudrā[rā]kṣasaṁ ca-

⟨12⟩ • • • ¨rbbeyiṁ dore cāṇakyanupāyadiṁdenisuvaṁ nānākaḷāṁbōdhi • • • • • lakṣmī-

⟨13⟩ dharadaṇḍanāthanaḷiyaṁ daṇḍādhipaṁ siṁ[ga]ṇa || svasti śrīmatu [yādavanā]-

⟨14⟩ rāyaṇa bhujabaḷapratāpa hoysaṇacakrava¨rtti vīraballāḷadēvava-

⟨15⟩ ¨rṣada 7 neya piṁgaḷa saṁvatsarada mā¨rgga[sira] suddha puṇnami sōmavāra byatīpā-

⟨16⟩ ta saṁkrama(ha)ṇa puṇyatathiyoḷu śrīmadrājadhāni paṭṭaṇavaṇni-

⟨17⟩ geṟeya sakaḷakaḷāsāṁnidhya dakṣiṇavāraṇāsi śrī śvayaṁbhu di-

⟨18⟩ bya[liṁgaṁ] śrīmadamṛtēśvaradēva¨rgge śrīmanmahāpradhānaṁ kumāra lakhmīdēvadaṇnā-

⟨19⟩ yakaraḷiya siṁgayyadaṇnāyakaru biṭṭa dha¨rmmavanteṁdaḍe dēvara kēriya ca-

⟨20⟩ tussīmeya sīyabāradiṁdoḷage • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 256⟩

Second Piece.

⟨1⟩ • lli vidyāvantaralli yāvanō¨rbanadhikāriyaputrikadhana drōhadhana • • • • • goṁ-

⟨2⟩ ḍa[ra]nyāyavaṁ māḍidaradu hesariṭṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ taṁdaḍe śrīgaṁge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētradalli svahastadiṁ gōbā[hma*]ṇara koṁda ma[hā]

⟨4⟩ pātakavakkuṁ • • • • • bojaṁgaru

⟨5⟩ • • • • • dha¨rmmavanāva[nāḷva]ra sugaḷuṁ triva¨rggaṁgaḷuṁ samayaṁgaḷuṁ • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • suvaru || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ saṣṭivaru • • • • • ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0214⟩ No. 214. (B.K. No. 6 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Vira Ballāḷa II, 1199 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1121, Siddhārthi, Prathamāshāḍha śu. 8, Thursday, corresponding to 1199 A.D., June 3.

It registers the renewal of a gift of land made to the god Svayambhu-Trikūṭēśvara for worship and offerings, after washing the feet of Siddhānti-Chandrabhūshaṇa-paṇḍita, by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Rāyadēvarasa who was governing this territory from Haḷḷavurakuppa. Rāyadēvarasa who is described as Vīra-pradhāna of the king was the son of Bammidēva who belonged to the family of Keñcha, the chief of Beḷvōla Threehundred. The gift was made on the bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā while the donor was engaged in pious deeds.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē || traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē

⟨2⟩ • • • • • nētrōtpaḷacaṁdra • • • • • • • • • • gōtra • • • • • • namaḷacaritraṁgī rāya-

⟨3⟩ dēvavibhugīgoḷpaṁ || tadvaṁśāvatārameṁteṁdaḍe || • • • • • • • • • • samastāmarakuḷapūjya-

⟨4⟩ menisi baḷvolanāḍoḷu gōmahi[ṣī]dhanadhānyayutāmarapuraviṁtidene [janaṁ] so-

⟨5⟩ gayisuguṁ || parigaṇiyipa • • jana • bhavanada tī¨rtthaṁkaranivāsada śōbhākara

⟨6⟩ yakṣayakṣiṇīgṛhaparikarada jināgama || [jvā]ḷinīsamagraguṇa-

⟨7⟩ maṇimāḷinīsādhaka[vina]yasubrati janatāpāḷinīduritamaḷaprakṣāḷinī

⟨8⟩ saṁviveyenippaḷaṁtā puradoḷ || nagaḷdā kaṁcamaneṁba [kaḷgelega]naṁtā jvāḷinidēviyalli-

⟨9⟩ ge yārādhisaleṁde baṁdosayisal • • • • • ḷgeseṭṭigaṇavilli • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ niṁnaṁ baligoṁḍenāvagavenniṣṭamanīvudeṁdu karuṇakkānamnanāgi¨rppudu || ·illiya

⟨11⟩ bē[ḷa]¨rggellaṁ balladanāna • • • vananeṁnaya baladiṁ [gelvo]ḍeyanna • • nīti • • • • •

⟨12⟩ nitta dēvaraṁ || ·ā barada baladinātmamanōbaladiṁdoṁde meyyoḷaṇnoḷidirāḷādaḍavage-

⟨13⟩ yanikkidanī balpiṁtā¨rgge salvudene keṁcanṛpa || kuṁdade • vā navilaṁkuṁda • • sthaḷa • •

⟨14⟩ vana pasarāgi navilguṁdavesarādudā • • • • • kuṁḍade pracaṇḍa • • vaniṁ || tripadi || navila- ⟨Page 257⟩

⟨15⟩ kki māḍavanēṟe maṁḍalikanēsaranōṁtu [beḷvolanāḍellava]nāḷdaṁ śau¨ryanidhi keṁca || ·i[nti]vagidu saṁ-

⟨16⟩ padamaṁ tanagittā jvāḷinīmahādēvige [celvenipā]vāsamanettisi yanēkavṛttigaḷanittanā kaṁca-

⟨17⟩ rasaṁ || mige keṁcana kuladoḷu ba[lli]ga haḷḷiga nāgahuliga • • • • • [kōṭiga]nene pati bammane negaḷḍa-

⟨18⟩ ¨rbbeḷvola[da] bhūpa • • baḷiyaṁ || jana • • • • • baḷekāṭiya • • • • • yeṇnanā navilguṁdado-

⟨19⟩ ḷoḷpina nidhiyettisidaṁ tribhuvanatiḷakamenippa pasara jinamaṁdiramaṁ • • • || ·āta • • • • [nṛpa]-

⟨20⟩ guṇasaṁpaṁnamumāda tadumaśadoḷ ·anupamakī¨rtti || [si]ttaleya vaṁśaśirōmaṇi rāya dēva-

⟨21⟩ nā janapana sūnu beḷvolada maṁneyaragraṇi bammidēvanātana taneya catussamaya dha¨rma samu-

⟨22⟩ ddharaṇaṁ parā¨rtthanūtana śibiyeṁbudī vasudhe satyaguṇāṁbudhi rāyadēvanaṁ || • • • ¨rppatinijajana-

⟨23⟩ kaṁ cāgada nidhi baṁmidēvanātmāṁbikeyuṁ bāgala || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ game || kaṭṭi biḍu [kēvaḷidī]kege koṭṭaḷī • • • • • kapāca • • • • • muṭṭuridī • • • • • hāsyake paṭṭāgada

⟨25⟩ gaṁḍanale maṁneya rāya || svasti samadhigata paṁcamahāśabdaṁ mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara ·āsaṁdi mayū-

⟨26⟩ rapuravarādhīśvara virōdhimaṇḍaḷikanagavajradaṇḍa subhaṭacūḍāmaṇi vairigajakēsari sahajamu-

⟨27⟩ rāri śrīmajjinegaṁdhōdhakapavītrīkṛtōttamāṁganēkāṁgavīra paranārīdūra vibudhajana su tya be-

⟨28⟩ ḷvolāditya jvāḷinīdēvīlabdhavaraprasādāsādita kaligaḷaṁ kāva mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ rāyadēvarasar

⟨29⟩ • • • • • beḷōlanāḍoḷagaṇa grāmānugrāmaṁgaḷa • • • • • • • • • • • • • [śrīvīra]-

⟨30⟩ ballāḷadēvana vīrapradhānanāgi haḷḷavurada kuppadoḷu sukhadini¨rddu [śakanṛpakāḷā krāṁta] saṁva-

⟨31⟩ tsara śataṁgaḷu 1121 neya siddhā¨rtthi saṁvatsarada prathamāṣāḍha śuklapakṣāṣṭami bṛhaspa-

⟨32⟩ tivāra byatīpāta puṇyadinadoḷā byatīpātanimittaṁ tuṁgabhadrādēvige bhakti • • • [snāna]-

⟨33⟩ dānaṁgaḷaṁ māḍutti¨rppaṁduvalli¨rpa tī¨rtthāśritarappa paurāṇikarā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • gisuvu • • • • • nāgi kēḷutti¨rppaṁnegaṁ mattalā śrīsvayaṁbhūprasanna trikūṭēśvaradē-

⟨35⟩ vasthānācā¨rya śrīmatsiddhāṁticaṁdrabhūṣaṇa[paṁḍi]tadēvaru dēvakā¨ryyā¨rtthaṁ bīḍi noḷiddu

⟨36⟩ nijasthānakke bijayaṁ geyvuttuvā dakṣiṇagaṁgeya dakṣiṇatīradoḷi¨rdu • • • • • rakke- ⟨Page 258⟩

⟨37⟩ yduvappāgaḷu || beṁbiḍidu ba¨rppa vibudhakuḷabaḷadēvaprasāda[vaṁ] baravaṁgaḷtiṁ bēḍi • • • • • • • • • • manādēvamaṁ

⟨38⟩ bagagoṁḍattalosadu nō[ḍuvā]gaḷ || vinutā • • • • • • • • • • dēvatva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ ḻuttire mattavalli viḷa[sa*]tsiddhāṁtacihnaṁ purātanasaiddhāṁtikasaccaritramoḍagūḍalu kūḍe lō-

⟨40⟩ kaykapāvanavādaṁ muni caṁdrabhūṣaṇabudhaṁ saiddhāṁtikāgrēsaraṁ || manuvina saccaritra-

⟨41⟩ vinajātana sū[nriṁ]tanaṁbarēcarēśana viḷasatparā¨rtthaguṇavabjajanudghavivēkavabjanābhava dorepetta satva-

⟨42⟩ guṇavi śanudāratva kūḍi kūḍe sanmunipana rūpanāḷduvenaloppidudākṛti satyavākyane ||

⟨43⟩ praṇatābhīṣṭapaḷapradāyiyenipatyaudā¨ryadiṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇapuṇyāṁbudhiyoḷ

⟨44⟩ śivāgamasatsiddhāṁtadiṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇasaiddhāṁtikanoḷ sadāśivasamagrajñānadiṁ caṁdrabhū-

⟨45⟩ ṣaṇayōgīṁdranoḷā¨rssamaṁ tūṇe samānaṁ bhūribhūcakradūḷ || ·ā mahānubhāva-

⟨46⟩ ranidi¨rggoṁḍu taṁnadītīradoḷsukhāsanastharāgi¨rddavara pādā¨rccaneyaṁ māḍiyava¨rmmā ḍida sa-

⟨47⟩ nmānadānadiṁ pari[tō]ṣamanaydi • • • svayaṁbhūprasanna trikūṭēśvaradēvara dēvakā¨ryyā¨rttha-

⟨48⟩ vāgi vṛttiparikaḷpaneyaṁ māḷdu saṁkaḷpadinā puṇyadinadoḷmuṁnnavā dēvava¨rggavaṁ pāramē-

⟨49⟩ śvaradattiyāgi salutti¨rddahiriya haṁdigoḷadoḷ tamage naḍeva sīvaṭageyyanā tuṁgabhadrā pu-

⟨50⟩ ṇyōdakadinā siddhāṁti caṁdrabhūṣaṇapaṁḍitadēvara pādaprakṣāḷana dhārāpū¨rvvaka sa¨rvva-

⟨51⟩ bādhāparihāra sa¨rvvanamasyamācaṁdrā¨rkasthāyi śrī svayaṁbhūprasaṁna trikoṭēśvaradē-

⟨52⟩ vōpabhōgya[yōgya]māge biṭṭa || sthiravadenal dānaṁ hiriya haṁdigoḷaṁ janasēbya valli tanna-

⟨53⟩ rasutanakke sīvaṭamanal sale salvaṟuvetta mattaruvve reyanudāri rāya-

⟨54⟩ rasanā trikōṭēśvara dēvakā¨ryyakādaradoḷe biṭṭanantadane pāḷike beḷvalanāḍa manne yar || ©

⟨55⟩ priyadiṁ[diṁti]daneyde kāva puruṣaṁgāyuṁ mahāśrīyuvakke yidaṁ kāyade pāpige kurukṣē-

⟨56⟩ trō¨rvviyoḷvāraṇāsiyoḷaḷkōṭimunīṁdraraṁ kavileyaṁ vēdāḍhyaraṁ koṁdudūṁda yaśaṁ sā¨rgumideṁdu [sā]-

⟨57⟩ [ṟi]dapudī śailākṣaraṁ dhātriyoḷu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0215⟩ No. 215. (B.K. No. 153 of 1926-27.) BENTŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On two faces of a pillar in the temple of Śambhuliṅga.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1199-1200 A.D.

The record contains three dates. The first is dated the 9th regnal year of the king, Siddhārthi, Āshāḍha ba. 14, Friday. There was an Adhika-Āshāḍha month in the year; but as there is no specific mention of it, the reference may be to Nija-Āshādha in which case the datails of the date correspond to 1199 A.D., July 9. The weekday, however, was Thursday. The second date is of the same year, Pushya śu. ⟨Page 259⟩ 8, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1199 A.D., December 26. The last date is the cyclic year Raudri, Śrāvaṇa-pāḍiva, Thursday. Obviously the cyclic year is the following one when the details correspond to 1200 A.D. July 13.

It records a series of gifts made to the god Svayambhudēva of Benatūru by several individuals.

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First Face.

⟨1⟩ © hoysaṇacakrava¨rtti vīrabaḷlāḷadēva variṣa¨rda neya siddhā-

⟨2⟩ ¨rtthi saṁvatsarada ·āsāḍha bahuḷa 14 śu | byatī-

⟨3⟩ pāta puṇyadinadalu banatūra svayaṁbhu-

⟨4⟩ dēvara nivēdyaṁ baḍḍiyalahaṁtāgi ·aṇnigeṟe-

⟨5⟩ ya jaṁguḷiya bāgaṇa biṭṭa gadyāṇa 2 ©

⟨6⟩ talliga kasapaṇa biṭṭa gadyāṇa 2 ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ kō-

⟨7⟩ ḷivāḍadiṁnū¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷisuvaru ©

⟨8⟩ © mattaṁ puṣya suddha 8 ·ādivāraduttarāya-

⟨9⟩ ṇa saṁkramaṇa puṇya tithiyoḷu gōḷiya-

⟨10⟩ ra hōcavvege śra(śrē)yavahantāgi ·āyakkana makka-

⟨11⟩ ḷu gauḷiya māraṇa biṭṭa haṇavaydu dōcaṇa

⟨12⟩ haṇaveydu kēsiyaṇa gadyāṇa [·oṁ]du dōraṇa

⟨13⟩ gadyāṇa ·oṁdu ·amitrayya paṇavaydu mallaṇa

⟨14⟩ gadyāṇa ·oṁdu | mattaṁ vaṇnigeṟeya ·ayvattokka-

⟨15⟩ lu gadyāṇa ·oṁdu | gōṣṭi paṇavaydu ·antu

⟨16⟩ hoṁge hāga vriddhiyalu hattu hoṁna

⟨17⟩ baḍḍiyalā dēvara nivēdyamaṁ dha¨rmmarāśi naḍa-

⟨18⟩ suvaru | ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ kōḷivāḍadiṁnū¨rvvaru

⟨19⟩ kēsa[vagēri]ya sāsi¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷi-

⟨20⟩ suvaru ||

Second Face.

⟨21⟩ © mattaṁ raudri saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa sudda pāḍiva bri-

⟨22⟩ haspativāra vyatīpātadaṁdu gōḷiya [kēsi]ya-

⟨23⟩ ṇaṁ dēva¨rgge sōmavāradalu hālumaṁḍegeya nivēdya-

⟨24⟩ kā vriddhiyalu koṭṭa haṇavaydu mattaṁ heḍagiya kēma-

⟨25⟩ yanāyakaṁ hālumaṁḍageya naḍasuvadakke koṭṭa ha-

⟨26⟩ ṇavaydu | kabbaḷagētanuṁ koṭṭa gadyāṇa ·oṁdu [jirige] hollaṇaṁ

⟨27⟩ koṭṭa gadyāṇa ·oṁdu | ·eraguppaya bolleya maileya-

⟨28⟩ nāyaka dhūpava naḍasuvudakke koṭṭa gadyāṇa ·oṁdu | svayaṁ[bhu]-

⟨29⟩ dēva¨rgge ·ā [gōḷi]ya bāgaṇanu telliga kasavaṇanaṁti[¨rvva]-

⟨30⟩ ruṁ kūḍi koṭṭa pariyāḷada phala mūvattu [jē]ghaṁṭeya [pha]-

⟨31⟩ la mūvattu ghaṁṭeya phala maṁvattumūṟu [dhū]pa guṁṭe-

⟨32⟩ ya phala ·eṁṭu yā • • ya phala ·eṁṭu mattaṁ jīra[ge] ho-

⟨33⟩ llaṇa koṭṭa gadyāṇa [·oṁ]du [gaṇa]pa koṭṭa gadyāṇa yeraḍu | mattaṁ hō-

⟨34⟩ caveya putra gōḷiya kēsiya[ṇa] sōmavāradalu hālumaṁḍa-

⟨35⟩ geya nivēdyavanā vriddhiyalu naḍavantāgi koṭṭa gadyāṇa ·oṁdu kasa-

⟨36⟩ piseṭṭiya bhāvaṁ saṁbhuseṭṭi dēva¨rgge nitya dēvara nivē- ⟨Page 260⟩

⟨37⟩ dyada tuppavanā vriddhiyalu naḍevantāgi kū-

⟨38⟩ ṭṭa gadyāṇa ·oṁdu | kōḷivāḍada nāraṇa ballaṇa-

⟨39⟩ ta(tu)ppake koṭṭa haṇavaydu | tuppakke mācaṇa

⟨40⟩ [ko]ṭṭa haṇavaydu | niruguṁdada talliga kī¨rtise-

⟨41⟩ ṭṭiya maga bācaṇa naṁdādīvige naḍevudakke gadyāṇa

⟨42⟩ ·oṁdu gōṣṭiyāgi koṭṭa haṇavaydu |

⟨SIIv15p0i0216⟩ No. 216. (B.K. No. 193 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the prākāra of Amṛitēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1202 A.D.

This is dated the 12th regnal year of the king, Dundubhi, Jyēshṭha śu. 8, Thursday, corresponding to 1202 A.D., May 30.

It records a gift of land, after purchase, to the god Svayambhu Amṛitēśvara of rājadhāni-paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigere, for worship on the eighth and fourteenth tithis in the month of Māgha, by Basavayya-daṇḍanāyaka, the governor of Beḷvala Three-hundred, who is described as one of the four daṇḍanāyakas of the king, the other three being Amṛita, Kalla and Masaṇayya. The gift is said to have been made at the command of the king whose descent in the lunar line together with the subsequent account of the Hoysaḷa family is narrated in detail.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē || traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || jayatyapaghanaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ vā¨rddhi-

⟨2⟩ salvalāt | ·uddhṛtā yasya daṁṣṭrāgrē vārimustēva mēdinī || © śrīyaṁ kāyal nijōrasthaḷada [ba]ḷasigaṁ kāpuveḷdaṁdadiṁ vākśrī-

⟨3⟩ yaṁ vaktrābjadoḷ tōḷbaṇaroḷe vijayaśrīyanuddāmavīraśrīyaṁ muntagraha stōllāsadasilateyoḷ caṁḍikādēviyaṁ kaḷpā-

⟨4⟩ yuṣyaṁ tāḷdidaṁ rakṣisuga vasudheyaṁ vīraballāḷarāyaṁ || ·ā pratāpa pṛthvīpatiya vaṁśāvatāramaṁtaṁdoḍe || śrīya po-

⟨5⟩ daḷde kaṇnabeḷagiṁ biḷiyaṁbujadaṁte kaustubhacchāyeya pa¨rvviniṁdaruṇanīrajadaṁtaḷiyaṁta muttuvātmīya marīciyiṁda sitapaṁ-

⟨6⟩ kajadantala¨rddippudoppi nārāyaṇanābhiyoḷ bahaḷakōśakuṭīrajavondu nīrajaṁ || mṛgamadapaṁkacchaviyiṁ bagegoḷisuva kṛṣṇanābhina-

⟨7⟩ ḷinākaradoḷ magamagisi paṁkajātaṁ nega¨rdala¨rdesadi¨rppudeṁbudēnaccariye || ·ā naḷina doḷogeda[ṁ] caturānananudivadaṟa rajadinudiyisi

⟨8⟩ [dō]¨rppaṁ tānaṟipuvaṁte kanakarajōvikaṣasnigdharuci rajōdhikanādaṁ || ·atriyudiyisi danā śatapattrōdbhavaniṁdavēkamū¨rttiyoḷā vēdatra-

⟨9⟩ ya vudiyisidantire sūtrīkṛtasakaḷadha¨rmmanadhigatatatvaṁ || ·atriya nētraṁ taṁneya gōtra manippakhiḷanētramaṁ tageva tamōgōtrakke ku-

⟨10⟩ ḷiśamaṁ nakṣatrēśananosadu paḍedu paḍadudu jasamaṁ || jaḷajada pageyuṁ neydala kaḷayuṁ toḷaguvakaḷaṁkatārāsthitiyuṁ beḷagina be-

⟨11⟩ ḷasuṁ pēḷade poḷedesevī sōmanakṣiyoḷpuṭṭidudaṁ || poravaṁ dēva¨rkkaḷaṁpe¨rccisuvanu dadhiyaṁ pā¨rvvatīśaṁgenāṁ śīkharavādaṁ kāmasāmrājyamanū- ⟨Page 261⟩

⟨12⟩ davisuvaṁ śrīge saubhāgyadiṁ sōdaravādaṁ lōkavellaṁ toḷage baḷagidaṁ kaṇge celviṁḍa vāyuṁ siriyuṁ tānādaneṁdeṁdadhikanū jagadoḷ sōmanānaṁ-

⟨13⟩ dasīmaṁ || ·ā sōmaninavicaḷitaśrīsadanaṁ sōmavaṁśavāytaritimiratrāsaṁ kuvaḷaya dattavikāsaṁ beḷdiṁgaḷaṁta beḷagidudeḷeyaṁ || vinuta purū-

⟨14⟩ ravanā sōmana putraṁ tattanūbhavaṁ nahuṣaṁ tattanujaṁ yayātiyātana tanayaṁ yadu vādudātaniṁ yaduvaṁśaṁ || toḷaguva dinakaranu-

⟨15⟩ dayācaḷuśikharadoḷudiyipantirā yadukuḷadoḷ saḷaneṁbanatuḷatējōbaḷanudayisidaṁ pratāpi kāraṇapuruṣaṁ || ·ā saḷana bāḷa-

⟨16⟩ kēḷiya sāsavadeṁteṁdoḍī mahīghanapathadoḷ lēsanisi caṁdramaṁḍaḷa bhāsuruvoṁduṁṭu śaśakapuravā puradoḷ || ·ala¨rgaṁṇgaḷ bīṟe beḷpaṁ kaṟeya ka-

⟨17⟩ rataḷaṁ pallavacchāyeyaṁ goṁcalacalvaṁ tōṟe tuṁgastanaveṟagise bhṛṁgaprabhāśōbhayiṁ kuṁtaḷajāḷaṁ dibyagaṁdhaṁ magamagisa vasaṁtōtsavaṁ niccaniccaṁ nalivaṁnaṁ lōka-

⟨18⟩ doḷ bhūbhuvanavinute vāsaṁtikādēviyi¨rppaḷ || bōdhanidhiyō¨rvvanuttarasādhakanā galke jinamunīṁdraṁ saḷanārādhisidaṁ vikramavidyādharanā dēvi-

⟨19⟩ ya kuḷācaḷadhai¨ryaṁ || ·ā prastāvadoḷu || dhṛtadaṁṣṭrādīpadīpta vivṛtavadananuttaṁbhita śmaśruvuṁna¨rttitajihvaṁ visphuḷiṁgaṁ sphuritanayananutkī¨rṇnaka¨rṇnāṁ-

⟨20⟩ [capāṭā]hati bhinnō¨rvvītaḷaṁ pāydudu ghaḷughaḷusuttoṁdu śā¨rddūḷavutkaṁpitalāṁ gūḷaṁ viśāḷaṁ nakhakuḷiśadaḷacchaiḷavatyugraśīḷaṁ || ·ā puyaṁ poysa-

⟨21⟩ ḷa ·eṁdā paramamunīṁdranīye saḷeyaṁ poydaṁ bhūpati taḍeyade māyārūpamanādi suva naṭanavōl ni¨rbhbhayadiṁ || poḍe saṁḍuvoydu

⟨22⟩ gaganakka[ḍa]¨rdettida saḷana saḷaya tudiyoḷ tānēṁ toḍa¨rdudo niṁna kulakkāṁgaḍa paḷayigeyeṁdu pēḷvavōl śā¨rddūḷaṁ || ·alagiṁ siṁgavaniṟidaṁ [ba]lisiṁ-

⟨23⟩ da śūdrakananēke vogaḷpai dibyaṁ puli pāye saḷayoḷikkida kaliyaṁ nīṁ poga[ḷu] saḷana nuttamabaḷanaṁ || ·alliṁ baḷiyaṁ hoysaḷavallabheraṁ(ra)bhra(bhraṁ)kiṣa

⟨24⟩ dhvajāvaḷigaḷoḷāyellaṁ saḷaverasida huli tallaḷi[pi]navamṛ[taṁ]raṇaśaraṇahariṇaṁ || janatā nētrābjavaṁtaṁ talaramalaralakṣmīviḷāsōtsavaṁ śau¨ryyanayaṁ śrī

⟨25⟩ cakrayugmaṁ nereya pareya vidviṭtamastōmavānamranarēṁdraṁ poysaḷōdyatkuḷa [tiḷa*]kanaṁdudayādrīṁdradoḷ lōkanētraṁ vinayādityaṁ pratāpōda-

⟨26⟩ yapadanudayaṁgeyda[nu]nmaṁḍaḷāgraṁ || ·ā vinayādityaṁge mahīvaṁditapā[da]pallavaṁ gogedaṁ tējōvibhavaṁ dānavīra śrīdharanaṟeyaṁgadēva dharaṇīnāthaṁ || śūḷi-

⟨27⟩ ge nētratrayavabyāḷōḷaṁ puṭṭuveṁtireṟeyaṁgamahīpāḷaṁge puṭṭida[¨rbba]llāḷanṛpaṁ biṭṭidēvanudeyādityaṁ || ·avaroḷagarasādaṁ viṣṇuva¨rddhanaṁ mūvaruṁ ma-

⟨28⟩ hāpuruṣaroḷudbhavanidhi satvayuta viṣṇuve pṛthivīpativibhūtiyaṁ tāḷdidavōl || ·a¨rtthige bhānusūnu śaraṇā¨rtthige vajrada paṁjaraṁ vinatā¨rtthige padmaga¨rbbha-

⟨29⟩ nudayā¨rtthige gaṁ[ḍake]tī¨rtthavājira[ṁgā]¨rtthige bhīkara praḷayabhairavaneṁdaḍavē prasiddanō pā¨rtthivaroḷ samastaguṇava¨rdhananaṁkada viṣṇuva¨rddhanaṁ || kāḷagadalli patta-

⟨30⟩ • • • nvayajātare biṭṭidēvabhūpāḷana vikramakke nataśāsananāḷḍa nalakke vīraballāḷana rātimaṁḍaḷamanīḷkuḷigoḷvudu bhuktiśāsanaṁ līḷeyoḷittudakke po-

⟨31⟩ [ga]ḷva¨rtthiya nāla[ge] tāṁbraśāsanaṁ || ·ā viṣṇuva¨rdhanaṁ[ge] yaśōvibhu yaduvaṁśa bhavenamūlastaṁbhaṁgāvi¨rbbhavisidanadaṭara dēvaṁ narasiṁhadēva dharaṇīnāthaṁ || ·e-

⟨32⟩ ṟagadarātibhūbhuja¨rge viṣṇunṛpāḷana sūnu mēghadiṁ voṟamaḍadaṭṭi poyva siḍilaṁ budhiyiṁ mathanapramādadiṁ voṟamaḍadoṁdu hāḷāhaḷavu¨rvvi-

⟨33⟩ da kōpade kuṁjikaṁbadiṁ poṟamaḍadā nṛsiṁhananipaṁ narasiṁhanṛpaṁ pratāpadiṁ || toḷavari yō¨rvvaneṁnade posantilanēṟade siṁgadantabāyviḍadidirāṁtaraṁ viḍidu saṟa- ⟨Page 262⟩

⟨34⟩ na sīḷdoḍadāda sṛgjaḷaṁ guḍuguḍanu[vvalā]ḍe garuḷaṁgaradaṁtire tōḍikoṁḍu kūgiḍisuve neṁdoḍā toḍa¨rdu kā[di]pa¨rnnarasiṁhadēvanoḷ || caturānaneṁ-

⟨35⟩ ge sarasati catu¨rbhujaṁgarasi lakṣmiyādaṁta guṇōṁnata nārasiṁhadharaṇīpatigēcaladēviya rasiyādaḷ mudadī || narasiṁhaṁgavado¨rmme birasirigaṁ jaitrōtsavaṁ

⟨36⟩ puṭṭuvaṁtire peṁpiṁ narasiṁhadēvadharanīśādhīśparaṁga manōhariyappēcaladēvigaṁ vipuḷa puṇyaṁ puṭṭidaṁ yādavābharaṇaṁ vikrama cakrava¨rttiti-

⟨37⟩ ḷakaṁ ballāḷabhūpāḷakaṁ || ·avidhēya kṣitipāḷaka¨rgatibhayaṁ ballāḷanaṁmamma puṭṭu vuduṁ puṭṭitanalke nilvadaṭarā¨rnniṁdāṁparārāṁtu kāduvarā[¨rkkā]-

⟨38⟩ di kaḷaldu sōladavarā¨rssōtōḍi hastāgrapallavadiṁ nettiyanaṁṭunōḍadava rā¨rccōḷādi bhūpāḷaroḷu || ·avidhēyāsuraraṁ poraḷci ripuraktōtpātapītāṁ-

⟨39⟩ baracchaviyaṁ [pa¨rvvisi] kū¨rttuvettu siriyaṁ taḷkaysi sa¨rvvō¨rvvigutsavamaṁ māḷpudu bāhuśēṣavidhṛtaṁ vyōmaprabhābhāsi yādava nārāya-

⟨40⟩ ṇadēvenapratihatōtpātāsi nārāyaṇa || ·amarūpaṁ yaduvaṁśa vīrapuruṣa śrī taṁnūḷiṁ bāge kī¨rttanevettaṁ puruṣōttamaṁ bahukaḷābrahmaṁ-

⟨41⟩ • • trātrisōmaniḷāpāḷapurūravaṁ nahuṣasāma¨rtthyaṁ yayātiprabhāvanavāsaṁ yadurājarājyavibhavaṁ ballāḷabhūpāḷakaṁ || karisainyō-

⟨42⟩ tkaravuṁṭu vājibaḷavuṁṭāḷuṁṭu taḷtaṁnō[ḷā¨rddhu]radoḷ kādupuvareṁdu bhillama nṛpaṁ baṁdāṁtoḍo¨rdoṁde siṁdhuramaṁ nūṁkidanokkalikki tuḷidaṁ beṁnaṭṭikoṁ-

⟨43⟩ dikkidaṁ soraṭūriṁdave lokkiguṁḍivaregaṁ ballāḷabhūpāḷakaṁ || ·ele caladaṁkarāma nṛpa rāmaśarakkoḍagūḍi hattu haṁdalaguṟiyādudadbhutame

⟨44⟩ niṁna śarakke varāḷa lāḷa kēraḷa magadhāṁdhra gauḷa khasa gū¨rjjara vaṁga kaḷiṁga bhūparattale taredippa pattu taleyuṁ guṟiyāduvidē taṟadbhutaṁ || svasti 1

⟨45⟩ samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīvṛthvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara paramabhaṭṭārakaṁ dvārāvatīpuravarādhīśvaraṁ yādavakuḷāṁbaradyumaṇi sa-

⟨46⟩ myaktva cūḍāmaṇi bhagavannārāyaṇaprasādāsādita cāḷukyasāmrājyanupāya surējyaṁ yādavanārāyaṇaṁ || sakaḷaśāstrapā-

⟨47⟩ rāyaṇa(ṁ)nasahāyaśūranēkāṁtavīraṁ | malerājarājaṁ | malaparoḷ gaṁḍaṁ | ·uccaṁgi banavase pānuṁgalgoṁḍa gaṁḍaṁ || rāyagaṁḍabhēruṁḍaṁ || rāyaghaṭasa¨rppa-

⟨48⟩ pū¨rvva kaṁda¨rppaṁ || rāyabaṁgāṟaṁ || raṇaraṁgavīraṁ || rāyakōḷāhaḷaṁ || rāyahāḷā haḷaṁ || bhillama jaḷajaḷadhibaḍavānaḷaṁ || cōḷa māḷava gū¨rjjara bhayajvara || ma-

⟨49⟩ [hē]śvaradēvapādārādhakaṁ || pratāpasiddhi sanivārasiddhi giridu¨rggamallaṁ caladaṁka rāmaṁ niśśaṁkapratāpacakrava¨rtti vīragaṁga ballāḷadēvaṁ sakaḷa mahīmaṁ-

⟨50⟩ [ḍaḷa]manuṁḍige sādhyaṁ māḍi yēkacchatradiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire tatpādapadmōpajīvi || || v® || samadairā[va]tabhadralakṣaṇanudaṁcatpuṁḍarīkēkṣaṇaṁ kumu-

⟨51⟩ dānaṁditakī¨rtti vīravanitāvaśyāṁjanaṁ rāmanakra • puṇyōṁnati puṟpadaṁtarucire śrī sā¨rvvabhaumaṁ parākramavibhrājitasupratīka namitaṁ daṁ-

⟨52⟩ ḍēśadikkuṁjaraṁ || svasti samastalōkōṁnata catu¨rttha kuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍaṁ | nuḍi daṁte gaṁḍaṁ | śrīmatpratāpacakrava¨rtti baḷlāḷadēvadakṣadakṣiṇabhujādaṁḍaṁ | kadanapra-

⟨53⟩ caṁḍaṁ | satyarādhēyaṁ | paranārīsahōdaraṁ | vikramavṛkōdaraṁ | kṛtayugacaritaṁ | sakaḷaguṇa bharitaṁ | patikā¨ryadhuraṁdharaṁ | niyō-

⟨54⟩ gayōgaṁdharaṁ | ·abhimānamaṁdaraṁ | prabhūktimaṁdiraṁ | śiṣṭajanādhāraṁ | raṇaraṁgadhīraṁ sakaḷakaḷādharaṁ | vitaraṇavidyādharaṁ | brāhmaṇasaṁta¨rppaṇaṁ | pra- ⟨Page 263⟩

⟨55⟩ dhānamukhada¨rppaṇaṁ | rājasabhāvibhūṣaṇaṁ | svāmicittasaṁtōṣaṇaṁ | samasta bāha ttara niyōgādhipati vijayalakṣmīpati catussamaya ci-

⟨56⟩ ntāmaṇi | dha¨rmmarakṣāmaṇi | śrīmadamṛtēśvaradēvadibyaśrīpādapadumārādhakaṁ | samaraika sādhakananisidanamṛtēśvara daṁḍanāyakana

⟨57⟩ puṇyaprabhāvaveṁtaṁdaḍe || v® || maneyoḷ mukhyapradhānaṁ monayoḷadaṭinākāradoḷ ni¨rvvikāraṁ [ta]nadūḷ viśvāsi paṇnoḷ śuci nijapadado-

⟨58⟩ ḷ bhaktaneṁdoldu ballāḷanṛpāḷaṁ yādava śrīpati kuḍe paḍedaṁ daṁḍanāthatvamaṁ tānana daṁḍhādīśaroḷ mikkamitanoḷeṇeyā¨rssāmi saṁ-

⟨59⟩ pattiyiṁda || nisadaṁ nārāyaṇaṁguddhataripujayadoḷ nālku tōḷoppuvantī vasudhā cakrēśvaraṁ hoysaḷa kuḷatilakaṁ vīraballāḷadēvaṁgesa-

⟨60⟩ da¨rddaṁḍēśa cūḍāmaṇi guṇiyamitaṁ kalladaṁḍādhināthaṁ masaṇayyaṁ daṁḍanāthāṁbara maṇi basavaṁ daṁḍanāthatriṇētraṁ || ·amṛtamaya-

⟨61⟩ namṛtanāthaṁ samacittadoḷāntu taṁnanoppuve kōḍiṁdama¨rddesavī raṇadhavaḷaṁgamitana basavaṁge kuḍuge bēḍida baravaṁ || ·ibhamippaṁti¨rddapaṁ ho-

⟨62⟩ yisaḷana vijayarājyōdayaśrīge satsaurabhamippanti¨rddapaṁ hoysaḷanṛpana yaśōmalli kāmālegugraprabhayippanti¨rddapaṁ hoysaḷana vipu-

⟨63⟩ ḷa tējō¨rkkabiṁbakke bhāspadvibhavaṁ vikrāṁtalakṣmīpati basavacamūpa pracaṁḍa pratāpaṁ || ghanaśau¨ryaṁ caladaṁkarāmana śaraṁ śrīgaṁḍabhēruṁḍaṁ rāyana

⟨64⟩ pakṣaṁgiridu¨rggamallana bhujādaṁḍaṁ pratā[pā*]vanīśana tējaṁ malerājarājanagajaṁ ballāḷa cakrādhināthana cakraṁ basavaṁ raṇāgradhavaḷaṁ daṁḍēśakōḷāhaḷaṁ ||

⟨65⟩ siriyaṁ tō¨rppaḍe koṭṭu tōṟuvudu kū¨rppaṁ tō¨rppaḍatyugrasaṁgaradoḷ tō¨rppudu sūḷeyaṁte poṟapaccaṁdoṭṭu muyvāṁpude ka[radiṁ] bārisa ku-

⟨66⟩ ydu kaccidapude pēḷeṁdu kū¨rttivanāṁtire kālaṁ basavaṁ raṇāgradhavaḷaṁ daṁḍēśakōḷā haḷaṁ || birudaṁ bēḷpara gaṁḍanī birudivaṁgē keṁba vācāḷavavīra-

⟨67⟩ ra gaṁḍaṁ birudoppadoppuvaḍe saṁgrāmakke bakkeṁba toṁḍara gaṁḍaṁ birudiṁga ṭeṁṭeṇisi ballāḷaṁge māṟāṁpa rāyara gaṁḍaṁ basavaṁ raṇāgradhavaḷaṁ

⟨68⟩ daṁḍēśakōḷāhaḷaṁ || ·aṇi[yiṁda]varātinṛparaṁ raṇadoḷtaḷtiṟiya kī¨rtti kū¨rttappida kāraṇadiṁdamitana basavaṁ raṇadhavaḷaṁ daṁḍanāthabhujabaḷa bhīma ||

⟨69⟩ ·aṟiyadana vitara[ṇaṁ] paṇteṟagida maranīyadavana vīraṁ kuttaṁbaṟanura • • pe¨rbbuliyeṁdaṟidīvaṁ toḍa¨rdoḍiṟivanamitana basavaṁ © svasti sa-

⟨70⟩ mastasēnādhipatipadavīvirājamānaṁ | gōtranidhānaṁ | śivapādaśēkharaṁ | satyaratnākaraṁ | gītavādyanṛtyapravīṇaṁ | sarasakābyagī¨rvāṇaṁ | viṭharaṇa-

⟨71⟩ vinōdaṁ | mallikāmōdaṁ | vipraprasādaṁ | rājavidyāpramōdaṁ sāhasōttuṁga | naṁṇanasiṁgaṁ | śriṁgārasāraṁ | madanāvatāraṁ | vīrārāti vā-

⟨72⟩ raṇavidāraṇapracaṁḍapaṁcānanaṁ | cātu¨ryyacaturānanaṁ | hoysaḷa kaṭakava • • • prākāraṁ | śubhalakṣaṇalakṣitākāraṁ | ·uddaṁḍadaṁḍanāthagi-

⟨73⟩ ridaṁḍaṁ | kadanapracaṁḍaṁ | rāṣṭrakaṁṭakakadaḷīdaṁḍakhaṁḍanakuṭhāranēkāṁgavīraṁ madō nmattadaṁḍanāyakamastakaśūḷaṁ | ga¨rbbitadaṁḍanā-

⟨74⟩ tha • • ḷagigaḷagāḷaṁ | sakaḷadha¨rmmanistāraka | nagaṇyapuṇyanistārakaṁ | prajāpati pāḷanapratyakṣapuṁḍarīkākṣaṁ | yādavarājyarakṣaṇaikada-

⟨75⟩ kṣaṁ | ma¨ryyādāhariścaṁdraṁ || vibhavāmarēṁdraṁ || ·ati[vi]ṣamahayārūḍhaprauḍha rēkhārēvantaṁ || vijayalakṣmīkāṁntaṁ || śrīmadvīraballā-

⟨76⟩ ḷadēvakāruṇyāvaḷōkanacaṁdrikācakōraṁ || vā¨rddhigaṁbhīraṁ || bhujabaḷabhīmaṁ || saṁgrāmarāmaṁ || kāminīkaṭākṣamaḷayajadhavaḷaṁ || reṇa ⟨Page 264⟩

⟨77⟩ dhavaḷaṁ || samastanāyakamastakavastunāyakaṁ || basavayyadaṁḍanāyakaṁ || duṣṭa nigraha śiṣṭapratipāḷanadiṁ beḷvola mūnūṟu-

⟨78⟩ manāḷuttami¨rddu || varavidyaṁ viśvapūjya vimaḷaguṇaraṇāḷaṁkṛtaṁ viprava¨rggaṁ niravadyaṁ nītihṛdyaṁ nirupamamahimāṁbōdhigāvuṁḍa-

⟨79⟩ va¨rggaṁ harapādāṁbhōjapūjāpariṇatayativa¨rggaṁ lasaddha¨rmmamā¨rggaṁ paramā¨rtthaṁ nō¨rppaḍaṇniṁgeṟeyoḷasavu

⟨80⟩ • • • • • tādyava¨rggaṁ triva¨rggaṁ || © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa pratāpacakrava¨rtti hoyisaḷa śrī vīraballā-

⟨81⟩ ḷadēvava¨rṣada 12 neya duṁdubhi saṁvatsarada jyēṣṭha śuddha ·aṣṭami brihaspativāra byatī pāta puṇyatithiyoḷu [tri-]

⟨82⟩ [va]¨rggaṁgaḷa samayaṁgaḷa purapaṭṭaṇada sannidhānadalli rājadhānipaṭṭaṇaṁ ·aṇnigeṟeya śrī svayaṁbhū ·amṛtanāthadēva¨rgge ma-

⟨83⟩ hā vibhūtiyiṁ māḷpa ·aṣṭami catu¨rdaśiya pūjege cakrava¨rttiya besadiṁ base vayya daṁḍanāyakaṁ-

⟨84⟩ sa¨rvātithyada mallimūroḍeyara putraṁ nāraṇadēvaṇnaṁgaṁ ·ā sāyimūroḍeyara mommaṁ mallayyaṁgaṁ dra-

⟨85⟩ byapū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍisikoṁḍu biṭṭa mattarāṟu mattaṁ sa¨rvā tithyada māharayyaṁgaḷa mammaṁ lakhkha-

⟨86⟩ yya gōviṁdadēvaṁge drabyapū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭu dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍisikoṁḍu biṭṭa mattarāṟu ·antu matta¨rppaṁne-

⟨87⟩ raḍaṟoḷage paṁcōttarekke mattareraḍu dēva¨rgge mattaru pattu ·ā sthaḷada sīmākramaveṁtaṁ doḍe | hemmāḍi-

⟨88⟩ basadiya keyyiṁ paḍuvalu | habbasuṟa baṭṭeyiṁ baḍagalu | mattaṁ hebbasuṟa baṭṭeyiṁdaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyada

⟨89⟩ kuṟihaṭṭiya baṭṭeyiṁ mūḍalu | sa¨rvātithyada sāyimūrūḍeyara sthaḷadiṁ teṁkalu | [·iṁ]tī

⟨90⟩ dha¨rmmamaṁ nāḍanāḷvarasugaḷuṁ triva¨rggaṁgaḷuṁ samaya sāsi¨rvvaruṁ pratipāḷisu varu || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0217⟩ No. 217. (B.K. No. 191 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Amṛitēśvara temple.

VīraBallāḷa II, 1205 A.D.

This is dated the 15th regnal year of the king, Krōdhana, Āshāḍha śu. 13, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa-pradōsha. The said tithi corresponds to 1205 A.D., June 30, which was Thursday. The Saṅkramaṇa, i.e. Dakshiṇāyana-saṅkramaṇa occurred on June 27, Monday.

It records a gift of money for offerings at the time of pradōsha on the fourth, seventh and thirteenth tithis to the god Svayambhu-Amṛitēśvara of the rājadhāṉipaṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigeṟe, by Hākiseṭṭiya-Dēvayya. The money was deposited with the One Thousand Mahājanas of the place, who were to utilise its interest only for the said purpose. It contains praise of the donor and his daughter. The record is damaged. ⟨Page 265⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ nama • • • • • • • • • • dracāmaracāravē | traiḷōkya • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ya śaṁbha • • • • • • • • • • sakaḷama • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ ḍā • • • • • • • • • • pādapīṭhaṁ bhavāni

⟨4-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || tatpādapadmōpajīvi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kāvamukhaṁ [rāṇa]kkaṟivaṁsenu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nuṁ tanagopputippu mādēviya peṁpuvetta kuvaraṁ kalipaṁḍita • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ ·anēka • • • • • yyadaṇnāyakaru beḷvoladēśamaṁ duṣṭanigrahasiṣṭapratipāḷanaṁ geyyu-

⟨12⟩ ttami[ppaṁdu] śrī vijayakī¨rttikāṁtaṁgīvaradēvaṁge satyavākyaṁgakhiḷō¨rbbī vinutaṁ [puṭṭi]

⟨13⟩ • • • • • dinakkelōkadāyuṁ śrīyuṁ || bahuḷapuṁṇyaśaktibaḷagoṁḍudumanneṁ • •

⟨14⟩ • • mū¨rttigoṁḍudu siri[ṟoppu]goṁḍudu nayaṁ nelegoṁḍu nanni nāṁṭu goṁḍudu jasaṁ ni

⟨15⟩ • • • • • [ka]ṇigoṁḍudu rūḍhi gāḍigoṁḍudu • • hākiseṭṭiyara dēvanoḷī śvara bhakta[nā]

⟨16⟩ • • • • • varapadumaprabhavāṁgadoḷu prathitapātāḷaṁgaḷoḷu pā¨rvvatīśvaranu •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nuddharabaṁdhaṁgaḷoḷu surarājapramadēbhamastakadoḷāśādaṁti daṁta

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kiseṭṭiyara dēvaṁ dāniyeṁbaṁkavanu || baḍava¨rbbālakaraṁdha vriddha • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • • • • kuḷarāturabyasanigaḷu hridrōgigaḷu yōgigaḷu naḍa • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yeṁdaḍavatyū¨rjjita hākiseṭṭiyara dēvaṁganyarēṁpāṭiya || tama

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • janaṁ taledūge bāppu bāppana kuḍalāṟadippatikaniṣṭa • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • • • • • jananuta hākiseṭṭiyara dēvayanāyakanudughakī¨rttikā • • • • •

⟨23⟩ • • • • • ra mūgina mēle pātramanu || ·antu samastaguṇasaṁpannanappa hākiseṭṭi

⟨24⟩ • • • • • nāyakana tanūjāteya guṇōnnatikeyeṁteṁdaḍe || kāmana ratigeṇeyeni paḷu sō-

⟨25⟩ • • • • • ṇige pāṭiyenipaḷu śivanā prēmada girijeyoḷeṇeyene dēmalanāriya kumāri pā-

⟨26⟩ trada • • • || svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ bhujabhaḷapratāpa hoyisaḷa cakrava¨rtti

⟨27⟩ vīraballāḷadēvava¨rṣada 15 neya krōdhana saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍa suddha 13 yōdasi sōma vā[ra]

⟨28⟩ [byatī]pāta saṁkramaṇa pradōśada puṇyatithiyaṁdu | śrīmadrājadhānipaṭṭaṇavaṇnige-

⟨29⟩ ṟeyalli sakaḷakaḷāsāṁnidhya dakṣiṇavāraṇāśi śrī svayaṁbhuvamṛtēśvaradēva¨rgge hāki-

⟨30⟩ seṭṭiya dēvayaṁnu [cavu]ti sa[pu]tami trayōdaśiya pradōśadoḷiṁtī mūṟuṁ tithiya pāya- ⟨Page 266⟩

⟨31⟩ sada nivēdyakkaṁ dēvarige nālukaḍake yeṁṭeleya vīḷayamuṁ brāhmaṇarige nālukaḍake yeṁ-

⟨32⟩ ṭeleya vīḷayaviṁtinituṁ naḍevantāgi dēvaputraka sāsi¨rvvara kayya[lu] hoṁge hāga vri-

⟨33⟩ ddhiyalu koṭṭa gadyāṇavāṟu yī honna baḍḍiyalācaṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ naḍesuvaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0218⟩ No. 218. (B.K. No. 155 of 1926-27.) BENTŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the temple of Śaṁbhuliṅga.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1205 A.D.

This is dated the 15th regnal year of the king, Krōdhana Pushya śu. 8, Monday, corresponding to 1205 A.D., December 19, Monday, f.d.t. °67.

It records a gift of money by Sōmayya out of the interest from which were to be made offerings to the god Svayambhu Kalidēva on every Monday. The epigraph is engraved in two sections one below the other with an intervening space wherein is incised a record of Siṅghaṇa (No. 161 above).

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ © nama namaḥ sivāya namaḥ || śrīmatu pratāpacakra-

⟨2⟩ va¨rtti śrī vīra[ballā]ḷdē[va*]ra vi(va)¨rṣada 15 neya krōdhana saṁvatsarada

⟨3⟩ puśya su [8] sōmavāra[daṁ*]du | śrī svayaṁbhu kallidēva¨rgge

⟨4⟩ [sō]mavāra sōmavāradappade hālumaṁḍageya

Second Section.

⟨1⟩ namaḥ sivāyaḥ śrīmatu pratāpacakrava¨rtti vīraballāḷadēva va-

⟨2⟩ ¨rṣada 15 neya krōdhana saṁvatsarada pusya sōmavāradaṁdu śrī

⟨3⟩ svayaṁbhudēvarige sōmavāra sōmavāradappade dēvarāḷu sōma-

⟨4⟩ ya koṭṭa paṇa[voṁ]dakkaṁ bēḷe vaḍḍi[ya*]lu ·upahāra[vaṁ] naḍasuvaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0219⟩ No. 219. (B.K. No. 116 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1207 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1129, Prabhava, Āshāḍha śu. 11, Sunday, Karkāṭaka-saṅkramaṇa. There was an Adhika-Āshāḍha month in that year; but as there is no specific mention of it, the month may be taken to be Nija-Āshāḍha. The said tithi thus corresponds to 1207 A.D., July 7, the weekday being Saturday. The Karkāṭaka-saṅkramaṇa did not occur on this day.

It records a gift of land to the God Mōrakēśvaradēva by Mahāpradhāna, Sarvādhikāri Chikka-Narasiṅgayya, the second son of the king, who was governing Muḷugunda Twelve. The gift land was secured by the donor from the Seven Hundred Mahājanas of Hosavūru, headed by Mahābaḷa-gāvuṇḍa.

The Inscription is published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XXXII, pp. 171. ⟨Page 267⟩

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⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇa pratā-

⟨2⟩ pacakrava¨rtti hoyisaṇa vīraballāḻa-

⟨3⟩ dēvavaruśada 1129 neya prabhava saṁ-

⟨4⟩ vatsarada ·aśāḍha su 11 ·ādivāra vitīpāta ka-

⟨5⟩ ¨rkkāṭaka saṁkramaṇadaṁdu śrī manmahāpra-

⟨6⟩ dhānaṁ sa¨rvvādhikāri cakrava¨rttiya dvitīyaṁ

⟨7⟩ kumāraṁ cikkanarasiṁgayyaṁgaḻu muḻuguṁda

⟨8⟩ haṁneraḍanāḻuttaṁ hūsavūra mahābaḷagāvuṁḍa-

⟨9⟩ mukhyavāgi yēḷunū¨rvvara kayyalu sa¨rvvabādhā-

⟨10⟩ parihāravāge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍisikoṁḍu

⟨11⟩ śri mōrakēśvaradēvara ·aṁgabhōga naṁdādīvige nivēdya-

⟨12⟩ kke biṭṭa bhūmi dēvara pū¨rvvada kaiyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu

⟨13⟩ koṁḍarasana kaiyiṁdaṁ mūḍalu brahmapu-

⟨14⟩ riya kaiyiṁdaṁ teṁkalu tuppada haḻḷi-

⟨15⟩ ya baṭṭeyiṁdaṁ paḍuvalu biṭṭa keyi hi-

⟨16⟩ riya kōla mattaru 1 yī dha¨rmmavaṁ nāḍanāḷuvara-

⟨17⟩ sugaḷu pratipāḷisuvaru pratipāḷisadava¨rgge vā-

⟨18⟩ raṇāsiyalu sāyira kavileyaṁ koṁda pāta-

⟨19⟩ kavakku ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0220⟩ No. 220. (B.K. No. 87 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Pēṭe Basappa temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1207 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1128, Prabhava, Pushya śu 8, Monday, Uttarāyana-saṅkramaṇa. The date is irregular. The said tithi corresponds to 1207 A.D., December 2, which was Friday and not Monday. The Saṅkramaṇa occurred two days earlier, on December 26.

It records the gift of land and money to the god Telligēśvara by Arjunaseṭṭi, the Mummuridaṇḍas and others, after washing the feet of the Āchārya of the temple, Bhāskarāchārya, disciple of Kēdāradēva, when Chāvuṇḍayya is said to have been governing Muḷugunda Twelve in Beḷuvala-nāḍu.

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⟨1⟩ śrīmadbhu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ḷāṁbaka • • kaṇṭha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ kū¨rmmeyiṁ rakṣisu • • • • •

⟨4⟩ rā • • dhirāja paramēśvara da • • • • • • • • • • cū[ḍāma]-

⟨5⟩ ṇi malerājarāja malapaṟo • • • • • • • • • • hoysaḷa vīraballāḷa

⟨6⟩ dēvavijayarājyamuttarō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ cōḷanripāḷamattagaja • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ pratāpayuta • • • • • • • • • • pādapadmōpajīvi-

⟨9⟩ patihitadalli • • • • • • • • • • gadoḷu [śa]ta-

⟨10⟩ makhanaṁta bhōgado • • • • • • • • • • ¨rttikuṁ ·atananujāta-

⟨11⟩ nenasuṁ nītivida nikhiḷa • • • • • • • • • • svasti śrī ||- ⟨Page 268⟩

⟨12⟩ manmahāpasāytaṁ paramaviśvāsi • • • • • śrīmatu kumāraṁ

⟨13⟩ [go]yyamayyana • • • • • lamaṁ sukhasaṁkathāvinōda diṁdāḷuttami-

⟨14⟩ re || tade • • • • • • • • • • mahāprabhu śāṁḍilya gōtrapa-

⟨15⟩ vitraṁ mallarasatanūjāte • • • • • • • • • • veḍeyalli parā¨rtthadalli tānoḍa-

⟨16⟩ ṟa • • • • • • • • • • dha¨rmmaja saka[ḷa]vi[sma]yasaṁbhrita-

⟨17⟩ tējada • • • • • • • • • • janaṁ jagadoḷu saddha¨rmmamaṁ pāḷisuti-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kkoḍalā bhūmigaḷaṁ dānaṁgaḷaṁ

⟨19⟩ māḍu mā • • • • • • • • • • dēviya pādapadmārādhakaba [cavuṁḍa]rājaṁ || śrīmatu

⟨20⟩ beḷuvalanāḍoḷagaṇa nālakuṁ yugadoḷu nālkuṁ • • • • • rājadhāni paṭṭaṇaṁ muḷuguṁdada prabhāvamenteṁdaḍe || ·a-

⟨21⟩ llalli dēvabhavanadinallallige paṇyavīthiyiṁduparigaḷiṁ • • • • • • • • • • nisu·udiṁdrana pura

⟨22⟩ maṁ || ·ā nagara mahājanaṁgaḷa mahōnnatiyeṁteṁdaḍe | dānigalenasuṁ kaṭṭabhimāniga ḷakhiḷāga-

⟨23⟩ mōkti cārucaritra¨rbbūnutarene • • mahā[ja]naṁgaḷa ma[himeya] pogaḷalēneṁnnaḷavē || ·alliyaynū¨rbbara mahimeyaṁ pēḷvaḍe || 1

⟨24⟩ māṟevuge kāva balupa • • dātaranikkuva sāhasa • • • • • vaṁdinivahakkerada¨rtthama nittukī¨rttiyo-

⟨25⟩ ḷu neṟedu dinēśaraṁnarenaloppuva • • kū¨rppu • • • paṁca śatavīra • • • • • • • dhātriyoḷu || ·aṁtu su-

⟨26⟩ janajanaṁgaḷiṁ tiṁtiṇiyāda catu¨ryyugada paṭṭaṇa muḷuguṁdahaṁneraḍu[vaṁ] heggaḍe cavuṁḍayyanadhikāra paddhati[yiṁdā]ḷutta-

⟨27⟩ mi¨rppalli yā purakkadhideyvavenisida śrī telligēśvaradēvara stānācā¨ryyarappa kēdāra dēvara putraṁ bhāskarācā¨ryya-

⟨28⟩ ra [ka¨rmma]niṣṭhaymaṁ vidvataya balmeyumaṁ kaṁḍu mecciheggaḍe cavuṁḍayyana śrī mahājana ·a¨rjunaseṭṭiyainū-

⟨29⟩ ¨rbbaru staḷasamastamuṁmuridaṁḍagaḷu taṁmāḷdaṁ goyyaṇna sōmayya nāgayyeṁ gaḷu mukhyavāgi vija[ya]-

⟨30⟩ samudramenisida • • ·ūra • • • ballāḷadēvaṁge binnapaṁgeydu śrī telligēśvara dēvaraṁgabhōga naivēdya-

⟨31⟩ • • yyāle • • nimittavāgi sakava¨rṣada 112[8] neya prabhava saṁvatsarada puṣya sudda 8 sō-

⟨32⟩ manāra vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramūṇa byatīpātadaṁdu pura paṁcamaṭhastānadavare sannidhiyalu bhāskarācā¨ryyara pādaprakṣā-

⟨33⟩ ḷanaṁ geydu dānasvarūpavāgi dhārāpū¨rbbaka[māgi] sa¨rvvabādha parihāramāgi hiriya kōlalaḷedu koṭṭa

⟨34⟩ mattarāṟu ·adakke caturāghāṭeveṁteṁdaḍe mūḍaṇa sīme ceṁcala • • gaḷa [gō]galla keladale māguṁḍige hōda baṭṭe

⟨35⟩ teṁkaṇa sīme nāvida keyya horeyalu muḷuguṁdadiṁda yeḷavattige hōda baṭṭe paḍu vaṇa sīme yaḷavattiya holane ⟨Page 269⟩

⟨36⟩ mēre baḍagaṇa sīme vokkaḷugoṁḍada haḷḷa ·ā keyya nālkuvī dikkinalu naṭṭa liṁ mudrikeya kiṁnarigallu || ·ācā¨rya-

⟨37⟩ ra tapaprabhāvameṁteṁdaḍe || śivadha¨rmāmritavā¨rddhiva¨rddhanasudhādhāraṁ śivajñānasaṁbhava vidyānidhi sa¨rbbaśāstrakuśalaṁ • •

⟨38⟩ • • dātmaniṣṭavisiṣṭapratirūpaha¨rmmya[va¨rṣa] śrī telligēśāghrikaṁjavilōḷāḷiye nalke baṇnisadarārī bhāskarācā-

⟨39⟩ ¨ryyaraṁ || pullasararūparapratimalla¨rssucaritracaritaranagharanuttaṁ telligarayvattūkkala nellaṁ pogaḷdapudu sakaḷa-

⟨40⟩ dhātrītaḷadoḷu || ·avaru biṭṭa dha¨rmma dēvara caitrakke vokkalalu hāgapavitrakke vokkalalu hāga vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇada-

⟨41⟩ lā vokkalalu hāga dīpāḷigeyalu ·iṁmaneṇne dēvara nityanivēdya naṁvādīvigege gāṇakke ·aravanada soṭige yaṇne saṁta-

⟨42⟩ yoḷage koḍakke sollage soṭige yeṇneyoṁdumaṁ baḷada sāmyadayvattokkala mane yalu maduveyādaḍe

⟨43⟩ gaṁḍiṁge haṇa 1 heṁṇiṁge haṇa 1 ·ā telligēśvaradēvara maṭhagaḷa nivēśanada catussīme mūḍalu baṭṭevare

⟨44⟩ teṁkalu vu[ddi]hayaḍakilagallu paḍuvalu pa¨rbbadaṟe baḍagalu huṭṭida guṁḍukallu ·adakke triśūla lāṁ-

⟨45⟩ chana || priyadiṁdiṁtidaneyda kāva manujaṁgāyuṁ jayaṁ śrīyuvakke yidaṁ kāyade kāyva pāpige guru-

⟨46⟩ kṣētraṁgaḷoḷu vāraṇāsiyoḷakkōṭi mu[nīṁ]draraṁ kavileyaṁ vēdāḍhyaraṁ koṁdudoṁ dayasaṁ po¨rdugugeṁ-

⟨47⟩ du sāṟidapuvī śailākṣaraṁ dhātriyoḷu || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasa-

⟨48⟩ hasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi

⟨SIIv15p0i0221⟩ No. 221. (B.K. No. 22 of 1926-27.) NĀGĀVI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kōḍi Basavaṇṇa temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1211 A.D.

This is dated the 21st regnal year of the king, Prajāpati, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1211 A.D., October 23. The weekday, however, was Sunday. The reference to Saṅkramaṇa in the date appears to be conventional.

It records a gift of land to the God Mahābalēśvara of Nāgāvi for worship and offerings by Dharmarāśi-paṇḍita, after washing the feet of Sōmēśvaradēva the Āchārya of the temple. The land was purchased by the donor for this purpose.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu yādavanārāyaṇaṁ pratā-

⟨2⟩ [pa] cakrava¨rtti vīraballāḷadēvava¨rṣada 21 neya prajāpati 1

⟨3⟩ saṁvatsarada kā¨rttikada puṁṇnami sōmavāra bya-

⟨4⟩ [tī]pāta saṁkramaṇadaṁdu nāgāviya śrī mahā- ⟨Page 270⟩

⟨5⟩ baḷēśvaradēvara ·aṁgabhōga raṁgabhōgakke dha¨rṁmma- 1

⟨6⟩ rāsi paṁḍitanu kālaḍiya bō[da]rasana yya-

⟨7⟩ maṁnneya volada muṁnina keyyaṁ baḍagaṇa bhāgadalli mā-

⟨8⟩ [ṟu]koṁḍa keyyi mattaroṁdumaṁ śrīmahābaḷēsvaradē[vara]

⟨9⟩ ·ācā¨rya śrī sōmēśvara dēvara kālaṁ toḷedu dhārā-

⟨10⟩ pū¨rvvakavāgi koṭṭa keyi mattaroṁdu yī dha¨rmava-

⟨11⟩ nā • • • • • • • • • • [·eṁṭu] hiṭṭu ·aṟuvattūkkaluṁ caṁdrā[¨rkka]-

⟨12⟩ tārāṁbaraṁ pratipāḷisuvaru ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0222⟩ No. 222. (B.K. No. 52 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a platform of Viśvanātha temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II, 1212 A.D.

This is dated the 22nd regnal year of the king, Āṅgirasa, Vaiśākha śu. 13, Sunday, corresponding to 1212 A.D., April 15.

It records a gift of gold to the god Madhusūdana by a Seṭṭi in the presence of the One-Thousand Mahājanas of Lokkiguṇḍi. Other details are not known, as the record is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu [yādava]nārāyaṇaṁ

⟨2⟩ nissaṁka pratāpacakrava¨rtti hoysaṇa

⟨3⟩ śrīvīraballāḷadēva va¨rṣada [22] neya ·āṁ-

⟨4⟩ girasa saṁvatsarada [vaiśākha] suddha 13 ·ā-

⟨5⟩ divāradaṁdu śrīmallokkiguṁḍiyūroḍeya-

⟨6⟩ pramukhavaśēṣa mahājanaṁ śrīsāsi¨rvvara sa-

⟨7⟩ ṁnidhānadalu śrīmadhusūdanadēva¨rgge

⟨8⟩ • • • • • seṭṭiyaru nityārādhaneya

⟨9⟩ • • • • • biṭṭa gadyāṇa 5 paṇa [1] yī

⟨10⟩ hoṁna vriddhiyalu • • yara sō-

⟨11⟩ mayyanuṁ nāyaka • • • • • sōmayya-

⟨12⟩ nuṁ • • • • • • • • • • pratipā-

⟨13⟩ ḷisuvaru || maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0223⟩ No. 223. (B.K. No. 142 of 1926-27.) BAḶAGĀNŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II.

The partially preserved details of the date in this damaged record are Śaka 1 • • •, Mārgaśira-puṇṇami.

It records a grant of land and house-site by Beḷḷaḷa Nāga-gāvuṇḍa, for a feeding house (satra) at Baḷaganūru. The gift was entrusted to the ascetic Chandrabhūshaṇa-yati, whose virtues are extolled at length. ⟨Page 271⟩

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīlalanāghanakuṁtaḷadēśa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • yadinakhiḷa • • dhātriyanu • • baḷarā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ krāntade ni¨rmūlisutaṁ prajeyaṁ ballāḷanṛpaṁ pāḷisutamāḷdaṁ dharayaṁ || va || ·antā • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ śrī hoysaṇa śrīvīraballāḷadēvara rājyamuttarōttaraṁ saluttire || manasijana līle • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ ḷō¨rbbīvanitayoḷa¨rkkalli • • • karamesaguṁ || ·adantane beḷaguvada vasudhā • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ kaṇgoḷisuttuṁ negaḷda baḷagānūroḷu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • puṭṭi caṭṭagauḍaṁ negaḷdaṁ || • • • • • nūdavisuva cauṁḍigauṁḍigavā | • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • dha¨rmaṁ parahitaniḷayaṁ guṇa • • • • • • • • • • guṇōjvaḷanana negaḷdaṁ sale beḷḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • karanendu cāru vistaratara kī¨rttiyutaṁ • • vibudhapriyaneṁdu mahēśapāḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • puṇyanaṁ negaḷda [be]ḷḷaḷa nāgagavuḍanaṁ janaṁ || ·ā vibhuge sōvagauṁḍi dharāvinute [kaḷa]tramāge • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ dha¨rmmagaḷu || ·aṁtā beḷḷaḷa nāgagauṁḍa taṁna putrakaḷatra mitrasamēta sukhadini¨rddoṁdu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ doḷatyadhikamannadānamenippī • • • • • vākyami¨rddudanā subhamati kēḷduvāriya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • yaṁdalliya bhūmiyaṁ paḍedu [sa]trakke kuḍuveneṁdu pū • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ diṁ kratu dhūmāvaliyiṁdaṁ balameseyalu sale kaddaḍiyagrahāra • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ diṁ hūta koḷa paṁṇtārave • • • • • • • • • • diṁdiḷayaḷkaddaḍiyagrahāraṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ na prabhāvameṁḍaṁdoḍe || dharayoḷu bē • • • • • bēḷpudaṁ kuḍuveneṁbu • • • kaḷpa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ leraḍoṁdāgi • • • • • • • • • • ḷāṁbaravādaṁ nijatēja • • • • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ śrīmukha • • • • • • • • • • re || nerasutte dha¨rmmaṁgaḷa • • • • • • • • • • te¨rkka • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḍiyiḍe • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • celviṁge • • • • • vikhyāta • • • • • • • cakrava¨rtti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21-25⟩ worn out

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yoḷu mūvattaraḍu gēṇa • • • viḍiya ghaḷa yoḷa • • • • •

⟨27⟩ parihāra[meṁ]du dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi paḍedu • • • • • kālātītava¨rṣaṁgaḷoḷu sā • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mā¨rgasirada puṇnami • • • vyatīpātadaṁdu mahā grahā • • • • • ⟨Page 272⟩

⟨29⟩ • • • • • śvaradēvara sthānācā¨ryya • • • • • • • • • • caṁda bhū • • • • •

⟨30⟩ • • • • • [vāma]śaktidēva mukhya[rā]gi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ [bharaṇa] • bhāviḷāsa[bha]rita surucira • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ • • munijana • • • • • tsāha kṛtāśī¨rvvāda • • • • • • • • • •

⟨33⟩ namaskāra pūjābyavehārapariṇate • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ gaḷa • • • • • janasēbyara • • • • • • • • • • yippadiṁbarma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨35⟩ hū • goḷada nūṟayippa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨36⟩ • • • • • • • • • • baḷaganūra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨37⟩ sa¨rbbabādhāparihāra • • [dhārā]pū¨rbbakaṁ māḍi sakaḷa jagatītaḷa janānīkaṁ kī¨rttisa • • • beḷḷaḷa nāgagāvuṁḍaṁ baḷaganū • • • • •

⟨38⟩ • • bā¨rciviḍiya ghaḷeyoḷu tā[vu]māṟugoṁḍā yippattu matta bhūmiya[nava]na śanā¨rtthi • • kā¨rhata saṁyukta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nipa satrakke koṭṭanā baḷaganūra • • • • • bratināthanappa • • • • •

⟨40⟩ ṣaṇadēvara prabhāvaventeṁdoḍe || [vri] || harayada rūpinubbaradoḷuṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ • bhugillenaleyde tepōgnibala • • • • • • • • • • caṁdrabhūṣaṇayatīśa • • • • •

⟨42⟩ [ge]ttu manmathaṁ || • • • • • • • • • • varanoḷaṁ bujā[gha]nanoḷu hariyoḷu samaṁtu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43⟩ sale tāḷdi sā • • • • • • • • • • ¨rppita • • • • • dhī bhuvanakka meṁdu meccidaneḷe • • • • • vanalēṁ kṛtakrityanō caṁ • •

⟨44⟩ ṣaṇaṁ || karedīva balpiṁ tannoḷu • • dire surakujakke bāhu[latīṁdu] • • • • • • • pariharikuṁcaṁ • •

⟨45⟩ bhūṣaṇabratināthaṁ || ·antu negaḷteveta caṁdrabhūṣaṇabratināthana padapayōjayugaḷama nārā • • •

⟨46⟩ mudaṁ • • • • • manupā¨rjisi¨rddā beḷḷaḷa nāgagavuḍaṁ baḷaganūroḷippa[ttu ke] yyagalada mūvattu kayinīḷada • • • • •

⟨47⟩ daṁ sa¨rbbābādhāparihāramāge bēḍi paḍedu tāṁ māḍida satrakke • • • sāleyaṁ māḍikoṭṭanā ke • • • • •

⟨48⟩ yūriṁ • • • dakke sīmeyenteṁdoḍe | mūḍalu kuṟuvaṁkeṟeya • • teṁkalu [gi]ḷedaḍige hōda • •

⟨49⟩ ṭṭe | paḍuvalu • • • geṟeya kōḍi | baḍagalu kaddaḍiya holanu [yiṁ]tu catu ssīmāśuddhiya • • • • •

⟨50⟩ mane maraṁ • • • • • • • • • • yidakke sīme yeṁteṁdoḍe | mūḍalu • gevaṇa teṁka • • • • •

⟨51⟩ paḍuvalu kara[bhūmi] • • • • • • • • • • rājavīdhi || yintu catu ssīmā śuddhi © yintī dha¨rmmamaṁ sama • • • • •

⟨52⟩ • sidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi kurukṣētra prayāge ya¨rgghyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷasaṁkhyātakavileya kōḍu • • • • • ⟨Page 273⟩

⟨53⟩ paṁcaratunaṁgaḷiṁ kaṭṭisi [pu]ṇyadinaḍoḷu catu¨rvvēdapāragarappa saṁkhyāta brāhmaṇa¨rgge dānaṁ go • • • • •

⟨54⟩ dha¨rmmamanaḷipiṁdaḷida ka • • • • • gaḷgeyā puṇyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu yanitu kavi leyuvana • • • • •

⟨55⟩ ṇarumaṁ svahastadiṁ vadhageyda pāpamakku || © sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētuṁ nṛpāṇāṁ kālē kālē pāla • • • • • • • • • •

⟨56⟩ tānu bhāginaḥ prā • • • bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ | bahubhiḥ vasudhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨57⟩ rādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadābhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadāphalaṁ || madvaṁśajāḥ paramahīpativaṁśajaṁ vā pāpā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨58⟩ bhūmipāḷāḥ yō pāḷayanti mama dha¨rmmamidaṁ samastaṁ tēṣāṁ mayā viracitōṁjali rēṣa mū¨rdhni • • • • • • • • • •

⟨59⟩ yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣa sahasrāṇi miṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨60⟩ mariyāde • • dāḷge viśvaṁ jagannāthanapāracārumahimaṁ ballāḷanaudā¨ryyama • • • • • • • • • •

⟨61⟩ yakkīdha¨rmmama • • • • • vaḥ vrijinabrātajitātmara • • • • • śubhaṁ maṁgaḷaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0224⟩ No. 224. (B.K. No. 195 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the prākāra of Amṛitēśvara temple.

Vīra-Ballāḷa II.

The inscription belongs to the reign of Vīra-Ballāḷa II. It describes the subordinate chief Maṇḍalika Bāchaṇa who was governing the tract from the rājadhāni-paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigeṟe. The purpose of the record seems to be to register a gift to the god Amṛitēśvara. The epigraph being badly damaged and worn out, most of the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2-5⟩ damaged

⟨6⟩ dhṛtakāṁtakāṁtōjvaḷaṁ kuṁtaḷadēśa[ṁbare dharā]śritasakaḷakaḷābhōgabhāgyava • • • • • ·antā kuntaḷadēśado-

⟨7⟩ ḷ sogayikuṁ mallala • • • • • • • • • • nutsāhakṛtaṁ

⟨8⟩ svakīya padavistāre • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ yaṁ śrī pṛthivī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ baradyumaṇi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ damaged

⟨12⟩ vara rājyamuttarō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13-14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ pāḷakaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ prōdbhāsi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ damaged ⟨Page 274⟩

⟨18⟩ || ka || ·ā nṛpa[na] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ namaḷaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ tāṁbike dhātri mahita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨21⟩ kānte [boṁ] tāṁbikaganunaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨22⟩ vege nākaṇnanuṁ bāhuśau¨ryya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ monduposa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ ¨rtthamaṁ paḍedanama • • • • • • • • • •

⟨25⟩ ·i[re |] lōkakhyātavintiha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨26⟩ nilladoṁdājñeya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨27⟩ [ri]sitanipoḍēṁ dhanyanō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28-29⟩ damaged

⟨30⟩ • • • • • maṇḍaḷika • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ ra[kkaṁ] • • • • • • • • • • maṇḍaḷika

⟨32-35⟩ damaged

⟨36⟩ jananutanappa maṇḍaḷika bācaṇavallabhagau • • • • • • • • • • ruṁnati yoḷa pa-

⟨37⟩ tibhaktiyoḷa • • • • • • • • • • bhāgyadoḷtāreya-

⟨38⟩ bhayalōbha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ du¨rllabhaṁ • • • • • • • • • • dēvara • • • • • • • • • • drāja dhāni paṭṭaṇa-

⟨40⟩ vaṇṇigeṟeyaṁ duṣṭa • • • • • • • • • • rājyaṁ pāḷana geyyutti-

⟨41⟩ ¨rppalli || ka || ·ānāḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • nōḷpaḍe nāgadē • • • • • • • • • • līlāvibhra-

⟨43⟩ ma [lī]lāsyamayaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨44⟩ ra sthaḷaṁ rājadhāni • • • • • • • • • • bhārata-

⟨45⟩ va¨rṣadoḷu negaḷḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨46⟩ vastuvistāra • • • • • • • • • • vamṛtē-

⟨47⟩ śvaradēvanivāsa • • • • • • • • • • vri || vimaḷajñā-

⟨48⟩ nasvarūṣaṁ sakaḷamunijanastutya • • • • • • • • • • pra[ca]ya kha-

⟨49⟩ citasatpādapīṭhaṁ • • • • • • • • • • saṁdi¨rdda-

⟨50⟩ m®tēśa • • • • • • • • • • doḷ || v® ||

⟨51⟩ nirutaṁ gā • • • • • • • • • • śrīmadbhūve-

⟨52⟩ nitege nagaraṁ sāliga • • • • • • • • • • dudyaṁnivāsa-

⟨53⟩ • • • kaṇgeḍḍamādaṁ • • • • • • • • • • tpuṇyamā¨rggaṁ triva¨rggaṁ mattaṁ || ·ivarīlōkada •

⟨54⟩ • • • venipoṁdākhyānamaṁ tō¨rppa • • javanaṁ jakkulipu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ • • • • • bhairavana[ba]ggipa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨56⟩ • • • • • mayasāsi¨rvvara • • • • • • • • • • gaḍaṇaṁgoṁḍa siḍilu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨57-59⟩ damaged

⟨60⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāgararatyū¨rjjita • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 275⟩

⟨61⟩ • • • • • • • • • • neṟivanō sāsi¨rvvaraṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨62⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrī vīraballāḷadēva • • • • • • • • • • 1

THE KADAMBAS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0225⟩ No. 225. (A.R. No. 470 of 1926.) AḶNĀVAR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying on a raised pial of the Jumma-masjid in Pyāṭi Street.

Gūvaladēva, 1081 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1003, Wednesday, Dakshiṇāyana-saṅkramaṇa, other details being lost. In the Śaka year 1003 corresponding to 1081 A.D., the Dakshiṇāyanasaṅkramaṇa occurred on June 26, Saturday.

It is known that Chālukya Vikramāditya VI was the imperial ruler at this time. But the inscription without mentioning his name states that the feudatory chief Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Gūvaladēva of the Goa Kadamba family was governing the provinces of Koṅkaṇa Nine-hundred, Palasige Twelve-thousand, Kundūr Five-hundred, Kādaravaḷḷi Thirty, Kavadi-dvīpa One lakh and a quarter and other areas. The Kadamba Praśasti is recounted.

It registers a gift of land made after purchase by Narasiṅga-seṭṭi in favour of the Biḷiya-basadi which was constructed at the rājadhāni Aṇalāpura by Pradhāna Māchaṇṇa. It mentions the Jaina preceptors Rāmachandra and Bāḷachandra. The epigraph is worn out in certain places.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōghalāṁcanaṁ jīyāttraiḷōkyanāthasya śāsanaṁ jina • • • • •

⟨2⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvara banavāsi[pu]ravarēśvara • • • • •

⟨3⟩ kāsabhāskarananēkasamaravijayōpā¨rjjitavīraśrīnivāsa dakṣiṇa[dō]¨rddaṇḍaṁ • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ṇḍaḷika ma • • • • • dō¨rddaṁḍa saiḷakhaṁḍanapaṭiṣṭhaniṣṭhurabhujādaṇḍana nūna dānavāri sa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • kakalpadruma saṁkrāntidhavaḷaṁ mū¨rrtinārāyaṇaṁ kī[¨rtti] • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ ka • • • • • caṭṭeyadēva¨rttatsutaṁ samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaḷē • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • stabhuvanasaṁstūyamāna haradharaṇīprasūtatriḷōcana kadaṁba • • • • •

⟨8⟩ ya • • • • • bhyudayamāna mahāpracaṇḍa[mā¨rttaṇḍa] mā¨rttaṇḍakarāti tībra • • • • •

⟨9⟩ vaśīk® • • • • • ṇḍaḷanuttuṁga siṁhalāṁchanaṁ vānaramahādhvajaṁ pe¨rmmaṭṭi tū¨ryya • • • • •

⟨10⟩ catu • • • • • ṣṭādaśāśvamēdha dīkṣādīkṣitakulaprasūtaṁ himavadgirīndra rundra śi • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • [prabhāva] tyāgajagajhaṁpa jhaṁpaḷācā¨ryya • • • • • subhaṭakanaka nikaśōpa • • • • •

⟨12⟩ [ga]tavajraprākāra lōkaikakalpadruma saṁkrā[nti]dhavaḷa mū[¨rtti]nārāyaṇa [kī] ¨rttimā¨rtaṇḍa maṇḍaḷikalalā • • • ⟨Page 276⟩

⟨13⟩ śrīmajjayakēśidēva¨rttatputra samadhigata paṁcamahāśabda • • • • • banavāsi puravarādhīśvara sa-

⟨14⟩ mastabhuvanasaṁstūyamāna • • • • • • • • • • yamahīdharēndraśikharā-

⟨15⟩ bhyudayamānamahāpracaṇḍamā¨rttaṇḍa mā¨rttaṇḍakarā[ti]tībranijapratāpa vaśīkrita sakaḷamahīmaṇḍa-

⟨16⟩ ḷanuttuṁgasiṁhalāṁchana vānaramahādhvaja pe¨rmma[ṭṭitū]¨ryya ni¨rgghōṣaṇacaturāśīti nagarādhiṣṭitāṣṭādaśāśvamēdha-

⟨17⟩ dīkṣādīkṣitakulaprasūta himavadgirīṁdrarundraśikharasthāpitamahāśaktiprabhāva [tyā]ga jagajhaṁpa jhaṁpaḷācā-

⟨18⟩ ¨ryya niśśaṁkarā[ma] subhaṭakanakanikaṣōpa[ḷa] śaraṇāgatavajraprākāraṁ lōkai[ka]kalpa drumaṁ saṁkrāntidhavaḷaṁ mū-

⟨19⟩ ¨rttinārāyaṇaṁ kī¨rttimā¨rttaṇḍaṁ maṇḍaḷikalalāṭapaṭṭaṁ vairigharaṭṭa subhaṭarāja [śikhā]maṇi kādaṁbacūḍāmaṇītya-

⟨20⟩ khiḷarājāvaḷīvirājitarappa śrīmadgōvaladēva[¨rnni]jarājadhāni • • • • • • • • • • [koṁ]kaṇa vo bhaynū-

⟨21⟩ ṟuṁ palasige panni¨rcchā[si]ra[maṁ] ku[ṁ]ndūra[ynū]ṟu • • • • • • • • • • • • yaynūṟa • • •

⟨22⟩ grāma kādaravaḷḷiya • • • mūvattu kā • • • • • mūvatu • • • • • • • | ka-

⟨23⟩ vaḍidvīpasavalakkamumaṁ duṣṭanigraha viśiṣṭapratipāḷana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ khasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ vijayarājya saluttamire © sakaḷō¨rvvītaḷa • • • • • • • • • •¨ryya¨rssa-

⟨25⟩ mastakaḷākōvidarā munīśvarara śiṣya¨rjñā • • • • • • • • • • tyadbhuta śābdi •

⟨26⟩ kasaiddhāntikatā¨rkkikē • • • • • • • • • • śrī rāmacandrōttamar • • • • • • • • • • khaṇḍita[vrataṁ]

⟨27⟩ guruvara bāḷacandramunipa • • • nuta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ narasiṁhaseṭṭi paḍedaṁ jasamaṁ vasudhātaḷāgradoḷ || svasti • • • • • • • • • • nādaradiṁ

⟨29⟩ māḍisidā jinālayake keyyaṁ māṟu[goṇḍu] • • • • • mattara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨30⟩ narasiṁganittaniḷayaṁ candrā¨rkka[ruḷḷappina] © sakava¨rṣa 1003 neya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ budhavāradandu dakṣiṇāyana saṁkrāntiyāge tatpuṇyadina • • • • • • • • • • • [mā]-

⟨32⟩ dhavabhaṭṭa pramukha brahmasabhaya nānādēsīya paṇḍitara sa • • • • • • • • • • • rāja-

⟨33⟩ dhāniyaṇa[lā]puradoḷ pradhānaṁ mā[caṇnaṁ] māḍisida śrī • • • • • • • • • • • • • gaṇada baḷi-

⟨34⟩ ya basadiya naiṣṭika riṣisamudāyakkācā(hā)radānakka • • • • • • • • • • • rasananavaralli-

⟨35⟩ geyyoṟu mattarumaṁ [biṭṭa] kēriya kōṇara narasiṁgayyaseṭṭiyayvattu [bhā]ga bbarasi • ⟨Page 277⟩

⟨36⟩ • candrā¨rkkatāraṁ śāsavamāgi biṭṭaṁ © sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmma[sē] • • • • • • • • • • nīyō bhava[dbhi]ssa • • • • •

⟨37⟩ ¨rvānētānbhāvinaṟpā¨rtthivēndrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmacaṁdraḥ [bahu] • • • • • • • • • • bhissagarādibhi¨ryya-

⟨38⟩ sya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phaḷaṁ | madvaṁśajā parama • • • • • • • • • • manasā bhuvi-

⟨39⟩ bhāvi bhūpāla yē pālayanti mama dha¨rmmamidaṁ samastaṁ yē • • • • • • • • • • vā yō ha-

⟨40⟩ rēti vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rva¨rṣasahasrāṇi visṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimi | na viṣaṁ • • • • • • • • • • viṣamē-

⟨41⟩ kākinaṁ hanti dēvasvaṁ putrapautrikaṁ ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0226⟩ No. 226. (A.R. No. 471 of 1926.) AḶNĀVAR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone lying in the compound of the Baraguṇḍi house.

Gūvala.

It refers to the king Gōvala, apparently of the Goa Kadamba family, and describes the loyalty and valour of a warrior who seems to have died in a fight. The inscription is much damaged, the details being lost.

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⟨1⟩ © kṣitipāḷāgraṇi gōvalaṁge piriduṁ kāruṇyadāḷāgi

⟨2⟩ māruti yida[ntara] meṁbinaṁ patihita • • • ḷvikramō-

⟨3⟩ nnatiyoḷtāna • • • • • negaḻda sāmānyane • •

⟨4⟩ [sā] • • • • • • • • • • kaḷpa[druma]

⟨5⟩ ·ātana • • • • • • • • • • pōdanāhavadōḷtannane[va]

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hitāgi taḷtaṟidanappi koṇḍa

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pōgi divamaṁ kaikoṇḍanutsā 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0227⟩ No. 227. (B.K. No. 454 of 1926.) VENKAṬĀPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple.

Jayakēśi II, 1136 A.D.

The details of date preserved in this damaged and worn-out record are Śaka 105[8] and Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti corresponding to 1136 A.D. December 25.

In the earlier portion of the epigraph, which appears to have contained a reference to the rule of a Chālukya suzerain, mention is made of a gift by Padmaladēvī. Subsequently it seems to record a gift made either by the Kadamba chief Jayakēśin II and his queen Maiḷala-dēvī or by some one at their instance. There is reference to rājadhāni Bhōgū[ru]. ⟨Page 278⟩

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • staṁbhāya śaṁbhavē ·ōṁ nama śivāya

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cakrava¨rtti • • • • • vara vijaya-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • padmaladēvi biṭṭa dha¨rmma ©

⟨5⟩ svasti samadhigata paṁca • • • • • • • • • • samastabhuvana saṁstū • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6-12⟩ worn out

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nijarājadhāni [bhōgū] •

⟨14⟩ sakanṛpa kāḷātīta saṁvatsaraśataṁgaḷu 105[8]

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vuttarāyaṇa saṁ

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kēsidēvaru maiḷalamahādēviyaru ka[ra]

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tami¨rddu • • • • • ḍalvēḍi bi

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yiṁ baḍaga • • tta 1

⟨19⟩ bāvi • • • • • • • • • • mataru • • • drā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ salvaṁ[tā]-

⟨20⟩ gi • • • • • bādheparihāravāgi • • • • • dha¨rmmadi naḍasuvarellaru salisuvaru

⟨21⟩ ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ • • • • • pāḷisidava¨rgge • • • • • sāgaravāraṇāsi kuru kṣētra tī¨rtthasthānadalu sahasrakavile-

⟨22⟩ yaṁ bahusuva¨rṇna • • • • • garappa sabrāhmaṇa¨rgge [·ēkkōṭi] tapōdha na¨rgge koṭṭa phalamaneyduvaru

⟨23⟩ ·idanaḷidāta vāraṇāsi • • kṣētradalu • • • kavileya sabrāhmaṇarumaṁ divya tapōdhana-

⟨24⟩ rumaṁ koṁda pātakanakku || bahubhi¨rvvasudhādattā rājabhissagarādibhiḥ yasyayasya yadā

⟨25⟩ bhuktā tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ [||] svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yōharēti vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭhi ¨rvva¨rśa sa-

⟨26⟩ hasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || sāmā[nyō]yaṁ dha¨rmmasētu nṛpāṇāṁ kā-

⟨27⟩ lē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sa¨rvānētān bhāginaḥ pā¨rttivēṁdrā[n] bhūyō bhūyō yā-

⟨28⟩ catē rāmabhadraḥ || bīrabōva māḍisida dērummaṁ dēgulamumaṁ kāḷatraya dēvarāsi yā-

⟨29⟩ cā¨ryya kesaṟu kallikki naṭṭa liṁga pratiṣṭha [·ī]du sāśvate [bhu]kti ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0228⟩ No. 228. (A.R. No. 429 of 1926.) AMMINBHĀVI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Mallikārjuna temple.

Śivachitta Permāḍi, 1149 A.D.

This is dated the 17th regnal year of the king, Śukla, Pushya-puṇṇame, Sunday, lunar eclipse. The date is irregular. In the year Śukla falling in the reign period of the king, the said tithi would correspond to 1149 A.D., December 16 which was Friday. ⟨Page 279⟩ Lunar eclipse did not occur on this day. This date would show that his first regnal year was counted from 1133 A.D., falling within the reign period of his father. The king is stated as ruling over the provinces of Gōve, Koṅkaṇa, Sēvurige-nāḍu and Halasige-nāḍu.

It registers a gift of land and two houses made in favour of the god Mallikārjuna and two maṭhas by Māḍa Boppaṇa. The donor is said to have purchased the gift property from the lords of Beḷavāḍigēri which formed part of Ammanabāvi, an agrahāra under the administration of Four Hundred Mahājanas.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgasirastuṁgacaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē ||

⟨3⟩ śrī va[ni*]tage di¨rgghā[yu]ge jayalakṣmige neleyāgi sukha-

⟨4⟩ de rājyageyyuvājīyane kādaṁbānvayaṁ [si]vacitta-

⟨5⟩ vīrapa¨rmmanripāḷaṁ gōveyumaṁ koṁkaṇamaṁ sēvuri[ge]nā-

⟨6⟩ ḍanalli halasiganāḍaṁ kāva pratipāḷisuvaṁ śrīvīrape¨rmma-

⟨7⟩ bhūpanī sivacittaṁ || śrīnāthaṁ sivacittamahīnātha vīrape¨rmmanāḷke-

⟨8⟩ yoḷi¨rppudu nānū¨rvvaragrahāraṁ sthānamada[me]yanabāvi jagadoḷsēvya || ©

⟨9⟩ śrīmadammanabāviyoḷumesahitaṁ tridasasahitaṁ nelesidanoppe śrīmaṁnānū-

⟨10⟩ ¨rvvaruma śrīmūlasthāna śaṁbhu rakṣisaleṁ[maṁ] mānigaḷanātha • • ddānigaḷakaḷaṁkaca[ri]ta-

⟨11⟩ rāśritasulabha¨rnnānū¨rvva¨rddēvabhakta¨rmmaunānuṣṭhāṇaśīlaguṇasaṁpannaru || ·alli be-

⟨12⟩ ḷavāḍigēriya vallabharige pādapojeyaṁ boppaṇanittalliye keyyaṁ paḍedaṁ sallalita malli-

⟨13⟩ kā¨rjunēśaṁgeṁdu beḷavāḍigēriya nū¨rvva¨rbbaḷavanta¨rppū¨rvagōle mata¨rmmū beḷavaḍigēri-

⟨14⟩ ya śatadā sthaḷadoḷaga goravuṁbola[na] sīmeyiṁ [pa]ḍuvalu moṟa[ḍi]-

⟨15⟩ yiṁ baḍagalu ·antu pā¨rvagōla matta¨rmūṟaṁ sa¨rvvanamāsyavāgi biṭṭaṁ mu-

⟨16⟩ dadiṁ || maneyeraḍaṟa nelasaṇamaṁ vinaya parabrahmaṇōttamanna[nū]-

⟨17⟩ ¨rvvaroḷanunayadiṁ paḍedaṁ boppanu sa¨rbbanamasyavāgi maṭhaveraḍa[kkaṁ] ||

⟨18⟩ © 17 neya śukrasaṁvaccharada pusya puṁṇame ·ādivāradaṁdu sō-

⟨19⟩ magrahaṇamāge tatpuṇyadinadoḷu ·ā mattaru mūṟaṁ ·ā maṭha-

⟨20⟩ veraḍaṁ māḍa boppaṇaṁ koṭṭa triṇeyana caitra pavitrada gaṇapū-

⟨21⟩ jege caṁdratāreyuḷḷaṁnnevara || ·intallama • • • • • naṁ śrī mallikā-

⟨22⟩ [¨rjjunē]śaṁgittaṁ bhrāntilladavana baṇṇisa śāṁtātmaṁ māḍa boppaṇaṁ kritakritya ||

⟨23⟩ • māḍa boppaṇana dēvaranāḍaṁbaremāgi pūji [pā]cā¨ryana bē

⟨24⟩ • • dante paḍe[daṁ]nnōḍintī yamritarāśipaṇḍita vibhuva ||

⟨25⟩ • • • na dayeyiṁda paḍedaṁ taḷavillade māḍa boppanīśasthānakkoḍeya-

⟨26⟩ • • doppaṁbaḍedintī yamritarāśipaṇḍitadēvaru || boppaṇana mallināthaṁ

⟨27⟩ • ppaṁ baḍedippa ṭhāvinācā¨ryyatvavana¨rppisalu boppa[ṇa] • • • vīra

⟨28⟩ • • • rugaḷa śiṣyaru || sēṇigarellaṁ maduveya ṭhāṇado • • •

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⟨32⟩ triṇeyana caitrapavitrada gaṇapu jege caṁdratāreyuḷḷa[na] • • • • •

⟨33⟩ • • || ·ī dha¨rmmamanārō¨rvva • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rpparama śukhamaṁ [|| ©]

⟨35⟩ [gaṇa]patyāyanamaḥ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0229⟩ No. 229. (A.R. No. 464 of 1926.) SIDDHĀPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Siddēśvara temple.

Śivachitta-Permāḍi, 1158 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1080, Bahudhānya, Āshāḍha-amāvāsyā, Monday, Dakshi, ṇāyana-saṅkramaṇa, corresponding to 1158 A.D., June 27. The weekday, however, was Friday.

The inscription recounts the Kadamba praśasti and states that Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Śivachitta-Vīra-Permāḍi and Yuvarāja-Kumāra Vijayāditya were governing Palasige Twelve-Thousand and Koṅkaṇa Nine-Hundred from Saṁpagāḍi. It registers gifts for worship, offerings and repairs in the temple of the god Pañchaliṅga of Hosavoḷal situated in Kittūr Thirty by the four Prabhus, Aṟuvattokkalu and Five Hundred Tōṇṭigas.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbi • • • • • cāravē traiḷōkyana-

⟨2⟩ rāraṁbha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāmaṁḍaḷēśva-

⟨4⟩ raṁ banavāsipuravarādhīśvaraṁ samastabhuvanasaṁ-

⟨5⟩ stūyamāna haradharaṇīprasūta triḷōcanaka-

⟨6⟩ daṁba vaṁśamahōdaya mahīdharēṁda śikharābhyuda-

⟨7⟩ yamānamahāpracaṁḍamā¨rttaṁṇḍa mā¨rttaṁṇḍakarā[ti]-

⟨8⟩ tībranijapratāpavaśīkritasakaḷamahīmaṇḍaḷa-

⟨9⟩ nuttuṁgasiṁhalāṁchanaṁ vānaramahādhvajaṁ pe¨rmmaṭṭitū-

⟨10⟩ ¨ryyani¨rgghōśaṇaṁ caturāśītinagarādhiṣṭitāṣṭāda-

⟨11⟩ śāśvamēdhayajñadīkṣādīkṣitakuḷaprasūta hima-

⟨12⟩ vadgirīṁdraruṁdraśikharasthāpitamahāśaktiprabhā-

⟨13⟩ va tyāgajagajhaṁpa jhaṁpaṇācā¨ryya niśśaṁkarāma

⟨14⟩ śubhaṭakanakanikaśōpaḷa śaraṇāgatavajraprākāra

⟨15⟩ lōkaikakaḷpadruma saṁkrāntidhavaḷa mū¨rttinārāya-

⟨16⟩ ṇa kī¨rttimā¨rttaṁṇḍa maṁḍaḷika lalāṭapaṭṭa vairigha-

⟨17⟩ raṭṭa śubhaṭarājaśikhāmaṇi kādaṁbacūḍāmaṇītyā-

⟨18⟩ khiḷanāmāvaḷī samāḷaṁkritarappa śrīmanmahāma-

⟨19⟩ ṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ śrī śivacittavīrapa¨rmmāḍidēvarasaru śrī-

⟨20⟩ madyuvarājakumāra śrī vijayādityadēvara-

⟨21⟩ saruṁ saṁpagāḍiya nelevīḍinoḷi¨rddhu siga panni-

⟨22⟩ cchāsiramaṁ koṁkaṇavoṁbhaynūṟa maṁ duṣṭani-

⟨23⟩ graha śiṣṭa pratipāḷanayiṁdāḷdu sukhasaṁkathāvinō-

⟨24⟩ dadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire [||] svasti yamaniyama svā-

⟨25⟩ dhā yadyānadhāraṇamōnānusthāṇa pasamā- ⟨Page 281⟩

⟨26⟩ dhiśīḷasaṁpannarappa hūsavoḷala prabhumukha(khya)-

⟨27⟩ dāmōdarabhaṭṭōpādhyāyaru ·anaṁtabhaṭṭōpā-

⟨28⟩ dhyāyaroḷagāgi nāluvaru prabhumukhyavaṟu-

⟨29⟩ vattokkaluṁ tōṁṭegaruvainū¨rvvarumi¨rddu biṭṭa dha-

⟨30⟩ ¨rmmameṁteṁdaḍe śakava¨rśaṁ 1080 neya bahudhānya saṁ-

⟨31⟩ vatsarada ·āśāḍhadamāvāsya sōmavāradaṁdu da-

⟨32⟩ kṣiṇāyana saṁkrānti vyatīpātada puṇyatithiyoḷu

⟨33⟩ kittūru mūvattara baḷiya bāḍa hosavaḷala śrī

⟨34⟩ paṁcaliṁgadēvaraṁgabhōga nivēdyakkaṁ khaṁḍasphuṭita-

⟨35⟩ jī¨rṇṇōddhārakkaṁ ·aṟuvattokkalu ·okkalalli baṇṇigego-

⟨36⟩ [ḷa]ga 1 ·oṁdu hoṟe 1 tōṁṭigaru ·okkalalli caitrakke pāṭi-

⟨37⟩ ga 1 pavitrakke pāga 1 ·aynūṟanāluvaru ·okka-

⟨38⟩ lalli caitrakke pāga 1 pavitrakke pāga 1 ·avaralli

⟨39⟩ gātrakke pāga 1 ·ugura mūnūrvaru ·okkalalli [cai]-

⟨40⟩ trakke pāga 1 pavitrakke pāga 1 • • • • •

⟨41⟩ sa 1 hoṟege ·arevīsa• • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0230⟩ No. 230. (A.R. No. 443 of 1926.) BOKYAPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Śivachitta-Vīra-Permāḍi, 1163 A.D.

This is dated the 17th regnal year of the king, Subhānu, Pushya śu. 10, Monday, Saṅkramaṇa. The date is irregular. In the said cyclic year corresponding to 1163 A.D., the tithi corresponded to December 7 which was Saturday. The Saṅkramaṇa, obviously Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa, occurred on December 26, Thursday.

It records a gift of wet land for worship, offerings and burning a lamp, to the god Svayaṁbhu of Arasigeṟe, by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Śivachitta-Vīra-Permāḍi who was governing Koṁkaṇa Nine-Hundred and Halasige Twelve-Thousand from Gōve. The gift was entrusted into the hands of Śivaśakti-paṇḍita, disciple of Kēdāraśakti-paṇḍita. Two more gifts to the deity are also mentioned.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya [śaṁbhavē] • •

⟨2⟩ • ṁbujalakṣmige maiḷalamahādēvi • • • • • • • • • • bhūpāḷakaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda maṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ banavāsipuravarādhīśvaraṁ samastabhu-

⟨4⟩ vanasaṁstūyamānaharadhara[ṇī]prasota triḷōcanakadaṁbavaṁśamahōdaya[ma]hī dharēṁdra-

⟨5⟩ śikharābhyudayamānamahāpracaṁdamā¨rttaṁḍa mā¨rttaṁḍakarātitībranijapratāpavaśīkri-

⟨6⟩ tasakaḷamahīmaṁḍaḷanuttuṁgasiṁhalāṁbhana [vānara]mahādhva[ja pe¨rmmaṭṭi]tū¨ryyani-

⟨7⟩ ¨rgghōṣaṇa caturāśītinagarādhiṣṭitāṣṭādaśāśvamēdhadīkṣākuḷaprasū-

⟨8⟩ taṁ himavadgirīṁdraruṁdraśikharasaṁsthā[pita]mahā • • • • • tyāgajagajhaṁ- ⟨Page 282⟩

⟨9⟩ pa jhaṁpaḷācā¨ryya niśśaṁkarā[ma] subhaṭakanakanikaṣōpaḷaṁ śaraṇāgatavajraprākāra lō-

⟨10⟩ kaikakaḷpadruma saṁkrāntidhavaḷa mū¨rttinārāyaṇa [kī¨rtti]mā¨rttaṇḍa maṇḍaḷikala lāṭapaṭṭa vai-

⟨11⟩ righaraṭṭa subhaṭarājaśikhāmaṇi [kādaṁba]cūḍā[maṇītya]khiḷanāmāvaḷī virājitara-

⟨12⟩ ppa śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ mahāmāhēśvaraṁ śrī • • • • • [śi]vacittavīra pe¨rmmūḍidēvarasaru-

⟨13⟩ koṁkaṇavoṁbhainūṟumaṁ halasige hannicchāsira[mumaṁ] duṣṭanigraha śiṣṭaprati pāḷana-

⟨14⟩ dināḷdu gōveya nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathā[vinōdadiṁ] rājyaṁ geyuttamire ||

⟨15⟩ ·udayācaḷadoḷdinakaranudiyi • nintirekaḍaṁbakuḷave • • • • • ghana[śi]khari śikharadoḷudi-

⟨16⟩ yisidaṁ viśadakī¨rtti pa¨rmmāḍinṛpaṁ || ·intenisida kādaṁba śivacitta vīrape¨rmmāḍidēvarasaru biṭṭa dha¨rmmamenteṁdaḍe || • • • • •

⟨17⟩ śrīmaccatu¨rddaśabhuvanādhiṣṭāya[kaṁ] śatānanda muku[nda] saṁkrandanādi sa[¨rvva] gī¨rvvāṇaika • • • tanayanāgni-

⟨18⟩ ni¨rddagdhakusumasāyaka | sakaḷalōkābhīṣṭaphaḷadāyaka pratyakṣaprasiddhamapparasigeṟeya śrī svayaṁ-

⟨19⟩ bhudēvara nivēdyakke muṁdaṇa keṟeya keḷegi¨rvvaṇḍi bhattada gadde taḷavṛttiyāgi[re] mattaṁ svasti śrīkādaṁba-

⟨20⟩ śivacitta vīrape¨rmmāḍidēvava¨rśada 17 neya śubhānu saṁvatsarada puṣyamāsa śuddha 10 sōmavāra saṁ-

⟨21⟩ kramaṇadaṁdarasigeṟeya śrīsvayaṁbhudēvara nivēdyakke caitra pavitrakkaṁ khaṁḍasphuṭita jī¨rṇnōddhārakkaṁ-

⟨22⟩ nandādīvigegaṁ jērijavāḍada hola[do]ḷage [taḍakōḍa] hola sīmeyiṁ mūḍalu hagara geya [ho]la sīme-

⟨23⟩ yiṁ baḍagalinnēsaṟalu | narēṁdrapurada hiriya kōlaloṁdu mattaregala[vi¨rvvaḍagalu] panneraḍu mattaranida-

⟨24⟩ loṁdu bhāga haraḷu bhāgamāda bhūmiyo[ḷu] yumanu jērijavāḍadoḷage keyi māḍu vokkaliṁge rā-

⟨25⟩ jahastadalu 40 ka[yya]ddha mane 20 kayya goṭṭagemaneyaṁ ·arasigeṟeyoḷage rāja hastadalu

⟨26⟩ 60 keyya maṭhada maneya śrīsvayaṁbhudēvapādārādhakarappa kēdāraśaktipaṁḍitara putraṁ

⟨27⟩ śivaśaktipaṁḍita¨rgge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi biṭṭaru || tatpādapadmōpa jīvi |

⟨28⟩ saveḍiya kāveya sāvantanuṁ maḷḷaseṇageya sāvantanuṁ tammāḷkeya dumavāḍadalu meyya-

⟨29⟩ li¨rvvaṇḍi bhattada gaddeyaṁ śrīsvayaṁbhudēva¨rgge sa¨rvvanamasyadi biṭṭaru | mattaṁ taḍa kōḍa pa[nni]¨rvvaru [saṁkra]maṇadande-

⟨30⟩ [ḍe]ya kēriya huḷilēśvaradēvariṁ mūḍali¨rppatōṁṭa keyya maneyaṁ dēva¨rgge sa¨rvva namasyamāgi biṭṭaru || ⟨Page 283⟩

⟨31⟩ ·intī dha¨rmmamanāvapratipāḷisidavaṁ gaṁge gaye vāraṇāsi kurukṣētrameṁba puṇya tī¨rtthaṁgaḷo-

⟨32⟩ ḷu sāyire kavileya kōḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ paṁcaratnaṁgaḷoḷkaṭṭisi sāyira sabrāhmaṇa¨rgge koṭṭa phaḷamakku |

⟨33⟩ ·intī dha¨rmamanāva • • • • • gavaṁgantanituṁ puṇyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷsāyira kavilevaṁ sāyira sakhrāhna-

⟨34⟩ ṇarumanaḷida • • • • • pātakamakku || © svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭiva-

⟨35⟩ ¨rṣa sahasrā • • • • • jāyatē krimiḥ ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0231⟩ No. 231. (A.R. No. 248 of 1926.) AMMINBHĀVI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the Kalamēśvara temple.

Śivachitta Tribhuvanamalla, 1183-84 A.D.

This is dated the 18th regnal year of the chief, Śōbhakṛit, Chaitra śu. 11, Tuesday. The cyclic year corresponds to 1183-84 A.D. But the details of the date are irregular. Chaitra śu. 11 of that year corresponded to March 6, the weekday being Sunday. Śivachitta Permāḍi of the Kadamba family of Goa who also bore the title Tribhuvanamalla, is known to have commenced his reign from 1147 A.D. Thus the regnal year cited would be too low for his reign.

It describes an officer and records his death in a fight. The epigraph is worn out and no other details can be made out.

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First Panel.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī kādaṁba śrī sivacita dēva tribhuvanamalladēvavarusada 18 neya śōbhakritu saṁvatsarada cyayitra su 11 maṁgaḷavā-

⟨2⟩ radaṁdu svasti samastapra[śa*]stisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāpasāytaṁ paramavisvāsi • • • • • • • • • • • • • ni¨rmmūlanuṁ ya •

⟨3⟩ visama hayārūḍha pravuḍarēkhārēvantanuṁ baṁndujanaciṁtāmaṇiyu • • śritajana kalpavrikṣa ·aribiruda nāyka vēśyā-

⟨4⟩ bhujaṁga • • parabaḷabaḷadō¨rbbaḷaga¨rbbadiṁ • • • • • tārātināyka • • bbhājana maṁtraprasiddhanuṁ • • • • • • • • • • dakṣa

Second Panel.

⟨1⟩ pratipāḷanuṁ [yanāgata] vikramādityanuṁ • • • • • • • • • • [vājā] siddhiya •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • tribhuvanamalladēva rājyabharabhāra[dhavu]rēya dikkuṁjaranuṁ śrī mūlasthānadēvara divyaśrīpāda[padmārādhakanuṁ]

⟨3⟩ parabaḷasādhakanu[ma*]ppa • • • māyenāykanu • • rsara besadiṁ kuṁbisaya bīrarsana mēle

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • geludu sva¨rggavane[ydi]danu || cchaladiṁ saṇasutippara talegaḷaṁ taridoṭṭi

⟨5⟩ baladoḷu • • • • • • • • • • ṭṭanahita gharaṭṭaṁ || 1 ⟨Page 284⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0232⟩ No. 232. (A.R. No. 434 of 1926.) DĒVARA HUBBAḶḶI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the Kōḍi Basavaṇṇa temple.

Jayakēśi III, 1206 A.D.

This is dated the 20th regnal year of the king, Kshaya, Jyēshṭha śu. 8, Wednesday corresponding to 1206 A.D., May 17.

It states that the Mahājanas of Huppavaḷḷi had the temple of Mahālakshmī built with the unanimous agreement and endowed land and a shop for worship and offerings to the deity. It also records gifts including oil for burning a lamp before the deity, by the Seṭṭiguttas and other members of the trading community of the four towns of Dāravāḍa, Narēndrapura, Taḍakōḍu and Ammeyabāvi in Halasige Twelve-Thousand. Other gifts by the One-Thousand, the Five-Hundred-and-four and the Seṭṭiguttas of the four towns mentioned above, as well as others are also mentioned.

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⟨1⟩ © śrīmahālakṣmīdēvi śaraṇu || namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarā-

⟨2⟩ raṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē © svasti śrī kādaṁba vīra jayakēsidēvava-

⟨3⟩ ¨rṣada 20 neya kṣaya saṁvatsarada jēṣṭa suddha 8 budhavāradalu śrīmanumahā-

⟨4⟩ grahāraṁ huppavaḷḷiya 5 vīsakada pra[bhu] siddha[pē]śa mahā-

⟨5⟩ janaṁga[ḷu*] mahāsabheyāgi neredi¨rddu tammoḷēkamatyavāgi śrīmahā-

⟨6⟩ lakṣmīdēviya pratiṣṭaya māḍisi ·ā dēviya nivēdyakkeṁdu

⟨7⟩ mūvara kaṭṭeya(ṁ) vottina[li] hāḷigū[ḍāgi bījabiḍuva]

⟨8⟩ keyi kaṁba 400 ·adabaḷiya hakka sahita ·aṁgaḍi bīdiyali rā-

⟨9⟩ ja bīdiyiṁ paḍuvalu yiṁnēsaṟalu 5 kayyagalayībbaḍaga 6 kayya

⟨10⟩ nīḷada ·aṁgaḍi 1 ·adakke taḷasārige danabaḷa koṭa ha [1] savamaḷe[ga]-

⟨11⟩ vi yiṁntivu purassaravāgi kiṟukuḷavaḷiyakenitu sa¨rvvanama-

⟨12⟩ śyavāgi biṭṭaru kāḷave lōkaṇanu dēvakā¨ryyava naḍasuvaru © ||

⟨13⟩ © svasti samadhiga[ta*]bhuvanavikhyāta paṁcavīrasāsanalabudhānēka-

⟨14⟩ [gu]ṇagaṇā[ḷaṁ*]kritaru satyasaucacārucā[ri*]tra nayavinaya-

⟨15⟩ vijñāna dha¨rmmapratipā[ḷa*]naru | suva¨rṁṇnaguḍḍadhvajaruṁ bhagava[tī]-

⟨16⟩ [la]budhavaraprasādarumappa halasige haṁnissāsi-

⟨17⟩ rada dāravāḍa narēṁdrapura taḍakōḍu ·ammeyabāvi yiṁtu nā-

⟨18⟩ [la]kku paṭṭaṇada seṭṭigutaru ·ā staḷada nakaraṁgaḷu vaiśya cauriseṭṭi kaṁni-

⟨19⟩ • [sō]saniseṭṭi muṁmuridaṁḍaṁgaḷu mu-

⟨20⟩ • vāgi ·ā mahājanaṁga[ḷa*] saṁnidhānadalu ·ā vūra sananēsara

⟨21⟩ • • biṭṭa bhatta saṭṭuga 1 talligaru dēviya naṁdādīvigeṁdu hāḍa

⟨22⟩ • • ·eṇne sauṭage 1 © sāsi¨rvvaru vayinūṟanā-

⟨23⟩ [lu]varu nāluku paṭṭaṇada seṭṭigutaru mukhyavāgi ·ā ma-

⟨24⟩ hājanaṁgaḷa saṁnidhānadalu dēviya caitrada pa¨rvva[ke]ṁ-

⟨25⟩ du ·eleya bojaṁgaru ·āḷinalu ha 1 daṁ biṭṭaru || dēviya

⟨26⟩ caitrada pa¨rvvakeṁdu gātrigaru tamma ·ele [hē]ṟiṁge vi 1 bi-

⟨27⟩ ṭṭaru || śāsanavidāvudelliya śāsanavārittarēka salisuve-

⟨28⟩ nānī sāsanamaneṁba pātakanā sakaḷa rauravake gaḷaga[ḷa*]niḷiga(gu) || ⟨Page 285⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0233⟩ No. 233. (A.R. No. 437 of 1926.) MANGUṆḌI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying near the ruined temple of Siddhaliṅgēśvara.

Jayakēśi III and Vajradēva; 1203-1216 A.D.

The record contains six dates. The first is the 16th year of the reign of Vīra-Jayakēśidēva, commencing from the Kaliyuga year 4289, Dundubhi, Pushya ba. 8, Wednesday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkramaṇa. The Kaliyuga year cited is the year from which the regnal year was reckoned. For the cyclic year Dundubhi falling within the reign of the Kadamba king, the details correspond to 1203 A.D., January 7. The weekday, however, was Tuesday.

The second date which is the cyclic year Rudhirōdgāri, Śrāvaṇa-pūrṇami, Friday, corresponds to 1203 A.D., July 25. The third date is the 25th year of the reign of Vīra-Jayakēśidēva, commencing from Kaliyuga year 4288, Prajāpati, Śrāvaṇa ba. 13, Monday. This corresponds to 1211 A.D., August 8, the year being current. The fourth date is the 28th year of the reign of Vīra-Jayakēśidēva, coMmencing from the Kaliyuga year 4289, Bhāva, Māgha ba. 1, Saturday, which corresponds to 1215 A.D., January 17, Saturday, f.d.t. °21. The fifth date is the 2nd regnal year of Vīra-Vajradēva, Dhātu, Śrāvaṇa śu. 5, Thursday, corresponding to 1216 A.D., July 2. The last date is the 2nd regnal year of Vīra-Vajradēva. Dhātu, Mārgasīrsha śu [1] the weekday being lost. The details cannot be verified but it falls in the month of November in 1216 A.D.

The inscription commences with the formal Chālukya praśasti and refers to the reign of Tribhuvanamalla or Sōmēśvara IV who was actually no more. After giving a brief account of the Kadamba rulers of Goa, it introduces Jayakēśin III and his son Vajradēva who were ruling over Palasige Nāḍu. Next is described a line of ascetics who flourished at Maṇigundage in Hulambi Seventy. The last of them was Chandrabhūshaṇa. At the instance of this teacher a temple of Śiva was constructed with the co-operation of the residents of the place and named Tribuvanavīra-Jayakēśi, also called Siddhēśvara. Various gifts consisting of land, fixed shares of income, oil, etc., were made to this deity by Chauḍa-gāvuṇḍa, the Five-Hundred-and-four representatives of the place and others and these were entrusted into the hands of the above named teacher who was the trustee of the temple. Among such donors are mentioned the Three Hundred of Muguda, Ugura Three Hundred of Huppavaḷḷi, Nuggiyahaḷḷi, Sattivūr and the others of Kandagallu. Nandigāve, Sonnaligeyapura, Vijayāpura, Ayyāvaḷe and Khēḍa.

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⟨1⟩ © ·ōṁ nama śivāya || namastuṁgaśirastuṁgacaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara parama bhaṭṭāraka satyāśraya-

⟨3⟩ kuḷatiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmatribhu[va*]namalladēvavijayarājyamuttarōttarābhi vriddhiprava¨rddhamāna mā-

⟨4⟩ caṁdrā¨rkkatāraṁbaraṁ(baraṁ) saluttamire || vri || palateṟadiṁ pala¨rppogaḷe raṁjisuti¨rppa sudā naśūradiṁ sulali-

⟨5⟩ ta kī¨rttiyaṁ taḷeda dibya [ta]pōdhanadiṁnivaṁ kara[ṁ] malevaribhūparaṁ da¨rppamiradi¨rppuva vīrabhaṭāḷiyiṁ karaṁ pala- ⟨Page 286⟩

⟨6⟩ sugenāḍadēṁ sogayisi¨rddudō kaḷpamahījadaṁdadiṁ || ka || ·ā viṣayamanāḷda¨rppalarī vasudheya duṣṭaripugaḷaṁ geldudidu kēvame bhūḷa-

⟨7⟩ mipāḷakāva¨rttamageṟa[gi] niṁda bhūmīsvararaṁ || ·antānvayadoḷu || vṟi || dēva[ṁ]kāva ḍevanyabhūparariya[ṁ] koṁdikkuvaṁ bhītaraṁ

⟨8⟩ kāvaṁ taṁnna padadvayakkeṟagalā śatrukṣi[tī]śa¨rkkaḷiṁnēnaṁ pēḷimenuttiralke śivacittaṁ vīra pe¨rmmāḍi tāṁ bhūvaṁdyaṁ ne[ga*]ḷdaṁ parā¨rtthacaritaṁ dō¨rgga¨rvvadoṁ-

⟨9⟩ du • • || ka || ·ātana sahōdaraṁ tāṁ bhūtaḷadoḷu kī¨rttivetta(ṁ)namaḷacaritraṁ mātēnū vijayadēvaṁgātaṁgā[¨r]ssariya bhū-

⟨10⟩ mipāḷa¨rddhareyoḷu || ·ātaṁgādaṁ tanūjaṁ bhūnuta jayakēśidē[va]mahipaṁ taḷedaṁ mā[na*]nidi sakaḷadhātriyanēnuṁ [todaḷilla] taṁna dakṣiṇabhujadoḷ ||

⟨11⟩ [va] || ·antā nṛpaṁ taṁna dakṣiṇabhu[jā]daṁḍadiṁ bhūmaṁḍa[ḷa]manottiyāḷda[ṁ] tanageṟa gadaribhūpara kādu vikrāṁtadu¨rbbiniṁderagida virōdhibhūparaṁ nelake sō[vara]

⟨12⟩ māḍisi saptakōṭīśvaradēvalabdavaraprasādanuṁ koṁkaṇacakrava¨rttiyuṁ haracaraṇa prasūtanuṁ tyāgasiṁhāsanacakrava¨rttiyumeṁbivu modalāda-

⟨13⟩ nēka pese¨rggaḷesadu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājya[ge*]yutta(tti)[¨rddu] || mattaṁ || puru hūtaṁgeṁdu vajrāyudhavatuḷabaḷaṁ rāmaṁgeṁtu bāṇaṁ girijādhī-

⟨14⟩ śaṁge tējaṁ piridenisida • • pāṁḍurājaṁge pā¨rtthaṁ [ki]raṇaṁ sū¨ryyaṁge puṭṭi¨rdda mavara teṟadi puṇyātmakaṁ puṭṭidaṁtā naranātha [va]jradēvaṁ jitaripu ja-

⟨15⟩ yakēśi kṣitīśage vīraṁ || mattamātana kṣatriyapavitrana nāḍoḷu hulaṁbiyeppattaṟoḷage || gaṇanegaḷuṁbavappa banadiṁ harikā

⟨16⟩ • ya nī¨rgga[ḷiṁ]de tiṁtiṇiyenisidda patraphaḷapu[®pa]cayaṁgaḷinoldu nōḍe kaṇtaṇi [yuva] ni¨rjjarōdakadi pūgoḷadiṁdesadi¨rppudeṁdu dhāriṇi mige baṁ-

⟨17⟩ [ṇi]saluke maṇiguṁdage [śō]bhisuti¨rppudāvagaṁ || va || ·alli samasta[dhu]raṁdhararappa tāpa [sā]ṁnvayameṁteṁdaḍaṁ ||

⟨18⟩ • • • || manasija ninna da¨rppamanaḍaṁgisu pōgiravēḍa ninna du¨rvvinayadi ninna leye nutta rājavimukhyana kāhaḷōghavā[¨rddhinivi]se mecci micca

⟨19⟩ • • • ṁdhare baṁṇisa peṁpiniṁdi[¨rppanī] śivasakti kaṇgesadanāśritakaḷpamahījaneṁbinaṁ || v® || dharegō¨rvvaṁ śiva[śa*]ktidēvamunipaṁ rāddhāṁ

⟨20⟩ • • • • • paṁ smarada¨rppārisamastaśāstranipuṇa[ṁ] cāritravārāsibandhara[va*]kkuṁ śiva[śāsa]nāṁbaraśaśāṁkaṁ kī¨rtthiyaṁ tāḷdidaṁ paramānaṁdade dāra-

⟨21⟩ • • • • • prāsāda vistārakaṁ || v® || ·antā munīśvaratanūbhava || dorevettaṁ sūktivettaṁ sakaḷamahimevettaṁ diṭaṁ peṁpuvettaṁ sthiracittaṁ [śu]dhav®ttaṁ

⟨22⟩ paramapadavivettaṁ guṇaṁbetta(ṁ)neṁdīdhare niccaṁ nicca baṁṇnippudu sakaḷaguṇaśrīgaḍa¨rppāda yōgīśvaranī[śā]nākhyanenatuḷaguṇōddhāmanaṁ [prē]madiṁ-

⟨23⟩ daṁ || ·avara [ma*]himōṁnatikkege bhuvanadoḷā¨rssariyenal tapaduṁnatiyiṁ dhavaḷisida kī¨rttiyoḷī[ja]vaya munīśvaranaśēṣa dhā-

⟨24⟩ trītaḷamaṁ || ·antā munīṁdrapādōpāṁtadoḷatiśayade tāḷdi tapaduṁnatiyaṁ kaṁtuge [bha]yamaṁ māḍi samaṁteseda māhā munīṁdra-

⟨25⟩ nēṁ pesa¨rggoḷuvaṁ || śrī girijāvara[ṁ saka]ḷadēvajanastutanakṣayaṁ manōrāgi(ga)dinīge maṁgaḷamanutsavamuṁ caritā¨rtthavṛttiyiṁ yōgijanastutaṁge sa-

⟨26⟩ [ka]ḷāśritakaḷpakujaṁge śaṁkara • • • caṁdrabhūsanamunipravaraṁge dhariti nilvinaṁ || bhāvajavajanaṁda śōbhisi sāsvatamappa sukhasvarūpadiṁdā-

⟨27⟩ [va] tapasvi pēḷ dharege raṁjipanī munimukhyanandadiṁ kāvanaśēṣajīvanicayaṁgaḷanuddhata mōharājanaṁ [sō]vanaśēṣa[dā]nanidhi mānapayōnidhi ⟨Page 287⟩

⟨28⟩ caṁdrabhūṣaṇaṁ || ·antā munīśvaraṁ sa[ka]ḷadha¨rmmaprāsādamūlastaṁbhadante śivaśāsana manuddharisuva bageyiṁ samasta bhaktareṁba sa¨rvva sa[mō]ḷi ka[re]du ||

⟨29⟩ māḍi[deṁ si]vagrihamaṁ nāḍoḷanūnaprasiddhiyaṁ paḍedudanuṁ kē[ḍi]llada sukhanidhiyaṁ bēḍuvenīśvaranoḷeṁdu mana nuḍiyaloḍaṁ ||

⟨30⟩ [neradu ba]ṇaṁjiga¨rmmudade kaṭṭidoḍa[ṁtara] paṭṭava¨rtthiyiṁdavara ba[bā]ppuveṁdate karedittude cāgavā¨rggevendiradatikōpadiṁ muḷiyalā jīvanannaraśēṣadha¨rmma-

⟨31⟩ • • • bharado[ḷ] rakṣipa¨rnnegaḷda paṭṭaṇanālkaḷippa seṭṭiyaru[virasa]goṁḍa bhakta janāvaḷiyoḷu dēvadāsiseṭṭiya sutanaṁ kāva . •

⟨32⟩ dha¨rmmamanivaṁ budhatatige vastuvaṁ gaṁgaṁṇaṁ || [·ēmemma] śaktiyiṁdaṁ nimmaḍigaḷu besasi daṁdadiṁ śivagrahamaṁ nū¨rmmaḍi māḍuva

⟨33⟩ vaṁdaṁpe¨rmmege [kā]ḷidāsanatimudadiṁdaṁ || smararipupadābjabhṛṁgaṁ sthirataratēja guṇā dāna vidhānaṁ varapuṇyamū¨rttiyenipaṁ karame-

⟨34⟩ savaṁka • va nāganamaḷacaritraṁ || ·aṁntavaru mukhyavāgi yanaṁ[nti]ppa • da¨rtti yiṁde tōṁṭiganikaraṁ kaṁtuge sariyādava¨rggaḷumaṁ tāṇamaṁ mā-

⟨35⟩ ḍida¨rmmahōtsavadiṁdaṁ || v® || nuḍidaṁ[tū]¨rjjita kā¨ryyamaṁ paḍedu māḷpa¨rmmānya vaṁ maṁnipaggaḍaṇaṁ taṁmoḷanūnamāgi varadha¨rṁmmādhārarā[da]¨rmmanaṁ bē-

⟨36⟩ ḍe vaṁdibrātamaṁ samuddharisuva[duvaṁ] koṭṭava¨rppaḍe mātēṁ sthiracittarī yugura mūnū¨rvva¨rmmahāma[hi*]marō || ·ugurēśvaradēvakramayugamaṁ pūjisuva-

⟨37⟩ ra¨rttiyiṁ[dana]varataṁ sogayisuvareṁdu baṁṇnipenagaṇitaguṇayutaranuguramūnū¨rvaru maṁ || vri || ·eleya bhūjaṁgaraṁgajanarūpina peṁpi-

⟨38⟩ noḷaṁ samānadiṁdale sogayi¨rpparī dharege satuḷaṁ sucaritravṛttiyaṁdalasada māḷpa dāna guṇadiṁ mahimōṁnnatiyaṁ jagajjanaṁ palataṟadiṁde-

⟨39⟩ [ba]ṇnisaludāttaguṇāṁnvitarī [dha]ritriyoḷ || sthiradiṁde mūlavaḷiya paramana pādāṁ buja yugmamaṁ pū[ji]suva¨rtthadiṁdavalliya bojaṁga¨rbhbharadiṁ

⟨40⟩ • • naṁ manōjāṁtakanaṁ || padapiṁ māḍuva dānaśakti śivadha¨rmmādhārakatvaṁ jagakkoda vi¨rddā[¨rppu] puṇyaduṁnavatikeyiṁdoppi¨rppa gāṁbhī¨ryyasaṁpadava-

⟨41⟩ [tyū¨rjjita]mappa tējavinituṁ taṁmiṁ[da]vādappuveṁbudu lōka • • puṁṇyamū¨rtti gaḷiva[¨rssā]si¨rvvarēṁ dhanyarō || matimaṁta¨rmahimāsama¨rttharatiśuddhā-

⟨42⟩ cāraratyaṁtasaṁstutasucittarudāttarapratimariṁtī dhātriyoḷu saṁpadaruṁnnatiyoḷukē[va] ḷame mahāmahi[ma]reṁbī pe¨rmmeyaṁ pe[ttareṁba] śuddhasucari-

⟨43⟩ tra • • • riva¨rssāsi¨rvvarēṁ dhanyarō || dhare baṁṇnippudu tējaduṁnatikeyiṁ gāṁ [bhī]¨ryyadoṁdōjeyiṁ piriduṁ śōbhisuti¨rppanaṁ sucaritaprakhyātanaṁti-

⟨44⟩ ¨rppaneṁburutējōdhikasūnuvaṁ parahitabyāpāranaṁ puṇyadiṁ dorevetti¨rddanatyudāra • • ṇaṁ cāvuṁḍa gāvu[ṁ]ḍanaṁ || ·aṁtā samastabhaktaruṁ caṁdrabhū-

⟨45⟩ ṣaṇadēvara niyamadiṁ śrī tṛ[tri]bhuvanavīrajayakēśidēvara dēvālayamaṁ savistaraṁ māḍidaradeṁtane || svasti kaliyuga saṁvatsaraṁ 4289 saṁ-

⟨46⟩ daṁ[dādi]yāgi śrīvīrajayakēśidēvava¨rṣada [16] neya duṁdubhi saṁvatsarada puṣya bahuḷa ·aṣtami budhavāradaṁdu vuttarāyaṇa saṁkramaṇa nimittaṁ cau-

⟨47⟩ ḍa gāvuṁḍaṁ holibana huṇisayiṁ paḍuvalu [vo]ṁdu mattaru keyyiṁ ·a maṇiguṁdageya tribhuvanavīrajayakēśidēvara ·acā¨ryyaru caṁdrabhū-

⟨48⟩ ṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭanu || mattaṁ rudhirōdgāri saṁvatsa rada [śrāna]ṇa śuddha puṇṇami śukravāradaṁdā maṇiku[ṁ*]dageya sthaḷadā [mū]- ⟨Page 288⟩

⟨49⟩ nū¨rvvaru caitrada pa¨rvvakke • • • pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāga hasaya ha vaṁntanitumaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhā-

⟨50⟩ rāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattamā maṇiguṁdageyaydunūṟanālvaruṁ caitraḍa pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāga pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāgavananitumaṁ caṁdra-

⟨51⟩ bhūṣaṇadēvara kālaṁka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ kāvaṇada vināyakaṁge hasaya haṇaṁ modalāgi yā vināyakaṁge ·ēnuhuṭṭidaḍaṁ

⟨52⟩ [koṭṭeveṁdu] ·ā caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru [mattaṁ mugudada] mūnū¨rvvaruṁ pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·aḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁ-

⟨53⟩ drabhūṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ huppavaḷḷiya vuguramūnū¨rvvaru pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁdra-

⟨54⟩ bhūṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ nuggiyaha[ḷḷi] ya vuguramūnū¨rvvaruṁ pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadē-

⟨55⟩ varige kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ sattivūra vuguramūnū¨rvvaruṁ pavitrada pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁ ka¨rcchi dhārāpū-

⟨56⟩ [¨rvvakaṁ māḍi ko]ṭṭaru || mattanituṁ [sā]garaduguramūnū¨rvvaruṁ pavitrada pa¨rvva kke ·āḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇa dēvarige kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi [ko]-

⟨57⟩ ṭṭaru || yiṁtī ·aidu sthaḷadavaru pavitrada para(¨rvva) nōḍalu baṁndu dēvakā¨ryamaṁ kaṁḍu dēvara prasādamanuṁḍu • • • • • sthaḷamukhya[vā]gi bāḷabaḷi ha[¨rvva]dali [pavi]tra-

⟨58⟩ da pa¨rvvakke ·āḷalli hāgamaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvarige kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattaṁ • kōlikō • • kaṁdaṁgallu naṁndigā[ve] sūnnaligeyapura

⟨59⟩ vijayapuradayyāvaḷa khēḍavintī sthaḷadavaru mukhyavāgi [sāsi]¨rvvaruṁ pavitrada pa¨rvvakke nōḍaluṁ baṁdu dēvara kā¨ryyamaṁ kaṁḍu saṁtōsaṁ baṭṭu dēvarige hēṟiṁ-

⟨60⟩ ga vīsa kāvaṇakka hēṟiṁge vīsama vokkaliṁge va¨rṣa[ṁ]prati hāgavaṁ sāsi¨rvvaruṁ nālku paṭṭaṇa mukhyavāgi caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru [||]

⟨61⟩ mattavā maṇiguṁdageya [sthaḷadalu] ·aivattokkalu gāṇake soṭige yaṁṇeyaṁ hora[ga]ṇiṁ baṁdu māṟuva hāgake soṭige yeṁṇeyaṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakamāgi caṁdra-

⟨62⟩ bhūṣaṇadēvarige koṭṭaru || śaraṇāgatarakṣakaraṁ hariharapādābjabhriṁgaraṁ dhāraṇiyoḷu sa[ri]gillade ballāḷgaḷanatimudadiṁ poḷacilli mūnū¨rvvaru || caitrada pa¨rvva-

⟨63⟩ ke hāga pavitrada pa¨rvvake hāgaviṁtinitumaṁ [vo]kaliṁge hāgamaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || mattavā maṇiguṁdageya hi-

⟨64⟩ ṭṭina taḷāṟaṁ ciṇnaya nāyakaṁ taṁnna taḷāṟageyoḷage biḷiya koḷana muṁdottina huṇaseya marana hora • • • kaṁba keyyaṁ caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvara

⟨65⟩ kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru || svasti kaliyuga saṁvatsaraṁ 42[8]8 saṁdaṁ[dādi]yāgi śrī kādaṁba śrī vīra jayakēśi dēvava¨rṣada 25 neya prajāpati saṁvatsa-

⟨66⟩ [raṁ] śrāvaṇa bahuḷa 13 sōmavāradaṁdu [nara]siṁha paṭṭava¨rddhana[ru] kīḷvāgu nōṁpiya dakṣiṇeya dānadiṁ [mai]ḷalamahādēviyavara keyyaṁ haḍada maṇiguṁdageya kuruḍa-

⟨67⟩ na [ko]ḷana [ka]ḷagaṇa modalēriya nālku bhaṁḍi bhattada gaddeyanu ·avara makkaḷu mādhava ghaissaru ·avara taṁmmaṁdiru • • va padda[yya]ṁgaḷu ·avara taṁmmaṁdiru tikayyaṁgaḷu ·avara taṁmmaṁ-

⟨68⟩ [diru] viṣṇudēvanaṁtā nālvara kaiyyalu ·ā gaddeyanu maṇiguṁdageya jō·isa bommayyaṁgaḷa makkaḷu ·acayya tippayyaṁgaḷu kra[ya]vāgi koṁḍiralu ·ā tippayya māḍida riṇakke [·ā]- ⟨Page 289⟩

⟨69⟩ tanataṁmaṁ ·ātana heṁḍati tippavve tamma bhāva ·acayyaṁge kuḍalu ·ā ·acayyanu tanna gaddeya nālku bhaṁḍi bhattada sthaḷada nālku sīmeyeṁteṁdaḍe || mūḍaṇasīme hu-

⟨70⟩ ppavaḷḷiya sīme [baḍa]gaṇa sīme huppavaḷḷiya dāri teṁkaṇasīme ·araḷiya gaddeya baḍagaṇa baruhu mēre paḍuvaṇa sīmege kurucana koḷana ·ēri ·aṁtā nālkuṁ sīmeya stha-

⟨71⟩ ḷa [hacu]giloḷage ·aḻugeyavara mane magila hoṟage ·ikkeya mana ·akṣiṇi ·āgāmi sahita samasta badi sahita maṇiguṁdageya śrī grāmēśvaradēvarācā¨ryya caṁdrabhūṣa-

⟨72⟩ ṇadēvara keyyalu lokkiya priyaśrāheya gadyāṇa 52 maṁ koṁḍu ·ā grāmēśvaradēvarige krayadānavāgi koṭṭaru || svasti kaliyuga saṁvatsaraṁ 4289 saṁdaṁdādiyā-

⟨73⟩ gi śrī kādaṁba śrī vīrajayakēśidēvava¨rṣada 28 neya bhāva saṁvatsarada mā[gha] ba 1 vaḍḍa vāradaṁdu hū[li]ya ·iśvarabhaṭṭōpādhyāyaruṁ ·avara makkaḷu nārasiṁhabhaṭṭaru ·aṁ[tiva]ra kaiyyaluṁ

⟨74⟩ maṇiguṁdageya[lu] siddēśvaradēvara vupahāra dēvakā¨ryyanimittaṁ ·ā sthānācā¨ryya caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēvaru ·ā maṇiguṁdageya praviṣṭada bommanahaḷḷiyalli śrīmadarasaralli ·ā yīśvarabhaṭṭaru ha-

⟨75⟩ ḍada bhūmiyoḷage mareya bō[ra] māḍuva gaddeya ·eraḍu hasugeya voṁbhattu bhaṁḍi bhattada sthaḷa ·ā baḷiya hakkalu ·a[dara] nālku sīme ·eṁtaṁdaḍe mūḍaṇa sīme bommana haḷḷiya keṟeya muṁ-

⟨76⟩ dotti[na] • • • • • ·ēri teṁkaṇasīme bommanahaḷḷiya baḍaga[da sīme] haḷḷaṁga yiṁ baṁda [bhaṁ]ḍidāri paḍuvaṇasīme kariya[rāyaṇa]na hakkala baruhu | baḍagalu malla haḷḷiya holana sīme mēre ·aṁtā nālku

⟨77⟩ [sīmevo]ḷage jala vrikṣa pāṣāṇa triṇa kadaṁba caturāghāṭa sahita ·ā keyya baḷiya [maneya] nivēṣanadoḷage hitilalu mūḍaluṁ paḍuvaluṁ ·ayigayiyagala | teṁkaluṁ baḍagaluṁ ·ā maneya

⟨78⟩ • • • • • nīḷa hoṟagāgi ·ā voṁdu sthaḷada maneya nivēśana mattadaṟiṁ maṇeya kāvaṇa [vi]lla ·akṣiṇi ·āgāmi sahita samasta baḷi sahita yiṁtidakke ·ā ·iśvarabhaṭṭōpādhyāyarige ·ā caṁdrabhūṣaṇa • •

⟨79⟩ • • • • • ya gadyāṇa ·aṟuvattu honnakoṭṭukrayadānavāgi koṁḍaru ·ā bhūmiyanu māṟakoṁballi hattida [honnu] kuṟiya gētaṇanuṁ hulugula kallaṇanuṁ koṭṭu dha¨rmmavaṁ māḍidaru svasti •

⟨80⟩ • • • • • vīrabhu[jaba]ḷa vajradēvava¨rṣada 2 neya dhātu saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa suddha 5 guruvāradaṁdu maṇiguṁdegeya vrittimaṁta brāhmaṇaru ·ā sthaḷada siddhēśvaradācā¨ryya caṁdrabhūṣa[ṇa]-

⟨81⟩ dēvara • • • • • ·ā siddēśvara grāmēśvaradēvara sthaḷada keyimanegaḷu brāhmaṇa vrittivōpādiya dēhāra[ṇeya]nāvuduvaṁ koḷḷeveṁdu koṭṭa ·ā brāhmaṇavritti [yō] • •

⟨82⟩ pādiya • • • • • hasugeyanāvuduvaṁ ·ā caṁdrabhūṣaṇadēva[ra]ṟasaveṁdu ·ā brāhmaṇarige koṭṭa [kūci] || ·ā maṇiguṁdageyuguramūnū¨rvvaru śrī siddhēśvara dēva[ra]

⟨83⟩ caitrakke • • • • • bēḷeya biṭṭaru || ·ā maṇiguṁdageya ·ayinūṟanālvaru ·ā siddhēśvaradēvarige ·āḷige caitrakke hāgavoṁdu pavitrakke hāgavoṁdu biṭṭaru ·āḷāgi rāsigeṟuvalli kāvaṇada

⟨84⟩ • • • • • [hasige] haṇavoṁda biṭṭaru || sāsi¨rvvaru ·ā siddhēśvaradēvarige ·eleya hēṟiṁge vīsavoṁda biṭṭaru || suṁkadadhikāri dēvayya caṁdayyaṁgaḷu ·ā grāmēśvara siddhēśvaradēvara sī- ⟨Page 290⟩

⟨85⟩ meya nivēśanagaḷoḷage ·aṁgaḍi gāṇakke suṁka taḷasārige maṁnnaṇeyaṁ māḍi biṭṭaru || svasti śrī kādaṁba śrī vīrabhujabaḷa vajradēvava¨rṣada 2 neya dhātu saṁvatsarada mā¨rggaśī¨rṣa śuddha

⟨86⟩ 1 • • • • • huliyamaseṭṭi taṁna maga bhairavana baṁḍiya [hū]ḍidalli ·ā bhairava mritanāgalu śrī siddhēśvaradēvara muṁde ·ā bhairavana hesaralu bhairavadēvara pra[ti]ṣṭha

⟨87⟩ • • • • • bhairavadēvara nityā • • na ·upahārakke siddhēśvaradēvarācā¨ryya caṁdrabhūśaṇadēvaru hūliya yīśvarabhaṭṭara kaiyiṁ

⟨88⟩ • • • • • geyyavoḷage keḷagaṇa hasugeyoḷage [modalē]riya keḷage ·ā caṁdra bhūṣaṇadēvara kaiyyalu • •

⟨89⟩ ya ma[ttaṟoṁ]du | • • • • • sthaḷakke lokkiya gadyāṇa [ha]ttuma koṭṭa kraya vāgi koṁ[gu] ·olōgama dēva ·āga koṭṭanu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0234⟩ No. 234. (A.R. No. 469 of 1926.) AḶNĀVAR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

The epigraph contains a part of the Kadamba praśasti. From an invocation to the ina-śāsana in the beginning, it appears to have recorded a gift to a Jaina temple. The inscription is badly damaged and fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhadramastu jinasāsanasya ||

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kadaṁba kuḷakamaḷinī ni

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇḍaṁ pracaṇḍavairima

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rppitasakaḷavi

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mā¨rttaṁḍaṁ maṇḍaḷi

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • raṁ banavāsipu

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [va]ṁśamahōda

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pratāpa

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [bhū]ṣaṇaṁ 1

THE SINDAS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0235⟩ No. 235. (B.K. No. 164 of 1926-27.) KAṆAGINAHĀḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab built into the wall of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Permāḍi, circa 12th century.

The epigraph which is fragmentary contains the description of the Sinda family commencing with Āchugi. It stops with the prose praśasti of Permāḍi, son of Āchugi by Mahādēvi. The text is almost identical with that found in lines 20-37 of No. 119 of South Indian Inscriptions, Vol. XI, Part II.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ taḷadaṁ vega¨rtteya nṛpatiyinda [rājya]śrīnārīramaṇanenisi • • • • • • • • • • 2

⟨2⟩ cugidēvaṁ || palavuṁ du¨rggaṅgaḷa koṁḍavinatanṛparaṁ tūḷdi beṁkoṇḍa da¨rppāviḷaraṁ mū¨rkkoṇḍarātikṣitipatigaḷa dēśaṁgaḷa ka • • ⟨Page 291⟩

⟨3⟩ kaikoṁṇḍu lasatpuṇyakriyāsaṁbhava[vi]bhavamananoccatagoṇḍu lakṣmīlalanākāntaṁ samantācarasanakhiḷa saukhyāspada

⟨4⟩ • • • • • dhammani¨rmmāṇatatparanenisida mahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ ·acarasana mahāsati || parama patibrata ni¨rmmaḷacarita mahāpu-

⟨5⟩ ṇyavati mahādēvi jagadvaramaṇḍaḷēśarājñīśirōvibhūṣaṇavenale jasamantaḷadaḷ || ·enisida mādēvigavā jinanutanṛpatiḷa

⟨6⟩ • • • • • carasaṁge janiyisidaṁ sakaḷajagajjanaha¨rṣaṁ janiyisalke pe¨rṁmmāḍinṛpaṁ || samanēṁ pe¨rmmāḍi bhūpaṁgene śucicarita-

⟨7⟩ snāna dēvā¨rccana hōma mahādāna brataughadvijagurumunipūjādipuṇyakriyā prakra madiṁ dha¨rmmā¨rtthaśāstraśrutiyi-

⟨8⟩ nakhiḷadibyānnadānaṁgaḷiṁduttamanānānabbyakābyaśravaṇasara[sa*]gōṣṭīviḷāsaṁgaḷiṁdaṁ [||*] svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahā-

⟨9⟩ maṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ | ·udāravīramāhēśvaraṁ | sindakuḷakamaḷamā¨rtaṇḍa | maṇḍaḷikakusuvakōdaṇḍa | sakaḷahayārūḍha prauḍa-

⟨10⟩ śikṣāvicakṣaṇa | paripū¨rṇnaśubhalakṣaṇa | kavigamakivādivāgmivāgmijanasaṁstoyamāna guṇa gaṇanidāna | śivāgama sa-

⟨11⟩ māka¨rṇnana ka¨rṇnapūra | sakaḷavidvajjanōddhāra | ·apāraparahitācā¨ryya | ·asahāya śau¨ryya | nānānayōpāya-

⟨12⟩ nipuṇacāṇakya | ·acaḷitavākyaśastraśāstrādisatkaḷāpravīṇa | raṇāṁgaṇadhurīṇa | bhōgōpabhōgasaṁkrandana

⟨13⟩ ·anūnadānaravinandana | ·anēkavidhadu¨rggava¨rggatriṇētra | ·ādijacaritra śaraṇāgatavajrapaṁjara | maṇḍaḷikadikkuṁja-

⟨14⟩ ra kābyagīta rasānubhava vinōda • • • • • • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0236⟩ No. 236. (B.K. No. 147 of 1928-29.) HOSŪR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Siddhēśvara temple, two miles from the village.

Chāvuṇḍa, 1155 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1076, Yuva, Pushya śu. 14, Monday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti. If śu. is a mistake for ba. and Monday for Sunday, then the details correspond to 1155 A.D., December 25. The Śaka year was current.

It records a gift of land to the god Mallikārjuna in Kapilāśrama by Gayādharanāyaka, Pergaḍe Sōmanātha-nāyaka, Karaṇa Rāyarasa and others with the approval of the Sinda queen Lakshmidēvī, wife of Chāvuṇḍa. Lakshmīdēvī is said to have been administering the area granted by her husband.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ vasumatigesada sōmanātha • • • • • nu malladeyu cāmuṁḍamaṁ[ḍa][ḷē*] śvarana paṭṭamahā[dē]vi

⟨2⟩ maṁḍaḷikāgragaṇyanaja • • • • • • • • • • vēdaṁḍana dhāriṇi sa[tta]ya kū¨rmmeya gaṁḍana pe¨rmme

⟨3⟩ • ta cauṁḍana cittapaṁkaruhadoḷnalasi¨rddapaḷūppa [cauṁḍabhūmaṁḍaḷa]nāthanagra[sati] lakṣmivirājipa • ⟨Page 292⟩

⟨4⟩ • yeṁdadi | svastyanavarataparamakalyāṇābhyudayasahasraphaḷabhōgabhāgini dvitīya lakṣmī-

⟨5⟩ samāne kaḷahaṁsayāne dānacintāmaṇi • • • janacūḍāmaṇiyantaṟpu • • rāgrēsari sa[va]-

⟨6⟩ tigajakēsari yācakajanadāridryasaṁharaṇe guṇagaṇābharaṇe sa[ha]ja[mri]gamadāmōda budhaja-

⟨7⟩ nāhlāde | sāhasōttuṁge vijayavaijayantinūtanadamayanti siṁdamukuṁda [cāvuṁ]ḍa [dēvava]-

⟨8⟩ kṣasthaḷanivāsa lakṣmīdēvi śrīmatsiṁdamahādēvi lakṣmīdēvi || ka || soṁḍi hosavūrā kara keṟemaṁḍalado-

⟨9⟩ ḷnegaḷda • • • • • • • • • • pativūraṁ cāvuṁḍaṁ [ku]ḍe paramasukhadi nāḷuttiddaḷu || ·alli || ·esada •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • grihaṁgaḷi • • • • • • • • • • nesaguṁ hosa vū¨rsirigikkadāṇame-

⟨11⟩ ne vasumatiyoḷ || pa • • • • • • • • • • ya satyada puruṣā¨rthada janma bhūmi kaligavuṁḍa niravadyaṁ ta •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • sau¨ryyaśāḷi [siṁga]gavuṁḍa || mattamalli || v® || • • payōdhini¨rmmaḷa sarasvati [pe¨rddoṟe] • • •

⟨13⟩ tuṁge dakṣiṇa gōdāvarī[dēvi] siṁdhu yamunānadītī¨rtthajalaṁgaḷalla miṁtāvagavalla moṁdeḍege baṁdo[da]vo-

⟨14⟩ ppa • • khya tī¨rtthadoḷ dē[vara]dēvanoppi nalasi¨rddanaḷaṁkritamallikā¨rjjunaṁ || sa[ra]ḷata[mā]ḷatāḷasa-

⟨15⟩ kāvaka • • • • • • • • • • mucukuṁda kuṁda lavalī haricaṁdana tiṁtri ṇī ka¨rppūrasu

⟨16⟩ • • bhūruhavanāḷiyiṁ karamoppi tōṟuguṁ nirupama mallikā¨rjjuna nivāsama • • munī-

⟨17⟩ śapūjitaṁ || niravadyakī¨rtti ramya[ṁ] dharegesada jñānaśakti • • • • • tatsiṣyaṁ bhāsuraguṇaniḷayaṁ negaḷda [dha¨rmata]-

⟨18⟩ pōrāsi yenisi • • rākhyaṁ ·ācā¨ryapadaviyoḷire © samastarājya bharanirū-

⟨19⟩ pi[ta] mahāmātyapadavīvirājamāna • • • kānīna lakṣmādē[vī] padapaṁ kajamadhukara | nijō •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • karasavaṇi garima saṁgrāma • • • • • maṁtrijanalalāṭa paṭṭa | gō-

⟨21⟩ trapavitra | [baṁdhu]janamitra ·ityakhiḷanāmāṁkamāḷikāvirājitarappa sōmanāthanāya ka¨rgge ||

⟨22⟩ su • • • hita • • • • • nante negaḻdareḷayoḷatiśayapuṇya¨rppatibhakta kēśa [va]-

⟨23⟩ saṁ[stu]tya[gu]ṇaniḷa[ya]ne[sava] • • • dēvar || © mattaṁ pe[¨rgga]ḍe sōma nāthanā-

⟨24⟩ yakaruṁ gayādharanāyakaru karaṇaṁ rāyarasanuṁ [mā]cirājanuṁ pratika-

⟨25⟩ ṇṭhakēśavadēvanuṁ mādhavadēvanuṁ śrīma[lla]kṣmādēviya¨rgge biṁnapaṁ geydu śrīma-

⟨26⟩ tu kapilāśrama doṟavatīrada śrī mallikā¨rjjanadēva¨rgge sakava¨rṣaṁ

⟨27⟩ 1076 ne yuva saṁvatsarada puṣya suddha 14 sōmavāra ·uttarāya- ⟨Page 293⟩

⟨28⟩ ṇa saṁkrāṁtiyanu biṭṭa gadde pū¨rbbadalu dēva¨rgge naḍava ha-

⟨29⟩ raḷu mattaru [8] he¨rggaḍe [gāmuḍaṇaṁ] biṭṭa ·ajjaṁcegeyi mattaru [3]

⟨30⟩ pratipāḷipudī dha¨rmmamanatiśayadiṁdarasu • • • • • gāvuṁḍu sanmati-

⟨31⟩ yiṁdaṟuvattokkalumatibhakti[yi]neṁṭuhiṭṭumācaṁdrā¨rkka[ṁ] || kara-

⟨32⟩ mesavī dha¨rmmava noppire pāḷisidaṁganantapuṇyaṁ sā¨rguṁ doregeṭṭiḷida

⟨33⟩ durātmaṁ dhare paḷiyalu rauravakke gaḷagaḷanaḷiguṁ © śivāya namaḥ

⟨34⟩ paramatapōdhanare viprara[do]ppe śivaprasiddhasāsanamasusthiramā-

⟨35⟩ gire pāḷisuta dhareyaṁ • • • • • • • • • • cāvuṁḍa nripaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0237⟩ No. 237. (B.K. No. 28 of 1927-28.) UṆACHGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up near the public well.

Chāvuṇḍa, 1165 A.D.

This is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Pārthiva, Pushya śu. 13, Sunday Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. The date is not regular. The year Pārthiva falling in the reign of Sinda Chāvuṇḍa corresponds to 1165 A.D. In that year Pushya śu. occurred on December 17, the weekday being Friday. The said Saṁkramaṇa howover, occurred on December 25, Saturday.

It records a gift by Heggade Īśvarayya, of the Hejjuṅka and Bīravaṇa taxes, under the instructions of Chāvuṇḍarasa. The latter part of the record is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrīma[nmahāmaṁ]ḍaḷēsvaraṁ sāhasōttuṁga bhujabaḷabhīma vī-

⟨2⟩ [ra]cavuṁḍarasadēvara besadiṁ hejjuṁka bīravaṇada haggaḍa ·īsvarayyagaḷu 10 neya pā-

⟨3⟩ ¨rtthiva saṁvatsarada pusya su 13 ·ādivāra yuttarāyaṇa saṁkrāṁtiyaṁdu • • • • • kū[ṁ]ṭage-

⟨4⟩ ya bīḍina staḷadalli [tiṁ]gaḷiṁga biṭṭa vī [5] © piriyaranugra • • • • • ca • bhūpati

⟨5⟩ vīranāki siṁgarasa sahasrabāhu • • • • • • • • • • [ta]raḍagiṁ-

⟨6⟩ ḍeyanāḍi • • • • • • • • • • || ©

⟨7⟩ di • • • • • • • • • • yiṁ

⟨8-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • • • • [yiṁ] nuta siṁdavaṁsa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ mēruge biṇpuvā 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0238⟩ No. 238. (B.K. No. 4 of 1927-28.) HIRĒMAṆṆŪR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the wall of Hanumān temple.

Chāvuṇḍa, 1169 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1091, Virōdhi, Pushya śu. 5, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa, corresponding to 1169 A.D., December 25. ⟨Page 294⟩

It records the renewal of a gift of land for the maintenance of a tank called Hiriyakeṟe of Hiriya-Maṇiyūr, at the request of Dāsabōva, the Adhishṭhāyaka of Jinaśāle, by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Chāvuṇḍa of the Sinda family who was governing Kisukāḍu Seventy, Bāgaḍage Seventy; Nareyaṁgal Twelve and Keḷavāḍi Three Hundred. The earlier part gives a genealogical account of the donor and his exploits.

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⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmara cāravē traiḷōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁ-

⟨2⟩ bhāya saṁbhavē || namastasmai varāhāyalīlayā caratē mahī khu-

⟨3⟩ rāntaragatō yasya mēruḥ kaṇakaṇāyatē © © ©

⟨4⟩ © tadvā¨rddhicāruparikhāsaduvaḷayutamenisi nāḍe sogayisu[vu]du

⟨5⟩ jaṁbūdvīpavalli kubhridvaramene nāḍe mērugiri raṁjisugu || ·ā kana-

⟨6⟩ kādriyiṁ teṁkalu bhūkāṁtākuṁta[ḷō]pavaṁtā kāṁtaviṣayarakṣakarī kaliyu-

⟨7⟩ gadalli puṭṭida¨rccāḷukyaru || ·a cāḷukyamahīśariṁda baḷiyiṁdu¨rddhattaraṁ ge-

⟨8⟩ ldu dhātrīcakraṁ neṟe baṇnisalu bhujabaḷā • • • • • kuṁtaḷōruvi caṁcaccatu-

⟨9⟩ rāṁganā[ṁ]kasamākaṣāgrahaṁ bijjaṇa • • • • • nopputi¨rppanadaṭaṁ

⟨10⟩ vidviṣṭavidrāvaṇaṁ || taccakrava¨rttiyaḷiya viditaṁ viśadakī¨rtti cāmuṁḍanripaṁ-

⟨11⟩ ni[cca]ṭagali kalikālaviyaccaranene pasarinesadanī vasumatiyoḷu || ·ā mahā-

⟨12⟩ nubhāvananvayāvatāramente[ṁ*]doḍe || ·ācugibhūmipāḷana sahōdara[na*]pra-

⟨13⟩ timapratāpabhūpācaḷa vajradaṁḍarene nākanripaṁ nṟipatuṁga siṁganārōci-

⟨14⟩ tavikramaṁ naga¨rdda dāsarasaṁ kale • • • jaya[śrī]caturapriyaṁ vibhu cavuṁḍa-

⟨15⟩ rasaṁ guṇi cāvabhūbhujaṁ || ·avaroḷage || ·ahitōdyadbaḷa jāḷukaṁ kadanadoḷu mā-

⟨16⟩ rāṁtu tāgalu mahāmahimaṁ sūligegoṁḍu kōpadodaviṁ koṁdikki vidviṣṭaraṁ mahiyoḷu

⟨17⟩ tāḷdi sudhāṁśu ni¨rmmaḷaya[śaḥ śrī]kā[ṁ*]teyaṁ saṁtataṁ mahanīyaṁ [ka]li cāvu[ṁ*] ḍabhūpanesa-

⟨18⟩ daṁ śrī siṁdavaṁśōdbhavaṁ || ·avaroḷagācarasaṁgudbhavisidanadhikaprata(tā)[pa]nidhi jaya lakṣmī-

⟨19⟩ ravaṇaṁ baṁmmarasaṁ kī¨rttiviḷāsaṁ siṁdavā¨rddhanacaṁdraṁ || ·ātananujātanavanī vikhyātaṁ śrī-

⟨20⟩ siṁhajātanuddhataripusaṁghātahariniratanenisidanātana tējaṁ pratāpadiṁdācarasaṁ ||

⟨21⟩ ·aṁtenisidācacamūpana kāṁte dayāvaṁte bhāgyavaṁte nitāṁtaṁ śāṁte nayavaṁte satukuḷavaṁ-

⟨22⟩ te mahādēviyeṁba pesariṁdesa[va]ḷu || ·ācamahībhujaṁgavesadā mahādēvigeyudugha-

⟨23⟩ vikrama khēcarakī¨rtti saṁbhavisidaṁ kali pa¨rmmamahīdharaṁ [ma]nōjñācaraṇaṁ raṇōddha ta viruddhanri-

⟨24⟩ pāḷakajāḷabāḷikālōcananiggaḷadvima[la]lōḷajaḷāviḷasaṁgarāṁgaṇaṁ || ·a pemma-

⟨25⟩ bhūpananujaṁ rūpamanōjñaṁ manōjñaguṇagaṇayuktaṁ vēpitaripunripahri[da]-

⟨26⟩ yāḷāpaṁ cāvuṁḍamaṁḍaḷēśaṁ nega¨rddaṁ || maṁdara dhai¨ryyaṁ ripunripabriṁdaśiraḥkaṁ[du]-

⟨27⟩ kāḷikēḷīkaḷitaṁ caṁdaladēvīpriyasutani[ṁdūjva]ḷakī¨rttiyenisidaṁ cāvuṁḍa[ṁ*] || munisuṁ

⟨28⟩ bhīḷanripāḷamēghapajaḷaprōtsārajhaṁjhāniḷaṁ vanadhiprāvritakī¨rtti sāṁdravikiratkā ḷēya- ⟨Page 295⟩

⟨29⟩ pāpāṁdhakāranirāsōjvaḷacaṁdradīdhitilasaddānaṁ budhabrāta dau[stya]nagōdu bhēdana vajra-

⟨30⟩ vāgalesavaṁ cāvuṁḍabhūpāḷakaṁ || bhīrugaḷaṁ saraṇbuguvaraṁ bhaya du[ṣṭa]ranikki niluvaraṁ[dā]-

⟨31⟩ ruvadiṁdiḷātaḷake vapparanāṁtiriyalke pēsi saduvīraraneyde koṁdesava mīsageḷaṁ hurigoṁ-

⟨32⟩ ḍa gaṁḍapeṁḍāramanāḷda siṁdakuḷamaṁḍananoḷu paḍiyappa gaṁḍarāru || samarōdyadbaḷa hoyisa-

⟨33⟩ ḷa kṣitipasēnānīkamoṁdāgi vikramadiṁ tāge parākramayutaṁ siṁdānvayāṁbōdhi-

⟨34⟩ [caṁ]dramanē¨rvvaṭṭi tadīśanaṁ male[va]raṁ koṁdugramattēbhasaṁghamanādaṁ piḍidaṁ pratāpa-

⟨35⟩ tapanaṁ cāvuṁḍabhūpāḷakaṁ || nijacātu[¨rvva]ḷaga¨rbhadiṁ bhujabaḷaprakṣōbhadiṁ pāṁ-

⟨36⟩ ḍyanājijayākāṁkṣeyineyde vaṁdu kaḍupiṁdaṁ tāge cāvuṁḍabhūbhujanēkā[ṁ*]

⟨37⟩ gade gelda sainyamanadaṁ kaṁḍuṭṭudaṁ biṭṭu ni¨rvvijeyaṁ kāmanripāḷa nōḍidanavaṁ

⟨38⟩ beṁgoṭṭu kāḷvaṭṭeyiṁ || svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabdamahāmaṁḍaḷēśva-

⟨39⟩ raṁ bhōgāvatīpuravarādhīśvaraṁ vidviṣṭamaṁḍaḷikagirivajradaṁḍa siṁda-

⟨40⟩ kuḷamā¨rttaṁḍa viśamavāhakamanōraṁjana jitaprabhaṁ javaturakayārū-

⟨41⟩ ḍapravuḍarēvaṁta vijayalakṣmīkāṁta madavadarimaṁḍaḷikamadada(¨rdda)na biduḷavidu-

⟨42⟩ ḷitaka[ṭhōra]kaṁṭhīrava raṇaraṁgabhairava virōdhimaṁḍaḷēśa daśavadana vijayōdyama-

⟨43⟩ rāma bhujabaḷabhīma śrīmatu vikramēśvaradēvara śrīpādāṁbhōjabhriṁga sā-

⟨44⟩ hasōttuṁga nāmādisamastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanu mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ cā-

⟨45⟩ vuṁḍarasadēvva¨rkisa kāḍe¨rppattumaṁ bāgaḍageyappattumaṁ narayeṁgallu hanneraḍu-

⟨46⟩ maṁ kaḷavāḍi mūnūṟumaṁ tribhōgābhyaṁtara siddhiyiṁ duṣṭanigrahavi-

⟨47⟩ śiṣṭapratipāḷanayiṁdāḷdarasugeyutamire || ·antenisi negaḷda śrīmanmahāmaṁḍa-

⟨48⟩ ḷēśvarana śrīmatu jinasāleyadhiṣṭāya[kaṁ] dāsabōvaṁ cāvuṁḍarasadēva¨rggebiṁnapaṁge-

⟨49⟩ ydu || śrīmatu hiriya maṇiyūra ·ūruṁba hiriyakeṟege ·ā holada jīvadhana ni-

⟨50⟩ baruṁ keṟege bhuktisāsanavuḷḷudaṁ dāsabōvaṁ śrīmanmamahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ cāvuṁḍarasa dēvaru

⟨51⟩ puna¨rbbharaṇavāgi biṭṭa dha¨rmmameṁteṁdaḍe || svasti śrīmatu sakavaruśa 1091 neya virō-

⟨52⟩ dhi saṁvatsarada puśya sudha | 5 brihavāramuttarāyaṇa saṁkramāṇa puṇyadana-

⟨53⟩ doḷu hiriya keṟege ·ūriṁ mūḍa ·ā keṟeyiṁ hattira teṁkalu biṭṭa mattaru 4 ma-

⟨54⟩ ttaṁ jīvadhana ·uṁba holada doddayageṟege ·ā keṟeyiṁ teṁkalu biṭṭa mattaru 2 ·antu mattaru

⟨55⟩ ·ārumaṁ śrīmanu mahāmaṁḍaḷēśvara cāvuṁḍarasadēvaru sa¨rbbanamasyamuṁ sa¨rbbabā-

⟨56⟩ dhaparihāramumāgi biṭṭa dha¨rmma ·īṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ ·ūroḍeyaruṁ sa¨rbbagāvuṁḍugaḷuṁ [·a]-

⟨57⟩ ṟuvattokkaluṁ ·adhikārigaḷuṁ pratipāḷisidava¨rgge gaṁge gaye prayāge vāraṇā[si]

⟨58⟩ gurukṣētrameṁba puṇyatī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu sāsi¨rvva brāhmaṇaruṁ sāsi¨rvva tapōdhana¨rgge

⟨59⟩ suva¨rṇnadi paṁcaratnadoḷu kaṭṭisi sahasra kapile[ga]ḷaṁ ·ubhayamukhidānaṁ-

⟨60⟩ goṭṭa phalamaku || ·īṁtī dha¨rmmamanaḷidava¨rgge ·ā tī¨rtthadoḷu ·ā kapilegaḷaṁ ·ā-

⟨61⟩ brāhmaṇarumanā tapōdhanarumanaḷida paṁcamahāpātakarapparu || © © ||

⟨62⟩ sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmaśētunripāṇaṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō [bhava*]du(d)bhiḥ bhūyō bhū- ⟨Page 296⟩

⟨63⟩ yō yācatē rāmabhadraḥ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasuṁdharā śaṣṭi¨rvaru-

⟨64⟩ śasahaśrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0239⟩ No. 239. (B.K. No. 107 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of the Śiva temple.

Chāvuṇḍa, circa 12th century.

It records the gift of income derived from the taxes Hejjuṅka and Bīravaṇa for lamp, worship and offerings, to the god Mūlasthana, by Nāgadēva and Kēśava, Peggaes of the tax officer Bīcharasa. The latter is stated to have been a subordinate of the governor of the area, Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Chāvuṇḍa who might be the Sinda chief of that name.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāmaṇḍaḷēśvaraṁ ripumaṁḍaḷīśaka-

⟨2⟩ daḷīdaṁḍavēdaṁḍaṁ kadanapracaṁḍaṁ nuḍidantegaṇḍaṁ vīra cāvuṇḍarasaru || ka || sthiradiṁ

⟨3⟩ rājyaṁ geyyuttire tatupādāṁbujōpajīvi camūpābharaṇaṁ śrī

⟨4⟩ suṁkada bīcarasaṁ vibhudaikamaṁḍanaṁ dharegesadaṁ || ·ātana pe¨rggaḍegaḷu vikhyātaya-

⟨5⟩ śōnnatinipuṇaracaḷitavākya¨rbbhūtaḻadoḷu negaḷda¨rmmahī • • • • •

⟨6⟩ ¨rnnāgadēvanuṁ kēśavanuṁ || ·ā mahānubhāva¨rttamage naḍeva ha-

⟨7⟩ jjuṁka bīravaṇamumaṁ śrī mūlastānadēvaraṁgabhōgakkeṁdā dēvara

⟨8⟩ [soḍale]ge sa¨rvvanamasyaṁ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāramāgi biṭṭar ||

⟨9-10⟩ worn out

⟨SIIv15p0i0240⟩ No. 240. (B.K. No. 57 of 1926-27.) HARTI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the temple of Īśvara.

Vīra-Bijjala, 1173 A.D.

This is dated the 7th regnal year of the Sinda feudatory, Vijaya, Kārttika-puṇṇami, Monday, corresponding to 1173 A.D., October 22.

It records the gift of income from the Bīravaṇa tax on the garden of the god to the god Gōyidēśvara by the twelve gāvuṇḍas of Harati, Aṟuvattokkalu, Ugura Three-Hundred, the One Thousand and Heggaḍe Remmarasa after washing the feet of Jātavēda-paṇḍita, the Āchārya of the temple. Another gift to the same god by Maduvarasa is also registered.

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⟨1⟩ © svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrīmanumahāmaṇḍa-

⟨2⟩ ḷēśvara śāhaśōttuṁga bhujabaḷabhīma vīrabijjaṇadēva-

⟨3⟩ varuśada 7 neya vijayasaṁvatsarada kā¨rttika suddha puṁ-

⟨4⟩ ṇṇami sōmavāra vyatīpāta saṁkrānti saṁyyōga-

⟨5⟩ māda puṇyadinadoḷu śrīmatu haratiya ha-

⟨6⟩ nni¨rbba¨rggāvuṁḍagaḷuṁ ·aṟuvattokkaluṁ ·uguramūnū-

⟨7⟩ ¨rvvaruṁ sāsi¨rvveruṁ mukhyavāgi haṭṭagāṟa bīravaṇada

⟨8⟩ heggaḍe reṁmarasaṁ gōyidēsvaradēvarācā¨ryya¨rjjātavē-

⟨9⟩ dapaṇḍitara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi dēvara ⟨Page 297⟩

⟨10⟩ tōṁṭṭada hēṟina bīravaṇamaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi biṭṭa-

⟨11⟩ ru || © svasti śrīmatu so[ra]ṭṭūra mahāprabhu • • rājaṁ-

⟨12⟩ gaḷa māva maduvarasaṁ ggōyidēśvaradēvara tōṁṭṭada hē-

⟨13⟩ ṟina hāgamaṁ sa¨rvva namasyavāgi dēvara naṁdā-

⟨14⟩ dīvigege biṭṭaru ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0241⟩ No. 241. (B.K. No. 205 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone inside the Basavaṇṇa temple.

Vīra-Bijjala 1174 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1096, Jaya, Mārggaśīra-paurṇami, Monday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1174 A.D., November 10. The weekday, however, was Sunday. The Sinda chief Vīra-Bijjaḷa stated to have been ruling at this time.

It records a gift of money made into the hands of the Mahājanas in favour of the god Mādhavēśvara whose temple was constructed at Niḍugundi by the donor Karagavaḷaradhishṭhāyaka Mahādēva-daṇḍanāyaka, who is described as the right hand of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Vīra-Bijjala. It also registers other gifts including one for the maintenance of a satra. The earlier part of the inscription contains a genealogical account of the Sinda chief and a description of the Four Hundred Mahājanas of Niḍugundi. The epigraph is partly damaged.

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⟨1⟩ śrī jayatyāviṣk® • • • • • • • • • • [gra]-

⟨2⟩ [vi]śrāṁ[ta]bhuvanaṁ vapuḥ || svasti samasta jaga • • taḷa • • • • • ṁtadaṟoḷu sōma ratnarāśi nāḍe

⟨3⟩ • • mesaguṁ || ghanagāṁbhī¨ryyavudī¨rṇnasatva • • • bhṛdrakṣaṇatvaṁ purātana sīmāsthiti tāṁ guṇaguṇalasa-

⟨4⟩ dratnākaratvaṁ dṛḍhadhvanighōṣaṁ puruṣōttamāśrayavenippoḷpi[ṁ] mahādēvanōḷvinoḷō raṁnavenalu jagaṁ sūgayi-

⟨5⟩ kuṁ ratnākaraṁ śrīkaraṁ || mattaṁ || siriya tava¨rmane havaḷada haravari muttugaḷa huṭṭaje caṁdrana tāyi hariyi¨rppa sajjeva-

⟨6⟩ [ne] ratnarāśiyama¨rdina nidhānaveḷe veṇnuḍanūlu || ·ene celviṁ jaḷarāśi suttuvire jaṁbū dvīpa voppippudā vinuta dvīpada madhya-

⟨7⟩ doḷu divijadhātrīṁdraṁ manaṁgoḷvudā kanakādrīṁdrada taṁka bhārata varā • viyu bhāra tā • • kāṁtāsarakuṁtaḷa[ṁ]-

⟨8⟩ [bo]lesaguṁ śrī kuṁtaḷō¨rvvītaḷaṁ || śrīmajjanasēvyaṁ sumanōmāḷārājabaha • • • • • yaveṁbī mahimeyineṇeyādudiḷāvaḷe-

⟨9⟩ ya kuntaḷakke kuntaḷadēśaṁ || ·anupama kuntaḷasthaḷadoḷūppa suva¨rṇnavinūta ratna • • • • • • • • venisuvantiresaye [ki]sukāḍunāḍu

⟨10⟩ saypina nele rājisi¨rppudadaṟoḷu bhuvanastuta rājadhāni celuvina[ka]ṇi yāda[ra] • • • • visi • • • • • lāśrayavoppi tōṟuguṁ || ·ā • • • • •

⟨11⟩ varapuramaṁ vijayaśrīdharanosadāḷvanamaḷasiṁdānvayalakṣmīdharanenisida bijjaladēva • • • • • • • • • • • • • nṛpati kū-

⟨12⟩ sutanadoḷe pṛthuḷaparākramanāṁta[vo]lbijjayyaṁ mathitaripumaṁḍaḷēśa • • • parā kramamanātanā bālyadoḷaṁ || ·ā ⟨Page 298⟩

⟨13⟩ jagatprasiddhana prasiddhavaṁśāvatāraveṁtene || moneyaḷo¨rppaṁ tōṟutu • • • • • • • • • • kaṭṭidalaginaṁte-

⟨14⟩ [se]danācarasamaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ bhūtaḷadoḷu || do[ṟe]vaḍedādimaṁḍaḷika • • • • • • • • • • mahīśano-

⟨15⟩ ḷu dhāriṇīśvarana cavuṁḍamaṁḍaḷikavīrana cāmanarēṁdranoḷpu vistarisidudalli • • • • • • • • • • lalāmaṁ bhujaba-

⟨16⟩ [ḷa]maṁḍaḷikabhīmanesadaṁ vijitāṁgajarūpaṁ śau¨ryyanaṁbudhi vikramanudā • • • • • • • • • • ṇagegeṭṭi[du] • •

⟨17⟩ nalaṁceyanutta hulga¨rccidoḍaṁtāvaga māḍisidanalladoḍāvagavācugi • • • • • • • • • • [ja]lana nidhi bhō[reṁ]du kavi-

⟨18⟩ ye takṣaṇadiṁduppinakaṭṭe karagidaṁtuppinakaṭṭe jaḷa[pravāha] • • • • • • • • • • • • negaḷe[ṁta]-

⟨19⟩ kava kālamahābhraghōṣaveṁbudu • • • • • • • • • • ḷuripu

⟨20⟩ [ra]ṇāgradoḷu || negaḷdācugimaṁḍaḷikaṁgogedaṁ vidyāvinōdanu • • • • • • • • • • pe¨rmmāḍinṛpa || siṁdakuḷamaṁ-

⟨21⟩ ḍanaṁ dayeyiṁ dānadinīśvarā¨rccaneyineḷegasedaṁ • • • • • • • • • • siṁdavaṁśa cūḍā-

⟨22⟩ maṇi vāgvidaciṁtāmaṇiyene negaḷdadaṭaṁ maṁḍaḷikamaṁḍana • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ dharavijayaṁ maṁḍaḷikamaṁḍanaṁ cā[vuṁ]ḍaṁ || ·adaṭina maṁ[ḍaḷi] • • • • • • • • • • mikka puradēva • • • • •

⟨24⟩ yanipaḍī mūvaragaṁḍaneṁdu samaradoḷu [ne]ṭṭaneṁdoḍa • • • • • • • • • • • ¨rpparākramadiṁdī-

⟨25⟩ gaḷu śrī vīrabijjalaṁ śau¨ryyāvasathaṁ [ci]kkadēvaneṁba • • • • • • • • • • nenalu mikkubhaya-

⟨26⟩ kuḷaśuddharā¨rbbhu[va]nabhuṁbhukana vīra bijjalana dore mahī • • • • • • • • • • • • puṭṭadanana • • • • •

⟨27⟩ kramaṁ vīrabijja[la] • • • • • • • • • • daṁḍa[nāyaka] mahā-

⟨28⟩ dēvaṁ || ·ā vīrāvatārana vaṁśāvatāraventene || javanaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨29⟩ puṭṭidaṁgaḍavenalu vāgvī¨ryyadō¨rvvī¨ryya • • • • • • • • • • puruṣaratna [pavaḷa]suva¨rṇna-

⟨30⟩ • byābhāsiguṇavaṁtaṁ śā • • • • • • • • • • kṣiyenippa cauḍiyakka[gaṁ]-

⟨31⟩ vidyābaḷasahitanarātimanōbaḷa harananisi puṭṭidanā • • • • • • • • • • gavaḷara koṭṭaradadhiṣṭhāya-

⟨32⟩ [ka] karuṇāṁbudhi nā[ga] ·ā nāgarasana sati mahimonidhi • • • • • • • • • • śōnidhi negaḷdaḷu[doraveta hiri]-

⟨33⟩ ya mana yīśvara[dēva] • janaka • • • gājale tāyi nāgarasaniḷāvallabhanene dhareyoḷa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨34⟩ vōlva nālvarudāra¨rgguṇi [nā]gadēvavibhugaṁ ra[nna]vvegaṁ puṭṭidaru vara • • • • • • • • • • dēvadaṁḍanāyakanudātta cauṁḍa-

⟨35⟩ daṁḍēśvaraṁ || ·ālli || dhare pogaḷguṁ parā[¨r]tthakha[ca]rēśvarana caturōkti bhāratīśvarana • • • • • • • • • • rāmarēśvarananudāratāguṇagaṇāṁ • • prabhu

⟨36⟩ cauṁḍadhāriṇīśverana mahattarēśva[ra]nanīśvarana sujanaprasa[ṁ]nnanaṁ || ·ā negaḷdīśva[ra] • • • • • • • • • • • kṣinidhi[va] • • • • • camūnātha ⟨Page 299⟩

⟨37⟩ siṁdarājyapada[bhā]radhu¨ryyaṁ || bhujabaḷabhīmana tanayana bhujabaḷadoḷa • • • • • • • • • • bhujatiḷaka[na]maṁtri • • • • • mādhava daṁḍanāya-

⟨38⟩ kanesadaṁ || maneyoḷmahāpradhānaṁ moneyoḷu vīrapradhānanene bijjaladēvana maṁtri • • • • • • • • • • • • mādhavacamūpana nupamarūpaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ ṟe maṁḍaḷikadaṁḍanāyakajanarāja nijabhujadaṁḍameṁdaḍe nijaki[ṁ]kararī javana kiṁkararāgalu || • • • • • • • • • • gaṁḍanenalu • • • • • venippā

⟨40⟩ satiyaṁ mahādēvadaṁḍanāyakanāṁta || nirupamabhadralakṣaṇaguṇānvitanuṁnate • nana¨rtthipa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ [ṇa]karaṇiyu • vinaṁpadaghātadiṁda vi • • tasade māṇbude pageya nābhiyoḷaṁ • • • • • • • • • • hāmaṁḍa-

⟨42⟩ (ḍa)ḷēśvara bijjayyana dakṣadakṣiṇabhujādaṁḍa maṁḍaḷēśvaradaṁḍādhipa daṁḍanāthajavarāja śrī [mahāmaṁ]ḍaḷēśvaraṁ • • • daṁḍanāthatiḷakaṁ • • • • • • • • • • daṁ[ḍā] [dhi]-

⟨43⟩ paṁ mādaṁ || kaḍu[piṁ] cuṁgeyasāhaṇi pramukharu[¨rvvī]śaṁ besaṁ bēḷdoḍugaḷa heṁ jēṟina mallidēva • • • • • • • • • • baṁdeḍeneṁdātana • •

⟨44⟩ naṁganeyara bhaṁḍāramaṁ kādaneṁdade kā[maṁ] • daṁḍanāthama[hā]dēvaṁgappu • • • • • • • • • • • • • [nāḍu] gaḷoḷu kaḷḷanaṁdu • • • sā[dhi]-

⟨45⟩ salaṇmarenalu nāḍāḍiya ba[llāḷaṁ] negaḷda sitagara gaṁḍaṁ || kaligaḍadallaḷaṁ mā¨rmma levara • • • • • • • • • • gorava-

⟨46⟩ ḍisuva bīranalte sitagara gaṁḍaṁ || besagali meygali nijagali kasavaragali toḍarakali negaḷtaya kaliye[ṁbe]sakade kalitana[maṁ] ni¨rmmisidanene • • • sitake sitagara gaṁḍaṁ [||] balayukta¨rbba-

⟨47⟩ layuktaṁ kaligaḷa kali negaḷda cāgigaḷa cāgiyenalu halavu guṇaṁgaḷgō¨rbbane neleyāda guṇāṁburāśi sitagara gaṁḍaṁ || ·enisida mādhava[daṁḍē]śana vinutaja[nma]bhūmiyā-

⟨48⟩ nāḍoḷu celvenisida niḍuguṁdi jagajjanastutyāgrahāracūḍāratnaṁ || manuvihitācārada neleyene negaḷdaru yajanayājanayājanādhyayanādhyāpanadānasatpha-

⟨49⟩ [la]vā vinūtaralliya mahājanaṁ nālnū¨rbbaru || dēvagurudvijāgnipitṛpūjakaruṁ natasaptasōmasaṁsthāvabhṛthāvagāhana pavitraśarīrara-

⟨50⟩ śēṣavēdavidyāvidaraprata¨rkkyamahimāvasatha¨rvvibudhaikavaṁdyaru¨rbbīvinuta[¨r]jjaganuta catuḥśatasaṁkhyariḷāmarōttamaru || niḍuguṁdi • • • • •

⟨51⟩ navenal rājippa nālnū¨rbbaroḷnaḍe nālnū¨rvvara lōkaviśrutakaḷāsaṁpatti nālnū¨rvva ronnu[ḍi]nālnū¨rvvara dhā[¨r]mikatvadesaka nālnū¨rvvarivā¨rppunō-

⟨52⟩ ¨rppaḍe nālnū¨rbbara vidvadiṣṭaphaḷadāyitvaṁ jagatpāvanaṁ || puruṣā¨rtthāyatanaikaratnakaḷa ru vidvajjanāṁbhōjinīsarasijāta[sakharu ja]-

⟨53⟩ nōṁnatariḷādēvānvayōttaṁsaruddhata kī¨rttipramadādinātharenutuṁ dhātrītaḷaṁ santataṁ pariva¨rṇnikuvudāra cāruguṇa nālnū¨rbba • •

⟨54⟩ • || ·intenisi svastiyamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭānajapasamādhiśīla guṇasaṁpaṁna¨rvvidvajjanaprasaṁnaviditavēdā(ta)¨rtthasiddhāṁtāgamaṣaṭta¨rkka-

⟨55⟩ paṁcabyākaraṇādi samastaśāstrani¨rnnika¨rdēvadvijagurupadasēvānurakta¨rssaptasōma saṁsthāvabhṛthāvagāhanapavitragōtra¨rssujanaika-

⟨56⟩ mitraru | śrī mūlasthāna svayaṁbhūkalidēvasvāmilabdhavaraprasādaranavaratavida(dyā) vinōdarēkavākyarenipa śrīmanmahāgrahā- ⟨Page 300⟩

⟨57⟩ ra niḍuguṁdiyūroḍe[ya]pramukha mahājanaṁ nālnū¨rbbaruṁ nijagrāmāḷaṁkaraṇaga ḷappa dha¨rmmagaḷa svadha¨rmmadiṁ paripālisuta su-

⟨58⟩ [kha]dinire || svasti samastaprasastisahitaṁ śrīmanmahāpradhāna | vidvajjananidhāna śrīmahā maṁḍaḷēśvara vīrabijjaladēvadakṣiṇa bhujakau[kṣē]-

⟨59⟩ yaka | sukavīṁdrajana • • • dāyaka | sāhasōttuṁga bijjaladēvamaṁḍaḷēśvara padavīvistāraka śaraṇāyātabhītibrātanistāraka bhu-

⟨60⟩ jabaḷabhīma vīrabijjayyadakṣiṇabhujadaṁḍa sitagaragaṁḍa | siṁdānvayarājyasamuddharaṇa subhaṭarābharaṇa | maṁḍaḷēśvaradaṁḍanāyakajavarāja-

⟨61⟩ [sū]kaḷāśvārūḍhaprau[ḍha] vatsarāja | ·aṁṇanagaṁdhavāraṇa | virōdhibaḷamadanivāraṇa | pratipakṣakṣayakara | vidvadbhayaṁkara | nāma-

⟨62⟩ samastaguṇasaṁpaṁnanappa śrīmat hiriya daṁḍanāyakaṁ karagavaḷaradhiṣṭhāyakaṁ bhujabaḷa daṁḍanāyakaṁ ·ā niḍuguṁdiyoḷa-

⟨63⟩ ¨rtthijanānaṁdaṁ mādhavēśvarā[la]yamaṁ lakṣmīnidhi mādhavadēvacamūnāthaṁ lōkavaṁdya vene māḍisidaṁ ·aṁtu māḍisi yā mādhavēśvaradēva¨rgge ta[ṁ]ma satra-

⟨64⟩ kkaṁ mattaṁ samagravāge © • • kaḷpaneyaṁ māḷpa saṁkaḷpadi mahāgrahāra niḍuguṁdige bijayaṁ geydu sakanṛpakāḷākrāṁta-

⟨65⟩ saṁvatsaraśataṁgaḷu 1096 neya [ja]ya saṁvatsarada mā¨rggaśira pau¨rṇnamāsyayāditya vāṁ sōmagrahaṇa puṇyadinadalliya mahājanaṁ nā-

⟨66⟩ lnū¨rvvaru sabālavṛddha • • • • • ṇadoḷu naredēkastharāgiralā jagatpūjya¨rgge pādapūjeyaṁ gadyāṇa 50 koṭṭu sahiraṇya pradānavāgi pa-

⟨67⟩ ḍeda paḍedeṁteṁdoḍalli • • • • • yada dhanadoḷagā mādhavēśvaradēvara dēvatāpūjege patrapuṟpamumanā pūjāriya jī-

⟨68⟩ vitamumaṁ saṁje sūḍareṇneymaṁ • • ṟiyaṁ trikālada dhūpārātriymaṁ naivēdyakke dēnagavaḷe nellu baḷḷa 2 ·ā naivēdyakke mēlu bīya tiṁga[ḷi]-

⟨69⟩ [ge] hoṁge hāgaṁ mahāpa¨rbbaṁga[ḷa] naivēdyakke pakvāṁnnamumaṁ grahaṇa saṁkramaṇagada hōmakkehavidrabyamumaṁ caitrapavi-

⟨70⟩ tragaḷa bīyamumaṁ dēvāyatanada jī¨rṇōddhāramumanācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyiyāge nālnū¨rbba¨rmmahājanaṁgaḷu sukṟitasākṣiyāgi

⟨71⟩ naḍayisuvaṁtāgi sasakaṭṭidanu ·ā mādhavēśvaradēva¨rggalliyayvattokkalu biṭṭa dha¨rmma vā vūroḷanitu gāṇa voḷavanitaṟoḷaṁ pratyēkaṁ so-

⟨72⟩ ḷasige pramāṇina soṁṭigeyoṁdu | bēṟūriṁ māralu baṁdeṇneya • dagaḷgella pratyēka soṁṭigeyoṁdu ·a ·eṇneyiṁ dēvara mā-

⟨73⟩ le soḍarācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyiyāgi naḍevuttaṁ ba¨rppudu | mattamā dēva¨rgge śrīmanmahā pradhānaṁ mahādēvadaṁṇḍanāyakaru koḍaga-

⟨74⟩ nūra prabhu prajegaḷa kayyalu sa¨rvvabādhāparihāra sa¨rbbanamasyamācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyi yāgi ya[va]¨rkkādūḍuvaṁtu paḍeda

⟨75⟩ keyyi māraholadoḷage baḍigeya sōsaneya nāyakana haṭṭagāṟavaṭṭana mattarippatta roḷage haḍuvaṇa bhō-

⟨76⟩ gada mattaru hattu dēvaraṁgabhōgakke biṭṭaru || 7 || © || 7 || satrada vṛttiyeṁteṁdoḍe || niḍuguṁdiyoḷu negaḷda jakkiligēriya

⟨77⟩ nū¨rbbara¨rtthisaṁtānasurō¨rbbījaru paramadhā¨rmmikarāśritarakṣakaru dayāṁbhōnidhigaḷu parā¨rtthanidhigaḷu sakaḷāgamatatvakōvida- ⟨Page 301⟩

⟨78⟩ ru bhūnutamū¨rttigaḷu viśadekī¨rttigaḷaṅjabhavānvayōttamar || ·u¨rbbīdharadhai¨ryyaru divijō¨rbbījādā¨ryyaranutuvabhiva¨rṇnisa sa¨rbbō¨rbba-

⟨79⟩ re jakkiligēriya nū¨rvvaru[bhū]dēvaratnamaṁḍanarasadaru || cāruguṇākararamaḷina cāri traru sakaḷadha¨rmmarakṣakaranu-

⟨80⟩ tuṁ dhāriṇi pogaḷvudu jakkiligēriya nū¨rbba¨rmmaha janaṁgaḷanolaviṁ || ·aṁtanisi svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyānadha raṇamaunānuṣṭhā[na] japasamā-

⟨81⟩ dhiśīlaguṇasaṁpana[rappa] śrīmanumahāgrahāraṁ niḍuguṁdiya jakkiligēriya mahājana nū¨rbbaru śrīpādaṁgaḷga pādapū-

⟨82⟩ jeyaṁ koṭṭu sa¨rbbabādhaparihāra sa¨rbbanamasyamācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyiyāgi kēriya no¨rbba mahājanaṁgaḷu kādoḍu-

⟨83⟩ vaṁtāgi paḍeda keyi mattarippattumaṁ ta[ṁ]ma satrakka biṭṭaru ·avara sthaḷaṁgaḷāvuveṁdaḍā kēriya paṁcakada saṁkamayyana [śa]-

⟨84⟩ tada yippattanālku mattaru nasugeyalli • • • • • • • • • • meyana gaṇadaleraḍuṁ gaṇavu varaya mataru 6 ·ā

⟨85⟩ baḷile hāḷakēṟiya mattaru 3 ·aṁtu • • • • • • • • • • [paṁ]carada gōvi dimayyana śatada hoṁna holada hasugeyali mādimeyana

⟨86⟩ bhāgadoḷage mattaru 6 ·ā baḷiya māḷada ma • • • • • • • • • • ttaru 10 kammaṁ 180 ·aṁtaraḍaṁ śatada benika sahita mataru 1 • kamma 780

⟨87⟩ ·ā [ke]yyiṁdāda¨rtthadiṁ brāhmaṇa¨rppaṁni[¨rbba] • • • • • • • • • • janaṁ naḍavutta ba¨rppadu | satrada [ma]-

⟨88⟩ [ne]yakke jakkiligēriya mahā • • • • • • • • • • vippataydake baḍi gadyāṇa

⟨89⟩ vaiydumanaḷḷasuggigā kēriya mahājanaṁ • • • • • • • • • • || © || © || © ||

⟨90⟩ ·ā satrada taḷige haṁnera[ḍa] • • • • • • • • • • dhūpaguḍi[ge] ·ārati ghaṁṭe

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⟨92⟩ • • yoḷaṁ vāraṇāsiyoḷa • • • • • • • • • • ḷākṣaraṁ dhātri-

⟨93⟩ yoḷu || viṁdhyāṭavīṣpatōyāsu • • • • • • • • • • viṣamucya 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0242⟩ No. 242. (B.K. No. 65 of 1928-29.) SŪḶIBHĀVI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone pillar in the Tuḷajābhavāni temple.

Vīra-Bijjala and Vīra-Vikrama, 1186-87 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Viśvāvasu, Māgha-amāvāsye, Monday. The said year, falling in the regime of Vīra-Bijjaḷa and Vīra-Vikrama of the Sinda family, corresponds to 1185-86 A.D. The equivalent of the date would be 1186 A.D., February 21, the weekday being Friday. If, however, Viśvāvasu is a mistake for Parābhava, the details correspond to 1187 A.D., February 9, Monday, f.d.t. °31. This seems to be the intended date.

It records a gift of land for maintaining the sluice of a tank by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Sinda Vīra-Bijjaḷa and Vīra-Vikramāditya. In the latter part of the record which is damaged is registered another gift by two toll officers of Kisukāḍu Nāḍu. ⟨Page 302⟩

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⟨1⟩ svasti samastapraśastisahitaṁ śrī-

⟨2⟩ manumahāmaṁraḷēsvara [sā]-

⟨3⟩ hasōttuṁga bhujabaḷabhīma vī-

⟨4⟩ ra bijjaladēvarasaruṁ vīra vikramādi-

⟨5⟩ tyada varasaruṁ vi saṁvatsa-

⟨6⟩ radagha bahu da -

⟨7⟩ syasōṁ tīpātadaṁdu śrīma-

⟨8⟩ [tu] ·aṁsiyaḍina ·ūriṁ baḍagaṇa

⟨9⟩ māri[ka]bbeya ke[ṟe]ya keyiṁ paḍu-

⟨10⟩ [va]lu kaṁma [500]uṁ [kalverada • • dakakke] dhā-

⟨11⟩ rāpū¨rbbakaṁ māḍi koṭṭaru ||

⟨12⟩ yiṁtī dha¨rmmamaṁ ·aśēśamahā-

⟨13⟩ janaṁ samasta nakharaṁgaḷu ·arasarige

⟨14⟩ ·abhyudayavahaṁtāgi naḍasuti-

⟨15⟩ pparu || svasti śrīmatu kisukā-

⟨16⟩ ḍu nāḍa suṁkave¨rggaḍa [·āyukta]dē-

⟨17⟩ varasaru paṁnāyadadhiṣṭāya-

⟨18⟩ karappa ·appana • • • śrīmatu

⟨19⟩ vikramādityadēvarasara • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • bhaṭṭavritti yipattuva

⟨21⟩ • • jaya • • • • • ·ā

⟨22⟩ [·ūra] paṁnāya hejjuṁka • • •

⟨23⟩ • bīravaṇa ·iṁtī [vritti]ya paḍe-

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kappaḍa-

⟨25⟩ da suṁka sahitavāgi śrīma-

⟨26⟩ tu vikramādityadēvarasa • • •

⟨27⟩ • kēśavadēvara ·agrasa[na]da brā-

⟨28⟩ hmaṇarbhū jana • • • dha¨rmmama

⟨29⟩ dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi koṭṭa •

⟨30-31⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0243⟩ No. 243. (B.K. No. 222 of 1926-27.) ABBĪGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone lying below a tamarind tree at Chaukimaṭha.

Vīra-Bijjaṇa and Vikramāditya, circa 12th century.

This damaged record contains the following details of the date: Mārgaśira śu. 7, Thursday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. It cannot be verified.

It records two land gifts. The second is a gift of land to the god Mūlasthāna after washing the feet of the preceptor Mallikārjuna by the Mahāmaṇḍalēśvaras Vīra-Bijjaṇa and Vikramāditya of the Sinda family who were rulingfrom their capital at Erambarage. The earlier portion which is damaged contains references to Chāmuṇḍarasa, Kisukāḍu, Abbayigeṟe and a gift the details being lost. ⟨Page 303⟩

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • maṇḍaḷika • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • ṇa ·agaṇya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ [naṁ]kakāṟaṁ parabaḷa soṟekā • • • • • • • • • • cā-

⟨4⟩ muṁ[ḍa]raru [ki]ḍa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ bbayigeṟeya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ ra khaṇḍa[sphu] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ [¨rppa] tapōdhanara • • • • • • • • • • pū¨rvadiṁ naḍeyuttaṁ

⟨14⟩ baṁdudaṁ © svasti śrī • • • • • • • • • • saṁvatsarada mā[¨rgga]-

⟨15⟩ sira sudda [7] brahaspativāramuttarā • • • • • vyatīpāta kūḍida puṇya-

⟨16⟩ tithiyoḷu śrīmanmahāmaṇḍaḷēsvara • • • • • • • • • • gāvu[ṇḍa]na haṁnasu • • •

⟨17⟩ ·aṟuvatūkala saṁnidhānadoḷ śrīmula • • • svasti yamaniyama svādhyāya dhyā-

⟨18⟩ [nadhāra]ṇa mōnānuṣṭhāṇa japasamādhi[śrīla]guṇasaṁpaṁnarappa [śrīma]-

⟨19⟩ tu [ma]ḷeya paṁḍitadēvara kālaṁ ka¨rci dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭa • • • • •

⟨20⟩ ta • dāriyiṁ baḍaga gōvageṟeyiṁ mūḍa hebbaḷḷadiṁ paḍuvalu • • • • •

⟨21⟩ ṟuvaṇada mattaraṁ hadināṟu || matta[ṁ] • • nū¨rvvaru nakha[ra]ṁgaḷa • • • • •

⟨22⟩ sōṭige [hānagomana] ·aṁgaḍigomana || matta • • • • • • • • • • saramanittu • • •

⟨23⟩ • • gā bijjamahībhu[ja] • • śrīcāmu • • • • • • • • • • priyadiṁ puṭṭida rāmalakṣmaṇa[ra]vōl

⟨24⟩ śrī bijjabhūpāḷanuṁ bhaya • • • • • vikrama[nītaṁ] vairībhakaṁṭhīravaṁ || • • hāra-

⟨25⟩ • • • nijarājadhāniyappa ·eraṁbaragayoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyuttamire

⟨26⟩ • • • • • [ma]hāmaṁḍaḷēsvara vīrabijjaṇadēvarasa[ruṁ] vikramādityadēvanuṁviddu [gāvuṁḍa] • • •

⟨27⟩ • • • saṁnidhānadoḷu śrīmulasthānadēva¨rgge svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāya dhyāna dhāraṇa mō[nā]-

⟨28⟩ nuṣṭhāṇa japasamādhiśīlaguṇasaṁpannarappa śrīmatu mallikā¨rjjunagurugaḷa kālaṁ ka¨rcci

⟨29⟩ • • • • • dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭa keyi sāyira baniya dāriyiṁ baḍagalu sa[¨rvva]namasyada ma-

⟨30⟩ ttaru haṁneraḍu || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasundharā śaṣṭivariṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ

⟨31⟩ [jāya]tē krimiḥ ||

THE VIJAYANAGARA KINGS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0244⟩ No. 244. (B.K. No. 223 of 1926-27.) ABBĪGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the front wall of the house of Gurāchārya Pañchamukhi.

Harihara II, 1379 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1301, Siddhārthi, Jyēsṭha śu. 15, Tuesday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1379 A.D., May 31.

It records a gift of land in Avvegēri to Hēmādriyāchārya of Yarigēri by the king. The record is in Nāgari characters, the language being Kannaḍa. ⟨Page 304⟩

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⟨1⟩ śrīmatpaṁcamukhahanumānvijayatē ||

⟨2⟩ svasti śrī nṛpaśāṁ 1301 siddhā¨rthiṁ jyēṁ śuṁ 1

⟨3⟩ 15 maṁ caṁdragraṁ paṁ dali ·ānēgoṁdī vīra pra-

⟨4⟩ tāpa harihara mahārāyaru yarigēri hēmādri[yā]-

⟨5⟩ cā¨ryyariga ·avvagēriyalli mahānyagrōdhamāna¨rdri-

⟨6⟩ ṭu māru gōdhi 8 ·aḍḍa 1 madhyamāṁguli ·ivu 24 hela 13 ||

⟨7⟩ mu 7 ·adōdha • 2 ·ivu 40 hyajji rēśīme ·ivu 36 māru kūrige 16

⟨8⟩ ·īpra || bhāmi ·aṣṭatēja svāmya ·āyasāmya sahita sa¨rvvamānyaika-

⟨9⟩ bhōgyavāgi koṭṭu tāmraśāsanava [ba]radī nāga[nū]ru siṁgā-

⟨10⟩ pura hirēguḷa • • • kopagrāma hāga [gōle]ga-

⟨11⟩ li(ḷi)ge māḍiṭṭaddu muṁde vaṁ(baṁ)da prabhugalu(ḷu)

⟨12⟩ naḍasubēku kulagurudēva • śapatha

⟨13⟩ śilāśāsana || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0245⟩ No. 245. (B.K. No. 37-A of 1927-28.) KAḶAKAPPANA-GUḌḌA, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying against the wall at the left of the entrance into the central shrine of Kālakālēśvara temple.

[Harihara II].

This worn out epigraph is engraved below No. 165 above. It mentions Bomma[gauḍa].

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śriprithvīvallabha maharajadhiraja(hārājādhirāja) para- 2

⟨2⟩ mēsva[ra*] śrī vīra harihara mahara(hārā)yara jaṁgi • • • • • boṁma [gauḍa] •

⟨3⟩ maga saṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0246⟩ No. 246. (B.K. No. 3 of 1927-28.) SAVAḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Brahmadēva temple.

[Dēvarāya II], 1431 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Virōdhi, Pushya śu. 15, the Śaka year being lost. The name of the king, who might be Dēvarāya II, is not fully preserved and the cyclic year may be a mistake for Virōdhikṛit. In that case the date of the inscription would be 1431 A.D., December 19.

It records the renovation of the temple of Traimūrti at Saiviḍi in Bādāvi-sīme by Chavuḍaya-nāyaka, son of Tipaṇa-nāyaka of Bāgilavāḍa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu śālivāhana śaka va-

⟨2⟩ ruṣa • • • • • kka saluva vi- ⟨Page 305⟩

⟨3⟩ rōdhi saṁvaccharada pauṣa

⟨4⟩ śu 15 lu śrīmanu mahā-

⟨5⟩ rājādhi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ śvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ varāya mahārāyaru pṛthivīrā-

⟨8⟩ jyaṁ geyuttami • • • • •

⟨9⟩ ṟaku vaṁśada bāgilavāḍada

⟨10⟩ tipaṇa nāyakara makaḷu cauḍa-

⟨11⟩ ya nāyakaru bādāviya sīmeyo-

⟨12⟩ ḷagaṇa [sai]viḍiya traimū¨rttiga-

⟨13⟩ ḷige jī¨rnaudāra sama¨rpaṇa

⟨14⟩ maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī [||*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0247⟩ No. 247. (B.K. No. 117 of 1929-30.) BAILŪR, HONAWAR TALUK, NORTH KANARA DISTRICT.

On a slab standing near the Haslara huts.

Dēvarāya II, 1433 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1356, Pramādi, Kārttika ba. 10, the weekday being lost. This corresponds to 1433 A.D., November 6. The Śaka year was current.

It records an endowment made in favour of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa of Gujjāḍi, son of Kēśava, by Adhikāri Saṇṇu Nāyaru in conjunction with the pontiff Surēśvara-śrīpāda and the people of the Bailūr region for the exposition of the Purāṇas every day in the temple of Maḍakēśvara and also in the maṭha of the said teacher for thirty days in the month of Sōṇe(Śrāvaṇa).

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti[śrī] gaṇādhipatā·e nama namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē tra-

⟨2⟩ ·ilōkyanagarāraṁbha[mūla]staṁbhāyaśaṁbhavē | svasti śrīmadu rājādhirāja rāja paramēśva-

⟨3⟩ ra śrī vīrapratāpa • • • • • • • • • • dēvarāya mahārāyara vi-

⟨4⟩ jayasāṁbrājyō[dayadalu] śrīmanmahā • • • • • puruśōttamadēva·oḍeyara bārakūra [rāja]-

⟨5⟩ dhāniyalu ·iddu [tuḷu] • • • • • • • • • • [sakha]varuśa 1356 neya

⟨6⟩ pramādi saṁvatsarada kā¨rtika bahuḷa 10 • • • śrīmatu ·adhikāri saṁ[ṇu]nāyaru bayi-

⟨7⟩ [lū]ra dēśa samastaru • • • śrīmaṁḍakēsvara dēvasthānadali [nitya] purāṇa naḍavaṁ tāgi barasida dha¨rmma-

⟨8⟩ śāsanada bhāśākramaveṁtaṁdare ·ā dēsa samastaru • • • • • • • • • • rāyaṇa

⟨9⟩ • • • purāṇavanu naḍasuvaṁtāgi ·acaṁdrā¨rkkastāviyāgi dhārāpū¨rvaka • • • • • ·e[ṟe]-

⟨10⟩ [du ko]ṭṭa dha¨rmmastaḷaṁgaḍi muḍalu ·a[kṣa]ya • • • • • • • • • • hitila ⟨Page 306⟩

⟨11⟩ • • lasamudrada • • • • • le • baḍagalu ·agrada vritti • • • • • nālkugaḍi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ ru dāri mattaṁ ·eḍa[gu]lageya bāḷiṁge gaḍi māḍa parapaḷi • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ ·uratti paḍuvalu sīmege makkaḷu parapaḷināyaka • • • • • narasiṁhmana dāma paṁ[ḍi]tena bhāgakuṁ

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·ivarellara • • • vrittiyu ·appayagadeya hāḷi • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ • ·iṁtī nālku gaḍiyiṁda ·oḷage • • • • • • • • • • gade • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ māna ·a¨rddha mattaṁ kārugāla bāḷiṁge gade muḍalu • • • ·eppatu saṁnyāsi • • • • • teṁkalu

⟨17⟩ [sa]ṁnyāsi dēvara vritti • • • paḍuvalu harida hoḷe paḍuvalu hariyadēva • • • • • • •

⟨18⟩ ḷaguḷa vritti śrīpa • • • koṭṭadu • hā 20 gadde dēśadavaru koṭṭadu mu 4 gade ·ideke baṁda ·eraselagede-

⟨19⟩ ya kaṭṭina nīrudāri ·aṁttu • • gadde • • • • • • • • • • ho 20 mane maneṭhā·u • • • • •

⟨20⟩ ·aṁgasasi nīrudāri nidhinikṣēpa jala pāṣāṇa ·akṣiṇi ·agāmi siddha sādhya sahitavāgi ·ācaṁ drā¨rkkasthā[yi]-

⟨21⟩ yāgi śrīmaḍakēsvaradēvara stānadalli nitya purāṇa naḍavaṁtāgiyu surēsvara śrīpadaṁgaḷa maṭhadalli

⟨22⟩ sōṇe 30 purāṇa naḍaveṁtāgiyu ·ā śrīpadaṁgaḷu dēśa samastaru gujjāḍiya nārā ya[ṇa*]bhaṭṭa-

⟨23⟩ riṁge ·ā caṁdrā¨rkkasthāviyāgi dha¨rmmavāgi dhārāpū¨rvvakavā mulava ·eṟadu koṭṭarū yī dēva-

⟨24⟩ sthānadalu nityapurāṇa naḍavaṁtāgi maśadali sōṇe muvattu dinapurāṇa naḍasuvaṁtā-

⟨25⟩ gi māḍikoṁḍu ·iṣṭanallavanu dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi mulava ·eṟeyisikoṁḍaru nārā-

⟨26⟩ yaṇabhaṭṭaru ·i ·eṟadu koṭṭa sthaḷaṁgaḷiṁge [ti]ṟumuḍe gaḍi dēvara dha¨rmma ·arugaḍi ma-

⟨27⟩ ne haṇa nūga haṇa vokkalu guttage kāṇike khaḍḍāya beḷākaraṇe beḷudaṁḍa ·esa ·o-

⟨28⟩ sage biṭṭi biḍāra ·ettu gāṇa modalāgi ·ā·udu salva sa¨rvvamānyavāgi dēśasamastaru kā-

⟨29⟩ yida kāhu śrīpadaṁgaḷu sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi koṭṭa dha¨rmmasthaḷaṁgaḷakku dēśasamastaru ·oppi sa¨rvva-

⟨30⟩ mānyavāgi kā·ida kāhu yi dha¨rmmasthaḷaṁgaḷanu baḍḍu ·i purāṇavanu naḍasi taṁnna

⟨31⟩ taṁnna saṁtati saṁtati ·uḷḷaṁnnabara hiriyarāgi huccidavare ·acaṁdrā¨rkkasthāvi·e

⟨32⟩ sukhadiṁ bāḷuvaru huṭṭidavana hasalu salla koṭṭavana ·a¨rtta salla ·i ·uru samasta-

⟨33⟩ rū taṁmma maneya dēvakā¨ryya pitrukā¨ryya maduve ·upanayana ·iṣṭakku ·i purā-

⟨34⟩ ṇava naḍasuva bhaṭṭaru hēḷi·e māḍuvaru nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaru ·aṁnigara kailu-

⟨35⟩ māḍikoṁḍaṁthā sthaḷaṁgaḷuviḍidu [dē]śadavaru ·okkalu guttage ·arugaḍiya •

⟨36⟩ lehadida vastuva ·i nārāyaṇabhaṭṭara kū • • ṁda hāṁge teṟabēkeṁdu hēḷudu salla

⟨37⟩ ·ī dha¨rmmakke ·arū tappūdu salla tapidavaru maḍakēsvaradēvara kittavaru taṁma mātāpi(ṁ)-

⟨38⟩ trugaḷa śrī vāraṇāsiyalu vadhisida dōśa • • haru ·i dha¨rmmava pālisidanaruśrīmaḍa-

⟨39⟩ kēsvarapratiṣṭeya māḍisi śrī vāraṇāsiyalu taṁmma mātāpitrugaḷanu rakṣi- ⟨Page 307⟩

⟨40⟩ si sāvirakapileyanu sabrāhmaṇariṁge dānava māḍida phalava vūḍuvaru yī purāṇa ·eṁ-

⟨41⟩ deṁdū naḍavaṁtāgi ·adhikāri saṁṇunāyaru ·ā dēśasamastaranu ·oḍaṁbaḍisi barasida

⟨42⟩ dha¨rmmaśāsana svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā brahmasvaṁ haraticaya saṣṭiṁvaruśa sahasrāṇi viṣṭā-

⟨43⟩ yaṁ jāyatē krimi dānapālanayō¨rnudhyē dānāśrēyōnupālanaṁ dānātu sva¨rgga mavāpunō-

⟨44⟩ ti pālanādaccyutaṁ padaṁ ·ādityacaṁdrāvanilā ·ucanala dyau¨rbhbhomirāpōhṟidayaṁ

⟨45⟩ yamaśca ·ahaśca rātriśca ·ubhēca saṁdhyē dha¨rmmaśca jyānāti narasya ·urattaṁ ·i hadi nālku-

⟨46⟩ maṁdi dha¨rmmasākṣigaḷu sābāḷeya nārāyaṇaciṁṇeya saṁbhudattana mādhavajēti-

⟨47⟩ ya nārāyaṇa ·iṁtivara ·ubhayōṁnmatadiṁ maḍakēsvaradēvara saṁnidhāna-

⟨48⟩ da siriyāliya nāḍa sēnabōvaṇapaṁṇagaḷa maga kēśavana baradu-

⟨49⟩ dū ·i kalla kaṭidava kōṭijana ma[ga*] ·isara ·acāri subhamastu

⟨SIIv15p0i0248⟩ No. 248. (B.K. No. 118 of 1929-30.) BAILŪR, HONAWAR TALUK, NORTH KANARA DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying in the Mārkaṇḍēśvara temple.

Dēvarāya II, 1433 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1356, Pramādi, Kārttika ba. 10, Sunday. The datails corresponds to 1433 A.D., November 6, the Śaka year being current. The weekday, however, was Friday.

The contents of the record are the same as in No. 247 above. This seems to be almost a copy of it.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī gaṇādhipatā·eṁ nama [na]mastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁ-

⟨2⟩ dracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya [ṣa]-

⟨3⟩ ṁbhavē svasti śrīmadu rājādhirājaparamēsvara śrī vīrapratāpa

⟨4⟩ dēvarāya mahārāyara vijayasāṁbrājyādbhudayadalu

⟨5⟩ śrī manumahāpradhāna puruśōttamadēva ·oḍeyaru bārakūra

⟨6⟩ rājadhāniyalu ·idu tuḷurājyavanu pratipālisutaṁ vidu

⟨7⟩ [sa]khavaruṣa 1356 ya pramādīca saṁvatsarada kā¨rttika ba 10 ·alu

⟨8⟩ śrīmatu ·adhikāri saṁṇunāyaru bailūra dēsasamastaru ku-

⟨9⟩ [ḍi] śrī maḍakēsvaradēvastānadali nityapurāṇa naḍevaṁtāgi bareyi-

⟨10⟩ [sida] dha¨rmmasāsanada bhāśākramaveṁtaṁdare ·a dēsasamastaru gu[jā]-

⟨11⟩ [ḍiya] kēśavana maga nārāyaṇabhaṭṭariṁge ·i purāṇava naḍasuva-

⟨12⟩ ṁtāgi ·a caṁdrā¨rkkatsāviyāgi dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi mulava ·eṟe-

⟨13⟩ [du] koṭṭa dha¨rmmastaḷaṁgaḍi muḍalu [·asa]ya gade teṁkalu • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • [vri]ttiya gaḍi paḍuvalu [bēli] baḍagalu ·agrada vritti-

⟨15⟩ lu ·iṁti nālukaṁ gaḍiyiṁda ·oḷaguḷamane maneṭhā·u ·aṁgo •

⟨16⟩ | ·aṁgasasi nīrudāri mattaṁ ·eḍa[gu]lageya bāḷiṁge gaḍi muḍalu

⟨17⟩ • • • hoḷa teṁkalu kuṁ·iṇa hebārana makkaḷa ·uratti paḍuvalu sīme

⟨18⟩ • • • ḷu parapaḷināyaka madikuva viṣu [na]rasiṁhmanadāḍa • • tana[bhā]- ⟨Page 308⟩

⟨19⟩ • • • • • habāra makaḷu [·i]varellara vrittiyu ·appaya gadeya [hā]ḷi

⟨20⟩ • • • • • ·iṁtī nālkugaḍiyiṁda ·oḷage ·uḷa vrittimaṁ naṭṭu nā

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gadai bāriṁge baṁda ·eḍasalageya kaṭṭina nīru sa[va]

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mattaṁ kārugāla bāḷiṁ geludā kaṭṭiya bāḷiṁge ·u

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dalu ·akkidēsvada hāḷi saṁnyasiga vritti teṁkalu sanyāsiga

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • valu harida hoḷa baḍagalu heriya dēvasva ·iṁtī nā

⟨25⟩ • • • ·iṁda • • guḷa vrittimaṁ • gaṣṭu śrī • • garu koṭṭaru hā 20 va

⟨26⟩ dēśadavaru koṭṭadu • • 4 ḍe gadde ·idakke baṁda ·erasalageya kaṭṭina nīrudā-

⟨27⟩ ri ·aṁtiṣṭuṁ [·e]lla ·usa • • • hā 40 gaṭṭe mu 12 hā 20 ne gadda mana-

⟨28⟩ manaṭhā·u ·aṁgoḍu ·aṁga • dāri nidhi nikṣēpa jala pāśāṇa ·akṣiṇi

⟨29⟩ ·agāmi siddha sādhya sahitavāgi ·ellavanu ·ā caṁdrā¨rkkasthāviyāgi

⟨30⟩ śrīmaḍakēsvaradēvara sthānadalli nityapurāṇanaḍavaṁtāgiyu surēsvara śrī-

⟨31⟩ padaṁgaḷa maṭhadalli sōṇi di 30 purāṇa naḍavaṁtāgi ·ā śrīpadaṁgaḷu [dē]-

⟨32⟩ ṣasamastaru gujāḍiya nārāyaṇabhaṭṭariṁge ·ā caṁdrā¨rkkasthāviyūgi dhā-

⟨33⟩ rāpū¨rvvakavāgi mu[la]va ·eṟadu koṭṭaru dēvasthānadalli

⟨34⟩ nityapurāṇa naḍevaṁtāgi maṭhadalli sōṇi 30 dina purāṇava naḍa-

⟨35⟩ suvaṁtāgi māḍikoṁḍu ·iṣṭanallavanu dhārāpū¨rvvakavāgi

⟨36⟩ mulava ·eṟe·īsikoṁḍaru nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaru ·eṟadu koṭṭa

⟨37⟩ sthaḷaṁgaḷiṁge [ta]ṟu muḍa • • dēvara dha¨rmma ·arugaḍi mane haṇa

⟨38⟩ [na]ga haṇa ·okkalu guttage kāṇike khaḍāya beḷākaraṇa beḷu-

⟨39⟩ daṁḍa ·esa ·osage biṭṭibiḍāra ·ettu gāyi moda[lāgi] ·au

⟨40⟩ dū salla sa¨rvvamānyavāgi dēṣasamastaru kā·ida kā • • • • •

⟨41⟩ ṁgaḷu koṭṭa dha¨rmma sthaḷake·u dēṣa samastaru ·oppisa • • • • •

⟨42⟩ gi kā·ida kāhu ·i dha¨rmmasthaḷaṁgaḷanu • • purāṇa • • • • •

⟨43⟩ taṁnna taṁna saṁtati saṁtati ·uḷaṁnabare hiriya rā • • • • •

⟨44⟩ ·acaṁdrā¨rkkasthāviyogi sthukhadiṁ bāḷuvaru hu • • • • •

⟨45⟩ salu salla koṭṭavana ·a¨rtta salla ·uru samastaru ta • • • • •

⟨46⟩ dēvakā¨ryya pitrukā¨ryya maduve ·upanaya[na] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨47⟩ ṇava naḍasuva bhaṭṭara hēḷi·e māḍuvaru nārā • • • • •

⟨48⟩ nina kaiyalu ·aṁnigara kaiyalu māḍi ko • • • • •

⟨49⟩ viḍidu dēsadavaru vūkalu guttage ·arugaḍiya • • • • •

⟨50⟩ ·i [nā*]rāyaṇabhaṭṭara kūḍe baṁda hāṁge teṟa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨51⟩ ·i dha¨rmmake ·arū [tpūdu] salla tapidavaru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨52⟩ ru taṁmma mātāpitrugaḷa śrīvāraṇā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨53⟩ hōharu ·i dha¨rmmava pālsidaru śrīmaḍakē • • • • • • • • • •

⟨54⟩ ḍisi vāraṇāsiyalu taṁma māta pi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨55⟩ ra kapileyanu sabrāṁhmaṇariṁge dāna mā • • • • • varu

⟨56⟩ purāṇa ·eṁdeṁdū naḍavaṁtāgi ·adhikāri • • nāyarū ·ā

⟨57⟩ dēṣa samastaranu ·oḍaṁbaḍisi barasida dha¨rmmasāsana • • [ttāṁ] paradattāṁ vvā bra-

⟨58⟩ ṁhmasvaṁ harēti ca ya saṣṭiṁ varuṣa sayasaha[ṇi] viṣṭāyāṁ jāya-

⟨59⟩ • krimi dānapālanayō¨rmmadhyēdānā[cchrē]yōnupālana dānātusva¨rga- ⟨Page 309⟩

⟨60⟩ • • punōti pālanādacyutaṁ padaṁ ·adityacaṁdrāva •

⟨61⟩ • • • ·ubhē • • ¨rbbhūmi • • hridayaṁ yamaśca ·aha-

⟨62⟩ • • triśca • dha¨rmmaśca[jā]nāti narasya

⟨63⟩ • • ca saṁdhyē ·iṁtappudake sākṣigaḷu sākṣigaḷu bāḷe nārāyaṇa beṁṇi sa-

⟨64⟩ • • • • • mādhava jētiya nārāyaṇa ·iṁtivara ·u-

⟨65⟩ bhayonmatadiṁ śrī maḍakēsvaradēvara saṁnidhiyalli

⟨66⟩ siriyāliya nāḍa gaṇapaṁṇa sēnabōvana[ḷi]ga kēṣava-

⟨67⟩ na baraha sāsana māḍidava kōṭijana maga ·isarācari

⟨SIIv15p0i0249⟩ No. 249. (B.K. No. 119 of 1929-30.) CHTTRIGE, HONAWAR TALUK, NORTH KANARA DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in a field.

[Dēvarāya], Circa 14th century A.D.

This gives the genealogical account of the Vijayanagara kings, in the course of which are mentioned Bukkarāya, Harihara, Vijaya-bhūpati and Dēvarāya. It seems to record a gift to the god Rāmachandra. It also mentions the village Chittārige, situated in Honnāvura-dēśa, and the āchārya Rāmachandra-yatīśvara. The inscription is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmahāgaṇapatayē • • śrīmadācā • • • • • bhyāṁ namaḥ

⟨2⟩ śrī[ma]tu • • • • • • • • • • lōkyaru • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [kā]raṇa karuṇānidhi

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • svasti śrīmadapāra • • mahima • • • • •

⟨5⟩ damaged

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • padmāvati

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • lakṣmīkalpaurakṣa sahōdara

⟨8⟩ • • • • • yarasayadunuta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhūpati • •

⟨10⟩ vīra • pārāvāra • • • • • bukkarāya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ damaged

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • harihara • • tasya • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • putri śrīmati vikra •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vijayabhūpatidayā • • ra bhūpasya

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rūpaṁ tayō • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • dēvarāya • • • • • • • • • • nityaṁ bhōgē • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • rājaṁ • • • • • rāja • • • • • • • • • • rājanōyaṁ nija-

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gaṁḍabhēruṁḍō gajēṁdramruga-

⟨19⟩ • • • mūṟu rāyaragaṁḍa • • • • • • • • • • hiṁduvarāyasuratrāṇa yityādi biru-

⟨20⟩ dāṁ • • • • • • • • • • prithvī siṁhāsanaṁ prāpya pālayan prithivī mimāṁ ⟨Page 310⟩

⟨21⟩ puṇyaślōkāgragaṇyōsau dēvarāya • • • • • • • • • • nagarīṁ hastināvatīṁ kṛtvā chatra

⟨22⟩ • • kritāṁ • • • • • • • • • • drālayaṁ gataḥ tatra dēvaṁ praṇa-

⟨23⟩ ṁmya suyatīṁdra • • • • • • • • • • munisrēṣṭō rāma-

⟨24⟩ caṁdrayatīśa śrī • • • • • • • • • • kālēna vimalō •

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • svayaṁ • • •

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pramāṇa • • • • •

⟨27⟩ • • • nija • • • • • • • • • • śrīmadācā¨rya • • • • •

⟨28⟩ siddhāṁ[bhō]vibhu • • • • • • • • • • kumuda caṁ

⟨29⟩ • • padavākyapramāṇa • • • • • • • • • • rāma • • • • • • • • • • śrīrāma-

⟨30⟩ caṁdra dēvasya pādāṁ[bhō]jaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmadācā¨rya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hoṁnā·urē dēśē-

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • miḷitvātra parivārasudhāṁ-

⟨34-36⟩ damaged

⟨37⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hoṁnā·urē mahā[rāja] śrī • • •

⟨38⟩ • • • • • • • • • • grāmaṁ cittārige • • • • • • • • • • samāsraṣṭaṁ

⟨39⟩ • • • • • rānucaṁdra • • • • • • • • • • dakṣiṇānvitaṁ śrīrāmacaṁdra dēvasya • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0250⟩ No. 250. (B.K. No. 223 of 1928-29.) GUṀGŌḶA, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 414 on the way to Ugaragōḷa.

Krishṇadēvarāya, 1529 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1451, Sarvadhāri, Māgha śu. 7, Saturday, corresponding to 1529 A.D., January 16. The Śaka year was current.

It refers to Vīra-Narasiṅganāyaka and the Durgādhipati of Toṟagale. ToṟagalevēṇThe and Guṁmagoḷa are mentioned. The inscription is much damaged and the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī jayādyu[da]ya śāli[nā*]hana saka varuśa 1451

⟨2⟩ neya sa¨rvvadhāri saṁvatsarada māgha śu 7 stiravāradalu śrīnutu kṟuṣṇarāya[ma]hā

⟨3⟩ rāyara rājya • • va¨rddhamānamācaṁdrā¨rkatāraṁ-

⟨4⟩ baraṁ saluttamire ta[tpā]dapadmōpajīvi toṟagale [du]¨rgādhipati vīranarasiṁga-

⟨5⟩ rāyanāyaka ·ayyanavara kāladali tūṟagaleya vēṁṭhe

⟨6⟩ [māsuna] nāḍoḷagaṇa guṁmmagoḷa • • • • • galabāḍanu • • •

⟨7⟩ • svāmigaḷige • • nivāraṇā¨rthavāgi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • ṟeya [siṁ]dara keṟeya • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 311⟩

⟨9⟩ hattu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nāhutikoṁḍa sva¨rgga • • • • •

⟨12-14⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0251⟩ No. 251. (B.K. No. 21 of 1927-28.) GĀḌGŌḶI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab standing close to the Hanumān temple.

Kṛishṇadēvarāya.

The record registers a gift for offerings and lamp to the god Hanumān. The inscription is worn out and all other details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1-6⟩ damaged

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dhirā-

⟨8⟩ ja rājaparamē[śvara] śrī[vīrapra]tāpa śrī kriṣṇa-

⟨9⟩ rāyamahārāyaru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • rājyaṁgeyu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11-12⟩ damaged

⟨13⟩ grāmada hamaṁta[dē]vara naivēdya naṁdādī-

⟨14-17⟩ damaged

⟨18⟩ • • • dānapālanayō¨rmmadhyē dānā[chrē]-

⟨19⟩ yōnupālanaṁ dānātsa¨rgamavā[pnō]-

⟨20⟩ ti pālanādaccutaṁ padaṁ svadattādvigu-

⟨21⟩ ṇaṁ puṁṇyaṁ paradattānupālanaṁ pa-

⟨22⟩ radattāpahārēṇa svadattaṁ niḥphalaṁ

⟨23⟩ bhavē[t] svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō

⟨24⟩ harēti vasuṁdharā ṣaṣṭi-

⟨25⟩ ¨rva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ

⟨26⟩ jāyatē krimi

⟨27⟩ hanumaṁtadēvara pūjāri

⟨28-29⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0252⟩ No. 252. (B.K. No. 7 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra wall of Vīranārāyaṇa temple.

Achyutarāya, 1539 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1461, Vikāri, Bhādrapada śu. 12, Tuesday, corresponding to 1569 A.D., August 26.

It records the gift of Ānandanidhi to the Brāhmaṇas, by the king in the presence of the god Viṭhalēśvara on the bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā. It adds that the gift was recorded on stone in the presence of the god Triyambaka of Gadagu. ⟨Page 312⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu || namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbhamūla staṁbhāya [śaṁ]-

⟨2⟩ [bhavē ||] svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrīpridhvīvallabe mahārājādhirāja paramēśvara śrī vīrapratāpa ·acyutarāya [ma]-

⟨3⟩ hārāyarū vijayanagariya nalevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁge[yyutta*]-

⟨4⟩ miṟdu || śakava¨rṣa 1461 neya vikāri saṁvatsarada bhādrapada śuddha śravaṇa 12 maṁga[ḷa]-

⟨5⟩ vāra puṁṇyakāladoḷu bhāskarakṣētra tuṁgabhadrātīra vi[ṭha]lēśvarana saṁnidhiyali mādhava prī-

⟨6⟩ tya¨rthavāgi ·ānaṁdanidhiyeṁba dānavanū koṭu samasta bhūsuraranū saṁtōṣaṁ baḍisi

⟨7⟩ praśastiyanu saṁskṛtabhāṣākavitvadalli śā¨rdūlavikrīḍitaveṁba vṛttaṁgaḷanu gada-

⟨8⟩ gina śrī triyaṁbakadēvara saṁnidhānadali śilāśāsanakke barasida dhaṁ¨rmmakī¨rti pra-

⟨9⟩ śastiya v®ttaṁgaḷa kramameṁteṁdoḍe || v® || śākē caṁdrarasāmarēṁdragaṇitē va¨rṣē vikā-

⟨10⟩ ¨ryyāhvayē pakṣē bhādrapadasya pōṣitavidhau dvādaśyabhikhyē tithau || vārē bhūmisutasya viṣṇvadhipatau

⟨11⟩ tārēcyutakṣmāpati¨rdatvānaṁdanidhiṁ dvijāndhanadayaṁnāmōdayanmādhavaṁ | 1 | puṁṇyau

⟨12⟩ • paripālitasya paritō bhūtāḷisaṁvēṣṭita sadva¨rggasvavaśīkratasya satatākrāṁtā [bhu]-

⟨13⟩ jaṁgavrajaiḥ || prāptasyātinavapraśastimadhikaprakhyātaśau¨ryyācyutakṣmāpānaṁdanidhē-

⟨14⟩ [¨rna]vāpi nidhayaḥ kiṁ tē labhaṁtē taṁlāṁ || 2 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0253⟩ No. 253. (B.K. No. 14 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the wall of an enclosure to the left of the well in the Vīranārāyaṇa temple.

Achyutarāya, 1539 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1461, Vikāri, Bhādrapada śu. 12, Tuesday, corresponding to 1539 A.D., August 26.

It records the gift of Ānandanidhi to the Brāhmaṇas by the king, in the presence of the god Viṭhalēśvara on the bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā. It adds that the gift was recorded on stone in the presence of the god Vīranārāyaṇa who had conferred his boon on the poet Kumāra-Vyāsa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubamastu || namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarāraṁbhamūla staṁbhāya

⟨2⟩ śaṁbhavē || svasti samastabhuvanāśraya śrī prithvīvallabha mahārājādhirāja rājaparamēśvara śrī vī-

⟨3⟩ rapratāpa śrī ·acyutarāya mahārāya[ru] vijayanagariya nelevīḍinoḷu su-

⟨4⟩ khasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁgeyvuttamiralu śakava¨rpa 1461 neya vikāri saṁva-

⟨5⟩ tsarada bhādrapada śudha śravaṇa [12] maṁgaḷavāra puṇyakāladūḷu bhāskarakṣē-

⟨6⟩ tra tuṁgabhadrātīra viṭhṭhalēśvarana saṁnidhiyali mādhavaprītya¨rthavāgi ·ā- ⟨Page 313⟩

⟨7⟩ naṁdanidhiyeṁba dānavanu koṭṭu samasta bhūsuraranu saṁtōṣaṁbaḍisida praśa-

⟨8⟩ stiyanu saṁskrutabhāṣākavitvadali śā¨rdūlavikrīḍitaveṁba vṛttaṁgaḷanu | kavi

⟨9⟩ kumāravyāsaṁge prasaṁnanāda gadugina [śrīvīra]nārāyaṇana saṁnidhiyalli śilā-

⟨10⟩ śāsanakke barasida dha¨rmmakī¨rtipraśastiya vṛttaṁgaḷa kramaveṁtaṁdoḍe || vra ||

⟨11⟩ śākē caṁdrarasāmarēṁdragaṇitē va¨rṣē vikā¨ryyāhvayē | pakṣē bhādrapada-

⟨12⟩ sya pōṣitavidhau | dvādaśyabhikhyē tithau || vārē bhūmisutasya viṣṇvadhipatau tārē cyuta[kṣmā]-

⟨13⟩ pati¨rdatvānaṁdanidhiṁ dvijāndhanadayaṁnāmōdayanmādhavaṁ | 1 | puṇyaughaiḥ paripālita-

⟨14⟩ sya paritō bhūtāḷisaṁmēṣṭitā sadva¨rggaisvavaśīkṛtasya satatākkrāṁtābhujaṁga-

⟨15⟩ vrajai[ḥ] | prāptasyātinavapraśastimadhikaprakhyātaśau¨ryyācyutakṣmāpānaṁdanidhē¨rna[vā]

⟨16⟩ pi nidhayaḥ kiṁ tē labhaṁtē tulāṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0254⟩ No. 254. (B.K. No. 186 of 1928-29.) AṆṆĪGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up on the right side of the southern entrance into the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Achyutarāya, 1539 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1461, Vikāri, Bhādrapada śu. 12, Tuesday, corresponding to 1539 A.D., August 26.

It records the gift of Ānandanidhi to the Brāhmaṇas by the king in the presence of the god Viṭhalēśvara on the banks of the Tuṅgabhadrā. It adds that the gift was recorded on stone in the presence of the god Amṛitēśvara of Aṇṇigeṟe. (Compare Nos. 252 and 253 above).

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu namastuṁgaśira[ścu]ṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē | trailōkyanagarāraṁbhamāla staṁbāya śaṁbhavē || svasti

⟨2⟩ [sa]mastabhuvanāśraya śrī pṛthvīvallabha māhārājādhirāja paramēśvara śrī vīra [pratāpa ·acyuta]-

⟨3⟩ rāya mahārāyarū vijeyanagariya nelevīḍinoḷu sukhasaṁkathāvinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ • • •

⟨4⟩ mi¨rddu śakava¨rṣa 1461 neya vikāri saṁvatsarada bhādrapada śudha śravaṇa 12 maṁgaḷavāra

⟨5⟩ kāladoḷu bhāskarakṣētra tuṁgabhadrātīṭha viṭhalēśvarana saṁnidhiyalli mādhava prītya¨rthavāgi • • • • •

⟨6⟩ nidhiyeṁba dānavanū koṭṭu samasta bhūsuraranū saṁtōṣaṁbaḍisida praśastiyanū sa • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ vitvadalli śā¨rdūlavikrīḍitaveṁba vṛttaṁgaḷanu || ·aṁṇigeṟeya ·amrutē • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • śilāśāsanakke barasida dha¨rmmakī¨rttipraśastiya vṛttaṁgaḷa kramaveṁtaṁ • • • • •

⟨9⟩ drarasāmarēṁdragaṇitē va¨rṣē vikā¨ryyāhvayē | pakṣē bhādrapadasya pōṣitavidhau dvāda śyabhikhyē tithau • • • • •

⟨10⟩ tasya viṣṇvadhipatau tārēcyutakṣmāpati¨rdatvānaṁdanidhiṁ dvijāndhanadayaṁnāmōdaya nmādhavaṁ • • • • •

⟨11⟩ ghaiḥ paripālitasya paritō bhūtāḷisaṁvēṣṭitā sadva¨rggaiḥ svavaśīkrutasya satatō • • • ⟨Page 314⟩

⟨12⟩ • || prāptasyātinavapraśastamadhikapprakhyātaśau¨ryyācyutakṣmākṣmāpānaṁdanidhē¨rnavāpi • • • • •

⟨13⟩ labhaṁtē tulāṁ || 2 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0255⟩ No. 255. (B.K. No. 99 of 1928-29.) ANWĀL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a water reservoir in Hanumantadēva temple.

Achyutarāya.

The record mentions Anavāli, evidently modern Anwāl. The epigraph is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī vīrapratāpa ·accutarāya-

⟨2⟩ [mahā]rāyaru sukhasaṁkhakathavinō-

⟨3⟩ dadiṁ | rājya mā[ḍu]ttiralu

⟨4⟩ • • • • • [vaḷi]take saluva

⟨5⟩ [·a]navāli • • • • • grama[maṁ] •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • ·adake •

⟨7⟩ ttināma • puravanu [śrīma]

⟨8⟩ • • • digeya madhuvinaya

⟨9⟩ • • • • • hanumanayaka • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • rige puṁṇyavāgabēkeṁdu

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vaḍeyara • • •

⟨12-13⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0256⟩ No. 256. (B.K. No. 222 of 1928-29.) GUḌISĀGARA, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the house of Haḍapada Mallēśappa.

Sadāsivarāya, 1547 A.D.

This is dated in the cyclic year Plavaṅga, Āshāḍha śu. 10. The year fell in Śaka 1469 in the reign of Sadāśivarāya. The date corresponds to 1547 A.D., June 27.

It seems to record a gift to a barber. The details cannot be made out, as the epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ plavaṁga saṁvatsa[ra*]da

⟨2⟩ ·āśāḍa su 10 • • •

⟨3⟩ sadāsivarāyaru

⟨4⟩ nāvilara • • • • •

⟨5-6⟩ damaged

⟨7⟩ māṁnya • • •

⟨8⟩ damaged ⟨Page 315⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0257⟩ No. 257. (B.K. No. 433 of 1926.) AMMINBHĀVI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the backyard of a barber's house.

Sadāśivarāya, 1547 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1469, Plavaṅga, Āshāḍha śu. 11, corresponding to 1547 A.D., June 28.

It records the remission of taxes on barbers of the Amminabhāvi area in Haṟagalesīme, at the representation of Timmōja, Koṇḍōja and Bhadrōja by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Śrīrangarāja and Rāmarāja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu svasti śrī jayābhyudaya śālivāhana śakavaru-

⟨2⟩ śa 1469 plavaṁga saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍa su 11 lū śrīmaṁnma-

⟨3⟩ hārājādhirāja paramēśvara śrī vīrapratāpa śrī vīra sadāsivadē-

⟨4⟩ va mahārāyaru vijeyanāgaradalu vijeyasiṁ[hā]sanārūḍharāgi [pri]-

⟨5⟩ thvīrājya[va]nu ·ā[ḷu]ttayiralu śrīmanmahāmaṁḍalēśvara rāyasthāpanā-

⟨6⟩ cā¨ryya śrīraṁgarāja rāmarājadēvamaha·arasugaḷu haṟaga-

⟨7⟩ leya sīmage saluva ·aṁminabāviya saluva grāmavanu grāmada gauḍa-

⟨8⟩ sēnabōvarige prajegaḷige seṭi paṭṭaṇaseṭigaḷige nirūpa sadāsivadē-

⟨9⟩ va mahārāyaru ka[¨rnā]ṭaka vijeyānagara siṁhvā[sa*]nakke saluva rāyarājyadoḷa-

⟨10⟩ ge [·ā] nāviṁdara teṟigenu tiṁmōja koṁ[ḍō]ja bha[drō]jagaḷige[te]ṟige sa-

⟨11⟩ ¨rvamānyavāgi pālisadaru niṁma ·aṁminabāviya sīmeyoḷage saluva grā-

⟨12⟩ ma[vara]grāmagaḷa nāviṁda teṟige ·anī[ka] ·akālacakra biṭi begā-

⟨13⟩ • • sa[¨rvamānya]vāgi naḍasikoṁḍu bahudu [yi]dakke tappidare sadāśivarāyara

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nimage ·āgnebahu • || • • ppikoṁḍare • • • • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0258⟩ No. 258. (B.K. No. 435 of 1926.) DĒVARA HUBBAḶḶI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up at the entrance into the village.

Sadāśivarāya, 1547 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1469, Plavaṅga, Āśvija śu. 2, Thursday, corresponding to 1547 A.D., September 15, Thursday, f.d.t. °10.

It records the remission of taxes in favour of barbers represented by Koṇḍōja Timmōja and Bhadrōja by Rāmarājayya, the Kāryakartta of the king. Reference is made to Muguda Thirty and Kāṇāchī in the supplementary section.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastuṁ[ga]sirastuṁbi caṁ-

⟨2⟩ dracāmaracāravē trayilōkyana[garā]raṁ-

⟨3⟩ bhamūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē svasti śrī vi-

⟨4⟩ ja[yā]bhyudaya śālivā[ha]na śakhavaru[ṣa*]sānirada

⟨5⟩ nānūra ·aṟu[vatoṁ]bhata neya plavaṁga

⟨6⟩ saṁvatsarada ·ā[vasi]ja śu 2 [gu lū] śrīmaṁ[nmā]-

⟨7⟩ hārājādhirāja paramēsvara śrī vīrapa- ⟨Page 316⟩

⟨8⟩ tāpa sadāsivarāya mahārāya-

⟨9⟩ ra kā¨ryyaka¨rttarāda rāmarāja[yya dēvaru]

⟨10⟩ • ·arasugaḷa kelasigaru tiṁmōja koṁ-

⟨11⟩ ḍōja bhadrōjagaḷige rāmarāja

⟨12⟩ mahā·arasugaḷū taṁma kelasi-

⟨13⟩ gariga rāyarāḷuva rājyadoḷa-

⟨14⟩ ge [nāviṁ]darige biṭi birāḍa sa¨rvamāṁ-

⟨15⟩ nya yī birāḍa manederige yidake ·ā-

⟨16⟩ [vanu]tappidavana bāyalli • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • ma¨rtta sva¨rgalōkakke

⟨18⟩ hōda [phala] śubhamastu caṁdrasū-

⟨19⟩ ¨ryyaru • • • yaṁttu maṁgaḷa-

⟨20⟩ mahā śrī śrī śrī śrī

⟨21⟩ muguda mū [śrī] vattu

⟨22⟩ [ḷi]ge kāṇācigaḷanu • •

⟨23-24⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0259⟩ No. 259. (B.K. No. 146 of 1928-29.) HEBBAḶḶI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Sadāśivarāya, 1547 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1470, Plavaṅga, Kārttika śu. 7, Friday, corresponding to 1547 A.D., October 21, Friday, f.d.t. °10. The Śaka year was current.

It records the remission of taxes on barbers by Rāmarāja and Timmarāja, on the representation made by Timmōja, Koṇḍōja and Bhadrōja. The details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śubhamastu

⟨2⟩ svastiśrī jayā-

⟨3⟩ dbhudaya śālivāha[na]-

⟨4⟩ saka varuśa 1470 neya plavaṁ[ga]-

⟨5⟩ saṁvā[tsa*]rada kā¨rttika śu 7 [śu*]krāradalu śrī-

⟨6⟩ maṁnmāhārājādhirāja

⟨7⟩ paramēśvara śrīvīrapratāpa [sa]dāśivarāya māhārā-

⟨8⟩ yaru vidyānagariya sihvāśana • • • • •

⟨9⟩ pratipālisuvā • • dalu [rā]marāja • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • tiṁmārāja mahā·ara-

⟨11⟩ sugaḷu nāvilaru tiṁmōja koṁḍōja

⟨12⟩ bhadrōjagaḷige koṭṭa śāśanada kramaveṁ-

⟨13⟩ teṁdare nāṁvu vidyānagariya • • • • •

⟨14⟩ • luvaṁ • • sīmeya nāvilarige birāḍa

⟨15⟩ [sa¨rva]maṁnyavāgi pāliside·u ·eṁdu

⟨16⟩ • • • grāmagaḷigella śilāśāsanaṁ baradu

⟨17⟩ • • • • • • • • • • birāḍa

⟨18-20⟩ damaged ⟨Page 317⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0260⟩ No. 260. (B.K. No. 214 of 1928-29.) BEḶVAṬIGI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Rāmaliṅga temple.

Sadāśivarāya, 1547-48 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1469, Plavaṅga, the tithi being 10. The details are lost. The date corresponds approximately to 1547-48 A.D.

It records the remission of taxes in favour of the barbers of Toṟagala-sīme by Rāmarāya and Veṅkaṭādri. Koṇḍōja and Sidōja of the community also received some concessions.

TEXT.

⟨1-5⟩ worn out

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • 1469

⟨7⟩ plavaṁga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ 10 śrī • •

⟨9⟩ [ma]hāmaṁḍalē-

⟨10⟩ śvara rājādhirāja

⟨11⟩ rājaparamēśvara

⟨12⟩ sadāsivarāya-

⟨13⟩ dēva mahārāya

⟨14⟩ rāmarājaya

⟨15⟩ veṁkaṭādri ·a-

⟨16⟩ rsugaḷu nāvila

⟨17⟩ koṁḍōjage ha-

⟨18⟩ li • • • ṁnaṇe

⟨19⟩ toṟagala sīma

⟨20⟩ nāvilarige sa¨rva-

⟨21⟩ mānya be • •

⟨22⟩ • sidōjage mānya

⟨23⟩ birāḍa sa¨rva-

⟨24⟩ mānya

⟨SIIv15p0i0261⟩ No. 261. (B.K. No. 169 of 1926-27.) KARḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumān temple.

Sadāśivarāya, 1553 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1475, Pramādīcha, Āśvija ba. 3, Saturday, corresponding to 1553 A.D., September 23, Saturday f.d.t. °87.

It records the remission of taxes on the barbers of Mudugal-sīme at the request of Timmōja, Koṇḍōja and Bhadrōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu | [śrīrā]māya na-

⟨2⟩ maḥ | svastiśrī jayādbhudaya sālivā-

⟨3⟩ hana śakavara śa 1475 neya pramādaca saṁ-

⟨4⟩ [va*]charada ·asvija ba 3 śanināradalu śrīmanmahā- ⟨Page 318⟩

⟨5⟩ rājādhirāja paramēśara [śrīmapratā]-

⟨6⟩ pa śrī vīrasadāsivarāyadēvaru ma[hā]

⟨7⟩ • • • kā¨ryyake ka¨rttarāda ·aḷiya rāma-

⟨8⟩ rājayyadēva mahā·arasugaḷu [nā]viṁ-

⟨9⟩ dare tiṁmōja koṁḍōja bhedrōja • •

⟨10⟩ • modalāgi yivara biṁnāhavanu kēḷa citta-

⟨11⟩ yisi tamage puṁṇyavāgabēkeṁdu mudugalla

⟨12⟩ sīmege saluva karadāya samatige • yava nā-

⟨13⟩ viṁda • • • va birāḍa biṭṭi dēvipaṁnu • • •

⟨14⟩ • • • doṁbaderige muṁtāda samasta ye • •

⟨15⟩ • • • • • tamage puṁṇyavāgabēkeṁdu

⟨16⟩ [sa¨rva]māṁnyavāgi pāliside·u | yi-

⟨17⟩ dake tappidare taṁma taṁda tāyigaḷanā

⟨18⟩ gō·u brāṁhmaṇaranu vārāṇāsiya-

⟨19⟩ lu koṁda pātakakke hōhanu | surā-

⟨20⟩ pāna [su]nakka māṁsakka yōgya • •

⟨21-22⟩ contain imprecatory passages

⟨23⟩ naṁ | maṁgaḷa mahāśrī

⟨24⟩ śrī śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0262⟩ No. 262. (B.K. No. 70 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying near the boys' school.

Sadāśivarāya.

It seems to record a gift to Timōja of Soraṭūr by the king's officer Rāmarāja. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī maṁnmahamaṁḍalēsvara śada[si][na]-

⟨2⟩ rāyaru rāmarājayyanavaru ti-

⟨3⟩ mōjaga pālisidaṁdu sa¨rva[mā]ṁ[nya]

⟨4⟩ soraṭūra timōjage • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ damaged

THE MUSLIM RULERS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0263⟩ No. 263. (B.K. No. 14 of 1927-28.) YĀONGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in Survey No. 133.

1555 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1477, Āṅgirasa, Kārttika śu. 3. The date is irregular. Śaka 1477 corresponds to the cyclic year Rākshasa when the details agree to 1555 A.D., October 18.

It registers a gift of garden for maintaining a charitable picotta on the Haḍagali-Ēvagal road by the administrative officer of Gadugu-sīme and the local officials under instructions from Mahārājādhirāja Mallika Sāhēba. ⟨Page 319⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī jaya • • • • • śālivāhana śakha-

⟨2⟩ va[ru]śa sāvirada nānuṟa·epatta ·eḷane-

⟨3⟩ ya ·aṁgirase saṁvaṁcharada kā¨rttika śu

⟨4⟩ 3 lu śrīmaṁ mahārājā[dhi*]rāju masana • • śrīmanu

⟨5⟩ mallikasāhēbara nirūpadiṁda gadugina sīmeya • • • • •

⟨6⟩ vaṁ[gō]ja paṁḍitta mo[khāci] paṁḍi[ta] ·ayanavaru diva[pa]-

⟨7⟩ gauḍa senabhōga liṁgapa muṁtādavaru[hu]tiseṭiya

⟨8⟩ • • [ma]page ko[ṭa*]dha¨rmma [·u]ḷada ·ettava • • ke • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • veṁttaṁdare kaujageṟeya grāmada neyi-

⟨10⟩ khutyada kōṇiya beḷuvaṇike ·e[vagala]-

⟨11⟩ sīmeya hoṁdida gauḍika hōbaḷiya •

⟨12⟩ lanavaḷage [84] nāguḷada manyavanu ·u • • māḍi-

⟨13⟩ du bāvisuta haḍagiliya ya ·evagala dāriya

⟨14⟩ vaḷagāgi tōṭava māḍikoṭa grāmada • •

⟨15⟩ raḷiya ·ettikoṁḍu [grā]makke nīranu ·ettiko[ṁ]-

⟨16⟩ ḍu sukhadali geyidu ·uṁbadu ·eṁdu ko-

⟨17⟩ ṭa śāṣanapaṭe yidattappidavarige 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0264⟩ No. 264. (B.K. No. 77 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar called Mālagamba on the Siddhēśvara hill.

1589 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1511, Virōdhi, Śrāvaṇa śu. 1, Thursday, corresponding to 1589 A.D., July 3.

It seems to record the setting up of two pillars for lamps by Khaṇḍērāva Timmāji of Śainīka-gotra, a subordinate of Vajīr Haider Khan. The language of the record is Marāṭhī and the script Nāgarī.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī gaṇesāye nama |

⟨2⟩ svasti śrī śālīvā-

⟨3⟩ hāna śake 1511 va-

⟨4⟩ rśe virodhī nāma sa-

⟨5⟩ vachare srāvaṇa sū-

⟨6⟩ dha pāḍivā guruvā-

⟨7⟩ sare donī dīpamā-

⟨8⟩ vekhaṣa ke-

⟨9⟩ le haidarakhāna vajī-

⟨10⟩ rā cā sevaka khaṁḍe-

⟨11⟩ rāva tīmā[ji] śainī-

⟨12⟩ ka gotra • • • ⟨Page 320⟩

⟨13⟩ damaged

⟨14⟩ • • • viḷāni

⟨15⟩ jāye • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0265⟩ No. 265. (B.K. No. 70 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into a wall of the well called Rāyarabhāvi.

Ibrāhim Ādilshāh, 1605 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1526, Krōdhi, Māgha śu. 2, Friday, Dhanishṭhā-nakshatra, The details of the date correspond to 1605 A.D., January 11. The Sultan of Bijāpur is referred to as the son of Ali Ādilshāh.

It records the completion of a charitable well at Bīḷagi by Khaṇḍērāya-paṇḍita. who was holding the ṭhāṇe under Vajīra, Khāne-Ajam, Yākūta-khāna who was in charge of the Bīḷagi-samata as Mokhāsi. It is stated that the digging of the well was started on Śaka 1525, Śubhakrit, Adhika-Āshāḍha paurṇami, Monday, Mūlānakshatra, corresponding to 1603 A.D., June 13. The cyclic year was, however, Śōbhana. Cf. No. 264 below.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © || śrī gaṇēsāyēṁnama || śrī sāradāyēṁ nama || namastuṁ-

⟨2⟩ bisirastuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trayilōkya nagarāraṁ-

⟨3⟩ bha mūlastaṁbhāya śaṁbhavē || svastiśrī [nra]pa śālivāhana śa-

⟨4⟩ ka || 1527 || prava¨rtamāna krōdhināma saṁvatsarē māghamā-

⟨5⟩ [sē] suklapakṣē dvitīya bhā¨rgavāsarē dhaniṣṭanakṣatrē varayānunā-

⟨6⟩ mayō[gē] rājādhipati ·alli ·ādīśahana putra yibharāhima ·a-

⟨7⟩ dilaśāha ·ātana vajīra khāna ·ajaṁ yāktakhāna[ge] bīḷigi samatu

⟨8⟩ mōkhāsi yiralikāgi śavunakagōtrada tiṁmāji paṁḍitara putra

⟨9⟩ khaṁḍērāya paṁḍitage sama[ti]na ṭhāṇe[vā]koṭṭu yiralikāgi ·ātanu

⟨10⟩ taṁna kaṣṭā¨rjitadravyava vecisi paravupakāra nimityavāgi bīḷagigrāma-

⟨11⟩ da paścimabhāgadalli bāviyanu kaṭṭisidanu || śaka || 1525 || prava¨rta-

⟨12⟩ māna śubhakratanāma saṁvatsarada ·adhika ·āśāḍhamāsē suklapakṣē [pa]-

⟨13⟩ va¨rnami caṁdravārē ghaṭikā || 28 || mūlanakṣatradalli kūpa ·āraṁbha

⟨14⟩ vāyittu || vaṁduvara ṣa yēḷu tiṁgaḷu hatoṁbhatu divasaṁ pariyaṁ-

⟨15⟩ ta bāviya kelasava māḍidarū bāvi siddhi ·āyi || [·igavā]

⟨16⟩ kaṭṭisidanu || yidake ·a¨rdha cāvura bhūmiyanu || vaṁdu

⟨17⟩ tōṁṭavanu māṁnyava koḍisidarū || yidake dārādare yī-

⟨18⟩ si ki(khi)la māḍidare hiṁdūrige • • • || musalamānaṟige nā-

⟨19⟩ latu [sā]ya || yāvatiṣṭati caṁdrā¨rkō yāvatiṣṭati mēdi-

⟨20⟩ nī tāvadrakṣaṁtu kūpaṁ ca viśvēṣāmaravabhā || © || śrī ||

⟨21⟩ svada[ttā] dviguṇaṁpuṇyaṁ paradattānupālanaṁ || parada-

⟨22⟩ ttā ·apahārēṇa svadattaṁ niṣphalaṁ bhavētu || 1 || maṁga-

⟨23⟩ ḷa śubhaṁ bhavatu || śrī kṛṣṇā¨rpaṇava stu || kūpa sapūnnavāyittu[||*] 1 ⟨Page 321⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0266⟩ No. 266. (B.K. No. 71 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On another stone in the same place.

Ibrāhim Ādil Shāh, 1605 A.D.

This record in Marāṭhi language and Nāgarī characters, is another version of the above inscription.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ namastubisirastubicadracāmaracārave trailokyanagarāraṁbhe mu-

⟨2⟩ hastaṁbhāya śaṁbhave || svasti śrī nrapaśālivāhanaśake 1526 prava-

⟨3⟩ rtamāne krodhināmasaṁvatsare māghamāse śuklapakṣe dvitīyāṁ bhārgavāsareṁ dha-

⟨4⟩ niṣṭhānakṣatre varvānanāma yoge rājyādhipati ·ībharā[i]ma ·ā

⟨5⟩ di[la]śāhābina ·ali·ādalaśāhā khānā vajira khāna ·ali-

⟨6⟩ khāna yākutakhānayāsi samata bilagi mokāsā[a]satā khaṁḍe-

⟨7⟩ rāu timāji śaunakagotri samatamajakurice ṭhāṇe hote [yā]ṇe

⟨8⟩ ·āpuleṁ kaṣṭadravyavecu[nu] paravupakārākāraṇe bilagi grāma

⟨9⟩ paścimadhāge vāvi bāṁdhale śake 1525 paṁdharāse paṁcavisa pra-

⟨10⟩ vartamāte śobhakrattunāmasaṁvatsare ·adhika ·āsāḍhamāse su-

⟨11⟩ klapakṣe poṁrnimā caṁdravāṁra ghaṭikā ·aṭhāvisa mulanakṣatre kupa

⟨12⟩ ·āraṁbha kele [ye]ka varuṣa sātamāsa yokuṇisadivasa pari-

⟨13⟩ yaṁtara kāma ghetale bāvi sidhda jāhāli hela nāṁdhale yāsi ·a-

⟨14⟩ rdha cāvara bhumi ·aṇi malā ·ināma di(dha)le ·ase yāsi koṇi·ī

⟨15⟩ khilakari dvatayi hidu ·asetesi gaḍadho musadvamānāsi

⟨16⟩ nākṛta (mu)ṭāvana pharitasula ·ase || śubhaṁ bhavatu || kruṣṇārpaṇamastu

⟨17⟩ yāvatiṣṭhati caṁdrārkau yāvatiṣṭhati medini tāvadrakṣaṁtu kūpaṁ ca viśve-

⟨18⟩ ṣā naravallabhā || © || svadatādviguṇaṁ puṇyaṁ paradatānu • • para-

⟨19⟩ datāpahāreṇa svadataṁ nisphalaṁ bhavet || 2 || kupa saṁpurna jāhālā

⟨SIIv15p0i0267⟩ No. 267. (B.K. No. 96 of 1928-29.) ĀLŪR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 91.

Circa 16th century.

It states that Salabhatakhān Sāheb conferred upon Dēvaṇagauḍa of Ālūru the honour of riding a horse with a parasol and a gift of garden free of tax.

TEXT. 1

⟨1⟩ salabhata khā-

⟨2⟩ nasāhibaru ·ā-

⟨3⟩ lūra dēvaṇagauḍa-

⟨4⟩ ge kudure satige yikuvā- ⟨Page 322⟩

⟨5⟩ ga tōṭa vināti koṭu satigeyavana jāvaka

⟨6⟩ haru[ṇa]la koṭa

⟨7⟩ yida naḍasede tapidavage kate • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0268⟩ No. 268. (B.K. No. 202 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near a well called Huḍeda-bhāvi.

Muhammad Shah, 1646 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1567, Vyaya, Mārgaśira śu. 3, Sunday, corresponding to 1646 A.D., November 29, Sunday, f.d.t. °32. The Śaka year was current.

The ruling king is apparently Muhammad Shah, the Ādilshāhi Sultau who is referred to by the Hindu praśasti and stated to be the overlord of the kingdom of Vidyāpura, i.e., Bijapur.

It records the grant of a cowl exempting the taxes for a period of twelve years to the chiefs and representatives of Rustumpēṭhe, newly built in Aṇṇigere-sīme by Rustummajamasāhēba, son of Raṇadullākāna-sāhēba, who was the agent of the Sultan.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ subhamastu namaḥstuṁga-

⟨2⟩ śirastuṁbicchaṁdracāmaracāravē trai[ḷō]-

⟨3⟩ kyanagarāraṁbhamūlastaṁbhāya śōbha-

⟨4⟩ vēt śvasti śrī jayā[dbhu]daya śahaliva-

⟨5⟩ hanaruṣa 566 ya nāma

⟨6⟩ saṁvatsarada mā¨rgasira suddha tadaga

⟨7⟩ ·ādityavāra caṁdranahorayalu

⟨8⟩ śrīmanmahārāja śiṁhvā vidyāpu-

⟨9⟩ rada rājyādhisa rājasiṁhvāsanake

⟨10⟩ ·ādipatiyoda kūlitāna māmu-

⟨11⟩ ṁjīvi rājyavanāḷutta 2

⟨12⟩ yilāg ·āva kā¨ryyakka ka¨rrāda raṇa-

⟨13⟩ dullakāna sāhēbara maga rustuṁmajama-

⟨14⟩ sāhēba ·aṁṇigereya sīmeya ḷage

⟨15⟩ rustuṁma ṭhaya kaṭisidāta sīka ·alisā-

⟨16⟩ hēbaru mujimidā[ra] taṁgauḍa svā-

⟨17⟩ midēsāya maga parappa dēsakulakaruṇi

⟨18⟩ dha¨rmarasaiyyaṁgaḷa maga nāgappa paṭṭaṇa-

⟨19⟩ seṭi giriyappana maga paramēśvara (ṭise ma)-

⟨20⟩ mahanā[ḍu]gaḷige sāhēbaru koṭa kaulu

⟨21⟩ haṁneraḍu varuṣa 12 birā[ḍa]villa suṁka vi-

⟨22⟩ lla pasikiyilla yi kaulige tappi[da]vara bā-

⟨23-31⟩ imprecatory passage

⟨32⟩ sāsanava barada ·akasālera • • • • • būsavana ma-

⟨33⟩ ge śivaṁṇa kaṭadāta tiṁmaṁṇa sūtāri

⟨34⟩ • re seṭi ·ali ·ahaṁnuda yahaladāra rustuṁmajamā mahalakari 3

1. These two lines are engraved on the left side of the same slab.

⟨Page 323⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0269⟩ No. 269. (B.K. No. 50 of 1927-28.) KALKĒRI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the village chāvaḍi.

1651 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1573, Khara, Chaitra ba. 5, corresponding to 1651 A.D., March 31. The weekday is not mentioned.

It records a kowl granted by the Muslim officer of Kalikere-sīme exempting tax on the construction of new houses for a period of seven years. The details are not clear.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ maścuṁbi-

⟨2⟩ siraḥścuṁbi caṁ-

⟨3⟩ dracāmaracāravē trai-

⟨4⟩ lōkyanagarāraṁbha mūlastaṁbhā-

⟨5⟩ ya śaṁbhuvē svasti śrī jayā-

⟨6⟩ dbhudeya śālivāhana ṣakha-

⟨7⟩ 1573 varuṣanaya kharanāma saṁ-

⟨8⟩ vatsarada cayitra [bahuḻa] pa || kalike-

⟨9⟩ ra sīme sāhēbaru rā || ra || ma || muṁ-

⟨10⟩ de kaṭṭuva • sa • purake bāha-

⟨11⟩ • naja [harubā]je ·udimadārarige pā-

⟨12⟩ lisida kaullu yī kharasaṁvatsara ·āra-

⟨13⟩ bhyavāgi yēḷu varuṣa bi[rā]ḍa bi-

⟨14⟩ ṭṭi koṭṭaṇa māpu yēḷu varuṣa tu-

⟨15⟩ ṁbida mēle sālābādu mavaṁdake

⟨16⟩ birāḍa gaṁ varaha • • [le] pāṭīla [rā]-

⟨17⟩ horatu kaṭṭida gauḍaga hara-

⟨18⟩ [ke vaṁdu]va ga mānya yī kalina •

⟨19⟩ pēte • • • māḍi • • • yī hadu yī

⟨20⟩ kaula musalamāna tappidara makke·ī-

⟨21⟩ li haṁdi koṁda hāge brāhmarige kāsīli

⟨22⟩ gōhatya māḍida hāge śūdranādatage

⟨23⟩ śrīsailadali [brāhmaṇa]na koṁda hāge

⟨24⟩ • • yī kaulu yeṁdu barasikoṭṭa

⟨25⟩ silā[ṣā]sanā śrī śrī śrī

THE MARĀṬHĀS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0270⟩ No. 270. (B.K. No. 218 of 1928-29.) BHADRĀPUR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the village chāvaḍi.

Sivāji, 1679 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1601, Siddhārthi, Śrāvaṇa śu. 4, corresponding to 1679 A.D., July 31 (not verifiable).

It records the grant of the privileges of Gauḍike and Śānabōvike to Saṁgappa. It mentions the temples of Haṇamanta and Saṅkaraliṅga. The record is damaged and indifferently engraved. ⟨Page 324⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sivāji mahārāja cha-

⟨2⟩ trapati kālaki¨rti ||

⟨3⟩ namastuṁgaśi[ra]ścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trailōkyanagarā-

⟨4⟩ raṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya śāṁbhavē • • • • •

⟨5⟩ śālivāhana śaka || [1]601 ne sidhā¨rthināma saṁ || śravaṇa

⟨6⟩ su 4 surasana • • • • • śrīmatu • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maga • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • yivana maga liṁ[ga]ppaya saṁgappagaḷige barasi koṭṭa

⟨9⟩ gauḍike śānabhōvi patrada kramaveṁtaṁdare • •

⟨10⟩ • sīmenali • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ salisaniṁda ki¨rdi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ damaged

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhadrāpu-

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • grāmada gavuḍa

⟨15⟩ śānabōvake mirāsinu niṁma [vu]bhayakaṁ

⟨16⟩ koṭṭu ·ā grāmake nijavāgi ·ahavi nija • • • • •

⟨17⟩ 17 | bhūminu hāki koṭu yidake yekara yināma

⟨18⟩ hākiya || bi || nijamā • • • śā • ke mana

⟨19⟩ dēsa kulakuraṇike • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20⟩ haṇamaṁtadēvara mānyaṁ • • • • • [naṁdā]dīpake • •

⟨21⟩ śaṁkaraliṁgadēva • • • • • 2 || • • • • •

⟨22⟩ yara da • • • • • • • • • •

⟨23⟩ taḷavārike mana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ ·āya nija • • • • • • • • • • śānabhō-

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mānya

⟨26-27⟩ damaged

⟨28⟩ yidake lāvaṇi bi || • • • • • 1

EAST INDIA COMPANY.

⟨SIIv15p0i0271⟩ No. 271. (B.K. No. 47 and 48 of 1928-29.) ILAKAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the fort wall.

1803 A.D.

This record in Nāgarī characters is dated Śaka 1725, Śrēshṭha (Jyēshṭha) ba. 3 (?) Wednesday. These details in the Śaka year which coincided with Rudhirōdgāri, correspond to 1803 A.D., June 8. The record eites some more details of date which seem to have been engraved wrongly.

It records the construction of the gate-way at Hunagunda by the local residents headed by the Gauḍas etc., with the approval of the administrative authorities including the Collector and the Mahālakarī. The epigraph refers to the rule of the Kupaṇi Sarakāra, i.e., East India Company. ⟨Page 325⟩

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī nṛpaśālivāhanaśaka vāṇā-

⟨2⟩ [kṣi]munibhūmikativa[rṣāḥ] || phasalo

⟨3⟩ nayanāṁgamunicaṁdrameti ·isavī ne-

⟨4⟩ treṣu varga[ṇe] kacera || śraṣṭhamāsa ·asi-

⟨5⟩ ta pakṣe triśatpakhyā mite saumye di-

⟨6⟩ ne raudranakṣatre ·acalayogaṁ nāgavā-

⟨7⟩ karṇayuta śubhadine śubhamuhūrte saṁ-

⟨8⟩ pūrṇamastu || śrī || śrī || śrī ||

Second Section.

⟨1⟩ kupaṇī sarakāra raṁgre-

⟨2⟩ jabāhadara vidyamāna

⟨3⟩ jāna[ta]nauka tai ci-

⟨4⟩ rāraṭa sāheba kalekaṭa-

⟨5⟩ ra[ca]ṭakara sāheba 1 || ·a-

⟨6⟩ ka ṁ || phorjaṁṭa sāheba su

⟨7⟩ ·a ṁ | po pāṁḍuraṁgarāva

⟨8⟩ mā ṁ | śrīnivāsarāva mā-

⟨9⟩ halakarī ·ivara ·anumatādi-

⟨10⟩ deṁ | veṁ | gauḍaru 13 | [paṁ]-

⟨11⟩ caru 63 janaru ·a[naṁ]-

⟨12⟩ tapura sāṭiyelli ·i-

⟨13⟩ ruvā sabhāvitarasāhā-

⟨14⟩ yadiṁdā ·aramaniyavara

⟨15⟩ preraṇe·iṁdā huna[guṁ]da ·aga-

⟨16⟩ sī bā[ga]lu ·atisaṁto-

⟨17⟩ ṣadiṁdā kaṭṭisi ·ade

⟨18⟩ * || cha || cha || cha ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0272⟩ No. 272. (B.K. No. 239 of 1927-28.) HAVĒLI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Māruti temple.

1822 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1744 and San 1232. The Muslim reckoning might be Sūr-san. The date may be equated to 1822 A.D.

It states that Appurāya who was the Subhēdāra of Bāgaḍikōti under the Kumpaṇi Sarakāra, i.e., East India Company, rehabilitated the village of Havēli lying waste for many years, renamed it as Gōpālapura, constructed the temples of Hanumān and Śiva and made provision for worship and offerings therein. The epigraph is written in Nāgarī characters and Sanskrit language. ⟨Page 326⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ || śrīrāmacaṁdra prasanna ||

⟨2⟩ svasti śrī nṛpaśālivāhana śāke

⟨3⟩ vedābdhisaptāvanīgaṇyebda sitava • • kariṁna-

⟨4⟩ bhūpālarghyadeśe samaḥ || śrīmadbāgaḍikoṭisa-

⟨5⟩ tpuravarādhīśopyarāyāhvayo jīrṇotdhāramadhā[d ha]-

⟨6⟩ rīśakṛpayā gopālapuryāḥ ·aho || 1 || yastvāpaṁcaśatā-

⟨7⟩ bdameva patito grāmo havelyākhyayuk tasyotdhāramatho vi-

⟨8⟩ dhāya bhuvi taṁ gopālapūḥsaṁjñakaṁ || kṛtvā tatra hanūmadīśanilayaṁ ni-

⟨9⟩ mayi vāpīṁ sudhī tatpārśvadvitaye vaṭāmrasurabhīn bodhidrumān kiṁśu-

⟨10⟩ kān || jaṁbūniṁbatarūn latāṁśca vividhāṁstvāropya paṇyāpaṇānā-

⟨11⟩ stīrya dvijataṁtuvāyanilayānvāpīṁstathā nirmame || dugdhānnaiśśita-

⟨12⟩ śarkaraiśca madhurairbhakṣyaistathā sarpiṣāṁ pūraiśśākavaraiśca dakṣiṇayu-

⟨13⟩ taistāṁbūlapaṭṭairdvijān || saṁtarpyāgamasatpurāṇapaṭhaṇe śrīdevapūjā-

⟨14⟩ kṛtau viprāṇāṁ pratihāyanapratidinaṁ vṛttiṁ prakalpyādhunā || śrīdeva-

⟨15⟩ sya mahotsavāya surathāṁstvaiśīṁ tathā vaiṭṭhalīṁ gādhitvā pratimāṁ cakā-

⟨16⟩ ra sarasīṁ tāṁ caṁdrabhāgāsamāṁ || [4] || madvaṁśajā paramahīpati

⟨17⟩ jāye ye bhūmipāḥ satatamujvaladharmacittāḥ || matdharma-

⟨18⟩ mātraparipālanamācaraṁti tatpādapadmayugalaṁ śira-

⟨19⟩ sā vahāmī || 5 || ·iti rāmavacanaṁ śrī sana 12-

⟨20⟩ 32 kupaṇīsarakāra bāgaḍakoṭī śubhedāra ·appu-

⟨21⟩ rāyana dharma ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0273⟩ No. 273. (B.K. No. 57 of 1928-29.) KELŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in front of the village office.

1824 A.D.

This is dated Fasli 1234, Tāraṇa, Āsvija śu. 5. The said Fasli might be Sūr-san. The date may be equated to 1824 A.D., September 27.

It refers to the conquest of Kellūr by the Kumpaṇi-sarakāra, i.e., East India Company.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ kuṁṇi sākara

⟨2⟩ dā saka || [kelara]

⟨3⟩ jeyisi maḍidu

⟨4⟩ sa || 1234 pha || li ||

⟨5⟩ ||

⟨6⟩ ·asvije saṁ || || ⟨Page 327⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0274⟩ No. 274. (B.K. No. 58 of 1928-29.) KELŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On another stone in front of the village office.

1824 A.D.

This is copy of the above record.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ku[ṁ]paṇi sara-

⟨2⟩ kāradā saka ||

⟨3⟩ kellūra jeyi-

⟨4⟩ si maḍidu [sa] ||

⟨5⟩ 1234 pasali

⟨6⟩ tāraṇa [nā]ma

⟨7⟩ vacara ·āsvi-

⟨8⟩ ja su || 5 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0275⟩ No. 275. (B.K. No. 240 of 1927-28.) HONNAKAṬṬI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On three pieces of a broken slab kept in the Māruti temple.

1828 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1750, Sarvadhāri, Āśvija, Vijaya-daśamī. The details correspond to 1828 A.D., October 13.

It states that the village of Honnāyakanakaṭi located to the east of Bāgaḍikōṭi, had been deserted for a long time and that it was rehabilitated by Gopālappa, grandson of Rāyappa of Vaḍavāḍige, who also constructed a temple and had the old tank repaired. The officers of the East India Company who were pleased with this work had it recorded on stone. The record is in Nāgari characters and Kannaḍa language.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīlakṣmīnṛsiṁho vijāyate

⟨2⟩ svasti śrī jayābhyudayaśālivāhanaśake

⟨3⟩ 1750 sarvadhāri saṁvacharadalli vaḍavāḍigī rāya-

⟨4⟩ ppana mommaga gopālappanu bahudivasa vastī ·i-

⟨5⟩ llade bāgaḍikoṭige pūrvabhāgadallidda honnāya-

⟨6⟩ kanakaṭi yaṁba grāma vastimāḍisi ·ā ·ūrāge ta-

⟨7⟩ mma hireru māḍida jīrṇa taṭāka bhāvi devālaya ka-

⟨8⟩ ṭisi toṭamāḍi • • • ya karma noḍi parituṣṭarāda kuṁ-

⟨9⟩ paṇī sarakāradavaru ·ītana dharma prasidhdhi ·āgabe-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • [ba]riśi śilāsthāpana māḍida sannu

⟨11⟩ • • • • • lo ·āsvīna vijayadaśapo || śloka ||

⟨12⟩ • • • • • ṭākamudyānamaṭapaṁ ca prapā tathā || ·ete

⟨13⟩ • • nyatabhenāpi priya nitarā hariḥ || 1 || ⟨Page 328⟩

MISCELLANEOUS INSCRIPTIONS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0276⟩ No. 276. (B.K. No. 157 of 1928-29.) MAHĀKŪṬA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in a porch of the Mahākūṭēśvara temple.

Circa 7th Century.

It describes the benevolent administration, valour and generosity of a Mahāsāmanta.

Compare Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, pp. 104 ff.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ puṭṭi maṇināga kaṁbhaṁge ja-

⟨2⟩ gatuṁga neladantiḷantayde

⟨3⟩ ·āḷdō[nā]taṁgiṣṭanā sāha-

⟨4⟩ yaneṟece mahāsāmanta-

⟨5⟩ nuttamagaḷḷa goḷpe puṭṭidōṁ khira-

⟨6⟩ grahāraṁ talaviḍidu kāḷegado

⟨7⟩ kiṭṭi sāsiredo[ṁ]bayinuṟa ·ā[ṟa*]vata

⟨8⟩ ·āṟuvara ·iṟedoḷpa prakaṭisi-

⟨9⟩ dān

No. 277-400. (B.K. Nos. 93 to 216 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 7-8th Century.

The following series of short inscriptions mostly contain individual names or epithets, some of which are interesting.

TEXTS.

On the rock above the entrance into cave No. 1.

⟨SIIv15p0i0277⟩ No. 277.

⟨0⟩ ·ayca sāmi kalkuṭṭi śrī dōṇasāmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0278⟩ No. 278.

⟨0⟩ śrī dōṇamma

⟨SIIv15p0i0279⟩ No. 279.

⟨0⟩ raṇami

⟨SIIv15p0i0280⟩ No. 280.

⟨0⟩ śrī • laviōda [ma]hādē[vi]

⟨SIIv15p0i0281⟩ No. 281.

On a mutilated pillar in the verandah of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ nākeyda

On the side to the proper right of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0282⟩ No. 282.

⟨0⟩ śrīśa

⟨SIIv15p0i0283⟩ No. 283.

⟨0⟩ śrī māru[ti]sāmi ⟨Page 329⟩

On the side of a cavern to the proper right of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0284⟩ No. 284.

⟨0⟩ śrī • śōpakārī

⟨SIIv15p0i0285⟩ No. 285.

⟨0⟩ ·umābhaṭa

⟨SIIv15p0i0286⟩ No. 286.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·ajjaka

⟨SIIv15p0i0287⟩ No. 287.

⟨0⟩ śrī gaṇasāmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0288⟩ No. 288.

⟨0⟩ śrī mallisā[mi]

⟨SIIv15p0i0289⟩ No. 289.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·ayiccasāmi

On the celling of the same cavern.

⟨SIIv15p0i0290⟩ No. 290.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhāratacaṁdra

⟨SIIv15p0i0291⟩ No. 291.

⟨0⟩ śrī śaraṇacandra

⟨SIIv15p0i0292⟩ No. 292.

⟨0⟩ bhamacandra

⟨SIIv15p0i0293⟩ No. 293.

⟨0⟩ [si]vapūta yasadēva

⟨0⟩ dēvadāsa śrī gaṁgōsvāmī

⟨SIIv15p0i0294⟩ No. 294.

⟨0⟩ [mahā]rā[ṭi]

(Note: These five inscriptions are in Nāgarī script).

⟨SIIv15p0i0295⟩ No. 295.

On a rock to the right of the steps leading up to cave No. II.

⟨0⟩ śrī koṭṭimañca

On another rock to the left of the same steps.

⟨SIIv15p0i0296⟩ No. 296.

⟨0⟩ śrī hiḍuṁbhi

⟨SIIv15p0i0297⟩ No. 297.

⟨0⟩ śrī [·ajan]

⟨SIIv15p0i0298⟩ No. 298.

⟨0⟩ śrīkārī

⟨SIIv15p0i0299⟩ No. 299.

⟨0⟩ śrī drōṇamma goṭṭaka

On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0300⟩ No. 300.

⟨0⟩ śrī • • dda¨rma • •

⟨0⟩ śrī malle

⟨SIIv15p0i0301⟩ No. 301.

⟨0⟩ maratasan ⟨Page 330⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0302⟩ No. 302.

⟨0⟩ śrīsiva • • śrī siva dā • • • mūdi

⟨SIIv15p0i0303⟩ No. 303.

⟨0⟩ śrī vrakke

⟨SIIv15p0i0304⟩ No. 304.

⟨0⟩ śrī drōṇa suputra

⟨SIIv15p0i0305⟩ No. 305.

⟨0⟩ śrī marike

On the hill-side above the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0306⟩ No. 306.

⟨0⟩ nidde[gaṁ]

⟨SIIv15p0i0307⟩ No. 307.

⟨0⟩ dōṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0308⟩ No. 308.

⟨0⟩ [vasaṁ]ta cōḷiya maganna siṁgi

⟨SIIv15p0i0309⟩ No. 309.

⟨0⟩ śrī satuduva si[ṁ]ghi

⟨SIIv15p0i0310⟩ No. 310.

⟨0⟩ duṭṭujan

⟨SIIv15p0i0311⟩ No. 311.

⟨0⟩ śrī śānmū[¨r]tti

⟨SIIv15p0i0312⟩ No. 312.

⟨0⟩ goṭṭe mū¨rkkan

⟨SIIv15p0i0313⟩ No. 313.

⟨0⟩ śrī vacyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0314⟩ No. 314.

⟨0⟩ śrī buru

⟨SIIv15p0i0315⟩ No. 315.

⟨0⟩ [śrī] vacyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0316⟩ No. 316.

⟨0⟩ śrī [·a]n

⟨SIIv15p0i0317⟩ No. 317.

On a pillar in the verandah of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ chān ·a ri

On the rock to the proper right of the hill-side above the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0318⟩ No. 318.

⟨0⟩ śrī [vā]sudēvan

⟨SIIv15p0i0319⟩ No. 319.

⟨0⟩ śrī ya[śō]manta

On the hill-side to the proper right of the same place.

⟨SIIv15p0i0320⟩ No. 320.

⟨0⟩ śrī [vaku]lakṣāḷigaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0321⟩ No. 321.

⟨0⟩ śrī dvitan ⟨Page 331⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0322⟩ No. 322.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·aḷageṟen

⟨SIIv15p0i0323⟩ No. 323.

⟨0⟩ śrī [kē]sava

⟨SIIv15p0i0324⟩ No. 324.

⟨0⟩ du¨rvviṭan

⟨SIIv15p0i0325⟩ No. 325.

⟨0⟩ śrī sivacaṁdra

⟨SIIv15p0i0326⟩ No. 326.

On the big rock in front of cave No II.

⟨0⟩ śrī biṭhamā¨rgan

⟨SIIv15p0i0327⟩ No. 327.

⟨0⟩ suracitan śrīkṛtima śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0328⟩ No. 328.

⟨0⟩ duṭṭujan

⟨SIIv15p0i0329⟩ No. 329.

⟨0⟩ śrītan

⟨SIIv15p0i0330⟩ No. 330.

⟨0⟩ [pra]tivikrama

⟨SIIv15p0i0331⟩ No. 331.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·āppara[ppan]

On the small rock in the same place.

⟨SIIv15p0i0332⟩ No. 332.

⟨0⟩ [kē]śava

⟨SIIv15p0i0333⟩ No. 333.

⟨0⟩ ·ajakṛti

⟨SIIv15p0i0334⟩ No. 334.

⟨0⟩ śrī mū[¨rttivūn]

⟨SIIv15p0i0335⟩ No. 335.

⟨0⟩ śrī kottuḷiva nāciga

⟨0⟩ keḷegaya kūppa • •

(Note: The above is engraved in medieval characters). On the hill-side to the right of the steps leading up to cave No. III.

⟨SIIv15p0i0336⟩ No. 336.

⟨0⟩ śrī pañcan

⟨SIIv15p0i0337⟩ No. 337.

⟨0⟩ [bhiba • tan]

⟨SIIv15p0i0338⟩ No. 338.

⟨0⟩ śrī kōḷimañcan

⟨SIIv15p0i0339⟩ No. 339.

⟨0⟩ śrī siṅgamañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0340⟩ No. 340.

⟨0⟩ śrī [ja]yasēna

On a rock to the right of the same steps.

⟨SIIv15p0i0341⟩ No. 341.

⟨0⟩ śrī beṇṇeya cāḷugēsi ⟨Page 332⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0342⟩ No. 342.

⟨0⟩ śrī vāsudēva

⟨SIIv15p0i0343⟩ No. 343.

⟨0⟩ svasti śrī

(Note: This is engraved inversely in the negative form).

⟨SIIv15p0i0344⟩ No. 344.

⟨0⟩ śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0345⟩ No. 345.

⟨0⟩ śrī [ka]

⟨SIIv15p0i0346⟩ No. 346.

⟨0⟩ [kiṇṭi] śrī

⟨0⟩ śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0347⟩ No. 347.

⟨0⟩ śrī • sthiya [hāvā]ḷa gaṁbhī •Seems to read:

⟨SIIv15p0i0348⟩ No. 348.

⟨0⟩ śrī koṇḍimañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0349⟩ No. 349.

⟨0⟩ śrī vasudēvan [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0350⟩ No. 350.

On the hill-side to the right of the foot-path leading up the hill from the right of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī śukula ·ayan

On the rock to the proper right of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0351⟩ No. 351.

⟨0⟩ śrī pañcaṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0352⟩ No. 352.

⟨0⟩ śrī jayakī¨rtti

⟨0⟩ śrī kāntimañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0353⟩ No. 353.

On the hill-side in the same place.

⟨0⟩ svasti [cōḷa]dēveṇiyan kalkuṭṭigara dē vara [ra] • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0354⟩ No. 354.

On the rock in the same place.

⟨0⟩ śrī sāmicandan śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0355⟩ No. 355.

On the rock to the proper right of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī kaṇṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0356⟩ No. 356.

On the hill-rock in the same place.

⟨0⟩ gaṇakī¨rtti

⟨0⟩ bijaya banajana

On the hill-side in the same place.

⟨SIIv15p0i0357⟩ No. 357.

⟨0⟩ śrī polamañca ⟨Page 333⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0358⟩ No. 358.

⟨0⟩ śrīva

On the rock in the same place.

⟨SIIv15p0i0359⟩ No. 359.

⟨0⟩ sudakī¨rtti [vaṁśa]

⟨SIIv15p0i0360⟩ No. 360.

⟨0⟩ śrī siṅgamañca

On the hill-side in the same place.

⟨SIIv15p0i0361⟩ No. 361.

⟨0⟩ śrī rūpaśēkha

⟨SIIv15p0i0362⟩ No. 362.

⟨0⟩ śrī rūpaśēkharaḥ

On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0363⟩ No. 363.

⟨0⟩ śrī kuduṟe • ydan

⟨SIIv15p0i0364⟩ No. 364.

⟨0⟩ śrī kōḷimañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0365⟩ No. 365.

⟨0⟩ śrī pelamañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0366⟩ No. 366.

⟨0⟩ śrī [vima]lan

⟨SIIv15p0i0367⟩ No. 367.

⟨0⟩ śrī kēvali

⟨SIIv15p0i0368⟩ No. 368.

On the top of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī dōṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0369⟩ No. 369.

On the rock above the same cave.

⟨0⟩ ·ā¨ryya ceṭṭasya

On the top of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0370⟩ No. 370.

⟨0⟩ śrī dōṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0371⟩ No. 371.

⟨0⟩ śrī dōṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0372⟩ No. 372.

On the rock to the proper right of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī harike

⟨SIIv15p0i0373⟩ No. 373.

On the rock to the right of the way leading up to cave No. IV.

⟨0⟩ śrī suva[¨r]ṇṇatējan

⟨SIIv15p0i0374⟩ No. 374.

Below a sculpture on a rock to the proper left of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhavasvāmi ·a[¨ryyā]

⟨SIIv15p0i0375⟩ No. 375.

On the higher hill-rock to the proper left of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī [·u]da[gran] ⟨Page 334⟩

On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0376⟩ No. 376.

⟨0⟩ śrī kēsavan

⟨SIIv15p0i0377⟩ No. 377.

⟨0⟩ śrī nityan

⟨SIIv15p0i0378⟩ No. 378.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·ā nri[pu]vakṣa

⟨SIIv15p0i0379⟩ No. 379.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇaraudran

⟨SIIv15p0i0380⟩ No. 380.

⟨0⟩ śrī pañcaṇan

⟨SIIv15p0i0381⟩ No. 381.

⟨0⟩ śrī caghaṟeyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0382⟩ No. 382.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇabhalaṟi

⟨SIIv15p0i0383⟩ No. 383.

⟨0⟩ śrī vijāmman

⟨0⟩ śrī [va]

⟨SIIv15p0i0384⟩ No. 384.

⟨0⟩ śrī prasannabuddhi

⟨SIIv15p0i0385⟩ No. 385.

⟨0⟩ śrī kaṁṇa

⟨SIIv15p0i0386⟩ No. 386.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·ārikke

⟨SIIv15p0i0387⟩ No. 387.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhāduke

⟨SIIv15p0i0388⟩ No. 388.

⟨0⟩ śrī beṇṇe yara cāḷugēsi kalkuṭṭi[vō]n

⟨SIIv15p0i0389⟩ No. 389.

⟨0⟩ śrī sirigeṟeyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0390⟩ No. 390.

⟨0⟩ śrī kōḷimañca

⟨SIIv15p0i0391⟩ No. 391.

⟨0⟩ śrī pāla

⟨SIIv15p0i0392⟩ No. 392.

⟨0⟩ śrī kadresvāmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0393⟩ No. 393.

⟨0⟩ [śrī divyan]

⟨SIIv15p0i0394⟩ No. 394.

⟨0⟩ śrī dhanadēvan

⟨SIIv15p0i0395⟩ No. 395.

⟨0⟩ śrī geṟeyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0396⟩ No. 396.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·ārikke ⟨Page 335⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0397⟩ No. 397.

⟨0⟩ mā¨rgaja

In the cavern to the right of the foot-path leading up the hill, from the right of the same cave.

⟨SIIv15p0i0398⟩ No. 398.

⟨0⟩ śrī nididēvān

⟨SIIv15p0i0399⟩ No. 399.

⟨0⟩ śrī ·aṇatta maṁcin

⟨SIIv15p0i0400⟩ No. 400.

On the basement of the same cave.

⟨0⟩ śrī śibi ·āśrayan

No. 401-411. (B.K. No. 219 of 229 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 7th-8th century.

The first three of these short inscriptions mention Eraṇḍara Gaṇacha who is desribed as the author of certain sculptures. The fifth states that Chandrakīrti-bhaṭṭa arved the figure of the goddess Durgā. The next one is partially preserved. The rest eem to constitute individual names or epithets.

TEXTS.

In the cavern of the hill-rock to the proper left of cave No. IV.

⟨SIIv15p0i0401⟩ No. 401.

⟨0⟩ svasti śrī ·eraṁḍara gaṇacana kī¨rttanaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0402⟩ No. 402.

⟨0⟩ svasti śrī ·eraṁḍara [ga]ṇacana yī [dē]vara • • • • • • • ratha[kara] • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0403⟩ No. 403.

⟨0⟩ svasti śrī ·eraṇḍara gaṇacana kīttana[m]

⟨SIIv15p0i0404⟩ No. 404.

⟨0⟩ śrī gōrakēśan

⟨SIIv15p0i0405⟩ No. 405.

⟨1⟩ śrī ca[ṁdra]-

⟨2⟩ kī®tiya [bha]-

⟨3⟩ ṭṭaṁ māḍi[da]

⟨4⟩ du¨rgadē-

⟨5⟩ viyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0406⟩ No. 406.

⟨1⟩ śrī[si]-

⟨2⟩ ḷaka[nda]-

⟨3⟩ ra nāgi • • ya

⟨4⟩ kirisara • • • ⟨Page 336⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0407⟩ No. 407.

Between the two rows of sculptures in the same cavern.

⟨0⟩ kōḷiga kacapuda dāṇan • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0408⟩ No. 408.

In the same cavern.

⟨0⟩ śrī kundalān

On a rock near the tank.

⟨SIIv15p0i0409⟩ No. 409.

⟨0⟩ śrī salicittan

⟨SIIv15p0i0410⟩ No. 410.

⟨0⟩ [strī] vanigan

⟨SIIv15p0i0411⟩ No. 411.

⟨0⟩ śrī guṇapriya śrī

No. 412-414. (B.K. Nos. 231 to 233 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 7-8th century.

The first of these three inscriptions seems to describe the valour of Paradara Gōṇi. The second contains a funny reference to Vakkasidēva. The third mentions the name Bariṇapāla.

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0412⟩ No. 412.

On a pillar in the Kallanātha-maṭha.

⟨1⟩ śrī paradara pandemiriya[nda]

⟨2⟩ gōṇi raṇadoḷā maṇamo-

⟨3⟩ ḍḍuvān mūḷeyeneyyaḷa [bhō]

⟨4⟩ peṇada saṅgaḍi kaṭṭuvōn

⟨SIIv15p0i0413⟩ No. 413.

On another pillar.

⟨1⟩ śrī va[kka]sidēvaṁ magaḷa no-

⟨2⟩ llan māmi[yo]ḷsunduvōn

⟨SIIv15p0i0414⟩ No. 414.

On a third pillar.

⟨0⟩ śrī bariṇapālan

No. 415-416. (B.K. Nos. 235 and 236 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the hill-side to the left of the way leading up to the Taṭṭu-Kōṭi Māruti temple.

Circa 7th-8th century.

These two label-inscriptions seem to contain the names Nandevajā and Puṁbalagi.

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0415⟩ No. 415.

⟨1⟩ śrī nandevajākajjaḷe

⟨2⟩ seleyolidōn ⟨Page 337⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0416⟩ No. 416.

⟨0⟩ [śrī puṁ]baḷagi

No. 417-447. (B.K. No. 101 to 131 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 7th-8th century.

The following series of short inscriptions are made up of names of individuals or places, descriptive labels and references to works. Some of the names are interesting and a few seem to bear historical associations; for instance, Śrī-Vikkarasan, Śrī-Bhīmaśakti, Śrī Bhīmaśakti Śēndrakan and Śrī-Satyāśraya-pāda-yugakke bhaktan Bhīmaśatti: the last of these refers to the Sēndraka chief Bhīmaśakti and describes him as a devotee of the feet of the illustrious Satyāśraya.

TEXTS.

On a rocky wall to the right of the passage leading up the northern fort.

⟨SIIv15p0i0417⟩ No. 417.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhīmaśatti(kti)

⟨SIIv15p0i0418⟩ No. 418.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇakaṁbha

⟨SIIv15p0i0419⟩ No. 419.

⟨0⟩ śrī guṇanidhi

⟨SIIv15p0i0420⟩ No. 420.

⟨0⟩ śrī siridēvan

⟨SIIv15p0i0421⟩ No. 421.

⟨0⟩ śrī juddalābhan

⟨SIIv15p0i0422⟩ No. 422.

⟨0⟩ śrī nāgaragōpan

On the wall to the left of the same passage.

⟨SIIv15p0i0423⟩ No. 423.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇabhadran

⟨SIIv15p0i0424⟩ No. 424.

⟨0⟩ śrī juddavikraman

⟨SIIv15p0i0425⟩ No. 425.

⟨0⟩ śrī gaṇasvāmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0426⟩ No. 426.

⟨0⟩ śrī vikkarasa[n]

⟨SIIv15p0i0427⟩ No. 427.

⟨0⟩ śrī tatpā¨rtthan

⟨SIIv15p0i0428⟩ No. 428.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇaghanan

⟨SIIv15p0i0429⟩ No. 429.

Teems to read: śrīripuraḍidēyōdiva[rē] kaścisādō

⟨SIIv15p0i0430⟩ No. 430.

⟨0⟩ śrī raṇaparākraman

⟨SIIv15p0i0431⟩ No. 431.

⟨0⟩ saṁda rūvari ⟨Page 338⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0432⟩ No. 432.

⟨0⟩ guṇasahāyan • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0433⟩ No. 433.

⟨0⟩ śrī vēdabhāṣan

⟨SIIv15p0i0434⟩ No. 434.

⟨0⟩ śrī satyan

⟨SIIv15p0i0435⟩ No. 435.

⟨1⟩ māṇa

⟨2⟩ śrī bādā[vi]

On a cliff to the left of the bypath to the right of the same passage.

⟨SIIv15p0i0436⟩ No. 436.

⟨0⟩ śrī judhavikraman śrī paramantan

⟨SIIv15p0i0437⟩ No. 437.

⟨0⟩ śrī kurudi • • • • • dure·isi

⟨SIIv15p0i0438⟩ No. 438.

⟨0⟩ śrī satyisrayana • manayan

⟨SIIv15p0i0439⟩ No. 439.

⟨0⟩ śrī juvikraman śrīparamartan

⟨SIIv15p0i0440⟩ No. 440.

⟨0⟩ śrī balakkerēve śānta bhaktan kallettisidōn

⟨SIIv15p0i0441⟩ No. 441.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhīmaśakti śēṁdrakan

⟨SIIv15p0i0442⟩ No. 442.

⟨0⟩ śrī bhīmaśatti

⟨SIIv15p0i0443⟩ No. 443.

⟨0⟩ śrī satyāśraya pādayugakke bhaktan bhīmaśatti

⟨SIIv15p0i0444⟩ No. 444.

⟨0⟩ śrī mādhavan

⟨SIIv15p0i0445⟩ No. 445.

⟨0⟩ śrī guṇanidhi

⟨SIIv15p0i0446⟩ No. 446.

⟨0⟩ śrī paramāntan

⟨SIIv15p0i0447⟩ No. 447.

⟨0⟩ śrī rōṇada sivālaya

⟨SIIv15p0i0448⟩ No. 448. (B.K. No. 449 of 1926.) KALLE, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the Basavaṇṇa temple.

Circa 8th century.

It records the death of Baysara Sabbaya in an encounter following an assault on the village of Doḍḍavāḍa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī baysara seṭṭi ndāḍḍa-

⟨2⟩ vāḍada ·ūraṟivi[no]-

⟨3⟩ ḷiṟidu ralōkakke sandōn ⟨Page 339⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0449⟩ No. 449. (B.K. No. 74 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the back of a slab set up in front of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Circa 8th century.

It mentions Dērakeṟegaya and seems to refer to a gift. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī dērakeṟega-

⟨2⟩ yana • • • • • dhattiyaniḷi-

⟨3⟩ ka • lu • • [nīva]

⟨SIIv15p0i0450⟩ No. 450. (B.K. No. 230 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kallanātha maṭha.

Circa 8th century.

It records the remission of a tax called Kavaḷte on the cobblers of the place by the assmbly of Two Thousand of Vijaya-Vātāpi, who are described as well-versed in the great four-fold lore.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī vijayavātāpyaṣṭhānadā śrī mahācā-

⟨2⟩ tu¨rvvidyasamudayami¨rccāsi¨rvvaṁ ·ī ·ūra

⟨3⟩ sammagāṟarā kavaḷte yānviṭṭār dōṣaṁga-

⟨4⟩ ydōnga daṇḍaṁ nāḍoḷkavaḷte ·ādoḍaṁ ·illi ·illa

⟨5⟩ ·uṇṭu koḷiṁ menvūnpacca mahāpātakanakkuṁ

⟨6⟩ nidiya māra paḍedōn

⟨SIIv15p0i0451⟩ No. 451. (B.K. No. 234 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the hill-side to the left of the way leading up to the Taṭṭu-Kōṭi Māruti temple.

Circa 8th century.

This contains a description of Kappe-Arabhaṭṭa whose eminent personality and excellent virtues are praised in verse. It is the earliest instance of a composition in the Tripadi metre found in Kannaḍa literature.

Published in Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, pp. 61 ff., No. LXXXIV.

⟨SIIv15p0i0452⟩ No. 452. (B.K. No. 274 of 1927-28.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a wall to the left of entrance into the contral shrine of the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 8th century.

It seems to state that the chief Aychapadēva of Abhimānavura had a temple erected. This is followed by the names of masons who participated in the construction. ⟨Page 340⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīman ·abhimāna[vura] prithivīmādhipatya ·aycapadē[vaṁ*] ·eṟeya

⟨2⟩ nāvidara kuppa [peṟu]guti yagāvi kalukoḍaṁgeyyu mēṇa tā

⟨3⟩ kāmukāḍageyu [prasāda] geydar ·idākiḍisidōr vāraṇāsi-

⟨4⟩ yoḷsāsi¨rvvapāvvaru sāsi¨rkavileyumāḷkondārappār

⟨5⟩ [·i]dake sari[bhīdē]śvara maṭakaṁ [guva] siddha • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ gāndha¨rvvaru stutyadēvarā • • • • • sira • peraku ·ācandratārakaṁ

⟨7⟩ śrī muguḷiya bammanāda • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0453⟩ No. 453. (B.K. No. 275 of 1927-28.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 8th century.

It registers a gift of fifty-one pon-gadyāṇa to Bijēśvara by perggaḍe Poleyachchi of Mahādēvigēri.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrī mahādēvigēriya pe¨rggaḍe poleyacci bi-

⟨2⟩ jēśvarakke māḍisalkoṭṭa pūnnu ·ayvattondu gadyāṇa

No. 454-459. (B.K. Nos. 276 to 281 of 1927-28.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

The first, second and fifth of these six inscriptions refer to the carvings of sculptures. The third describes Māṇi of Bādāvi. The next one is the citation of a Sanskrit verse and the last seems to be the name of a person.

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0454⟩ No. 454.

On the east wall of Pāpanāśēśvara temple.

⟨0⟩ • • ca ·acapa ni[¨rmmi]taṁ rū[pa]

⟨SIIv15p0i0455⟩ No. 455.

On a pillar at the eastern entrance of the same temple.

⟨1⟩ śrī baladēvamayya

⟨2⟩ ni¨rmmitaṁ rūpa

⟨SIIv15p0i0456⟩ No. 456.

On the north wall of the same temple.

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī kaḍapudannuḍiduda-

⟨2⟩ nsalipōṁ bā[dā]vi[ya māṇi]

⟨SIIv15p0i0457⟩ No. 457.

On a pillar to the right of the eastern entrance of the same temple.

⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ sya yāvattiṣṭati ma dinī

⟨3⟩ yāmārāmā ratā lōkē tāvatbhuṁ-

⟨4⟩ jjati vibhīpaṇaḥ ⟨Page 341⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0458⟩ No. 458.

On a pillar to the right of the southern entrance into the mukha-maṇḍapa of the Virūpāksha temple.

⟨1⟩ śrī duggi ·ācāriyarā magan bala[dē]vara ma[ga]

⟨2⟩ tagana parisāgara • • • • • • • • • • hasti

⟨3⟩ payōn vidyādharan ·ī rūpu māḍidān

⟨SIIv15p0i0459⟩ No. 459.

On the back of the pillar to the left of the eastern entrance. into the same maṇḍapa.

⟨0⟩ śrī dāmōdaran

No. 460-461. (B.K. Nos. 284 and 285 of 1927-28.) MAHĀKŪṬA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

The first is a brief record probably referring to the mason who constructed the pillar. The second is the citation of a Sanskrit verse purporting to state that sin committed in a holy place cannot be atoned for. The stanza, however, is engraved defectively.

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0460⟩ No. 460.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Mahākūṭēśwara temple.

⟨0⟩ bīravoraiḷ bbayyagoṭṭigara

⟨SIIv15p0i0461⟩ No. 461.

On another pillar in the same maṇḍapa.

⟨1⟩ ·anyastānē kṛthaṁ pāpaṁ puṇya-

⟨2⟩ stānē vipa • puṇyastānē kri- 1

⟨3⟩ taṁ pāpaṁ vajralēpēna

⟨4⟩ tiṣṭati

⟨SIIv15p0i0462⟩ No. 462. (B.K. No. 287 of 1927-28.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a wall in the temple near Sauḷubhāvi.

Circa 8th century.

It seems to register some gift in connection with the performance of gō-sahasra by Duggaṭi-avasidda.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ duggaṭi ·avasidda ggōsāsiradaynūṟu ta-

⟨2⟩ rala koṭṭan ·idu pū¨rvvāvōra ·idān

⟨3⟩ ·aṟivōnaynū¨rbbaroḷakṣītamān

⟨4⟩ koṇdōnakkuṁ ⟨Page 342⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0463⟩ No. 463. (B.K. No. 289 of 1927-28.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a beam in the Gauḍara-guḍi.

Circa 8th century.

It records a gift to the goddess Durggā Bhagavatī by the Five-Hundred Mahājanas, Eight Nagaras, Three-Hundred and Twenty Urāḷis.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmadā¨ryyāpuradā śrī mahācatu¨rvvidyasamudayamaynūṟuṁ mahājana mu[ṁ] ·eṇṭunnagaramuṁ nūṟu ·i¨rppadinvaru

⟨2⟩ ·ūrāḷigaḷu ·inittaṟu śrī[dhū]¨rttaghadēdyuta maṇḍalamellaṁ caṭṭimān du¨rggā bhagavatiya¨rkke ·ittāradakkecatraba¨rppo

No. 464-471. (B.K. No. 3 to 10 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

Most of these short inscriptions seem to mention the names of individuals who were associated with the temples under reference, either as donors of the particular parts, or as masons who shaped them or as pilgrims.

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0464⟩ No. 464.

On a pillar in the Durgā temple.

⟨0⟩ śrī besamayyan kisuvoḷalā bhaṭṭan

⟨SIIv15p0i0465⟩ No. 465.

On another pillar in the same temple. (In archaic Nāgari characters).

⟨0⟩ śrīsurendrapāda

⟨SIIv15p0i0466⟩ No. 466.

In the mukha-maṇḍapa of the same temple.

⟨0⟩ mūṭṭasila peṇḍirānaṅgan

⟨SIIv15p0i0467⟩ No. 467.

On a wall in the same temple.

⟨0⟩ śrī jinālaya

⟨SIIv15p0i0468⟩ No. 468.

On another wall.

⟨1⟩ śrī savitaran

⟨2⟩ piriṟe[yye] puttran

⟨SIIv15p0i0469⟩ No. 469.

On the stone-gate leading to the mukha-maṇḍapa of the same temple.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mēṟe ·ā vūrge • • • • •

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ • • • • • vegrahāra • • • • •

⟨4⟩ komārasiṁga [ca]raṇadi • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0470⟩ No. 470.

On a stone beam in the Huchchimalli-guḍi.

⟨0⟩ śrī kṛvuṅga ⟨Page 343⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0471⟩ No. 471.

On the wall right of entrance of the same temple.

⟨0⟩ śrī kāñcaṇan [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0472⟩ No. 472. (B.K. No. 14 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up near the well at the Huchchimalli-guḍi.

Circa 8th century.

It mentions Bagudēva. The purport of the record is not clear, as it is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ mahaṁmāna bagudēvēna basa •

⟨2⟩ • • ·i[ḷi]dō • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0473⟩ No. 473. (B.K. No. 133 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the proper left of the entrance into the Mālegitti Śivālaya on a boulder behind the Taluk office.

Circa 8th century.

It states that the magnificent edifice (i.e., temple) was the creation of Āryamiñchi Upādhyāya, who was evidently a mason.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī ·ā¨ryamiñca ·upādhyāya

⟨2⟩ prāśāda ni¨rmmita

No. 474-477. (B.K. Nos. 135 to 138 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Near an image of Gaṇēśa on a rock in a place known as śībāra on the way to Mahākūṭa.

Circa 8th century.

These short inscriptions seem to refer to the carving of figures on the rock and the names of persons who were associated with the work.

TEXT.

⟨SIIv15p0i0474⟩ No. 474.

⟨1⟩ śrīkī[¨rttana]

⟨2⟩ svasti śidammaṇṇannittōngraṇapati

⟨3⟩ ·āyunāgarumaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0475⟩ No. 475.

⟨1⟩ śrī ·akṣaramēru

⟨2⟩ mati • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0476⟩ No. 476.

⟨0⟩ śrī gō·inda vidyā • • ⟨Page 344⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0477⟩ No. 477.

⟨1⟩ nāka tārasa kada pravare tuṁgaśi • • • ḷi

⟨2⟩ [sava] yana hāriyuḷu pilaniru koṭa

⟨3⟩ yaka phaṇīṁdrarī kuśala dha¨rmma • stapita • • •

⟨4⟩ nakkaghavināśi śa

No. 478-479. (B.K. Nos. 155 and 156 of 1928-29.) MAHĀKŪṬA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

These two short inscriptions seem to refer to individual names or epithets.

TEXT.

⟨SIIv15p0i0478⟩ No. 478.

On a pillar in a shrine to the north of the pond.

⟨0⟩ śrī saṁkkaḍi pragita mahi

⟨SIIv15p0i0479⟩ No. 479.

On a pillar lying in the north bank of the same pond.

⟨0⟩ śrī bahuguṇa

⟨SIIv15p0i0480⟩ No. 480. (B.K. No. 164 of 1928-29.) AGARAHĀḶ, BADAṀI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the east wall of the Nāganātha temple at Nāganāthanakoḷḷa.

Circa 8th century.

It seems to mention triraṅga pillar.

TEXTS.

⟨1⟩ tṛ[tri]raṁgajabha

No. 481-486. (B.K. Nos. 167 to 172 of 1928-29.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

These short inscriptions some of which are damaged, contain individual names or epithets and references to some constructions.

TEXT.

In a balcony on the south face of the Pāpanāśēśvara temple.

⟨SIIv15p0i0481⟩ No. 481.

⟨0⟩ • • deva ·ācārya nirmi • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0482⟩ No. 482.

⟨1⟩ • • • ·acā¨ryyaṁ • •

⟨2⟩ • • • parimā • bhakti bha •

⟨SIIv15p0i0483⟩ No. 483.

⟨1⟩ • • • dēva ·ā¨rya ni[¨rmmi]

⟨2⟩ • • • pan ⟨Page 345⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0484⟩ No. 484.

At the top of an image above a window in the south wall.

⟨0⟩ śrī baladēva ·ayya ni¨rmmita rūpa

On the north wall of the maṇḍapa of the same temple.

⟨SIIv15p0i0485⟩ No. 485.

⟨1⟩ śrī bimalagūṇān

⟨2⟩ benakuṭṭi

⟨SIIv15p0i0486⟩ No. 486.

⟨0⟩ śrī caṁṅgamma

No. 487-488. (B.K. Nos. 174 and 175 of 1928-29.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 8th century.

The first inscription states that the image of Śiva was carved out by the mason Pullappa bearing the epithet Nirmāṇadēva. The second refers to Sarvasiddhiāchārya as the mason responsible for the southern section of the temple.

TEXT.

⟨SIIv15p0i0487⟩ No. 487.

Above an image of Śiva on the north wall of the Virūpāksha temple.

⟨0⟩ śrī pullappan nṛ(ni)¨rmmāṇadēvankaṭṭida pratime

⟨SIIv15p0i0488⟩ No. 488.

On the west wall of the Basavaṇṇa shrine in the same temple.

⟨1⟩ śrī sa¨rvvasiddhi ·acā-

⟨2⟩ ¨ryyan taṁkaṇa diśeya

⟨3⟩ sūtradhāri ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0489⟩ No. 489. (B.K. No. 176 of 1928-29.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the left of the entrance into the Mallikārjuna temple.

Circa 8th century.

This inscription is engraved in archaic characters of about the eighth century. It is of the nature of a label and seems to indicate that the pillar on which it is engraved was a gift made in the name of Mahārāja Taila who was a Pergaḍe (local officer). It is not unlikely that this Taila is identical with Taila I, a later member of the Chālukyas of Bādāmi who were reduced to a state of subordination with the ascendancy of the Rāshṭrakūṭas. It is significant to note that Taila is also described as Mahādhirājā.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī pa¨rgaḍe mahārājan

⟨2⟩ taila mahādhirāja pesa[ru] ⟨Page 346⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0490⟩ No. 490. (B.K. No. 4 of 1929-30.) BĀSARKŌḌ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing in a field near the village.

Circa 8th century.

It seems to eulogise a person who was the author of some construction.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī śivamastu

⟨2⟩ śiva • sanāya ni¨rmma-

⟨3⟩ la cārusuddha • • • • •

⟨4⟩ tanandumacintyasāha[saṁ]dha- 1

⟨5⟩ ¨rmmaparāyaṇa[ṁ] maleya-

⟨6⟩ rokkalo • • • mappa

⟨7⟩ dānadā pe¨rmme • mī •

⟨8⟩ naguṇagaṇādhika[nne]nni •

⟨9⟩ lemma[nā] ghana[ṁ] ni¨rmmisidaṁ ka-

⟨10⟩ raṁ caturaṇa caturānananī dha-

⟨11⟩ ritriyo[ḷ] • • • • •

⟨12⟩ yama[ni]ya[mappaṁ]gaḷa tave koṭṭu

⟨13⟩ tannena pogaḻipi[kku] gōtraja¨rgga-

⟨14⟩ mintabhivṛddhiya • • •

⟨15⟩ māḍida[¨rge] ga[ḍi] •

⟨16⟩ śāṁkamauli[ga]tibhā-

⟨17⟩ vite [nī]gi ·a[mma]nendu tā

⟨18⟩ • • lade kī¨rtti [kī]¨rttisu-

⟨19⟩ [vu]dī bhuvana[ṁ]gaḷoḷella

⟨20⟩ kālamuṁ namaḥ

⟨SIIv15p0i0491⟩ No. 491. (B.K. No. 179 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying close to the Basavaṇṇa temple.

Circa 9th century.

It records the gift of bani to the Māhajanas of Rōṇa by Turagaveḍeṅga of Bālivaṁśa, bearing the hereditary title Kishkindhāpuravarēśvara.

Published in Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XIII, pp. 185 ff.

⟨SIIv15p0i0492⟩ No. 492. (B.K. No. 17 of 1927-28.) KARMAḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the front wall of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 9th century.

The expression Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti and Sunday only are preserved in the date portion, the other details being lost.

It records a gift of land to the temple of Īśānarāśi-bhaṭāra, by the Mahājanas of Kāremaḍi. A portion of the gift land was to be utilised for imparting education. ⟨Page 347⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·uttarāyaṇa

⟨4⟩ saṁkrānti ·ādityavāra kā-

⟨5⟩ ramaḍiya mahājana • • •

⟨6⟩ rumiṟdu ·īśānarāśi bhaṭāra[ra] dē-

⟨7⟩ gulakke mēṁ[ṭi]ya biṭṭa keymattar

⟨8⟩ ·ayvattu | ·aṁkadoḷamā 50 ·idaṟo-

⟨9⟩ ḷage vidyādāna[da] keymattara • • •

⟨10⟩ ·idanaḻidāte ·eḷkoṭṭiyoḷu vā-

⟨11⟩ raṇāsiyoḷuṁ kavileyama(ṁ)na-

⟨12⟩ ḷidōṁ © svadattaṁ paradattaṁvva

⟨13⟩ yō harēti vasundharā ṣaṣṭi-

⟨14⟩ va¨rṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭā[yāṁ]

⟨15⟩ jāyatē krimi

⟨SIIv15p0i0493⟩ No. 493. (B.K. No. 64 of 1927-28.) HAITĀPURA, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar built into the wall of the Māruti temple.

Circa 9th century.

It states that Bhagibe, wife of Bijja of the Chālukya lineage had a tank built below a hill, between Kōvuṟūr and Mōṟivaḷavu. The record describes the Chālukya family as belonging to the Brahma-Kshatriya community and gives the genealogy of Bijja as follows:—Baddiyamma, his son Maḍidāra, his son Gōkaṇa, his son Kattiyara, his son Gōvaṇṇa, his son Rāja, his son Bijja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti brahmakṣatriya caḷukya[kuḷānva]-

⟨2⟩ yado • • puṭṭade puṭṭida

⟨3⟩ baddiyammanā baddiyammana

⟨4⟩ maga maḍidāranā maḍidārana ma-

⟨5⟩ ga gōkaṇadēvaṁ gōkaṇadēvi(va)-

⟨6⟩ na maga kattiyara kattiya-

⟨7⟩ rana maga gōvaṇnaṁ gōvaṇnana

⟨8⟩ magaṁ rājaṁ rājana magaṁ svasti

⟨9⟩ samadhigata paṁcamahā-

⟨10⟩ śabda sāmanta biruda-

⟨11⟩ ra • • birudara [murutti]

⟨12⟩ sarivōdharabbeyāṇmaṁ

⟨13⟩ vikramagaḷḷaṁ śrīmatbijja-

⟨14⟩ na manōnaya-

⟨15⟩ navallabha ·anavarata śaha-

⟨16⟩ śra bhōgabhāgini dvitīyalakṣmī-

⟨17⟩ [ssa]māneyarappa bha- ⟨Page 348⟩

⟨18⟩ gibe [śiva]na dāsi māhēśva-

⟨19⟩ ra pakṣapāti kōvuṟūra mō-

⟨20⟩ ṟiva[ḷa]vina naḍuvaṇa dēsa-

⟨21⟩ [beṭṭada] keṟagondu keṟeya 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0494⟩ No. 494. (B.K. No. 258 of 1927-28.) HAḶḶŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the temple called Mēlguḍi.

Circa 9th century.

It refers to Tṛi(Tri)mushṭidēva, probably a deity.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ tṛmuṣṭidēva

⟨SIIv15p0i0495⟩ No. 495. (B.K. No. 288 of 1927-28.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the mukha-maṇḍapa of the Lāḍkhān temple.

Circa 9th century.

It seems to refer to a gift made by Dēvakutāḷa. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī dēvakutāḷamā • • ḷḷa

⟨2⟩ • • • • • [ṇya]de koṭṭa

⟨3⟩ pacci mahāhaka

⟨SIIv15p0i0496⟩ No. 496. (B.K. No. 15 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Jaina-Nārāyaṇa temple.

Circa 9th century.

It contains a praise of the preceptor Gaṇḍavimukta-Bhaṭṭāraka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī dha¨rmmacakra tatvapava¨rttaka¨rggaṇḍavimuktabhaṭṭārakaṁ dha¨rmmapra-

⟨2⟩ caṇḍadaṇḍanāyakara dha¨rmmōdyōga paracakrava¨rttigaḷā gaṇḍa-

⟨3⟩ vimukta bhaṭṭārakar

No. 497-508. (B.K. Nos. 20 to 31 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Circa 9th century.

These short inscriptions seem to mention the names of persons who were individually associated with the construction of the merlons of the fort wall. The first one is descriptive.

⟨Page 349⟩

TEXTS.

⟨SIIv15p0i0497⟩ No. 497.

On a wall in the Lāḍkhān temple.

⟨0⟩ vōduvudu ·idōn | ghōṣisi kiḍipōn ghaḷiga

On the fort wall.

⟨SIIv15p0i0498⟩ No. 498.

⟨0⟩ pammiseṭṭi[ya] tene 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0499⟩ No. 499.

⟨1⟩ beṇṇeya ·isvaraseṭṭiya tene 1

⟨2⟩ ·iśvaraseṭṭi tene 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0500⟩ No. 500.

⟨0⟩ kahiseṭṭiya tene 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0501⟩ No. 501.

⟨0⟩ maruḷiseṭṭiya tene 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0502⟩ No. 502.

⟨0⟩ [ka]ppara dēciseṭṭi tene 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0503⟩ No. 503.

⟨0⟩ bacara tene 3

⟨SIIv15p0i0504⟩ No. 504.

⟨0⟩ ·agaḍiya tene 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0505⟩ No. 505.

⟨1⟩ siṁgīsvaradēva[ra teṁkada]

⟨2⟩ vāgila [baṁ]gaḍiya tene 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0506⟩ No. 506.

⟨0⟩ kaṁṭha[di]da mahādēsiyaṇa 1 bhāska[rase*]ṭṭi sa[tra] jaurakke

⟨SIIv15p0i0507⟩ No. 507.

⟨0⟩ [gu]ru·ura • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0508⟩ No. 508.

⟨0⟩ [maṁḍaseṭṭi tene 1]

⟨SIIv15p0i0509⟩ No. 509. (B.K. No. 67 of 1928-29.) VAJHĀḶ, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in Survey No. 27.

Circa 9th century.

This inscription seems to register certain regulations regarding the distribution of land in favour of the Gāvuṇḍas. It mentions Kisukāḍu. The epigraph is fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ṇḍugaḷge koṭṭa ma¨ryyāde yentendoḍe pare • • •

⟨2⟩ vabhāgaṁ kisukāḍuṁ [mū]ḍeyu • • vukka • • ḻke • •

⟨3⟩ ·eṇṇaḷavi barisa varasakondu bhāga miḻkavu[du]

⟨4⟩ ·ēḻeneya barisake sava bhāgadōḷ ni[lku]ka • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • bhūmiyaṁ pā¨rvva • • • • • 1 ⟨Page 350⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0510⟩ No. 510. (B.K. No. 165 of 1928-29.) NĀGARAHĀḶ, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the south wall of the Nāganātha temple at Nāganāthana-koḷḷa.

Circa 9th century.

It seems to refer to some construction by Uṟu, Avuga and Chanda. The epigraph is partly worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ·uṟuṁ ·avuganuṁ candanuṁ viśrāma • • • • • n

⟨2⟩ bi • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0511⟩ No. 511. (B.K. No. 168 of 1928-29.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

In a balcony on the south face of the Pāpanāśēśvara temple.

Circa 9th century.

It refers to a teacher and devotion to god. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • [sē]nācā¨ryyaṁga •

⟨2⟩ • • • paramātmabhakti[bha] • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0512⟩ No. 512. (B.K. No. 169 of 1928-29.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

In a balcony on the south face of the Pāpanāśēśvara temple.

Circa 9th century.

It refers to the erection of an image by a person whose name is not fully preserved.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • dēva ·ā¨ryya ni[¨r]mmi-

⟨2⟩ • • [rū]pamā [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0513⟩ No. 513. (B.K. No. 283 of 1927-28.) PAṬṬADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Virūpāksha temple.

Circa 9th-10th century.

The following names are engraved below the scenes from the story of the Mahābhārata sculptured on the pillar. The damaged names are omitted.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ bhīṣma [|*] bhīṣma [|*] bāratayuddha [|*] svēta [|*]

⟨2⟩ salya | bāratayuddha | ka¨rṇna | salya |

⟨3⟩ viṣṇu | ·arjuna | ·iṁdran | tilōttame |

⟨4⟩ tilōttame | ·iṁdra | tilōttame |

⟨5⟩ ·uttaragōgrahaṇa [|*] | ⟨Page 351⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0514⟩ No. 514. (B.K. No. 9 of 1927-28.) BEḶVAṆIKI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone lying close to the Kalamēśvara temple.

943-44 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 865 corresponding to 943-44 A.D. It records the death of a warrior.

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ taṇa go[ḷe]kirātakula • • • • •

Second Section.

⟨2-6⟩ damaged

⟨7⟩ na ma-

⟨8⟩ ga cā-

⟨9⟩ muṇḍa

⟨10⟩ pala

⟨11-13⟩ damaged

⟨14⟩ • • • • • • • • • • koṇḍoydu surakanneya[¨rsu]bhaganacā-

⟨15⟩ muṇḍana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ saka-

⟨17⟩ kālā-

⟨18⟩ tīta

⟨19⟩ 865

⟨20⟩ variṣa-

⟨21⟩ doḷ

⟨22⟩ biṟi

⟨23⟩ yaṁ sa-

⟨24⟩ ttōn

⟨SIIv15p0i0515⟩ No. 515. (B.K. No. 12 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone pillar set up in front of the Huchchimalli-guḍi.

945-946 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 867, Viśvāvasu, corresponding to 945-46 A.D. It records the performance of gōsahasra by a person named Keychaya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti sakanṛpakā-

⟨2⟩ lātīta saṁvatsa-

⟨3⟩ ra śataṁgaḷeṇṭunū-

⟨4⟩ ṟa ·aṟuvattēṟeneya viśvā-

⟨5⟩ vaśuveṁba sa[ṁ]vatsaraṁ prava-

⟨6⟩ ¨rttisa baḷiya • • • • • si

⟨7⟩ • mamāda kkeyca-

⟨8⟩ ya gōsahasremi-

⟨9⟩ ḻda ⟨Page 352⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0516⟩ No. 516. (B.K. No. 89 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the dhvajastambha in front of the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

977 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 8[9]9, Īśvara, Jyēshṭha puṇṇami, Monday, Rōhiṇī-nakshatra corresponding to 977 A.D., June 4. The nakscatra, however, was Mūlā.

It records the erection of a mānastambha. The details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti sakanripakāḷātītasaṁvaścharasathaṅgaḷeṇṭunūṟa

⟨2⟩ [to]ṁbattoṁbattanaya ·isvara saṁvatsa-

⟨3⟩ raṁ prava¨rttise jēṣṭhamāsada puṇna-

⟨4⟩ meyuṁ sōmavāravu rōhiṇi

⟨5⟩ nakṣatramuṁ śōbhanameṁba yō-

⟨6⟩ gamuṁ [taitila]meṁba karaṇa •

⟨7⟩ • • ·eṁba • • • muṁ

⟨8⟩ • • liṭṭa • [ke]ṟeyamma

⟨9⟩ • • • • • mundaṇa mānastaṁ-

⟨10⟩ bhamaṁ māḍisi pratiṣṭhageysida

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vija • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0517⟩ No. 517. (B.K. No. 97 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab on the tank bund.

Circa 10th century.

It states that the record was composed by Sāmiyaṇṇa and the inscribed slab was set up by Chāvuṇḍa. Only the last few lines of the epigraph are preserved, the earlier portion having been broken and lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • doninitumana • ḷa

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vṛtta | sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasētu¨rnna[pā]-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vadbhi sa¨rvvāvētā bhāvinaḻpā¨rtthivēṁdrā bhūyō bhūyō

⟨4⟩ • • • • • draḥ | bahubhi¨rvvasudhā bhu[ktā] rājabhissagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya ya-

⟨5⟩ • • • tasya tasya tadāphaḷa | svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasundharā ṣaṣṭi¨rva¨rṣa [sa]-

⟨6⟩ hasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ © barepada balmaga vādyada pariṇatikege kavi-

⟨7⟩ tegivanoḷī • • • • • yenipa sāmiyaṇnaṁ baredōṁ śāśa(sa)namanese-

⟨8⟩ va jasa sāśa(śāsa)namaṁ | svasti nagaramahājanapramukhamayduṁ baḷḷada

⟨9⟩ besadoḷeleya bojaṁgara cāvuṇḍanī sāśa(śāsa)namaṁ nilisidonātaṁga-

⟨10⟩ mācandrā¨rkaṁbaramanantapuṇyamakkuṁ || © ⟨Page 353⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0518⟩ No. 518. (B.K. No. 117 of 1926-27.) HOSŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone near the local mosque.

Circa 10th century.

It seems to record the death of a warrior in a fight.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ·ittalu • ya • •

⟨2⟩ [ddha]valla • • • • • hi

⟨3⟩ • gaḷa • • • pala[ru] • •

⟨4⟩ kutti siravane sīḻdu netta-

⟨5⟩ ranuṇḍu • • • gattaripa[ge] nuḍi-

⟨6⟩ vaṁtu • • •

⟨7⟩ gāḷa • • •

⟨8⟩ bīra • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • •

⟨10⟩ [do]va • •

⟨11-13⟩ damaged

⟨14⟩ varirā

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0519⟩ No. 519. (B.K. No. 217 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the top of the cavern called Pañchaliṅgapaḍi near Cave No. IV.

Circa 10th century.

It praises Mādidē[va], a devotee of the god Sōmēśvara and mentions Agastya-Pushpagiri. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī sōmēśvarapadabhaktaṁ svāmihi-

⟨2⟩ taṁ [tri]bhuvanaika cū[ḍā]maṇi

⟨3⟩ • • • • • mada mādidē-

⟨4⟩ • • sōmēśvara • • • • •

⟨5⟩ yagastya puṟpagiriyoḷ

⟨SIIv15p0i0520⟩ No. 520. (B.K. No. 238 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar inside the Bhūtanātha temple.

Circa 10th century.

It states that the lamp-post was a gift of Kariya Sōḍiyamma. ⟨Page 354⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī kariye sō-

⟨2⟩ ḍiyammana tā-

⟨3⟩ ṇa dīvige

⟨SIIv15p0i0521⟩ No. 521. (B.K. No. 259 of 1927-28.) HAḶḶŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a wall of the room on the way leading up the roof of the temple called Mēlguḍi.

Circa 10th century.

It is an incomplete passage describing the virtues of a person.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ·u[ṁ*]nateyilla guṇamaṁ jñānigaḷiḻda¨rttivaṭṭu pogaḷva[tta] • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0522⟩ No. 522. (B.K. No. 145 of 1928-29.) HAṄGARGI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the platform of the house of Sivaputri Govindappa Ganiger.

Circa 10th century.

It records the regulations laid down by Mahāsāmanta Daśavarmma in respect of the administration of the tract of Peṅgarage Twelve, such as concessions in land assessment and collection of fines for offences.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti samadhigatapaṁcamahāśabda mahāsāmaṁta sāmaṁtahīraṁ

⟨2⟩ vīrāvatāraṁ vīracūḍāmaṇi vandiciṁtāmaṇi kumaramā¨rttaṇḍa

⟨3⟩ māvana vajradaṇḍaṁ siṁgana cakraṁ ripucakravakraṁ saraṇāgatavajra-

⟨4⟩ paṁjaraṁ sāmaṁtadikkuṁjaraṁ nuḍidaṁte gaṇḍaṁ samarapracaṇḍaṁ

⟨5⟩ satyanityōdayaṁ pusipoḻdadātaṁ pusige pēsuvanīvare dēvaṁ

⟨6⟩ śrī maddeśava¨rmmadēvaṁ peṁgarage panneraḍakkaṁ koṭṭa ma¨ryyādeye-

⟨7⟩ ntendaḍe ·u¨rttabari saṁkariya keyi parihārayaṟuvaṁśaṁ ma-

⟨8⟩ ttariṁge pāgaṁ caḷāvameṟuttuṁ bandāṟu barisakke[dhru]vakamēṟuvudu

⟨9⟩ takkiluḻta va¨rśaṁ pāgaṁ caḷāvameṟenālkuvarisakke paṇavinoḷnilpudu

⟨10⟩ koḍaṁgeyge nelanuṁ nēsaṟuvuḷḷannagaṁ beḍuṁgoḷosage ·utsāhaṁ kā-

⟨11⟩ ṇneyeṁdivu modalāge teṟeyāvā jīvamāvudukkaṁ milla

⟨12⟩ dhāreya mēreya kayge panni¨rmmattariṁge gadyāṇa 1 ·āṇeyaṁ

⟨13⟩ mikkade paṇa 5 surigegiḻtaḍe gadyā 3 ·iṟidaḍe gadyā 1 pa 5 peyda-

⟨14⟩ ḍe paṇa 5 braṇamokkaḍa gadyā 1 pa 5 kiṟugaḷaviṁge gadyā 3 pe¨rgga-

⟨15⟩ ḍaviṁge gadyā 6 pāradvārakke gadyā 6 jātināsage gadyā 6 reṇḍege ko[ḍa]-

⟨16⟩ gūsiṁge parihāravī ma¨ryyādeyaṁ tappade naḍeyisidoṁgādityavā-

⟨17⟩ ramumuttarāyaṇa saṁkrāntiyuṁ vyatīpātamuṁ kūḍi bara bāṇarāsi-

⟨18⟩ yoḷe sāviraṁ kavileyaṁ dānaṁgeyda phaḷamakku [|] ⟨Page 355⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0523⟩ No. 523. (B.K. No. 83 of 1929-30.) BĀGĒVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the south wall of the house of Viṭhal Singh Rajput.

Circa 10th century.

The epigraph in Nāgarī characters reads Dhārādhari which may be a personal same.

TEXT.

dhārāṁdhari

⟨SIIv15p0i0524⟩ No. 524. (B.K. No. 72 of 1929-30.) TUMBIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built in the left side of the northern gateway of the village.

1014 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 936, Ānanda, Mārggaśira-Amāvāsye, Tuesday, Vriśchikasañkrānti. On the said tithi occurred Dhanus-sankrānti, when the weekday was Thursday. If, however, the month was Kārtika, the details would regularly correspond to 1014 A.D., October 26.

It records a gift of land to the Bāṇarāsi-maṭha by Nāgadēvayya, the Uroḍeya of the agrahāra of Tuṁbige in Pagalaṭṭi-Three Hundred. The gift was entrusted into the hands of the Hundred Mahājanas.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti sakanṛpakāḷātīta [nāmadhēya saṁvatsa] • •

⟨2⟩ [93]6 neya ·ānanda saṁvatsaraṁ prava¨rttisutu[mi]-

⟨3⟩ re tadvariṣābhyaṁtarada mā¨rggaśira bahuḷa-

⟨4⟩ māvāsya maṁgaḷavāraṁ nṛcchisaṁkrānti[ya]-

⟨5⟩ ndu pagalaṭṭi 300 ṟaṟa baḷiya tuṁbigeya[gra]-

⟨6⟩ hārada ·ūroḍeya nāgadēvayyaṁgaḷ tamma

⟨7⟩ mānyadoḷage paḍuvaṇa ka[ṭṭe]yalu bā-

⟨8⟩ ṇarāsiya maṭhakke koṭṭa keymatta 30

⟨9⟩ ·ī dha¨rmmamaṁ mahājana nū¨rvvaru ·ācandrā[¨rkka]-

⟨10⟩ tāraṁbaraṁ pratipāḷisuvarina ppa satrava-

⟨11⟩ naḷidāta bāṇarāsiyoḷ panni¨rvva brā-

⟨12⟩ hmaṇaruvaṁ panneraḍubhayamukhi [kavi*]le[ma]-

⟨13⟩ naḷida pātakaveyvugu | sāmānyōyaṁ

⟨14⟩ dha¨rmmasētu nṛpāṇāṁ kāḷē kāḷē pāḷanī-

⟨15⟩ yō bhavadbhi sa¨rvvānētāṁ bhāgiṇa pā¨rttivē-

⟨16⟩ [ndā]nbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmabhadra

⟨17⟩ sa¨rvvadā pāḷanīyatrā • • • • • bhūmi •

⟨18⟩ • yasya yasya yadā bhūmi tasya tasya

⟨19⟩ tadā paḷaṁ svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harē-

⟨20⟩ • • • dharā ṣaṣṭi pa hasā vi-

⟨21⟩ • • • yatē kṛmi | rēvaṇaṁyyaṁ bare ⟨Page 356⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0525⟩ No. 525. (B.K. No. 52 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in the compound of the Hanumān temple.

1014-15 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 936, Ānanda, corresponding to 1014-15 A.D.

It records a deed of settlement (saṁsthā-patra) made in favour of the Ūroḍeyas and the Gāvuṇḍas of Kandagale by the chief Gōyindapayyarasa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svastyanēka • • • • • satya [śaucā]-

⟨2⟩ cāracāruna • • • • • • • • • • [śīḷa]saṁpannaṁ • •

⟨3⟩ [nnu]ḍivātaṁ • • • • • ḍāmaṇi paranārīsa-

⟨4⟩ hōdaraṁ [nanni]yoḷka¨rṇnaṁ vikrama rāgha-

⟨5⟩ vaṁ ghana • • • śrīmat gōyindapayyara-

⟨6⟩ sar kandagaleyūroḍeya¨rggaṁ gāvuṇḍuga-

⟨7⟩ ḷgaṁ koṭṭa saṁsthāpatraṁ sakava¨rṣa 936 neya

⟨8⟩ ·ānanda saṁvatsaraṁ modalāga kariya [hāḷa]

⟨9⟩ mukkappeya bhāgaṁ posadaḻke pa[ṁ]-

⟨10⟩ nneraḍaṟa bhāgaṁ va¨rṣaprati

⟨11⟩ ·ondu bhāgaṁ ·iḷiyutuṁ

⟨12⟩ bandu mukkappeyoḷallā kā-

⟨13⟩ lakkaṁ naḍuvudumāge kisukāḍu

⟨14⟩ ·aydaneya bhāgaṁ ·intī ma-

⟨15⟩ ¨ryyādeyaṁ tappade prati-

⟨16⟩ pāḷisuva[r]

⟨SIIv15p0i0526⟩ No. 526. (B.K. No. 136 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in front of the Rāmaliṅgadēva temple.

1016 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 938, Rākshasa, Māgha śu. 5, Sunday. This may be equated to 1016 A.D., January 17, the week-day being Thursday. The Śaka year was current.

It records the death in a fight of a gorava who seems to have encountered the enemy at the instance of the Two-Hundred. It mentions Poṁbuchcha. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ svasti sakava¨rṣa 938 neya rākṣasa saṁvatsara māgha

⟨2⟩ suddha 5 ·ādityavāradandu śrīmatu nūṟippadiṁba-

⟨3⟩ ra besadiṁ po(ṁ)ligoḷo[ḷu] poṁbaccada bālada • • •

Second section.

⟨4⟩ vṛtta || [dhuradhoḷ] nūṟippadiṁba¨rdvijaru besese goravā • •

⟨5⟩ damaged

⟨6⟩ • ninājiyoḷ • • [·ari]mā¨rbalamaṁ taḷtiṟidu ⟨Page 357⟩

Third Section.

⟨7⟩ [koṁda] • • • • • • • • • • ¨ryyavānaranā • ka¨rṇna kāḷaga-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • di¨rppa dhai¨ryya

⟨9⟩ • • • • • nājiya • • • • • • • • • • ge sarivo[ga]

Fourth Section.

⟨10⟩ • radoḷu naḍedu • • • • • • • • • • bāḷtannevaraṁ || • • • • • sivarāsijī-

⟨11⟩ • • mmayya • • • • • • • • • • parōkṣa vineyadiṁ māḍi ka[lla]

⟨12⟩ niṟisidōṁ || jitēna labhyatē lakṣmī¨rmṛtēnāpi surāṁganā kṣaṇa vidhvaṁ-

⟨13⟩ si[ni] kāyē kā ciṁtā maraṇē raṇē

⟨SIIv15p0i0527⟩ No. 527. (B.K. No. 44 of 1929-30.) MAṬHKAL-DĒVANAHAḶḶI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up before the Rāmaliṅga temple.

Circa 1022 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 943, Dundubhi, Paushya ba. 14, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkrānti. The date is irregular. In Dundubi corresponding to Śaka 944 1022 A.D., the śaṁkrānti occurred on December 24, Monday, the tithi being Pausha ba. 13. In the previous year, Durmati, Śaka 943=1021 A.D., the Saṁkrānti occurred on DeceMber 24, Sunday, the tithi being Pausha ba. 2.

It records a gift of land and house-site to the god Kalidēva of Sāvaḷigi by Tantrapāla Veṇṇamayya-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [© svasti] samastaprasastisahitaṁ

⟨2⟩ śrī[matu] taṁtrapāla veṇnamayya nā-

⟨3⟩ yakaṁ sakhava¨rṣa 943 neya duṁ-

⟨4⟩ dubhi saṁvatsarada pauśya bahuḷa 14

⟨5⟩ ·ādivāra ·uta rāyaṇa śaṁkrāni ya[ṁ]-

⟨6⟩ du sāvaḷigaya kalidēvasvāmige • •

⟨7⟩ ṭṭake koṭṭayara • mattaru 12 niyōjya

⟨8⟩ mattaru 2 sa¨rvvanamasya maneya nivēsana 1

⟨9⟩ [·oṁ]du dha¨rmmama rakṣisidava¨rgge vāraṇāsi-

⟨10⟩ yo[ḷu] sāsira kavileyaṁ sā-

⟨11⟩ si¨rvva¨rvvēdapāraga¨rgge koṭṭa phala ||

⟨12⟩ ·idarāvanō¨rvvanaḷinā kavileya[nā]

⟨13⟩ brāhmaṇarumanaḷida dōṣamakkuṁ ||

⟨14⟩ bahubhi¨rvvasudhā dattā rājabhissaga-

⟨15⟩ rādibhi¨ryyasya yasya yadā bhovi[ḥ] ta-

⟨16⟩ sya tasya tedā phalaṁ || svadattaṁ para-

⟨17⟩ dattaṁ vvā yō harēti vasuṁdharāṁ

⟨18⟩ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rśasahaśrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ

⟨19⟩ jāyatē kṛmi || ⟨Page 358⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0528⟩ No. 528. (B.K. No. 46 of 1927-28.) BARDŪR, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Bharatēśvara temple.

1032 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 954, Āṅgirasa, Āshāḍha śu. 1, Sunday, corresponding to 1032, A.D., June 11.

It records a gift of land to the god Bharatēśvara. The gift land was purchased from the Two-Hundred Mahājanas of Bharatāpura and was entrusted into their hands for protection.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī svasti sakavariṣa 9[5]4 neya 1

⟨2⟩ ·āṁgirasa saṁvatsarada ·āṣāḍha śu-

⟨3⟩ ddha pāḍiva ·ādatyavāradandu śrīmat bhara-

⟨4⟩ tāpuradūrūḍeya pramukha mahājana-

⟨5⟩ minnū¨rvara kayyoḷu kraya pū¨rvvakadinda-

⟨6⟩ lekoṇḍa polada • • mūḍaṇa [gaḍi]yal

⟨7⟩ ·eraḍu matta¨rkkeyya • • ppaḍikoṇḍu bha-

⟨8⟩ ratēśvaradēva¨rgge biṭṭa • • dha¨rmmavaninnū¨rvvaruṁ

⟨9⟩ pratipāḷisuvaridanaḷida kavileyanaḷida pāta-

⟨10⟩ kanakku

⟨SIIv15p0i0529⟩ No. 529. (B.K. No. 218 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the top of the cavern called Pañchaliṅgapaḍi, near Cave No. IV.

1033 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 955, Śrīmukha, Āsvija śu. 5, Sunday, corresponding to 1033 A.D., September 1. The weekday, however, was Saturday.

It states that Perggaḍe Kamchiya Chāvayya, a subordinate of Nelagōṭemalla Kommarāja, had the image of Mallikārjuna consecrated on the southern side of the Bhūtēśvara temple at Agastya Pushpagiri.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti sakanṛpakālātītasaṁvatsaraśataṁga [955] neya

⟨2⟩ śrīmukhasaṁvatsaradāsvayuja sudda paṁcami ·ā-

⟨3⟩ dityavāradandu samadhigata paṁcamahāsabda mahāsāmanta[ṁ]

⟨4⟩ nalagōṭimallaṁ śrīmatkommarājana dāsi

⟨5⟩ pe¨rggaḍe kaṁciya [cā]vayyaṁ bhūtēśvaradēvara dakṣiṇa

⟨6⟩ disābhāgadoḷagastyapuṣpagiriyoḷ śrī mallikā¨rjuna • • •

⟨7⟩ ṣṭhayanuṁ māḍisidaṁ [||] pāpanāśamappa tī¨rtthaṁ viṣṇupādaṁ rudrapā-

⟨8⟩ daṁ bappa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0530⟩ No. 530. (B.K. No. 239 of 1928-29.) MORAB, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Hanumantadēva temple. ⟨Page 359⟩

1059 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 981, Vikāri, Kāttika śu. 2, Wednesday, Pūrvāshāḍhā-nakshatra. The details correspond to 1059 A.D. November 10, f.d.n. °50, if the month is Mārggaśira.

It records the death by Sanyasana-vidhi of the Jaina teacher Nāgachandra-Siddhāntadēva, in the Ghaṭāntakiya-basadi at Moramba. Nāgachandra who is praised as a great scholar and advocate of the Jaina doctrine, was the disciple of Jayakīrtti and belonged to Kārēya-gaṇa and Mailāpa-tīrtha of Yānnīya-sangha. The nisidige memorial bearing the epigraph was set up by his disciple Kanakaśakti Siddhāntadēva. The epigraph is composed both in Sanskrit and Kannaḍa verse, supplemented by prose.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatparamagaṁbhīra svādvādāmō • • • • • 1

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ śrīyāpanīyāṁ[budhi]pū¨rṇnacandrō maiḷāpatī¨rtthābharaṇō ga-

⟨4⟩ ṇōbhūt kārēya • mā pratibuddhatatvairācā¨ryyava¨ryyai-

⟨5⟩ ṛprathitaṟpṛthivyāṁ || tatrājani śrī jayakī¨rttidēvasiddāntaśu-

⟨6⟩ ddhēddhasamṛddhabuddhiścāritracuṁcu¨rgguṇa • • • • • ¨rbhūpāḷa mau-

⟨7⟩ ḷā¨rccitapādapadmaḥ | yō • • • • • bhūribhavābdhipāragamanē saṁ • • •

⟨8⟩ nē pātrāyatē yō lōkēśa jinēśadha¨rmma • • • tyāśēśa [śō]kāyatē

⟨9⟩ yō da¨rppōddhata da¨rppa • • mathanē • • nnagēndrāyatē sōyaṁ śrī

⟨10⟩ jayakī¨rttināma bhagavān bhavyābjinī bhāskaraḥ || śiṣyaśśīḷanidhissuni-

⟨11⟩ ścitavidhissadvṛttaratnāṁbudhi[śśāntaḥ]kantu[pa]dāntakō guṇagaṇai¨rvvibhrā-

⟨12⟩ jamānōgraṇī[¨r]jātastasya vinamrabhorinarapaḥ śrī nāgacaṁdrō ya-

⟨13⟩ tiḥ siddhāṁtādisamastaśāstranipuṇaḥ khyātō[dhi]dhātrītaḷaṁ | niśśēṣaṁ bha-

⟨14⟩ vabhāvibhūtamatuḷaṁ jyōti¨rvvidāvidyasau tatvaṁ yasya padāravindama-

⟨15⟩ khiḷakṣmāpāḷacūḍāmaṇiḥ jātaṁ nītisamastamantraviṣayaḥ kī¨rttyaṁga-

⟨16⟩ nāsaṁgataḥ śaśvadbhāti mahōmahāguṇanidhiḥ śrī nāgacaṁdrō yatiḥ

⟨17⟩ satyaṁ svēna sarasvatīpriyasatīprītyāmahatyā dhṛtā prāptānāprati-

⟨18⟩ nōhi samayā sākṣātsapatnyā puraḥ digvāsō stutayōti pa • •

⟨19⟩ • tiniḥśēṣaṁ dharitrītaḷaṁ sākṣīkṛtya budhānasūyati sa[dā]

⟨20⟩ • • [caṁdrā]śinaṁ || kī¨rtti jyōtsnāvadāpātīkṛta sakaḷakaḷāśāṁbaraḥ śrī

⟨21⟩ • • saḥ siddhāṁtāṁbhōdhi®ddhiprabhavavibhavajātaṁ • • • • •

⟨22⟩ • • dvṛttā saumyakāṁti prathitadhara[ṇi]bhṛnmū¨rddhni[vinyasta]pādō jīyā

⟨23⟩ • • gacaṁdrō yatipatirava • vyōmani • maḷēṁduḥ || kṣōṇīnā

⟨24⟩ • • [ki]rīṭaṣ®ṣṭacaraṇaḥ kāmēbhakaṇṭhīravōtītānāgatava¨rttamānani

⟨25⟩ • • dūraśrutijñānabhāk siddhāṁtāmṛtavā¨rddhiva¨rddhanavidhuḥ sanmaṁ-

⟨26⟩ tracūḍāmaṇiḥ hōrāśāstraviśāradō vijayatāṁ śrīnāga-

⟨27⟩ caṁdrō guruḥ || suragajada rajataśḷada śaradabhrada dhavaḷapuṇḍa-

⟨28⟩ rīkada śuṁbhad harahāsada bēḷpanadhaḥkaripudu śrīnāracaṁdra-

⟨29⟩ munipatiya yaśa || [yō] dūraśravaṇādilōkadayitā vi-

⟨30⟩ jñāvidyāna[rō] yō duṣṭagrahanigrahē paṭutamō maṁtra[sphu]-

⟨31⟩ [ṭō] gāruḍaḥ citraṁ dāruṇaśākinī bhayakaraḥ śrīmaṁtracūḍāmaṇiṁ

⟨32⟩ muktvā viśruta nāgacaṁdramunipaṁ kasmin labhaṁ[tē] padaṁ || jitapaṁ- ⟨Page 360⟩

⟨33⟩ cēṁdriya bāppa manmathamadapradhvaṁsi jīhayya sa(ṁ)nmaṁtra rā-

⟨34⟩ gētarabhaṁ majhamma bhuvanaprastutya hō hō yaśōnidhidēva

⟨35⟩ vrati jīya jīya bababāppeṁdintu kaivāradiṁ stutigeyguṁ

⟨36⟩ sale nāgacaṁdramuniyaṁ viśvaṁbharānuṇḍaḷaṁ || jināgamābdhi-

⟨37⟩ ¨rjjayakī¨rttidēvastanmaukhamukhyōjani nāgacaṁdraḥ siddhāṁtaśa

⟨38⟩ bdāgamatatvavēdī rājēṁdracūḍāmaṇicuṁbitāṁhriḥ || ©

⟨39⟩ śākābdē bhūgajāṁkapramitiparimitē vatsarē sadvikā¨ryā[ṁ] ·ū-

⟨40⟩ ¨rjjē śukladvitīyāhani nutakaraṇē kaulavē saumyavārē pū[¨rvvā]-

⟨41⟩ ṣāḍābhidhābhē sati sadabhimatē gaṁḍayōgē moraṁbē prāptaḥ

⟨42⟩ śrīmaṁtracūḍāmaṇiranurapuraṁ nāgacaṁdrō munīṁdraḥ || svasti sa-

⟨43⟩ mastabhuvanavaḷayaniratiśayakēvaḷajñānatritīyanētra-

⟨44⟩ rājamānabhagavada¨rhatsa¨rvvajñavītūgaparamēśvarapara-

⟨45⟩ mabhaṭṭārakamaṁkhakamaḷavini¨rggata sadasadādi • dasamā-

⟨46⟩ dhi samāḷiṁgita samastavasu prakṣēpaṇa pravīṇa rāddhāntā-

⟨47⟩ mṛtapārāvārapāragarumanēkanṛpatimakuṭataṭakhaci-

⟨48⟩ tamaṇigaṇakiraṇajaḷadhārādhautatapūta caraṇāravi-

⟨49⟩ ndaruṁ vibudhajanamanaṟpuṇḍarīkavanamā¨rttaṇḍarumatītānā-

⟨50⟩ gatava¨rttamānakāladūraśravaṇavijñānakuśaḷaruṁ brahma-

⟨51⟩ rākṣasa bhūtapiśācabhayaṁkaṁruṁ śākinīda¨rppa-

⟨52⟩ daḷanaruṁ gāruḍecakrava¨rttigaḷuṁ jainaśāsana mūḷastaṁ-

⟨53⟩ bharumeppa śrīmannāgacaṁdrasiddāntadēva¨rmmoramba-

⟨54⟩ da ghaṭāntakiya basadiyoḷ saṁnyasanavidhiyiṁ muḍipi

⟨55⟩ sva¨rggastharādarava¨rgge parōkṣavinayameṁdavara śiṣya¨rkkanakaśa-

⟨56⟩ [kti]siddhāntadēva¨rnnisidigeyakallaṁ nilisidar || jagadabhinutaraṁ

⟨57⟩ • • praga¨rbharaṁ • • • • • karaṁ kēḷagaṇitaguṇa

⟨58⟩ • • ṭṭane pogaḷadarā¨rnnāgacaṁdrasiddhāṁtigaraṁ || maṁgaḷaṁ © © ©

⟨59⟩ sarasvatī gaṇadāsi bammōja besageyda © © ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0531⟩ No. 531. (B.K. No. 242 of 1927-28.) SHIRŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the south wall of the Siddhēśvara temple.

1068-69 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 990, Kīlaka. The other details are not given. The Śaka with the cyclic year corresponds to 1068-69 A.D.

It records a gift of land to the god Siddhadēva of Karṇana Sirivura, by Dēvarāyanāyaka of Nimba-kula, the Prathu of Kollāpura. It mentions Gaurakabbe, a devotee of the goddess Mahālakshmī of Kollāpura. In a lengthy praśasti associated with this goddess, She is described as Siṁhavāhane (i.e., seated on a lion), Rudrārdhāṅgōttuṅganivāsinī (i.e., dwelling higher up in the half body of Rudra) and supreme among the deities of the Mahātīrtha and Ādipīṭha, (i.e., foremost Śaktipīṭha), surrounded by seven hundred tīrthas headed by Śrī-Vīśālā, and the assembly of sixty-four Yōginīs and Siddhas.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svastyanakāḷābha ntaratamandhakāraniyāmayōtpattimahāsaktisvarūpasamudbūta trija[ga]dvyāptikī¨rttisaptakaḷpa- ⟨Page 361⟩

⟨2⟩ madvi[sā]ṣṭaguṇōpēta ·aṣṭāviṁsayugāvatāra para[mau]dārikamahāmū¨rtti vrahmā rādhane siṁhavā-

⟨3⟩ hane jaṁbūdvīpānta¨rggatasēvākṣētramahāpātakavināsini rudrā¨rddhāṁgōttuṁga nivāsini śrī viṣāḷādisapta-

⟨4⟩ satatī¨rttha catuṣṣaṣṭiyōginīsiddhasandōhaparivēṣṭita mahātī¨rtthādipīdēvādhidēvi śrīmanmahālakṣmīdēviya-

⟨5⟩ ra divyaśrīpādapadmōpajīviyarappa śrīmadabba gaurakabbegaḷu samastadustarārāti vistī¨rṇnajaḻadhimathanōpalabdha-

⟨6⟩ vijayaśrīkānte parabaḷakritānte nijabhujōpā¨rjita mahimāvaṣṭaṁbha cātu¨rjya • • • • • • • śrī • • sarōvararā-

⟨7⟩ jahaṁsa sarasvatīka¨rṇnāvataṁsaṁ niṁbakuḷakamaḷamā¨rttaṇḍa vairibhēruṇḍaṁ caladaṁkarāma sāhasabhīma hayavatsarāja

⟨8⟩ gaṇikāmanōja haracaraṇakamaḷabhṛṁga bhāvanasiṁga śrīmanmahālakṣmīdēvyā varaprasāda caṁpa • • • baṁṭa-

⟨9⟩ rabāva nāmādi samastaprasastisahita śrīmatkollāpurada prabhu dēvarāyanāyakar ka[¨rṇna]na sirivura

⟨10⟩ • • siddha dēva¨rgge sakava¨rṣa 990 neya kīlaka saṁvatsaradśrāheyoḷ gelu • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • taḷa pannasa • • • geyi modalāge kiruviṭṭegaḷgamīva bhomiya kōla dayageydu koṭṭar

⟨12⟩ ·idanaḷidaṁ bāṇarāsiyoḷpā¨rvvarumaṁ kavileyuṁ koṁda pātakarappar || svadatta paradattaṁ vā

⟨13⟩ yō harēti vasundharā ṣaṣṭi¨rvvariṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0532⟩ No. 532. (B.K. No. 22 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment built into the wall (left of entrance) of the maṇḍapa of the Hanumān temple.

1071 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 993, Virōdhikṛit, Pushya śu. 1, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrānti, corresponding to 1071 A.D., December 25.

It records a gift of land to the god Bhōgēśvara, out of a grant made earlier. The record is much damaged.

TEXT.

Beginning lost.

⟨1⟩ hāmaṇḍaḷēśvara pā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ bhyaṁtara siddhiyāgi paḍedarasugeyuttamire sakava¨rṣa 99[3]

⟨3⟩ [neya] virōdhakṛtsaṁvatsarada puṣya suddha pāḍiva ·ādityavāra

⟨4⟩ [vutta]rāyaṇa saṁkrāṁnti pa¨rbba nimitya munna mūliga ca[nda]gā • • • • •

⟨5⟩ mānya 300 mattaroḷage bhōgēśvara dēva¨rgge biṭṭa 110 matta • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • nu 1 tōṁṭa • • • • • hālajīya¨rgge dhārāpū¨rbba • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || ·ī dha¨rmmama pāḷisi • • • • • ⟨Page 362⟩

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śra kavileyaṁ dāna • • • • •

⟨9⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0533⟩ No. 533. (B.K. No. 44 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the wall of the Mallikārjuna temple.

1076 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 998, Naḷa, Saṅkrānti, Sunday. In the said cyclic year corresponding to 1076 A.D., Tulā-saṁkrānti occurred on Sunday, in which case the date corresponds to 1076 A.D., September 25.

It records a gift to the god Kalidēva by Saṁkarakōṭi, disciple of Dēvēndrapaṇḍita. Rūvāri Kētōja engraved the record.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī sakavariśa 998 naḷa sa- 1

⟨2⟩ ṁvatsarada saṁkrāṁti ·ādivaradaṁ-

⟨3⟩ du dēvēṁdrapaṁḍitara siśyara-

⟨4⟩ ppa saṁkarakōṭi kalidēvasvāmi-

⟨5⟩ ge koruvari yapattu kaṁ-

⟨6⟩ bha(ṁ)kka ·eraḍu daravaṁdakkaṁ

⟨7⟩ koṭṭa gadyāṇa mūvattu

⟨8⟩ ruvari kētōjana besa

⟨9⟩ maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0534⟩ No. 534. (B.K. No. 81 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a niche in a well called Pallēdavara-bhāvī.

Circa 11th century.

It states that the well was constructed by Dharmaseṭṭi, disciple of Pavitrarāsi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī pavitrarāsijīyara

⟨2⟩ siṣya pagevara gaṇḍa dha¨rmma-

⟨3⟩ seṭṭiyu moḍisida

⟨4⟩ bāvi

⟨SIIv15p0i0535⟩ No. 535. (B.K. No. 246 of 1927-28.) SHIRŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up behind the Rāmalingasvāmin temple.

Circa 1th century.

It mentions a chief of the Telugu Chōḻa family bearing the titles Uṟeyūr-pura paramēśvara and Iḻ[ivi]ṭṭi-paṟeghōshaṇa. The emblem of the family was lion and ⟨Page 363⟩ their banner had the figure of a tiger on it. The epigraph is fragmentary and damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ rināthaṁ • • • • • • • • • • [ṟe]yū¨rppu- 1

⟨2⟩ raparamēśvaraṁ ·iḻi[vi]ṭṭipaṟeghōṣaṇaṁ [vyā]-

⟨3⟩ ghrakētenaṁ siṁghalāṁcchanaṁ ·āyamaccē • • •

⟨4⟩ • mānaratnaṁ cōḻayā¨rttaṇḍaṁ ·ākrama • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • taṁsaṁ śrīmaṁ vijaya • • yu[dha] •

⟨6⟩ • • moneyoḷ gaṇḍaṁ raṇasūra śrīmān 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0536⟩ No. 536. (B.K. No. 92 of 1928-29.) MAṆṬŪR, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone standing near the temple of Rāmaliṅga.

Circa 11th century.

It records the death of a warrior in a fight. The inscription is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ • • videytanderāntati • • maṁ tūḷda[ṭṭipaṁ] kondikki taḷtiṟidāṇmiṁ-

⟨2⟩ • • ye • namma[no]ḍanindravāsamaṁ poḻdidaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0537⟩ No. 537. (B.K. No. 12 of 1929-30.) DHAVAḶGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing before the Hanumān temple.

Circa 11th century.

It seems to record the gift of a well. It mentions Iṅgaḷēśvara. The epigraph is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ karaṇadandu ·iṁgaḷēsva- 3

⟨2⟩ rada • • • • • raṁga-

⟨3⟩ yyana ma[¨rmma] kuvara

⟨4⟩ [hā]ḷantaya[na] bāvi

⟨5⟩ kāḷe sa • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0538⟩ No. 538. (B.K. No. 27 of 1929-30.) HULLŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing near the entrance into the village.

Circa 11th century.

It seems to describe the valour of a chief named Allapuli. It mentions Barma The inscription is damaged and fragmentary. ⟨Page 364⟩

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • vanavibhavakhyā[ta] • manniya[na]ni • 1

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷagallapulige dorepaṟakāḷa • • laka

⟨3⟩ ra • • • karaṁ tallaḷamaṁ mā¨rppemeṁba manneyakellaṁ ·a[lla]pu-

⟨4⟩ liyaṁ gāṇuta kallagelekoṇḍu meṭṭiyaṁtiri • • • japaniya • •

⟨5⟩ masu • • puṇa¨rmmanuṁ municaritrari¨rppa • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ne]nipa ba¨rmma • • • • • 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0539⟩ No. 539. (B.K. No. 29 of 1929-30.) HULLŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing in a field.

Circa 11th century.

It records a gift of land to a Jaina temple of Kaṇḍūru-gaṇa, by Mṛigāvatiyabbe in the presence of the Twenty-four Ūroḍeyas and Pañchamaṭha-sthāna of Puluvuraṇi.

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⟨1⟩ śrī puluvaraṇi ·i-

⟨2⟩ ppathanālvarumū-

⟨3⟩ roḍayaru paṁñcama-

⟨4⟩ ṭastānamumiddu [jō]-

⟨5⟩ [ma] saṁgaṁvadha bhasa-

⟨6⟩ dige mrigāvatiya-

⟨7⟩ bhagaḷa koṭṭa matta

⟨8⟩ 13 kaṇḍūru ga[ṇa]-

⟨9⟩ da basadi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0540⟩ No. 540. (B.K. No. 34 of 1929-30.) KŌḶŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying near the tank close to the village.

Circa 11th century.

It seems to record a gift of money. It mentions two persons named Maṁjarasa and Lōkarasa. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

Second Side 3

⟨1⟩ • • • • • patrame

⟨2⟩ • • • neṇṭanantitaṁ ga-

⟨3⟩ dyaṇa 60 variśapra-

⟨4⟩ ti 10 gadyāṇa [caṟa]

⟨5⟩ [va]va[ra] • • śrāhege 130

⟨6⟩ gadyāṇa[da] nilvudu ·i- ⟨Page 365⟩

⟨7⟩ ntappudaṁ tappidaḍe maṁja-

⟨8⟩ rasava lōkarasana nanni ma-

⟨9⟩ ṅgaḷa [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0541⟩ No. 541. (B.K. No. 38 of 1929-30.) KUṆṬŌJI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated slab built into the south wall of the Īśvara temple.

Circa 11th century.

The extant portion of the inscription contains details regarding the boundaries of the gift-land and the imprecation. In the former context Bidirkkunde is mentioned. The main part of the epigraph is missing.

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⟨1⟩ nairityadalu bidi¨rkkuṁdeya sīmeyiṁ[da]lu • • • • •

⟨2⟩ ḍuvalu bidi¨rkkuṁdeya mūḍaṇasīme vāyavya • • • • •

⟨3⟩ taddaya sīmeya kaṇiya paḷḷa baḍagalu mūḍalu • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ṇiya paḷḷadalu kūḍida nānalvaḷḷada yūḍalu ·ā nānalva-

⟨5⟩ ḷḷada mūḍaṇa taleyalu naṭṭa sāsanagallu [kkuṁṭṭe] naḍuguppe

⟨6⟩ mūḍalūroḍeyara mānyada nairityadalu naṭṭa sāsanagallu

⟨7⟩ ·intī dha¨rmmamaṁ ·arasugaḷuṁ manneyaruṁ pratipāḷisi rakṣisuvaru

⟨8⟩ ·ī dha¨rmmakke yārānumanyāyamaṁ cintisuva¨rgge vāraṇāsiyalu

⟨9⟩ vēdapāragarappa brāhmaṇarumaṁ kavilegaḷaṁ svahastadalu konda

⟨10⟩ pāpavakkuṁ | svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasundharāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣa-

⟨11⟩ sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ | bahubhi¨rvvasudhā bhuktā rājabhi-

⟨12⟩ ssagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phalaṁ | sāmānyō-

⟨13⟩ yaṁ dhu¨rmmasēta¨rnṟupāṇāṁ kālē kālē pālanīyō bhavadbhi[ssa]¨rvvānētānbhāvinaḥ

⟨14⟩ pā¨rtthivēṁdrānbhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāmabhadraḥ || svasti

⟨SIIv15p0i0542⟩ No. 542. (B.K. No. 87 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone built into a wall of Bīradēva temple.

Circa 1149-50 A.D.

The available portion of the date mentions the cyclic year Śukla. This may be equated to 1149-50 A.D., as the epigraph can be assigned to the 12th century on consideration of palaeography.

It records the gift of a house for the maintenance of a free water shed by Rāghavaghaḷisāsa of Jaṁbuge. The gift was entrusted into the hands of the Mahājanas of Kōṇiganūru. The inscription is damaged.

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⟨1⟩ • • • neya śuklasaṁvatsara • • • • • 1

⟨2⟩ • • • • • [maṁ] yippatu vīsakada śrī • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • ḷudaṁḍa[sā]ṟisi sthānakā¨ryya • •

⟨4⟩ • • • [riṁ]ge bijeyaṁ gaidalli jaṁbugeya • • • ⟨Page 366⟩

⟨5⟩ • ghaḷisara makkaḷu rāghavaghaḷisāsaru jaṁbukha •

⟨6⟩ • riya bīranatenara·aṟavaṁṭagege dhaṁ¨rmmētada

⟨7⟩ • • • giya maneyiṁ teṁkalu mūḍavāgilāgi ·aṟugaiya

⟨8⟩ • haṁnikai nīḷada maneyanu mahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūje-

⟨9⟩ [yaṁ] koṭṭu śrīmadaśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷa kaiyalu ·eta-

⟨10⟩ [ya] pāḍiya sa¨rvvamānyavāgi haḍada | ·ā maneya

⟨11⟩ ·ā rāghavaghaḷissaru tuyala bācigauḍaṁge koṭṭa kra •

⟨12⟩ • • teṁdaḍe kelu māghasahita ·aṟavaṁṭageyanu ba-

⟨13⟩ • maneyane bhōgisi ·ācaṁdrā¨rkka naḍasuvaṁtāgi koṭṭa

⟨14⟩ • dha¨rmmavanu śrīmahājanagaḷu pāḷisuvaru kōṇega[nū]-

⟨15⟩ ra sthaḷada brā[hma]ṇaru samasta praje gauṁḍu sa¨rvvamānyavāgi

⟨16⟩ naḍasuvaru maṁgaḷamahā śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0543⟩ No. 543. (B.K. No. 253 of 1927-28.) ANAGAVĀḌI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the Duggavva temple.

Circa 1153-54 A.D.

This is dated Śrīmukha, Āshāḍha ba. 5, Monday. Palaeographically the record may be assigned to the 12th century A.D. The said cyclic year may therefore be taken to correspond to 1153-54 A.D., when the other details correspond to July 12, the weekday being Sunday.

It records a gift of land to a Jaina temple. The epigraph is damaged and the details are lost.

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⟨1⟩ śrīmukha saṁva[tsara] • • sāḍha ba 5 sō-

⟨2⟩ mavāradalu • • • • •

⟨3⟩ gavaḷiya sō • • • • • ḍiko[ṁḍu] • • •

⟨4⟩ ḍada basadige koṭṭa keyi [vū]riṁde mūḍaṇa • • •

⟨5⟩ • vadalli ma 2 baḍagaṇa holadalli ma 4 ma • • •

⟨6⟩ ·aṟugeyi maṁgaḷamahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0544⟩ No. 544. (B.K. No. 18 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the well called Kallappana-bhāvi at the old ruined village.

1160 A.D.

This is dated Pramādi, Māgha ba. 6, Sitavāra. The record may be assigned to the 12th century when the details correspond to 1160 A.D., January 29, Friday f.d.t. °68.

It records the death of Śānti-paṇḍita who had built the shrine of Mallinātha at Iṅgaḷēśvara.

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⟨1⟩ © nirupama mallinātha jinanātha śilāma-

⟨2⟩ ya gēhaṁ surēśvaramaṇigēhameṁ-

⟨3⟩ denisi māḍisida¨rppadaḻiṁdamiṁgaḷē- ⟨Page 367⟩

⟨4⟩ śvarapuranāthanātha śaśinātha virāji-

⟨5⟩ ta tī¨rtthanātha maṁdirada purōvibhāgaha-

⟨6⟩ ridiktaṭadoḷu vibhu śāṁtipaṁḍitaru

⟨7⟩ • • • taḷadaṁ pramādivatsa[¨rma]la

⟨8⟩ [mā]ghada bahuḷa ṣaṣṭi sitavā-

⟨9⟩ radoḷujvaḷipa¨rdhōdayado-

⟨10⟩ ḷu vibhuviḷāsadiṁ śāṁtidēva mu-

⟨11⟩ nisurapadamaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0545⟩ No. 545. (B.K. No. 110 of 1929-30.) MUTTAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in the Siddharāmayya temple.

1165 A.D.

This inscription is engraved in continuation of No. 24 above (B.K. No. 109 1929-30), and bears the date, Pārthiva, Āshāḍha, ba. 10, Bṛihavāra, (i.e., Saturday), Dakshiṇāyana-saṅkrānti. As the earlier inscription is dated in 1142 A.D., the said cyclic year coming immediately after it would fall in 1165 A.D. The details, however, do not work out correctly for this year. In 1165, A.D., the above tithi corresponds to July 4, Sunday, but the said Saṅkrānti occurred on Āshāḍha ba. 1 or June 26, Saturday.

It records the remission of the tax baṇṇigedeṟe on the garden of the Prasannakēśava temple, by Hammarasa-daṇḍanāyaka, the adhikāri of Tarddavāḍi Thousand and the Karaṇas as paramēśvaradatti. A contract of araṇi-guttige of the garden was effected by the Mahājanas of the Brahmapuri with Hoṭṭeya Bammaṇa who was to supply garlands to the deity every day. Further gifts to the same deity by several individuals including the members of the trading guilds are also registered.

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⟨1⟩ ·ī tōṭada baṇnigedeṟeyaṁ taddavāḍi sāyiradedhikāri haṁmmarasa daṁḍanāyakaruṁ samasta karaṇaṁgaḷuṁ pā¨rtthiva saṁva-

⟨2⟩ tsarada ·āśāḍha bahuḷa daśami brihanāradaṁdu dakṣiṇāyana saṁkrāṁtiyalu paramēśvaradatti yāgi śrī prasaṁna kēśavadēva-

⟨3⟩ ¨rgge sa¨rvvanamasyaṁ māḍi dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ koṭṭaru || ·ī tōṭadaraṇiguttagetanavanā dēvara brahmapuriya mahājanaṁgaḷa kayya-

⟨4⟩ lu hoṭṭeya bammaṇanu paḍedu dēva¨rgge niccavikkuva hosa hūvina hiriya māleya sara ·ippattanālku yellā yēkādaśiyalikku-

⟨5⟩ va daṁḍe prabhāvaḷiyaṁ pramāṇisalu mūṟu raṭṭavāsigavoṁdu caitradēkādasiyalikkuva daṁḍe ·āṟu cātu¨rmmāseyalu niccavikkuva bāsigavoṁdu

⟨6⟩ ·ā yēkādaśigaḷa daṁḍeyāṟu dēvarupahārakke sēveya bāḍukāyi vūṁdādaḍe haṁneraḍu kuṁbaḷada kāyādaḍe voṁdu yele

⟨7⟩ vāḍādaḍe voppiḍi yiṁtinisuva naḍasadiddaḍe ·araṇiguttiganalli ·otte dhāreyaṁ kuḍasella || mattaṁ sōvisaṭṭiyaru bāṇasugēriya teṁkadāḷige vaddadalu saṁ-

⟨8⟩ baḷige yā cīmayyagaḷa maneyiṁ pattire paḍuvalu śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēvariṁ pattire mūḍalu mane kaṁ[mmaṁ] ha[ttu]maṁ koravūrada nāraṇaśaṇaṁgi-

⟨9⟩ yara maga ·ā[di*]tyadēvana kayyalu dhāregoṁḍu ·ūraḍeya pramukha ·aśēśamahājanaṁgaḷige pādapūjeyaṁ koṭṭu voraḍeyara mānyadōpādiyā- ⟨Page 368⟩

⟨10⟩ gi sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi paḍedu śrī prasaṁnakēśavadēvara pūjārigaṁ dēvara dēvaḍigaḷaṁ kaṭṭalu sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru || mattaṁ śrī madutta-

⟨11⟩ madagrahāraṁ muttageya sthaḷadi seṭṭiguttaruṁ nakharaṁgaḷuṁ śrī prasaṁnekēśavadēvara [dē vaḍi]gaḷige guggarige hāneyaluṁ ·aṁgaḍi-

⟨12⟩ gaḷalu saṭṭugāyamaṁ biṭṭaru || matta yūraḍeya pramukha ·aśēṣamahājanaṁgaḷu kaihaṇa seṭṭiyara śrī ceṁnakēśava-

⟨13⟩ dēvara dēguladalu sāṟineḍedēkastarāgi śrīmanu mahābaḍḍabyavahāri sōviseṭṭiyara śrīprasaṁnakēśavadēvara naṁdā-

⟨14⟩ dīvige yeṇnege baḍagaṇa hebbāgiliṁ pattire mūḍalu baḍagi kaihana manayiṁ pattire paḍu palu śrī ceṁnakēśavadēvara gāṇadiṁ

⟨15⟩ pattira ba • • • • • ṟe gāṇāyaṁ baṇnigedeṟe kikuḷa ·āyadāya sahita sa¨rbbana masyavāgi gāṇavo-

⟨16⟩ ndaṁ nelasahita dhārāpū¨rbbakaṁ ·ācaṁdrā¨rkkasthāyiyāgi sadbhaktiyiṁ koṭṭaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0546⟩ No. 546. (B.K. No. 98 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab on the brink of a well near the Siddhēśvara temple.

1184 A.D.

This is dated Krōdhi, Vaisākha śu. 8, Thursday. The palaeography of the epigraph being of about the 12th century, the date may be equated to 1184 A.D., April 19, Thursday, f.d.t. °07.

It records the death of Chindiya Chandaṇṇa of Muḷugunda in a fight.

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⟨1⟩ śrī krōddhi vaisākha suddha 8 miya guruvāradalu muḷuguṁ-

⟨2⟩ dada ciṁdiya ceṁdaṁṇanu raṇadalu maḍida maṁgaḷa

⟨3⟩ mahā śrī śrī śrī maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0547⟩ No. 547. (B.K. No. 3 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the prākāra of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

1184-85 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1107, Krōdhi, the other details being lost. The date corresponds to 1184-85 A.D., the Śaka year being current.

It records a gift to the god Trikūṭēśvara. It mentions Ereguppe in Huligeṟe Three Hundred. Mention is also made of Hermāḍirāya, probably of the Chālukya family and Chandrabhūshaṇamuni. The record is fragmentary and damaged.

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⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dāṁbudhō • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ta¨rkkasiddhāṁtavidha • • • • • koppina

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • munīśaṁ brahma[pu]ri • • ta budha [brātra] • • ⟨Page 369⟩

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sūranudghamahipuṁ hulkuṁṭeyaṁ

⟨5⟩ • • • • • kyatiḷakaṁ ha¨rmmāḍirāyaṁ • • • • • vitatakhyāti ya • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • ¨ryyanunnatavidyābheraṇabratīṁdranasadaṁ saiddhāntikāgrēsaraṁ ||

⟨7⟩ • • • • • gamavā¨rddhiyāde vidyābharaṇabratīṁdranesedaṁ trikūṭēśvaradoḷa

⟨8⟩ • • • • • ne [dha]ra dākṣiṇyada nidhiyane budhāḷigaḷa bageva¨rkkāruṇyā[va]ni

⟨9⟩ • • • bhavānurāgamanīguṁ || varaśabdāgama[kāvya]vāgama • • siddhā

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daṁtoppuka • || ·ā mahāsthānakkāsthānavastunāyakaṁ • •

⟨11⟩ • • • mā[da] • • duṣṭanigraha viśiṣṭapratipāḷanava geyyu samastadha¨rmmaṁ

⟨12⟩ • • • dēvaraṁgabhōgaraṁgabhōgamumaṁ vidyādānāṁnadānamuma[kkeṁdā] dēva¨rgge muṁ

⟨13⟩ • • māḷpa saṁkaḷpadiṁ sakanṛpakālākrāṁtasaṁvatsaraśataṁgaḷu 1107 neya krōdhi • •

⟨14⟩ prakṣāḷana dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ sa¨rvvabādhāparihāra sa¨rvvanamasyamācaṁdrā¨rkkasthā-

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • risa[hi]taṁ || ·aṁtā huligeṟemūnūṟaṟoḷag ·ereguppeyumaṁ baḷvola mū • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pū¨rvvama¨ryyādeyalli yareguppege || sirimānyaṁ manayi¨rppaṁ talli habuge

⟨17⟩ • • • • • neṇba[tā] • • • • • dereguppe • • • • • nadhipaṁ śrīmattrikōṭēśvaraṁ || praṇu

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hāraṁ teṟe nānāsaṁ[the] dhānyōtkaraṁ guṇadiṁdaṁ samabhāgavāge ga[¨r]dugaṁ kāvaṁ tri

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [tiṟuvar] || ·a negaḷda vṛttiya¨rddhade dīnānātha¨rgga vārisatra vidyādāna śivārādhane

⟨20⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ni¨rmmisidanī vivēkabrahmaṁ || ·ādeṁtane || sthiravene nīḷda kōṭeyaga

⟨21⟩ • • • • • • • • • • manavoppa māḍisidanī puramaṁ muniva[¨rga] bhūṣaṇaṁ || teṁgina •

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • celvigeḍeyāytu tatpurada ramyavanaṁ jagadēkapā vanaṁ || pāḍuva

⟨23⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pūgoḷaṁ puradānaṁdanadoḷkaramoppi tōṟuguṁ || va • •

⟨24⟩ • • • • • • • • • • parama patibratā[va]tiyaraṁganeya[¨rssaka]ḷāgamānvi ta¨rgguru marudagni vipra

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rppi tōṟuguṁ || muninikarabudhaprakaravāśritavṛṁdava nāthakōṭisajjanatiya¨rtthisaṁ

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • riḷātaḷāgradoḷ || munigaḷvaṁni viḷāmarapratati gaḷvaṁniṁ budha¨rvvanivanaṁ nimittaṁ

⟨27⟩ • • • • • • • • • • deyiradeṁnade pogasaṁnade[ṁ ·aṁṭeye]nadoḍeyaṁ • • • • • • • • • • ⟨Page 370⟩

⟨28⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taṁdu sukhōṣṇanippa nī¨rgaḷaṁ tāveṟeyutta mi¨rppa varinutsavadiṁ

⟨29⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrī ti[kū]ṭēśvarālayake biṭṭī dha¨rmmamaṁ dha¨rmma tatpararā¨rppāliparaṁta[¨rgga]-

⟨30⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṣaṣṭiṁ ¨rṣasahasāṇi visṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ || dānaṁ vā sālanaṁ vēti

⟨31⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phalaṁ || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmmasē-

⟨32⟩ • • • • • • • • • • macaṁdaḥ © ·apratihatapratāpaḥ | prabhu maṁtrō haśaktisaṁpannaḥ

⟨33⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [rājō] bhōjadēvaparājitaḥ || samantatō vidyudiva sphuranti • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • • • • • • || tēna • • • • • yanmū¨rdhni murārikēśava camūpālēna śatrō • • •

⟨35⟩ ¨rmmalāmācā¨ryyaḥ [vṛ]ticaṁdrabhūṣaṇamuniḥ • • • • • kārayat ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0548⟩ No. 548. (B.K. No. 269 of 1927-28.) TUḶASIGĒRI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Māruti temple.

1185-86 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1107, Viśvāvasu, Saṁkramaṇa, the other details being lost.

It records a gift of land made by Jagaddāni Jagatāpa Amme-Sāvanta to a Śiva temple, for repairs and worship. Sōma-sāvanta is mentioned in the earlier portion which is much damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sōmasāvaṁtaṁgeṁdaḍe • • •

⟨12-26⟩ damaged

⟨27⟩ yiṁ piridīva dānigā¨rssariyanalakkusōmasāvaṁtaṁgaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28-37⟩ damaged

⟨38⟩ • • nāraṁga vakuḷahaḷasu tamāḷaṁ bāḷesahakāradiṁde sivālayamaṁ sutti muttidu dyāna • • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • sivālyada khaṁḍasphuṭita jī¨rṇnoddhāra śrīkā¨ryyanimittaṁ sakavaruṣa 1107 neya viśvāva • • • • •

⟨40⟩ ra vitīpāta saṁkramāṇadaṁdu jagaddāni jagatāpa ·aṁmesāvaṁtaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨41⟩ dā • • • koṭṭa vritti teṁkaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨42⟩ • • • • • ḍuveya kallaṁ baḍagalu honna kalu • dige hōda dāriyiṁ mūḍalu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨43⟩ • • • • • pariyaṁta hadinaidu hastadagaḷa • • • • • ttu hastada nīḷada nivēsanamaṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨44⟩ • • • • • baṁdu dēvara naṁdādīvige • • • • • jaganabāviyiṁ mūḍalu 1 ⟨Page 371⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0549⟩ No. 549. (B.K. No. 33 of 1930-31.) SATIHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone converted into a mortar in the house of Saṇṇappa-Gauḍa.

1193 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Pramādīcha, Jyēshṭha-puṇṇami, Monday, lunar eclipse. As the record can be assigned to the 12th century, the date might be 1193 A.D., May 17, when the given details correspond regularly.

It seems to register gifts of land to the gods Kannēśvara, Āchēśvara and Āṟeyaśaṅkaradēva. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti yamaniyama • • •

⟨2⟩ dhyānadhāraṇa maunānu-

⟨3⟩ ṣṭāna japasamādhi

⟨4⟩ • • guṇasaṁpaṁna

⟨5⟩ • • • • • ·agnihō-

⟨6⟩ [tra] dvijaguru[pū]-

⟨7⟩ jā[ra*]taru parama •

⟨8⟩ ¨ryya śau¨ryya dhai¨ryya

⟨9-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ dakṣiṇa • • • • •

⟨12⟩ śrīma[tpuṁḍarīkākṣa] • •

⟨13-15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ • pramādīca saṁvva[ssa]rada

⟨17⟩ jēṣṭasudha puṁṇnami [sōma]vāra

⟨18⟩ sōmagrahaṇa vitīpāta-

⟨19⟩ dalu śrī kaṁnnēśvaradēva¨rggava • •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • [śrī]matu ·ācēsvara dēva¨rgge ma •

⟨21⟩ damaged

⟨22⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vāgi • • kaṁnēsva[ra]-

⟨23⟩ dēva¨rgge • • • • • • • • • •

⟨24⟩ ¨rgge • • • • • dēva¨rggaṁ • ·āṟe-

⟨25⟩ ya saṁkharadēva¨rggaṁ • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0550⟩ No. 550. (B.K. No. 14 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the well at the entrance to the village.

1194 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1117, Ānanda, Chaitra ba. 2, Saturday, corresponding to 1194 A.D., April 9. The Śaka year was current.

It records the death of the grand-mother of Peṇḍara Bāchi, who was a devotee of the god Tīrthachandraprabha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīra-

⟨2⟩ svādvādāmōghalāṁcha-

⟨3⟩ [naṁ] jīyāttraiḷōkya- ⟨Page 372⟩

⟨4⟩ nāthasya sāśanaṁ jina-

⟨5⟩ śāsanaṁ || śrī tī¨rtthacaṁdra-

⟨6⟩ prabhadēvara pādārādhakarappa

⟨7⟩ peṁḍara bāci muttabbe ṣa-

⟨8⟩ ka va¨rśada 1117 ·ānaṁda

⟨9⟩ saṁvatsarada caitra bahu[ḷa]

⟨10⟩ bidige vaḍḍavāradā dina[da*]lli sa-

⟨11⟩ ¨rggakke saṁdaḻu || maṁga-

⟨12⟩ ḷa mahā śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0551⟩ No. 551. (B.K. No. 436 of 1926.) BĀḌA, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying near the Śiva temple.

Circa 12th century.

The last four lines record gifts to the deities Śiva and Kēśava of Bāḍa. The top portion is lost. On palaeographical grounds the inscription may be assigned to the 12th century A.D.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [vi]gege • • • • • mūvatta·aṟa suṁka 1

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māḍi caṁdrādityaruḷḷannakaraṁ koṭṭaru svadattāṁ

⟨3⟩ paradattāṁ vā yō harēta vasuṁdharā • • • • • • • • • • ṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi matta(ṁ)mā tatpu-

⟨4⟩ ṇyadinadalu bāḍada • • • • • • • • • • [yī]śvaradēva¨rgge caitrada pa¨rvvakke bēḷe pavitrada pa¨rvvakke bē-

⟨5⟩ ḷeya biṭṭaru || mattaṁ śrīmadaśēsamahā • • • • • • • • • • kāḍa vūroḍeyaru bāḍada vūruṁba

⟨6⟩ hokharaṇeyiṁdaṁ baḍagalu śrī kēśavadēva¨rggaveṁdu bhaṁḍi bhattada keya dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi

⟨7⟩ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi koṭṭaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0552⟩ No. 552. (B.K. No. 446 of 1926.) TAḌKŌḌ, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a niche to the proper right of the entrance into the central shrine of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It is an invocation in Sanskrit verse to Chandranātha-jina for the protection of the teacher Vāsupūjya, disciple of Bāḷachandra, of Yāpanīya-saṅgha, Svarṇapāshāṇagachchha and Vṛikshamūla-gaṇa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ khyātaḥ śrīyāpanīyaḥ prathitaprithulaṣatsva¨rṇnapāṣāṇagacchaḥ prōdyatschrīvrikṣamū lōnnatagaṇakamaḷāṁbhōjinīrājahaṁsaṁ • • • • •

⟨2⟩ [ca]ṁdraṁ sucaritacaritaṁ bāḷacaṁdrātmajātaṁ pūjyaṁ śrīvāsupūjyabratipatimavatā[ṁ] caṁdravāthō jinēṁdraḥ || ⟨Page 373⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0553⟩ No. 553. (B.K. No. 457 of 1926.) MUGAD, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up on the tank bund.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record the death of Nāga-gāvuṇḍa in a fight on the occasion of a cattle raid. The inscription is damaged and worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tēnāpi surāṁganā kṣaṇavidhvaṁśani kāyē kā ci •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • va mugdadadhīśvaraduḷḷaroḷpuvettanudgha • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • taṁ janakanuviṣṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4-5⟩ worn out

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • daṁte dhare tāguvanituṟugoḷa[pu]yyala kaḍegaṇipātana lanenu • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • dalaḍisida nāyakāgraṇiya kī¨rttipudī dhare mādigā[ṁ]ka • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • suṟidaḍḍaṇadoḍḍinoḷāntu niṁdu mūdalisi kaḻuttu pāyvaḍisi • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • na muḷidantakanaṁtiralāṁtarellaraṁ caladiṁde koṁdanedu • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • • • ḷu || ·ā tuṟuvina • • • • • kāypiṁduṟadāntaṟanikki tanna ma • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • • • ḷoṟagida kaliga • • • • • • • • • • para gaṁḍa • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ¨rvva dō¨rvvala • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • • • • • • nya[mā]ge dharayuḷḷinaga || vinayanidhi nāgagā[vuṁ ḍa]natēja kū¨rttu mā-

⟨14⟩ • • • • • tta • nayukeyyamaniṁttī vananidhi • • • • • • • • • • [yu]ḷḷanagaṁ || © © ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0554⟩ No. 554. (B.K. No. 462 of 1926.) SIDDHĀPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of the image of Bhagavatī in the Śiva-maṇḍapa.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the image of the goddess Bhagavatī of the god Mūlasthāna was caused to be made by Sāgalara Kaṁmaṟa-seṭṭi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī mūlastānadēvara bhagavati-

⟨2⟩ ya sāga[la]ra kaṁmaṟa-

⟨3⟩ seṭi māḍisida maṁgaḷa-

⟨4⟩ mahā śrī śrī ⟨Page 374⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0555⟩ No. 555. (B.K. No. 463 of 1926.) SIDDHĀPUR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of Gaṇēśa image in the Śiva-maṇḍapa.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to the construction of the image of Vināyaka. The inscription is damaged and the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu • • •

⟨2⟩ yakana suputra

⟨3⟩ tre • ladē • nana

⟨4⟩ sidala • • • • •

⟨5⟩ di vināyakana māḍisida maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0556⟩ No. 556. (B.K. No. 31 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of the image of Nēminātha in the Jain basti.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the image was the gift of Saṁkhadēva of Mūla-saṁgha and Dēvagaṇa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī mūlasaṁgha dēvagaṇa śrī saṁkhadē-

⟨2⟩ vara pratipatu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0557⟩ No. 557. (B.K. No. 34 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the vacant site opposite to Nagarēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the inscription is set up to indicate the boundary of the site of the dāna-s11ālā, made over to the teacher, Tribhuvanatilaka-Śāntinātha of Vasudhaika-Bāndhava-Jinālaya, by the One Thousand.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti || śrīmatu vasudhaiyka-

⟨2⟩ bāndhavajinā[la*]yada tribhu-

⟨3⟩ vanatilaka śrī śāntināthadēva-

⟨4⟩ ¨rgga śrī sāsi¨rvvaru sa¨rvvanamasya-

⟨5⟩ vāgi koṭṭa dāna[sā]leya ma-

⟨6⟩ neya nivēśaṇada sīme maṁ-

⟨7⟩ gaḷa mahā śrī śrī [|*] ⟨Page 375⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0558⟩ No. 558. (B.K. No. 35 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the front wall of the Liṅgāyata-maṭha.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of two shops to the god Nannēśvara by the One Thousand.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī matu naṁnēśvaradēva¨rgge

⟨2⟩ śrī sāsi¨rvvaru sa¨rvva-

⟨3⟩ bādhaparihāra māḍi biṭṭa

⟨4⟩ [liṁga]ḍi yeraḍu śrī śrī ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0559⟩ No. 559. (B.K. No. 38 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a beam of the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of betel nuts to a god on the occasion of Dīpāvaḷi by Kēṇikāṟa Echiseṭṭi, described as the son of the One Thousand of Lokkiguṇḍi which is said to have been an agrahāra gifted by Rāma.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti yamaniyamasvādhyāyadhyānadhāraṇamōnānuṣṭhānaparāyaṇajapasamādhitīḷaguṇa saṁpannarappa śrīrāmaradattiyagrahāraṁ śrīmallokkiguṁḍiyūrūḍeya pramu-

⟨2⟩ kha śrī sāsi¨rvvaruṁ dha¨rmmaṁgaḷaṁ rakṣisalavara maga hiriya | kēṇikāṟa vinaya[siṁ]hanappa yē[ci]seṭṭi taṁnakkasālada kēṇiyalu dīpāvaḷiya pa¨rvvadalu dēvara vīḷayakke biṭṭaḍake 400 [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0560⟩ No. 560. (B.K. No. 46 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Māṇikyēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to the bhōga-maṇḍapa constructed on a well by the teacher Kriyāśaktipaṇḍita and mentions Baḍḍiyara Basaviseṭṭi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmadu siddhāntidēvarāgamahī •

⟨2⟩ rappācā¨ryyaru kriyāśaktipaṁḍitadēvaru mā-

⟨3⟩ ḍisida bāviya mēgaṇa bhōgamaṁṭapadalliyavara

⟨4⟩ • keyiṁ baḍḍiyare basaviseṭṭi bhaktipū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi

⟨5⟩ damaged ⟨Page 376⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0561⟩ No. 561. (B.K. No. 47 of 1926-27.) LAKKUṆḌI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the base of pillar in the Nannēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record the setting up of a pillar for a deity by a lady. The epigraph is worn out and the details are lost.

TEXT.

First piece.

⟨1⟩ svasti samasta • • • guṇasaṁpaṁna dānavinōda yo[sva]rapādapaṁkajabhramareyappa śrī • • • • • • • • • •

Second piece.

⟨1⟩ ya magaḷu • • • • • • • • • • dēvarige • • māḍisida kaṁbha • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0562⟩ No. 562. (B.K. No. 139 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone built into the platform of the Māruti temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record the death of Mārasiṁgha, son of Rēvayya, in a defensive fight at the instance of the Hundred and Twenty of Puligoḷa. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

First section.

⟨1⟩ dandu puligoḷada • • • • • • • • • • mēla[ṭṭe]

⟨2⟩ • • • • • [·āṇaga] rēvayyana magaṁ mārasiṁghaṁ nūṟaippadiṁbara • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • paricchēdaṁ geydikonda • • • bappane • • •

⟨4⟩ paridu muṭṭi yi[ṟi]du mundāda neraviyanārpa[ḍedo] • • • • • • • • • • valōḍi

Second section.

⟨5⟩ • • • • • taleyaṁ goṇḍu • • • • • nēkā¨rtthadiṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ suralōkaprāptanādaṁ śrī nūṟaippadiṁbaru nere • nevagatale • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • tāvagaṇa • • • • • lladiniga • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • • • • yyanāta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • • yyame • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0563⟩ No. 563. (B.K. No. 165 of 1926-27.) KARDI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of land to the god Kēśava by Chāvuṇḍa-gāvuṇḍa and Rēvagāvuṇḍa. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ samadhigata pañcamahāśabda mahāsāmanta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ caṇḍadaṁḍanā[yakaṁ] • • • • • dāyakaṁ viprā • • • • • ⟨Page 377⟩

⟨4-11⟩ damaged

⟨12⟩ • cāvuṇḍagāvuṇḍa • • • • • • • • • • dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ

⟨13⟩ māḍi koṭṭa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māḍi biṭṭa mattare-

⟨16⟩ raḍu matta • • • • • • • • • • rēvagāvuṁ-

⟨17⟩ ḍaṁ kēśavadēva¨rgge dhārāpū¨rvvakaṁ māḍi biṭṭa • • • • • yī dha¨rmmamaṁ pratipā ḷisida-

⟨18⟩ va¨rgge[yaṁ] puṇyaṁ sā¨rgguṁ [·ida]naḷidava¨rgge [vāraṇāśi]yoḷaṁ kurukṣētradoḷaṁ caturu-

⟨19⟩ vēdapāragarenisida sahasra brā[hmaraṁ] sahasra kavileyaṁ [·e]ḷkōṭi tapōdhanaru-

⟨20⟩ manaḷida pāpaṁ sā¨rgguṁ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō harēti vasaṁdharā ṣa-

⟨21⟩ ṣṭhivaruṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyatē kri[miḥ]

⟨22⟩ ·ōṁ namaḥ sivāya gaṇapatyāyanamaḥ

⟨SIIv15p0i0564⟩ No. 564. (B.K. No. 167 of 1926-27.) KARDI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

The extant portion gives the cyclic year Dundubhi, Kārttika ba. 14, the details being insufficient for verification.

It refers to a lady disciple (name lost) of the Jaina monk Harishēṇa of Mūlasaṅgha and Sēna-gaṇa. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ vara mūlasaṁgha • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • sēnagaṇa • • gaḷa • • • • •

⟨3⟩ hariśēṇayatiya guḍḍi • •

⟨4⟩ tāṁ budhi negaḷda duṁdubhi vatsarada • • • • •

⟨5⟩ savanisa kā¨rttika bahu • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • catu¨rddaśi di[na] • • •

⟨7⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0565⟩ No. 565. (B.K. No. 180 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone in front of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Circa 12th century.

The only details of the date available are Māgha, śu. 11. It mentions a Sāhaṇi. The inscription is badly worn out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • traiḷōkyana[ga*]rāraṁbha mūla

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māghasu 11

⟨4-5⟩ damaged

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sāhaṇi ⟨Page 378⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0566⟩ No. 566. (B.K. No. 209 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kañchēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It states that an oil mill of the god Akkabēśvara of Niḍugundi was placed in charge of Māhēśvara Kāḷiseṭṭi by Īśānyaśakti, the āchārya of the temple. The stipulation seems to be that the donee and the successive members of his family were to supply a fixed quantity of oil to the god.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu niḍuguṁdiya śrī

⟨2⟩ [·a]kkabēsvaradēvara gāṇava ·ācā¨ryya

⟨3⟩ yīśānyasaktidēvaru māhēsvara

⟨4⟩ kāḷiseṭṭige makkaḷu makkaḷudappade

⟨5⟩ teliga sāmyavāgi koṭṭaru |

⟨SIIv15p0i0567⟩ No. 567. (B.K. No. 43 of 1927-28.) NĀGARAHAḶḶI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of a saptamātṛikā stone in the ruined Pañchaliṅga temple on the bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record some gift of Tribhuvana-Nārāyaṇa, son of Śāgarayya, the Maḻvāraseṭṭi of Maḷale-nāḍu. The inscription is fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaddē • vēḷapuraparamēśvara kāṁsyapagōtra maḷalenāḍa ma[ḻvā]raseṭṭi śāgarayyana saṁyibbeya magaṁ tribhuvananārāyaṇadha¨rmma sē •

⟨SIIv15p0i0568⟩ No. 568. (B.K. No. 57 of 1927-1928.) KALKĒRI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pedestal of a lost image preserved in the village chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

It records the construction of a Jaina temple at Kalikeṟe and the installation of the image of Pārśvanātha therein for the preceptor Sakaḷachandra-bhaṭṭāraka by Hāli gāvuṇḍa, disciple of Bhānukīrtti-Siddhāntidēva of Mūla-saṁgha, Koṇḍakundānvaya, Krāṇūr-gaṇa and Tintriṇī-gachchha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī mūlasaṁghada koṁḍakuṁdānvayada krānū¨rgga[ṇa] tiṁtriṇīgacchada

⟨2⟩ bhānukī¨rttisiddhāṁtidēva¨rggaḷa guḍḍa[hā]ligāvuṁḍa kali[ke]ṟeyalli sakaḷacaṁ-

⟨3⟩ drabhaṭṭārakadēva¨rgge basadiyaṁ māḍisi koṭṭu pā¨rśvanātha[dē]vara pra-

⟨4⟩ tiṣṭhayaṁ māḍida || maṁgaḷa śrī śrī śrī ⟨Page 379⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0569⟩ No. 569. (B.K. No. 67 of 1927-28.) ḌAMBAḶ, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the platform of the maṇḍapa of the temple called Ḍabbaguḍi.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to the gaḍimba of the land belonging to the god Mādhavēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrī mā[dhavē]śvaradēvara polada gaḍiṁba ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0570⟩ No. 570. (B.K. No. 70 of 1927-28.) ḌAMBAḶ, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar at the left of entrance into the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It describes Māsavāḍi-nāḍu which is stated to have been situated on the northern bank of the river Dakshiṇa-Gaṅgā (i.e., Tuṅgabhadrā), in Kuntaḷa-vishaya. It then states that Permāḍi secured from his overlord the rulership of Māsavāḍi, by dint of his valour. Permāḍi had two sons Harihara and Kuppa and the latter was the father of Harihara and Mallidēva. The record is mutilated and incomplete.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © kuṁtaḷaviśayada dakṣiṇagaṁgānadiyōttara-

⟨2⟩ tīraṁ bīḍido¨rpputi¨rppu māsavāḍināḍadeṁ-

⟨3⟩ tane || beḷasallavallavarisana meṇasu sarājā-

⟨4⟩ navikṣuvrikṣamavellaṁ halasiḷe māmara satu-

⟨5⟩ kularu sapuṇya¨rsvarūpigaḷu nararellaṁ ||

⟨6⟩ ·alli || priyadiṁ cakriya mecce vikramade pe-

⟨7⟩ ttaṁ rūḍiyaṁ māsavāḍiya pe¨rmmāḍi tadā-

⟨8⟩ [dya]jaṁ hariharaṁ putraṁ tadīyānujaṁ na-

⟨9⟩ yaśau¨ryyaprabhu kuppabhūpati[ḷa*]ka kuppā-

⟨10⟩ ḷāpamaṁ tatsutaṁ niyatāṁmnāya[pa]-

⟨11⟩ dōcitaṁ hariharaṁ śrī mallidēvāgrajaṁ• • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0571⟩ No. 571. (B.K. No. 73 of 1927-28.) ḌAMBAḶ, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near a well in Survey No. 413.

Circa 12th century.

It enjoins that no taḻāra should take any produce of the garden, evidently referring to the field bearing the inscription originally.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © ·ī grāmada taḷāṟanā-

⟨2⟩ vano¨rvvaṁ ·i tōṁṭada bā-

⟨3⟩ ḍu kāyi ·ele ·aḍakeyaṁ ⟨Page 380⟩

⟨4⟩ koṁḍanappaḍe sāsira ka-

⟨5⟩ vileya koṁda mahāpā-

⟨6⟩ takanaku ·idaṁ taḷeṟa ra-

⟨7⟩ kṣisuvudu

⟨SIIv15p0i0572⟩ No. 572. (B.K. No. 75 of 1927-28.) DŌṆĪ, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

The record, engraved in continuation of B.K. No. 74 of 1927-28 (published in the Bombay Karnatak Inscriptions, Vol. I, Part II, No. 140, pp. 169 ff) contains two incomplete dates: (1) 13, Sunday and (2) Pushya śu. 15, Sunday, Uttarāyaṇa-saṁkramaṇa. These cannot be verified.

It seems to register gifts of land, shops and house-sites by the Mahājanas of Drōṇīpura, to the basadi built by Sōviseṭṭi. The supplement, engraved on the top of the slab, records gifts of oil-mill and betel nut.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • 13 ·ādivāradaṁdu dēvara nivēśaṇaṁ pattire baḍagalu ·aṁgaḍi 4 maṁ maneyumaṁ ·ūro-

⟨2⟩ ḍeya pramukhaśēṣa mahājanaṁgaḷu mā • • • • • baraṁvi¨rddu koṭṭaru ·adakke sīme • paḍuvalu

⟨3⟩ bīdiye mēre | baḍagalu rājabīdiye mēre | mūḍalu bhaṁḍasāleyavara maneye mēre © mattaṁ vū-

⟨4⟩ roḍeya pramukha mahājanaṁgaḷu • • di¨rbbaruviddu puṇyatithiyalu dēva¨rgge koṭṭa tōṁṭa

⟨5⟩ mattaru 1 | ·adakke śīme mūḍalu mēṭiya dōṁṭa mēre | teṁkalu kalabhaṁḍiya baḍi

⟨6⟩ • mēre | paḍuvalu maligēsvaradēvara tōṁṭave mēre | baḍagalu ·ōṇiye mēre | ma-

⟨7⟩ • • ṟuvadiṁba • • • • • saṁvatsarada | puśya suddha 15 ·ā vuttarāyaṇa saṁkra tiyalu naḍu-

⟨8⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mūḍalu haḷaya mēre teṁkalu haḷaya

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • keye mēṟe maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī

⟨10⟩ ·ekōḍi jināleyaṁ dha¨rmmaṁ pratipāḷisuvaru

⟨11⟩ svasti śrīmatu seṭikāṟa mahājana biṭṭa dha¨rmma gāṇake giḷigida ye-

⟨12⟩ ṇeya biṭṭaru ·ā dha¨rmmavanu pratipāḷisuvaru śrī śrī śrī

⟨13⟩ ·aḍakeya • • ·āḷige [·aḍake] 2 ḍaṁ dēvarige koṭṭaru mahājana seṭṭiyarumādevaruṁ [dha]¨rmmavaṁ pratipāḷisuvaru |

⟨SIIv15p0i0573⟩ No. 573. (B.K. No. 237 of 1927-28.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in front of Yusuf-sahib's house.

Circa 12th century.

This commences with an invocation to the Varāha incarnation. It seems to describe an eminent personage. The inscription being badly damaged, its purport cannot be made out. ⟨Page 381⟩

TEXT.

⟨1-2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ • • tyāviṣkṛtaṁ viṣṇō¨rvvārāhaṁ [kṣō]bhitā • • • dakṣiṇōṁnatadaṁṣṭrā

⟨4⟩ • • • • • bhavana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5-10⟩ worn out

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tārāvṛta

⟨12-15⟩ damaged-worn out

⟨16⟩ • • • • • • • • • • hariharabraṁ[hma] • • • śvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨17⟩ damaged

⟨18⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ratnaguṇabharita • • • • • • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇita • maraṇamanāpurada sīmeyoḷageydidoḍāvari •

⟨20⟩ • • • • • vīrakālamaniḷda • • • • • bagegoṁḍalli • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0574⟩ No. 574. (B.K. No. 273 of 1927-28.) BANAŚAṄKARI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar lying in the temple of Banaśaṅkari.

Circa 12th century.

It states that Kēti, son of Sāyama, established charities such as free feedinghouse and educational facilities in places like Savasi, Maḷeyakhēḍa and Naṟugunda, so that religious merit might accrue to him.

TEXT.

First Piece.

⟨1-3⟩ damaged

⟨4⟩ roḷ niraṁtara dha¨rmmavodala • •

⟨5⟩ ḷā viramanivārita satra varavidyādā-

⟨6⟩ namiṁtivaṁ māḍisidaṁ pa[la]vrikṣaṣō-

⟨7⟩ ḍasādi dvijavīthigaḷoḷaṁteyde mu-

⟨8⟩ nnāda dha¨rmma kuladha¨rmma koḍe koṇḍa

⟨9⟩ savasiya maḷeyakhēḍaṁ mahāgrāma-

⟨10⟩ meṁdaḍelepottu bijjesaypeṁ doreko-

⟨11⟩ ḷa naṟugundaṁgaḷoḷtanna puṇyaṁ sale kēti mā-

⟨12⟩ ḍidaṁ tārage himagiri caṁdrā¨rkkaruḷḷa-

⟨13⟩ nna menduṁ sāyamaputraṁ dha¨rmmado-

⟨14⟩ ḷagā • kalitanadoḷa bhānujananni

Second Piece.

⟨15-21⟩ completely damaged

⟨22⟩ • • • niṟikidā caṁdrā-

⟨23⟩ • • baraṁ gōvindayyaṁ ba

⟨24⟩ • • maṁgaḷa mahāśrī ⟨Page 382⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0575⟩ No. 575. (B.K. No. 54 of 1928-29.) KANDGAL, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a stone near the Īśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record a gift of land, oil, etc., made in favour of a deity and a house-site to the sthānapati Sarvvēśvara-paṇḍita. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • ṭṭaru • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • lalu bi[ṭṭa] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • na hū[dō]ṁṭakke • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • dīvige • • • • • dokkalu soṭige • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • ·ā dēvara sthānapati sa¨rvvēsvarapaṁ[ḍita] • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • vēṣaṇa yondu || svadattaṁ para • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • ndharāṁ śaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0576⟩ No. 576. (B.K. No. 85 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragmentary hero-stone lying in the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record a gift by the Mahājanas headed by the Gāvuṇḍa. The inscription is fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ drā¨rkkasthāyiyāgi biṭṭaru || śrīmadaśēṣa mahājanaṁ

⟨2⟩ gāvuṁḍa purassaravāgiddu [·aṁ]ti¨rbbara makkaḷugaḷige •

⟨3⟩ ya ·ācaṁdrā(ṁ)¨rkkasthāyiyāgi koṭṭa ho[le]geṟeyeṁdu biṭṭa • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0577⟩ No. 577. (B.K. No. 89 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragmentary stone lying in the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to have contained a date in the Chālukya-Vikrama era. It mentions a nāyaka. The record is fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmaccāḷu • • • • •

⟨2⟩ visakada śrīma • • • • •

⟨3⟩ ṇaganūra • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ya nāyaka • • • • •

⟨5⟩ galare • • • • • ⟨Page 383⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0578⟩ No. 578. (B.K. No. 90 of 1928-29.) KUNDARGI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing near the village chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Vikrama, Śrāvaṇa śu., the tithi being lost. It mentions a Chauṇḍaya-nāyaka. The epigraph is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • [10] vikra[ma*] saṁvatsara srāvaṇa su • • •

⟨2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ • karu cauṁ[ḍa]yanāyaka • • • • •

⟨4⟩ ḷikeya[llu] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ sti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0579⟩ No. 579. (B.K. No. 98 of 1928-29.) ANWĀL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the embankment in Survey No. 332.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of land for maintaining a water-shed for the use of all beings on the road to Tineganūru by Sōmaya-Sāvanta of Eṇḍegeṟe, for the merit of his father. The donor who belonged to the Gutta family is credited with a number of high-sounding titles, such as Samastabhuvanāśraya. He also bore the epithet Kōgaḷiya-puravarādhis11vara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti samastabhuvanāśrayaṁ śrīprithvīvallabha mahārājādhirā-

⟨2⟩ januṁ kōgaḷiyapuravarādhīsvara guttakulakamaḷamā¨rttaṁḍanuṁ kaḍanapracaṁḍanuṁ ·ēkāṁga-

⟨3⟩ vīranuṁ raṇaraṁgadhīranuṁ birudaṁkabhīmanuṁ yāḷiṁge nallanuṁ jātaraṁ kollanuṁ pratāpa-

⟨4⟩ subhaṭasikhāmaṇiyuṁ vaṁdhujanaciṁtāmaṇiyuṁ dhuṣṭanigraha śiṣṭapratipāḷakanuṁ saraṇā gata-

⟨5⟩ vajrapaṁjara vairidikkuṁjaraṁ śrīgōpīnāthadēva dibyaśrī pādapadmārādhaka parabaḷasā-

⟨6⟩ dhakaṁ śrīmajjagaddā panumappa śrīmanmahā • • • • • gōvaneṁḍegeṟeya sōme-

⟨7⟩ ya sāvaṁtanuṁ tamma boppa rāyasāvaṁta kōḷāheḷarumappa • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • taṁge puṁṇyā¨rtthakāraṇa tinaganūra dāriyalu samasta jīvakke ·āśraya-

⟨9⟩ vāgi yaṟavaṭageya pratiṣṭa māḍi taṁna [kula] brahmapuri viṭharasaṁ-

⟨10⟩ ge • • gaṇa holadalu mattaru mūṟumaṁ sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi dhārāpū-

⟨11⟩ ¨rvvakavāgi koṭṭaru ·ā viṭha[¨rsa] ·eraḍu pura • • biṭa suṁṇagi • • • • •

⟨12⟩ naḍasuvaṟiṁtī dha¨rmmama naḍasidavaru vāraṇāsiyalu sahasrabrāhma-

⟨13⟩ ṇa [¨rgge] sahasrakavileyaṁ koṭṭa phala yiṁtī dha¨rmmava keḍisidavaru vāraṇā-

⟨14⟩ siyalu sahasra brāhmaṇaraṁ sahasra kavileyaṁ koṁda phala maṁgaḷa

⟨15⟩ mahā śrī śrī śrī [|] • • • • • ⟨Page 384⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0580⟩ No. 580. (B.K. No. 158 of 1928-29.) MAḶGI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken hero-slab set up in the Māruti temple.

Circa 12th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Svabhānu, Āshāḍha śu. 11. It cannot be verified.

It seems to record a gift by the Five Hundred in memory of a hero. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [sva]bhānu saṁvatsarada ·āśāḍha su 11 lu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ śrīmadainū¨rvvaru biṭṭaru • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0581⟩ No. 581. (B.K. No. 163 of 1928-29.) NANDIHĀḶ, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the Māruti temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to register a gift and certain incomes made by Mūka-gāvuṇḍa, the Mūliga of Gaṟavalūr and the eight Hiṭṭus and others in memory of Haḷḷiya Basavanta who died in a fight. Refers to Mallidēvarasa as ruling probably the area. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1-3⟩ damaged

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • śrīmanumahā • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • bhujabaḷavīra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • maleya • • • bheyaṁ • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • māra jagado¨rbbagaṁḍa daṁḍinagōvaṁ rā-

⟨8⟩ yasādhāraṁ malli[dēvarasa]ru sukhasaṁkathā-

⟨9⟩ vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyuttire gaṟavalūra mū-

⟨10⟩ liga mūka gāvuṁḍa • • • • • bīragāvuṁḍa mukhya-

⟨11⟩ vāgi ·eṁṭu hiṭṭu • • • • • ·alliya sama • •

⟨12⟩ ruṁ • • • • • sāsanavāgi-

⟨13⟩ tta ma 1 vokkalali • • • • • voṁdu hiṟe hēṟiṁ

⟨14⟩ hē[ṟi]gayvattale • • deṟe kuṟideṟe mānya | soṁṭage ·eṁṇe

⟨15⟩ goḷaga voṭṭilugoḷaga yinitumaṁ sa¨rbbābā[dhā] • • •

⟨16⟩ revāgi kā[do]ḍuvaru || ·iṁtinitumaṁ kādūḍidaṁge • •

Second Section.

⟨17⟩ gaṁgā sāgaradalli sāyira brāhmaṇa¨rgge sāvira kavileya kōḍuṁ ko-

⟨18⟩ ḷagumaṁ poṁnalu kaṭṭisi koṭṭa phalamakku yidaṁ kiḍisidaṁge sāsirakavi-

⟨19⟩ leyaṁ vāraṇāsiya • • yali koṁda pāpamakku || © nama[ḥ] sivāya

⟨20⟩ besageya murāri [gavuḍaṁ] • • • • • besanaṁ

⟨21⟩ kādalu haḷḷiya basavaṁtaṁ • • • • • • • • • • voḍari ba-

⟨22⟩ ¨rkkumallade peṟatene • • • • • • • • • • neṟapi jagamaṟi- ⟨Page 385⟩

⟨23⟩ ya basavuganiṟidaṁ ripubalamanamarapati meccuvinaṁ || śrī sō-

⟨24⟩ manātha saraṇeṁdā samaradoḷiṟidu tavisi ripuba

Third Section.

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • noḷu kūḍi haḷḷiy •

⟨26⟩ • • • • • • • • • • baredaṁ sarinira • • mappaṁḍageṟeya sō-

⟨27⟩ • • • • • risida nūppira kalukuṭigara ballaṁ nilkī sās • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • • • yolu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0582⟩ No. 582. (B.K. No. 180 of 1928-29.) VAḌAVAṬṬI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab preserved in the chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the village of Baḍḍavaṭṭi was a gift to the Baṁka-jinālaya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ baṁka jināle-

⟨2⟩ ya[kke] baḍḍavaṭṭi-

⟨3⟩ yaṁ sa¨rvva-

⟨4⟩ namasyavāgi

⟨5⟩ biṭṭa [·a]gnē-

⟨6⟩ yada guḍḍe

⟨SIIv15p0i0583⟩ No. 583. (B.K. No. 181 of 1928-29.) YARGOPPA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of land to Chōḷasu by Mūliga Malligauṇḍa and Bukaya-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu mūli-

⟨2⟩ [ga] malligauṁḍa | bu[ka]ya-

⟨3⟩ nāyaka sahitavāgi [cōḷa]-

⟨4⟩ siṁge koṭṭa keyyi | ¨rma ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0584⟩ No. 584. (B.K. No. 211 of 1928-29.) HIRĒHĀḶ, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab leaning against the front wall of the Rāmēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to register a gift of land which was entrusted into the hands of Amṛitarāśipaṇḍita. The earlier part of the inscription is lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • māṇamenitu • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ḷayaṁ mattavondinituṁ • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mattaru nālku || kisuvo[ḷala] • ⟨Page 386⟩

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • pū¨rvvadi naḍeva mattarūriṁ baḍagalu • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • suvarapēkṣisade naḍeyisidava¨rgge kurukṣētra • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • re kavileyaṁ kōḍuṁ koḷagumaṁ ponnoḷu paṁcaratna doḷu kaṭṭisi • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • bhayamukhigoṭṭa phaḷamakkumidanupēkṣisi kiḍisidava¨rgganitu tī¨rtthaṁgaḷoḷu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ • • brāhmaṇaruṁ sāsi¨rvva¨rttapōdhanarumanaḷida pātakamakkuṁ || sāmānyōyaṁ dha¨rmma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ vadbhiḥ sa¨rvvānētānbhāvinaḥ pā¨rtthivēṁdrān bhūyō bhūyō yācatē rāma bhedraḥ || svadattāṁ para • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ rāṁ ṣaṣṭi¨rvva¨rṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimi || na viśaṁ viśamityāhu¨rddē vasvaṁ viśamucyatē viśamē • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ kaṁ || bahubhi¨rvvasudhā bhuktā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ yarugratapadhiṁdaṁ śrīladiṁ pōlisalke mātā paṟarārumillenisidācāyyaṁ¨rge śiṣyaṁge • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13⟩ yuktaneṁbī mātiṁ salisaṁdaniṁtamritarāśijīyarī dhātriyoḷu | brataniyamastaṁ vi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ nnutamatiyenisidavara munipati negaḷda prītiyoḷamritarāśitapaśvi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0585⟩ No. 585. (B.K. No. 219 of 1928-29.) BŌGANŪR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the Nandi pillar in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to the setting up of a Nandi pillar and mentions Rājaguru Chandrabhūshaṇa as the Sthānāchārya of the god Nagarēśvara of Baṅkāpura which is incidentally described as the capital (rājadhānī) of Indra-vallabha, i.e., the Rāshtrakūṭa king Indra.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīmatu hānuṁgalla [śrī]-

⟨2⟩ madiṁdravallabha rājadhāni • •

⟨3⟩ baṁkāpurada śrīma(ṁ)nnaga[rēśva]-

⟨4⟩ radēvara sthānācā¨ryyaru śrī[ma]-

⟨5⟩ drājaguru caṁdrabhoṣa[ṇa]-

⟨6⟩ dēvara sthaḷa navilaguṁdada gaḍiya

⟨7⟩ ra maṭhada śrīrāmanāthadēvara ha

⟨8⟩ tailana saḷavāḍige naṭṭa naṁdiya

⟨9⟩ kaṁbha || maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0586⟩ No. 586. (B.K. No. 227 of 1928-29.) HANSI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in front of the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record a gift of land in memory of a hero who fell fighting. The epigraph is badly damaged. ⟨Page 387⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • tpa • • [caṁdi]yappa • • • • • • • • • • kaḍugaliyā nāgarṇe yaḍa[¨rddava] • •

⟨2⟩ • yaṁkara gaṁḍanāṁtu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaṁ paḍadu

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dēvaṁgaḷu

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·ācandrā¨rkka • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • yāgi ·ondu matta¨rkkeyya • • • • • sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0587⟩ No. 587. (B.K. No. 230 of 1928-29.) KOMARGOP, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in the Śiva temple.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift of money for feeding the Jaina ascetics, associated with the temple of Tribhuvanatilaka by Perggaḍe Vāsiyaṇṇa's wife Chāmikabbe who was a disciple of Bāḷachandra Siddhāntadēva.

TEXT. 1

⟨1⟩ © śrīmaḍ bāḷacaṁdra siddhāntadē-

⟨2⟩ vara guḍḍi pe¨rggaḍe vāsiyaṇnana pe-

⟨3⟩ ṇḍati cāmikabbe tribhuvanatiḷakada

⟨4⟩ riṣisamudāyadāhāradānaṁ vṛddhi-

⟨5⟩ yiṁ naḍevantāgi koṭṭa gadyāṇaṁ pa-

⟨6⟩ dinaydu || © ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0588⟩ No. 588. (B.K. No. 236 of 1928-29.) MORAB, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a slab built into the wall of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to Nīraḻayara Mārasiṁgayya and Sīvaṭada Beḷḷagāvuṇḍa. The record is fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmat nīraḻaya[ra] mārasiṁgayyanuṁ sīvaṭada beḷḷagāvuṇḍa • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0589⟩ No. 589. (B.K. No. 240 of 1928-29.) NĀGARAHAḶḶI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the land was a gift to the god Śāntanātha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī sāṁtanātha dēvara vritti ⟨Page 388⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0590⟩ No. 590. (B.K. No. 244 of 1928-29.) SISUVINAHAḶḶI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 12th century.

It refers to a cattle raid and mentions the village Sisuhaḻi.

TEXT.

Sections I and II are completely damaged.

Third Section.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī • • • kādi • • • • • • • • • • [kō]ṇa-

⟨2⟩ niṟidu tuṟuvaṁ koṇḍu pōge si[su]haṟi baridu[du]

⟨SIIv15p0i0591⟩ No. 591. (B.K. No. 17 of 1929-30.) GUṆḌAKARJI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated Jaina image in the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th century.

It contains the names of the Yakshīs, Aparājitā, Mahāmānasī, Anantamati and Chakrēśvārī and, the Yakshas, Vṛishabha, Pātāḷa, Kubēra and Śāntinātha of the Jaina pantheon.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ *·aparā-

⟨2⟩ jitādē-

⟨3⟩ vi

⟨1⟩ *vriṣabha

⟨2⟩ ya[kṣa]-

⟨3⟩ [ru]

⟨1⟩ pātā-

⟨2⟩ ḷa ya-

⟨3⟩ kṣa

⟨1⟩ kubē*-

⟨2⟩ ra ya-

⟨3⟩ kṣa

⟨1⟩ mahā-

⟨2⟩ mānasī

⟨3⟩ yakṣa

⟨1⟩ ·anaṁ*-

⟨2⟩ tamati

⟨1⟩ cakrē

⟨2⟩ svari

⟨1⟩ śānti* nāthasvāmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0592⟩ No. 592. (B.K. No. 19 of 1929-30.) HALLŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated slab built into the front wall of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th century.

It mentions a Mahāsāmanta whose name is lost. The record is damaged.

TEXT. 1

⟨1⟩ • • • • • madhigatapañcamahāśabda mahāsā[manta] • •

⟨2⟩ • • • śra[ya] vidviṣṭa • • • tsaḷa ·aṇige [ni] • •

⟨3⟩ • • • ba [ndu] • • • • • [ṇḍu bīḍi] • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0593⟩ No. 593. (B.K. No. 22 of 1929-30.) HANDARGAL, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a large hero-stone standing in the ruined Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

This seems to describe the death of a hero in a fight. It seems to mention the warrior Tantrapāḷa Karṇa. The inscription is much damaged. ⟨Page 389⟩

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ © nirutada • tido • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ yaṟi • tireldu neṟapi saṁgarade • • • • • kali taṁtrapāḷa • • • • • ka¨rṇṇa • • • • • hēma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ ·u[ṟa]vaṇi[yiṁ]de bobbiṟidu • • • • • maḍḍi • • • • • nibbarake • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ vājiyiṁ kari • • • • • gēṟi taḻtiṟidu • • • • • kalitaṁtrapāḷa • • • • •

Second Section.

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [ṭṭa]variyāgi koṁdu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0594⟩ No. 594. (B.K. No. 23 of 1929-30.) HANDARGAL, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a small hero-stone standing in the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It mentions Sarvvēśvara, the āchārya of the maṭha belonging to the god Svyaṁbhu Toṇḍēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī svayaṁbhu toṁḍēsvaradēvara maṭhadācā¨ryya sa¨rvvēsvara • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ śrī svayaṁbhu [toṁḍēsvara] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0595⟩ No. 595. (B.K. No. 36 of 1929-30.) KŌḶŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone standing under a bilva tree.

Circa 12th century.

It records a gift for heroism, made by the Mummuridaṇḍas and the eight Hiṭṭus of Kōḷūru and Mahāmaṇḍālēśvara Vīra-Hemmāḍi to Rāvai, son of Nāgaiya, probably in appreciation of the heroism shown by him.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmatu rāyarājadhā[nya] dēsiya ta[va]¨rmmana nābhiya mane kōḷura samasta muṁmuridaṁḍaṁ-

⟨2⟩ gaḷu yeṁṭu hiṭṭu paṁcamaṭha mahāmaṁḍaḷēsvara vīraheṁmāḍidēva muvāgi catu¨rtta

⟨3⟩ • ḍeya nāgaiyana maga rāvaige koṭa kevi mane vīravritti [1]

⟨SIIv15p0i0596⟩ No. 596. (B.K. No. 39 of 1929-30.) KUṆṬŌJI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated stone near the well in the Īśvara temple.

Circa 12th century.

It contains details of a series of grants in the course of which reference is made to Uttarāvaṇa-saṁkrānti, the deity Mēchalēśvara and the measure called Dānachintāmaṇiya-gaḷe. The epigraph is fragmentary and its major portion is lost. ⟨Page 390⟩

TEXT.

First Face.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • 500 • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • karaṇiyiṁ [mū]-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [tōṁ]ṭa 1 śrī mēcalēśvaradē-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • brāhmaṇari¨rppattayva¨rgga • • •

⟨5⟩ • • mattarāgi ·ā śrāheya ·uttarāyaṇa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨6⟩ saṁkrāntiya pa¨rvva nimitta[ṁ] śrīmadaṁja[la] • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • • • [lka]cci dhārāpū¨rvvakammāḍi dēvara poladiṁ mū-

⟨8⟩ • • • ṇaṁgaḷēḷu dānacintāmaṇiya ghaḷeya • • • • •

⟨9⟩ • • namaśya[ṁ] biṭṭa ·ereya nela mattaru 500 dē-

⟨10⟩ vara kaḷavaṭṭiṁ baḍaga kaḷavaṭṭu mattaru 1 dēvara kari • •

⟨11⟩ ḷage teṁka maneya nivēśana ba[ṭṭe]gaḷē • • ppa •

⟨12⟩ nāgara bāviyiṁ paḍuva tōṁṭa 1 sāsira matta¨rggaṁ ·āgnēya[da]-

⟨13⟩ • • • • • [ma]neyiṁ mūḍalu naṭṭa sāsanada kallu taṁka • • •

⟨14⟩ damaged

Second face.

⟨15⟩ • • • lumane ni[vēśa] • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • • • ge mattaru panneraḍuma • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • [bhaṇḍi]ya basada • • • • •

⟨18⟩ • • [tta]raṁṭu mane nivēśana • • • • •

⟨19⟩ • • • • • mattaru nālku mane nivēśana [voṁdu] • • • • •

⟨20⟩ • • gi bheṭṭaṁge mattar 4 nivēśana voṁdu

⟨21⟩ • • ddele vaijaṇaṁge mattarāṟu ma-

⟨22⟩ neya nivēśanamondu ||

⟨23⟩ • yi kabbege mānya nivēsana

⟨24⟩ [vo]ṁdu || dēvara tōṭada mā-

⟨25⟩ lagāṟa rēvaṁṇana maneya ni-

⟨26⟩ vēṣaṇa voṁdu ||

⟨27⟩ sarada • • • • • • • • • •

⟨28⟩ • ¨rgge mane nivēśanamondu ma-

⟨29⟩ • • • || purada saṭṭige

⟨30⟩ damaged

Third face.

⟨31⟩ • • • • • dalippa ·ācā • • • • •

⟨32⟩ • • • • • ya nakarēsva • • • • •

⟨33⟩ • • • • • mēsvara pa • • • • •

⟨34⟩ • • • • • dṛḍanaiṣṭika tapō • • • • •

⟨35⟩ • • • • • hudallade guṇa • • • • •

⟨36⟩ • • • • • ttige mattaru • • • • •

⟨37⟩ damaged

Fourth face.

⟨38⟩ • • • • • [vidyā] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨39⟩ • • • • • hejjuṁka biko[ḍe] • • • • •

⟨40⟩ • • le 12 ḍaṟa hejjuṁka • • • • • ⟨Page 391⟩

⟨41⟩ kke naḍava [bi] • • || va[¨rṣa]da bī-

⟨42⟩ yalu ·antu samastāyada • • •

⟨43⟩ [ḍehaḷḷi] tapōdhana vīsa[ma] • •

⟨44⟩ kuḍuvaru | ·i dha¨rmmamaṁ sa • • •

⟨45⟩ gaḷu paripāḷisuvaru • • •

⟨46⟩ • • vanāgi yukti • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0597⟩ No. 597. (B.K. No. 67 of 1929-30.) TĀḶIKŌṬI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a boulder-stone called Sīme-Vīrappa.

Circa 12th century.

It registers a gift of land to the temple of the god Sahasraliṅga, situated to the west of Rāmatīrtha. It mentions Koḍeyanūru.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • danīra rāmatī¨rtthada pachama bhāgada

⟨2⟩ sahasraliṁgadēvarige koḍeya-

⟨3⟩ nūra taṁkaṇavolada maṁnaya-

⟨4⟩ ra koḍageyya koṁta gaḍiṁbada mattaru

⟨5⟩ 100

⟨SIIv15p0i0598⟩ No. 598. (B.K. No. 70 of 1929-30.) TAMMADHAḌḌI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the village chāvaḍi.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the slab was the nishidi memorial set up in honour of Bhōgagāvuṇḍa, son of Bammagāvuṇḍa, disciple of Dēvachandra-bhaṭṭāraka, the āchārya of the Tīrthada Basadi at Iṅgaḷēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmadiṁgaḷēsvarada tī¨rtthada basadiya

⟨2⟩ cāri¨ryyaru (·ācā¨ryyaru) dēvacaṁdrabhaṭṭārakadēvara

⟨3⟩ guḍḍa bammagāvuṇḍana putra bhōgagāvuṇḍana niṣidi ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0599⟩ No. 599. (B.K. No. 116 of 1929-30.) YARNĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in a field near the Bijapur road.

Circa 12th century.

It states that the land was a gift of Poleyaṇayya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī poleya-

⟨2⟩ ṇayyana daya ·i-

⟨3⟩ danaṟi[daṁ] bāṇarāsi ⟨Page 392⟩

⟨4⟩ gurukṣētrama ka[vi]-

⟨5⟩ leyanaṟida

⟨6⟩ pāpa

⟨SIIv15p0i0600⟩ No. 600. (B.K. No. 4 of 1930-31.) DŌṆŪR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the Hanumān temple.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record the death of a hero by name Ārjjahuli whose description is lost in the damaged portion of the epigraph.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī bīrakāṁta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kadanapracaṇḍa guṇa • • • • •

⟨3⟩ sāhasōttuṁga guṇḍanasiṁga ·ā¨rjjahuli • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0601⟩ No. 601. (B.K. No. 10 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Nārāyaṇadēva temple.

Circa 12th Century.

This seems to record a gift of land to the god Gōpāla by Basavarasa and the Prabhus of Sāḷavāḍige. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • danā • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • ttamadakrā • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • sameya • • • • •

⟨4⟩ • • • • • śāsanada • • • • •

⟨5⟩ yiṁ • • • • • madhyada • • • • •

⟨6⟩ [vū] • • • • • ya • • • • •

⟨7⟩ śrī[gō]pāḷadēvarige śrī-

⟨8⟩ [ma]tu sāḷavāḍigeya

⟨9⟩ nālku • • • • • da prabhugaḷu mu-

⟨10⟩ khya[vīra] • • • • • • • • • • basavarasanu dhārā-

⟨11⟩ pū • • māḍi sa¨rvvanamasya[vā]-

⟨12⟩ gi hā • • • • • koṭa • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • [ma]ttaru 16 • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0602⟩ No. 602. (B.K. No. 12 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a piece of slab built into the north wall of the maṇḍapa in the Sōmanātha temple.

Circa 12 century.

The only details of the date available are Pushya ba. 9, Sunday.

It records a gift of land by the two Five Hundred (Mahājanas) of Iṅgaḷēśvara to the sthānāchārya Kumāradēva. The earlier portion of the record is lost. ⟨Page 393⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • tsarada puśya bahuḷa 9 ·ādityavāradaṁdu śrīma[tu]

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ddamana yiṁgaḷēśvaradaśēśamahājanaveraḍa-

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • sthānadācā¨ryya kumāradēva¨rgge ·alliya grāmama

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ge bharaṇada kōla pali • • • mattaru [2]00 dēvarācā-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yaraḍaynū¨rvvaru sa¨rbbanamasyavāgi kumāradēvara kālaṁ ka¨rcci dhā-

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ṇḍaḷidare gaṁge gaye kēdāraṁ kurukṣētraṁba • • •

⟨7⟩ [mahō]pa[rā]gadoḷu gāmabrahmōttaravakku © maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0603⟩ No. 603. (B.K. No. 13 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab set up in the Sōmanātha temple.

Circa 12th century.

It records the gift of a shop probably by the residents of Ūraḍagēri.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu ·ū-

⟨2⟩ raḍagēriya •

⟨3⟩ • ru biṭa ca •

⟨4⟩ da ·aṁgaḍi caṁdrāditya-

⟨5⟩ nuḷanega

⟨SIIv15p0i0604⟩ No. 604. (B.K. No. 19 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment built into the wall of the house of Kaḷḷimaṭhada Basayya.

Circa 12th century.

It seems to record a gift of income from cess to a deity. It mentions Mādiyaṇṇa of Jaṁbuge. The record is damaged and fragmentary.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ paramanaccuta • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ sacaracarabyāpakanakṣaya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ ge sukhasaṁpadama | svasti • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ jaṁbugeya mādiyaṇnaṁ mallika • • • • •

⟨5⟩ mūlege māna 2 kōṇakke mā 1 kudurege • • • • •

⟨6⟩ tipāḷiparava¨rggisṭā¨rttha siddhi ·ida • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0605⟩ No. 605. (B.K. No. 17 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Liṅgāyata-maṭha.

1212 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Āṅgirasa, Chaitra-pāḍiva, Monday. Palaeographically the record may be assigned to 13th century when the details correspond to 121 A.D., March 5, Monday, f.d.t. °02. ⟨Page 394⟩

It records the death by samādhi of Sānti-seṭṭi, son of Aggaḷa-seṭṭi and a devout follower of the Jaina faith.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sthiratayinopputi¨rdda jinada¨rśanasadbrata-

⟨2⟩ saccaritradiṁ paramajinābhi[śē]-

⟨3⟩ [ka] varapūjanadiṁ nutasaṁghadānadiṁ surucira-

⟨4⟩ kī¨rttimū¨rttisujanaṁ guṇiyaggaḷaseṭṭiyā-

⟨5⟩ [tma]jaṁ paramanijāyuvaṁ taḷadu bhabyajanā-

⟨6⟩ graṇi śāntanoppidaṁ || ·oppi baḷikke dēvagatigo-

⟨7⟩ ppire saṁdanama¨rtyalōkadoḷu tappade jainamaṁ-

⟨8⟩ diranikāyamana¨rtthiye baṁdipadadi mu-

⟨9⟩ ppurujādiyillada susaukhyamanuṇbanu rāga-

⟨10⟩ bhāvadiṁ kappurapuṁjadaṁte sale kāyama-

⟨11⟩ na¨rtthipa śāntanuttamaṁ || yesadiraluttamāṁgirada cai-

⟨12⟩ trada pāḍiva sōmavāradoḷu pasarasayātma-

⟨13⟩ bhāvana samādhiyoḷoṁdire dēvalōkamaṁ pā[li]-

⟨14⟩ sa[le]ne sāṁtiseṭṭi jagavoppire baṇnisa pokkanu-

⟨15⟩ nnataṁmasamasamāstrasannibha • • • • •

⟨16⟩ • pasurabrajabhōgada¨rtthigaṁ ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0606⟩ No. 606. (B.K. No. 16 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near Sāhib Mohideen's mosque.

1215 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Yuva, Śrāvaṇa śu. 11, Sthiravāra. On palaeographical grounds the record may be assigned to the 13th century, in which case the details correspond to 1215 A.D., August 7. The weekday was Friday.

It records the death by samādhi of the pontiff Māghanandi.

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⟨1⟩ © yuva saṁvatsaramuttama-

⟨2⟩ sravaṇa • • • mā -

⟨3⟩ ddha ·ēkādaśi staḻa(sthira)vāraṁ sitivā-

⟨4⟩ galuttama samādhi prāpti-

⟨5⟩ yiṁ[de]ydidaṁ divamaṁ śrī[yu]-

⟨6⟩ ta māghanaṁdimunipa [bha]-

⟨7⟩ ṭṭārakābhikhyanaṁdavarella-

⟨8⟩ mananniraṁtanatyutsa-

⟨9⟩ havaṁ tāḷdidar ⟨Page 395⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0607⟩ No. 607. (B.K. No. 69 of 1928-29.) BĀḌGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kēśava temple.

1223 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Svabhānu, Āshāḍha śu. 13, Sōmavāra. Palaeographically the record may be assigned to the 13th century when the date would correspond to 1223 A.D., June 12, Monday.

It records a gift of oil from the oil-mill of the satra for burning a perpetual lamp before a god by Chaṭeya-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svabhānu saṁvatsarada ·aśā-

⟨2⟩ ḍha śudha 13 sō | caṭi-

⟨3⟩ ya nāyaka satrada gā-

⟨4⟩ ṇadalli koḷagadāya

⟨5⟩ kuḷḷa sollage[ṇne]ya

⟨6⟩ dēvara naṁdādīvi-

⟨7⟩ gege koṭṭanu ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0608⟩ No. 608. (B.K. No. 15 of 1930-31.) IṄGAḶĒŚVAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the well at the entrance to the village.

1224 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Tāraṇa, Śrāvaṇa-amāvāsye, Sitavāra. As the epigraph can be assigned to the 13th century, the details may be taken to correspond to 1224 A.D., August 16, Friday.

It records the death of a Jaina devotee named Satyaṇṇa by the rite of Sanyasana.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ·esavā tāraṇa [pa¨rba] śrāva-

⟨2⟩ ṇadamāvāsya sita[vāra]do-

⟨3⟩ ḷesakaṁbettudu pū¨rbba • • • la-

⟨4⟩ gnaṁ siṁha • • • • • dalu pūsa-

⟨5⟩ tāgoppuva siddhayōga dorakoṁ-

⟨6⟩ ḍi¨rdaṁdu satyaṇna sanyaśanaṁ goṁ-

⟨7⟩ ḍu samādhiyiṁ muḍipi tāṁ po-

⟨8⟩ kkaṁ divāvāsamaṁ || piriduṁ sanyaśana-

⟨9⟩ doḻu dorekoṁḍa samādhividhiya

⟨10⟩ • śrīyaṁ dora koḷisidanene satya-

⟨11⟩ • • niṁ paramā¨rtthadhanyaruṁṭe [pogaḷvaḍe] •

⟨12⟩ gadoḷu || ⟨Page 396⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0609⟩ No. 609. (B.K. No. 1 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Trikūṭēśvara temple.

1225 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1148, Pārthiva, Vaiśākha śu. 3, Vaḍḍavāra, corresponding to 1225 A.D., April 12. The Śaka year was current.

It records the gift of two golden banners to the god Svayaṁbhu Trikūṭēśvara by Chaṇḍauvve, the daughter (i.e. disciple) of Sidhānti-Kriyāśakti-paṇḍita and wife of Mallaya who was the Paṭṭasāhaṇi of Mahāmaṇḍalēs11vara Mallidēva, the Kadamba faudatory of Hāngal.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svastiśrī śakavaruṣada 1148 neya pā¨rtthiva saṁvatsarada

⟨2⟩ vaiśākha śuddha 3 vaḍḍanāra rōhiṇī nakṣatra śōbhenayō-

⟨3⟩ gadaṁdu śrīmanmahāmaṁḍaḷēśvaraṁ kādaṁba kuḷakamaḷa-

⟨4⟩ mā¨rttaṁḍa banavāsipuravarādhīśvara jayaṁti madhukē[śva]-

⟨5⟩ radēvalabdhavaraprasādanumappa mallidēvarasara pra-

⟨6⟩ dhāna ghōḍeyarāya paṭṭasāhaṇi mallayya-

⟨7⟩ na heṁḍati śrīmatsiddhāṁtikriyāśaktipaṁḍi-

⟨8⟩ ta dēvara magaḷu pātracūḍāmaṇi caṁḍauvve śrī-

⟨9⟩ svayaṁbhu trikūṭēśvara dēvarige taṁna dha¨rmma kī¨rttigaḷa[ṁ]-

⟨10⟩ teraḍusuva¨rṇna dhvajava māḍisi koṭṭaḷu || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0610⟩ No. 610. (B.K. No. 441 of 1926.) GARAG, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up on the tank bund.

1230 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Vikrita, Śrāvaṇa ba. 14, Bṛihaspativāra. As the record can be assigned to the 13th century on palaeographic grounds, the details correspond to 1230 A.D., August 8, Thursday, f.d.t. °11.

It records the death by samādhi of the preceptor Śāntivīra of Kummaḍi-gaṇa of the Yāpanīya-saṁgha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī yāpanīya sa[ṁ]gha kuṁma-

⟨2⟩ ḍigaṇada ·ācā¨ryya śāṁti-

⟨3⟩ vīradēvaru krutaṁ syatrarada

⟨4⟩ srādaṇasadali bahaḷa cama- 1

⟨5⟩ ti brispativāradalli samādhi-

⟨6⟩ yiṁ muḍipi mōkṣa padava(ṁ)-

⟨7⟩ naydidaru maṁgaḷa mahā śrī ⟨Page 397⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0611⟩ No. 611. (B.K. No. 189 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

1231 A.D.

On a pillar to the left of the southern entrance (inner side) into the Amṛitēśvara temple.

This is dated Śaka 1153, Khara, Bhādrapada-Amāvāsyā, Saṁkrānti, Thursday, corresponding to 1231 A.D., August 28, Thursday, f.d.t. °04, the Saṁkrānti being Kanyā.

It records the gift of income from the Pannāya tax to the god Svayaṁbhu Amṛitēśvara of Rājadhāni-paṭṭaṇa Aṇṇigeṟe, by Āriya Rēviseṭṭi who is styled Koṁkaṇadēśachakravartti (i.e., supreme lord of the Koṅkaṇa country).

A gift to the god Bhairava is mentioned in the supplementary portion engraved on the second face of the pillar.

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ © namastuṁgaśiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē traiḷōkya nagarā-

⟨2⟩ raṁbha mūlastaṁbhāya saṁbhavē || svasti śrī jayābhyu-

⟨3⟩ dayaśca śakava¨rṣada 115[3] neya kharasaṁvatsarada bhādra-

⟨4⟩ padamāvāsya byatīpāta saṁkrāṁti brihaspativāradaṁ-

⟨5⟩ du śrīmaccatu¨ryugada rājadhānipaṭṭaṇa vaṁṇniṁge-

⟨6⟩ ṟeya śrīsvayaṁbhuyamritēśvaradēvara saṁni-

⟨7⟩ dhānadalu śrīmatu koṁkaṇadēśacakrava¨rtti śrīvīra bhu-

⟨8⟩ jabaḷa yāriya rēvaseṭṭiyaru yā paṭṭaṇadalu muṁ-

⟨9⟩ na naḍauti¨rdda paṁnāyamaṁ dhārāpū¨rvvakamāgi biṭṭa

⟨10⟩ śāśana yidanāvanake vo¨rbbanu manavacanakāyadiṁ yaḷi-

⟨11⟩ pi naḍasihineṁdaḍe svānagā¨rddhaba cāṁḍāḷa sva¨rgga¨rtya [pātā]-

⟨12⟩ ḷake hoṟagu śrī vāraṇāsiyalu brāhmaṇa kapi-

⟨13⟩ leya vadhiyisidavana gatige hōhanu biṭṭa puṁṇyādhika-

⟨14⟩ ge rājyābhyudaya maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī || ©

Second face.

⟨1⟩ jyēva[ṇa]dalli maga sōya biṭṭa tāravoṁdu bhairavadēvari-

⟨2⟩ ge ·arāḍidarādaḍaṁ koḍudavana

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0612⟩ No. 612. (B.K. No. 248 of 1927-28.) SHIRŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a wall in the maṇḍapa of the Rāmaliṅgasvāmin temple.

1249 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1171, Saumya, Chaitra ba. 8, Monday, corresponding to 1249 A.D., April 7, the weekday being Wednesday. If, however, ba. is a mistake for śu. the details correspond to 1249 A.D., March 22, Monday f.d.t. °75.

It records a gift of money by Dēki-gāvuṇḍi and Suggi-gāvuṇḍi, the wives of Billaharaḷa-gāvuṇḍa, for feeding the ascetics in the maṭha of the god Mūlasthāna once a year, out of the interest accruing therefrom. ⟨Page 398⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti sakava¨rṣa 1171 neya saumya saṁvatsarada caitra ba 8 sō-

⟨2⟩ mavāradaṁdu hanni¨rvvaru gāvuṁḍugaḷu pratipāḷisuvaṁtā-

⟨3⟩ gi billahara[ḷa]gāvuṁḍana maduvaḷige dēkigāvuṁḍi suggigāvuṁ-

⟨4⟩ ḍiyuṁ śrī mūlasthānadēvara maṭadalli va¨rśakoṁdu bāri tapōdhana¨rgga

⟨5⟩ bhōjanavaṁ baḍḍiyiṁdaṁ māḍuvaṁtāgi biṭṭa ·āṇi gadyā-

⟨6⟩ ṇa ·eraḍu 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0613⟩ No. 613. (B.K. No. 204 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the Jain Basti.

1267 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1189, Prabhava, Chaitra ba. 4, Tuesday, corresponding to 1267 A.D., March 15.

It records the death by Samādhi of Keḷadi-avve, wife of Vīrayya who was the son of Nōmpiseṭṭi, lay-disciple of Sōmadēvāchārya of Mūla-saṁgha and Koṇḍakund-ānvaya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasyādyādvāmō-

⟨2⟩ ghalāṁchanaṁ jīyāttrailōkyanātha

⟨3⟩ sya sāśanaṁ jinasāsanaṁ ||

⟨4⟩ svastiśrī sava¨rpa 1189 saṁda pra-

⟨5⟩ bheva saṁvatsarada caitra cavati maṁgaḷa-

⟨6⟩ vāradaṁdu śrīmūlasaṁghada koṁḍakuṁdānvaya-

⟨7⟩ da sōmadēvācā¨ryara guḍḍiga nō[ṁ]piseṭṭiya

⟨8⟩ maga vīrayyana heṁḍati ·ā [ke]ḷadi·avve

⟨9⟩ samādhiyiṁ śarīratyāgamaṁ māḍi sva¨rga-

⟨10⟩ [stha]yāda parōkṣada niśidhi || maṁgaḷa ma-

⟨11⟩ hā śrī śrī śrī [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0614⟩ No. 614. (B.K. No. 81 of 1927-28.) ḌŌṆI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of the Pārśvanatha image kept in front of the Māruti temple.

1269 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1191, Śukla, Chaitra śu. °7, Monday, Mṛigaśīrsha, corresponding to 1269 A.D., March 11.

It records the installation of the image of Pārśvanātha in the basadi of Marudēvi-Avve of Kāṇūr-gaṇa. The image was a gift by Śrīkaraṇada Boppaṇṇa, grandson of Sēnabōva Ādaṇṇa. The donor is described as a lay-disciple of the teacher Bāḷachandra. At this time the whole of Karṇāta-maṇḍala is said to have been governed by Tipparāja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti jinaśāsanāya || vidhunidhiharamitaśakagata śuklābsucaitramāsa si-

⟨2⟩ tasapa myāṁ śaśivārē mṛgaśī¨rṣē saubhāgyē vṛṣabhalagnakē garajāyāṁ || boppaśrī-

⟨3⟩ karaṇādhīśaḥ pā¨rśvēśaṁ prātyatiṣṭhipat ka¨rṇnāṭa maṁḍaḷaṁ sa¨rvvaṁ tipparājē praśā- ⟨Page 399⟩

⟨4⟩ sati || vubhayanayātmakatatvamanubhayagraṁthapramuktamala-

⟨5⟩ dhārimuni prabhu bāḷacaṁdravacanadoḷabhinutagaṇakapradhāna bōpaṁ

⟨6⟩ tiḷidaṁ || śrīmatu malliseṭṭiya makkaḷu boppaseṭṭi sēnabōva ·ādaṁṇna-

⟨7⟩ na moṁmaṁ śrikaraṇada boppaṇnaṁ kāṇū¨rggaṇada marudēvi ·a-

⟨8⟩ vveya basadige koṭṭīpāriśva pratime

⟨SIIv15p0i0615⟩ No. 615. (B.K. No. 91 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the inner wall of the Pārśvanātha temple.

1275 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1197, Yuva, Vaiśākha ba. 13, Thursday, corresponding to 1275 A.D., April 25.

It records the death, by the vow of Sanyāsa, of Amṛitayya, son of Mahāpradhāna, Heggaḍe Dēvaṇṇa who was a minister and Bāhattara-niyōgādhipati of Tiḷakarasa of Saraṭūr.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōghalāṁcanaṁ jīyā-

⟨2⟩ trailōkyanāthasya śāsanaṁ jinaśāsanaṁ || svasti śrī

⟨3⟩ kuṁtaḷēsminsura[vara] nikarairādarātsēvya

⟨4⟩ mānē dēśē khyātaṁ dharāyāṁ beḷuvala ·iti

⟨5⟩ yaddrāṣṭramutkṟuṣṭasaukhyaṁ tasminvistī¨rṇnarāṣṭrē sakaḷajananutē sārasaṁ-

⟨6⟩ patsamagrē jainānāṁ vāsabhūtē puramajani mahatsaṁpadā sausvara-

⟨7⟩ • • || tasmin purē sakaḷalōkalalāmabhūtē rājā samasti tiḷakākhya-

⟨8⟩ virājamānaḥ rājāṁbikāpatihitāsyalasatkulastrī •

⟨9⟩ strīṇāṁ varōruguṇa[bhūṣa]ṇabhūṣitāṁgī || tayō

⟨10⟩ [putraḥ] sākṣānmadanasadṛśō rūpavibhavaiḥ sphuratkī¨rtyā kāntyā nirupa-

⟨11⟩ ma ·iti khyāti • • • tsamagraḥ [sadvidyaiḥ] sarasa caritaiḥ

⟨12⟩ saumyavadanaḥ suvi • • • • • dhaurēyakavijanamatō • • • • • darasayat

⟨13⟩ tasya rājñaḥ samagrasya vaibhavasyēva kāraṇaḥ pradhānasaṁpadaṁ prāptōdē-

⟨14⟩ varājēti nāmabhāk || tasya bhā¨ryyā guṇaśrēṣṭhā varisṭhā rucirai¨rggu-

⟨15⟩ ṇai¨rbhāgāṁbikā tayōḥ putrā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨16⟩ dha¨rmmōdyōganiraṁtaraṁ niyatamāvajrasya tasyānujaḥ sōyaṁ cā-

⟨17⟩ mṛtanāmadhēyaniyataṁ lakṣmīdharōyaṁ tadātma

⟨18⟩ • • • guṇabhoṣaṇāṁ kavibudhaḥ saṁstoyamānaḥ sadā-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • • • • • • dānasuciraṁ va¨rttaṁtēvanimaṁḍaḷē || tē sa¨rvvē dē-

⟨20⟩ vasēna[śrī] varamunivarāt prāptasaddha¨rmmamā¨rggāḥ śrēyōmā¨rggē pra-

⟨21⟩ śastepraṇihitamanasaḥ satyasāhityasārāḥ tēṣōtkṛṣṭhēṣu

⟨22⟩ jainēṣvamaraparivṛtai[ḥ*] stūyamānāpadānaḥ saṁprā-

⟨23⟩ ptassārabhūtaṁ surapatibhavanaṁ sōmṛtākhyaḥ sujainaḥ ||

⟨24⟩ tyaktvāṁtaraṁgabahiraṁgaparigrahaughaṁ labdhvā

⟨25⟩ • bōdha • • saṁbhavamātmabhāvaṁ dhyāyaṁniraṁjananijātma-

⟨26⟩ jīvātmatatvaṁ śrēyōgatē jinapatē varasaṁnusacāmṛ-

⟨27⟩ tākhyaḥ || yuvasāvatsara vaiśākhē bahuḷē cāpi trayō-

⟨28⟩ daśī guruvārē cāmṛtākhyōyaṁ saṁnyāsēna divaṁgataḥ ||

⟨29⟩ svastiśrī sakava¨rṣa 1197 neya yuva saṁva- ⟨Page 400⟩

⟨30⟩ tsarada vaiśākha ba 13 guruvāradalu śrīmatsaraṭūra tiḷa-

⟨31⟩ karasara bhujādō¨rddhaṁḍa sanmaṁḍana śrī manmahāpradhānaṁ bā-

⟨32⟩ hattaraniyōgādhipati niyōgadhuraṁdhara maṁtrila-

⟨33⟩ lāmanappa heggaḍe [dē]vaṁṇnana maga ·amritaiyyanu sva¨rgakke saṁdanu ||

⟨34⟩ maṁgaḷa mahāśrī || śrī || śrī ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0616⟩ No. 616. (B.K. No. 63 of 1929-30.) SIRŌḶ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a boulder in a field.

1282 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Chitrabhānu, Āśvija śu. 5, Tuesday. As the record may be placed, on palaeographical grounds, in the 13th century, the details may correspond to 1282 A.D., September 8.

It records a gift of land to a Jaina temple by the Prabhu and other residents of the place.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [śrī]matu citrabhānu saṁva[tsarada]

⟨2⟩ ·āsvija suddha paṁcami maṁga-

⟨3⟩ ḷavāradalu prabhumukhya samasta pra-

⟨4⟩ jegaḷu basadige koṭṭa mattaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0617⟩ No. 617. (B.K. No. 179 of 1928-29.) UMTAR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone in the ruined temple.

1285 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1208, Pārthiva, Chaitra śu. 11, Sunday, corresponding to 1285 A.D., March 18. The Śaka year was current.

It records a gift of land in Hosavura by Mahāpradhāna Rāvaḷadēva-nāyaka, the Sarvādhikāri of Toṟagale-nāḍu and Bāgaḍe-nāḍu, at the instance of Sarvādhikāri Dhāmoi Rāṇe, when Bachai-[nā*]yaka, son of Rājai-nāyaka, was serving as a subordinate official. The gift appears to have been made in memory of a warrior who died in a fight. These details, however, are not stated clearly in the epigraph.

TEXT.

First Section.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatsakavaruṣa | 1208 ne pra¨rtti saṁvuvatsara | caitra sū

⟨2⟩ 11 ·a | śrīmatsa¨rvvādhikāri | dhāmō[·i]rāṇeya-

Second section.

⟨3⟩ © na nirūpadiṁda śrīmahāpradhānaṁ toṟagaleyanāḍa bāgaḍenāḍa

⟨4⟩ sa¨rvvādhikāri rāvaḷadēvanāyakarū rājaināykara maga bacai[nā*]ykanu

⟨5⟩ ·āḷutanava māḍidali hosavurastaḷa[da*]li sa¨rvvamānyavāgi

Third section.

⟨6⟩ koṭṭa bhūmi hatu koḷaga • • • ḷuvereya mē[ṇi] • • • vṛddhigoḷa[ga] ko 1 gaḷakke • sollage ⟨Page 401⟩

⟨7⟩ • • dakke sū 1 | ·avagegalanu ·ayada mādura | haḷiya • haṁnissāyira koṭṭa • •

⟨8⟩ • • • koṭṭaru | yiṁtī • • • • • mānyavāgi koṭṭa kaiyi mānya maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0618⟩ No. 618. (A.R. No. 442 of 1926.) GARAG, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up on the tank bund.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to state that the field was the property of the Kumuḍi-gaṇa of the Yāpanīya-saṁgha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī yāpanīya saṁgha ku-

⟨2⟩ muḍi gaṇada beḷidige[yi]

⟨SIIv15p0i0619⟩ No. 619. (A.R. No. 448 of 1926.) KOṬṬAGI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the face of a pillar in the ruined Basava temple.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to refer to some charitable act by Banaviseṭṭi, a pious devotee of Guruliṅga-jaṅgama of the Vīraśaiva faith. As the inscription is written in faulty language, it is difficult to make out its import.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © svasti samastaprasastisahita

⟨2⟩ śrīmatu sakhaśakṣasana śrīmata

⟨3⟩ guruliṁgajaṁgamada • tiddupra-

⟨4⟩ śāviṇalubageya komāradēvana

⟨5⟩ ·aṁṇu banaviseṭṭiyaru mā[ḍi]-

⟨6⟩ [da] sa[tpa]ra śrī saraṇu guru-

⟨7⟩ liṁgajaṁgamadapada tī-

⟨8⟩ [¨rttha] pa[ḍa]da ·aṁdu • || yiṁdu •

⟨9⟩ damaged

⟨10⟩ ru • • ḷa malinā[tha]na baṁ[gi]- • • • • •

⟨11⟩ tya nayi[·e]nūkeṟe ·a-

⟨12⟩ raveyenū banavise-

⟨13⟩ ṭṭiya taṁ hastadali •

⟨14⟩ • • ·erū kalinātnasa-

⟨15⟩ raṇaṁ puśyārada • • dēva

⟨16⟩ saraṇu • • •

⟨17⟩ ṟu yi śāsanana staḷavi

⟨18⟩ • numa • davanū ⟨Page 402⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0620⟩ No. 620. (B.K. No. 17 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kalyāṇa-maṇḍapa of the Vīranārāyaṇa temple.

Circa 13th century.

It registers a series of gifts of lands, house-sites and money, the purpose of which cannot be made out. The inscription appears to have been engraved in continuation of another.

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī kalyāṇābhyudaya hariharadēvaraṁgaḍi seṭṭigo-

⟨2⟩ [ppa]lalli baḍagavāgi ·a sthaḷada hatti voṁdu mattaṁ seṭṭi-

⟨3⟩ goppalalu baḍagavāgila gāṇada mane voṁdu mattaṁ [hi]-

⟨4⟩ ṭṭiyagēriya muṁdaṇa kāḷpattiya baḍagivāgila maneye-

⟨5⟩ raḍu mattaṁ gaggarakēriyalli mūḍala baḍagavāgila nāya-

⟨6⟩ kamane hattiyeraḍu mattaṁ ·akkiyara[dē]ka[be]ya gaṁ[dagu]

⟨7⟩ ḍiya hattivareya maneyuṁ baṇabe voṭṭu sahita votta

⟨8⟩ gadyāṇa haṁneraḍu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨9⟩ worn out

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mattaṁ jāliya kāḷvattiyalli

⟨11⟩ hiṁḍiya dēciya keṟeya paḍuvaṇalli mattaru hattuma-

⟨12⟩ [tta] muṁjiyagēriya śatada baṁṭageṟeya mūḍaṇa meyya ma-

⟨13⟩ ttaroṁbhattu mattaṁ muṁjeyagēriya śatada habbasugeyalu

⟨14⟩ mattaru hadināṟu ·alleyagēriya śatada lāḷara bāginalu

⟨15⟩ mattaru hattu hoḷaleyagēriya śatada hebbasugeyalli ma-

⟨16⟩ ttaru nāluku mattaṁ pāṁḍavara ciddaṁṇa hoṁge tiṁgaḷiṁge yippa-

⟨17⟩ ṇa vriddhiyalu koṁḍa gadyāṇa ·ippattu mattaṁ gaggara māhaṇa-

⟨18⟩ nuṁ mē[dhā]viyuṁ hoṁge tiṁgaḷiṁgippaṇa vriddhiyalu ma-

⟨19⟩ duvege koṁḍa gadyāṇa voṁbhatu || • • • • • • • • • •

⟨20-22⟩ chipped off

Second face.

⟨1⟩ [gaggara] ghaisa hoṁge tiṁgiḷiṁgippaṇa vriddhiyalu koṁḍa gadyā[ṇa]

⟨2⟩ ·aṟavaṭigegāta kuḍuva ga 2 gaggara cauḍeya [ghai]sa-

⟨3⟩ ra maga nāgaṇa hoṁge tiṁgaḷiṁgippaṇa vriddhiyiṁ koṁḍa ga 3

⟨4⟩ ·ātanaṟavaṭige[ya] desa[·īṁ] kuḍuva ga 1 pāṁḍavara mādhavadē-

⟨5⟩ va hoṁgippaṇa vriddhiyalu koṁḍa gadyāṇa 1 paṇaveydu

⟨6-9⟩ chipped off

⟨10⟩ • • • • • • • • • • gaggara sōvaṁ-

⟨11⟩ ṇa hoṁgippaṇa vriddhiyiṁ koṁḍa gadyāṇaṁ ·āṟu

⟨12-15⟩ chipped off

⟨SIIv15p0i0621⟩ No. 621. (B.K. No. 18 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Kalyāṇa-maṇḍapa of the Vīranārāyaṇa temple.

Circa 13th century.

It registers gifts of houses and other objects to the god Traipurusha. ⟨Page 403⟩

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ © svasti śrīkalyāṇābhyudaya śrītraipuruśadēvera hiṁdaṇa

⟨2⟩ teṁkavāgila mana hattivare gaggara nāṇimayya pāṁḍavara mādi-

⟨3⟩ yaṁṇaniṁti¨rbbaruṁ maṁṭhaveya taṁkadeseya mūḍa-

⟨4⟩ vāgila nālku maneyiṁ hattivarayāgalā ma-

⟨5⟩ negaḷaṁ dēvaraṁgabhōgaveṁduṁ naḍevaṁtāgi koṭṭaru mattaṁ

⟨6⟩ gaggarakēriya baṇabevoṭṭena mūḍaṇa kaḍeyalli nālku

⟨7⟩ māru nīḷaderaḍu baṇabevoṭṭu ·avaṟa teṁkaṇa ma-

⟨8⟩ yyalēḷu hāgava matta teṁkaṇa taṭada haḍuva[de*] sayaka-

⟨9⟩ ḍe yāṟu hagava mūṟu māru nīḷada baṇabevoṭṭa hī-

⟨10⟩ rapaseṭṭiyaru koṭṭaru ||

Second face.

⟨1⟩ nāgeya • • • • • • • • • • nā[ga]-

⟨2⟩ ṇa hoṁ[ge] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ mūvatti • • • • • • • • • • mattaṁ pāṁḍava-

⟨4⟩ (va)ra kāyaṁṇa makkaḷu saṁkaṇa gōpaṇa mādiyaṁṇaniṁtī mū-

⟨5⟩ varuṁ traipuruṣadēvara jē[ghaṁ]ṭeya desage yippaṇa vri-

⟨6⟩ ddhiyiṁ koṁḍa gadyāṇaṁ yeraḍu ·avaraṟavaṁṭagege hoṁ-

⟨7⟩ gippaṇavriddhiya lekkadalu kuḍuva gadyāṇaṁ yeraḍu || ©

⟨8-10⟩ chipped off

⟨SIIv15p0i0622⟩ No. 622. (B.K. No. 69 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in front of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to record the death of Haripeya-nāyaka in an expedition against Niḍugal after the subjugation of four forts, by the son of Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Tiḷakarasa who bore the title Magara-murāri and was a devotee of the god Rāmanātha. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

First piece.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • • svastiśrīmanmahā-

⟨2⟩ maṁḍaḷēsvaraṁ magaramurāri śrīrā[ma]nāthadēvara pā[dā]-

Second piece.

⟨3⟩ rādhakarumappa tiḷakarsara kumārarsaru • lahakatōḷali

⟨4⟩ • • verayi nālku du¨rggava koṁḍu niḍugalliṁge dhāḷiye

⟨5⟩ • • yavare • • billāḷu haripeyanāykanu • • •

⟨6⟩ ya • • koṭṭu baṁdu • • ya • • • • • [mā]haravarū • • •

Third piece.

⟨7⟩ • • nisida • • • • • • • • • •

⟨8⟩ [pu]®pakada vimāna baṁdu dēvalōkake koṁ[ḍu]

⟨9⟩ [hōda]ru maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī || ⟨Page 404⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0623⟩ No. 623. (B.K. No. 80 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the ruined Jain basti.

Circa 13th century.

It records the death of Pamigavuḍi, wife of Nāga-gavuṇḍa of Hebbāgi, who was a disciple of Narēndrasēna-Bhaṭāraka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © [sva*]sti śrīmatu narēṁdrasēnabhaṭarakara guḍḍa he

⟨2⟩ bbāgiya nagagaūṁḍana heṁḍati pamigaudi

⟨3⟩ sva¨rggasta ·ādaḷu

⟨SIIv15p0i0624⟩ No. 624. (B.K. No. 143 of 1926-27.) BAḶAGĀNŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the Virakta-maṭha.

Circa 13th century.

It records gifts of land by Dēparasa, son of mudre-hasta Hemmaya Sāvanta of Kadaḍi, Uroḍeya and others for the gōsage offerings of the god Sōmaya of Huligeṟe which was maintained by Sivarāmaya.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © sivarāmaya-

⟨2⟩ dēvaṁgaḷu huligeṟe-

⟨3⟩ ya sōmayadēvaṁge na-

⟨4⟩ ḍasuva gōsageyamrita-

⟨5⟩ paḍige kadaḍiya mudreha-

⟨6⟩ sta heṁmayasānaṁtana

⟨7⟩ maga dēparasanu vūroḍeya-

⟨8⟩ nū haṁnibaruṁ koṭa matta-

⟨9⟩ ru 10 [ge] caṁdarsa [biṭa] ma-

⟨10⟩ ttaru 2 maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0625⟩ No. 625. (B.K. No. 54 of 1927-28.) MĒVUṆḌI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Kenchavva temple.

Circa 13th century.

This record seems to register a gift of land. It mentions Kalukeṟe. It is damaged and the details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatuyanādiya

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • [bī]ḍina vīra

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kalukeṟeya

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mattaru 2

⟨5⟩ • • • reya • • koṭṭaru ⟨Page 405⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0626⟩ No. 626. (B.K. No. 254 of 1927-28.) ANAGAVĀḌI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in front of the Durgavva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the water level of the river covered one mattar of garden land in the area called Sēnabōvagere.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sēnabōvagere-

⟨2⟩ ya tōṭa mattaro-

⟨3⟩ ṁdu nīru ha-

⟨4⟩ ttuva [ma]ṁṇnu

⟨SIIv15p0i0627⟩ No. 627. (B.K. No. 255 of 1927-28.) ANAGAVĀḌI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 17.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the extent of the Sēnabōva's garden was one mattar.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sēnabōvana tō-

⟨2⟩ ṭa mattaroṁdu

⟨SIIv15p0i0628⟩ No. 628. (B.K. No. 78 of 1928-29.) DHAVAḶĒŚVARA, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up near the temple of Mēlabasappa.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the land belonged to the god Kharēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ kharēsvara dēvara ke·i

⟨SIIv15p0i0629⟩ No. 629. (B.K. No. 97 of 1928-29.) ANWĀL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 290.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to record a gift of land to the temple of a Jaina goddess by a Sēnabōva. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [sē]nabōva māḍida

⟨2⟩ • • • • • khadēviya basadiya

⟨3⟩ • • • • • haneraḍu mattaru ⟨Page 406⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0630⟩ No. 630. (B.K. No. 148 of 1928-29.) JALAGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Jalēśvara temple.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to record a gift to a Mahanta (name lost) by Sōmeya Sāvanta.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu sōmeya sāvaṁta [va] • •

⟨2⟩ maḷeyālada pra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ mahaṁtage • • • • • • • • • • sa¨rvva-

⟨4⟩ namasya

⟨SIIv15p0i0631⟩ No. 631. (B.K. No. 159 of 1928-29.) MAḶGI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying behind the Tāyavva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land as brahmapuri to Brahmānanda Svāmi by Bijeya Sāhaṇi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmatu bi-

⟨2⟩ jeya sāha-

⟨3⟩ ṇi brahmānaṁda

⟨4⟩ svāmigaḷige ko-

⟨5⟩ ṭṭa [brā]hmapuri-

⟨6⟩ ya bhūmi

⟨SIIv15p0i0632⟩ No. 632. (B.K. No. 178 of 1928-29.) UMTAR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the pedestal of the Bhairava image in the Śiva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to state that the figure of Bhairava was sculptured by the mason Kalōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © vāridhi • • māṇikhyaṁ mēruvinoḷu kaḷpavṛkṣa tānudayi-

⟨2⟩ [ṣi]daṁ vistāra • • jana basuroḷu huṭidanu kallasiva tatu bhaktoṁ

⟨3⟩ nōḍire jagadoḷu māḍisida kṣatige kṣētrādhipati jagadoḷagesaguṁ sa-

⟨4⟩ leke saduguṇi kalōjage prītiṁdaṁ varavita yīga bhairavatiḷakaṁ || ©

⟨SIIv15p0i0633⟩ No. 633. (B.K. No. 184 of 1928-29.) YEṆḌIGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the well of barber Indēśappa's house.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to the god Billēśvara by Sōmeya Sāvanta. ⟨Page 407⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmatu sōmeya-

⟨2⟩ sāvaṁtanu billēsvara-

⟨3⟩ dēvarige koṭṭa keyi

⟨4⟩ sa¨rvva[namasya] maṁ-

⟨5⟩ gaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0634⟩ No. 634. (B.K. No. 205 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the temple of Pavāḍi-Basappa.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to mention a person.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ cikubāya

⟨2⟩ • • [pu]raya

⟨3⟩ tippa sā[ppa]

⟨SIIv15p0i0635⟩ No. 635. (B.K. No. 213 of 1928-29.) BAḶḶŪR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It refers to a person named Bādumayya. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī bādumayyanu koṁ • • • • • rāmaga • • • • •

⟨2⟩ śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0636⟩ No. 636. (B.K. No. 220 of 1928-29.) BYĀLHĀḶ, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to refer to the installation of the god Yādavarāya by Anantarasa in memory of his father Bommarasa.

TEXT. 1

⟨1⟩ vi bhāradvā-

⟨2⟩ ja gō[tra]-

⟨3⟩ da ca • • • va-

⟨4⟩ [ru] mahāsthaḷa •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • vo-

⟨6⟩ ḍeya ·anaṁtara-

⟨7⟩ saru taṁmma taṁde

⟨8⟩ boṁnurasara he-

⟨9⟩ sara dēvaranu śrī[yā]-

⟨10⟩ davarāya śrī ⟨Page 408⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0637⟩ No. 637. (B.K. No. 228 of 1928-29.) JĀVŪR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar set up in front of Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It records the gift of the village Jāvūru to Sakaḷachandra Bhaṭṭāraka by Bīchiseṭṭi. It is stated that the village was formerly granted to the Basadi of the goddess Jvāḷāmāḷinī by a certain • • • • • malladēva. It mentions āchārya Jayakīrtti as the priest in charge of the religious establishment.

TEXT.

First side.

⟨1⟩ [svasti śrī] naviluguṁdada śrī jvāḷāmāḷinīdēviya basadiya śrīkā¨ryyakke • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • malladēvaṁ sa¨rbbanamaśyavāgi biṭṭa jāvūranuṁ śrī sakaḷacaṁdra bhaṭṭārakadēvarige [puna¨rddha¨rmma]

⟨3⟩ • • • • • [ri]ya māḍi bīciseṭṭi sa¨rvvanamaśyavāgi koṭṭa jāvūranallā ·arasugaḷu • •

⟨4⟩ hadineṁṭu samayaṁgaḷu pālisuvarāsthaḷadācā¨ryaru śrījayakī¨rtti dēvaru māḍisida [śi] • • 1

Second side.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu

⟨2⟩ naviluguṁ-

⟨3⟩ dada jvāḷinīdē-

⟨4⟩ viya basadi-

⟨5⟩ ya haḷi

⟨SIIv15p0i0638⟩ No. 638. (B.K. No. 245 of 1928-29.) SISUVINAHAḶḶI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to Mallaya-nāyaka by the eight Hiṭṭus and five maṭhas. It mentions Sesuvinahaḷḷi. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

First section.

⟨1-2⟩ damaged

⟨3⟩ • • • • • sesu-

Second section.

⟨4⟩ vinahaḷḷiya maṭha ·eṁṭṭu paṁcamaṭha •

⟨5⟩ mahānāḍāgi • • • • • goṁḍu ·ā mallaya-

⟨6⟩ na[yka]ge koṭṭa 2 kaiya maneyanu caṁ-

Third section.

⟨7⟩ drarādityaruḷḷinabaraṁ pālisu

⟨8⟩ • • • • • maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī ⟨Page 409⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0639⟩ No. 639. (B.K. No. 52 of 1929-30.) NALATVĀḌ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone near the Basavaṇṇa temple on the way to Loṭgēri.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the land belonged to the tank.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ keṟeya

⟨2⟩ keyi

⟨3⟩ mataru

⟨4⟩ nāku

⟨5⟩ 4

⟨SIIv15p0i0640⟩ No. 640. (B.K. No. 78 of 1929-30.) BĀGEVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in the Teggina-maṭha.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to state that the land belonged to an individual.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [ma]sagavasya

⟨SIIv15p0i0641⟩ No. 641. (B.K. No. 82 of 1929-30.) BĀGEVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the Lakkavva-kere field.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to the god Sōmanātha by Hariyaṇa-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ hariyaṇa nāyaka

⟨2⟩ svasti sōmanāthadēva

⟨3⟩ ra sa¨rvvanamasvada ma-

⟨4⟩ taru 24

⟨SIIv15p0i0642⟩ No. 642. (B.K. No. 91 of 1929-30.) HŪVINA-HIPPARAGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the proper left wall (outside) of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 13th century.

This is dated the month of Śrāvaṇa śu. 4, Friday. These details are not enough to fix the date.

It records a gift of land to the Jaina deity, Tīrthadēva of Iṅgaḷēśvara, for feeding the Jaina monks and nuns on the occasion of the death anniversary of Remmarasa's father by Habu Viṭharasa, Remmarasa and Rēcharasa. The gift was received by Dēvachandra in the presence of the preceptor Dharmakīrti Bhaṭāraka. ⟨Page 410⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu ·iṁgaḷēsvarada tī¨rtta-

⟨2⟩ dēvage hūvina hippara-

⟨3⟩ geya habu viṭharasa re[ṁ]ma-

⟨4⟩ rasa rēcarasaru śrāvaṇa su 4 sukra-

⟨5⟩ vāradaṁdu ·ā reṁmarasana taṁdeya taddinada-

⟨6⟩ lli ·ajjiyaru risiya¨rgge ·āhāradānakke

⟨7⟩ biṭṭa bedeya gōla ma 12 śrīmadhaṁmma-

⟨8⟩ kī¨rttibhaṭārakara śrīpādamūḷadalli

⟨9⟩ dēvacaṁdradēvaru dhārāpū¨rvvaka-

⟨10⟩ vāgi haḍadaru || śrī ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0643⟩ No. 643. (B.K. No. 112 of 1929-30.) NADIHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in the Doḍḍamane field two miles from the village.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the land belonged to the god Kapāḷēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī kapāḷēsvaradēvara keyi

⟨SIIv15p0i0644⟩ No. 644. (B.K. No. 5 of 1930-31.) DOṆŪR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No 284.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to the god Svayaṁbhu Mūlasthāna for offerings, by the Two Five Hundred of Iṅgaḷēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī svayaṁbhu mūlasthā-

⟨2⟩ nadēva¨rgge yiṁgaḷēsvarada

⟨3⟩ ·eraḍayinū¨rvvaruṁ mu-

⟨4⟩ [va]tta cēgalla 30 mattaru keyya

⟨5⟩ hālumaṁḍagege sa¨rvvana-

⟨6⟩ masyavāgi koṭṭaru

⟨7⟩ • • • • • holadali

⟨8⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0645⟩ No. 645. (B.K. No. 27 of 1930-31.) MĀRAKABBINAHAḶḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 119.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to Aipa, son of the barber Muda, by the Five Hundred.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ nāvida mudana maga

⟨2⟩ ·aipage ·ainū¨rbba- ⟨Page 411⟩

⟨3⟩ ru koṭa ke·i ma-

⟨4⟩ taru 4 sa¨rbbanayasya

⟨SIIv15p0i0646⟩ No. 646. (B.K. No. 31 of 1930-31.) RABBINAHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up near the village gate.

Circa 13th century.

It seems to refer to a gift to the god Chandrēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī caṁdrēśvara

⟨2⟩ dēvaramavaṇa

⟨SIIv15p0i0647⟩ No. 647. (B.K. No. 32 of 1930-31.) SATIHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Iśvara temple.

Circa 13th century.

It records a gift of land to the brahmapuri of Gōpāḷadēva of Chandaṇagēri at Iṅgaḷēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu yiṁgaḷēsva[ra*]da caṁdaṇa-

⟨2⟩ gēriya gō[pā]ḷadēvara bra-

⟨3⟩ hmapurige sa¨rvvanamasyavāgi

⟨4⟩ biṭṭa matta 25 • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0648⟩ No. 648. (B.K. No. 34 of 1930-31.) VANDĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 39.

Circa 13th century.

It states that the land was the sarvanamasya gift to the god Jalaśayana of Muttage.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ muttageya śrī ja-

⟨2⟩ lasayana dēvara

⟨3⟩ [koggi] mattaru 100

⟨4⟩ sa¨rvvanamasyaṁ

⟨SIIv15p0i0649⟩ No. 649. (B.K. No. 77 of 1926-27.) SORAṬŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Mallēśvara temple.

1356 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Durmukhi, Āśvija śu. 10, Tuesday. On palaeographical grounds the record may be assigned to the 14th century in which case the details correspond to 1356 A.D., October 4. ⟨Page 412⟩

It states that Gabbināyaka, an officer of Side-nāyaka of Handiganūr had a ruined temple at Soraṭūr renovated and installed the deity Basavēśvara therein.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu duṁ¨rmukhi saṁ-

⟨2⟩ vatsaradalāsvija śu 10 maṁga-

⟨3⟩ ḷavāradalu śrīma(ṁ)nma(ma)hā-

⟨4⟩ nāyakācā¨ryya bhāsepālakarā-

⟨5⟩ daṁthā śrīhaṁdiganūra sidenāya-

⟨6⟩ kara mutālikanu gabbināyakanū soraṭū-

⟨7⟩ ra hāḷu dēvālyavanū jī¨rnōdhāravanū

⟨8⟩ māḍi basavēśvaradēvaranū pratiṣThe mā-

⟨9⟩ ḍidanu maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0650⟩ No. 650. (B.K. No. 226 of 1928-29.) HĀLKUSUGAL, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone lying in the Hanumantadēva temple.

1370-71 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1292, Sunday, the other details being lost. The Śaka year corresponds to 1370-71 A.D.

States that the memorial stone marks the spot where a warrior fought and died. The name of the hero and other details are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti • • śakava¨rṣa 1292 neya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • ravivāradalu • [sō]ma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3⟩ • nu kādi [biddasta]ḷa [maṁ]gaḷa mahāśrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0651⟩ No. 651. (B.K. No. 440 of 1926.) MANGUṆḌI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a sati-stone set up in a field called Siddhaliṅga-hakkala.

1384 A.D. (?).

This is dated Kālayuktākshi, Śrāvaṇa-amāvāsye, Wednesday. As the inscription can be assigned, on palaeographical grounds, to the 14th century the above details may be equated to 1384 A.D., August 17, if the cyclic year is taken as Raktākshi. If the cyclic year is interpreted as Kālayukti, the details do not correspond to neither of the Kālayukti years occurring in the century.

It records the death of Nāḍaprabhu Mallappa of Haḷigeṟe.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ kālayuktākṣi saṁvatsarada śrāvaṇa

⟨2⟩ bahuḷa[māsyebu]-

⟨3⟩ dhavāradalu śrīnā[ḍa*]prabhu haḷigeṟeya

⟨4⟩ mallappagaḷu sva¨rgastarādaru [|*]

⟨5⟩ gaṁgaya • • • • • 1 ⟨Page 413⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0652⟩ No. 652. (B.K. No. 241 of 1927-28.) HONNAKAṬṬI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the big stone-well in front of the Māruti temple.

Circa 14th century.

It records a gift of money and oil by Saṁgaṇagauḍa of Honnāyakanakaṭe.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ hoṁnāya-

⟨2⟩ kanakaṭe sa-

⟨3⟩ ṁgaṇagau-

⟨4⟩ ḍa biṭa ro-

⟨5⟩ ka [7] birāgi

⟨6⟩ rūka vīsa [ru]-

⟨7⟩ ka yaṇe

⟨SIIv15p0i0653⟩ No. 653. (B.K. No. 250 of 1927-28.) GADDANAKĒRI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the side of the Bagalkot road, a furlong east of the village.

Circa 14th century.

It states that the land was a gift to Mōnapataiya, son of Māḷigappa, for having constructed a tank.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīguru māḷiga[pa]na

⟨2⟩ maga mōnapatai[ya]-

⟨3⟩ navarige keriya kaṭi-

⟨4⟩ dake koṭa [mānya]

⟨SIIv15p0i0654⟩ No. 654. (B.K. No. 286 of 1927-28.) BĒVŪR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone built into the wall of the Parvatappa temple.

Circa 14th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Pramādi. Other details are not given.

It records the death of Nāraṁṇa in a fight and refers to the setting up of the memorial for the warrior.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ pramādi saṁvatsaradalu

⟨2⟩ • radā ·aṁgināyakana • • • • •

⟨3⟩ yakana taṁmana maga nā[ra]ṁṇa • • [mā]nisi

⟨4⟩ jagaḷadali maṇavanu • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • vīrana prati-

⟨6⟩ ṣṭhe ⟨Page 414⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0655⟩ No. 655. (B.K. No. 143 of 1928-29.) CHOḶACHAGUḌḌA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Circa 14th century.

It seems to state that the entire yield of areca-nuts from the area was purchased by the three Goravas of the goddess and Jaṅgama Yavōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu catu¨rddasabhuvanādhī-

⟨2⟩ sva[ri] dēviya mūvaru go[ra]varu

⟨3⟩ • jaṁgama yavōjaṁgaḷu koṁḍa[dī] kāḍina

⟨4⟩ • ·aḍake [pha]la braya siddhāya sa¨rvvamā

⟨SIIv15p0i0656⟩ No. 656. (B.K. No. 188 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar to the right of the southern entrance (outer side) into the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Circa 14th century.

It seems to condemn the evil of gambling.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ jūjāḍidanāta doregaḷu biḍadī-

⟨2⟩ • • [pa]ḍevadu boṭṭagaya kuma[ra] rā

⟨3-4⟩ imprecatory

⟨SIIv15p0i0657⟩ No. 657. (B.K. No. 5 of 1929-30.) BASARKŌḌ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the compound wall of Kari-Basappa temple.

Circa 14th century.

It records a saying that there is none who kills a Leñka and none who eats the flesh of a dog.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu leṁka-

⟨2⟩ ra koṁdavarilla

⟨3⟩ nāya tiṁdana-

⟨4⟩ rilla

⟨SIIv15p0i0658⟩ No. 658. (B.K. No. 14 of 1929-30.) GUḌIHĀḶ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing at the boundary between this village and Kuṇṭōji.

Circa 14th century.

It states that the land was the gift of Basavarājadēva of Saṁgamanātha. ⟨Page 415⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [śrī saṁ]gamanā-

⟨2⟩ tha basavarājadē-

⟨3⟩ vārā māṁnya [||]

⟨4⟩ yidakke dārobaru

⟨5⟩ ta[ppi]dare 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0659⟩ No. 659. (B.K. No. 16 of 1929-30.) GUṆḌKARJGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a small slab lying in the Hanumān temple.

Circa 14th century.

It seems to refer to the setting up of the nisidhi memorial of a person (name lost), disciple of Chandrakīrti of Dēsīya-gaṇa, probably by Jayakīrti.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • dēsīya gaṇa

⟨2⟩ • • • • • gaḷēsvara [sara]maṁda

⟨3⟩ • • • • • [ca]ṁdrakī¨rttidēvara pri-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • na nisidhi jayakī¨rtti-

⟨5⟩ • • • • • ru maṁgaḷa māhā

⟨SIIv15p0i0660⟩ No. 660. (B.K. No. 43 of 1929-30.) MAILĒŚVAR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a Nāga-stone set up near a temple outside the village.

Circa 14th century.

It seems to record the salutation to the Nāga by a Siddha.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ si[ddha] śrī[vṛ]śvasūtra ·abhivādē

⟨SIIv15p0i0661⟩ No. 661. (B.K. No. 64 of 1929-30.) SULTĀNPUR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated stone near the chāvaḍi.

Circa 14th century.

This fragmentary record mentions Toṇḍarasa.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ toṁḍarasa • • •

⟨2⟩ ¨rttikeya • • •

⟨3⟩ du yāda sa • • •

⟨4⟩ vanu kavile • • • • •

⟨5⟩ da phala ⟨Page 416⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0662⟩ No. 662. (B.K. No. 84 of 1929-30.) BĀGEVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the stream near the field of Basappa Gurapa Murā.

Circa 14th century.

It states that the land was the property of the goldsmith Bāgōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ·akasali bāgō

⟨2⟩ jana vritti ·ippata-

⟨3⟩ nāku mattaru ke 24

⟨SIIv15p0i0663⟩ No. 663. (B.K. No. 29 of 1930-31.) MUḶVĀḌ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of a cavern called the gavi.

Circa 14th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Īśvara, [Bhādra]padā śu. 1. It cannot be verified.

It seems to record a gift to a deity. It refers to Muḷivāḍa, Alama Rahuta and the Aṟuvatuvakalu.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu yīsvara saṁvaccha[ra]

⟨2⟩ [bhādra]pada suda 1 || [·a]

⟨3⟩ • • • • • jagiya kariya • • ra

⟨4⟩ dēvarige muḷivā[ḍa]da bā-

⟨5⟩ rigeya rū • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • dara ·alamarahutanu

⟨7⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ·aruvatu-

⟨8⟩ vakalu vaṟayaru bakta

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • saha-

⟨10⟩ vagi • • • • • • • • • • ta-

⟨11⟩ pidare • • • • • • • • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • • • dha¨rmave ja-

⟨13⟩ • ya¨rkavileya le-

⟨14⟩ ṁkana koṁdavarilla nai

⟨15⟩ tiṁdavarilla ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0664⟩ No. 664. (B.K. No. 152 of 1928-29.) KAṬGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the wall of the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 14th-15th century.

It mentions Bommūttiya, son of Giḍapa of Biḷekudari.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ biḷekudariya gi-

⟨2⟩ ḍapana maga bo-

⟨3⟩ ṁmūttiya ⟨Page 417⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0665⟩ No. 665. (B.K. No. 49 of 1927-28.) CHYĀGIRAKĒRI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On one of the two sluices of the tank.

1404 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Tāraṇa, Vaiśākha śu. 5, Monday. As the record may be assigned palaeographically to the 15th century, the date may be equated to 1404 A.D., April 14.

It states that the sluice of the tank was set up with due ceremony by Gōpaṇṇa. son of Māsaverggaḍe Chikkaṇṇa-Upādhya. Sēnabōva Varadapaiya paid thirty Pratāpa-Varāhas towards its expenses and it was constructed by the mason Tipōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ tāraṇa saṁvacharada vayiśāka suddha paṁcami sōmavāradalu tuṁbu pratiṣṭaya māḍida varu

⟨2⟩ māsave¨rggaḍeya cikkaṁṇaupādhyara makkaḷu [gō]paṁṇagaḷu ·ā tuṁbiṁge hattida[vara] muvattu pratāpa ·akṣaradalu mu[va]-

⟨3⟩ ttu pratāpa śrī triṁbaka | sēnabōva varadapaiyanu | tuṁbu māḍidāta tipo ja yiṁtu māḍida[·u] | śrī bammadēvaru prati[ṣṭitu]

⟨SIIv15p0i0666⟩ No. 666. (B.K. No. 95 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a wall inside the Chandranātha-basti.

1420 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1342, Śārvari, Vaiśākha śu. 14, Vaḍḍavāra (i.e. Saturday), corresponding to 1420 A.D., April 27.

It records the death of Buḷiseṭṭiya Kēshappa of Muḷugunda, who was a lay disciple of the preceptor Hēmasēna of Sēna-gaṇa. The teacher bore the praśas11ti Rāya-rājaguru, Maṇḍalāchārya, Vādi-vādīsvara, etc.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīra syādvādāmōghalāṁchanaṁ

⟨2⟩ jīyātrailōkyanāthasya śāsanaṁ jinaśāsanaṁ

⟨3⟩ © ṣakhavarusa 1342 neya sā¨rvvari saṁvatsa-

⟨4⟩ rada vayisākha su 14 va śrīmadrāyarāja-

⟨5⟩ guru maṁḍalācā¨ryya vādivādīsvara rāya-

⟨6⟩ vādipitāmaha sakalavi[bu*]dhajanacakrava¨rttiga[ḷa]-

⟨7⟩ [ppa] sēnagaṇada hēmasēnagurugaḷa priya[guḍa] [mu*]-

⟨8⟩ ḷuguṁda[da] buḷiseṭṭiya kē[ṣa]ppanu sva¨rgastanāda

⟨9⟩ nistikeya kalla nilisidaru maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0667⟩ No. 667. (B.K. No. 94 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into a wall inside the Chandranātha basti.

1421 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1343, Plava, Bhādrapada śu. 9, Friday, corresponding to 1421 A.D., September 5, Friday, f.d.t. °14. ⟨Page 418⟩

It records the death of Nāgarasa, son of Sēnabōva, Heggaḍe Maduvarasa who was a minister and Bāhattara-niyōgādhipati of Tiḷakarasa of Soraṭūr. The earlie portion, in Sanskrit, records the death by the vow of sannyāsa of Amṛita, disciple of Bhaṭṭārakadēva of Balātkāra-gaṇa. The details of the date of the latter's death are the same as those given above but without the Śaka year.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmatparamagaṁbhīraśyādvādāvō-

⟨2⟩ ghalā[ṁ*]cchanaṁ || jīyātrailōkyanātha-

⟨3⟩ sya śāsanaṁ jinaśa(śā)sanaṁ || © yō[ghīṁ]-

⟨4⟩ draṁ sākṣānmadanasadṛśārūpavibhavēṁ[draṁ]

⟨5⟩ sphuratītyārāntyā nirupama ·iti khyāti-

⟨6⟩ mamaṁ bhajati samagraḥ sadvidyaiḥ sarasa-

⟨7⟩ caritai[ḥ*] saumyavadanaḥ sukhināṁ dhaurē-

⟨8⟩ yaḥ kavijananutō mādarasayituḥ | tasya

⟨9⟩ rājñaḥ samagraḥ(gra)sya vaibhavasya ca kāraṇaḥ

⟨10⟩ pradhāna saṁpa[da]ṁ prāptō dēvarājēti

⟨11⟩ nāmabhāku(k) | śrī balātkāragaṇa śrī

⟨12⟩ bhaṭṭārakadēvara priyaguḍḍa plava saṁ-

⟨13⟩ vacchara bhādrapada śuddha navami śu-

⟨14⟩ kravārē cāmṛtākhyōyaṁ saṁnya-

⟨15⟩ sēna divaṁgataḥ | svastiśrī śakavaruṣa

⟨16⟩ 1343 ne plava saṁvatsarada bhādrapada

⟨17⟩ śuddha navami sukravāradalu śrīmat

⟨18⟩ tsvaraṭā(ṭū)ra tiḷakarasara bhujādō-

⟨19⟩ ¨rddaṁḍa sanmadana śrīmanmahāpradha(dhā)-

⟨20⟩ naṁ bahattaraniyōgādhipati niyō-

⟨21⟩ gayōgaṁdharā maṁtritilakanumappa

⟨22⟩ heggaḍe sēnabōva maduvarasana maga nā-

⟨23⟩ garasanu sva¨rggakke saṁdanu maṁgaḷa mahā

⟨24⟩ śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0668⟩ No. 668. (B.K. No. 71 of 1929-30.) TANGAḌIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing near the Hanumān temple.

1445 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Krōdhana, Śrāvaṇa-amāvāsye, Monday. Palaeographically the record might be assigned to the 15th century. The date would thus correspond to 1445 A.D., August 2, Monday, f.d.t. °53.

It records a gift of land for offerings to the god Kapilasidda of Dēvināyakaramaṭha by Mallināyaka of Barige for feeding the Jaṁgamas in the name of Kapaḍiya Saṁgama.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatu kapa-

⟨2⟩ ḍiya saṁgama- ⟨Page 419⟩

⟨3⟩ ge jaṁgamadēvara

⟨4⟩ dāsōha kāra-

⟨5⟩ ṇavāgi dēvinā-

⟨6⟩ yakaramaṭada kapi-

⟨7⟩ lasiddhadēvarige ba-

⟨8⟩ rigeya mallināya-

⟨9⟩ karu nēvidda bhū-

⟨10⟩ mi 130 [·ada]kke

⟨11⟩ • • • • • 1

⟨12⟩ krōdha-

⟨13⟩ na saṁvatsa-

⟨14⟩ ra srāva-

⟨15⟩ ṇaba- 2

⟨16⟩ vuḷa

⟨17⟩ • • ·a-

⟨18⟩ mavā-

⟨19⟩ sa sōma-

⟨20⟩ vārada-

⟨21⟩ lli stā-

⟨22⟩ pavā-

⟨23⟩ • •

⟨24⟩ liṁga-

⟨25⟩ mu-

⟨26⟩ drekallu

⟨SIIv15p0i0669⟩ No. 669. (B.K. No. 88 of 1929-30.) HATTIRIKIHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the front wall of the Kallinātha temple.

1488 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1410, Kīlaka, Kārttika śu. 10, corresponding to 1488 A.D. October 15 (not verifiable).

It seems to record a gift to the god Kallinātha of Hatrikihāḷa by Nandigauṇḍa and others.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrīmatu nrupā śali-

⟨2⟩ vāhanā śakha varuśa 141[0]

⟨3⟩ prava¨rttamāne kīlaka nā-

⟨4⟩ mā sauvaccare ka¨rttika

⟨5⟩ maśe suddha dāsāmi ha[tri]-

⟨6⟩ kihāḷa kalinatana siva • ⟨Page 420⟩

⟨7⟩ subhamasuḥ naṁdigauṁḍa pa-

⟨8⟩ maru | tiṁmmarasaiyya kariṇa-

⟨9⟩ ka gōtra visvamitra | khaṁ[ḍe]-

⟨10⟩ [rā]ya sutā[ḥ] bhōgavati |

⟨SIIv15p0i0670⟩ No. 670. (B.K. No. 27 of 1926-27.) KAḶASĀPURA, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the flooring of the Vīrabhadra temple.

Circa 15th century.

The extant portion refers to Chaitra śu 10, all other details of date being lost.

It seems to record a gift of money to the god Sōmanātha. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ cayitra śudha 10 lū śrīmatu [ja]ṁnumanāyakaru

⟨2⟩ [·u]ḍanū • • • • • gauḍanū yivaru mūva[rū]

⟨3⟩ • • • sahavāgi sōmanātha dēvarige [ba]rasi-

⟨4⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kāya rokavanū biṭukoṭaru

⟨5⟩ dali • • • • • • • • • • narakakiḷivaru

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • ya mu[rava]ṇa • •

⟨7⟩ • • • • • ya ·attiya marana muṁdaṇa

⟨8⟩ nela • • māvina yaranu nēṟalu 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0671⟩ No. 671. (B.K. No. 99 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the house of the archaka of the Siddhēśvara temple.

Circa 15th century.

It records a gift of land to the priest Siddarāmaiyya Voḍeya for the worship of the god Siddayyadēva.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ siddayyadēvarige

⟨2⟩ ·aṁgaraṁgavaibhō-

⟨3⟩ gakke siddarāmaiyya-

⟨4⟩ voḍiyarige koṭṭa bhū-

⟨5⟩ mige ·avanānō¨rva

⟨6⟩ ·aḷupidare taṁma

⟨7⟩ taṁde tāyanu guru

⟨8⟩ daivavanu vāraṇā-

⟨9⟩ siyali koṁda pā[pa]-

⟨10⟩ ka hōharū śrī ⟨Page 421⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0672⟩ No. 672. (B.K. No. 106 of 1926-27.) KALLŪR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Kallappa temple.

Circa 15th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Plavaṅga, Mārgaśira śu. 15. The details cannot be verified. It records the gift of the village Kallūr or Kallāpura in Muḷugunda-vaḷita to Bommaṇaiya for the benefit of the god Huttada Mallikārjuna of Gēkinakaṭṭe by Chavuḍi Kadamba-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ * © namastuṁgasiraścuṁbicaṁdracāmaracāravē trayilōkhya nagarāraṁbhamūla-

⟨2⟩ stāṁbhāya śāṁbhavē || śvasti samasta sakaladēvatāvistāraka śrī kayilāśapurava-

⟨3⟩ rādhīśvara vasiṣṭa vālmīki ·atri ·āgira pulasta kāsyapa mā¨rkkaṁḍēya [naṁ]dādi pramukha muni-

⟨4⟩ nikarapūjitā naṁdikēśvara ghaṁṭāka¨rnnapramukhapracaṁḍagaṇaparivēṣṭitā bhāradvāja viśvāmi-

⟨5⟩ tra gautama gā¨rghya nārada brugu ·upamanyu dū¨rvvāśamuninikaravaṁdyā śivavaṁ¨rmmana ma[nō]-

⟨6⟩ virājita trayilōkyabhuvanabhavanādhīśvara [pa*]raṁdhāmahastābhyastita ·anaṁtā¨rkkatēja prabhākara-

⟨7⟩ mū¨rtti ·anipama • • gana | ·analasōmā¨rkkatāppatanumū¨rtti samastadēvara cakra va¨rtti jaṭājūṭa ku-

⟨8⟩ ṭīrabhārahariviriṁcidānavamānavadīkṣesikṣerakṣakapratipālaka paṭupaṭahaninādaḍhama-

⟨9⟩ rugāḍaṁbarā gajāsuraca¨rmmāṁbara śihvāsanābhiṣiktamastaka stitadanujamanujakulāṁ taka du-

⟨10⟩ rita vidhvaṁśata madōṁnmattatamukhavijruṁbhitanarasihyamū¨rtti suṁbhavijruṁbhitatrijagasaṁ-

⟨11⟩ hāramū¨rtti pū¨rvvasamudramēkhaḷāvaḷeya dakṣaṇasamudrasaraśvatīkaṁṭhābharaṇa pa-

⟨12⟩ ścimasamudra mauḷimāṇikya ·uttarasamudravividhōttuṁgaraṁmyaha¨rṁmmyamaṇidīpaka ja-

⟨13⟩ gatrayapradīpaka surēśvara ·asurēśvara bhūtēśvara śrīmanmahādēva huttada mallikā¨rjuna dē-

⟨14⟩ vara varasiddhi heṁgenalu baraḍige hayanu kuruḍage kaṁṇu baḍavarugaḷa baḍatanava bīsu-

⟨15⟩ va jaḍarugaḷāni¨rddhara jaḍanuva keḍisuva druḍhacittaru bēḍitta kuḍuha mṛḍanu niṁdaka-

⟨16⟩ rige ni¨rddhu[vṛthā]ma vaṁdakarige varavanīva baṁjege makkaḷu vaṁjakarige bēḍittanīva kuṁja-

⟨17⟩ rāṁbaradhara raṁjipa paravādigaḷa mastakāsūla varavillā yaṁbarige gaṁṭalige gāṇa yiṁ-

⟨18⟩ du vara ·uṁṭṭu nāḷe varavillā yaṁba saṁdēhigaḷa bāya biyyaga kuṁdu koṟate yānī trahi-

⟨19⟩ hi yaṁdu baṁdavara salahuva śrī giriyādhīśvara śivanaṁ mana prāṇaliṁga gēkinakaṭe-

⟨20⟩ ya mahattu mallikā¨rjunadēvarige plavaṁgasaṁvatsarada mā¨rggaśira śu 15 llu śrīmatu

⟨21⟩ cauḍi kadaṁbanāyakaru muḷuguṁdada vaḷita kalūra grāmavanu gēkinakaṭṭeya hutade mallikā-

⟨22⟩ ¨rjunadēvarige koṭa paṭṭaya kramaveṁteṁdaḍe © nā·u naṁma kallura grāmavanu niṁma gē-

⟨23⟩ kinakaṭeya hutada mallikā¨rjunadēvara nayivēdyake ·ā grāmavanu koṭe·u ·ā kallāpu-

⟨24⟩ ravanū tuṁbsikoṁḍu hola maneya sāgisikoṁḍu ·alliya koḍavāru muṁtādadanū ⟨Page 422⟩

⟨25⟩ māḍisikoṁḍu mallikā¨rjunadēvara nayivēdyake māḍikoṁḍu sukhadalu nī·u jaṁga mā¨rca-

⟨26⟩ naya māḍi boṁmaṁṇaiyyanu bhōgisodu stānamāṁnya pū¨rvvama¨ryyāda ·eṁdu nā·u naṁmmi-

⟨27⟩ śṭānuruciyiṁda ·āḍaṁ | biṭṭu koṭa paṭi namage dha¨rṁmmavāgabēku ·eṁdu nā·u ·ā grāmava-

⟨28⟩ nu puravā¨rgavāgi koṭe·u koṭahaṁtā kallāpurau yābhūmi caṁdranuḷḷallipariyaṁta-

⟨29⟩ ralu naḍayabēku ·eṁdu nā·u koṭevāgi yī dha¨rmmake ·ārobbaru tappidavarige tā·u mā-

⟨30⟩ ḍidāhaṁthā dha¨rmmahāni ·eṁdu koṭa śāsana © bahubhiḥ ¨rvasudhā bōtvā rājabhiḥ ssa-

⟨31⟩ gharādhibhiḥ yasyayasya ·edā bhūmi tasya tasya taḷā phaḷaṁ || svadattaṁ paradattaṁ vā yō

⟨32⟩ harēti vaśuṁdharā śaṣṭi¨rvvaruṣa sahasrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyatē krimiḥ © © yiṣṭaramē-

⟨33⟩ le ·aḷupidare • • • • • • • • • • ghōranaraka tappadu ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0673⟩ No. 673. (B.K. No. 80 of 1927-28.) DŌṆI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab in a field about a furlong from the Dōṇikavva temple.

Circa 15th century.

It records a gift of land to the god Śrīpatidēva by a son of Śrīdharāchārya, whose name is not mentioned.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ damaged

⟨2⟩ • śrīdharācā¨ryya-

⟨3⟩ ra kumara śrīpatidēvarige ma-

⟨4⟩ lligēsvaradēvara tōṁṭada mūḍa sīme

⟨5⟩ • • ya tōṁṭada teṁka [de*]sa kalumēsvara

⟨6⟩ • • tōṁṭada paḍuva [de*]sa siddhanāthadē-

⟨7⟩ vara tōṁṭada baḍaga [de*]se mattaru 1 nu

⟨8⟩ ·a śrīpatidēvara nitta[nai]makka-

⟨9⟩ • mānya[vāgi] mahāja[na]ṁga-

⟨10⟩ • • • • • pālisuvaru

⟨11⟩ maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0674⟩ No. 674. (B.K. No. 251 of 1927-28.) GADDANAKĒRI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the side of the Bagalkot road about two furlongs from the village.

Circa 15th century.

It seems to state that the land was a gift to the tank constructed by Rāghavaji Bhīmapa Dēsāyi.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīma[n] rā-

⟨2⟩ ghava[ji]

⟨3⟩ bhīmapa

⟨4⟩ dēsayi

⟨5⟩ kaṭi koṭa

⟨6⟩ kere mānyau ⟨Page 423⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0675⟩ No. 675. (B.K. No. 262 of 1927-28.) HONNIHĀḶ, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 15th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Śrīmukha, Māgha śu. 1. The details of date cannot be verified. It records the gift of a village to the Dombas. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [śrī] śakavaruṣē

⟨2⟩ prava¨rttamānē ve[va]hārikā

⟨3⟩ śrīmukhanāma saṁ || māgha

⟨4⟩ sudha 1 dalu śrīma • • • • •

⟨5⟩ ru doṁbarige sa¨rvvamānyavāgi

⟨6⟩ koṭa grāma • • • • • • • • • •

⟨7⟩ • rakala boṁmanavari-

⟨8⟩ [ge] • • • • • • • • • • lāti bā-

⟨9⟩ gaḍe[kōṭi] • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • yināma-

⟨12⟩ vāgikoṭṭu • • yidake doṁba-

⟨13⟩ ru tapidare • • • • • • • • • •

⟨14⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0676⟩ No. 676. (B.K. No. 271 of 1927-28.) SITIMANI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone bearing two foot-prints in front of the temple on the hill.

Circa 15th century.

It records a gift to the god Rāmanātha. The donor's name is lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī rāmanāthadēvara śrīpāda[ke]

⟨2⟩ • • • yaru koṭṭa mānya

⟨SIIv15p0i0677⟩ No. 677. (B.K. No. 139 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in a field about a mile on the road to Ramdrug.

Circa 15th century.

It records a gift of land to Nāvila Dēchaya of Bādāvi-sthaḷa by a Nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ nāyakaru bādāvi-

⟨2⟩ staḷada nāvila dēcayya-

⟨3⟩ ge koṭṭa māṁnyada

⟨4⟩ [ho]lana paḍe[ka]mana- ⟨Page 424⟩

⟨5⟩ [yi]ṁda • sālahu-

⟨6⟩ ṇuse baḷi • [kā]kku-

⟨7⟩ ḷada māṁnyavanu

⟨8⟩ koṭe·u nīnu sukha-

⟨9⟩ dalu ·anubhayi-

⟨10⟩ suvadu yidake ·a-

⟨11⟩ ru tapidare • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0678⟩ No. 678. (B.K. No. 190 of 1928-29.) AṆṆIGĒRI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Amṛitēśvara temple.

Circa 15th century.

It states that the image of Nandi was the work of Kannōja, son of Yeḷemēla Basaōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ yeḷemēla basa·ōjana maga kaṁnōja māḍida naṁdi śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0679⟩ No. 679. (B.K. No. 243 of 1928-29.) SISUVINAHAḶḶI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in Survey No. 66.

Circa 15th century.

It states that the village of Kṛishṇarāyasamudra was granted as an agrahāra to the Brāhmaṇas and it was indicated by the stone with the figure of Vāmana bearing the epigraph. The record was engraved by Kariyōja son of Dēvōja.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ kruṣṇarāyasamudra bhāṁharige ·agraravanu koradake vāmanamudra bāradatanu

⟨2⟩ dēvōjana mega kariyōja ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0680⟩ No. 680. (B.K. No. 77 of 1929-30.) BĀGĒVĀḌI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone in the field of Kañchagāra Gaṅgappa.

Circa 15th century.

It reads ḍanillakaṭa. The purport cannot be made out.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ḍanillakaṭa

⟨SIIv15p0i0681⟩ No. 681. (B.K. No. 256 of 1927-28.) SORKOP, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Two faces of a stone lying in front of the village gate.

Circa 15th century.

It mentions a Barigi Malli-nāyaka and refers to Dēsāyi. ⟨Page 425⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sūryacaṁdra-

⟨2⟩ ru vuḷḷapari-

⟨3⟩ yaṁttalu

⟨4⟩ śrīmatu

⟨5⟩ barigi malli-

⟨6⟩ nāyaka

⟨7⟩ • • • dē

⟨8⟩ śāyi 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0682⟩ No. 682. (B.K. No. 154 of 1928-29.) KERŪR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the bank of the well called Huṇasimarada-bhāvi.

1509-10 A.D.

This is dated [Śaka] 1431, Śukla, Kārttika ba., the other details being lost. The Śaka year corresponds to 1509-10 A.D.

It seems to record a gift of land to the deity Basava by a Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ja-

⟨2⟩ yābhyuda-

⟨3⟩ ya śālivā-

⟨4⟩ hana • • • 1431

⟨5⟩ • • [śukla] saṁvatsara-

⟨6⟩ da kā¨rttika bahu •

⟨7⟩ • • śrīma •

⟨8⟩ hāmaṁḍaḷē[śva]-

⟨9⟩ ra rāma rā •

⟨10⟩ • • • yadēva ma-

⟨11⟩ hā ·ara • ga • •

⟨12⟩ basavage koṭa • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • sīme

⟨14-18⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0683⟩ No. 683. (B.K. No. 20 of 1927-28.) KARAKIKAṬṬI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Kariyavva temple.

1515 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 14., Yuva, Śrāvaṇa ba. 1. With the help of the cyclic year the Śaka year can be restored as 1437. Thus the details would correspond to 1515 A.D. July 26. The details cannot, however, be verified.

It records a gift of land to the goddess Uḍachādēvī by Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Taṟimaleya Kōnērirāju • • • • • Chinnayadēva Mahā-arasu. ⟨Page 426⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrījayābhyudaya śālivāha-

⟨2⟩ na śaka 14 • • neya [yuva] saṁvatsarada śrāva-

⟨3⟩ ṇa bahuḷa 1 dalu śrīmammahāmaṁ-

⟨4⟩ ḍalēśvara taṟimaleya kōnēri rāju • •

⟨5⟩ • [ci]ṁnnayadēva mahā·arasugaḷu

⟨6⟩ kaṟikeyakaṭeya ·u[ḍa]cādēvige koṭṭa dha-

⟨7⟩ ¨rmma • • • naunā·uyige dhārāpū-

⟨8⟩ ¨rvakavāgi kaṟikeyakaṭeya holadoḷage koṭa kariya-

⟨9⟩ bhūmi [11] dēvara kasavapaya [bā]viya tōḍi[sidaru]

⟨10⟩ kaṟikekaṭege koṭa bhūmi • • • • • • • • • •

⟨11⟩ • • • holanu dhārāpū¨rvakavāge koṭe·u ·ā hola-

⟨12⟩ dalu ·āda phala bhōgavanu ·uṁḍu sukhadalu dēvare [pū]-

⟨13⟩ jeyanu māḍikoṁḍu yiru ·eṁdu koṭa dha¨rṁma-

⟨14⟩ ṣaśānau || svadatāṁ dviguṇaṁ puṁṇyaṁ | paradattānu-

⟨15⟩ pālanaṁ || pū¨rvadatāpahārēṇa | svadataṁ ni[ṣpha]-

⟨16⟩ laṁ bhavētu yi kallanu niṁtu hākisidavaru

⟨17⟩ kaṟikeya komaṇagaṁ·uḍa sirivaḷala pa

⟨18⟩ • • • dēva • • • kopaḷada • • dēvarapūje

⟨19⟩ siriya benaka sivapana makaḷa makaḷu tapade naḍedu

⟨20⟩ barabēku ·eṁdu koṭa dhaṁ¨rmmaśāsana || yidake tapida-

⟨21⟩ re • • • • • • • • • • gōva koṁda pā-

⟨22⟩ paka hōharu maṁgaḷamahā śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0684⟩ No. 684. (B.K. No. 20 of 1930-31.) MARAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up near the Hanumān temple.

1522-23 A.D.

The last line of the inscription seems to refer to the date Śaka 1444, which corresponds to 1522-23 A.D.

It mentions Dēvanāyaka, son of Bīchināyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ bīci nāya-

⟨2⟩ kana maga dēva-

⟨3⟩ nāyaka [kā]ya

⟨4⟩ yetisidanu

⟨5⟩ 1444 sa

⟨SIIv15p0i0685⟩ No. 685. (B.K. No. 120 of 1926-27.) NĪLGUNDA, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in a field about a furlong to the west of the village.

1524 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1445, Svabhānu, Māgha, ba. 30, Friday, corresponding to 1524 A.D., February 4. The weekday, however, was Thursday.

It records a gift of land to the god Siddhēśvara of Muḷugunda by Vemgaḷapa, son of Bāgila Malapa-nāyaka. ⟨Page 427⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī jayādbhudaya śā-

⟨2⟩ livāhana śakavaruṣa 144[5]-

⟨3⟩ neya svabhānu saṁvatsarada

⟨4⟩ māgha bahuḷa 30 śukravā-

⟨5⟩ ra ·aṣṭa[graha]yōga puṁ-

⟨6⟩ ṇyakāladali śrīmatu

⟨7⟩ bāgila malapanāyaka-

⟨8⟩ ra makaḷu veṁgaḷapanāya-

⟨9⟩ karū maḷuguṁdada pura-

⟨10⟩ da siddhēśvara dēvarige koṭa

⟨11⟩ ·a[·i]guḷada bhūmi • sī-

⟨12⟩ me || śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0686⟩ No. 686. (B.K. No. 52 of 1927-28.) MUSHṬIKOP, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar lying in the Venkaṭēśadēva temple.

1532 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1454, Nandana, Śrāvaṇa śu. 5, corresponding to 1532 A.D., July 7. The details cannot be verified.

It mentions Bārikara Malla.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī śālivāhana śakava¨rṣa

⟨2⟩ 1454 naṁdana saṁ | śrāva-

⟨3⟩ ṇa śu 5 lū • • • • •

⟨4⟩ bārikara[ma]lla • • nanū- 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0687⟩ No. 687. (B.K. No. 138 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in the Māruti temple.

1536 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1458, Durmukhi, Bhādrapada ba. 10, Sunday, corresponding to 1536 A.D., September 10.

It records the death of Badakala Nēmo-nāyaka and his two sons, the kāṇāchikāṟas of Taḷavāṟike, in a dispute over the boundary of the villages Hūligōḷa and Gāvaravāḍa. The stone was set up in memory of the deceased by Giriyapa-nāyaka another son of Nēmo-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī jayābhyudaya śālivāhana śakhavaruṣa 1458 neya

⟨2⟩ du¨rmukhi saṁvatsarada bhādrapada bahuḷa 10 bhā-

⟨3⟩ nuvāradalu hūligōḷa gāvaravāḍada sīme [saṁ]-

⟨4⟩ vādavāgi badakala nēmonāyaka ·ātana maga hoṁ- ⟨Page 428⟩

⟨5⟩ nanāyaka vobanāyaka yī mūvaru taṁma taḷavāṟike kā-

⟨6⟩ ṇāci[kāṟa]rāda kāraṇa • • • • • vīrasva¨rgastarādaru yida-

⟨7⟩ tiṣṭaya māḍidaṁ nēmonāyakana magana giriyapa nāya 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0688⟩ No. 688. (B.K. No. 217 of 1926-27.) ABBIGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the left wall of the temple of Uḍachavva.

1541 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Plava, Bhādrapada śu. 10, Tuesday. As the epigraph can be assigned to the 16th century, on palaeographical grounds, these details may be equated to 1541 A.D., August 30.

It records the death of Timmaṇa in a fight and gift of Bīramānya in the memory of the deceased.

TEXT.

First piece.

⟨1⟩ hoṁnapuradalu

⟨2⟩ bīramanya mu

⟨3⟩ ga

Second piece.

⟨1⟩ taṁdigara yelā-

⟨2⟩ ppana maga tiṁ-

⟨3⟩ maṇa jagaḷadali sa-

⟨4⟩ tanu plava saṁva-

⟨5⟩ (saṁva)tsarada

⟨6⟩ bhādrapada śuddha da-

⟨7⟩ [śa]mi maṁgaḷavārā

⟨8⟩ [nē]gila [ti]ṁmaya 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0689⟩ No. 689. (B.K. No. 3 of 1929-30.) BAḶAGĀNŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone near the Hanumān temple.

Circa 1544 A.D.

The inscription first mentions Hēmaḷambi and then Śaka 1466. The said cyclic year occurring in Śaka 1459 corresponded to 1537 A.D. The given Śaka year corresponds to 1544 A.D. The second date seems to be the date of confirmation of the grant made previously.

It records a gift of land as sarvamānya to Kaṁpeya-voḍeya, the Jaṅgama of Nālvatubāḍa by the Aruvattokkalu of Baḷahanūr and Dōgi-nāyaka of Haṅgarige. ⟨Page 429⟩

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ śrī bhu[va*]nēsvara ·ādipa-

⟨2⟩ ramēsvara baḷahanūra

⟨3⟩ • ·aruvattokkal muṁtā-

⟨4⟩ gi haṁgarigeya [dō]gi-

⟨5⟩ nāyakaru nālva[tu]bāḍada jaṁgama

⟨6⟩ kaṁpayavaḍeyarige hēmaḷaṁ-

⟨7⟩ bhi sautsaradiṁ sālivahana sakhanā-

⟨8⟩ ma va¨rṣa | 1466 dalli koṭṭaru

⟨9⟩ ·ūra paḍuval huligoṁde-

⟨10⟩ ya keṟeya bāviya • • gā

⟨11⟩ • baḍa[ga*]l koṭṭa māṁnya

⟨12⟩ ·u kha 0101 hannera-

⟨13⟩ ḍu mānada bhūdāna

⟨14⟩ sa¨rvvamāṁnya

⟨15⟩ kaṁpayadēvarige dha¨rmmakke

⟨16⟩ biṭṭadu dha¨rmmavē jaya

Second face.

⟨17⟩ [ka]ṁppamaṭha • • •

⟨18⟩ • • tha[dē]varige • •

⟨19⟩ caṁdrasū¨ryyaru

⟨20⟩ • • • • • [pa]riyāgi

⟨21-25⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0690⟩ No. 690. (B.K. No. 173 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

Pillar in front of the Drōṇāchārya temple.

1547 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1469, Plavaṁga, Kārttika śu. 7, Friday, corresponding to 1547 A.D., October 21.

The record stops with the mention of the date.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu sva-

⟨2⟩ sti śrī jayā-

⟨3⟩ dbhudaya śāli-

⟨4⟩ vāhana [sa]kavaru-

⟨5⟩ ṣa 1469 neya [pla]-

⟨6⟩ vaṁga saṁvatsa-

⟨7⟩ rada ka¨rttika

⟨8⟩ śu 7 sukravara

⟨9⟩ śrīmaṁ ⟨Page 430⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0691⟩ No. 691. (B.K. No. 37 of 1930-31.) YĀḶVĀR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the compound wall of the Sōmēśvara temple.

1557 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1479 Piṅgaḷa, Vaiśākha ba. 5, Sunday, Mūlā-nakshatra, corresponding to 1557 A.D., April 18.

It records the construction of a step-well called Sōma-tīrtha in the south-eastern corner of the Sōmēśvara temple by Chenna-Basavantarāya. This Chenna-Basavantarāya is described as the grandson of Nāganāyaka of Pākanāṭi-kula, chief of Yāḷavara in the region of Vijayapura. The construction was undertaken with the approval of Rāmaṇa-nāyaka who was the junior uncle of the donor and administrative head of the place.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī sōmēsvaraliṁgāya namaḥ guruvē gati

⟨2⟩ ·avighnamastu svastiśrīmatu | śālivāha-

⟨3⟩ na śaka 1439 neya piṁgaḷanāma saṁvatsarada

⟨4⟩ vayiśākha vadi paṁcami bhānuvāra mūla nakṣa-

⟨5⟩ [tra] sidanāmayōgadalu śrīmatu || harana girijā-

⟨6⟩ varana karuṇākarana duritāṁtarana gaṁgādharana

⟨7⟩ phaṇiya kuṁḍalana haranu sikharananilagaṇa

⟨8⟩ nigamasvarūpade nīlakaṁṭhābharaṇa bhasmā[di]dhūḷi-

⟨9⟩ tāṁgana citrakāyana ciṁnmayoṁbarana sūlavi

⟨10⟩ • • ra [pālisirabhūhidasa]bhujada gauriya bālanaṁ-

⟨11⟩ ghriya ·a¨rcipuvījeya [hurasimi]yoḷu yāḷavarada

⟨12⟩ ·arasu pākanāṭiya kulābdhicaṁdrama nāganāykana su-

⟨13⟩ putra kuladīpaka basavaṁtarāyara paramaṁmmanava-

⟨14⟩ ra sukumāra ceṁnnabasavaṁttarāyaru taṁ-

⟨15⟩ mma kulasvāmi sōmēsvaradēvara karuṇaka-

⟨16⟩ ṭākṣadi svagrāmada ·adhikāri taṁma kiriya-

⟨17⟩ ppa [rā]maṇa nāykarige nirūpisi dēvara sivā • •

⟨18⟩ • lōtta ·ayidumārina ·ā[ḷa]tiyali ·ājñēya

⟨19⟩ deseyalu ·uttara sōpānavāgi ni¨rmisida kū-

⟨20⟩ pa sōmatī¨rtthaveṁdu meradadu ttrailōkya-

⟨21⟩ varivaṁdadali svagrāmada prabhu taṁmma svagōtrada

⟨22⟩ kirināykara putra nāgaṇa gauḍa svahasta svagrāmada kara-

⟨23⟩ ṇika viśvāmitragōtra kauṁsika pravarada paremarsapaṁḍi-

⟨24⟩ tara suta narasiṁhma paṁḍitara ·aṇuga nāgarsa • • •

⟨25⟩ • • • • • • • • • • kūpa saṁpū¨rṇa • •

⟨26⟩ • • • • • maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0692⟩ No. 692. (B.K. No. 134 of 1926-27.) HUYILGŌḶ, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the platform of the Kalamēśvara temple.

1563 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1484, Dundubhi, Pushya śu. 15, Saturday, lunar eclipse corresponding to 1563 A.D., January 9. ⟨Page 431⟩

It records the restoration of the gift of land in favour of the god Mūlasthāna Kalinātha or Kallayyadēva of Hulagoḷa by Mutyapa, the Pārupatyagāra of the place, for the merit of Vīrappa-nāyaka. The various services to be maintained out of the income from the gift are enumerated in detail.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śubhamastu | svasti śrī jayā-

⟨2⟩ bhyudeya śālivā-

⟨3⟩ hana śakava¨rṣa 1484 neya

⟨4⟩ duṁdubhi saṁ | puṣya śu 15 sthiravāra

⟨5⟩ sōmōparāga puṇyakāladoḷu • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • vīrapanāyakarige puṁ-

⟨7⟩ ṇyavāgabēkeṁdu śrī nārāyaṇadēvara

⟨8⟩ [hula]goḷa grāmada pārupatyagāra mu-

⟨9⟩ tyapanu hulagoḷada mūlasthā-

⟨10⟩ nada kallayyadēvarige pū¨rva-

⟨11⟩ da māṁnyaviralāgi ·ā mānyada grā-

⟨12⟩ make • • • • • kuḷa birāḍa

⟨13⟩ • • • • • mūru hoṁnanū tattu

⟨14⟩ • • • śrīkāra naḍadu baralāgi me-

⟨15⟩ dhyadali gauḍugaḷu ·anitavāgi

⟨16⟩ haṇakāsa koḷalāgi dēvarige ·a-

⟨17⟩ mṛtapaḍi dīpārādhana yillada

⟨18⟩ saṁmaṁdha | naṁma voḍeya vīrappa-

⟨19⟩ nāyakarige puṁṇyavāgabēkeṁdu

⟨20⟩ ·ā kallayyadēvara māṁnyakke prā-

⟨21⟩ ku pramāṇu kuḷa birāḍa • • • • •

⟨22⟩ muru honna grāmakke tettu

⟨23⟩ ·ā kalinātha dēvarige ·a mā-

⟨24⟩ nyada huṭida phaladalli dēva-

⟨25⟩ ra śrīkāra naḍesuva vivara | di-

⟨26⟩ na 1 kke ·akki pa 1 keṇika

⟨27⟩ pa 1 tupa 3 || naṁdādīpti 1 ·a-

⟨28⟩ laṁkāradīpti 10 ·i ·āhārada-

⟨29⟩ lli naḍasiyeṁdu ·ā mūla-

⟨30⟩ stānada kalināthadēvarige sa-

⟨31⟩ ¨rvvabādha parihāravāgi koṭa

⟨32⟩ mānya yidakke ·avanānō¨rvva

⟨33⟩ tapidare kāśiyali gō·u muṁ-

⟨34⟩ tāgi mātāpitravadhaya māḍi-

⟨35⟩ da samāna | śivācāra kulācā-

⟨36⟩ rakke hoṟagū ·eṁdu mutya-

⟨37⟩ panu hākikoṭa śilā-

⟨38⟩ śāsanā || śrī śrī śrī ⟨Page 432⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0693⟩ No. 693. (B.K. No. 468 of 1926.) AḶṆĀVAR, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in a field of the Liṅgāyata-maṭha.

1565 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1478, Krōdhana, Āśvīja ba. 14. The Śaka year cited appears to be a mistake for 1487, as Krōdhana coincided with the latter date. With this correction the details may be equated to 1565 A.D., October 14.

It records the death by the rite of sallēkhana of Chikkamalliseṭṭi of Hubbaḷḷi after fasting for 21 days.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasyādvādāmōghalāṁchanaṁ jī

⟨2⟩ yātrailōkyanāta(tha)sya sā[sa*]naṁ jina[śāsanaṁ]

⟨3⟩ || © || sakava¨rṣa sāvirada nānūṟeppattaṁṭaneya krō-

⟨4⟩ dhanasaṁvatsara ·āśvija bahuḷa [bā·udina] catu-

⟨5⟩ ¨rdaśiyalu yippattavoṁdu dina sallēkhana[vi]-

⟨6⟩ dhiyiṁda catu¨rdaśi [sū]¨ryya ·udaya-

⟨7⟩ voṁdu jāvadalli hubbaḷḷiya cikkama-

⟨8⟩ lliseṭṭiyaru sva¨rggastharādaru || ·ā-

⟨9⟩ varanu hoḷeya daṁḍeyali dahanavamāḍida[ru]

⟨10⟩ || © || || © || || © || || © || || © ||

⟨11⟩ śrīmaṁnaṁmmrasurāsu[rō]raganerēśānamya-

⟨12⟩ mauliprabhāstōmōdbhāsita pādapadmayugalaṁ

⟨13⟩ muktyāṁganāvallabhaṁ kāmāṁdhōgrama-

⟨14⟩ yūkhaneṁdanisuti[¨rppaṁ] makri[pā] viśvēśvaraṁ prē-

⟨15⟩ maṁkai mige cikkamallaṇage māḷkiṣṭā¨rthasaṁsiddhiyaṁ

⟨16⟩ || 1 || mattamatiśayaṁ jinapadāṁbhōjaṣaṭcaraṇacittari-

⟨17⟩ pa paṁcapadapūritāṁtaḥṣkaraṇa gurupadāṁbu-

⟨18⟩ japarāga svaraṁjita • • bharata kāvyapramukhanā-

⟨19⟩ nākaḷājāḷavasu[dha]ṁtarāḷaviśruta vividha suca-

⟨20⟩ ritra¨rlasitajanagaṁdha pu[ṣka]rapavitritagātra dha-

⟨21⟩ rage hubbaḷḷi siddhēṁdratanuseṁjāta surasa-

⟨22⟩ kōvida cikkamallaṇanatikhyātā || 2 || ba[vava]-

⟨23⟩ guttamaṁ poḍaviyoḷatyadhīśa jina dha¨rmmaparāya-

⟨24⟩ ṇa dānaśīlanī kaḍugali siddhaṇāṁkana tanū-

⟨25⟩ bhavanītanenuta mūjagaṁ saḍagaradiṁda baṁ-

⟨26⟩ ṇipudu ballara ballaha cikkamallanaṁ || 3 ||

⟨27⟩ maṁgaḷa mahā śrī śrī śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0694⟩ No. 694. (B.K. No. 19 of 1926-27.) GADAG, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone in front of the Uḍachavva temple.

Circa 16th century.

It seems to record some legendary account of the deity Uḍiche who is said to have taken human form in a female devotee bearing the name. ⟨Page 433⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīguruvē • | ·uḍacaṁma huṭida modalāgi mataṁgiya pūjeyanu maḍi • •

⟨2⟩ yikāyiṁ • lāgi ·ātana maga ma[rā]mināyakana maga [bai]renāyakana maga ·uḍica • •

⟨3⟩ nāyakage • huṭidaḷu ·uḍica yī dēvaranu • • • • • • • • • •

⟨4⟩ varisilliya ·ākāra • • • • • • • • • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • maṁgaḷa mahā śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0695⟩ No. 695. (B.K. No. 92 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Pārśvanātha temple.

Circa 16th century.

It states that the Jaina preceptor Sahasrakīrti, disciple of Lalitakīrti, of Desigaṇa, Pustaka-gachchha and Hanasōge-anvaya, stayed unshaken inside the Pārśvanātha Jinālaya which was set on fire by the Mohammadans and was burnt to death. He thus vindicated the greatness of the Jaina faith.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīmatpharamagaṁbhīraḥ syādvādāmēphalāṁchanaṁ jīyā-

⟨2⟩ trailōkyanāthasya śāsanaṁ jinaśāsanaṁ 1

⟨3⟩ siḍilaśrī jinapā¨rśvanāthana mahā-

⟨4⟩ caityālayaṁ du[¨r*]mmukha¨rkkaḍumū¨rkkha¨rtturuka-

⟨5⟩ ¨rssuḍalke tolegaḷkaṁbhaṁgaḷuṁ bhittigaḷke[ḷa]ya-

⟨6⟩ lkaṁḍu suvajradaṁtkabalupaṁtuṁ tāḷdiralma-

⟨7⟩ ḍidaṁ poḍavīkhyāta sahasrakī¨rttiyatipaṁ dēśīga-

⟨8⟩ ṇāgrēsaraṁ || 1 || hanasōgānvayajāta pustaka-

⟨9⟩ mahāgacchēśvaraṁ satkrusāvanividvajjanaka-

⟨10⟩ lpabhūjanabhayaṁ dēśīgaṇāṁbhōdhiva-

⟨11⟩ ¨rddhanacaṁdraṁ yatiśēkharaṁ lalitakī¨rttyā-

⟨12⟩ cā¨ryyasaṁnaṁdanaṁ vinayāṁbōdhi saha-

⟨13⟩ srakī¨rttiyatipaṁ mārīcapaṁcānanaṁ || 2 ||

⟨14⟩ [nala]viṁ śrījinadha¨rmmamaṁ bhuvanadoḷpratī-

⟨15⟩ tiyaṁ māḍi ni¨rmmaḷacāritranivāsanāgi 2

⟨SIIv15p0i0696⟩ No. 696. (B.K. No. 133 of 1926-27.) KŌṬAVUMACHIGI, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Jaina basti.

Circa 16th Century.

It states that the village Umachigi was also called Sadāśivarāya-samudra.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrīṁ ·umacige-

⟨2⟩ ya pratināma

⟨3⟩ sadāsivarā-

⟨4⟩ ya samudra | ⟨Page 434⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0697⟩ No. 697. (B.K. No. 178 of 1926-27.) RŌṆ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Hanumān temple near the Dharmaśālā.

Circa 16th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Krōdhi, Mārgaśira, śu. 15. The details cannot be verified.

It records the confirmation of an earlier gift of land to Nārasimhadāsa, son of Goḍasala Koṇḍadāsa for the worship of the god Hanumanta. The gift was confirmed by Malarasaya who was the agent of Immaḍi Manvanāyaka of the Gujala family of Kushṭige and Pārupatyagāra of Bādāvi-sīme.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī krōdhi saṁ | ma¨rgaśira śu 15 lu kuṣṭi-

⟨2⟩ geya gujala yiṁmaḍi maṁnvanāyyaka-

⟨3⟩ voḍeyara kā¨ryake ka¨rtarāda bādā-

⟨4⟩ viya sīmeya pārupatyagāra malara-

⟨5⟩ sayagaḷu nārasi[ṁ]hadāsage pū¨rvvada mānya-

⟨6⟩ vanu nisudhiya māḍi[koṭu]da hanumaṁta-

⟨7⟩ dēvara sēveyanu mā[ḍu]vadake go[ḍa]sala

⟨8⟩ koṁḍa[dā]sana makaḷu nārasiṁhadāsage

⟨9⟩ koṭa mūḍala hola sa¨rvvamānya

⟨10⟩ yī mānyake ·āvanobanu ta-

⟨11⟩ pidare gōhatya brahmatya taṁma taṁdi

⟨12⟩ tāyi hōhā • • • • • • • • • •

⟨13-14⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0698⟩ No. 698. (B.K. No. 213 of 1926-27.) MUDENGUḌI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone near a public well outside the village.

Circa 16th century.

It refers to a construction, probably of the well, by Jaṅgamaya Sōmagauṇḍa, son of Murārinātha-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ muṭiyara śrīmatu murārinātha nāyaka[ra]

⟨2⟩ maga yeṁṭuhiṭina voḷagaṇa jaṁgama-

⟨3⟩ ya sōmagauṁḍanu māḍisida • • • • • viṭṭe-

⟨4⟩ ya māḍisidanū

⟨SIIv15p0i0699⟩ No. 699. (B.K. No. 15 of 1927-28.) YĀONGAL, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the wall of the backyard of Hire-maṭha.

Circa 16th century.

It records a gift of land in Hūvinahaḍagile to Narahari-bhaṭṭa, son of Chimmarasa, of Viśvāmitra-gōtra and Ṛik-śākhā. ⟨Page 435⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [ko]ṁḍakuraciya rukkuśākha •

⟨2⟩ ya viśvāmitragōtrada ciṁ-

⟨3⟩ marasa ·ayiyanavara makkaḷu

⟨4⟩ naraharibhaṭṭarige hūvinahaḍagi-

⟨5⟩ leya grāmadalu kārajōḷagada bī-

⟨6⟩ javari sa¨rvvamāṁnyada vritti [voṁ]dakaṁ

⟨7⟩ ghaṁṭeya pahara • • • • • koṭṭa dha¨rmmavanu

⟨8⟩ ·āru pālisidavaru gaṁgeya taḍiyoḷu

⟨9⟩ sāvira kavileyaṁ brāhmarige dānavanu ko-

⟨10⟩ ṭṭaru • • • • • ·āru ·aḷupidavaru gaṁ-

⟨11⟩ geya taḍiyalu sāvirakavileya va-

⟨12⟩ dhisida pāpavanu ·e·iduvaru ·akṣayasukhadī dha¨rmmava

⟨13⟩ • • si rakṣisida puṁṇyapuruṣa¨rggellaṁ bhakṣisi

⟨14⟩ • • tanasa • • • • • • • • • •

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0700⟩ No. 700. (B.K. No. 25 of 1927-28.) GAJĒNDRAGAḌ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the stone gate leading to the fort.

Circa 16th century.

It refers to the regime of Hajarata Nabāba and cites the date San 76, Hijara, Plava. The record falls approximately in the 16th century.

It states that the gate and the bastion of the fort were caused to be made by Murārāje Nilage, the officer-in-charge.

TEXT.

|| śrīṁ ||

⟨1⟩ hajarata nabāba baṁdagā-

⟨2⟩ ta ·alī ca ·amale-

⟨3⟩ ta daravājā vabarujā -

⟨4⟩ re kāsaḍāro tadā[ra] kari

⟨5⟩ vilete [phī]davi muraśa

⟨6⟩ je nilagekiledāra

⟨7⟩ sanna 776 [hi] jarā pla-

⟨8⟩ va nāma saṁvatsarā [|*]

⟨SIIv15p0i0701⟩ No. 701. (B.K. No. 41 of 1927-28.) MUNDARGI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone bearing two footprints in the court-yard of the Śiva temple on the hillock.

Circa 16th century.

It seems to register a gift by certain officers and representatives of different coMmunities. The epigraph is incomplete. ⟨Page 436⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī basava • • harusada bhūmahādēvarāya • •

⟨2⟩ ya hariharadēva ·ā[ma] karigavuḍu praje bha-

⟨3⟩ kta baṇajiga kuṁbā[ra] • • • • • billaru

⟨4⟩ mukhyavāgi yida halaru • •

⟨5⟩ rige goṭa 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0702⟩ No. 702. (B.K. No. 42 of 1927-28.) BYĀLAVĀḌIGI, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in Survey No. 27.

Circa 16th century.

It seems to record a gift of money to Chika-Vīraṇa. The epigraph is damaged and the details including the date are lost.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī • • • ga • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • neya saṁvacarada

⟨3⟩ • • • • • • • • • • cikavīraṇage

⟨4-8⟩ damaged

⟨9⟩ • • • rage [100] varaha

⟨10⟩ worn out

⟨11⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mā-

⟨12⟩ nyava ko-

⟨13⟩ ṭaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0703⟩ No. 703. (B.K. No. 82 of 1927-28.) ĀLŪR, MUNDARGI TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the maṇḍapa of the Nāgēśvara temple.

Circa 16th century.

It records a fixed monthly gift of money for offerings to the deity Durgā-Paramēśvari by the Mahājanas.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ du¨rggāparamēśvarige mahājanaṁga-

⟨2⟩ ḷu huli • • • dallū tiṁgaḷu 1 kke ·a-

⟨3⟩ mṟutapaḍige kaṭṭaḷe mā[ḍi]daru || 092 || dharaṇa

⟨4⟩ ·idakke ·ārobbaru [tappidare] gōhatya

⟨5⟩ braṁhmahatyava māḍida pātakakke hōha-

⟨6⟩ ru [|*] śrī sōmayājigaḷu sadā sēve

⟨7⟩ ·anaṁta ·aparādha kṣamasva

⟨SIIv15p0i0704⟩ No. 704. (B.K. No. 249 of 1927-28.) VĪRĀPUR, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the stone door-frame of the village gate.

Circa 16th century.

The inscription which is damaged mentions Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Narasarājayya. It seems to record a gift of land. ⟨Page 437⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī jayābhyudaya śā-

⟨2⟩ livāhana • • • • • • • • • •

⟨3-8⟩ damaged

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mahāmaṁḍalēśva-

⟨10⟩ ra • • • • • • • • • • narasarājayadēva

⟨11⟩ mahā·arasugaḷu • • • • •

⟨12-14⟩ damaged

⟨15⟩ • • • • • barasida śāsana

⟨16⟩ • [ma] veṁteṁdare • • • • •

⟨17⟩ • • • • • veru narasarājaya

⟨18⟩ • • • • • nāyakatanake pāli-

⟨19⟩ • • • • • visīmeya

⟨20⟩ damaged

⟨21⟩ • • • • • pālanu

⟨22⟩ • • • • • dharaṇipa •

⟨23⟩ bijavariya yiṁmāna koḷa-

⟨24⟩ gadali [1] vokkoḷa bhūmīnu

⟨25⟩ • • vāgi koṭṭevu | nīnu ·ā

⟨26⟩ • • • rūpu māḍikoṁ-

⟨27⟩ ḍu nimma putrapautra pāraṁ-

⟨28⟩ [parya]vāgi ·ācaṁdrā¨rkkastāvi

⟨29⟩ ·anu • • • • • badukuvadu

⟨30⟩ yaṁdu koṭa māṁnya sā-

⟨31⟩ sanavū | yidake śūdra-

⟨32⟩ nu tapidare gōvanu ko-

⟨33⟩ ṁda pāpake hōharu

⟨34⟩ turuka tappidare haṁ-

⟨35⟩ di tiṁda pāpake hō-

⟨36⟩ hanu | śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0705⟩ No. 705. (B.K. No. 41 of 1928-29.) CHIKKA-ĀDĀPUR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Hanumān temple.

Circa 16th century.

It seems to record a gift to a god by Ēchami-nāyaka and another gift to Kula karaṇi Tiṁmarasa. The record is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1-10⟩ damaged

⟨11⟩ nālku • • [·eca]mināyakaru

⟨12⟩ dēvarali • • lu koṭa • •

⟨13⟩ damaged

⟨14⟩ kulakaraṇi tiṁmarasa-

⟨15⟩ ge ·ā[ru]mānada ·āya- ⟨Page 438⟩

⟨16⟩ maṁ sirināyka

⟨17-20⟩ damaged

⟨21⟩ ḷa yōga | ·āda[riṁ]-

⟨22⟩ da tapidavaru taṁ-

⟨23⟩ mma tāyige tapida-

⟨24⟩ varu

⟨SIIv15p0i0706⟩ No. 706. (B.K. No. 132 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a boulder in the by-path at the right of the passage leading up to the northern fort.

Circa 16th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Krō[dhana], Māgha śu. 10. The date cannot be verified.

It seems to record the construction of a fort by Baiyyapēndra. It mentions Kṛishṇa-bhūpati. The epigraph is badly damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu svasti śrī

⟨2⟩ śrī śubhamastu svastiśrīma[chā]livāhana śakasya • • • • • krō[dhanē] varamāgha śukladaśamī tasyāṁ • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • vārē paṁcama saṁyutē [dru]hiṇa [nē] caiṁdrā • • • • • vadānyaṁ • • • cā¨ryya[ṁ] • • • • •

⟨4⟩ mayā viracitaṁ krutyaṁ sadāsaukhyadaṁ | 1 | baiyyapēṁdra • • • • • kṛṣṇabhūpa • • • • •

⟨5⟩ nāyakaḥ ·ānayyēva • • • • • du¨rggaṁ [stu]tyamakarōt svayaṁ • •

⟨6⟩ pra • • nidhērupari bhā • • • • • nāgēśasya samīpataḥ | prākāramēkaṁ

⟨7⟩ tasyāsīttēna du¨rggasya hi • • • • • hinamaṁtraṁ • • druṣṭvādhanaṁ

⟨8⟩ datvā sahasraśaḥ | bahini • • • • • • • • • • tēṣāṁ mū • • • • •

⟨9⟩ tadā • dvitīya • • • • • • • • • •

⟨10⟩ • • • gajādhīśanarādhīśādhidu¨rvvi • • • • •

⟨11⟩ ranamyaṁjaladu¨rgga • • • • • ge gaṁgā • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0707⟩ No. 707. (B.K. No. 134 of 1928-29.) BĀDĀMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in a shrine of Śiva by the side of the Bhūtanātha temple.

Circa 16th century.

It states that (the pillar) was a gift of Tirumale, son of Janappa of Hoṁganūr.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ tira

⟨2⟩ kāci

⟨3⟩ hoṁga-

⟨4⟩ nūra

⟨5⟩ janappana maga

⟨6⟩ tirumaleydha-

⟨7⟩ ¨rma śrī ⟨Page 439⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0708⟩ No. 708. (B.K. No. 142 of 1928-29.) CHIRĀḶKOP, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying on the road to Gōvankop at a distance of half a mile.

Circa 16th century.

It states that it is the north-eastern boundary stone bearing the figure of a liṅga.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ yīśānya dikki-

⟨2⟩ na mēre-

⟨3⟩ ya liṁgamudre ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0709⟩ No. 709. (B.K. No. 144 of 1928-29.) DHĀṆAKA-SIRUR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying on the way to Maṇṇēri about a furlong from the village.

Circa 16th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Paridhāvi, Māgha śu. 11. The details cannot be verified.

It seems to record a gift of land by Timmarasa, the Nāḍa-gauḍa of Dāṇakasiruūra when Kōna-Rāchayya was administering the tract.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ paridhāvi saṁvatsarada mā-

⟨2⟩ ga śu 11 lū kōna rācayana rājya-

⟨3⟩ dalū ḍāṇaka siru·ura nā[ḍa]-

⟨4⟩ gauḍa • • • • • ma tiṁma-

⟨5⟩ rasanu | tarevārape • • •

⟨6⟩ • • yage koṭa • • mānya • •

⟨7⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0710⟩ No. 710. (B.K. No. 216 of 1928-29.) BELVAṬIGI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 117.

Circa 16th century.

It records the construction of a tank by the sons of Sēnabōva Lakaṇa, who received a gift of land and house-site for the work done. The epigraph is damaged in the beginning.

TEXT.

⟨1-12⟩ damaged

⟨13⟩ sēnabōga lakaṇana [ma]kaḷu tu-

⟨14⟩ • • kattarāgi koṭa keṟe-

⟨15⟩ ya tagisiyadu śrīmattu

⟨16⟩ subamastu | dēsayi • • • • • [ma]ṇana ba[ta]

⟨17⟩ dēsakulakaraṇi gōpaṇana bata

⟨18⟩ yī kereya kaṭisidake yeraḍu maru vola mane 2

⟨19⟩ yaraḍu keragaḍiyiṁde paḍuvalu 1 ⟨Page 440⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0711⟩ No. 711. (B.K. No. 225 of 1928-29.) HĀLKUSUGAL, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up near the Hirēmaṭha.

Circa 16th century.

It seems to state that the land bearing the stone belonged to the Hirē-maṭha of Nauvālagunda (i.e. modern Navalagund).

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ nauṁvālaguṁda

⟨2⟩ hirēmaṁṭa-

⟨3⟩ da keḷage

⟨SIIv15p0i0712⟩ No. 712. (B.K. No. 248 of 1928-29.) TIRLĀPUR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in a field about a mile to the south of the village.

Circa 16th century.

It states that Viṭhalāpura was another name of Sīrekōṇa. The inscription is in Nāgarī characters.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ sīrekoṇa pratinā-

⟨2⟩ ma viṭhalāpura

⟨SIIv15p0i0713⟩ No. 713. (B.K. No. 1 of 1929-30.) ALKOPPAR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone standing before the Hanumān temple.

Circa 16th century.

Only the name of the month Mārgaśira is preserved in the date portion.

It seems to record a gift of land to the god Hanumān of Ālakopara. The epigraph is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ • • • • • • • • • • mā¨rgasira

⟨3⟩ • • • • • ·ālakopara śrī-

⟨4⟩ hanumaṁtadēvarige • •

⟨5⟩ • • • • • ·ā dēvara dāna • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • ·ālakopara

⟨7-12⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0714⟩ No. 714. (B.K. No. 88 of 1928-29.) KOṆṆŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into a wall of Bīradēva temple.

1625-26 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1547, Krōdhana, daśami, Saturday. The details cannot be verified. The Śaka year corresponds to 1625-26 A.D. ⟨Page 441⟩

It records the construction of the Chandraśālā by Nāgaṇṇa-gauḍa, son of Bhūsaṇṇa-gauḍa of Koṇaganūr.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ birādēvarā

⟨2⟩ || śrī svastiśrī nṛpa śa-

⟨3⟩ livāhana śake 1547

⟨4⟩ krōdha nāma saṁvatsara da-

⟨5⟩ sami sanivāradalu ko-

⟨6⟩ ṇaganūrā bhūsaṁṇagau-

⟨7⟩ ḍana putra nāgaṁṇagauḍa-

⟨8⟩ nu śrī caṁdra-

⟨9⟩ śāliya kaṭṭisidā sa-

⟨10⟩ māpti svāhasta kulaka-

⟨11⟩ raṇi cikappa subhaṁmastu

⟨SIIv15p0i0715⟩ No. 715. (B.K. No. 30 of 1929-30.) IṄGAḶAGĒRI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone lying before the Hanumān temple.

1666 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1589, Prabha, Śrāvaṇa ba. 2. The name of the cyclic year appears to have been engraved wrongly for Parābhava. If so, it corresponds to Śaka 1589, current. The details may thus be equated to 1666 A.D., August 6, though they cannot be verified.

Except for the invocation to Gaṇādhipati in the beginning, followed by the date, the rest of the inscription is obliterated.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ [śrī] gaṇādhipata-

⟨2⟩ yē nama śakava-

⟨3⟩ ¨rṣa 158[9] neya pra-

⟨4⟩ bha nāma saṁvatsara-

⟨5⟩ da śrāvaṇa ba 2 • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0716⟩ No. 716. (B.K. No. 93 of 1926-27.) MUḶGUND, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Chandranātha basti.

1675 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1597, Rākshasa, Bhādrapada ba. 5, Sunday, corresponding to 1675 A.D., August 29, Sunday, f.d.t. °47.

It states that Banadāṁbike, wife of Kulakaraṇi Nāgabhūpa had the image of Ādinātha consecrated, as the temple was polluted by the Mohammadans entering into of forcibly. ⟨Page 442⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ © śrīmatparamagaṁbhīrasvādvāda(dā)mōghalāṁchanaṁ | jīyātraiḷōkyanā-

⟨2⟩ © thasya śāsanaṁ jinaśāsanaṁ || © || v® || śrīmanmuktimukhābjava¨rddhana-

⟨3⟩ ravi | du¨rmmā¨rgakumidāravi | dōṣāṣṭadaśapaṁkasōśaṇaravi | pāpāṁ-

⟨4⟩ dhakārō ravi || saddha¨rmmāṁbeṇevakki rājipa ravi | sa¨rvvasya nētrā ravi | śa-

⟨5⟩ tataṁ bhavyara rakṣisalke kṛpeyiṁ | śrīyādināthō ravi || © ||

⟨6⟩ duruḷamati turukaru baṁ daruhana ·ālayava hokku keḍisalmattā | do-

⟨7⟩ re nāgabhūpanarasiyu | nirutadi negaḷidaḷu paṁcakalyāṇavanaṁ || va

⟨8⟩ svasti || śrī sālivāhana saka 1597 rākṣāsanāma saṁvaccharada bhādra- 1

⟨9⟩ padamāṣa(sa) bahuḷa paṁcami ·a¨rkravāradallu || śrīmatu [muḷuguṁ]-

⟨10⟩ dada • • kulakaraṇi [nāgabhū]pana manōvallabha banadāṁbhi(bi)-

⟨11⟩ ke sīlaguṇasaṁpaṁne | śrī ·ādiparamēśvaraṁge • pratiṣṭeyaṁ mā-

⟨12⟩ māḍisi mugiyaloḍaṁ || kaṁ • • • [sā]garava¨rniya || śrī sa- 2

⟨13⟩ manaṁdenipa cella banadāṁbikegaṁ | śrīsukavaḍevasu nōṁpiya śrī-

⟨14⟩ karadiṁdittaḍāki nōṁttaḷ sukhadiṁ || • • • • • sāgarava¨rnniyu | 3

⟨15⟩ dhareyalu puṣpāṁjaliya nōṁpiya mudadiṁ | taruṇi hariṇa-

⟨16⟩ sulōcane | gurukuce mariduṁbeguruḷa nōṁtaḷsukhadiṁ

⟨17⟩ © lakṣadīparatha ·utsahava māḍisidaru || 4

⟨SIIv15p0i0717⟩ No. 717. (B.K. No. 75 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a foot step in the temple of Siddhēśvara.

1695-96 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1617 corresponding to 1695-96 A.D.

The record which is in Nāgarī characters and Marāṭhi language mentions the construction of the eastern doorway by Khaṇḍērāva Timmāji.

TEXT.

⟨0⟩ khaṁḍairāva timājī purvaṁ dvāra kele saka 2627

⟨SIIv15p0i0718⟩ No. 718. (B.K. No. 224 of 1926-27.) ABBĪGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the compound of Jyōtirliṅga temple.

Circa 17th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Svabhānu, Bhādrapada ba. 30. The details cannot be verified.

It seems to record a gift of land by [Mādi]dēva-nāyaka of Barige for maintaining a charitable picotta. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu | svabhānu saṁvatsa-

⟨2⟩ rada bhādrapada ba 30 srīmatu ⟨Page 443⟩

⟨3⟩ rājādhirāja rājaśrī bari-

⟨4⟩ geyara [mādi]dēvanāyakaru

⟨5⟩ dha[¨rma] ·ētada • • • • •

⟨6⟩ • • • ·abegeṟeyalli dha¨rmmē-

⟨7⟩ tava nettuvadake koṭa mānya

⟨8⟩ • • • jana bāvi ·ada-

⟨9⟩ ke saluva bhūmi ·ū-

⟨10⟩ riṁda ·āgne viṁtivara

⟨11⟩ hola bījavari • • ma-

⟨12⟩ ḍera kāla bījavari • • •

⟨13⟩ yiṣṭanu ninage ·ā da¨rma ·ē-

⟨14⟩ take koṭe·u yidake

⟨15⟩ • • • sa¨rvamānya yī dha-

⟨16⟩ ¨rmmake brāmaṇa tapidare braṁ-

⟨17⟩ matya hiṁduve tapidare gōhatya

⟨18⟩ [musalā] tapidare haṁdi tiṁda

Second face.

⟨1-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ gadeva

⟨9⟩ pū¨rva

⟨10⟩ rāyaru

⟨11⟩ ·amṛta-

⟨12⟩ paḍige

⟨13⟩ koṭa[da]

⟨14⟩ koṭaru

⟨15⟩ damaged

⟨16⟩ panāyakaru

⟨17-19⟩ damaged

Third face.

⟨1⟩ yī bhayira • • • • •

⟨2⟩ jana bhāvi • • • • •

⟨3⟩ yillade yiralāgi • • • • •

⟨4⟩ yī bhāviyanu ma • • • • •

⟨5⟩ yanu dūrumāḍi • • • • •

⟨6⟩ [yida]kke badalāgi koṭa • • • • •

⟨7⟩ du • • goḷadavaru mā[ḍi]-

⟨8⟩ da bāvi ·adake saluva tōṭa

⟨9⟩ ·ada • • madēvakuḷa yiṣṭa-

⟨10⟩ nu pāliside·u yida • •

⟨11⟩ • • ge nīnu kaburā • •

⟨12⟩ • bitti beḷedavaru sa

⟨13⟩ māne | • • • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0719⟩ No. 719. (B.K. No. 225 of 1926-27.) ABBĪGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a rock in the Yemmikallu field in the village.

Circa 17th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Tāraṇa, Śrāvaṇa śu. 11. The details cannot be verified.

It records a gift of land to a maṭha for the merit of his teacher Parvatadēva by Mahārāja Immaḍi Barigeya Dēva-nāyaka. ⟨Page 444⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ tāraṇa saṁvachsarada

⟨2⟩ śrāvaṇa śu 11 lu śrī-

⟨3⟩ mahārāje śrī yiṁmaḍi

⟨4⟩ ba[ri]geya dēvanāyaka sā-

⟨5⟩ hēbarū • • • • • [va dē]-

⟨6⟩ varige koṭa mānada kramaveṁ-

⟨7⟩ teṁdare naṁma guru ssami pa[ru]va-

⟨8⟩ ttadēvage puṇevāgabēku

⟨9⟩ ·eṁdū ·ābageriya staḷadali ma-

⟨10⟩ ṭake koṭadu [datti] ku • •

⟨11⟩ mānava koṭe·u yidake • • •

⟨12⟩ • • • tapidare taṁmatāyi • • • • •

⟨13⟩ • • • • • tappidare haṁdiya tiṁda

⟨14⟩ hāge bāhaṁmaṇa tapidare kā-

⟨15⟩ sili gōhatya brāmaha

⟨16-17⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0720⟩ No. 720. (B.K. No. 29 of 1927-28.) UṆACHGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in Ayyanakoḷḷa near the Īśvara temple on the Gajēndragaḍ hill.

Circa 17th century.

The date of the record is lost. It records a gift to Chenabasapa by Dēsāyi Surapa-Liṅgapa.

TEXT.

First face.

⟨1⟩ • • • • • • • • • •

⟨2⟩ [ma] sa[ṁ]vaca-

⟨3⟩ radalu

Second face.

⟨1⟩ koḷadiṁ

⟨2⟩ cenaba-

⟨3⟩ sapage

⟨4⟩ desa-

⟨5⟩ yi surapaliṁ-

⟨6⟩ gapanavaru ko-

⟨7⟩ ṭa manavū

⟨SIIv15p0i0721⟩ No. 721. (B.K. No. 38 of 1927-28.) HARLĀPUR, GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the Hanumantadēva temple.

Circa 17th century.

This undated record registers a gift of land and refers to Kāche-nāyaka of Nāraṇapura and to a dispute in Hariharapura-sīme.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ nāraṇapurada kāce[nā]-

⟨2⟩ [ya]kanu hariharapurada

⟨3⟩ • sīmeya saṁvāja

⟨4⟩ • • • • • ·a saṁmaṁda

⟨5⟩ koṭṭa vritti [|*] ⟨Page 445⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0722⟩ No. 722. (B.K. No. 216 of 1928-29.) BEḶVAṬIGI, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in Survey No. 117.

Circa 17th century.

It speaks of the construction of a tank by several Gauḍas and others. It also refers to a gift of land and house for the work. Dēsāyi Nēmaṇa and Dēsa-kulakarani Gōpaṇa are mentioned.

TEXT.

⟨1-7⟩ damaged

⟨8⟩ • • • • • [ma]llaṇa

⟨9⟩ • • • • • caṁdrauḷa·ana kallu

⟨10⟩ • • • • • sivadu koṭa ga-

⟨11⟩ ·uḍagaḷu • • • • • gauḍa [maru]-

⟨12⟩ ḷapagauḍa • • • • • gauḍagaḷu

⟨13⟩ sēnabōga lakaṇana [ma]kaḷu ta-

⟨14⟩ ·u yakattarāgi • • • • • keṟe

⟨15⟩ • • ·agisiyadu śrīmattu

⟨16⟩ subhamastu | dēsaya [nē]maṇa va baka[ta]

⟨17⟩ dēsa kulakaraṇi gōpaṇana bata-

⟨18⟩ yi kereya kaṭisidake yeraḍu maru hola mana 2

⟨19⟩ yeraḍu keregaḍiyiṁda paḍuvalu

⟨20⟩ damaged

⟨SIIv15p0i0723⟩ No. 723. (B.K. No. 24 of 1929-30.) HIRĒMURĀḶ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the basement of the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 17th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Durmukhi, Āshāḍha śu. 10. The details cannot be verified.

It seems to register a gift to the god Saṅgamanātha. The inscription is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ du¨rmukināma saṁvatsarada ·ā-

⟨2⟩ ṣāḍa su 10 lu • • • • • nā

⟨3⟩ yaka • • • • •

⟨4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • • saṁgamanāthadē

⟨6⟩ varige • • • • • 1

⟨SIIv15p0i0724⟩ No. 724. (B.K. No. 72 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BIḶGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into a wall of the well called Ārettina-bhāvi.

1708 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1630, Sarvadhāri, Mārggaśira śu. 10, Thursday, Uttarābhādrapadā, corresponding to 1708 A.D., November 11, Thursday, f.d.n. °43.

It states that Visāji Mahādēva Paṇḍita of Gārgya-gōtra had a well constructed in the northern region of Biḷgi. The record is in Marāṭhi language and Nāgarī characters. ⟨Page 446⟩

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī lakṣmīṁnṛsiṁhāya namaḥ || svasti śrī nṛpa śālivāhana śāke

⟨2⟩ [1]630 sarvadhārī nāma saṁvatsara mārgaśorṣa śutdha daśamī ḍuruvā-

⟨3⟩ ra ·uttarābhādrapadā nakṣatra śrī lakṣmīṁnṛsiṁhamuddiśyakṛta ṭhārgma-

⟨4⟩ gonotnanna rṛkvedī visājīmahādevapaṁḍita pātālaśayī mahā-

⟨5⟩ rāṣṭra svakaṣda rjiṁta vitteṁ viligīsa ·uttarabhagī vihi[ś]dīrghiṁkā

⟨6⟩ vāṁdhi vilī yā kāmāsa ·adhyakṣa ·apalā pinṛvya pauna kṛṣṇājī

⟨7⟩ raghunāyeṁ ·āraṁbhāpāsūna yākt pūrṇahoya tāvat parāmarśa ke-

⟨8⟩ lā ·apaṇā savaṁśa paraṁparā rājagṛhā pāsūna bhūmi pākśera sa-

⟨9⟩ rvasveṁ dilhī ·aseṁ yā madhyeṁ vāpī malā kelā ·ahe yā bhūmisa ·apu-

⟨10⟩ lyā vaṁśajā vinā ·anayajo dravya dhānya phale[ca]athavā ·āropita

⟨11⟩ phalita puṣpita vṛkṣa dhedakarīla to nārakī hoyīla | ḥ svadattā dvigu

⟨12⟩ ṇaṁ puṣyaṁ paradattānupālanaṁ || paradattāpahrāreṇa svadattaṁ niṣphalaṁ bhavet ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0725⟩ No. 725. (B.K. No. 73 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On another stone built into a wall of the well called Ārettina-bhāvi.

1708 A.D.

The contents of this epigraph are identical with those of the above inscription except that this is written in Kannaḍa language and characters. The author of the well is mentioned here as Visājipanta, son of Pātāḷaśāyi Mahādēva.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī nrupa śālivāhanaśakē 1630 sa¨rvvadhāri saṁ-

⟨2⟩ vachara mā¨rgasira śudha daśami guruvāra ·utrābhādra-

⟨3⟩ padudalli gā¨rgya gōtradalli ·utpanarāda pātāḷa[śā]-

⟨4⟩ yi māhadēvasuta visājipaṁtaru kaṣṭā¨rjita dravya-

⟨5⟩ diṁda śrī lakṣuminarasihyana prītya¨rthavāgi biḷigi

⟨6⟩ ·uttarabhāgakke bāvi viśāla manaraṁjaka kaṭisidaru

⟨7⟩ yi bāvi tōṭavanāṁtranimitya [·a]ramani [·a]varu da-

⟨8⟩ yā māḍi vaṁdu [pāvina kriśi]koṭu yiddāre yidake dā-

⟨9⟩ rādare ·a[ṣu]dhamāḍidavaru tamma kulakaṁṭakaru

⟨SIIv15p0i0726⟩ No. 726. (B.K. No. 74 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a third stone built into a wall of the well called Ārettina-bhāvi.

1708 A.D.

This record in Nāgarī characters is composed in Sanskrit verse. Its contents are the same as of the above two epigraphs.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī lakṣmīdhṛsiṁhāya namaḥ || mārgyagotra tamutpa-

⟨2⟩ nna śrī mahādeksūnunā || visājīṁpaṁḍiteneyaṁ

⟨3⟩ kharāmanṛparasaṁsite || 2630 śālivāhana ke [śā]- ⟨Page 447⟩

⟨4⟩ ke vatsare sarvadhāriṇi || mārgaśīrṣe site pakṣe da-

⟨5⟩ śabhyāṁ guruvāsare || ·āhirbudhnyagace caṁdre suvi-

⟨6⟩ śālā manoramā || svakaṣṭārjita vittena kṛtākā-

⟨7⟩ pī bahūdakā || prītaye śrī naraharerbhūyādācaṁdratāra-

⟨8⟩ kaṁ || tatpitṛvyasya pauteṇa kṛṣṇājīpaṁḍitena hi

⟨9⟩ yāktpūrṇā ·āvettāvadbāraṁ vāraṁ samaidhitā || cha ||

⟨10⟩ rājā palamahīṁ snigdhāṁ sāpyārāmasusidhaye || da ||

⟨11⟩ vau me yo vinārvaśrayaṁ dātā bhokā [sa] nāralī || cha ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0727⟩ No. 727. (B.K. No. 26 of 1927-28.) UṆACHGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On the arch-stone of the entrance to Kṛishṇamūrti temple.

1788 A.D.

This is dated the cyclic year Plavaṅga, Mārgaśira ba. 14, Monday. On palaeographical grounds the record may be assigned approximately to the 18th century in which case the details may be equated to 1788 A.D., January 7.

It records the construction of the Vēṇugōpāla temple by Aiyapa, the Pēṭī Kotawāla of the Gājēndragaḍ fort. The inscription is in Nāgari characters and Kannaḍa language.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ º || śrīlakṣmīnarasiṁha prāºrāyerā kā-

⟨2⟩ ramaṁṭi hāvāladārā narasapanā magā

⟨3⟩ kī le gaje dragaḍādā peṭī kotavālā

⟨4⟩ ·auyāpapānu plavaṁgā nāmā saṁvañca mārgā-

⟨5⟩ sīravadhi cervūdasi somamavāsara gu ḍī

⟨6⟩ kaṭasidānu || śrīṁ veṇugopālanā guḍī

⟨SIIv15p0i0728⟩ No. 728. (B.K. No. 183 of 1928-29.) YEṆḌIGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in the Basavaṇṇa temple about a mile from the village.

Circa 18th century.

It seems to describe the glory of Basavaṇṇa (i.e., Bull-god) and some miracle attributed to Him.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ mahaliṁga śrī || yidu basavaṁṇana | • • • • • || kaṭidaru

⟨2⟩ yi basvaṁṇana || danaka ·uṇavara

⟨3⟩ hastadalli puṭidā | puṭidare yivaru

⟨4⟩ yilēke [·ā]daraṁdu kādavara kaḷidā ni¨rvvaṇa-

⟨5⟩ vanu kēḷedā • • basavanāgi hōgutira ·aṁ-

⟨6⟩ da || hādi basanāgi nā·u hōgadilla muṁda

⟨7⟩ • • • • • mi ·aga pāvāḍa meribēkaṁdu baṁdivi ||

⟨8⟩ • • • [·e]ṁdare ·avara pādāviḍidu

⟨9⟩ pudigoḷḷāvā || pudigoḷḷasala- ⟨Page 448⟩

⟨10⟩ ka || ·avara maneyoḷage pa-

⟨11⟩ vāḍavā māḍidaru || pāvāḍa

⟨12⟩ māḍidare ·avara pādavi-

⟨13⟩ ḍidu • • • • • sala • •

⟨14⟩ • • • • • yibbaru kuḍikoṁ-

⟨15⟩ ḍa • • • • • | śrī śrī śrī

⟨16⟩ yeṁḍigēri pōtara

⟨17⟩ yīraṁṇa yī ·akkara

⟨18⟩ baradavā || śrī śrī śrī

⟨SIIv15p0i0729⟩ No. 729. (B.K. No. 25 of 1929-30.) HIRĒMURĀḶ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the basement of Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Circa 18th century.

This is dated the cyclic year Durmukhi, Vaīśākha ba. 2. The details cannot be verified.

It records a gift of land and house-site to the god Saṅgama by Bhōja-nāyaka.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ duramuki sāvacāra

⟨2⟩ [vaiśāka bā 2] • • •

⟨3⟩ • • • • • tirayapa bhō-

⟨4⟩ ja naika sāṁga-

⟨5⟩ madēvarige nā • • •

⟨6⟩ • vāḍikege koṭa [vo]-

⟨7⟩ la[ma]ne[ya] keḷage

⟨8⟩ [pa]ḍuvaluvāge ta[ṁ]ka-

⟨9⟩ ṇada kaḍe [sōmē]sva-

⟨10⟩ radēvara tōṭa kaḍa-

⟨11⟩ [ḍade] koṭaru suka

⟨12⟩ • • • • • ko-

⟨13⟩ ṭa mane[ya]

⟨SIIv15p0i0730⟩ No. 730. (B.K. No. 26 of 1929-30.) HIRŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On the proper left door-jamb of the sanctuary in the Śaṅkaraliṅga temple.

Circa 18th century.

It records a gift of land made in the name of the god Śaṅkara of Hiru-ūru (i.e., Hirūr).

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī || śaṁkara

⟨2⟩ [dē]varu yaṁdu hiru-

⟨3⟩ ·ūru ṭeṁkalu gu-

⟨4⟩ ḍi[ya]sthāna nama

⟨5⟩ kaya ba[ṇaṁ] ja-

⟨6⟩ ge nirupaṁ śaṁ- ⟨Page 449⟩

⟨7⟩ kara dēvaraṁba nā-

⟨8⟩ maṁ vrittimāṁnya-

⟨9⟩ [maṁ] • • • • • prabhu-

⟨10⟩ gaḷu dēvara mā-

⟨11⟩ ṁnyava pūjādigaḷi-

⟨12⟩ ge naḍasuvadu

⟨SIIv15p0i0731⟩ No. 731. (B.K. No. 28 of 1929-30.) HULLŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a pillar in the Rāmaliṅga temple.

Circa 18th century.

It seems to state that the pillar marks the boundary line between the temple of Mūlasthāna and the smithy of Gōpaṇa, son of Bayichōja of Naḍugaṇḍe.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ṁ || naḍugaṁḍeya bayi-

⟨2⟩ [cō]jana maga gōpa-

⟨3⟩ ṇanu kulumeya

⟨4⟩ yikuva mulastanada

⟨5⟩ guḍi huluvarada

⟨SIIv15p0i0732⟩ No. 732. (B.K. No. 93 of 1928-29.) NĀGRĀḶ, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone lying in the house near the Hanumān temple.

1841 A.D.

This is dated San. 1241. The reference might be to the Sūr-san, in which case it may be equated to 1841 A.D.

It seems to refer to the planting of trees. The inscription is written in Nāgarī characters and Marāṭhī language.

TEXT.

⟨1-4⟩ damaged

⟨5⟩ • • • • • • • • • • jhāna lāūna • •

⟨6⟩ • • • • • • • • • • me jhaḍa sarakārāta no •

⟨8⟩ damaged

⟨9⟩ • • • • • • • • • • san-2[2]4[2] • • •

⟨SIIv15p0i0733⟩ No. 733. (B.K. No. 247 of 1928-29.) TALI-MORAB, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab built into the platform of the Pañchamukhi Hanumantadēva temple.

1841 A.D.

These seem to be pilgrims' records. One in Kannḍa characters mentions the name Dattātrēya Avadhūta. This is followed by Nāgarī writing recording the date Śaka 1763, Plava, Vaiśākha va. 30. This corresponds to 1841 A.D., May 20. ⟨Page 450⟩

In the upper portion of the slab is engraved a short inscription in Arabic comprising religious text with an amulet of the figure 20 at the end (which is also incorrect), used for the supplication of the dead. This leads one to infer that the record is probably an epitaph of religious interest only.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ śrī dattātrēya ·ava-

⟨2⟩ dhuta

⟨3⟩ || śrī || śape da 763 varṣe pravartamāne plava saṁvatsara vaiśākha vadya || 30 ||

⟨SIIv15p0i0734⟩ No. 734. (B.K. No. 235 of 1928-29.) MORAB, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Basavaṇṇa temple.

This record, in late characters, seems to refer to a gift of land. It is damaged.

TEXT.

⟨1⟩ ·araḷīmarada

⟨2⟩ mānya

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF INSCRIPTIONS WHOSE TEXTS COULD NOT BE GIVEN ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION.

⟨SIIv15p0i0735⟩ No. 735. (B.K. No. 467 of 1926.) NIGADI, DHARWAR TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone at Bammarāsi-koppa, a deserted village near Nigadi.

Circa 13th century.

Worn out.

⟨SIIv15p0i0736⟩ No. 736. (B.K. No. 166 of 1926-27.) KARḌI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab set up in front of the chāvaḍi.

Badly damaged; circa 16th century. Mentions Malaya-voḍeya and seems to record a gift of land.

⟨SIIv15p0i0737⟩ No. 737. (B.K. No. 206 of 1926-27.) NIḌGUNDI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in front of the Basavaṇṇa temple.

Worn out; in Chālukyan characters of about the 12th century. ⟨Page 451⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0738⟩ No. 738. (B.K. No. 5 of 1927-28.) CHIKKAMAṆṆŪR, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a stone leaning against the front wall of the Hanumān temple.

Worn out; circa 13th century. The name of the month Māgha in a Śaka year can be read.

⟨SIIv15p0i0739⟩ No. 739. (B.K. No. 6 of 1927-28.) SANDIGWĀḌ, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero stone set up in front of the Kalamēśvara temple.

Damaged; circa 14th century. Seems to record the death of a chief.

⟨SIIv15p0i0740⟩ No. 740. (B.K. No. 10 of 1927-28.) KAVAJGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a broken stone lying in the village chāvaḍi.

Damaged; circa 12th century. Mentions a warrior.

⟨SIIv15p0i0741⟩ No. 741. (B.K. No. 12 of 1927-28.) KAVAJGĒRI, RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in front of the Siddhaliṅgēśvara temple.

Damaged; circa 12th century. Seems to record a gift in commemoration of a hero who died in a battle.

⟨SIIv15p0i0742⟩ No. 742. (B.K. No. 263 of 1927-28.) MANAHAḶḶI, BAGALKOT TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in front of the Māruti temple.

Worn out; circa 12th century. Only the imprecation can be made out.

⟨SIIv15p0i0743⟩ No. 743. (B.K. No. 13 of 1928-29.) AIHOḶE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up near the well at Huchchimalliguḍi.

Worn out; circa 9th century. ⟨Page 452⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0744⟩ No. 744. (B.K. No. 42 of 1928-29.) GAÑJIHĀḶ, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in the gate of the Brahman-gallī.

Badly damaged; in modern characters.

⟨SIIv15p0i0745⟩ No. 745. (B.K. No. 43 of 1928-29.) HĒRŪR, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment of a stone in the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Mutilated and damaged; circa 12th century. Seems to record a gift of land.

⟨SIIv15p0i0746⟩ No. 746. (B.K. No. 49 of 1928-29.) KAMATGI, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone lying in front of the village chāvaḍi.

Fragmentary and damaged; in modern characters.

⟨SIIv15p0i0747⟩ No. 747. (B.K. No. 61 of 1928-29.) MARŌḶ, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab inside the Rāmaliṅga temple.

Worn out; circa 11th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0748⟩ No. 748. (B.K. No. 76 of 1928-29.) BĪḶGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated stone lying in the compound of the Native General Library.

It contains a few mystic syllables like Hrīṁ, Klīṁ, Hrōṁ in Nāgarī and also a damaged Yantra with similar syllables in Kannaḍa.

⟨SIIv15p0i0749⟩ No. 749. (B.K. No. 94 of 1928-29.) TEGGI, BILGI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up in Survey No. 1.

In late Mōḍī characters. ⟨Page 453⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0750⟩ No. 750. (B.K. No. 160 of 1928-29.) MUSHṬIGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone built into the platform of the maṭha.

Worn out; circa 14th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0751⟩ No. 751. (B.K. No. 161 of 1928-29.) NĀGANŪR, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab in the Hanumantadēva temple.

It contains an astronomical Chakra in Kannaḍa characters of about the 11th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0752⟩ No. 752. (B.K. No. 185 of 1928-29.) YEṆḌIGĒRI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying in the house of Aḍaveppa Piṅjār.

Peeled off; circa 14th century. Seems to register a gift of land.

⟨SIIv15p0i0753⟩ No. 753. (B.K. No. 242 of 1928-29.) SIRŪR, NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT.

On a slab lying near the old village gate.

Fragmentary and damaged; in late characters.

⟨SIIv15p0i0754⟩ No. 754. (B.K. No. 9 of 1929-30.) BIJJŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone set up before the Hanumān temple.

Damaged; circa 14th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0755⟩ No. 755. (B.K. No. 33 of 1929-30.) JEṬṬIGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a boulder in a field near the village.

Damaged; in late Mōḍī characters. ⟨Page 454⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0756-0759⟩ No. 756-759. (B.K. Nos. 48 to 51 of 1929-30.) NĀLATVĀḌ, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Stone in Jumma-Masjid.

For contents see A.R.S.I.E., 1929-30, Appendix E, p. 68.

⟨SIIv15p0i0760-0763⟩ No. 760-763. (B.K. Nos. 57 to 60 of 1929-30.) RAKKASGI, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

Stone in local Masjid.

For contents see A.R.S.I.E., 1929-30, Appendix E, p. 68.

⟨SIIv15p0i0764⟩ No. 764. (B.K. No. 54 of 1929-30.) PHAḌĒKNŪR, MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a nandi-pillar standing in the Hanumān temple.

Worn out; circa 12th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0765⟩ No. 765. (B.K. No. 76 of 1929-30.) ĀRESHANKAR, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a stone before the Śiva temple near the Hullūr channel.

Worn out; circa 15th century. Mentions Śivaliṅga.

⟨SIIv15p0i0766⟩ No. 766. (B.K. No. 86 of 1929-30.) BYĀLHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a mutilated stone built into the gateway.

Worn out; circa 12th century. Mentions Bhādrapada śu. 5, Thursday.

⟨SIIv15p0i0767⟩ No. 767. (B.K. No. 87 of 1929-30.) BYĀLHĀḶ, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a boulder in the Ayyagaḷa field.

Worn out; in late characters. ⟨Page 455⟩

⟨SIIv15p0i0768⟩ No. 768. (B.K. No. 98 of 1929-30.) MUTTIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a broken slab lying in front of the Saṅgamēśvara temple.

Badly damaged; circa 12th century.

⟨SIIv15p0i0769⟩ No. 769. (B.K. No. 120 of 1929-30.) KUMṬĀ, HONAVAR TALUK, NORTH KANARA DISTRICT.

On a slab standing in a field.

Circa 15th century.

The epigraph is badly damaged and worn out. The date is recorded in lines 19-20, of which only Vikāri, Wednesday and Anurādha-nakshatra can be made out. It refers to a lord of Banavāsī in line 7 and seems to record a gift of land. Mentions a Nāraṇabhaṭṭa in lines 39-40 and taxes like birāḍa and siddāya.

⟨SIIv15p0i0770⟩ No. 770. (B.K. No. 2 of 1930-31.) BHAIRAVĀḌIGI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a fragment lying near the small Lakshmī temple.

Damaged; in late characters. Mentions a chief.

⟨SIIv15p0i0771⟩ No. 771. (B.K. No. 21 of 1930-31.) MANAGŌḶI, BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT.

On a hero-stone set up in the compound of the Hanumān temple.

Damaged and worn out; circa 12th century.