# SII 17.278: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 278. (A.R. No. 253 of 1904). TIRUMALAI,
CHANDRAGIRI TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0278

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0278.xml

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## Summary

On the north wall of the first prākāra in the Veṅkaṭēśa Perumāḷ temple.

Śāluva Narasiṁha. Ś. 1378: 1456 A.D.

This inscription mentions Narasiṅgadēva-mahārāja as the son of Sāḷuva
Guṇḍaya dēva-mahārāja. The details of date given viz., Śaka 1378, Dhātu,
Kanni śu. 13 Sunday, Śadayam regularly correspond to 1456 A.D.,
September 12., ·37., ·47.

It records an endowment by the king of the levies in cash and in kind
from the village Ālipuṟam in Vaikunda-vaḷanāḍu formerly given by himself
as sarvamānya to god Tiruvēṅgaḍamuḍaiyāṉ, for food offerings to the same
god during the morning service. It was also laid down that the offering
should be utilised for feeding śrīvaishṇavas daily at the Rāmānujakūḍam,
built by the king in Tirumalai Tiruppati for his own merit, and presided
over by Kandāḍai Rāmāṉujayyaṉ disciple of Aḻagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar.

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## Commentary

Text published in Tirumalai Tirupati Dēvasthānam Inscriptions, Vol. II,
No. 4.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.278 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII:
Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian
Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of
Publications). Page 114, item 278.