Hosūr Durgavva Temple Inscription of the reign of Taila II, Śaka 915

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⟨1⟩ <spokedspiral>namastunga-śiraś-cūṁbi candra-cāmara-cārave trailōkya-nagarāraṁbha mūla-staṁbhā

⟨2⟩ ya śaṁbhavē || namas-tasmai varāhāya līḷāyācaratē mahīṁ

⟨3⟩ khurāntara-gatō yasya mēruḥ kaṇakaṇāyate || svasti samasta-bhuvanā-

⟨4⟩ śraya śrī-pr̥thvī-vallabha-mahā-rājādhirāja paramēśvara-parama-bhaṭṭārakaṁ satyāśraya-

⟨5⟩ kuḷa-tiḷakaṁ cāḷukyābharaṇaṁ śrīmad-āhavamalla-dēvara rājyaṁ uttarōttarābhivr̥ddhi-pravarddha-

⟨6⟩ mānam ā candrārka-tārāmbaraṁ saluttam ire tat-pāda-padmōpajīvi svasti samadhi-gata-pañca-mahā-

⟨7⟩ śabda-mahā-sāmantaṁ kannana baṇṭaṁ kaṭaka-prākāraṁ nerevoḍe-baṇṭaṁ giri-durgga-malla-koṁkaṅa-bhayaṁ-

⟨8⟩ karaṁ-nāmādi-samasta-prasasti-sahitaṁ śrīmat-sōbhanarasar eraḍ’ aṟu-nūṟumaṁ sukha-saṁka-

⟨9⟩ thā-vinōdadiṁ rājyaṁ geyyuttam ire || svasti śrī-sinda-kuḷōdbhavaṁ kunnala-vamśa-pradīpakaṁ pannaga

⟨10⟩ dhvaja-virājamānaṁ vyāghra-lāṁcchanaṁ pagevara-bhīmaṁ [su]bhaṭaṁka-rāmaṁ muḷugunda-vidyā-dharaṁ

⟨11⟩ nāmādi-samasta-¡prasasti!-sahitaṁ śrīman-muḷugunda ¡paṁnneraḍaṟa! manneyaṁ koṟalagundaṁ

⟨12⟩ svasti saka-varṣa 915 neya jaya-samvatsaraṁ pravarttise tad-varṣābhyantaradoḷ uttarāyaṇa-saṁkrāntiyuṁ

⟨13⟩ sūrya-grahaṅadandu muḷugunda panneraḍar oḷage veleya-posavūroḷ nāḷ-gāvuṅḍaṁ koṟalagundaṁ

⟨14⟩ tanna koḍa[ṁ]geyy eraḍu tōṇṭakaṁ dr̥vya [pū]rvvakaṁ-goṇḍu muḷugunda pann-araḍaṟ ¡gāvuṅḍugaḷuṁm! āycegā-

⟨15⟩ uṇḍanuṁ purassarav’ āge vidyābharaṇa-paṇḍitara kālaṁ karcci muḷugundada dēvēśvara-dēvara sannidhānadoḷ·

⟨16⟩ posavūra mūla-sthāna-dēvargge biṭṭa paṭṭa-vardhanada tōṇṭav’ ondu tava-rājada tōṇṭav’ ondu mūlasthāna-dēvargg’ e-

⟨17⟩ ṟeyamma-gāvuṇḍaṁ vidyā-dānakke biṭṭa kalla-bāviya tōṇṭav’ ondu mūṟu tōṇṭakka mūṟu mattar kisukā-

⟨18⟩ ḍiṁg’ amaru-vaṇam anittuṇbar panneraḍu tōṅṭakka koyloḷ poṁge [mattu] vīsavan uṇbar ūroḷ enitu tōṇṭa-vanita-

⟨19⟩ kke poṁge bēḷeyuṁ koyloḷ ay-nūṟ’ eleyan uṇbar inn’ ī dharmmamaṁ kādu naḍeyisidaṁge vāraṇāsi-ku-

⟨20⟩ rukṣētra-prayāgey’ argghya-tīrttha-gaṁge-gaṁgā-sāgaradoḷ sāsira kavileyeyaṁ kōḍuṁ koḷa-

⟨21⟩ gumaṁ pañca-ratnadiṁ kaṭṭasi mahā-ritvijarkkaḷgey ubhayamukhi koṭṭa phalav’ akku[|] idan aḻidan ā

⟨22⟩ kavileyaṁ brāhmaṇaran eḻ-kōṭi tapōdha[na]raṁ vāraṇāsiyoḷ aḻida pañca-mahāpātakara pōda lōka-

⟨23⟩ kke ¡pōvar·aḥ!@ sāmānyōya[ṁ] dharma-¡sētuṁnr̥pāṇāṁ! kāḷē kāḷē pāḷanīyō bhavadbhiḥ sarvvān ētān bhāginaḥ

⟨24⟩ ¡prārtthivēndraḥ! bhūyō bhūyo yācate rāmacaṁdra[ḥ]|| svadattam paradattam vā yō harēti vasundha[rāṁ]

⟨25⟩ ṣaṣṭir-vvarṣa-sahaśrāṇi viṣṭāyāṁ jāyate || krimiḥ [||] na viṣaṁ viṣam ittyāhu[ḥ] dēvaśvaṁ viṣam uccya

⟨26⟩ tē viṣam ēkākinaṁ hanti dēvaśvaṁ putrapautrakaṁ|| svasty-anēka-guṅa-vipuḷa-daḷa-vaḷaya-vaḷayi-

⟨27⟩ taṁ sattya-saucācāra-cāritraṁ naya-vinayarārājita-sarā[ga]-puṁja-piṁjaritātiśaya-sīḷa-karṇnikāṁkritaṁ kaḷikāḷē-

⟨28⟩ ya-kaḷaṁka-paṁka-rahitaṁan municaritaṁ kamaḷa-madhya-stitaṁ dēva-dvija-guru-pāda-paṁkaja-bhramaraṁ para-nārī-do-

⟨29⟩ raṁ vibudha-janādhāra[ṁ] vinayāṁbu-rāsi sōmēśvara-dāsi satyakānīnaṁ saucāṁjanēyan akaḷaṁka-caritaṁ sanmāna-dā-

⟨30⟩ na-vidēka-br̥haspati bhaya-lōbha-varjjita-sakaḷa-guṇa-saṁpūrṇaṁ kali-kāla-karṅan amaḷa-caritraṁ na[ḍu]-nāḍa tīrtthaṁ

⟨31⟩ śrīmat-posavūr’ āyca-gāvuṇḍaṁ || dharmma vicārada guṇade tavar-mmane kali-kāla-dharmma-taneyaṁ sauca-kārmman ivan endu

⟨32⟩ palaruṁ narmmavar’ āycagan id’ ēṁ kr̥tārtthano jagadoḷ

Bibliography

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[K1940] Krishnamacharlu, C. R., R. S. Panchamukhi, N. Lakshminaraya Rao and H. K. Narasimhaswami. 1940. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XI: Bombay-Karnatak inscriptions: Volume I, Part I. With introductory notes in English. South Indian Inscriptions 11, Part 1. Madras: Government Press. Pages 32–34.