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MISCELLANEOUS
INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA
VOLUME
IX - Part
- I
NOLAMBA-PALLAVAS
No.
32.
(A.R.
No. 767 of 1917.)
ON
A BROKEN PILLAR LYING IN FRONT OF THE ISVARA TEMPLE AT GOLLAPURAM
HINDUPUR TALUK, SAME DISTRICT.
This
undated inscription records that the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja
granted Piriya-Melapi to Balasoma-Bhatara, in the
month of Pushya, Jupiter being in Makara. Nolambadhiraja of Nos. 32-37
has probably to be identified with Iriva-Nolamba Nolipayya as the
records are written in characters of the 10th century A.D.
No.
33.
(A.R.
No. 716 of 1917.)
ON
A BEAM SUPPORTING THE ROOF OF THE CHOULTRY AT AGALI, MADAKASIRA TALUK,
SAME DISTRICT.
This
is damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja
and records the construction of Vishnu temple and a grant of land
for the service of the god by kotayya, a Dandanayaka of
the Ballaha (i.e. Rashtrakuta king), after obtaining it
from the Nolamba king. The Mahajanas
of Agali are to protect the gift.
No.
34.
(A.R.
No. 783 of 1917.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN THE COURT-YARD OF THE CHANNAKESAVA TEMPLE AT KALLURU,
HINDUPUR TALUK, SAME DISTRICT.
This
undated record of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja
registers the gift of bittalande (made by the king) for the
(repairs of the) tank of Kallaluru.
No.
35.
(A.R.
No. 742 of 1917.)
ON
A HERO-STONE LYING IN A FIELD TO THE EAST OF UPPARATONASANAHALLI, A
HAMLET OF PADUVALA-BYADEGERA, MADAKASIRA TALUK, SAME DISTRICT.
This
is an undated inscription of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nola[mbadhiraja].
It statesthat the stone was set up in memorty of a certain
person who died by entering into the fire on account of the death of
some one (name lost).
No.
36.
(A.R.
No. 748 of 1916.)
ON
A HERO-STONE SET UP IN THE VILLAGE NARASINGARAYANI-ROPPA, SAME TALUK AND
DISTRICT.
This
is damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of Nolambadhiraja and
seems to record the (death ?) of Nachama-Gavunda after slaying
four regiments of the enemy’s army.
No.
37.
(A.R.
No. 755 of 1916.)
ON
A PILLAR SET UP IN A FIELD AT PHALARAM GOLLARAHATTI, SAME TALUK AND
DISTRICT.
This
undated inscription refers itself to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava
king Nolambadhiraja. It was set up in memory of the death of hunting dog, named Puniga,
after killing a wild boar. Some
chief (name lost) is said to have been ruling over Tannuru and Choragiri.
No.
38.
(A.R.
No. 199 of 1910.)
ON
A PILLAR LYING IN THE HOUSE OF ISVARAYYA AT KOLAGATTUR, DHARMAPURI TALUK,
SALEM DISTRICT.
This
undated and much damaged record of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king
[Polal ?]chora mentions the victory of Ayyapadeva over Ammanaraya
and Govanna. It
registers the gift of some land (boundary specified) for the offerings
of some god (name lost). One
of the king’s ancestors, Mahendra, is said to have been the
lord of the Ganga ninetysix-thousand province.
On palaeographic considerations the record may be assigned to the
reign of Polalchora II.
No.
39.
(A.R.
No. 325 of 1912.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN THE ARKESVARA TEMPLE AT KARSHANAPALLE, PUNGANUR
ZAMINDARI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
This
undated record gives the genealogy of the Nolamba-Pallava kings as
follows:- Iriva-Nolamba’s son was Nanni-Nolamba; the
latter’s son was Polachora and his son was Vira-Mahendra
(II). The last
mentioned king is said to have journeyed to Nolambavadi from Cholnadu
and while staying at Kolala (Kolar) installed Kirtti-Gamunda’s
son and bestowed upon Nolamba-Gavunda (the installed person ?) Belagaturu
of Pulinattakere.
No.
40.
(A.R.
No. 442 of 1923.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN SURVEY NO. 318 TO THE SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE KALUGODU,
RAYADRUG TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT.
The
record is dated Saka 899, without any further details, in the
reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Maydammarasa who was ruling
from Baraguru. It
registers the gift of kalnadu made by Nannigasraya Ayyapadeva to
(the family of) Eregangayya, who fell fighting,
and of Maydamma, son of Kalunenarasa who died as kilgonte.
The inscription was written by Kritayugachola
. . yitachari.
No.
41.
(A.R.
No. 242 of 1913.)
ON
A ROCK IN A FIELD AT NELAPALLI, PUNGANUR ZAMINDARI, CHITOOR DISTRICT.
This
record which is not dated belongs to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava
chief Irivanalomba Ghateyankakara-Pallavaditya, whose genealogy
from Irivanolamba I is narrated. The former is said to have bestowed, when he was in Venduru-Ponne
in Paruvi-nadu, royal honours, such as a horse to ride, an
umbrella, alapantuvake, kuncha, talige, kilvatta, addanige and gaddige
on Karavayya, son of Gavaresetti, a Baligara.
The chief named him Mummadi-Gavare-Pallavaditya-Nolambasetti and
granted to him as a kodange the town Kolatura in Pulinadu,
which was surnamed Pallavadityapura.
The boundaries of the village are specified.
The writer of the record was Chandimayya.
No.
42.
(A.R.
No. 64 of 1904.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP NEAR THE KALLESVARA TEMPLE AT KALKAMBHA, BELLARY TALUK,
SAME DISTRICT.
This
is dated Saka 949, Prabhava, Chaitra, su.1, Brihaspativara.
In Prabhava = Saka 949 expired, Chaitra Su.
1 fell on Sunday, not Thursday as stated.
But in the next year i.e. Vibhava the tithi cited
did fall on Thursday = 29th February A.D. 1028; this
was probably the date intended. The
record refers itself to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king, Jagadekamalla-Nolambapallava-Permanadideva
ruling from Vipranarayana. A certain Sahale-Gavuda is said to
have made a grant of some land for the service of god Mahadeva at Chihanapatti.
The record is damaged at the end.
No.
43.
(A.R.
No. 197 of 1913.)
ON
A STONE SET UP NEAR A WELL AT SOMALAPURAM, SAME TALUK AND DISTRICT.
This
record is dated Saka 953, Pramoda, Ashadha, ba. Dasami, Adityavara
corresponding to A.D. 1030, June 28, Sunday.
It states that the Nolamba chief Kanakarasa, made a
gift of 6 mattar and 100 kamma of wet land for the service
of the god Mahadeva of Arakere.
No.
44.
(A.R.
No. 67 of 1904.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN THE FIELD CALLED GOPIKALLU-HOLA AT KALKAMBHA, SAME
TALUK AND DISTRICT.
This
is dated Saka 970, Sarvadhari, Kartika, su 7, Brihaspativara.
In Sarvadharin == Saka 970 Karttika su. 7 fell on
Sunday, not Thursday as stated; but in the next year i.e. Virodhin,
it began at .48 on Thursday == 5th October A.D. 1049.
The inscription refers itself to the reign of Trailokyamalla-Nanni-Nolambapallava-Permanadi,
when Muliga Po .
. yya-Gavunda made a grant of land for the service of the god
Vishnu at Chiyanapatti and 3 mattars of land to Haloja
(for engraving the record?).
No.
45.
(A.R.
Nos. 191 and 191-A of 1911.)
Published
in Epigraphia Carnatica, Vol. X, Ct. 118.
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