The Indian Analyst
 

Annual Reports

 

No. Place of inscription. Dynasty. King. Date. Language and alphabet. Remarks.
  CUDDAPAH DISTRICT─contd. CUDDAPAH TALUK─contd.
Dēvuni-Cuddapah─concld.
         
371 South wall of the same temple …. …. Śaka 1474, Virōdhikṛit, Āshāḍha, śu. 11. Telugu Registers gift of land made by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Nandēla Avubhaḷēśvaradēva-Mahārāja to Sūrapa Avubhaḷēśvaraṁgāru for maintaining a water-shed on the  road to Tirumala at the Kōtulakuṇṭa channel on the borders of Kaḍapa.
372 Do. …. …. Śaka 1460, Hēmaḷaṁbi, Jyēshṭha, śu. 15. Do. Registers grant of land as sarvamānya made by four private individuals (names not specified) of Kaḍapa to a certain Vasantu, son of [Pi]limāṁchirāja. The purpose of the grant is not specified.
373 Eguvapalle─(Hamlet of Aṁhbavaram). Slab set up in front of the Narasiṁha temple. Vijayanagara Sadāśivadēva-Mahārāya Śaka 1470, Plavaṅga, Kārttika, śu. 15, lunar eclipse. Do.

Registers grant of land made by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Chennakēśavarāja, son of Raṅgarāja and grandson of Apratīkamalla Manuṁballi Salakarājayya Dēvachōḍa-Mahārāja who belonged to the Kāśyapa-gōtra, Āpastaṁba-sūtra and the Sūrya-vaṁśa, for daily offerings to god Narasiṁha of the village Bommavaram situated in the hōra-grāma Aṁbavaram in Ghaṇḍikota-sīma. Ghaṇḍikōṭa-sīma is situated to have been granted by the king as nāyaṅkara to Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Rāmarāja China-Timmayyadēva-Mahārāja and the latter chief granted the hora-grāma Aṁbavaram as uṁbaḷi to the donor. At the top is carved the Vaḍagalai Vaishṇava mark along with Śaṅkha and Chakra.

374 Another slab in the same place Do. Do. Śaka 1470, Kīlaka, Māgha, śu. 7. Do. Registers grant of sarvamānya right on the Karaṇika-mānya lands, vṛitti-mānya lands and wet-lands by Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara  China Timmayyadēva-Mahārāja, son of Timmarāja, grandson of Rāmarāja and great-grandson of Āravīṭi Bukkarāja, to a certain Murāri, the Karaṇam of Aṁbavaram, on the holy occasion of ratha-saptamī. Aṁbavaram which is stated to be hōra-grāma is said to be situated in the Ghaṇḍikōṭa-sīma. At the top of the slab is cut the Vaḍagalai caste mark.
375 Ēlūrpāḍu─(Hamlet of Gaṅganapalle).─ Slab set up against the wall of Chinna Subbayya’s house. Do. Achyutarāya Śaka 1455, Prajōtpatti, Chaitra, śu. 15. Do. States that the villages should maintain worship according to the provisions made when the temple of the god (name not specified) was built during the time of Achyutarāya by Erram-Reḍḍi, son of Erram-Reḍḍi Veṅkaṭa-Reḍḍi and a grant of 3 varāhas per month for offerings and worship in the temple and some land for the archaka were provided for by the donor. The inscription is in late characters.

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