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THE VIJAYANAGARA KINGS
He is represented in a standing posture, with cymbals in his hands, signifying
his vocation as a songster (pāṇan).
A later king named Veṅkaṭa in Śaka 1644.
64. There is another record (C.P. No. 9) of a later Veṅkaṭapatidēvarāya who
is stated to have been ruling at Ghanagiri in Śaka 1644, Krōdhin. This refers
to a gift of land by Sūrappa-Nāyaka which
was transferred by the Nāyaka ruler
Vijayaraṅga-Chokkanātha to Mārappa, the son of the donor. It may be noted
that this Nāyaka ruler, while issuing some grants in his own name also quotes
the name of a Vijayanagara ruler named Veṅkaṭapati in some other records.
The allegiance of the later Nāyaka rulers to a Vijayanagara overlord must
have been only nominal, and further no genuine records of the latter are
found in the Tamil districts. For purposes of reference, a few instances where
Vijayaraṅga-Chokkanātha quotes the names of his Vijayanagara overlords are
given below.
| Name of Overlord. |
Date. |
Reference. |
1. Veṅkaṭadēva-Mahārāya, ruling at Ghanagiri |
Ś. 1630 |
C. P. No. 4 of 1914-15. |
| 2. Śrīraṅgarāya, ruling at Ghanagiri |
Ś. 1638 |
No. 50, Sewell, Vol. II. |
3. Veṅkaṭadēva-Mahārāya, ruling at
Ghanagiri |
Ś. 1639 |
C. P. No. 13 of 1924-25. |
| 4. Mahādēvarāya (?) ruling at Ghaṇagiri |
Ś. 1646 |
No. 109, Sewell, Vol. II. |
5. Veṅkaṭadēva-Mahārāya ruling at
Ghaṇagiri. |
Ś. 1649 |
No. 44 Sewell Vol. II. |
| 6. Śrīraṅgarāya |
Ś. 1651 |
No. 33, Sewell, Vol. II. |
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