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BOMBAY-KARNATAKA
INSCRIPTIONS
THE
CHALUKYAS
Somesvara
IV | Somesvara
I | Somesvara
II | Vikramaditya
VI
Somesvara
III | Jagadekamalla
| Taila
III
No.67
(B.K.
No. 55 of 1926-27)
LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a slab built into the roof of the Ganesa shrine near the Girlâs School
Somesvara
IV, 1185 A.D.
The
inscription contains two dates. One
is the fourth regnal year of the king, Visvavasu, Pushya su. 2,
Wednesday, corresponding to 1185 A.D., December 25.
The other is Pushya su. 8, Sunday in the same year.
The tithi corresponds to 1185 A.D., December 31, the
weekday being Tuesday.
On
the first date are registered, amount others, gifts made for the worship
of the god in the Nompiya Basadi, and for burning a lamp before the
deity Kammatesvara at Lokkigundi. On
the second date are recorded a series of donations made for the worship
of the deity Santinatha in Kammata-jinalaya by several members of the
artisan community of the same place.
The gifts were made in the presence of the One Thousand Mahajanas,
all the Goles and Go-Brahmanas of Lokkigundi which is
said to be an agrahara created by Sri-Rama.
No.68
(B.K.
No. 221 of 1926-27)
ABBIGERI,
RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
Slab
set up in front of the village chavadi
Somesvara
IV, 1186 A.D.
This
is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Visvavasu,
Phalguna-amavasya, [Monday], the tithi corresponding to 1186
A.D., March 22. The week
day, however, was Saturday.
In
refers to Bijjana and Vikramaditya, the Sinda subordinates of the king,
as governing the country and mentions Abbeyagere (modern Abbigeri).
It records a gift of land made by Vikramaditya for worship and
offerings to the god Kuppesvara presumably at Abbeyagere mentioned at
the beginning of the inscription. The
epigraph is much damaged.
No.69
(B.K.
No. 112 of 1926-27)
HOSUR,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a wall to the right of entrance into the Trikutesvara temple
Somesvara
IV, 1186 A.D.
The
record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Plavanga,
Ashadha su. 5, Monday. The
details regularly correspond to 1186 A.D., June 23, Monday, for the
previous cyclic year Prabhava and not for Plavanga.
It
registers a gift of rice made out of his wages by the carpenter Kalloja
for the offerings to the god Morakesvara.
Agastya-muni, the priest of the temple, wasthe recipient of the
gift.
No.70
(B.K.
No. 48 of 1926-27)
LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a beam in the Nannesvara temple
Somesvara
IV, 1186 A.D.
This
is dated Saka 1108, Parabhava, Pushya su. 13, Thursday,
Uttarayana-samkranti, corresponding to 1186 A.D., December 25, Thursday,
f.d.t. 07.
It
records a gift of five panas out of the income from minting
operations, made by the Anikara Sankara Setti, son of Bandiya
Basavisetti, for worship in the temple of Nannesvara.
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No.71
(B.K.
No. 83 of 1928-29)
KONNUR,
BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT
On
a broken slab set up near the village chavadi.
Somesvara
IV, 1188 A.D.
The
record mentions Chalukya-pratapa-Chakravarthi and is dated the
cyclic year Kilaka, Asvayuja ba. 1,
Friday. In the later period
of the Chalukya regime the details correspond only to 1188 A.D., October
7, Friday, f.d.t., 38, when
Somesvara IV was reigning. The
record may therefore be assigned to this king. It
records a gift of toll incomes on certain articles.
The inscription is damaged and the details are lost.
No.72
(B.K.
No. 196 of 1928-29)
ANNIGERI,
NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a slab set up in front of the Banasankari temple
Somesvara
IV, 1186-88 A.D.
The
inscription bears two dates : (1) 5th regnal year of the
king, Parabhava, which corresponds to 1186-87 A.D. (2)6th regnal
year of the king, Plavanga, correspondting to 1187-88 A.D. It is not
possible to give the precise equivalents of the dates, as the details
are lost.
It
records, on the first date, the remission of tax on the lands of the Brahmanas
in the five Brahmapuris of Annigere made by Dandanayaka Kesirajayaa,
the Perggade of Belvala-nadu, who was an officer of
Ballaya-Sahani, in the presence of the Karanas, Trivargasamaya and
the body of One Thousand. It
records on the second-date another gift made to the Brahmanas of Brahmapuri
by Pattanadhipati Hadavala
Basavayya. It describes
the genealogy of the Chalukya kings and mentions Bammideva, Lingadeva,
Vishnu-dandanatha, Raya-dandanatha and other officers.
Annigere is praised as the crest jewel of the province of
Eradarunuru. Most of the composition is in Kannada, but a few Sanskrit
verses are also inserted. The
record is damaged and many passages are worn out.
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No.73
(B.K.
No. 145 of 1926-27)
HOMBAL,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a slab set up in the temple of Sankaralinga
Somesvara
IV, 1189 A.D.
The
record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Saumya,
Sravana su. 10, Monday, Sankramana. The date corresponds to 1189 A.D., July 24.
But there was no Sankramana on that day.
The regnal year cited would yield 1187 A.D., as the initial year
of the king which is rather too late.
It
registers a gift of land made by the teacher Rudrasakti of
the Kalamukha order after purchasing it from the One Hundred and
Twenty Mahajanas of Pombulcha for worship and offerings in the
temple of Kumara-Bontesvara constructed by him in the agrahara of
Pombolal in memory of his preceptor Vamasakti. The record describes a line of teachers of the Kalamukha sect
in the Belleya-santana and Parvata-vali as follows : Bonteyamuni to whom
are attributed several miracles one of which is said to have been
performed in the court of Jayasimha-Chakravarti. His chief disciple was
Avadhuta who had the following junior colleagues, Kedarasakti,
Mallikarjuna, Murujavi, Nirvanayogi, Vamadeva or Vamasakti, Siddhesvara,
Rudrasakti and Kriyasakti. Vamasakti
had three disciples, viz., Bonteyaguru, Mallikarjuna, and Rudrasakti,
the donor. Various other gifts made to the same deity on the same
occasion by the local artists. Aruvattokkalu,
merchants, etc., are also recorded.
Pombulcha and Pombolal occurring in the inscription are the
earlier forms of the name of Hombal.
The epigraph is also interesting on account of its literary
merit.
No.74
(B.K.
No. 5 of 27-28)
KODIKOPPANAGUDDA,
RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
a slab leaning against the wall to the left of entrance Into
the central shrine of Kalakalesvara
Somesvara
IV, 1194 A.D.
This
is dated the 10th regnal year of the king, Prajapati,
Karttika-punnami, Monday. The
date is irregular including the wrong citation of the cyclic year.
The 10th year of
the king coincides with Ananda, when the details regularly
correspond to 1194 A.D., October 1, Monday.
On this day there was a lunar eclipse which is not mentioned in
the record.
It
registers a gift of land by the kingâs subordinate Mahamandalesvara
Achideva for offerings, etc., in the temple of Kalakalesvara.
The genealogical succession of the donot is given as follows :
Acharsa I, his son Bammarasa, the formerâs brother Singaâs
son, Acharsa II, (his son) Chavunda and (his son) Achideva.
It becomes thus evident that this Achideva belonged to the Sinda
family of he Erambarage branch. Cf.
Epiraphia Indica, Vol. XX, p. 114.
No.75
(B.K.
No. 192 of 1926-27)
KODIKOP,
RON TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT
On
the fragment of a stone set up near the front wall of the Mula Brahmsvara
temple
Somesvara
IV
After
the kingâs prasasti his feudatory of the Sinda family is
described. The name
of this chief, the date and other details are lost.
It seems to record a gift of land as gathered from the mention of
the boundaries in the obliterated portion.
The epigraph is badly worn out.
No.76
(B.K.
No. 32 of 1928-29)
ARASIBIDI,
HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT
On
a stone leaning against the wall of the Hanuman temple
Somesvara
IV
This
record refers itself to the reign of Somesvara IV who is associated with
the title trailokyamalla, evidently after his father Taila III.
It then introduces S. I.I. , Vol. XV-27.
Sinda
subordinate whose name is lost. The
inscription is baldy damaged andmany other details including the date
are obliterated.
No.77
(B.K.
No. 86 of 1928-29)
KONNUR,
BILI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT
On
a broken stone standing in the temple of Hanuman
Somesvara
IV
The
epigraph gives the genealogy of the Chalukya family from Vikramaditya VI
and refers itself to the reign of Somesvara IV.
It then introduces his feudatory brothers Vira Bijjala and Vira
Vikrama of the Sinda family, whose ancestry also is described . It
also narrates the forbears of the kingâs minister and general
Terjiraja of the Gautama gotra.
He was son of Bhayila, grandson of Tejaraja and
great-grandson of Nannapayya. The
rest of the inscription giving the details of date and gift is entirely
obliterated in Sanskrit.
No.78
(B.K.
No. 6 of 1930-31)
HULBENCHI,
BAGEVADI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT
On
a slab set up in front of the temple of Hanuman
Somesvara
IV
This
record refers itself to the reign of Somesvara IV whose victory over his
adversaries including the Kalachuris is described.
It then introduces the kingâs subordinate Kumara
Bammarasa-dandanatha who is credited in a lengthy prasasti with
victory over the Hoysalas, the Cholas of Velnadu and the king of Malava.
The epigraph is broken and the other details are lost.
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