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BOMBAY-KARNATAKA INSCRIPTIONS THE CHALUKYAS Somesvara IV | Somesvara I | Somesvara II | Vikramaditya VI Somesvara III | Jagadekamalla | Taila III No.56 (B.K.
No. 68 of 1929-30) TALIKOTI,
MUDDEHIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT On
a pillar set up near the gateway of the fort Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. The
epigraph is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krodhi,
Vaisakha su. 13, Monday, corresponding to 1184 A.D., April 25. The weekday, however, was Wednesday. It
records the gifts of land,
house-site, shop, gardens, oil mill, incomes from toll on certain
articles of sale, and one gadyana each from all the villages in
the district of Hagaritage-300, made by Mahamandalesvara Viruparasa.
The gifts were entrusted into the hands of Vira-Dasa for
conducting worship and offering on behalf of the Ganas in the
temple of Vira-Baysesvara
and for maintaining a Gana-matha.
These Ganas of Saiva traditions, who seem to have
belonged to the new school of Saivism, are described as having
established the glory of the god Siva by destroying the Buddhist and
Jaina creeds, vanquishing the advocates of the rival faiths at
Pariyalige, Anilevada, Unukallu, Sampagavi, Abbaluru, Marudige, Anampuru,
Karahada, Kembavi, Bammukuru and other places in distant lands,
demolishing the Jaina temples and enthroning Sivalingas with
supreme valour. Mention is
made of Taliyakore (modern Talikoti) while descrbing the boundaries of
the gift land.
No.57 (B.K.
No. 68 of 1927-28) DAMBAL,
MUNDARGI PETHA, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab set up in front of the Doddabasappa temple Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. This is dated Saka 1106, Krodhin, Ashadha-amavasya, Monday, solar eclipse, Sankranti, corresponding to 1184 A.D., July 9, Monday. Neither Sankranti nor solar eclipse occurred on the said date. It
records the gift of income derived from the panaya tax on all the
gardens excepting those endowed as sarvamanya to the deity
Mailabesvara, made in the presence of the god Svayambhu at Dharmapura by
Mahapradhana, Senadhipati, Dandanayaka Tejimayya and his
subordinates Bakana-dandanayaka and Revarasa, for dredging and repairds
in stone and wood to the sluice of the local tank called Gonadredging
and repairs in stone and wood to the sluice of the local tank called
Gona-samudra. The gift was
entrusted to the sixteen Sethis of the village, who also made gifts of land to the same tank, in
conjunction with the nakharas. Dharmapura,
also mentioned as Dharmavolal, was situated in Masavadi division.
The record which contains a few Sanskirt verses also, was
composed by poet Nagadeva Bhatta, son of Bammarasa. No.58 (B.K.
No. 45 of 1929-30) MINAJGI,
MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT On
a slab in the village chavadi Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. This
record is dated Saka 1107 (current), Krodhi, Karttika ba.amavasya,
Monday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 1184 A.D., November 5, when
there occurred a solar eclipse. It
registers gifts of land, house-site, oil-mill and toll incomes made by
Manneya Viruparasaq of Baisa-Kula, his senior Heggade and Desiya-dannayaka
Nannarasa, chief Karanas and other officers, Prabhu Somayya
with the Muligas, eight Hittus, all the residents, and Mummuidandas
to Amritarasi-pandita for repairs, worship; and offerings in the
temple of Trikuta, consisting of Machesvara, Mallikarjuna and Madhava,
constructed by Macharasa, the Prabhu of the mahagrama Mininjige
included in Hagarittage-300, which was under the administration of Mahapradhana,
Senadhipati Kumara Nara-Narasimha. The gift is stated to have been made at the request of Mudrahasta
Viththarasa-dandanayaka, while the king was camping at Mamjartirtha
on the bank of the Godavari. There
is reference to Kalachuri Simha-bhupala in line 29. The epigraph is partly worn out, particularly in the early
portion of it. No.59 (B.K.
No. 207 of 1928-29) ANNIGERI,
NAVALGUND TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab set up in front of the temple OF Purada Virappa Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. This
is dated the 2nd regnal year of the king, Krodhi, amavasya,
solar eclipse only on Karttika amavasya, corresponding to 1184 A.D.,
November 5, Monday. But
there was no sankramana on that day. It
registers a gift of 300 mattars of land by Kumara
Bammarasa-dannayaka into the hands of Vira-Goggideva for worship,
offerings, repairs and the feeding of the Mahesvaras in the
temple of Virabrammesvara at rajadhani-pattana Annigere (also
called Anyatataka) on the occasion of endowing a pura to the
temple of Triku-tesvara at Gadugu.
The record gives a brief account of the restoration of the
Chalukya empire after the overthrow of the Kalachuyas by Dandanayaka Bammideva.
It recounts the genealogical details and exploits of this
Chalukya general and described the achievements of
the donee Goggideva who belonged to
the famous Sagara lineage and was a staunch advocate of Saivism
and sworn enemy of the followers of the Jaina doctrine.
It is interesting to note that among boundaries of the land are
mentioned five Jaina temples and Permadi which is known to have been a
Jaina temple constructed during the Ganga rule inthis part of the
country. No.60 (B.K.
No. 40 of 1926-27) LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
two beams in the Chandramaulisvara temple Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. This
is dated the third regnal year of the king, Krodhi, Pushya su. 5,
Monday, Uttarayana-Samkranti, If su 5 is a mistake for ba 5, then the
date corresponds to 1184 A.D., December 24, Monday, 04. It
records a gift of money made by Basavarasa Siddhayya for the benefit of
the god Ayistara Kesavaditya. Basavarasa
Siddhayya was the son-in-law of Dhannugi Dandanatha and is described as
the dear son of the one thousand Mahajanas of Lokkigundi and Talabhogada-kenikara,
Lokkigundi is mentioned as a great agrahara created by
Sri Rama. A large number of
gifts made to the same temple by several persons are also recorded. No.61 (B.K.
No. 51 of 1926-27) LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab built into a platform of Kasi Visvanatha temple Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. This
is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krodhi, Pushya
su.5, Monday, Uttarayana-samkranti.
In the said cyclic year the Uttarayan-samkranti.
In the said cyclic year the Uttarayana-sankranti occurred on
Pushya ba. 5. Assuming su.
5 to be a mistake for ba. 5, the date may be equated with 1184 A.D.,
December 24, Monday 04. It
records a gift of money out of the income from minting transactions made
by Achisetti in the presence of the One Thousand for worship and
offering to the god Mallikarjuna, located in the temple of Madhusudana.
Anikara Mahadevasetti also made a similar gift. No.62 (B.K.
No. 39 of 1926-27) LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a beam in the Chandramaulisvara temple Somesvara
IV, 1184 A.D. The
record is dated the 3rd regnal year of the king, Krodhi,
Pushya su.5, Sunday, Uttarayana-samkramana.
In the said cyclic year the Uttarayana-sankramana occurred on
Pushya ba. 5 which corresponds to 1184 A.D., December 24, Monday. See
No.61 above. It
records a gift of gold out of the income from his smithy made in the
presence of the One-Thousand by Ayachi-setti, a devotee of the god
Prasanna-Kesava, at the exhortation of Gunanidhi Kesavadeva, for worship
and offerings to the god Asitara Kesavaditya.
A few more gifts to the same temple are also recorded. No.63 (B.K.
No. 43-A of 1926-27) LAKKUNDI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab built into the wall of the Virabhadra temple Somesvara
IV, 1184-85 A.D. This
is engraved below No.135 and it is treated here as a separate record.
It is dated Saka 1106, Krodhi, other details being lost.
This date corresponds to 1184-85 A.D. It
records gifts including one of money to the god Prasanna-Kesava.
The inscription is damaged.
No.64 (B.K.
No. 101 of 1926-27) CHINCHILI,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab built into the wall of the Mallikarjuna temple Somesvara
IV, 1185 A.D. This
is dated Saka 1107, Visvavasu, [Jyeshtha] su.[5], Monday, corresponding
to 1185 A.D., May 6, Monday. It
registers a gift of land in the presence of the Fifty-six Mahajanas of
the place made by Gundili Jakiyakka, wife of Sridhara-dandanayaka, to
the god Mallikarjuna of Svayambhutirtha at Chinchakshetra in Belvala.
The recipient of the gift was acharya Gangarasi-pandita.
It also records a gift of land and a mata, made by the
Fifty-six Mahajanas to the same temple. The
king is called Chalukya-Narayana and is described as thedestroyer of the
Kalachurya family. No.65 (B.K.
No. 82 of 1928-29) KONNUR,
BILGI PETHA, BIJAPUR DISTRICT On
a broken stone set up near the village Chavadi Somesvara
IV, 1185 A.D. This
is dated the 4th regnal year of the king, Visvavasu, Ashadha
su. 10, Sunday, corresponding to 1185 A.D., June 9. It
registers a gift made by the members of Ayyavale Five Hundred for the
worship and offerings in a temple at Koniganur.
The Four Hundred Mahajanas of Jambukhandi which was a sarvanamasya
agrahara are praised. The
lengthy prasasti of the above trading organization contains
references to various trade guilds associated with it.
The epigraph is partly damaged and worn out. No.66 (B.K.
No. 16 of 1926-27) GADAG,
GADAG TALUK, DHARWAR DISTRICT On
a slab built into the prakara wall of the Viranarayana temple Somesvara
IV, 1185 A.D. This
is dated the fourth regnal year of the king, Visvavasu,
Uttarayana-samkramana. In
the said cyclic year the Uttarayana-samkramana occurred on 1185 A.D.,
December 25, Wednesday. It
records a gift of money made from income derived from minting
transactions by Vishuvardhana Bischisetti, described as the worshipper
of the feet of Sankaranarayana, for worship and offerings to a deity
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