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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME
XVI
TELUGU
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VIJAYANAGARA DYNASTY
No. 301.
(A. R. No. 68 of
1915.)
Chinna Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk,
Kurnool District.
On a slab set up in the kanchugumbha-gopuram
in the
Narasimhasvamin temple. Venkatapati, 1590 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1512 (current), Virodhi, Phalguna
ba. 30, corresponding to 1590 A.D., March 25, (Wednesday).
It registers a gift of land for
offerings during the processions of god Prahladavarada at Viguva Tirupati by
Savaram Rangapparaju, son of Yallaparaju and grandson of Suraparaju of
Mallapachintakunta.
No. 302.
(A. R. No. 299 of
1926.)
Madhurapuram, Dharmavaram
Taluk, Anantapur District.
On a slab lying in front of the
Chennakesava temple at Madhurapuram, a depopulated hamlet of Dampetla. Venkatapati, 1590 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1512,
Vikriti, Ashadha ba. 30, Solar eclipse corresponding to 1590 A.D., July
21, (Tuesday).
The inscription records that
when the king was ruling from Penugonda, Nallaraneni Chimnapa, the servant of
Mahanayamkacharya Potam Yara-Kadirinayani-Kondapa-nayaka restored the incomes
in cash and grain from certain lands in Devarapalle which were misappropriated
by Hande Devinayudu when he was ruling over Dampetla, to god Chennakesava
Alagha-Perumal at Madhurapuram for the merit of his master and the king.
No. 303.
(A. R. No. 258 of
1913.)
Srimushnam, Chidambaram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the first prakara
of the Bhuvarahaperumal temple.
Venkatapati, 1592 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1514,
Nandana, Sravana ba. 5, corresponding to 1592 A.D., August 17,
(Tuesday).
States that Chilamburu in the
Kurichipattu sub-division of Pallikondapatnam-sima formerly obtained by
Avasaram-Konappa as an agrahara from Kondama-nayaka, son of Timmarasu
and grandson of Handeriga Gangadharayya was granted by him (Konappa) to god
Adivaraha-Perumal in lieu of which the Sribhandaramvaru of the temple
gave the donor 500 kuntas of garden land and two house-sites in addition
to a share in the offerings made to the god.
No. 304.
(A. R. No. 322 of
1920.)
Gooty, Gooty Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a pillar lying in the prakara
of the Ramasvamin temple.
Venkatapati, 1593 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1515,
Vijaya, Jyeshtha su. 2 corresponding to 1593 A.D., May 22, (Tuesday)
It records that
Mahamandalesvara Alludu Raghunatharajayyadeva, of Kasyapa-gotra and
solar race made an endowment of 24 gadyas per annum at the rate of 2 gadyas
per month out of the yidiga-gutta of Guttipatnam paid into the hands of
Khanderaya for the daily supply of flower garlands to god Ramachandra of
Jagatapi-gutti.
No. 305.
(A. R. No. 377 of
1904.)
Kalamalla, Kamalapuram Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a slab set up close to the
east wall of the Anjaneya
shrine in the Chennakesava temple. Venkatapati, 1593 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1515,
Vijaya, Kartika su. 12, corresponding to 1593 A.D., October 26.
The king is stated to have been
ruling from Penugonda. It records a
gift of income derived from the market cess (pentasunkham) to the god Chennakesava
by the agent (karyakartta) (name lost) of Mahamandalesvara
Nandela Aubhalrajayya-maharaju. The
donor bears the epithet Katahari.
No. 306.
(A. R. No. 609 of
1907.)
Nandaluru, Rajampet Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a slab set near the inner gopura
of the Saumyanathasvamin temple.
Venkatapati, 1601 A.D.
The inscription is dated Saka
15[2]3, Plava, Chaitra ba. [5] corresponding to 1601 A.D., April 12,
(Sunday).
Barring the date, the other
details of the record are badly damaged.
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No. 307.
(A. R. No. 260 of
1916.)
Srimushnam Chidambaram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the first prakara
of the Bhuvaraha-perumal temple.
Venkatapati, 1602 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1525
(wrong for 1523), Plava, Phalguna su. 10, corresponding to 1602
A.D., February 21, (Sunday).
It registers a grant of land in
the village of Yalamangala excluding the devamanya and sthana-manya lands formerly given by
Achyutappa-nayaka and Padigasani, by the trustees of the temple, and Venkata
Ravu Konetayya, the agent of Kondamanayani-Krishnappa-nayaka to one hundred and
forty one servants (sevugalavaru) of the temple of Adivaraha at
Srimushnam for conducting services to the god on specified occasions.
Stipulates payment of cash (modalu)
in lieu of services by such of those servants who were not able to render their
services to the temple.
No. 308.
(A. R. No. 382 of
1920.)
Marnepalli, Gooty Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a stone set up near the
Anjaneya temple. Venkatapati, 1602 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1525
(current), Subhakrit, Margasira ba. 7, corresponding to 1602 A.D., November 25.
It records gift of the village
Marinepalli in the Puleti-magani of Gutti-sima to god Raghunayaka of
Gutti-durgam, by Alludu Ramarajayyadeva-maharaju, who is said to have obtained
Gutti-sime as his amara-nayankara from the king.
No. 309.
(A. R. No. 564 of
1915.)
Siddhavatam, Siddhavatam Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
At the entrance, on the east
wall of the old fort.
Venkatapati, 1605 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1527, (also expressed by Chronogram Asva-ambaka-bana-bhu)
Visvavasu, corresponding to 1605 A.D.
It states that the Matla chief
Ananta constructed the fortifications round the town of Siddhavatam which had
been captured by his father Ellama Raju, after defeating in battle, the chief
Kondraju Tirupati Raju. Ananta who
belonged to the Devachoda family claims his descent from the solar race. He bore the titles Manne-Hamvira and Rachabebbuli. Among his achievements described at
length are mentioned his victory in the battle of Jambulamadaka (i.e., Jammalamadugu)
and the capture of Cuttack. He is
praised as the right hand of the Karnata emperor (i.e., the Vijayanagara
king) and as the author of the Kakutsthavijayamu and other works. He is also stated to have constructed a tank
in the name of his father.
The inscription commences with
a Sanskrit verse followed by six verses in Telugu. See Sources of
Vijayanagara History, pp.
248-50. Published in the Epigraphia
Indica, Vol. XXXVII, pp. 103 ff.
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No. 310.
(A. R. No. 67 of
1915.)
ChinnaAhobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool
District.
On a slab set up to the right
of the entrance into the
kanchugumbha-gopuram of the Narasimhasvamin
temple.
Venkatapati, 1609 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1531,
Saumya, Jyeshtha ba. 10, Friday corresponding to 1609 A.D., June 16.
It registers the gift of seven
gold gilded pinnacles, two fly whisks and a white silk umbrella to the god
Ahobala at Diguva Tirupati by Madisetti-Rudrayya and others for the merit of
the 150 nagarasvamins who bear
among others the title Penugondapuravaradhisvara.
No. 311.
(A. R. No. 184 of
1913.)
Gorantla Hindupur Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On astone built into the floor
of the mandapa in the Madhavarayasvamin temple.
Venkatapati, 1610 A.D.
This damaged inscription is
dated Saka 15[32], Sadharana, Pushya su. 2, Friday corresponding to 1610
A.D., December 7, â41.
It seems to record a grant of
the incomes of the temple of Madhavesvara of Gorantla for the merit of the king
and Chikka-Venkatappa-nayaka. The
donor's name is lost.
No. 312.
(A. R. No. 452 of
1916.)
Vellanguli, Ambasamudram Taluk,
Tirunelveli District.
On a side of the slab set up in
the village.
Venkatapati 1613 A.D.
This is dated Saka 153[5],
Pramadi, Uttarayana, Hemanta-ritu, Pushya ba. 13, Mula, Wednesday and
Kollam 799, Tai 1 corresponding to 1613 A.D., December 29, â33, â82.
It registers the grant of a
piece of land in the village Vellangudi alias Virabhupalasamudram in
Mulli-nadu to Venkatadri-bhatlu and Narasamma on the occasion of the
consecration of the image of Krishna and Kamesvari by Visvanatha Krishnappanayaka
when the king was ruling from Vijayanagara and Visvanatha Virappa-nayaka was
ruling over his territory.
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No. 313.
(A. R. No. 286 of
1905.)
Venkatadripalem, Markapur,
Kurnool District.
On a huge pillar lying at the
entrance of the Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Venkatapati, 1614 A.D.
The record is dated Saka
1536 expressed by the chronogram rasa-rama-bana-sasi, Ananda, Ashadha su. 11,
Thursday regularly corresponding to 1613 A.D., July 7, â43.
The inscription is Sanskrit
verse registers a gift of the four villages Gurrapusala, Chennarayapalle,
Garaladinna and Katarivanipalli to god Chennakesava by Gangapanayaka of Madala-gotra,
son of Venkatadri and grandson of Ganga of the family of Rayapa-nayaka. The gift villages are said to have been
situated in Dupati-sima to the east of Srisaila. The donor is described as ruling Srigiri-mandala.
No. 314.
(A. R. No. 424 of
1923.)
Venkatadripalem, Markapur
Taluk, Kurnool District.
On a slab lying in front of the
Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Venkatapati, 1614 A.D.
This is another copy of No. 313
above.
No. 315.
(A. R. No. 377 of
1911.)
Narayanavanam, Puttur Division,
Chittoor District.
On the outer gopura of
the Kalyana Venkatesaperumal temple.
Venkatapati, 1620 A.D.
The inscription is dated Raudri, Bhadrapada ba. 12. The cyclic year seems to be equated to the
Saka year 1544. If the Saka year quoted
is a mistake for 1542 (Raudri), the details correspond to 1620 A.D.,
September 13, Wednesday.
It records the gift of tolls on
various articles of merchandise such as cloth, areca, pepper, jaggery, tamarind
etc., to god Kalyana Venkatesvara of Narayanapuram by the chiefs of the
mercantile corporation of Ayyavole headed by Prithivisetti Rayanamantri
Bhaskara.
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No. 316.
(A. R. No. 285 of
1905.)
Venkatadripalem, Markapur,
Kurnool District.
On a huge pillar lying at the
entrance of the Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Ramadeva, 1622 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1544
expressed by the chronogram veda-ambhonidhi-bana-chamdra, Dundubhi,
Vaisakha, Urjitapaksha (ba), Vishnu-divasa (11), Sitamsu-vara (Monday),
corresponding to 1522 A.D., april 26. The weekday, however, was Friday and not Monday.
This inscription, in Sanskrit
verse, records the gift of the village Singarikonda alias Battepadu in
Kochcherlakota-sima, to god Chennakesava of Venkatadrinagara by Malla of
Vellutla-gotra, son of Virapa and grandson of Malla of the Ravela family
for the nityotsava, pakshotsava, masotsava and vatsarotasva ceremonies.
No. 317.
(A. R. No. 423 of
1923.)
Venkatadripalem, Markapur,
Kurnool District.
On a slab lying buried in front
of the Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Ramadeva, 1622 A.D.
Same as No. 316 above.
No. 318.
(A. R. No. 53 of
1915.)
Nagaluti, Nandikotkur Taluk,
Kurnool District.
On a pillar set up in front of
the Virabhadra temple.
Ramadeva, 1624 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1546,
Raktakshi, Jyeshtha su. 5, corresponding to 1624 A.D., May 12,
(Wednesday).
It registers the construction
of a gopura towards the east and a mandapa near it in the prakara
of the temple of Virabhadra at Langgaluti in the region of Srisaila-Sidhapuram,
the consecreation of the images of Kasi-Visvesvara and Kalyana-Basavesvara in
it and a gift of land along with copper and bronze vessels by Bonttala
Nagisetti of Vichchupakula-gotra, with the approval of Sayapanayani
Timma-nayaka, the governor of the area.
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No. 319.
(A. R. No. 376 of
1920.)
Anumpalli, Gooty Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a rock behind the deserted
Isvara temple in the village.
Ramadeva, 1626 A.D.
The record is damaged. It is dated Saka 1548 (current),
Krodhana, Phalguna ba. [30] corresponding to 1626 A.D., March 1 7,
(Friday). The solar eclipse
mentioned in the record occurred a month earlier on Thursday, February 16.
It records a grant of land in
Anumpalle on the occasion of a solar eclipse for lamp-offerings to god
Yagantisvara by Vuyyala Narasandu. The
village Anumpalle was situated in Penakacharla-sima in Jagatapigutti-sima.
No. 320.
(A. R. No. 374 of
1920.)
Anumpalli, Gooty Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a stone set up in front of
the old Gopalasvamin temple.
Ramadeva, 1626 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1548,
Vibhava, Kartika ba. 2, lunar eclipse. The details are irregular. Saka
1548 was Kshaya, not Vibhava ; there was no lunar eclipse in Kartika either in
the year Kshaya o Vibhava.
It records a gift of land in
the sthanamanya of god Gopalasvami in Anumpalle in Penakalacherla-sima
belonging to Jagatapigutti-sima, to China-Timmaya, son of sthanam Kesavayya of Vemulapadu by
Immadi Papi-nayaka, son of Mahanayanka-charya Attili Peda Papi-nayaka of
Nagasamudram, for the merit of his parents.
No. 321.
(A. R. No. 317 of
1920.)
Gooty, Gooty Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a pillar to the left side of
gate No. 5 of the Fort.
Ramadeva, 1627 A.D.
This record is dated in the
cyclic year Prabhava, Phalguna. As Ramadeva was ruling between 1618-1630, we
may equate the details viz., Prabhava, Phalguna to 1628 A.D., March.
It registers a gift of the
village Turukapalle in Gutti to jatikarta Narayana by Biravoli
Tiruvengalanatharajulayyavaru.
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No. 322 .
(A. R. No. 336 of
1920.)
Turukapalli, Gooty Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a stone set up near the
Anjaneyasvamin temple.
Ramadeva, 1628 A.D.
This is dated in the cyclic
year Prabhava, Phalguna, corresponding to 1628 A.D., March.
This damaged record also seems
to register the gift of the village Turukapalli to jatikarta
Narayana. See No. 321 above.
No. 323 .
(A. R. No. 305 of
1926.)
Chinnakotla, Dharmavaram Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a slab built into a shed in the village.
Ramadeva, 1626 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1551,
Sukla, Asvija su. 15 corresponding to 1629 A.D., September 23,
(Tuesday).
The record is fragmentary. It seems to state that, when the king was ruling from Velluru, Venkatapati-nayaka,
son of Venkatadri and grandson of Lingana of Kotapadu granted some lands (?) in
a village (name lost) in Chiramagani obtained by him as amara from
Pemmasani Inumadi Timma-nayaka in respect of a tank constructed by
Chika-vodeyalu.
No. 324.
(A. R. No. 94 of
1912.)
Vanavolu, Hindupur Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a rock in the field. Venkatapati II, 1633 A.D.
The record is badly
damaged. It is dated in Saka 1555,
Srimukha, the other details being lost. The Saka year corresponds to 1633 A.D.
It seems to record a sarvamanya
gift probably of land. The details are
lost.
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No. 325.
(A. R. No. 471 of
1925.)
Pallikonda, Velllore Taluk,
North Arcot District.
On the inner wall of the gopura
of the Uttara-
Ranganathasvamin temple, right of entrance.
Venkatapati II, 1638 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1559,
Bahudhanya, Asvija ba. 3. If the
Saka year quoted is a mistaka for 1560, the details correspond to 1638 A.D.,
October 15, (Monday).
It seems to record some gift,
probably of land, made by the king to Koniki Ramalingam for some service in the
temple of Pallikonda-Ranganathasvamin.
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