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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME
XVI
TELUGU
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VIJAYANAGARA DYNASTY
No. 76.
(A. R. No.
413 of 1919.)
Little
Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram Taluk, Chingleput
District.
On the south side of the rock in the Arulala-Perumal
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1524 A.D.
This record, in a single line, is dated Saka 1446,
Tarana, Margasirsha ba. 11, Monday, Sravana. The Saka and cyclic year quoted correspond to 1524 A.D. But the other details are irregular.
It records the gift of a pendant inset with precious
stones by Rayasam Sripataya on
behalf of the king.
The record also contains details of provisions made for
offerings to the god while the deity camped at Kanchi for 36 days.
No. 77.
(A. R. No.
326 of 1905.)
Upparapalle, Proddatur Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On a huge pillar lying in front of the Siva temple called
Mobbuladevalam.
Krishnaraya, 1525 A.D.
There are two dates in this record. The Sanskrit portion of the inscription
contains a date in chronogram Ved-abdhi-yuga-[bhu*], vrisha, Madhava
(Vaisakha), Purnima. The composer
of the verse has apparently omitted the word for the numerals in the chronogram
which stands for Saka 1444 (current). The details correspond to 1521 A.D., April 21. The Telugu portion of the record contains
another date Saka 1446, Tarana, Magha ba. 14, Monday, Sivaratri,
corresponding to 1526 A.D., February 20, Monday, f.d.t., â21.
The inscription records that Pedasinga-mahipala or
Pedasingama-nayaka, son of Jupalli Rama-nayaka, having gone on a casual visit
to the temple of Naganatha and observed
it in a state of ruins, undertook to have the temple renovated and so had the garbhagriha,
ghamtavedi, antarala-mantapa, nandi-mantapa and the gopuras of the prakara
built and a tank dug to the south of the temple. By the context of the record it seems that the former date cited
above refers to the commencement of the renovation and the latter to the
completion of the same The donor, who
also endowed the temple with lands for a lamp, offerings and other services to
the god, for the merit of his father, is said to have held the Chernuru and
Potladurti-simas in Mulikinadu-sthala, situated in Ghamdikota-sima which was
included in Udayagiri-rajya, as nayankara under the king.
The same pillar records the gift of two copper images of
the god and the goddess by Malla-nayaka, brother of Pedasingama-nayaka besides
a few other grants by the priests of the temple, and the masons who
participated in the renovations.
No. 78.
(A. R. No.
402 of 1926.)
Katteragandla, Badvel Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On a slab set up in the compound of the Chennakesavasvamin
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1525 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1448 (current), Parthiva, Pushya su.
15, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1525 A.D., December 29, (Friday).
It registers a gift of land to the god Chennakesvara at Katrakamdla in his
administrative division of Sakali-sima which was included in Ghandikota-sima,
the nayankara territory of Demarasayya, by Annajayya, son of Padaviti
Virupaksha Dikshita of Gargya-gotra, Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-saka,
who had performed the Sarvakratu and Vajapeya sacrifices, for the
merit of the king and Demarasayya.
No. 79.
(A. R. No.
403 of 1926.)
Katteragandla, Badvel Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On a slab set up in the compound of the Chennakesavasvamin
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1525 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1448 (current), Parthiva, Pushya su.
15, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1525 A.D., December 29 (Friday).
It registers the grant of several taxes such as nalleddu,
achchu-viralalu, etc., and the ubhayamarga-sunkam payable on
merchandise by the merchants to the temple of Chennakesava at Katrakamdla, in
addition to confirming the former grant of lands to the same in Chennavaram and
Katrakamdla by Avasaram Demarasu for the merit of Annaji Ayyamgaru. The grant was executed by vengalayya, the Karyakartta
of Annaji-Ayya and the son of Cherivuri Krishnayya. Katragandla, stated to be situated in Sakali-sima in
Gandikota-durgam, was conferred on the donor by the king.
No. 80.
(A. R. No.
306 of 1910.)
Nagar, Tindivanam Taluk, South Arcot District.
On a slab set up in the street in the village.
Krishnaraya, 1527 A.D.
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This is dated Saka 14[48], Vyaya Ashadha, su. 5,
Sunday, corresponding to 1526 A.D., June 15, Friday (not Sunday).
Much damaged. It
seems to record a gift as a srotriya to a Brahmana.
No. 81.
(A. R. No.
447 of 1906.)
Korrapadu, Proddatur Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On the pillar set up in the courtyard of the Chennakesava
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1527 A.D.
This is dated Saka
1449, Sarvajit, Nija Ashadha ba. 30, Sunday corresponding to 1527 A.D.,
July 28, â29.
It records a gift of 1 varaha-gadya per annum
derived as tegam (tyagam) due to them from the kampus to god
Chennakesava of Korrapadu in Gandikota-sima, by Misaraganda Madhavaraju and
Kaki Kesvaraju.
No. 82.
(A. R. No.
164 of 1913.)
Panem, Nandyal Taluk, Kurnool District.
On a slab set up in the courtyard of the Panikesvarasvamin
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1529 A.D.
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This record is dated Saka 1451, Virodhi, Vaisakha su.
15, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1529 A.D., April 23, (Friday).
It registers a gift of land in Panem, and the agraharas
Bhupalunipadu and Lingapuram, as also certain other specified lands to god
Panikesvara by Vakiti Pedapanayaningaru, son of Bokkasam
Pedapa-nayaningaru. Kandanavolu, in
which the gift villages and lands lay, was held by the donor as nayankara from
the king.
No. 83.
(A. R. No.
525 of 1926.)
Kadiri, Kadiri Taluk, Anantapur District.
On a slab built into the floor of the kitchen in the
Lakshminarasimhasvamin temple.
Krishnaraya, 1529 A.D.
The record is dated Saka 145[1], Virodhin, Vaisakha su.
15, Friday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1529 A.D., April 23.
It seems to record a gift of land to god Narasimha of
Kadiri by Venkata-nayudu, the son-in-law of Devani Konapa-rayudu for worship
and offerings to the god for the merit of the latter.
No. 84.
(A. R. No.
401 of 1926.)
Katteragandla, Badvel Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On a wall of the mandapa of the Chennakesavasvamin
temple.
Krishnaraya, 1529 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1452 (current) Virodhin, Vaisakha
su. 15, lunar eclipse, corresponding to 1529 A.D., April 23 (Friday).
It registers the grant of the village Nuvvusulapadu in
Sakali-sima to god Chennakesava of Kattrakandla by Siddhavatam Yallamarusayya
of Srivatsa-gotra, Asvalayana-sutra and Rik-sakha, the
agent of Rayasam Ayyapparusayya for the merit of the latterâs mother
Achchama. The gift village is said to
be situated in Sakalisima which the donor obtained as nayankara from Ayyapparusayya.
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No. 85.
(A. R. No.
309 of 1926.)
Maravapalli-Agraharam, Dharmavaram Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a slab lying near the ruined temple of
Tiruvenkatanatha.
Krishnaraya, 1529 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1451, Virodhin, Sravana su. 5,
Saturday, corresponding to 1529 A.D., July 10.
It registers the grant of four madas of dommari
tax to god Tiruvengalanatha at Apparascheruvu in Bukkarayapuram in
Chigularevu-sthalam of Chiramamgani in Guttirajya, for conducting Dasami,
Ekadasi and other festivals by the Dommaris Kesavanatha, son of
Kutari-Tirumalanatha of Tangaturu, Machiraju and others.
No. 86.
(A. R. No.
15 of 1915.)
Srisailam, Nandikotkur Taluk, Kurnool District.
On a slab built into the floor of the platform in the
northern porch
of the mukhamandapa of the Mallikarjuna temple, to the
left of entrance.
Krishnaraya, 1529 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1450 (current), Virodhi, Kartika su.
15, Sunday. The Saka year quoted is
wrong for 1451 for which the details correspond to 1529 A.D., October 17
(lunar eclipse).
It register the grant of the village Gattirajupenta in
Sidhapuram-sima to Rachuti Virannodaya of Basava-matham by Avasaram
Chandrasekharayya for the merit of the king and his father-in-law
Demarusayya. The village which was a
gift for offerings to god Mallikarjuna, was constituted into an agrahara
to be enjoyed by the donee and his successive disciples.
No. 87.
(A. R. No.
14 of 1915.)
Srisailam, Nandikotkur Taluk, Kurnool District.
On a slab built into the floor of the northern porch into
the
mukhe-mandapa of the central shrine of the Mallikarjuna temple.
Krishnaraya, 1530 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1452, Vikritti, Chaitra ba. 30,
Monday, corresponding to 1530 A.D. March 28, f.d.t. â23. There was a solar eclipse on the following
day, not cited in the inscription.
It records that Avasaram Chandrasekharayya had a mandapa
built in front of the sleeping chamber of god Mallikarjuna, presented golden
images of Nandisvara and Bhringisvara, set up standing stone figures of his
master Krishnaraya, his own father-in-law Demarsa and of himself in the mandapa,
and granted the village of Sivapuram in his nayankara Mosalimadugu-sima
for worship and offerings to the deity in that mandapa. He also presented a golden kahala and
a silver panavattam to the god and consecrated Demayalinga to the north
of Mallikarjuna, set up a golden pillar in front of it, and having built a bath
near the Virabhadra temple at Nagaluti at the foot of the hill, consecrated
another Demayalinga there and granted the agrahara Demasamudra to
Brahmanas.
No. 88.
(A. R. No.
47-A of 1909.)
Undavalli, Guntur Taluk, Guntur District.
On a pillar set up in front of the Bhaskaresvara temple.
Krishnaraya, no date.
It records that Bodi Madinedu having consecrated the
Bhaskaralinga, constructed a well and made a grant of 1 putti of gram
towards and 10 Tums of land for offerings in the temple.
No. 89.
(A. R. No.
91 of 1912.)
Gorantla, Hindupur Taluk, Anantapur District.
On a slab set up at the entrance into the Siva temple.
Tirumaladeva, 1524 A.D.
This inscription is dated Saka 1446, Tarana, Adhika
Bhadrapada su. 15, Sunday, corresponding to 1524 A.D. August 14.
It records that Suraparaju, the karyakarta of vakiti Adeppa-nayaningaru, having ordered
Nalanagana, Yaranagana, Somana, Basavana and Chimnapa, the tammalas of
the temple of Somesvara at Gorantla to repair the dilapidated temple and the sakhara
and build a mudwall for it, exempted them from the service of supplying leaves
free of cost to the temple.
No. 90.
(A. R. No.
181 of 1913.)
Gorantla, Hindupur Taluk, Anantapur District.
On the west wall of the mandapa in the
Madhavarayasvamin temple.
Thirumaladeva, 1524 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1446, Tarana, Kartika su. 12,
Monday, Utthanadvasai, Chitra-nakshatra, regularly corresponding to 1524
A.D., November 7, f.d.t. â05.
Much damaged. It
registers that the agent of vakiti Adepa-nayadu granted land to the Vishnu
(Perumal) temple at Gorantla for maintaining festive processions on the dasami
days every month.
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No. 91.
(A. R. No.
499 of 1906.)
Mopur, Pulivendla Taluk, Cuddapah District.
On a slab set up in front of the central shrine of the
Bhairavesvara temple.
Achyuta, 1530 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1452, Vikriti, Vaisakha su. 3,
Sunday. It corresponds to 1530
A.D., April 30 if the month is Nija Vaisakha. The weekday, however, was Saturday.
It records a gift of the durgadanaya-nivartana
amounting to 235 varahas per year payable from the villages belonging to
Bhairavesvara temple at Mompuru for the car-festival of the god on the day of
the Molakala-punnama by Ayyaparasu, son of Rayasam Kondamarasu of
Bharadvaja-gotra and Asvalayana-sutra. The donor is said to have obtained Ghandikota-durga wherein
Mopuru was situated, as nayankara from the king.
No. 92.
(A. R. No.
802 of 1917.)
Gaunivaripalli, Hamlet of Kondapuram, Hindupur Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a broken slab set up near the Anjaneyasvamin temple.
Achyuta, 1530 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1449 Vikritti, Jeshtha su. 5 Tuesday. The date is irregular. If
Saka 1449 is a mistake for Saka 1452, Vikriti, the details regularly correspond
to 1530 A.D., May 31.
This fragmentary inscription seems to refer to some grant
made for the merit of Ayaparasaya.
No. 93.
(A. R. No.
544 of 1909.)
Vemalurpadu, Sattenapalle Taluk, Guntur District.
On a pillar lying near the Siva temple.
Achyuta, 1530 A.D.
This record is dated Saka 1452, Vikriti, Kartika, su.
12, Wednesday, corresponding to 1530 A.D., November 2.
This incomplete inscription, in Telugu as well as Sanskrit
verse, records that Peda Tirumalayyadeva-maharaju, great-grandson of Lakkaraju
of Salaka-vamsa, grandson of Singgaraju and son of Salakaraju, had a tank built
and a garden laid near it and granted both of them to god Gopinatha of
Velupalem in Kondavidu. It also records
that he had a mandapa constructed in the garden, installed god Hanumanta
therein and provided for the worship of the god with some gifts, the details of
which are lost. The donor bears the
titles Tumbalagoppa, Basavasankara, Vondanemandalikara-ganda,
Yadavaladarayarahuta-vesya-bhujamga, Navalaksha-Telungulaganda, etc.,
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No. 94.
(A. R. No.
23 of 1915.)
Srisailam, Nandikotkur Taluk, Kurnool District.
On a pillar in the mukha-mandapa of the Mallikarjuna temple.
Achyuta, 1530 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1452, Vikriti, Pushya ba. 11,
Saturday, corresponding to 1531 A.D., January 14.
It registers the gift of fly-whisks to the god
Mallikarjuna and laced cloth and eyes to the goddess Bharamaramba by
Malapa-nayaka, the uligam of the king for the merit of his overlord
(Achyuta) and Krishnaraya.
No. 95.
(A. R. No.
182 of 1913.)
Gorantla, Hindupur Taluk, Anatapur District.
On the west wall of the mandapa in the Madhavarayasvamin temple.
Achyuta, 1531 A.D.
This record is dated Saka 1452, Vikriti, Pushya ba. 14
Monday, corresponding to 1531 A.D., January 16, f.d.t. â46.
The inscription is badly damaged and mentions
Gorantla-sima as the nayankara conferred on the son (name lost) of
Vakiti Mallappa-nayudu.
No. 96.
(A. R. No.
56 of 1915.)
Chinna Ahobalam, Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District.
Round the base of the central shrine of the
Narasimhasvamin temple.
Achyuta, 1532 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1453, Khara, Magha su. 15, corresponding
to 1532 A.D., January, 22 (Monday).
It registers gift of lands after purchase to god
Ahobalesvara by Abbiraju, son of Gubbaraju Tipparaju of Vasishtha-gotra,
Rik-sakha and a resident of Porumamilla.
No. 97.
(A. R. No.
542 of 1919.)
Little
Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram Taluk, Chingleput
District.
On the south wall of the second prakara in the
Arulalaperumal temple.
Achyuta, 1532 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1454, Nandana, Jyeshtha ba. 12,
Thursday. The details regularly
correspond to 1532 A.D. May 30, f.d.t. â66.
States that the king, having been crowned on Kartika
ba. 5 in the year Virodhin, gave protection (abhayahasta-rayasam) to
Rayanaraju of Nuggihalli and Malluraya, Venkatadri and other palegars of
Ummattur who sought his asylum in subjection, uplifted the Manneyas,
sent the Manneyas and Dalavayis to Tiruvadi-rajya and levied
tribute from the Tiruvadi kings, took the daughter of the Pandya in marriage,
set up a pillar of victory on the bank of Tambraparni, subdued
Tumbichchi-nayaka and Saluvanayaka, and visited along with the queen
Varadadevamma and Komara Venkatadrichikka-vodeya, god Varadaraju and performed
in the presence of the god the Tulapurusha-dana with pearls, the Mahabhuta-ghata-dana
and the Sahasra-godana and gave several jewels set with precious stones
and rich silk clothes to the deities in addition to endowing several villages
to the temple for worship and various offerings.
The Tamil and Kannada version of this record are engraved
on the same wall in this temple and their texts are published in the South
Indian Inscriptions, Vol. IV, No. 53 and Vol. IX, Nos. 547 and 548
respectively, the last two being exact copies, one in Kannada and the other in
Nagari characters.
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No. 98.
(A. R. No.
158 of 1924.)
Kalahasti, Chndragiri Taluk, Chittoor District.
On the north and west walls of the third prakara of
the Kalahastisvara temple.
Achyuta, 1532 A.D.
The record is dated Saka 1454, Nandana, Sravana ba. 10
Saturday, Rohini corresponding to 1532 A.D., July 27, Saturday, â56,
â30.
States that the king, having been installed on the throne
in the year virodhin, Kartika, ba. 5 in the presence of god
Kalahastisvara at Kalahasti, having granted amnesty to Rayanaraju of
Nuggihalli, Malluraju of Ummattur, Venkatadrinayaka and others, protected the manneyas, levied tribute from the Tiruvadi, married
the Pandya princess, subjugated Saluva-nayaka and Tummchichi-nayaka, and having
set up a pillar of victory on the bank of the Tambraparni, granted several
villages in Tondamanadu yielding a total revenue of 3,000 gadyas, some
yielding a revenue of 300 gadyas in Pada-nadu, the import and export
revenue totaling 1,200 gadyas from certain ports, and some other grants
totaling altogether 4,500 gadyas for various specified offerings to the
god. Among other gifts made to the god
is mentioned the book Jnanachintamani (Jnanachintamani-pustakam).[1]
No. 99.
(A. R. No.
744 of 1922.)
Paspinayakanahalli, Hospet Taluk, Bellary District.
On a pillar in the mandapa of the Ankalamma temple.
Achyuta, 1532 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1454, Nandana, Sravana ba. 30,
Thursday, corresponding to 1532 A.D., August 1, â14.
Seems to refer to a sale deed pertaining to a land at
Nidugula alias Apinayakanapuram, a sarvamanya-agrahara for the amritapadi
services of the goddess Arugondala Ankalamma by the sons of Talari Timmi-nayaka.
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No. 100.
(A. R. No.
542 of 1919.)
Little
Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram Taluk, Chingleput
District.
On the south wall of the second prakara in the
Arulalaperumal temple.
Achyuta, 1532 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1454, Nandana Kanni, su. 5, corresponding to 1532, September 5,
(Wednesday).
It registers the gift of a sankha studded with
rubies a chakra, an abhaya-hasta and a namam to the deity.
[1] The provision for the recital of
Jnanachintamani in the temple at Srirangma is made in an inscription of
Krishnadevaraya (A. R. Ep. 1950-51, No. B. 295.)
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