South Indian Inscriptions

MISCELLANEOUS INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA 

VOLUME IX - Part - I 

CHALUKYAS OF BADAMI

No. 46.

(A. R. No. 343 of 1920.)

ON A STONE BY THE SIDE OF THE ISVARA TEMPLE AT PEDDAVADUGURU, GOOTY TALUK, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

This is not dated; it belongs to the reign of the Chalukya king Satyasraya whose proper name appears to be Ereyitiyadigal.  It registers the grant of the village Elpattu Simbhige, made tax-free, by Eretiyadigal after his subdugation of Ranavikrama, probably a Bana king.  It also registers the grant of the village Nadanuru, with the consent of the Bana king.  The engraver Mahendrapallavachari was granted 12 mattars of land at Nadanuru by the Majakamas.  If Ereyatiyadigal stands for Ereya which was a name of Pulakesin II this record may have to be assigned to the reign of that king.

No. 47.

(A.R. No. 333 of 1920.)

ON A STONE LYING TO THE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE BETAPALLI, SAME TALUK AND DISTRICT.

This undated inscription belongs to the reign of the Chalukaya king VijayadityaSatyasraya.  It registers the grant of 20 mattars of red soil, a mattar of wet land and 2 mattars of garden land to Talereyar by Vikramaditya, the uncle of Banarja, when the latter was ruling Turamara-vishaya as the king’s feudatory.  It also states that Vikramaditya had the birudas Taruna-Vasantan and Samanta-kesari and that he was ruling Ayiradi.  The inscription was written by Singutti.

No. 48.

(A.R. No. 691 of 1919.)

ON A STONE IN THE BHOGESVARA TEMPLE AT CHIPPAGIRI, ALUR TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT.

This registers the grant of 50 mattars of land and a flower garden made by Bantarasa during the reign of the Chalukya king Vijayaditya-Satyastraya to DharmmaBhatara and some land to a temple with  the consent of the Mahajanas.  The record is not dated.

No. 49.

(A.R. No. 339 of 1905.)

ON AMULTILATED SLAB LYING ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER PENNERU AT DANAVALAPADU, JAMMALAMADUGU TALUK, CUDDAPAK DISTRICT.

This damaged and updated inscription registers the grant of some fields made by the Chalukya king Vijayaditya to Bhupaditya.

No. 50.

(A.R. No. 346 of 1920.)

ON A BROKEN PILLAR SET UP BEFORE THE SHRINE OF A LINGA, A MILE TO THE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE NILURU, GOOTY TALUK, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

This record in archaic characters is not dated and belongs to te reign of the Chalukya king [Ki]rttivarma-Satyasraya, probably the second king of that name.  He is stated to have remitted certain taxes due from some Gamundas (who are named).  He also gave them the umbrella and other honours.

No. 51.

(A.R. No. 724 of 1919.)

ON A SLAB SET UP NEAR THE OBALESVARA TEMPLE IN THE VILLAGE KURUKUNDI, ALUR TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT.

This inscription of the reign of the Chalukya king Kirtivarma-Satyasraya registers the gift of some land.  The date of the record is lost.  On palaeograpic grounds the inscription may be assigned to the reign of Kirttivarman II.

No. 52.

(A.R. No. 734 of 1919.)

ON A SLAB SET UP NEAR THE ISVARA TEMPLE AT NAGARURU, SAME TALUK AND DISTRICT.

This is not dated and is little damaged.  It refers itself to the reign of the Chalukya king . . . ditya and records the grant of some land by Nagamangala.  Mention is also made of Tondemana Muttarasa.

No. 53.

(A.R. No. 61 of 1904.)

ON THE KATTE-BANDE ROCK NORTH-EAST OF THE HANUMANTA HILL AT KURUGODU, BELLARY TALUK, SAME DISTRICT.

This record belongs to the reign of the Chalukya king Satyasraya whose proper name is not given, and specifies the land measure and the coin to be used at Kurumgodu.  It is not dated.

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