MISCELLANEOUS
INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA
VOLUME
IX - Part
- II
DYNASTIES
OF VIJAYANAGARA
No. 564.
(A.R. No. 16
of 1904.)
On the left
side of the north gopuram of the Achyutarayasvami temple at Hampi,
Hospet taluk, Bellary district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1456, Jaya,
Vaisakha, su. 13, Bha[nuvara], corresponding to A.D. 1534 April
26, Sunday, in the
reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya.
It records that the Mahamandalesvara
Hiriya-Tirumalaraja-Vodeya, son of Salakaraja-Vodeya, son of Salakaraja-Vodeya,
set up the god Tiruvengalanatha on the bank of the Tungabhadra
and granted three villages for the service of the god and ordered that
the offerings made to the god should be distributed among 14 persons
(specified).
No. 565.
(A.R. No. 195
of 1913.)
On a stone
built into a water-channel near the Anjaneya temple at
Havinahalu-Virapura, Bellary taluk, same district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1455, Jaya,
Vaisakha, su. 15, corresponding to A.D. 1534 April 28, Tuesday
(not verifiable), in the reign of Achyutaraya-Maharaya.
It records that the king erected the simhasana of the god
Bukkesvara to the west of the temple of Virupakshadeva and made a gift
of the village Dondavati for the service of the god. The gift is stated to have been made for the merit of his
grandfather Isvara-Nayaka and grandmother Bukkaji-amma and
that a copper-plate charter was granted to that effect and lingamudre
stones set up on the boundaries of the village.
The village was given to Ramachandra-Dikshita for
conducting the worship.
No. 566.
(A.R. No. 10
of 1904.)
On the
western base of the central shrine of the Vitthalasvami temple at Hampi,
Hospet taluk, same district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1456, Jaya,
Sravana, su. 12, Bu[dhavara], corresponding
to A.D. 1534 July 22, Wednesday, in
the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaja.
It records that Gandhada Tippasetti made a gift of gold
for the worship of the Alvars, 13 in number, including
Tirukachinambiyalvar, consercrated by himself.
The gift was made for the merit of the king.
No. 567.
(A.R. No. 72
of 1912.)
On the south
wall of the prakara of the Lakshmidevi temple at Gorrepalle, Hindupur
taluk, Anantapur district.
This is dated Saka 1456, Jaya, Sravana, ba. 8,
Krishnajayanti, corresponding to A.D. 1534 August 1, Saturday
(not verifiable), in the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya.
It records that, at the suggestion of Virapannayya of Penugonde,
Timmarasa, son of Bhandarada Apparasa of
Bharadvaja-gotra, Katyayana-sutra and Sukla-Yajus-sakha,
made a gift of the village Muttakadahalli, surnamed Mahalakshmipura,
for the service of the goddess Mahalakshmidevi at
Haruhe-Lakkhanapura in Roddanadu, a sub-division of Penugonde-rajya.
No. 568.
(A.R. No. 729
of 1916.)
On a slab set
up in front of the Anjaneyasvami temple at Anantapuram, Madaksira taluk,
Anantapur district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1456, Jaya,
Asvayuja, ba. 12, corresponding to A.D. 1534 October 18, Sunday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Achytaraya-Maharaya.
It registers a gift for the service of the god
Hiriya-Tiruvengalanatha of Mudanagiri.
The gift was made for the merit of the king.
No. 569.
(A.R. No. 527
of 1915.)
On a stone
set up at the village-gate at Bhattarabommalapuram, Adoni taluk, Bellary
district.
This is dated Saka 1457, Jaya, Pushya, su. 3,
Somavara, Sankramana, corresponding to A.D. 1534 December 7,
Monday, which was not, however, a day of any sankramana.
It records that king Achyutadeva-Maharaya, who was ruling
at Vidyanagara, made a gift of the village Bommalapura on
the bank of the Tungabhadra and situated in the Satanuru-sime,
a division of Adavani-rajya, to Bhatara Nagaya, son of
Kadabura Redyapaya of the Bhat-anvaya.
No. 570.
(A.R. No. 4
of 1904.)
On the south
base of the central shrine of the Vitthalasvami temple at Hampi, Hospet
taluk, Same district.
This is dated Saka 1456, Jaya, Pushya, su. 6,
Gu[ruvara], corresponding to A.D. 1534 december 10, Thursday,
f.d.t. 09, in the reign of Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Varadappa-Nayaka, son of Tiruvengala-Nayaka,
made a gift of gold to the treasury of the Vitthalesvara temple for the
daily offerings of the god. The
gift was made for the merit of the king and of Chikkaraya.
No. 571.
(A.R. No. 245
of 1913.)
On a stone in
front of the Nandi-mandapa of the Doddapadesvara temple at Modalli,
Kollegal taluk, Coimbatore district.
This is dated Saka 1456, Jaya, Phalguna, su. 5,
Ravivara, corresponding to A.D. 1535 February 7, Sunday, in
the reign of Achyutaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Madappayya, agent of Ramappayya,
a minister to the king, made a grant of the income from arat-kanika
and bedige for the service of the god Mallikarjunadeva in
Hale-Modahalli near Modahalli in Hadinadu-sime, thus
reviving the defunct service. The
gift was made for the merit of the king and of Ramappayya.
No. 572.
(A.R. No. 575
of 1912.)
On the
eastern wall of the second prakara of the Virabhadra temple at Lepakshi,
Hindupur taluk, Anantapur district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1456, Manmatha
(=A.D. 1535-36), in the reign of Achyutaraya. It records that the king made a gift of a village (name lost)
for the service of the god Virabhadra at Lepakshi.
No. 573.
(A.R. No. 681
of 1922.)
On a slab set
up near the bridge on the road leading to the Sub-Collectorâs bungalow
at Hospet, Hospet taluk, Bellary district.
This is dated Saka 1457, Manmatha, Vaisakha, su.
1, corresponding to A.D. 1535 April 3, Saturday (not verifiable.) It
refers itself to the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya, and records
that Abbaraja Timmapa, agent to the Pradhana Tirumalaraja,
made a gift of the mulavisa (cess) with the consent of the
merchants of Tirumaladeviyara-pattana, Varadarajammana-pattana,
and Krishnapura for the service of the god Tiruvengalanatha in Tirumaladeviyara-pattana. Bisilahalli pass is mentioned.
No. 574.
(A.R. No. 5
of 1904.)
On the south
base of the central shrine of the Vitthalasvami temple at Hampi, same
taluk and district.
This is dated Saka 1458, Durmukhi, Jyeshtha, su.
11, Bu[dhavara] corresponding to A.D. 1536 May 31, Wednesday
in the reign of Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Hiriya-Tirumala-Nayaka made a gift of varahas
to the temple-treasury for daily offerings to the god Vitthalasvami.
The gift was made for the merit of the king and Chikkaraya.
No. 575.
(A.R. No. 5-A
of 1904.)
In the same
place.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1458, Durmukhi,
Jyeshtha, su. 11, Bu[dhavara], corresponding
to A.D. 1536 May 31, Wednesday, in the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya.
It records that Tirumala-Nayaka made some gift by the
order of the king.
No. 576.
(A.R. No. 99
of 1913.)
On a slab set
up in a field to the west of the Mallikarjuna temple at Kambaduru,
Kalyanadrug taluk, Anantapur district.
This is dated Saka 1458, Durmukhi, Jyeshtha, ba.
30, Adivara, corresponding to A.D. 1536 June 18, Sunday, in
the reign of Achyutaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Baiyapa-Nayaka confirmed the grant
formerly made of the 6 villages, Jalavati, Hosahalli, Ammakere,
Tegegala, Gadidipara and Bandenahalli, and certain wet fields
at Kambhaduru for the service of the god Mallikarjunadeva.
No. 577.
(A.R. No. 73
of 1912.)
On the south
wall of the prakara in the Lakshmidevi temple at Gorrepalli, Hindupur
taluk, same district.
This is dated Saka 1458, Durmukhi, Magha, su. 7,
Budhavara, corresponding to A.D. 1537 January 17, Wednesday,
in the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya.
It records that, at the suggestion of Virapanna-Nayaka of
Penugonde, Krishnapa-Nayaka, son of Sani Chinnapa-Nayaka,
made a gift of the village, Goravanahalli, surnamed Lakshmisagara,
in Guyyalura-sime, a sub-division of Rodda-nadu which was
a district in Penugone-rajya, for the service of the goddess,
Mahalakshmidevi, of Haruhe-Lakkhanapura.
No. 578.
(A.R. No. 381
of 1927.)
On a slab set
up by the side of the east verandah in the outer prakara of the
Kotesvara temple at Kotesvara, a suburb of Coondapur, Coondapur taluk,
South Kanara district.
This is very much damaged and dated Saka 1458,
Durmukhi, Magha, ba. 14, Guruvara, corresponding to A.D. 1536
February 8, Thursday, in the reign of Achyuta devaraya-Maharaya
who was ruling at Vijayanagara.
It records a gift of land and gold made by Kondappa-Vodeya
for the service of the god Kotinathadeva and the goddess
Sankamadevi. The king
is stated to have appointed Sunkana-Nayaka as the governor of Barakura-rajya.
No. 579.
(A.R. No. 69
of 1912.)
On the south
walL of the prakara of the Lakshmidevi temple at Gorrepalle, Hindupur
taluk, Anantapur district.
This is dated Saka 1459, Hemalambi, Chaitra, su.
15, Somavara corresponding to A.D. 1537 March 26, Monday, in
the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya.
It records that Virana-Nayaka, brother of Penugonde
Virapannayya son of Lepakshi Nandi-Lakisetti and Muddamamba,
made a gift for the service of the goddess Mahalakshmidevi, of
Lakkhanapura, of the kanike, gold and clothes, offered by
devotees of the various countries to the goddess, on festival and other
days.
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