MISCELLANEOUS
INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA
VOLUME
IX - Part
- II
DYNASTIES
OF VIJAYANAGARA
No. 612.
(A.R. No. 38
of 1917.)
On a stone
set up near the Virabhadra temple at Amarapuram, Madaksira taluk,
Anantapur district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1466, Krodhi,
Kartika, su. 1[0], Somavara corresponding to A.D. 1544 November
10, Monday, in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records that the Mahamandalesvara
Ramarajaya-Vithalesvaradeva-Maha-arasu granted exemption from such
taxes as tere, kanike and bitti to the barbers. Kondoja is mentioned.
No. 613.
(A.R. No. 770
of 1917.)
On a slab set
up in front of the Anjaneya temple at Pulamiti, Hindupur taluk, same
district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1466, Krodhi,
Kartika, su. 10, corresponding to A.D. 1544 November 10, Monday
(not verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Ramaraja-Arasu granted exemption from
taxes such as terige and kanike to the barbers, under the
orders of the king.
No. 614.
(A.R. No. 98
of 1927.)
On a slab set
up outside the temple of Virabhadra at Narasapuram, Kalayanadrug taluk,
same district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1467, Krodhi,
Pushya, su. 1[0] corresponding to A.D. 1544 December 23, Tuesday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records the exemption from taxes granted under the orders of Ramarajayya
to the barbers of Narasapura by the Mahanayankacharya Kondama
Nayaka of Kundurpe.
No. 615.
(A.R. No. 723
of 1919.)
On a slab set
up near the Potappan temple at Kurukundi, Alur taluk, Bellary district.
This is dated Saka 1466, Krodhi, Magha, ba. 11
corresponding to A.D. 1545 February 7, Saturday (not verifiable),
in the reign of Sadasivaraya.
It records that the king issued orders exempting the barbers of Kurukundi
from bitti, birada and other taxes. Kondoja and Bharmoja, the son of Timmoja of
Kandanavolu are stated to have been instrumental in getting the
exemption.
No. 616.
(A.R. No. 12
of 1904.)
On the south
base of the mandapa in front of the central shrine of the Vitthalasvami
temple at Hampi, Hospet taluk, same district.
This is dated Saka 1466, Krodhi, Phalguna, su. 1
corresponding to A.D. 1545 February 12, Thursday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivadevaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Koneti-Timmaraja, son of Kondaraja,
made a gift of the toll-revenue raised in Ravudur for offerings to the god Vitthaladeva on the day of
Rathasaptami. The gift was
made for the merit of Kondaraja.
No. 617.
(A.R. No. 456
of 1923.)
On a slab set
up before the gopura of the Svayambhudeva temple at Kanekkal, same taluk
and district.
This is damaged and dated Saka 1467, Visvavasu,
[Jye]stha, su. 11, Sukravara corresponding to A.D. 1545 May 22,
Friday. The name of the
king is lost. It mentions Timmaraja,
Timmanna, Mudana, and Basavaraja, the gods Virabhadradeva,
Ramadeva and Ranganathadeva and the village Kaneyakallu.
No. 618.
(A.R. No. 63
of 1904.)
On the south
wall of the ruined temple at Halugode near Kurugodu, Bellary taluk, same
district.
This is dated Saka 1467, Visvavasu, Pushya, ba.
10, Somavara corresponding to A.D. 1545 December 28, Monday,
in the reign of Sadasivaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Ramarajaya, elder brother of Aliya Lingarajadeva,
and the grandson of the
Mahamandalesvara Kotagara Ramaraja-Vodeya, made a grant of
land for the service of the god Jinnadeva in the basti at Kurigodu. The gift was made for the merit of his father Mallaraja-vodeya,
with the consent of the Gauda, Senabova and the Pattanasvamis.
It also records that in Phalguna su. 8, Somavara of the same year
corresponding to A.D. 1546, February 8, Monday, Gomisetti son of Suriyappasetti
of the Mula-sangha and Balatkara-gana repaired, along with Padmarasa-Pandita,
the same temple.
No. 619.
(A.R. No. 437
of 1923.)
On a slab set
up before the temple of Hanuman at Baginayakanahalli, Rayadrug taluk,
same district.
This is damaged and dated Saka â¦â¦â¦Parabhava,
Chaitra, su. 10, corresponding to A.D. 1546 March 12 Friday
(not verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records that Virana-Nayaka, the agent to the Mahamandalesvara
Ramaraja-Vithalayadeva-Maha-arasu, made akattu-manya grant
of some fields to five persons for constructing the ruined tank in Bagina[yakanahalli].
No. 620.
(A.R. No. 394
of 1927.)
On a slab
lying in a house-site to the south of Halavanakere at Basrur, Coonadapur
taluk, South Kanara district.
This is dated Saka 1468, Parabhava, Kartika, su,
1 corresponding to A.D. 1546 October 25, Monday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Sadasiva-Maharaya.
It records that, when Achcha-Vodeya was ruling over Barakura-rajya
under the orders of the king, Santana-Sankaralingasetti had
built a charity-house and granted certain lands and a tank for the
worship of the god Vithaladeva and when in the course of time the
charity-house had fallen down, Kuppanasetti-Udare-Surisetti got
it restored and endowed it with land and money. It also registers other grants made by some others for
properly conducting the same charity.
No. 621.
(A.R. No. 373
of 1927.)
On a slab set
up on the west side of the Volaga-Mandapa in the Kotesvara temple at
Kotesvara, same taluk and district.
This is dated Saka 1469, Parabhava, Kartika, su.
15, corresponding to A.D. 1546 November 7, Sunday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records that the king had appointed Venkatadriraja-Maharaya-arasu
to govern the Barakura-rajya and that the latter placed Achchapa-Vodeya
in charge of the same. Achchapa-Vodeya
is stated to have made a gift of varahas 50 for the service of
the god Kotesvara. The gift
was made for the prosperity and long life of the king and for the merit
of Ramaraja-Venkatadriraja-Maha-arasu.
The second part records that in Virodhikrit,
Vaisakha, su. 5, corresponding to A.D. 1551 April 11, Saturday,
Ekadalakhana-Vodeya ruling under the orders of Venkatadriraja
over Barakura-rajya made a gift of varahas 35 for performing the
rite of purification of the temple of Kotesvara.
The gift was made for the well-being of Venkatadriraja.
The purification was needed to remove the pollution caused by the
death of Brahmans and Sudras and the killing of cows in a religious feud
on the occasion of Tudiyahabba, on account of which the door of
the temple had been closed and the worship of the god discontinued for
some time.
No. 622.
(A.R. No. 106
of 1904.)
On a slab set
up at the entrance to the Virabhadra temple at Bagali, Harapanahalli
taluk, Bellary district.
This is dated Saka 1468, Plavanga, Jyeshtha, su.
11, Budhavara. In the
cyclic year Plavanga corresponding to Saka 1469 expired, the details
cited give the equivalent A.D. 1547 May 30 Monday, not Wednesday. The
inscription refers itself to the reign of
Sadasiva-Maharaya ruling at Vidyanagara and records
that Timmoja, Kondoja, Bhadroja and other barbers in the service
of the crown were exempted from kanike, kaddaya, bitti, birada
and other taxes. It also
registers a similar exemption granted to the barbers to Baguli in Kottura-sime.
No. 623.
(A.R. No. 733
of 1922.)
On a stone
set up in the compound of the ruined Mallikarjunasvami temple at
Ananatapuram, Hospet taluk, same district.
This is dated Saka 1468, Plavanga, Ashadha, ba.
3, corresponding to A.D. 1547 July 5, Tuesday (not
verifiable), in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records that Harapanna and other inhabitants of the
village of Ananatapura in Avinamadu-sime, a district of
Penugonde-rajya restored the dilapidated temple of the god
Mallikarjunadeva in the village and that when a certain Timmadasari,
son of Kammara Timmadasari, claimed that the temple was his own,
the people of the village, with Srinivasacharya at their head,
paid a certain sum to the claimant and made the temple a common property
of the village.
No. 624.
(A.R. No. 384
of 1920.)
On a stone
set up near the well at Kasavapuram, Gooty taluk, Anantapur district.
This is dated Saka 1469, Plavanga, Bhadrapada,
su. 15, Mam[galavara], corresponding to A.D. 1547 August 30,
Tuesday, in the reign of Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.
It records that at the request of the sons of Puli Appana-Bove
of Kasavapura, which had been granted by Koneti-Timmarajayya,
son of Ramaraja-kondaraja, as an umbali to Dalavayi
yallappa-Nayaka, the latter abolished bitti, birada and
other cesses levied from the fishermen.
The capture of cocks and pigs was also prohibited.
The gift was made for the merit of Koneti-Timmarajayya.
No. 625.
(A.R. No. 390
of 1920.)
On a stone
built into the outer wall of the Obalesvara temple at Gadekallu, same
taluk and district.
This is dated the cyclic year Plavanga,
Bhadrapada, ba. 13, in
the reign of Sadasivaraya-Maharaya, corresponding to A.D. 1547
September 11, Sunday (not verifiable).
It records that Appalaraja-Ayya issued orders to the Gauda
and Senabovas of Urvakondeya-sime exempting the barbers of
certain classes of villages in the above locality from kanike, bitti,
birada, kappa and other taxes.
No. 626.
(A.R. No. 260
of 1918.)
On a slab set
up in a field near the tank-bund at Hagaranuru, Harapanahalli taluk,
Bellary district.
This is dated Saka 1469, Plavanga, Kartika, su.
2, Budhavara. In
Plavanga the details cited corresponded to A.D. 1547 October 15, Saturday,
not Wednesday, as stated. It
refers itself to the reign of Sadasivaraya-Maharaya and records
that Bemma-Nayaka, son of Mudugandala-Tammarasa-Nayaka,
made a grant of the village Amaragere in Rangapura-sthala,
situated in Kotura-sime, which had been granted by the king to Krishnapa-Nayaka,
son of Bayapa-Nayaka, to Varunakanta-Vodeya, son of Kapilamuni-Heggapa-Sivacharya-vodeya
of Mayilara. The
gift was made for the merit of Krishnapa-Nayaka.
No. 627.
(A.R. No. 108
of 1927.)
On a slab
lying in front of the temple of Chandesvaradeva at Mallipalli,
Kalyanadrug taluk, Anantapur district.
This is a little damaged and dated Saka 1469,
Plavanga, Pushya, ba. 2, Budhavara, Makara-Sankranti, corresponding
to A.D. 1547 December 28, Wednesday, in
the reign of Sadasivaraya-Maharaya.
It records that Yallapa of Kambhaduru and the son
(name lost) of Murariravuta-Ayya made a grant of land for the
service of the goddess Banada-Chavundesvari at Marulanahalli, for
the merit of Krishnapa-Nayaka, son of Bayapa-Nayaka.
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