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(V. 34.) He who resembles the ocean in great profundity; the only excellent conqueror of the fort (durga) of Chaurasi; he who terrifies vehemently the hearts of the hostile kings of the eight directions; the favourite of Sarngadhara (Vishnu);
(V.35.) He who is sporting with the powerful goddess of heroes; the lord (or, the central gem) of the necklace (which is) the town of Åraviti; he whose arm is as strong as (Śêsha) the lord of serpents; he who is obtaining the title Mandalikadharanisardhal (ie. the boar on earth among provincial chiefs);
(V.36.) The foremost of the kings born from the Åtrêya gôtra; he whose fame is great ;
(V. 37.) Bringing the throne of Karnata into his power by the strength of (his) arm, (and) joyfully ruling the whole earth after (he) has destroyed (all) enemies from (Rama's) bridge up to the snowy mountain,-this glorious prince, Venkatapati, the foremost among kings, who surpasses all ancient kings in wisdom, (and) who is Sutraman's (Indra's) tree to (i.e. fulfils the desires of) the crowds of wise men, is resplendent.
(V. 38.) In the Saka year reckoned by the seasons (6), the arrows (5), the arrows (5), and the moon (1), (i.e. 1556), in the (cyclio) year called Bhava, in the month named Vaisakha,
(V. 39.) In the bright fortnight, under an auspicious star, on the sacred full-moon tithi, in the blissful presence of the lotus-feet of the blessed Vonkatosa,
(V. 40.) The king gave) to excellent Brahmaņas of various sdkhds, names, gôtras and sútras, who were celebrated for learning in the Sastras (and) deeply versed in the Vedas, -
(Vv. 45-48.) A village, famed by the name Kuniyûr, rich in all grain, consisting of sixty-two shares (gana), adorned by the surname Muddukfishnapuram, adorned with houses and gardens, free of taxes (sarvamánya), up to the four boundaries all round, accompanied by treasures, deposits, stones, actuals, outstandings and water, with the akshini and the dgdmin, to be enjoyed in shares (gana), with the trees, to be successively enjoyed by the (donees') sons, grandsons, etc., as long as the moon and stars (exist),
(V. 41.) Situated in the prosperous Tirvaţi-rajya, in Mulli-nadu, in the prosperous Viravanalluru-måghani,
(V. 42.) Situated to the south of the great river Timraparni, and to the east of the great village Kårukurchi,
(V. 43.) To the south of the boundary of Bhrantamangala, to the west of the prosperous village of Shravanmahadevi,
(V. 44.) (And) to the north of a high road (which is) to the north of a hill, --comprising () two fields (kshetra) on the fifteenth (?) canal at Kårukurchi.
(V. 49.) The son of the glorious prince Nâga, who was a descendant of the Kasyapa (gôtra), the object of the spontaneous favour of the god) Visvēsvara who was pleased by (his) severe austerities, a treasury of virtues, (and) the best of those who grant the object of (their) desires to the crowd of scholars,- W& Visvanátha, a Samkrandana (Indra) on earth, who was honoured on earth as the foremost of grout heroes.
(V. 50.) From him was born a chief of Nøyakas, Krishnapa, who was renowned in the world, who seized the diadems of hostile kings in conformity with (his) name, who governed the inhabitants of the earth with justice, (and) whose (liberal) disposition resembled that of (Kubêra) the lord of wealth.
(V.51.) To him was born a moon on earth, the glorious prince Virspa, who was surrounded by the splendour of spreading fame, who delighted the circle of the earth (or the night-lotus),
The title Dharanivardha had been previously borne by Immadi-Nrisimba (of Vijayanagars) ; see SouthIndian Inscriptions, Vol. I. p. 137, No. 116.
- The name of the king and the verb follow in verse 58 f. j. who was a worthy namesake of the sacleat Krishna.
