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KRISHNAPURAM PLATES OF SADASIVARAYA.
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such as omissions of letters, and of the anusvára and the visarga, wrong repetitions of the same words and phrases, etc.; these are noticed in footnotes under the text. The birudas of the king and of the chiefs are known from other sources.
The inscription belongs to the reign of Sadasivaraya of Vidyanagari. It records that at the request of Tirumala, who was in his turn requested by Krishnappa Nayaka or Krishṇabhûpati as he is called in the inscription, Sadasivaraya granted a number of villages to the god Tiruvenkatanatha set up at Křishgapuram by Krishpappa Nayaka. The first part of the inscription gives in detail the genealogy of king Sadasiva which is identical with that given in the British Museum plates of the same king published by Prof. Kielhorn and No. 58 of the Nagamangala tâluk of the Mysore District, published by Mr. Rice. Herein also Sadasivaraya is described as being installed on th3 throne by the chief ministers at the instance of Râmaraja, who is here, as in the other plates, called his sister's husband. Later on (vv. 81-95) the inscriptioa details the pedigree of the family to which Tirumala belonged.
The genealogy begins with Nanda, who is said to hare been born in the race of the moon. In his raca was born Chalikka and in the latter's Bijjalêndra. Sômidêva, who captured seven forts, was born in his line. His grandson was Pinnama " lord of Aravitipura." His 80n was Araviti-Bukka, whose wife was Ballâmbika. Their son was Ramaraja who married Lakkambika. To them was born Srirangarája (I.) and his wife was Tirumala mbikê. Their sons were Ramaraja (II.), Tirumala (I.) and Venkata dri, Tirumala is styled in the plates a Bhoja in poetry. Appended below is a genealogical tree of Tirumala's family :
Sômidêva
Pinnama (II.) Â gavîțipura-pati.
Áraviti Bukka, married Ballámbika.
Râmaraja (I.) married Lakkambika.
Srirangarâja (I.) married Tirumalâmbiká.
Ramaraja (II.)
Tirumala
Venkatádri. We learn from the British Museum plates that Ramaraja II., Tirumala and Venkatádri belonged to the same family, from which Ko daraja of that grant was descended (see table above, Vol. IV., p. 4). Tirumala bears (vv. 98-101) the family birudas of amtembararaganda,
Above, Vol. IV., p. 1. 1 Ep. Carn., Vol. IV., p. 219 of the Romanised text portion.
* Compare the British Museum Plate Inscription, above, Vol. IV., p. 3f., No. 7 of the Hassan taluk, Ep. Carn., VOL V., Part I; and No. 186 of Chepnapatns, Ep. Carn., Vol. IX. Compare Prof. Kielhora's remarks on the meaning of "sister" in this connection.
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