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made by Achyuta, the son of Sevvappa Niyaka; but now the formal sanction from the Vijayanagara overlord was obtained and the village given to the donee. Arumolimangalam was bounded on the west by Parittiyur, on the south-east by the village of Vallagrāmam, on the east by Kovilpattu and Tiruvattachchéri, on the north by Parittiyur, on the south by Kovil. pattu and the river Puttaru, and on the south-west by the village of Vadapër. The village granted belonged to the Kulottungachöļa-valanādu, forming part of Oheyür-pattaka, a subdivision of the Tiruvārür-chāvadi in Chola-mandala-rajya, situated on the south side of the river Kāvēri. The donee, Vijayındra Tirtha, after receiving the village, divided it among & number of Brāhmaṇas of various gotras, sutras, etc., for his own merit and for that of Sevvappa and his son Achyuta. Regarding the date Dewan Bahadur L. D. Swamikkandu Pillai, M.A., LL.B., says :-"Monday, Ashādha Sukla Dvādast in the year Dhátri=$. 1499. A.D. 1576. 77-Dhātri; A.D. 1577-78-Isvara. In A.D. 1577 Ashādha Sukla 12 fell on Thursday. In A.D. 1576 the tithi fell on Saturday. But in A.D. 1576 Srāvana Sukla 12 ended on Monday at 18 ghatikas after mean sun-rise. There is probably an error in the name of the lunar month, Ashādha being a mistake for Srāvana."
The inscription, as usual, begins with the purānik and the traditional history of the third Vijayanagara dynasty: the historical genealogy begins with TâtaPinnama, whose son was Bõmidēva; his son, Raghavadēvs; his son, Pinnama, lord of Aravidu; his son Bukka, who established the kingdom of Saluva Nrisim ha firmly; his wife was BallAmbika and their son Rāmarāja ; his wife was Lakkambiks and to them was born Srirangarsja I.; his wife Tirumaladēvi bore him three sons named Rāmaraja, Tirumala and Venkaçadri. Rāmarāja being already dead, Srirangadēvarkys II., the son of Tirumala by Vongaļamba, ascended the throne. The following genealogical table clearly summarises the relationship between the various members enumerated above :
Tita. Pinnama.
Somidėva.
Righavadova.
Pinnama, lord of Aravida.
Bukka (the establisher of the kingdom of Sāļuva Nrisimha), md. Ball&mbika.
Rämarāja, md. Lakkāmbika.
śrtrangarāja I., md. Tirumalām bika.
RAmarāja.
Tiramala, md. Vengalamba.
Venkatadri.
śrirangarāya II.
