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in the record of Isvara of Halavär already mentioned above, p. 269), according to which Sinda was the offspring of Siva and the river Siadha, and Siva created a tigress to suckle him.
The memory of the Sindas' connection with the territory in the neighbourhood of Bellary is still preserved in local names : see Dr. Fleet's note on the Sindavādi country in Ind. Ant., Vol. XXX, p. 257. A clear trace, as Dr. Fleet has pointed out to me, survives in the name of Sindanür, “Sinda's Town," in the Mudgal division of the Nizam's territory, which is marked as "Sindunoor" in the Indian Atlas sheet 58 (1827), in lat. 15° 46', long. 76° 49', about twentynine miles north-by-west from Kurgod.
TEXT.1 [Metres : v. 1, ślõka (Anushțubh); v. 2, Malini; vv. 3, 5, 11, Sardalavikridita ; v. 4, Sragdharā; v. 6, Utsäha ; vv. 7, 21, 22, Mattēbhavikridita; vv. 8-10, Mahasragdhara; vv. 12, 15-19, 24-26, Kanda ; vv. 19, 20, Utpalamala; vv. 14, 23, Ohampakamala.] 1 Sri-Syayarnbhd-näthiya namaḥ || Namasztunga-hiras-chombi-chandra-chämara-chårava
fie trailokya-nagar-Arambha-mala-stambhays Sambhave || [1] 2 Jayati visada-kirttiḥ prārtthit-arttha-prapürttiḥ sakala-bhuvana-vartti dēvata-chakra
vartti | vigata-Ditija-dambhaḥ Pärvvati-pärirambhaḥ 3 pravinata-vidhu(du)-Sambhur-ddēva-dova-Svayambhūh [2] Yasy-odvfitta-pura
trayasya vijayê bhal-ekshap-Agny-archchisha svidyach-chandra-kala-Bravadbhir-ampi
tair=ajjivitaḥ sa stavan || (1) 4 molde dova-sirah-karoti-nikaras-taj-jäta-räv-odbhayad-Gauryya yaḥ pariranıbland
smita-mukhag=tasmai namah sambhavo [3] Gori-pipa-tthapa-ttha-tthagida
ghusiņa-dinn-ekka-vapp-o(a)ggha-vachchho 3 Kandapp-o(a)ddappe-vipphålana-nia-pivano vichchhoranta-ttiachohho ! Ribbin
0(d)kköra-rakkho tihuvana-bhavap-arambha-sambhanta-kbambho Lachchhinaba
ppiyo 80 6 jesi saï-jad pamma-Sambhu Sayambht [4] Sri-dovi-ramana-pram(pra)atta
mahiman Bhabhpit-suta-vallabham påd-Anamra-sur-Asur-Endra-maku7 odyat-soņa-mäpikya-rak-prādur-bhbh ata-disam mano-madade Sadyojāta-vaktrarh
Svayambha-dēvam namag=agalam kudugo bha8 kti-sriyaman sriyuman || [58] Utsābam | Vilasad-Amara-raja-Raja-raja-Ditija
raja-samku!e-visa!a-mauli-gbrishta-chalana-naļina-yoga9 lakam Baļila-dharapi-pavana-gagana-dahana-tarapi-fasadhar-átma-lasad-ashta-murtti
Sambhu kuduge namag-abhishtamam || [6°] Padinälkum bhu10 vanangalam padada tannsichchh-adi-sakti-tray-&spa dadindam paripāļisuttuakhilar
bhàta-bråtadol-jivit-abhyadayat midida Sarbhu bhakta11 janata-chěta [s]-sthan-ag-irdda sammadadin-tamnane tofutikke Batatan man
mõnas-ambhojado! !! [70] Mahasragdhare | Himavad-dbätri-dha12 rëndr-ätmaje kiru pereyam node jūta-sthamam tăm kamanly-äļokadim tannaya
pere-noealo! nilda bel-dimgaļi pornnimey-&gal dova | b&l-endo13 peskaley=atiporon-emdavimd=adud-emb-uttama-magdhatvakke mechch-irdd=alifaya
mahimam Sambhu rakshikke nammam [8] Kadal-d!um dvipavo!um kolo naga-chayav=ēļu samāvēshtisal chelvede Jam.
From the Ink-impression.
The corresponding Sanskrit of this verse would be: Gauri-pina-stan-sha-sthagita-ghunina-datt-sika-varg. 8dcbe-vaksbåb Karindarp-öddarpa-visphalapa-pija-nipuno vichchharat-tryskohol girvin-ötkärya-rakeba tribhuvana-bhavan-arambha-sambhranta-skambbo Lakshmi-näthe-priyab jayati masti-jayo narma-Sachbhub Svayambhūh 1
7 Metre : Utaths (see Nagavarma's Kannada Chhandauli, Kittel's ed., p. 126). The price is imperfect, he in vifarad, amkula, and califa being answered by 7 ln lasad.
