Epigraphia Indica Vol 14

Author(s): Sten Konow, F W Thomas
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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the Mysore State. The earliest date known for Vijaya is Saka 1331, the cyclio year Virodbin, corresponding to A.D. 1409-10. In Saka 1944 (Subbakfit=A.D. 1422-23) he assumed the title of paramouat sovereign. From an inscription found at Barakar it has been ascertained that Devaraya II, son of Vijaya, commenced to reign in Saka 1343 (Sārvarin). The interval between the letost known date of Dāvarāya I (viz. Saka 1340) and the accession of Dövarāya II (viz. Saka 1343) is very little, and it is, therefore, difficult to reconcile the statement of Nuniz that he reigned for 6 years at the capital Vijaya-nagara, except on the supposition, as surmised by Mr. 'H. Krishna Sastri, that Vijaya was co-regent with his son Dévarāya II and also with his father Devaraya 1.6 In inscriptions of the Tamil country Vijaya-Bhapati assumes the names Vira-Vijaya, Vira-Bakks and Vijaya-Bukka. Vijaya-Bhopati of our record should not however be confounded with Vira-Bhupati, son of Bukka II, whose records of about the same period are also found in the south.
It may be observed that Vijaya's mother is herein oalled Dēmåmbika, while other records mention her name as Hémāmbika? She was the daughter of Nuka-Bhupala of the Solar race. This Naka-Bhåpāls may be identified with the Reddi chief Naka or Nalla-Nanka, who married Vémasáni, sister of Antavoma. We are aware of a similar matrimonial alliance between the Reddis and the Vijayanagara family. The Vémavaram plates of Allaya-Vēma refer to a Kataprabhu as the son-in-law of Harihara (III).
The full name of the Saiva teacher in whose honour Vijaya-Bhüpati founded the village Kriyadakti-para was perhaps Kadivāsa Kriyasakti, referred to in terms of high esteem in the records of Bakka I. He was also the teacher of Harihara II and of his general MaddanpaDandanāyaka.10 Vitthaņņa-Odeya, & viceroy ander Haribara II and Devaraya I, was also a follower of Kriyasakti.
Of the 82 urittis into which Vijaya-Bakkariya-samudra was divided the temples of Gopi. nátha and Ramosa (Ramčivara), evidently located at that village, received each a vritti. Among the Brahman recipients figare Channdapărya of the Vasishtha gotra, Soma, son of Chaundarya of the same gotra, Andadātā, son of Sitganācharys of the Bharadvája gotra, and Duggapplrya, son of Annadātā of the same gotra, each of whom obtained 2 vrittis. The names of Channdapáry and his son Soma of the Vasishtha gotra are interesting, inaamaoh as the former is known to us as the author of the Srauta work Prayogaratnamala. Another son of Chanpdapárya, Chanədapācharya or Chaapdapămătya was Nagaya-mantrin mentioned in a
Ep. Carn., Vol. I, Intr. p. XV., No 824 of the Madrus Epigraphist's Collection for 1912, from Karbamapalle of the Pubgandr Zamiodari, informs os that in Saka 1882, the same your us that of our grant, prince Vijayariya-Udniyar wu ruling w vloeroy at Molvāyil (Malbligal). A subordinate of his was the Chola olet Vira-Obaladora Cholamalaraja of the Sammatti family, which Mr. H. Krishna Sastri identifies with Enpumea, the family to which Lakkaya-döva Maharaja and Bommaya-dors Maharaja, who wore dependants of Dérardys II, belonged.
No. 668 of the Madre Epigraphical Collection for 1906. • Ep. Carn., Vol. VII, Bk. 98. • No. 160 of the Epigraphist's Collection for 1901 and ro. Surp. Rep. for 1907-08, p. 247.
Arch. Sur. Rep. for 1907-08, p. 248.
See the genological table on p. 86 of the Madru Epigraphical Keport for 1907. Inscriptions of ViruBhupati ard found at Tiruvarur and Tiruppanduratti in the Tanjore district (No. 376 of 1904 and Christian ColInge Magazine for 1890, p. 106).
* The Sabyanopyalam Ptates of Dövmága II give the name Domimbiki (Ep. Ind., Vol. III, p. 87, test-lide 18) by to the natbority A 4a Inpription of Vira-Vijaye pablished in the Madras Journal of Lit, and Bo. for 1801 It was corrected by Profesor Haftash into Hömámbika (ibid., noto 7). The varia lotio is due probably to the dmilarity of form of the lettera and da ia Nandinigpi.
Ep. Ind.. Vol. III, p. 987. The Reddie, so far w we know, do not olsim any connection with the solar race,
Madru Epigraphionl Beport for 1900, p. 36, paragraph 63, 20 Arab. Sur. Rep. for 1907-08, p. 244, foot-note 13.