Epigraphia Indica Vol 15

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

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(VOL. XV.
ABSTRACT OF CONTENTS. L. 1. Adoration to Gaņādhipati. Verse 1. Adoration to Sambhu. V.2. Adoration to Ganapati. V. 3. Adoration to Varahamurti.
V. 4. The moon, which is an ornament on the crown of Sambhu, being born with Lakshmi from the ocean of milk, shines in the sky under the name of kalanidhi.
V. 5. In the lineage of this moon was born a king named Yadu. This earth was ruled by Visudova, born in the family of Yadu.
Vv. 6-9. In this great race was born a powerful king, named Sangama; this king, who was well-versed in all soiences, who was famous and charitable, having defeated his enemies, who were a pest to the earth, lived in happiness. From him was born the king BukkaRaya, who conquered his enemies by the prowess of his arms. Under this king the goddess of Prosperity, namely the Karpāta kingdom, was happy, and the earth justified her names vanndhard and sthira.
V. 10-11. As if the lords of the three worlds, Hari and Hara, were born to rule this world in the form of a single person bearing their joint namos, Harihara the king, who was full of good qualities and favoured by the goddess of Fortune, was born to this king (Bukks) and reigned over the world as far as the shores of the seas, making the sixteen great gifts (mahādānas).
Vv. 12-13. To this king, the husband of Melambika, was born a non, named Pratāpadôva-Raya. Even the powerful Tarashkas were dried up in the fire of the prowess of this king Pratäpa-deva-Raya, and the enemy kings, having abandoned their courage, fled to forests, hid themselves in ant-hills and protected their lives.
V. 14. Vijaya-Bhupati, who was learned and gentle, was born to Pratapa-dēva-Raya, the husband of Dēmāmbikā.
V. 15-16. To Vijaya-Bhapati was born by his quoen Nārāyaṇāmbiki the prince named Pratäpa-Raya, possessing several good qualities; he obtained the Ghanadri rājya (Penugonda territory) from his elder brother.
Vv. 17-21. Just as the goddess) Lakshmi was the consort of (the god) Nārāyana, Siddhals-dēvi was the queen of this king. To her was born (the god) Siva himself under the name of Virupaksha. Having obtained the kingdom by his power and having conquered his enemies with his sword, this king reigoed with happiness. He possessed the birudas, the conqueror of the Suratrāpa '; ho who drove the Andhra king'; who was the Suratrāņa among Hindu kings'; Tri-raja-blujagõnnata ;' who was a lion to the elepbants, the enemy kings'; who produces foar in the minds of his enemies and is a moon to the lotuses, his enemies.'
Vv. 22-37. Being seated upon the simhasana of his ancestors and surrounded by many good Brāhmaṇas, the king Virūpāksha made on the occasion of his coronation a gift of the village of Siruman-Ātukūra to the god Mallikārjuna of Sriparvata (Srisailam), on the fifth tithi of the dark fortnight of the month Kärttika in the year Pārthiva, corresponding to the Saka year 1388, expressed by blū=1, guna=3, ashta=8 and vasus=8. This gift was made in the presence of the god Virūpāksha on the bank of the river Tungabhadrā; and it was received on behalf of the god Mallikarjuna by Sri Lingachakrēšvara, who was an adorer of the feet of this god of Sriparvata, who is Sambha himself come dowa with his consort Parvati from his abode, the Kailasa, to dwell on the mountain Sriparvata. Sri Lingachakrēsvara
That is, she became a real repository of all precious gems and was made to be permanently in the possession of the kings of the Vijayanagara kingdom and not to change bande frequently.
+ Lotus flowers hlomom through the influence of the sun, but close up in the presence of the moon,