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city by the archway of victory Permaḍi in honour of king Bütuga a temple of the Lord Jina, to be known as a property of the natives of the province.
(Verse 8.) Having created in appropriate manner a tala-vritti tenure and having granted for that place as sarva-namasya holdings the towns of famed Iṭṭage and Gavarivaḍe, preceded by Müḍageri and Gummumgola, together with charters, he gave them to Gunakirtti Pandita with devotion, by the power of supreme bounty.
(Verse 9.) So long as shall abide unshaken the Ganga lineage so as to be known as perfect in fortune, a seat of majesty, uniquely worshipful in the world, the (estate) shall continue on sarva-namasya tenure.
(Verse 10.) While this Müla Sangha, which is first in the supremely blessed Jinas' church, was continuously glorious, while the lineage that goes by the name of the Nandi Singha was distinguished, there flourished in the circle of the earth the great saint Vardhamans, who was the preceptor of the Ganga lineage, in the eminent Valagara Gaṇa.
(Verse 11.) The eminent Vardhamana, inspired by true knowledge, known as a lord of Fortune (and) supreme in the path of the Jain religion, enjoyed renown for his ascetic practices. His disciple was the great controversialist Vidyananda Svami. The younger brother (in the faith) of the latter great saiut was the great ascetic Manikyanandi, styled "Sun of Logicians," a lofty arm of the faith.
(Verse 12.) His (spiritual) son was Gunakirtti Pandit, skilled in understanding of his doctrine. That sage's (spiritual) son was Vimalachandra; a bee at his lotus-feet was the eminent Gunachandra; so his disciples, behold, were Gandavimukts, renowned for (knowledge of) the purport of books of instruction, and likewise Abhay nandi Acharya, chief of the noble.
(Verse 13.) When the base Chōlă, failing in his position, deserting the religious practice of his own race, set foot upon the province of Belvala and burned down a multitude of temple, he gave his live heads in battle to Trailōkyamalls, suddenly gave up the ghost, and brought about the destruction of his family, so that his guilt bore a harvest in his hand.
(Verse 14.) That deadly sinner the Tivula, styled the Pandya-Chol, when he had polluted these temples of the supreme Jinas erected by the blest Permanaḍi, sank into ruin.
(Verse 15.) Later, when the generals, barons, and feudatory princes who held this province of Belvala had continued to forsake the path of religion, the feudatory prince Lakshma, being devoid of the qualities of the Kali Age (and) following the practice of the Krita Age, inspired by intelligent thought, restored the damage suffered in the domain of the pure religion.
(Verse 16.) The river Tungabhadra, a Ganges of the South, has become famous, men saying that on this earth there is none like it in the series of holy sites of salvation enjoying renown, praise, (and) prosperity. In the camp which the imperial Lord of the Land established at the place named Kakkaragonds, which is conspicuous on the banks of that river: -
(Verse 17.) When the Saks era was known by the reckoning of "qualities" (3), "attainments" (9), and "apertures" (0), while the cyclic year Virodhakrit was in
Literally: " having together with charters of the towns... granted them." It is unnecessary to take badamgala as an accusative. In Sanskrit, Balatkar
Kittel (e. v. pan) explains pan-dale as "a newly decapitated head." This may be the meaning here; but it may also signify that the Chōla was caught alive. Cf. above, Vol. XV, p. 106.
Tivula is a bye-form of the commoner word Tigula, meaning "Tamu."
5 The labdhis are the nine miraculous powers of healing possessed by the Jain saints of legend. The leprous were healed when rubbed with a drop of their spittle; the excrement of their ears, eyes, and limbs healed the body and made it fragrant; their touch dispelled disease; rain-water and river-water torched by them cured all maladies; the wind that had touched their bodies removed infection; poisoned food on entering their mouths or bowls became harmless; the remembrance of their speech healed the agony of persons suffering from poises; every relic of their bodies was curative.
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