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PADMANERI GRANT OF VENKATA I: SAKA-SAMVAT 1520.
Vv. 24-25. The conquests of Kondavidu, Vinikonda and other fortresses by SrirangaRaya (II), son of Tirumala-Raya and Vengalamba, while staying at Uddagiri (Udayagiri) and at his capital Penukonda.
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V. 26. Sriranga-Raya's coronation ceremony and his praises.
Vv. 27-28. Venkatapati-deva-Raya succeeds his brother Sriranga-Raya on the latter's
death.
V. 29. Venkatapati-Raya's coronation performed by his preceptor Tatayarya and his conquest of the Yavanas (Muhammadans).
V. 30. His queens were Venkaṭāmba, Raghavamba, Pedōbamamba and Krishna
māmbā.
V. 31. The defeat of Mahamanda-sahu (i.e. Muhammad Shah), son of Malik-ibharāma (i.e. Malik Ibrahim).
Vv. 32-45. His numerous birudas and praise.
Vv. 46-48. In the Saka year vyōma-nētra-kalamb-endu (i.e. 1520), in the cyclic year Vilambin, in the month of Sravana, in the bright fortnight, on the dvadasi day, in the presence of god Venkatesa, the grant was made to Brahmans of various sakhas, names, gōtras and sutras, most of whom were well-versed in the Vedas.
Vv. 49-57. The object of the grant was the village of Padmaneri, in the Tiruvaḍirājya, Vānava-nādu and the Pachchattuppōkku, of which the boundaries are set forth in detail. The terms of the grant.
Vv. 58-59. The genealogy of the [Nayak] kings of Madhura-Naga and Visvanatha. The latter conquered Vaņadaraya, the great Pandya and the Tiruvadi kings.
Vv. 60-61. Praises of Visvanatha's son Krishna, the Nayaka of the south and his wife Lakshmyambika.
Vv. 62-64. Praises of their son Vira and his gifts to the temples of Sundara-Nayaka and Minakshi (at Madura) and the numerous religious rites which he performed.
Vv. 65-66. Praises of Tirumalambika, wife of Vira.
Vv. 67-77. Praises of Krishna (Nayaka), son of Vira, his gifts to the god of Ranga (i.e. Srirangam) and his birudas 'lord of the Southern Ocean' and 'the conqueror of the army of Pañchar-Tiruvaḍi ?
Vv. 78-80. The gift of the said village of Padmanori was made by king VenkatapatiRaya at the request of Krishna (Nayaka) of Madura.
V. 81. The village was divided into 83 parts.
Vv. 82-83. Grant to Sambhu, Madhava (Vishnu), and Mahasastri, the village deities.
Vv. 84-151. The names of the donees and their shares.
Vv. 152-153. The poet who composed the verses in the grant at the command of Venkatapati-Raya, was Krishnakavi Kamakōti, grandson of Sabhapati.
V. 154. The engraver of the grant, at the bidding of Venkata-Maharaya, was ViranaMahacharya, son of Ganapaya.
Vv. 155-159. The usual admonitory and imprecatory verses, followed, in line 270, by the sign-manual' Sri-Venkatesa in the Kannada-Telugu script.
