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No. 23.) VELLANGUDI PLATES OF VENKATA I: SAKA-SAMVAT 1520.
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The Srirangam-Köyil-olugu informs us that Visvanatha-Nayaka made to the god Ranganātha gifts of several golden vessels, costly ornaments and lands-all to the extent of three lakhs of pom, nt the instance of Vädhüla-kula-Děsika Kumāra-Narasimhüchārya ; and the date assigned in that work is S. 1420.
The Tiruppani-mālai states that Viśranātha-Nāyakn presented a valuable necklace and pendant to the god Sundarėśvur of Madura and also granted to the same deity the villages of Adanir, Tirukkupapper and llamai-nallir. He also covered afresh the old Indra-vimānam (R' vehicle to place the image on and to take it in procession) with gold. This work also states that Visvanatha defeated Tiruvadi in battle and compelled him to pay tribute, but sared the Pandya.
Mr. Nelson states that Arya Nāyaka Madali was the minister of Vigranātha and did much to improve the condition of the province of Madura.? He is referred to in our inscription as the Periya Nainar Mudali (1. 553); and, as believed by Nelson, he seems to have lived also in the reigns of Krishnappa-Nāsaka I and bis son Virappa. He is called Ariya Nagipi Mudali in the Tiruppani-mälai, which states that he built the manda pn for the sixty-three Saiva saints in the Snodarēsvara temple, a manda pa for an arachchālai (alme-house), set up an image of Subrahmanya under a rangi tree end prosented a silver throne to the god Sundarēśvara. He conquered portions of Ceylon for his master; a stone bearing an inscription of his is preferred in the Colombo Museum. It is a significant fact that the Rājas of Kapdi were also Nāyakas and were related to the Nāyakas of Madura.
The Vellangolli grant passes over the reign of Krishpappa Nayaka I without supplying any historical information. We know from the Krishṇāpuram grant that Krishnappa constructed with beautifully sculptured mandapas, etc., the Vishņu temple in the village of Krishṇāpuram, and endowed it with lands and provided the necessary ornaments for the deity met up by him in the temple. Nelson thinks that Kpish appA-Nayaka must have been a bravo and politic ruler"; he also states, on the authority of certain manuscripts, that KrishnappaNayaka defeated the refractory palayakara chief Tum bichebi Niyakap and invaded Ceylon and took Kandi. The inscriptions hitherto discovered are, however, silent about the defeat of
senjol-pupni Madurēšar Tiruvilaviy iraivar tiru.
vula-magiIndu-punaiya-chchembor-padnkkam-udan-anav .abharaṇamun jērnda
parigala-madarun. krīja-vayal Sulu-kommaţti mädaļaiyin-mēr kayal
kudi-kod-Adapūru kakka!-éeriyun-Tirukkapaiyum püga-vayal-kattu
melai-pparambum mauju-tava! flai-sul-Iļamainalluraiyum maruvum
ludiravimānaun valamiyodu paļamai pudidagarė pon-pusi magimai
yudaner-ndavinan viñji-varu-Tiruvadi tanaip-porudu tirai-kondu Mi
vanai vâlvittamal mevu-ten Kacheti-nāyakan Visurenādan-uyar
verri-piratapa wugilė. • Nelson's Madura Vanual, p. 90.
Aru--lavas-jey-aşubattu-müvar mandapamaruv-irua jõlaiy-arachchālai-nandavam vanniyadi Murugisan Sekkarku vellich-chingiana murrua joylan Varu-mal-Ariyanaviņā-mudali Diati-mantriye.
