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(VOL. XVI. Tumbichchi-Nayaka by Krishnappa. The Tiruppani-malai enumerates the donations of this prince to the Madura temple, whereof details have already been given in Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 161.
The Srirangam-Koyil-olugu states that Kșishnappa Nayakkar gave a number of valuable ornaments to the god Ranganatha and built a landing place and a mandapa on the bank of the Kävēri, south of Srirangam.
Krishnappa-Nāyaka's son was Virappa-Nayaka. The Vellangudi inscription describes his donations and services to the temple of Minākshi-Sundarośvara at Madura. The acts of devotion attributed to him by the Tiruppani-malai have already been given by mne (Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 161); and I now quote the verses in a foot-note below. Neither the Vellangudi inscription nor the Srirangam-Köyil-olugu mentions any donations made by him to the temple of the god Ranganatha of Srirangam.
The son and successor of Virappa Nayaka was Kumara Krishnappa-Nayaka II. The Vellangudi inscription is rather profase in its praise of the munificence of this prince. The statements made in this record are also corroborated by other documents. The Tiruppani. malai states that he built in Madura the temples of Vireśvara, Křishņēśvara and Ayyangārise vara, as also the north and west mandapas in the second prākära of the temple of Mināksbi. The Srirarigam-Koyil-olugu informs as that, through the influence of Narasimha Desika already mentioned, Kumāra Krishộappa-Nayaka II presented the god Ranganātba with a coat set with gems, a kiriţa studded with precious stones and other ornaments worth a lakh and a half pops.
Mr. Nelson, on the authority of certain manuscripts, states that on the death of Kumāra Krishọappa I (80n of Visvanātha) his two sons, Krishọappa or Periya Virappa and Viévanătha II, ruled jointly at Madura, and similarly on the death of Kpishpappa or Periya Virappa his two sons, Lingayya or Kamara Křish pappa and Visvanatha III (or Vigvappa), ruled jointly, but that Visvanātha III died very soon. The hitherto discovered copper-plate inscriptions dealing with the Näyakas of Madura do not appear to corroborate the statements of the manuscripts. Mr. Sewell, following Nelson, gives in Vol. II of his Lists of Antiquities of Madras brief notices of the reigns of the Nayakas of Madura.
Muttami]k-Kudar-patich Chokkanidarkku mutt-alakkun jittirak-kopuramun-jengar-padaiyaich chirakkach-cheydan mattaga-ppor Visuvanatan-kumaran Manu-muraimaikottura-ppar-purakkun-Krishna-būpa gunuk kondale. Vidikku-Mukunda kum-ettāda Sokkarkku mēdiyiyor tudikkus-kodik kamba-mandapam-onra tulangach-cheydän gadikkum paramappar popnår mudigaļaik kalil-orri midikkuu-gadáchalattan Kachchi-vål-Krishņa-Virappapé. Ayyar-singkrach-cheunirp-punal Velliyambalamun. jeyya Vadakkut-tirukkāpuramun-jervicbchuramuntuyya tirumadaippalliyum-anbudan-rõnrach-cheyday taiyalår möga pavēl Krishna-Vira-jayatunganē Värip-puvi-pegal-ayirakkāp-manimandapamu. m-erura Mürttiyamman-manda pamum-irandam-pira. kirat-tiruchchurru-mandapamun-godi-kkambattumun. Virappa-mandapamu-jeydapan Krishna Virappape. Allotta punguļal-Angayarkkannainmaiy-ilayattan. Mallappanåttu-por-kambam palagiyavaru kando nall-itfamigap-pop-pūsuvitta-nannalärukk-oru vill-ittup-pörni-vilakk-ittara! Krishna Virappape. Viricheborah-Kittinicbchura jodi-vilangum-Alyangarichchuran-Kayapkang-ira dám-pirakarattinirchirar vadapura-melpura-mandapani-jeydamaittan näráru-Mapmada-vēl Vira-Kirushnappa-Niyakanē.
