Epigraphia Indica Vol 21

Author(s): Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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No. 3.] ARJUNAVADA INSCRIPTION OF YADAVA KANNARA: SAKA 1182.
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ABRIDGED TRANSLATION. Verse 1. Invocation to Siva. V. 2. Invocation to god Kallinātha.
V. 3. Praise of Sangana-Basava who had unflinching faith in the Purātanas, Jangamas and Linga.
V. 4. The Yadava rulers held away over the whole earth bounded by the four seas; among them was Simhaņa, the possessor of numerous horses. The son of his eldest son was Kannara who brought the whole earth under the shadow of his royal white umbrella.
V.5. Praises of Kannsra.
LI. 16-24. The refuge of the worlds, the lord of Fortune and the Earth, the king of kings, Paramėśvara, Paramabhattāraka, lord of Dvārāvati, the best of towns, the sun to the lotus of the Yadava family, destroyer of the world of hostile kings, a Trinētra (Śiva) to the Kāma, the Rājā of Mālava, terrifier of the ruler of the Gurjaras, the establisher of Telumgarāya-Praudhapratāpa-chakravarti Kannaradēva was ruling at Dēvagiri in peace and wisdom; the dweller at his lotus-like feet,
V. 6. Bichugi, the younger son of Chikka, was the younger brother of Malla ; Malla's son,
V. 7. Chāvunda, worshipper of Siva, was well versed in arta of diplomacy and war and veritable Rudra to his foes.
V. 8. His dearest friend was the Niyogi Nägarāja, son of Divākaradeva of the Vānasa family.
V. 9. Praises of this Nāga.
Vv. 10 & 11. Sangana-Basava's eldest.............., Dēvarāja's son, the foremost among the Jangamas........ Sanga (. His ?) favourite son was Kalidēvarasa. The son of Kalidēva, the lord of ascetics, is Hāla-Basavidēva, the best of men in the three worlds, who has overcome the pain of hunger and thirst.
Ll. 39-50. The refuge of all the three worlds, Mahämähèsvara, the lord of Kaviläsapura, the best of towns, who had the insignia of a golden bull, was the worshipper of the feet of 63 Pură tanas, believed in Linga, Jangamas and Prasada and was the descendant of Basavarāja. Such Was Häla-Basavidēva. Mahapradhana Nāgarasa, the establisher of the Ratta kingdom, and Chaudi-8etti requested him for the history of Kaviļāba-tirtha of Nule-nadu, on Monday, the new moon (tithi) of the dark half of Chaitra, during a solar eclipse in the year Siddharthi (corresponding to the Saka year 1182, while residing at the temple of Sömanātha in Huligere.
LI. 50-55. These give the history of the place during the four yugas.
Ll. 55 & 56. The emperor Mändhāta gave to the god under the name Ankanäths, this village (i.e., Kaviļāsapura), the fields and the dues from them, viz., kottasi and luruvanige.
Ll. 56-66. Hearing that it had before been granted to the god, Chauda-Sețţi and Nagarasa together gave it to the prince of ascetics, Hāla-Basavidēva, along with the taxes kottasi, kuris vanige, talavritti, arhkavala in the Kūņdi province and tolls on one hundred cattle-loads during the festival called Hejjuggiya-habba, for renovating the temples of, and conducting worship to, the gods Svayambhu-Mallikarjuna, Sangamēbvara and Nägēsvars and also for the purpose of feeding Jangamas
LI. 66-76. At the command of Chaudi-Setti, Nägarasa made an allotment of the dues from the village of Kaviläsapura, the boundaries of which are specified. Of the dues from Kavilasapura the tolls, sada, tala, sarige, batfoya-bädhe, grāma-braya, amiko, farka, āne, gosong, wdre and nidk and nikahēpa were assigned to Nägelvara; the lauvanige to the god. Mallakvans and battaniye to the god Sangamēsvars and for feeding the Jangungs,