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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[ Vol. XXVII
Fifth Plate ; Second Side 57 Sarvva-kal-adhara-bhūta-chitrakal-abhijñēna Gurusishyēņ=ēdam
sāsanam
likhitam
TRANSLATION (For the translation of II. 1-37, see above, Vol. XII, pp. 53-5, where the text is practically the same as that given in our inscription.)
(LI. 38-9) Formerly there was a king Nannappa by name, (who was) well known for (his) faultless victory, a refuge to the friendly subjects and a conqueror of the enemy by the threefold power.
(LI. 39-41) He obtained a son called Sivarāja who, hy his own sword, had caused to tremble the army of the enemies and who, by the act of promoting the welfare (siva) of his subjects, had justified the significance of his name (Sivarāja).
(LI. 41-3) To him was born a son called Govinda whose splendour equalled that of Govinda (i.e. the God Vishnu) and whose qualities, shining like the moon, attracted the minds of the friends and the enemies alike. His queen was Vinayavati whose father was the illustrious king Vikramaditya, lord of the four quarters.
(Ll. 43-4) That illustrious lady Vinayavati) gave birth to the brave Indaraja whose enemies disappeared in the battle like (or, with the speed of) the wind.
(II. 14-6) His (Indarāja's) own elder sister Kañchiyabbá, of the lotus-like face, became the queen of king Duggamára, who was like a god. When people saw this couple, it was as if they saw the union of Sachi and Indra as also of Gauri and Pimäkin. She, captivating the heart of him who was a moon to the Ganga family, became dear to him, like Padma to Nārāyaṇa.
(LI. 46-7) Thus, after the lapse of some time, Indaraja went to heaven, as if desirous of seeing the worlds (punya-lokas) obtained by his own (good) deeds.
(LI. 47-8) (By Śrīpurusha mahārāja the grant was made) to (his) son the learned Duggamāra (who had been requested by (his) queen (and who in turn) gave the grant to the possession of the Brāhmaṇa (requesting him) to make (the grant) his own (property).
(LI. 48-51) (The grant was made to) Nilakanthasarman, the youngest of the five sons of Nilakantha of the Harita götra and the Privachana charana when siz-hundreil and ninety-three years of Saka era bad elapsed, on the 2nd tithi of the bright half of Bhadrapada, when the nakshatra was Uttara-Phalguni, on Friday, at the time of the appearance of the (planet) Sukra (ie. Venus). : (Ll. 51-4) (Details of the grant) : To the east of the village Komāramangala (situated) in the Pudukanda vishaya, below the tank, rice-field (on which) two khandukas (can be sown); likewise, below the western tank, rice-field (on which) two khandukas (can be sown); land suitable for betelnut trees and plantain trees, (on which) two khandukas (can be sown); and land measuring half kara (a measure ?), suitable for (sowing) pepper and synika (a kind of corn), was given, with a house free from all impostę (taxes).
(LI. 54-6) Customary imprecatory verses.
(L. 57) The inscription was written by Gurusishya, an expert in fine arts, the basis of all arts.
Namely prabhu-, mantra- and utsäha-saklis.
