Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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II (C.E. 938-61). Koppaļa inscription No. 6 is undated and fragmentary but, on paleographic grounds, it can be assigned to the end of tenth century. Kundaņarasi, a caladankagärti, by renouncing all food and drink, patiently awaiting her inevitable end, achieved the three-jewels and entered the world of gods-is the summary of the four lines traceable in the above nisidhi.
1. Another inscription (K. 27) is dated saka yer 929 (1007 C.E.), but that is the year of the death of Cangaladevi alias Cangāmbe a contemporary of Kundaņasomidevi. Both of them died of sallekhanā and were equally towering personalities during the second half of tenth century. Maladhārideva was the teacher, Rāya was the master, Mācaņa was the son, the best religion of the Lord Jina, the victor, was the religion conciously chosen by Cangāmbe daughter of Krşņa III, the Rāştrakūța emperor. She was regularly distributing charities at will. Her name indeed was justified, her birth was accomplished. Considering that there are no takers in the heaven, she had the refined taste of charitable disposition. By folding both the lotus-like hands, she went to the higher world. With the passing away of virtuous women like Kundaņasomidevi and Cangaladevi, who were even famous with the aerial nymphs dwelling in the sky, the very words of charity and righteousness also disappeared from the face of earth.
Nemicandra Siddhāntadeva and Abhayanandi Panditadeva were contemporaries and are mentioned in SB inscriptions [EC. II (R) 51 (48). 11th cent. p. 17; ibid, 156 (127) 1115. p. 94 ibid 173 (140), 1145, p. 119). Traikālyayogi was the disciple of Gollācārya, and Abhayanandi was the pupil of Traikālyayogi - and all the three pontiffs figure in Koppa!a charters, vide k.9, k.21, k.38, K.41, k.52 and k.5.
Kundasāmi (Kundaņa-somi, Kundanarasi), a charming lady of beauty and benevolence, daughter of Būtuga-11 [El. XXXVI. pp. 97-110: MAR 1921 pp. 8-16: EC. VIII (BLR) Nagara 35), younger sister of Maru!adeva-11 [MAR 1921, Kūdlūr plates: E1. XXVII), elder sister of Mārasimhadeva-||