Later Gangas Mandali Thousand

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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The Mandali Rulers / 21
Bhujabala Ganga had his crowned queen Ganga Mahādevi, who was reckoned as a kalaśa, the best among women was born in the Pāņdyakula. She was a female bee at the lotus feet of Jinendra, her beautiful form adorned with good qualities. While Bhujabala Ganga was still a heir apparent to the Mandalinād throne, he made a gift during the region of his father to the Mandali tirthada basadi in the saka year 976 (1054 C.E.). A number of his pious acts are extolled in the contemporary records. He renovated a basadi in Ededore-Seventy of the Mandali-Thousand, giving it the name Pațřada-basadi, 'the crown basadi', endowed it with certain lands specified. This is different from the basadi, which was formerly established on the Mandalihill by the founders of the ancient Ganga line. The Ganga kings perpetually provided the offerings, which the Gangas had at a later period caused to be built of wood. During the time of this king Bhujabala Ganga Barmmadeva-1, this temple attained the royal status of being the chief of all basadis in the state and this Pastada-basadi of the Mandali-tirtha is now called the Rāmeśvara temple at Harakere.
The Mahāmandaleśvara Barmmadeva-1 had four sons from his crown queen the Ganga-Mahadevi, who ruled in quick succession. Mārasingadeva was his first son, Nanniya Ganga-I was his second son and Kali Ganga-Il alias Rakkasa Ganga, who had Govindara as his first name, was his third son, and the fourth son was Bhujabala Ganga Permmādideva-II. His second son, Naniyya Ganga was a lay votary of the illustrious preceptor Prabhācandra Siddhāntadeva (Sh. 6. 1060; Sh. 10. 1085; Sh. 60 1115; Sh. 57 Sh. 1118; Sh 4. 1121-22 etc), and all of them made grants of land (specified) to this Pattada basadi.
The celebrated Barmmadeva is described as a favourite of the goddess victory, a moon in raising the ocean his family line, of pleasing form, a bee at the lotus feet of Jina, the victor. Overthrowing powerful enemies and defeating them in great battles, he continued his victory march; attacking quickly his hostiles, and captured the enemies city, their fort and their territory; thus he extended his dominion by the power of his arm.