The Indian Analyst
 

South Indian Inscriptions

 
285

South wall, (tiers) ardhamaṇḍapa, Aggastis Nara temple.

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Do.

Contains only the concluding portion of an inscription mentioning boundaries of lands. In characters of about the 10th century A. D.

 

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT TIRUCHIRAPALLI TALUK

         
286

Śrīraṅgam.─Raṅganāthasvāmi temple. Second prākāra, south side, wall of the jewel room facing the south wall of the Chandanamaṇḍapa.

Vijayanagara

Veṅkatapatidēva Mahārāya (I)

Śaka 1510, Sarvadhāri, Mithuna 5, Monday, Tiruvōṇam. Irregular. 

Do.

Registers a gift of land by Veṅkaṭappa-Nāyaka of Chandragiri, son of Achyutappa and grandson of Nāgappa, for several offerings to god Raṅganātha. Mentions Vīrappaṇa-Uḍaiyār.

287

Same wall, below No. 286

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Telugu

The lables read ‘Sāḷuva Rāmarāju’, ‘Sāḷuva Kōnapparāju’ ‘Sāḷuva Kommarāju’ ‘Vēmūri Varadarāju’ and ‘Mūrtirāju’ in late characters.

288

Do., below No. 287

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Śaka 1504, Chitrabhānu Ṛishabha ba. 7, Monday, Aviṭṭam =1582 A. D., May 14, Monday, ∙57, ∙35.

Tamil

Records purchase of tiruviḷaiyāṭṭam land from the temple officer Tiruvēṅgaḍam-uḍaiyān by Vēdavyāsalēsṭṭar Tiruvaḷḷi Ayyaṅgār and its grant as vṛittis to some bhaṭṭas for reciting the Tiruppāvai on specified occasions.

289

Do., to the proper left of entrance into the jewel room.

Vijayanagara

Veṅkaṭapatidēva Mahārāya

Śaka 1518, Durmukhi, Makara ba. 7, Friday. Hastā= 1596 A. D., December 31, Friday. ∙59, ∙32.

Do.

Registers gift of lands in Māyaṇanallūr situated in Tiruśirāpura-uśāvaḍī for various services (enumerated) to the god and goddess in the temple by Kṛishṇappa-Nāyakkar.

290

Do., do., below No. 289

Do.

Do.

Śaka 1517, Manmatha, ….., śu.13, Śravaṇa.

Do.

Damaged. Seems to record gift of land for supply of  garlands and several other offerings to the god by Kumāra Kṛishṇappa Nāyaka. Vāṇāḍarāya Tamlēchchī-Nāyaka also figures in the inscriptions.

291 Do., base tiers (1st, top tier) …. …. Śaka 1496, Bhāva Do.

Fragmentary. Seems to be a poliyāṭṭu grant by Tirumala…, son (?) of Rāmānuja-Ayyaṅgār. Mentions [Ānsi]kkōttānvaṭṭam.

292 Do., do. (2nd, tier) …. …. …. Do.

Do. Seems to record an endowment of 200 pon for offerings to the god. Mentions Bhūpati-Uḍaiyar.

293 Do., do. (3rd and 4th tiers) Vijayanagara Vīra Kṛishṇadēva Mahārāya

Śaka 1447, Pārthiva, Kanni śu. 10, Tuesday. [Śravaṇa] =1525 A.D., September 26, Tuesday, ∙38, ∙19.

Do. Do. Records a gift of land for offerings on the occasion of some specified procession of the god, by Vasavappa-Nāyakkar, son of Tippaya-Nāyakkar.
294

Same prākāra, tiers of the verandah, west side.

Do. Kṛishṇadēva Mahārāya …. Telugu

Much damaged. Contains the praśasti of the king describing his victories. Records gifts of lands and money for some maṭha and jewels of pearls and precious stones to the deities.

295 Do., do. Do. Do. Śaka 144[7], Pār thīva. Makara ba. 5, Wednesday, …. =1526 A. D., January 3, Wednesday, 82 ; the nakshatra was Pūram, ∙07 Tamil

Damaged. Records provision for the daily recital of Jñānachintīmūrti before the god. 


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