South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

“ Śaka-Saṁvat 1301 current = Kâlayukta. The dates is incorrect ; it would correspond to Sunday, the 21st November A.D. 1378, when the first tithi of the bright half of Mârgaśira ended 21 h. 10 m. after mean sunrise. If the figure for the tithi were 2, the date would regularly correspond to Monday, the 22nd November A.D. 1378.” ─ F. K.

5.─No. 32 of 1890 ; at Kâñchî. Vîra-Hariyaṇa-Uḍaiyar. Śakâbdam 1300 n mêl śellânisṛa K[â]layukta-varshattu Mârgal[i]-mâ[sa]m 2 têdi pûrbva(rvva)-pakshattu sopta- [miyu]-Nâyarru-kkilamaiyum perra Śadayattu nâḷ.

“ This date is irregular. In Śaka-Saṁvat 1300 expired = Kâlayukta the Dhanuḥ-saṁkrânti took place 18 h. 53 m. after mean sunrise of Saturday, the 27th November A.D. 1378. The second day of the month of Dhanus of Mârgalî therefore was Monday, the 29th November A.D. 1378, and on this day the 9th tithi of the bright half ended 11 h. 33 m. after mean sunrise, and the nakshatras were Uttara-Bhadrapadâ and Rêvatî. The 7th tithi of the bright half ended 16 h. 5 m., and the nakshatra was Śatabhishaj, by the equal space system for 9 h. 12 m., and according to Garga for 0 h. 39 m., after mean sunrise of the 27th November A.D. 1378, but that day, as stated already, was a Saturday, and was the last day of the month of Vṛiśchika (Kârttigai).”─ F. K.

6.─No. 59 of 1901 ; at Kântâvara. Vîra-Hariyappa-O[ḍe]yaru. Sa(śa)ka-varuśa(sha) 1301 nevi(ya) Sidhdhâ(ddhâ)rtthi-saṁvatsarada ^[1]Vayiśâkha-su 1 Sômavâ[ra*]da[lu].

“ Śaka-Saṁvat 1301 expired = Siddhârthin : Monday, the 18th April A.D. 1379 ; the first tithi of the bright half of Vaiśâkha ended 6 h. 1 m. after mean sunrise.”─ F. K.

7.─Ep. Carn. Vol. IV., Ch. 64 ; at Homma. Harihara II. or Vîra-Hariyapp-Oḍeyaru of Vijayânagara Śaka-varusha 1302 neya Raudri-saṁvatsarada Śrâvaṇa-śu 5Âdivâradalu. “ The date is irregular. In Śaka-Saṁvat 1302 expired = Raudra the 5th tithi of the bright half of Śrâvaṇa ended 14 h. 56 m. after mean sunrise of Saturday, the 7th July A.D. 1380.”─ F. K.

8.─No. 174 of 1901 ; at Bârukûr. Vîra-Hariyapa-Oḍeyaru. Śaka-varuśa(sha) 1304 Duṁdubhi-saṁ[va]tsarada ^[1]Vayiśâkha-su 15 Sô.^[2]

“ Śaka-Saṁvat 1304 expired = Dundubhi : Monday, the 28th April A.D. 1382 ; the full-moon tithi of Vaiśâkha ended 9 h. after mean sunrise.” ─F. K.

9.─No. 31 of 1890 ; at Kâñchî. Hariyaṇa-Uḍaiyar. Śakâbdam 1307 mêl śe[l*]lân[i]nṛa Krôdhana-varsham Âni-mâdam [12 têdi] amâvâsaiyum Guru[v]âram Mṛigaśîrṛîshattu^[3] nâḷ.

“ In Śaka-Saṁvat 1307 expired = Krôdhana the Mithuna-saṁkrânti took place 14 h. 51 m. after mean sunrise of Saturday, the 27th May A.D. 1385. The 12th day of the of Mithuna or Âni therefore was Thursday, the 8th June A.D. 1385 ; and on this day the new-moon tithi (of the month Jyaishṭha) ended 9 h. 55 m., and the nakshatra was Mṛigaśîrsha, by the equal space system and according to Garga for 1 h. 19 m., after mean sunrise.”─ F. K.

Harihara II. had three sons : Virûpâksha I., Bukka II. and Dêvarâya I. The first of them is known from the Âlampûṇḍi plate (No. 2 below) and from the Nârâyaṇîvilâsa^[4] and has to be identified with Viruppaṇṇa-Uḍaiyar (II.), the son of Hariyappa- or Hariyaṇṇa-Uḍaiyar (No. 1 and 3-5 below).^[5]

1.─Mr. Venkayya in Madras Christian College Magazine of March 1892 ; at Tiruvaṇṇâ- malai. Vîra-Viruppaṇṇa-Uḍaiyar, the son of Hariyappa-Uḍaiyar. Śaka-Saṁvat 1301.

2.─Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 225 ; Âlampûṇḍi plate. Virûpâksha, the son of Harihara II. Śaka-Saṁvat 1305, Raktâkshin.

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^[1] Read Vaiśâkha-.
^[2] I. e. Śômavâradalu.
^[3] Read ºiîrshattu.
^[4] Above, Vol. V. Add. and Corr. p. v.
^[5] The Kôyilolugu also mentions “ Viruppaṇa-Uḍaiyâr, the son of Harihararâyar ;” see page 323 above.