South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

251.─PSOCI. No. 117; Mysore Inscr. No. 35, p. 71. Harihar Kanarese inscription of the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvaras Vîra-Pâṇḍyadêva and Vîra-Pâṇḍyadêva.^[1]

252.─PSOCI. No. 135 ; Mysore Inscr. No. 36, p. 71. Harihar Kanarese inscription of Vijaya-Pâṇḍyadêva(?).^[2]

253.─Ś. 1095 and 1103.─ As. Res. Vol. IX. p. 431 ; Colebrooke’s Misc. Essays, Vol. II. p. 271. Translation of a ‘ Curugode ’ (Kurgôḍ, now Calcutta Museum) Sanskṛit and Kanarese inscription^[3] of the reign^[4] of the W. Châlukya Tribhuvanamalla Vîra-Sômêśvara (Sômêśvara IV.), reigning at Kalyâṇa ; recording grants by the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara Irmaḍi-Râchamalla (surnamed Sindagôvinda) of Kurugôḍadurga :─

‘ The year of Śâlivâhan^[5] 1095 in the Vijaya year of the cycle, and on the 30th of the month Mârgaśira, on Monday, in the time of an eclipse of the sun.’

‘ The year of Śâlivâhan^[5] 1103, of the cycle Plava, and on the 15th of Kârttika, on Monday, in the gracious time of the moon’s eclipse.’

Both dates are irregular.

In the lineage of the long-armed Sinda was Râchamalla ; to him and his wife Sôvaladêvî was born Iruṅgala ; and to him and his wife Êchaladêvî were born Irmâḍi-Râchamalla and Sôma.

254.─Ky. 4275.─Jour. Bo. As. Soc. Vol. IX. pp. 266 and 287. Two Dêgâṁve inscriptions^[6] of the 28th year of the reign of the Kâdamba Śivachitta Permâḍi, residing at Gôpakapurî (Goa) ; recording a grant made at the request of his queen Kamalâdêvî ; (composed by Gôvindadêva) :─

(P. 269, l. 33, and p. 291, l. 42).─ pañchasaptatyadhika-dviśatôttara-chatuḥsahasrêshu Kaliyugu-saṁvatsarêshu parâvṛittêshu pravartamânê cha śrî-Kâdamba-Śivachitta-Vîra-Permâḍidêvasya pravardhamâna-vijayarâjya-saṁvatsarê asṭâviṁśê Jay-âhvayê Mârgaśîrshê amâvâsyâm Bhaumavârê sûryagrahaṇa-parvaṇi.

[Jaya = Ś 1096 = Ky. 4275] : Tuesday, 26th November A.D. 1174 ; a solar eclipse, visible in India ; see Ind. Ant. Vol. XVII. p. 266, No. 17.

The mythical Trilôchana-Kadamba ; in his lineage, the Kâdamba kings ; in their family, Gûhalla Vyâghramârin ; his son Shashṭhadêva [I.] ; his son Jayakêśin [I.], a god of death to the king of Kâpardika-dvîpa, uprooted Kâmadêva etc.; his son Vijayâditya [I.] ; his son Jayakêśin [II.], married Mailalamahâdêvî, the daughter of the [W.] Châlukya Vikrama (Vikramâditya VI.) ; their son Śivachitta Permâḍi, married Kamalâdêvî, the daughter of Kâmadêva of the lunar race of his wife, the Pâṇḍya princess Chaṭṭaladêvî.

255.─ Jour. Bo. As. Soc. Vol. IX. p. 294. Dêgâṁve Kanarese inscription, recording the construction of two temples at the command of Kamaḷâdêvî, the queen of the Kâdamba (of Goa) Śivachitta Permâḍi (and daughter of king Kâma, her described as belonging to the solar, race, Chaṭṭaladêvî, here described as belonging to the lunar race^[7]).

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^[1] The inscription is almost entirely illegible. The date given in Mys. Inscr. is quite incorrect.
^[2] The greater part of the inscription is illegible.
^[3] I owe an account of this inscription to Dr. Fleet ; for some fantastic characters in it see Ind. Ant. Vol. XV. p. 364.
^[4] But compare Dr. Fleet’s Dynasties, p. 463, note 4.
^[5] Śâlivâhana really does not occur in these dates ; see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 208, note 29.
^[6] The two inscriptions are identical, one being in Nâgarî and the other in Kanarese characters ; compare above, No. 48. Both (called upala-śâsana) are perhaps copies of a copper-plate inscription.
^[7] Compare above, No. 254.