1) śrīmat-traiḷōkya-nāthāya sarvva-karmma-su-sākṣiṇē |

2) phaḷadāya namō nityam Kēśavāya Śivāya ca |

3vinaya. .va gabhīraṃ |

4manuja-Manōjēndra siddha Cāgi-mahārā- |

5jana tanayaṃ bhū-bhuvanadoḷ |

6anupama-kīrtti-pratāpa-Dudda-maha.. ||

7ā-vibhu-Duddarasaṅgaṃ |

8Śrī-vadhug eṇe Mēcalarasigaṃ puṭṭi- |

9davar mūvar sSārtthiga-nṛipan |

10urvvīvara Cāgi-mahārāja Dayasiṃha-nṛipam ||

11śrīmat-Kadamba-vaṃsa-si- |

12khāmaṇi Dayasiṃha-Dēvan anupama-guṇad ud- |

13dāmateyaṃ neṟe pogaḷalk

14ī-māt Ajan aṟiyan endoḍ uḷidavar aḷavē ||

15svasti samadhigata-pañca-mahā-śabda mahā-maṇḍalēśvaraṃ | Banavasi-

16pura-varādhīśvaraṃ | ati-bahaḷa-baḷa-vyūha-vidviḍu-Śrīpāḷa-saṃhāra-pracaṇḍa-

17dōrddaṇḍa kōdaṇḍa-Pārttha sa..tīrttha | virōdhi-narapāḷa-jāḷa-kuja-vicchēda-

18na-kuṭhāra rāja-rāja Kādamba-kuḷa-kamaḷa-mārttaṇḍa | samara-pracaṇḍa |

19vinaya-vinamad-viḷāsini-kadam. .bāḷakāḷamba-caraṇa-nakha-kiraṇa-kaḷāpe-

20yuṃ | pāvana-caritreyum appa Mēchala-Dēviyara putra | Kṣatriya-pavitra |

21siddha-vidyādhara-surāsura-narōragēndra-vandita-samāmbaka-śrī-Mahādēva-

22pāda-paṅkajōnmatta-madhukara vinēya-ratnākara | lāvaṇya-sindhu-vēḷā-līḷāya-

23mānāti-bandhura-vidagdha …. kadamba gīta-vādya-nṛitya-vēṇu-vīṇā-rava-saṅ-

24gata-maṅgaḷa-pāṭhaka-vijṛimbhitāsthāna. . .kāvya-nāṭaka-vicāra-prasaṅganu |

25śatru -Kṣatriya-kaḷatra -garbbha-srāva-sampādaka-vijaya-gambhīra-śaṅkha-

26nāda | śrimad-Ekkala-dēvī-labdba-vara-prasāda | parōpakāra-karaṇa-Jīmūta-

27vāhana | kadana-Mayūravāhana | tarka-vyākaraṇa-citra-patra-Bharatādy-anēka-

28cauṣaṣṭi-kaḷā-samagra caturyya-Caturānana | sāhasa-Daśānana | Kānīna-

29samānaudāryya gaja-dāna-dīkṣā-guru-prasiddha | sakalāgama-prabuddha |

30bhuvana-bhavana-daśa-diśāvaḷeyantarāḷa-vikhyāta | rāja-Māndhāta | anēkōpāya-

31nipuṇa-pravīṇa-(pa) Padmōdara | vīra-Vṛikōdara | udvṛittārāti-bhūpāḷa-jāḷa-baḷa-

32viḷaya-kāḷānaḷa | maṇḍaḷika-bahaḷa-kōḷahaḷa | pracaṇḍa-dōrddaṇḍa-maṇḍalāgra-

33khaṇḍitārāti-maṇḍaḷika-sainya-saṅghāta | mattārāti-maṇḍaḷika-nirgghāta krūrā-

34rāti-maṇḍaḷika-darppa-daḷana samara-kēḷī-praḷaya-Kāḷa-Bhairava uddaṇḍa-maṇ-

35ḍaḷika-vētaṇḍa-kaṇṭhīrava | vibhrama-viḷāsa-lāvaṇya-nava-yauvanōnmatta-vārāṅ-

36ganā-jana-Manōjāta | artthi-jana-pārijāta | nanniyar-kkeḷaya saundarya-niḷeya

37tappe-tappuva | saṅgrāmadoḷ oppuvanum enisi Dharaṇēndranant anēka-bhōgi-

38yuṃ divasakaranant.unnata-tējanuṃ | pūrṇṇēnduvinante sakaḷa-kaḷā-dharanum

39appa śrīmat-Tribhuvanamalla-pratāpa-Dayasiṃha-mahārāja stiraṃ jīyāt ||

40vṛi tta|| bhuja-baḷa-garvvadoḷ negaḷda-sāhasa-Bhīma-parākramaṃ guṇa- |

41brajadoḷ Dharmma-nandanan udāradoḷ aggaḷa-Karnnan intav A- |

42bjajanu samasta-vidyeyoḷu bhāvipaḍ apratima-pratāpan Aṅ- |

43gaja-sama-rūpan embudu mahī-taḷadoḷ Dayasiṃha-Dēvana \\

44dhuradol band urad oddinind ari-bala-vratakke kayy antu nind |

45erad-artthi-prakarakke vāra-vanitānīkakke gambhīra-sā- |

46garan app ī-Dayasiṃhan ānt iriyal ī ….. sārisal ballan ā- |

47Hari-putraṃ Hari-putran ā-Hari-sutaṃ tān endoḍ ēm varṇṇipeṃ ||

48stuti-vacanaṅgaḷ altu ripu-kōṭi-gabhīra-parākramaṃ dayā- |

49sati satiy appa-kāraṇade tāne Kṛipaṃ manam oldu bandavargg |

50atiśayav āgal ittu vipa. .. .kīrttiy enalke bēre Bhā- |

51rata-kathey-embud ēke Dayasiṃha-nṛipāḷa-caritre sālade ||

52misuguva-Tārakādri-ruciyiṃ dugdhārṇṇava-phēna-rōciyiṃ |

53desegaḷan āvagaṃ beḷagutippa-himākara-bimbadiṃ virā- |

54jisuv Amarēndra-dantiya tanu-cchaviyiṃ migilāgi parvvi rañ- |

55jisuvudu kīrtti dhātriyoḷag ujvaḷadiṃ Dayasiṃha-bhūpana ||

56kanda || Caturāsya[ṅga]m negaḷd-Ahi- |

57patigaṃ Dayasiṃha-bhūpan-audāryya-guṇō- |

58nnatiyaṃ pogaḷalk arid enal |

59itaraṃ neṟe pogaḷal aṟivar ār ī-jagadoḷ ||

60ā-mahā-ma . . . śana tāya perrameya ent endaḍe ||

61kanda || Baṅki-Baḷarita-mahīpaṅ- |

62gaṃ Karavati Celuveyarasiya……vā- |

63laṅkaraṇe puṭṭidaḷu sale |

64Paṅkajanābhaṅge bhakte Mēcala-Dēvi ||

65dāna-gunōtkaradind abhi- |

66mānadi nā ……. sumatī-taḷadoḷ |

67sanmānini Mēcala-Dēvi |

68manō-mudadind artthig artthamaṃ kuḍuv-eḍeyoḷ ||

69ati-caturōktiyoḷe Sara- |

70svatigaṃ migil enisi bhuvanadoḷu dharma-guṇa- |

71pratatige neley āgi mahā- |

72sati Mēcala-Dēvi santataṃ sogayisuguṃ ||

73antu negartte-vaḍeda Dēviyaru kaṭṭisida kerey ad entene ||

74sarasija-saṅkuḷadindaṃ |

75taradiṃ tumbigaḷa haṃsegaḷa baḷagadin ac- |

76cariy enisi tōrppud int ī- |

77dharaṇige Mēcala-samudrav emba taṭākaṃ ||

78śrī || svasti samasta-guṇa-gaṇālaṅkāreyuṃ | viśuddhācareyuṃ | kṣīrābdhi-

79śayana-danuja-marddana-Gōvarddhana-dēva-śrī-pāda…..jana-manō-rāga-sāga-

80rāvarddhitānanya-candra-lēkheyuṃ | parivāra-phaḷita-kalpa-kuja-śākheyuṃ |

81puṇya-kathana-purāṇa-prasaṅgeyum appa Mēcala-Dēviyaru mahāgrahāra-

82Hāruva-Bēluhuradalu dēvālayamaṃ māḍisiy alii śrī-Vāsudēvaraṃ supratiṣṭhi-

83taṃ māḍiy ā-dēvar-aṅga-bhōga-pūjā-vidhāna-nitya-naivēdyakkaṃ Caitra-pavi-

84traṅgaḷaṃ naḍasuvant āgi tuppada maṇṇigege huṇise-gadde . bhūmiyaṃ saluva

85krayadalu honnaṃ koṭṭu māṟaṃ koṇḍu biṭṭaru (here follow details of further gift)

86Dēvara-Brahmahaḷḷiyāgi Kumbārahaḷḷiyan Arasiyapuraṃ māḍi ayvaru-su-Brāh-

87maṇarige Mēchala-Dēviyaru sarvva…..dattiyāgi dhārā-pūrbbakaṃ māḍi

88koṭṭar (usual final phrases and verses) Nārāyaṇa śrī Śaka-varṣa 1017neya Yuva-

89saṃvatsara-Caitra-su 7 . .Budhavārad andu pratiṣṭheyaṃ māḍidar ||

Halebeluru stone edict

Obeisance to Kēśava and Śiva. Of profound modesty, a Manōja among men, Cāgi-mahārāja’s son, of unsurpassed fame in the world, was Dudda-mahā(rāja). To that lord Duddarasa and his wife Mēcalarasi were born three sons,–Sārtthiga-nṛipa, Cāgi-mahā- rāja, and Dayasiṃha-nṛipa. A crest-jewel of the Kadamba-vaṃśa, what words would suffice to describe the unequalled qualities and greatness of Dayasiṃha- Deva? Be it well. Entitled to the five big drums, the mahā-maṇḍaḷēśvara, chief lord of Banavāsi-pura; in slaying his enemy Śrīpāla who had an immense army, a fierce and powerful archer like Pārttha; (with numerous epithets, including) a sun to the Kādamba-kula; his feet surrounded with groups of women and children; the son of Mēcala-Dēvi; a bee at the lotus feet of the even-eyed (samāmbaka) god Mahādēva; his court resounding with the mingled sound of songs, drums, dances, flutes, and guitars; a critical examiner of poems and dramas; on hearing the sound of his horn the wives of his enemies miscarried; obtainer of a boon from the goddess Ekkala; a four-faced in proficiency in logic, grammar, painting, music and many of the sixty-four arts; — Tribhuvanamalla pratāpa-Dayasiṃha-mahārāja, may he live for ever. His further praises, saying — Why have another Bhārata story? is not king Dayasiṃha’s history enough? Praise of his mother. To the king Baṅki-Balarita and to Karavati Celuve- yarasi, a devotee of the lotus-naveled god, was Mēcala-Dēvi born. Her praises. And she had a tank built, named Mēcala-samudram. Its praises. Be it well. (With various praises), Mēcala-Dēvi had a temple made in the great Hāruva Beluhūr agrahāra, and setting up there the god Vāsudēva,— for the decorations of that god, the worship, daily offerings, and for the Caitra and pavitra festivals, she bought certain land (specified) and gave it; also land under the tank rented at one haṇa, for the god. For the daily offering to the god 4 koḷaga of rice is the rule. And to the charge of the Hebbāras and others of that village she gave 2 gadyāṇa, from the interest on which, . . hon, to provide 3 koḷaga of oil a mouth for the perpetual lamp. And from the interest on 2 more gadyāṇa to provide daily 6 areca-nuts and 15 betel leaves. And forming Dēvara-Brahṃahaḷḷi and Kumbārahaḷḷi into Arasiyapura, she gave it to five Brahmans. Usual final verses. Date.

 

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