Indian Antiquary Vol 13

SR No.: 032505
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 492
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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MAY, 1884.]
A KARNATA GRANT.
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Yayati
KARNATA GRANTS, No. I. A GRANT OF VENKATA II OF 1636 A.D.
BY E. HULTZSCH, PH.D., VIENNA. THE subjoined grant has been edited from an
Nahusha 1 excellent photograph made over to me by Dr. Burgess. The grant consists of five plates measuring 9-8 by 75 inches, the first and last
Paru of which are inscribed on the inner sides only.
Among his descendants Bharata
Samtang : The holes for the ring by which the plates were
The fourth after him Vijaya (i.e., Arjuna) held together are pierced through the upper part of the plates which is rounded at the top
Abhimanyu and notched on both sides. The preservation
Parikshit of the plates is excellent. The originals belong
The eighth after him Nanda (5) to the Government Museum at Madras.
» ninth » » Chaļikya The grant contains 70 stanzas in various
► seventh , Sripatiruchi metres. Stanzas 48 to 62 record that in Saka
. tenth
Bijjala 1558 or 1636 A.D., the year Dhátri of the cycle
> third >> Hemmåli, lord of the of Jupiter, Åshadha budi 12, and before the idol
town of M&ya (P) Sri Venkatesa, king Venkata II of Kar.
» fourth , Pinnama I (6) n å ta, who resided at Pěnugonda', granted
Somideva the village of Kodyâta surnamed Gopala- conquered seven forts of the enemy in one day. áripura' to Ranganatha, the son of Sin
Råghayadeva ga râja and grandson of Lakkar & j , who was an ornament of Venkata's court, belonged
Pinnama II, lord of the town of Aruviti. to the Kausika-gotra, followed the Apastamba
Bukka made the rule of SAļuva Nsisimha sútra, and was engaged in the study of the
firm, and was married to Balls or Yajuhádkhá of the Veda.
Ballama (7,8). As I shall prove afterwards, the immediate predecessors of Veikața II were Ranga II Rama I took the fort of Avanigiri from and Venkat a I. The former issued the
Sapada and conquered the fort of Devanhalli grant dated Saka 1506 or 1584 Kandanavoli, where he was poisoned by his A.D., of which Mr. Rice has published an
relations; his wife was Lakka (9 to 12). abridged translation, the other the VilApaka
Ranga I was married to Tirumala (13 to 15). grant dated Saka 1523 or 1601 A.D., a facsimile of which was furnished to this Journal by the Madras Government, and published with a note
Rama II (16, 17). Tirumala Venkatadri (18).
(19 to 22). by the late Dr. Burnell.
The Varnéávali of the Kondyâta grant (stanzas 3 to 33) names the following princes :- Raghunatha. Ranga II Rama III Venkata I The Moon (3)
resided at
(24).
Pěnugonda (23). Budha (4)
Tho Varnsával of the Vilậpaka grant is Pururavas
identical with the one given here down to Tirumala.. Then it relates that Tirumala had
two sons by Vengaļa, viz., Ranga II (who issted Penugonda is situated in the Bellri District of the vir. Gadiyata, belongs. See the article Gudiatham in Madras Presidency, lat. 14° 5 N., long. 77°38 E. See the the Imperial Gazetteer. article Pennakonda in the Imperial Gazetteer, and the Mysore Inscriptions, p. 252. map in Mr. Rice's Mysore Inscriptions, p. 84 of the In- • Indian Antiquary, vol. II, p. 371. Dr. Burgess has troduction. It was at Pennakonda that the Vijayanagar provided me with an excellent photograph of this grant. royal family is said to have taken up its abode after SA king 'Saluva Narainha' is mentioned among the their defeat by the Musalmans: It must not be oon- BUCOo8Hors of Bukks of Vijayanagara by Wilson, Aniatic founded with Penugonda in the Godavari district.
Researches, vol. XX, p. 7. * This village must be situated in the North Arkt • Stanzas 1 to 19 of the Vilapika grant 1 to Distriot of tho Madras Presidency, to which one of the 16, 18 to 20 of the Kopdyta grant. localities mentioned in the description of its boundaries,