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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.

[MAY, 1873.

his guru, Rāmānujyāchārya, proceeded to Belli gola and earnestly requested the Jaina priest

Deva Rāya, his son Mallikāyima Rāya, and others who ruled the country as tributary to Dehli,

Shubhāchandrāchārya to try and find a remedy. The priest replied, ‘Why are you come unto me? Are there not men of other religions * Go unto them.” Then the people of other reli

also continued, as their ancestor Harihara Rāya, giving an inäm of 3,000 pagodas. After these,

gions and the king said, ‘We have tried but are

eleven descendants, who ruled at Siirangapatam up to the year Saumya, 1531 of the Saka era.

unable to effect a remedy.' They promised if he would do this thing for them, then would they

Krishna Rāya, a natural son of one of the above

kings, and his son Sriranga Rāya and others, contributed an inăm of 1,000 pagodas.

“In the year Sādhārana or 1532, Rāja Vadiyar,

give all their Birudu (insignia) to him, restore the province of 12,000 (pagodas), and continue

sovereign of Maisur, took possession of Sriranga

the Dharma (worship) undisturbedly. They

patam. He ruled for eight years, during which

also said they would cause “Silā Sasanas' to

he contributed an inäm of 1,000 pagodas as Sri

be erected to this effect.

ranga Rāya. His son and successor was Narasa rāja. His son Châmarāja Vadiyar ascended the throne in the year of the Kaliyug 1540 and ruled for twelve years. In Sukla, or 1550, Châmarāja Vadiyar succeeded and ruled the country for eight years. Then Imādirāja Vadiyar came to

Upon this the priest

consented and caused certain kinds of worship

and penances to be performed. He then sent for 108 white pumpkins, filled them with man trams or sacred words, and threw one every

day into the gap, which gradually filled up until only half a pumpkin remained. Then the people

the throne, and governed the country for only

of other religions gave over their insignia to the priest and got Silā Śāsanas made, giving the

two years.

priest the title of “Chârukirtipanditāchārya.' The particulars of these circumstances are to be

twelve years. All these five sovereigns continued for 51 years to allow the temple an inäm

found in the Adagārū temple. The land still bears the mark. Traditions of the place handed

land of 1,000 pagodas. In the year Sārvari, 1582, Doda Devarāja Vadiyar succeeded to the Maisur throne, and during his adminis tration of fourteen years, having heard of the excellence of Gómatesvara, he paid a visit to Belligola on the 10th of the moon's increase in the Pushya month of the year Paridhávi, 1595, gave away large sums of money, granted the village of Madane to the math of Chârukirti panditächārya, besides continuing the inăm land of 1,000 pagodas granted by his predecessors. In the year Ananda 1597, Chikkadevarāja Va- . diyar succeeded. He subdued the countries of Körala, &c. and ruled with vigour for thirty one years. He also visited Belligola, had the ceremony ‘Mastakābhishikā’ performed, con structed a pond called Kalyāni, with a pyramid al tower and a prakāra or wall round it, and

down from father to son corroborate the above.

Śāsanas were then erected, one at Belligola and one at Melukota, to the effect that both the Rā

mānujya and Jaina sects should henceforward act friendly with each other, that in case of

worship, &c. at Belligola being interrupted, the Vaishnavas should maintain it by a subscription of one fanam per house, and vice versa. Ināms of

12,000 pagodas in land were given, and Chāru kirtipanditāchārya was entrusted with the ma nagement of the affairs of the temple. “After some time when the people of Dehli in vaded Southern India and took possession of it, Maisur also fell into their hands, and the Dhar

ma or Ináms were discontinued in the year Dhātū, 1259 of the era. This province then be came subject to the kingdom of Anegundi. Its king, Bukkurāya, set out to inspect his newly ac

quired province, and on arriving at Belligola saw the statue and granted an inäm of 3,000

pagodas for the worship, &c. His son Sanga ma Rāya and grandson Harihara Rāya followed his example and appointed Chârukirtipanditä chārya to the management of the affairs. Twelve of the descendants of Harihara Rāya, viz.: Pratāpa Râmadēva Rāya, his son Pratāpa

In Pramidi or 1562, Kanthirava

Narasarāja Vadiyar succeeded and ruled for

repaired several “Chaityalayas’ or Jaina tem ples, besides continuing the inäms of 1,000 pa godas and the village of Madane to the math. In Pårthiva, 1627, Kanthiráva Rāja, son of Chikka Deva Rāja, ruled the country for eight years, during which time both the village of Madane and the 1,000 pagodas inăm land were still con tinued to the math, whose affairs were presided

over by the priest Chârukirtipanditāchārya. Dod dakrishna Rāja Vadiyar ascended the throne in