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ter at the head of Narapatiraya ; the terror of Samanta Mriga Chamara 

 Konkana and the four quarters of the globe ; the famous m Bharata Shastra* 

 consisting of pure Salanga, Brahma Vina, &c., sprung from the moutli of 

 Bramha ; professor of many Shastras, the celebrated possessor of the 3 

 mantras (charms) of Korantaka Vyala Naga, &c., whose lotus-like feet are 

 universally saluted ; the fire of the abodes of inimical dynasties ; the ever- 

 bright ; the son of others' wives ;f the bearer of the flag of the golden boar ; 

 the most refulgent in the circle of Eajas ; who is duly adorned ; the de- 

 scendant of the blessed lunar race ; and the son of Emperor Parikshit was 

 reigning at Hastinapura in the midst of happy and virtuous amusements. 

 During an expedition of conquest, at the confluence of the Tungabhadra and 

 Haridra, at the shrine of Hariharadeva, in the dark half of the month of 

 Chaitra of the year 111, on Monday combined withj Bharanl Nakshatra, 

 Sankranti and Vyatipata Nimitta, on the occasion of Sarpa Yaga (serpent 

 sacrifice) when the purnahuti, or the rite of consummation was being per- 

 formed, in the midst of 2,000 Brahmans, the Emperor granted in due form as 

 an offering of blessing to Brahmans, of whom the principal were Madhava 

 Pattavardhana of Atreyagotra of Karnataka race ; Senkara ghalisaru of 

 Vasishtagdtra of the same race ; Yogisvara Pattavardhanaru of Srlvatsagd- 

 tra, and Vishnu Dikshita, of Visvamitragotra of the said race; the village 

 of Pushpagadde, situated in the midst of Kampanaya Nadu, Yeppattu and 

 Banavasi Sahasra, together with the 9 subordinate villages of Bammahalli, 

 Nittakki, Neche, Korakodi, Annangadde, Kodalikere, Grendana kulavalli and 

 and Kowndeyahalli, inclusive of the items of revenue comprehended by the 

 terms Chakravarti mechi, Panchanga Pasaya, Chatra Sukhasana, Balidagad- 

 dige, Ankadanda khandana, and Ashtabhoga tejassamya. 



The boundaries thereof are described below : — 



On the north-east, a nulla at which the limits of Pushpagadde, Hnya 

 and Kantapura villages converge. 



South of the above, the bend of a stream at which the limits of Push- 

 pagadde, Haya and Vuddare meet. 



To the west of the above, Mathiya kola or pond so called near the 

 boundaries of Kattalige and Pushpagadde. 



To the west of the above, Balaya kola or pond so called where the 

 boundaries of Pushpagadde, Kadalige and Tavanidhi meet. 



To the west of the above, the boundaries of Tavanidhi and Pushpagad 

 de meet at a place called Lavadakattu. 



* Treats of Music and Pantomime. 



t Chaste. 



% Astronomical Symbols. 



