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TRANSLATIONS OF INSCRIPTIONS 



and who stole the butter of the churned ocean. There was a man who was given as a 

 gift to the Brahmans, who bestowed on them his weight in gold that they might travel to 

 all principal pagodas and bathe in the holy waters of Canchi, Srisaila, Sondchala, 

 Kanakasahha and Venkataparhat, who punished kings for their transgressions, who was 

 the ablest warrior in the fight, the greatest amongst the kings of the earth, who was called 

 Pdrameswara, or a governor of governors, who was supreme lord over the three 

 kings*. He slew Hindu Raya, named the tiger. He was called Ganda Bherundaf 

 or the elephant. All the kings blessed him, and prayed that he might live long to be the 

 first among those who dwell in the dominions of Anga, Vanga, Calinga, S<;c. He was 

 benevolent, bestowing alms to the poor. He was a man formed to sit on the precious 

 throne, and to govern the earth, he was called the fortunate Krishna Raya of 

 many titles, who dwelled at Vijayanagar, and the light of whose fame for charity and 

 beneficence shone resplendent from the mountain called Udaya, to the mountain called 

 Astamana Parhata, or in other words, from the rising to the setting sun, and from the 

 north to the south, or from the beginning of the mountain Meru to the south sea. The said 

 Krishnadeva Maha Raya sitting on the precious throne, after conquering the king 

 of Udayayiri, and bringing away (the image of) KrIwSHNASWami, returned to his city and 

 installed it in the Mantdpam, a building inlaid with emeralds, in the 1436th year of Sdliva- 

 hana, in the month Phdlguna, Sukla Pacsha, Tritiya, Sukravara, or on Friday the third 

 day of the moon in the month of March, A. D. 1514. 



THIRD INSCRIPTION. 



Salutation to the dust of the sand of the feet of J ina, which removes the 

 ignorance and the darkness of our hearts ! 



The bond of inscription of Jina, who is the Lord of the three worlds, who is the 

 happiest, the most beautiful, the most splendid ! 



There was a country called Carnata, beautiful as heaven, which resembled the 

 dwelling of the deities, who feasted on the substance called Ambrosia, and quaffed the 

 drink called Nectar. 



In this same Carnata, there was a city called Vijayanagar, which was the chief 

 amongst the cities, and which was beautiful to behold, being adorned with magnificent 



* See the 9th Inscription, 



t See the 7th Inscription. 



