1838.] 



Hindu Inscriptions, 



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&c."* The assumption of the title, Dwarawati pura varadiswar,t 

 seems in favour of their common origin with the Bellalas. 

 . In a grant of Ballam Deva at Hippargi, there is a historical sum- 

 mary of the Kuntal des. After describing it, the statement continues, 

 " in which first reigned the mighty race of Pandu, and after them 

 many others * * * * of the Surya vansa became illustrious * 

 • * * * the Chalukyasjj many of whom having reigned with 

 power, they were overthrown, and the race of Kalabhurya Bijala ob- 

 tained celebrity by the strength of their arms, and reigned for a time j 

 after which, the splendour of the Yadu Kula became conspicuous like 

 that of Bhima."§ 



Ballam is elsewhere characterised as acquiring the whole Kar- 

 natak des,"|l and as making a grant whilst the royal residence was 

 at Tinavaligi, in Saka I1I2. This must have been during his contests 

 with Bellala, at which time only he is found so far to the south. ^ 



The grants of his son, Jayatuk Deva, are confined entirely to the 

 north of the Krishna. One of them is built into the ark, or citadel, of 

 Bijapur. 



His son, Sima Deva, succeeded in 1132, and took advantage of the 

 death cf Bellala, which must have occurred not long afterwards, to ex- 

 tend his power to the south. In various inscriptions, he is described as 

 ** the sun, dispelling the mist-like army of the Karnatak sovereign," 

 referring to Bellala, and " the terrifier of the Kalachuri Raja,** as 

 having conquered all hostile kings, and elevating his chatra or canopy 

 sole upon the earth, ft as the lordly elephant (Gujendra), rooting up 

 the garden of the power of Hoisala, Bellala, and the Veinateiya (or 

 Garuda) of the serpent Bhoja, lord of Pannala."Jf In another place, 



* Ins. at Manoli, No. 2 of IV., vol. 2, p. 225. I think, too, that they adopted the 

 lanshana, or symbol of the tiger, or shardula. The ruins of a magnificent temple, much 

 mutilated, in the fort of Bankapoor, and which was, I believe, of the time of Simha, 

 (but I have mislaid a long inscription obtained there), is covered with the head of the 

 fabulous animal called shardula, or simha, employed as an ornament in every part. 



+ See two Ins. at Mulgi, No. 1 of I., Vol. 2, I54. 



$ The inscription is here rather defaced ; the omissions should probably be filled up 

 ■With, " the Ratta Kula became illustrious, and to them succeeded the," &c. 



\ No. 4 of I., vol. ii., p. 1.59. Il Ins. at Anigiri, No. 2 of I,, p. l56. 



IT Ins. at Multgi, No. 1 of I., vol. ii, p. 1.54. Tenavaligi is the modern Tillawali, a small 

 Parganah and Kusbah, between Hangal and Kode. 



■ ** Ins. at Belgami, in Mysore, No. 3 of III., vol. ii.,p. l74. His other titles in this 

 are, " the ankoas of the elephant-like Rajas of Gurjara andMalava, and the confirmer or 

 ally (sthapanacharya), of the Telunga raja," referring, perhaps, to the Andhra soveriegu^ 

 . it Ins. at Manoli, No. 7 of III., vol. ii., p. l77. In this is found, among his titles, 



the sun expanding the lotus-like Jayatuga kula," in allusion to his father's name. 

 %X Ins. at Telwalli, No. l99, of III., vol. ii., p. l9l. For an accouat of Bhoja, see genea- 

 logy of Kolapur Chiefs and Bombay Transactions, viii,, 396. 



