1847.] 



KongU'desa- rajakal. 



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ing crowned in Vijaya-Scanda-ptira, ruled the kingdom. This king, in 

 going out to conquer hostile kings, was accustomed to cut a stone asun- 

 der with his sword ; and then to vow that this was a pattern of what he 

 would do to the kings his enemies. Accordingly he went forth, and 

 killed those kings, who opposed him ; taking tribute only from those 

 who submitted before him ; and thus caused his reign to be marked 

 by great princely wealth. The manner of his munificent charity 

 was such, that this king shone like the sun in the firmament above, 

 in dispersing the darknesses of all the sins of his own Ganga^ tribe 

 of people. As he was exceedingly wealthy he first acquired the 

 pre-nomen of Srimaihi^ and afterwards as he ruled the kingdom, 

 making many charitable donations, he acquired the surname of 

 Dherma-mahathi-raya. As wealth, the Congu country, and great 

 munificence, were possessed by him, he was hence styled Srimat-Con- 

 guni-varma-dhernia Mahathi-raya. Having acquired great fame 

 he protected the kingdom. His reign was in S. S. Ill, in 

 Ptamoduta year. 



g The son of that king Sriman-madhava-maha' 



thi-raya being crowned king of Congii-desa in 

 Vijaya Scanda furam, governed the kingdom like his father ; and 

 understanding many arts, and law books, enjoying kingly prosperity, 

 he gave presents of money and vestments to learned men, to poets, 

 to poor people, and those very poor : he was like the Carpaca-ixeQ 

 of plenty, which gives whjitever is sought from it. So he gave to all 

 who asked, and obtaining high reputation in the world, he governed 

 the kingdom. Hence he acquired the fame of Sriman Mddhava 

 Mahathi-raya. 



His son Srimat-Hari- Verma-mahatht-raya be- 

 ^% ^'Iq ing crowned king of Congu-desa in Scanda-pu~ 



ram, being in a great town of the Carnataca-desa 

 called Dalavan-pura he protected (or governed) the country of Car- 

 nataca.\ By the four devices of peace, division, tribute, war, {Sdma, 

 hetha, dhana, tandam) he derived tribute from many kings, and being 



* The Vallalas, or agricultural tribe, call themselves Ganga-cala, in distinction per- 

 haps from the Agiii cula, fire-tribe, or Chohans. 



+ In the reign of Hari-verma we find a change of capital from Scanda-pur: to Dalavan- 

 pur : Verraa is not a Southern title. It was used by the Kadamba dynasty at Banavasi 

 north, near the site of GootuI in modern maps. In this reign the first mention is made of 

 Talicad; Takadur being a dependency. Telikota is due north of Gootul ; and to the 

 northward of east from Belgaum. The M. S. does not spell the word Talcad but 

 Talicadu, 



