Bhutdla Paudya. 



of the town) was '"also seated in the four corners 

 obtained the following exclusive title : — 



The king of kings, master of the throne of the king of 

 kings, master over the masters of four countries called 

 Tulu, Malaysia, Haiga and Karnataka, the first personage in 

 the era of Qalivaliana ^ 



master of the sixty-four principal sciences (chatushshashti- 

 pradhanayogay ogee vara), son of VirapaVJya and child of 

 Satyavati, the true king of the people, sovran of the 

 world, master of heroes, courageous and valiant, among 

 heroes a spring-hero (shining like springtime) and king of 

 Barakanyapura (the great town of twelve virgins.) 



Then he received the sixteen kinds of honours known in 

 the world, and continued reverencing the Mahajanam (or 

 people eminent for wisdom) : he also remained pious towards 

 the priests and gods ; and having punished the wicked 

 and protected the virtuous, allowed the customs of each 

 caste to be observed. In the meantime he got an equal 

 number of sons and daughters, by each of the said twelve 

 royal wives. He divided his territory into portions on 

 account of his twelve children ; and the particulars of the 

 princes to whom he made grants are as follows: — two 

 Samsthanams (states) called Chauta and Bangaru, two Aras- 

 tanams (kingdoms) called Mularu and Tuluvaru, two 

 Dhoretanams (governments) called Ajala and SaVanta, two 

 Divans called Bhairasa and Bharasa, two vaddus (seats 

 or ranks of authority) called Kunda and Bunn^la, two 

 chavadis called Neranki and Kadarica. Of these twelve 

 princes the Chauta and Bangaru are the principal ones. 

 The said heads of the two parties of (Mularu and) Tuluvaru 

 have been called vice-lords, and these have (also) been 

 pakshaprabhus (chiefs of the parties) for the thirty-two 

 principalities which were formed by the said Kesavarma 

 and Basavanna and for the seven tribes that followed the 

 Makkala Santana system, and also for the (newly established) 

 eighteen castes that have to follow the Aliyasantana system. 

 Bhutalap&ridya appointed the said chiefs, who are Tuluva 

 kings, to regulate the observance of the caste of these Ballalas. 



Bhutalap&ncLya thus ruled 75 years, and then appointed 

 his nephew Vidyudyumnap^ndyar^ya to rule over the 

 country, which he did for eighty-one years. During the 

 lapse of those years, he begot sons by twelve queens, and 

 the particulars of these petty princes to whom he made 

 grants are as follows. Two Ades, called Maradade and M6- 



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