Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c9.s2.49

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4. A set of copper-plates dated A.D. 1344 in which the following is stated: "(Obeisance to the gods. The descent of Yadu in whose family) was Bukka (his praise). Magāmbikā was his queen (her praise). There was in his family (with laudations) the king named Saṅgama. Mālāmbikā was the queen of that king (her praise). The sons of that king were (the five brothers). The middle one of the five, the king Bukka was famous (his laudations). Distinguished by the titles Rājādhirāja, Rājaparamēśvara, Garuḍa to the serpent kings who break their word, a royal rival of kings, terrifier of hostile kings, the Suratrāṇa of Hindu Rāyas, seated on the jewel throne in the city named Vidyā, distinguished as the abode of Vijaya (victory) made by Vidyāraṇya, (made great gifts etc.) by him (on the date specified) in Pampa in the Bhāskara-kshētra, in the presence of the god Virūpāksha, to Sōma, a moon (sōma) to the ocean Nāchana, versed in all the āgamas, understanding all the accepted meanings of the eighteen purāṇas, by the success of his poetry in eight languages, having acquired wealth,—was given in the Guttidurga kingdom in the Kōḍūr country, in the Pena-māgaṇi, on the bank of the Pinākinī, the village previously called Pañchakaladhinne, giving it another name of Bukkarāyapura (boundary villages named). And the illustrious Nāchana's (son), the great poet (mahākavi) Sōma, blessed the king to have a long life; (division of the village into shares and their distribution). (The boundaries of the agrahāra written in Telugu). The greatness of this śāsana of the king Bukka Rājēndra (His praise.) Kōṭidēvārādhya's son, Mallanārādhya, composed the verses. The carpenter Sāsanāchārya's son, by order of the king, the sculptor Nāgadēva made (or inscribed) it. (Usual final verses.) Signed Srī-Virūpāksha".¹