Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c24.s1.110

v2.c24.s1.110

The inhabitants of Tēkal-nāḍu, in A. D. 1328, granted lands (specified) below the big tank of Śirraṭṭimaṅgalam for the offerings of the god Varadar of Tēkal. They also gave a deed of gift to Śokkaperumāḷ permitting him to have it engraved on stone and copper. The concluding lines of their grant run thus: "We also pledge ourselves to pay any unjust dues that this village may become liable to by reason of this *nāḍu* passing into other hands and to restore it intact for the above purpose."³