The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c15.s3.t5.3.3

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The Chāvuṇḍa-samudram, Bācha-samudram (Bas-samudram), Gaṇapa-samudram, Kuppa-samudram, Buddhuni-kuṇṭa, Kuppāmba-kālva, Pōlreḍḍi-kālva, Reḍḍi-kālva, Dādla-kālva, and the great tank at Pākhal were all excavated by the Malyālas,¹ whilst the Sabba-samudram, Nāma-samudram, Viśvanātha-samudram, Gaura-samudram, Erra-samudram, Lakumā-samudram, Kuḍikuḍiya-cheruvu, Katyāre-cheruvu, Nērēḍla-cheruvu, Erramarāju-kuṇṭa were constructed by the Rēcherlas.² In the South, the Kāyastha princes, especially Ambadēva and his subordinates, similarly increased the prosperity of the country by providing it with fresh irrigation facilities. Ghōḍeyarāya Gaṅgayadēva, the famous mahāpradhāna of Ambadēva, caused two tanks called Amba-samudram to be excavated in the name of his master at Bali(Ōbali) and Uṭukūru respectively. He also had a canal called Rāyasahasramalla-kālva dug from the bed of the river (Cheyyēru) at Lēmbāka, and another named Gaṇḍapeṇḍāra-kālva excavated at Tāḍlapāka.³ And again Śāntaśiva Dēśika, the rāyaguru, caused a tank called Gaṇapa-samudram to be constructed at Gaṇapāpuram.⁴