Kalya (Magadi Taluk) Inscriptions
editThe village of Kalya is in Kasaba Hobli of Magadi Taluk in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka, India.
Kalya is a historic village and has been called Kalleha, Kalyaha and Kalleha Pattana in inscriptions. 28 inscriptions, three tiger-hunting hero stones, four Veera Masti stones, Nisidhi stones, a lingamudra stone, Kalleshwara temple, the gadige of the famous 12th-century Telugu poet Palkuriki Somanatha, a Veerashaiva Jangam Mutt, a Jain manasthamba are some ancient artefacts found in Kalya. In addition, pre-historic rock art and pre-historic tools have been reported from Kalya, indicating that this village has been a human settlement for 3500-4000 years.[1]
Kalya is well known for a 1368CE inscription that relates to a dispute between Jains and Sri Vaishnavas during the time of King Bukkaraya II.
Three of the twenty eight inscriptions are currently described in this article.
Kalleshwara Temple, 1536 CE, Singarajayya Divige-Harivana Donation Inscription.
editThe Kalya Kalleshwara Temple is located in the village of Kalya, at Kasaba Hobli Magadi Taluk, in the Ramnagara district of Karnataka. The singarajayya Divige-Harivana Donated inscription was found here. The inscription was in Kannada script and the Kannada language. The time period of the inscription is dated to March 22, 1536 Common Era (CE), and the size of the inscription is 102 centimeter tall by 244 centimeter wide (inscription area), and the typical character size is 6.8 centimeter tall, 5.2 centimeter wide, and 0.3 centimeter deep.
GPS location of the inscription: 12°58'44.3"N 77°10'44.8"E
Discovery and Dating
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The inscription was discovered on a boulder to the north of the Kalleshvara temple by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project team in April 2022. The inscription is dated to March 22, 1536 Common Era (CE)[2].
Characteristics of the inscription
editThe inscription stone measures 102 cm tall and 244 cm wide (inscription area), while the characters are approximately 6.8 cm tall, 5.2 cm wide, and 0.3 cm deep. The inscription is inscribed in the Kannada language and Kannada script.
The inscription is of 6 lines and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST are as follows.
| Kannada | IAST | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | o ಕವ | o kava |
| 2 | ೦ ದುರ್ಮತಿ ಸಂವತ್ಸರದ ಚಯಿತ್ರ ಶು ೧ ಲು ಶ್ರೀಮತು ಕಲ್ಲೇಶ್ವರಲಿಂಗನಿಗೆ | 0 durmati saṃvatsarada cayitra śu 1 lu śrīmatu kalleśvaraliṃganigĕ |
| 3 | ೦ ಸಿಂಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸೇವೆ ಹರಿವಾಣ . ಕಂಚಿನ ದೀವಿಗೆ | 0 siṃgarājayya māḍida sevĕ harivāṇa . kaṃcina dīvigĕ |
| 4 | ೦ ಕಂಬಿ(ಚಿ) . . . ಕಾಣಿ . . ದೀವಿಗೆ ೨ ಅ. . . . ಬಾರ . . ೧. . . | 0 kaṃbi(ci) . . . kāṇi . . dīvigĕ 2 a. . . . bāra . . 1. . . |
| 5 | ೦ ಹೊಲ.. ಅ..ಬಿಡಿಸಿದ . . . . . . | 0 hŏla.. a..biḍisida . . . . . . |
| 6 | ೦ . . . . ನೈವೇದ್ಯಕೆ . ಖ೧ ಮೆಲು . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 0 . . . . naivedyakĕ . kha1 mĕlu . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Summary
editThe inscription documents Singarajayya's generous gifts to the god Kalleshwara, including a bronze lamp (Divige), a plate (Harivana), along with other pooja articles and land dedicated to supporting food offerings. [3]
Related Inscriptions
editThree other inscriptions also mention Singarajayya the donor. These being:
1) Magadi taluk inscription number 21, Epigraphia Carnatica vol. 9 and inscription number 40 of this article are other records of similar donations by Singarajayya.
2) Magadi taluk inscription number 21 Epigraphia Carnatica vol. 9 (mg21) also mentions Singarajayya as a nephew of King Achutaraya of the Karnataka empire. [4]
- ^ https://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions/page/232/mode/1up
- ^ The Mythic Society (2022-04). Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions.
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{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ The Mythic Society (2022-04). Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions.
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