This fragmentary stone record was discovered in Jugal, Belagavi district, Karnataka. Written in Old Kannada language and script, the extant part measures 36 cm in breadth. Although the lower part of the slab is lost, the surviving text confirms that this record belongs to the reign of Śilāhāra mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Vijayāditya. The record begins with the formal and high-sounding titles of Vijayāditya. However, due to the fragmentary nature of the stone, the specific details about the date and the intended grant are unfortunately lost.
1. siddham | svasti | samadhigatapañcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍa-
2. leśvara tagarapuraparameśvara śrīśi-
3. ḷāhāranareṃdra jīmūtavāhanānva-
4. yaprasūtaṃ suvarṇagaruḍadhvajaṃ maru-
5. vakkasarppa ayyanasiṃgaṃ ripumaṇḍalika-
6. bhairavaṃ ripuvidviṣṭagajakaṇṭhīravaṃ iḍu-
7. varādityaṃ rūpanārāyaṇaṃ śaucagāṅgeyaṃ
8. śanivārāsiddhi giridurgalaṅghanakaliyu-
9. gavikramāditya śrīmahālakṣmīdevīlabdhavara-
10. prasāda ityādināmāvalivirājitaśrīmad-
11. vijayādityadevaramaru vaḷavāḍada nelebī-
12. ḍinalu duṣṭanigrahaśiṣṭapratipālanapura-
13. ssaraṃ sukha saṅkathāvinodadiṃ rājyaṃ geyyuttami-
14. re ……………..
१। सिद्धम् । स्वस्ति । समधिगतपञ्चमहाशब्द महामण्ड-
२। लेश्वर तगरपुरपरमेश्वर श्रीशि-
३। ऌआहारनरेंद्र जीमूतवाहनान्व-
४। यप्रसूतं सुवर्णगरुडध्वजं मरु-
५। वक्कसर्प्प अय्यनसिंगं रिपुमण्डलिक-
६। भैरवं रिपुविद्विष्टगजकण्ठीरवं इडु-
७। वरादित्यं रूपनारायणं शौचगाङ्गेयं
८। शनिवारासिद्धि गिरिदुर्गलङ्घनकलियु-
९। गविक्रमादित्य श्रीमहालक्ष्मीदेवीलब्धवर-
१०। प्रसाद इत्यादिनामावलिविराजितश्रीमद्-
११। विजयादित्यदेवरमरु वऌअवाडद नेलेबी-
१२। डिनलु दुष्टनिग्रहशिष्टप्रतिपालनपुर-
१३। स्सरं सुख सङ्कथाविनोददिं राज्यं गेय्युत्तमि-
१४। रे ……………॥
Prose Inscription
siddham | svasti | samadhigatapaṃcamahāśabda mahāmaṇḍaleśvara tagarapuraparameśvara śrīśilāhāranareṃdra jīmūtavāhanānvayaprasūtaṃ suvarṇagaruḍadhvajaṃ maruvakkasarppa ayyanasiṃgaṃ ripumaṃḍalikabhairavaṃ ripuvidviṣṭagajakaṇṭhīravaṃ iḍuvarādityaṃ rūpanārāyaṇaṃ śaucagāṃgeyaṃ śanivārāsiddhi giridurgalaṃghanakaliyugavikramāditya śrīmahālakṣmīdevīlabdhavaraprasāda ityādināmāvalivirājitaśrīmadvijayādityadevaramaru valavāḍada nelebīḍinalu duṣṭanigrahaśiṣṭapratipālanapurassaraṃ sukha saṃkathāvinodadiṃ rājyaṃ geyyuttamire ……………..
गद्यभागः
सिद्धम् । स्वस्ति । समधिगतपंचमहाशब्द महामण्डलेश्वर तगरपुरपरमेश्वर श्रीशिलाहारनरेंद्र जीमूतवाहनान्वयप्रसूतं सुवर्णगरुडध्वजं मरुवक्कसर्प्प अय्यनसिंगं रिपुमंडलिकभैरवं रिपुविद्विष्टगजकण्ठीरवं इडुवरादित्यं रूपनारायणं शौचगांगेयं शनिवारासिद्धि गिरिदुर्गलंघनकलियुगविक्रमादित्य श्रीमहालक्ष्मीदेवीलब्धवरप्रसाद इत्यादिनामावलिविराजितश्रीमद्विजयादित्यदेवरमरु वलवाडद नेलेबीडिनलु दुष्टनिग्रहशिष्टप्रतिपालनपुरस्सरं सुख संकथाविनोददिं राज्यं गेय्युत्तमिरे ……………॥
Success! Hail!
While the illustrious king Vijayāditya is governing his kingdom from his residence at Vaḷavāḍa, diverting his mind with peasant conversation and curbing the wicked and protecting the good—he, the mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, who has obtained the five mahāśabdas, and who is adorned with such royal titles as ‘the lord of Tagara, the best of towns,’ ‘the illustrious Śilāhāra king,’ ‘he who is born in the family of Jīmūtavāhana,’ ‘he who has the golden eagle as his ensign,’ ‘a serpent to the hostile army,’ ‘a lion-like son of his father,’ ‘a veritable Bhairava to the hostile feudatories,’ ‘a lion to the elephants in the form of his foes,’ ‘Nārāyaṇa in respect of a handsome form,’ ‘Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma) in respect of pure conduct,’ ‘he who is successful even on Saturdays,’ ‘the seizer of hill-forts,’ ‘Vikramāditya of the Kali Age,’ and ‘he who has obtained a boon by the grace of the divine Mahālakṣmī ……….
(The subsequent portion is now lost.)
Bibliography & Research
| Dynasty: | Śilāhāra |
| Source: | |
| Ruler: | Vijayāditya |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Provenance of inscription: | Jugal, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Type of Inscription: | Stone inscription |
