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 ……………..
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.)
| Dynasty: | Śilāhāra |
| Ruler: | Vijayāditya |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Provenance of inscription: | Jugal, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Type of Inscription: | Stone inscription |
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