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Kudli Sringeri Matt.
Kudli
is
north-east of
Shimoga and
is
the Smarta
Matt as follows
"
of
a descendant of
Brahmans
of
northern Karnatak.
Buchanan
writes of this
Enam
attempt to
make any
"
as
of
He had
called.
it is
who remained
at
resistance.
swamy was
with him
all
men
at
so that the
Brahmans
intelligence,
by
Peshaw
dear.
His
satisfaction of taking
starving
He
daily fed
.Hindu
doctrine, it
is
religious mendicants;
is
for,
according to the
have expended six lacs of rupees or 60441 1. 13s. 4d. most of which was collected in
the Marattah states. "(Buchanan's Mysore, Oanaraand
Malabar; Vol.
j,
time of
11
82
appears to have been some disparity between this matt and the one at Sringeri ascan be seen from the several letters and sannads in the possession of these matts .
is
further said to
responsible institution in the dispensation of the religious morale of all the disciples,
while the matt at Sringeri concerned itself mainly with worship in the Sarada temple
But the various lithic and other records show that the Matt at Sringeri
at Sringeri.
which appears to be the earlier of the two matts was established during the Vijayanagar period and has continued in an unbroken line of succession of gurus up to now;
so that the claim of the Kudli matt that it is itself the main one while the matt at
SrmgSri is its branch is open to serious question, though it may have in its possession
certain records and copper plates in support of their claim.
At Sringeri there are records on the other hand to show that the branch
matt at
Kudli was established by one Ammaji svami and that after the demise of this svami
the villages and lands belonging to it had for a time been transferred
to. the possession
of theSringeri matt.
Prom Inscription No. 81, Shimoga, it is learnt that Ammaji
svami, the founder of the Kudli matt, was a contemporary of Hiri
Venkatappa Nayaka
of Keladi who ruled between 1582 and 1629 A.D.
The real name of
as
Amrnaji svami
between Saka 1468 and 1508
At the
request of the
KMli
Letters
1.
This
letter is
written on
is
'
'
on
'
it.
Nayaka, son
-Valmikigotes a devotee
eome
come
1
to be
of
^
^ ^T'"
m
stamped
god Hanuman,
**- kn
this letter,
i
though
it
as follows:
"Hanuinappa
how *"
seal of Saraja
Hanumappa has
might be said tha t the donor of the
83
grant
is
Hanumappa Nayaka
is
I.
as follows
of
Kengappa Nayaka.
Hire Hanumappa Nayaka.
In Inscription No.
Nayaka
Nichcha-rnadavaniga
Hanumappa Fayaka.
Saraja
Hanumappa Nayaka
(1655 A.D.)
is
found
Saraja
The
of Sringeri
mentioned thus
A.D.)
"
;
the
parivrajakacharya, etc.
The date of the
Nayaka,
hand top
eight-petalled
corner.
This sannad restores to perpetuity the grant previously made by the ancestors of
the chief, of the village Settih alii belonging to Yedatore in the Holehonnur-sime of
Basavapatna-Nad in Aragada Venteya to meet the expenditure of feeding the
11*
same
84
The
1570
is
Sarvadhari and
fche
is
Ashadha su.
15.
Saka
24th June
1648 A.D.
3.
The
third
sannad
is
The
ctonor
is-
Sivane-sthala
'
There appears to be a
dispute between the Sringeri and Kudli mathas
re^ardinff
the Tillage of Gandflr which is mentioned
in the record as
having 'been' granted
In
a record at the inatha of
it
is
Sringeri
mentioned that
Hanumappa Nayaka granted
tie
to
the
village
Srmgeri matha in 1720 A.D. (op. M.A.E.
1916, pp 69-7O ) afd that
formerly I is village had been given to Sri
Vidyaranya svami
confirms the grant mentioned in the
record of Kudli
MB Jtte^Si
given to the
to the
-u,
rec,,rcl
^ ^ end
"'
'
whlZ ST*'
f^
"^ ^ ^
J 1,
Ku 4 U Sringeri-fflat t and
cf the
Sringgrf.^
potion
-
^ ^^
'' "
**
deffllSe
th
is rt granted to
the
fld]i
written in the kadita
of the Senabova
anfl
CCUrS
the
^mi, had
fch&
been
oom&
asM tO
et
th&
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The sannad
land by Sara 3 a
Hanumappa Nayaka to Vidyaranya Bharati, disciple of Sringeri Sri Narasimha Bharati. The details of the
grant
are next recorded.
It is mentioned that
a
of
Javali,
village belonging to Hole-Honnur
of G-ange-mandali-nad was
granted to the' matha at the
on the occasion
rivers
of lunar eclipse
to the above a
plot of land of
village Bharati Pali to the east of the garden of the
In addition
missing, was
The
now
restored to perpetuity.
date of the record is mentioned thus
It corresponds to
15.
was no lunar
The
6.
corner there
Bama
of
su.
Ear.
su.
there
corresponding to
'.
of
to the
Letters
The
1.
there
first
margin
(of
'
Kannada. legend
The
is
record
'
subham
astu
'.
slokas Harerllla,
of the
keri
86
The
to the
father).
The
date
of
corresponds, to Thursday,
Jyeshtha
sii, 5,
22nd May
2.
The second sannad is also written on
paper similar to that of the above record.
And the titles of the donor and donee are also the same. The
village granted was
Hanumanahalli within the boundary of Jajur hobli in the
Durgada sime.
The date of the grant is Saka 1611 Sukia sam.
Magha su. 7, corresponding
to
rt
Tuesday 7th January 1690 A.D.
Baramanna NayaJia was ruling from 1689 to 1719 A.D.
Both the villages granted
according to the above mentioned records are not in the
of the
math a
possession
It
present.
is
SUme
*T
All 01
not
known when
Province of
ivTtraovQ
off ri
at
GhiWdrn*
with upraised
SBoboa
reading GKP.O.
Bharati, disciple of
The
Letter
addLed^o
letter is
after
the heaHl
t]
r rsauheena b
is
p 6rBlan
The
titles of
rati, disciple
of
Sidnayaka who
The
is
called
letter refers to
nr,
The
he
^hh
Srlmanlths N ?
Narasimha Bharati
ara
ont
"
the
that reply
naight be sent th rou gh a
Desay's of
Vol. XII,
The
is
BhiV
N&yaka Bou
Nayaka &5ma
'
***
Pr
the
^
^^.
^^atha
1 !T T *
?et
p. 120).
'
Ti,o
* P-*
^^ ^
Kanahurti, Von'tnktir
Pallegar of Bahari was related to
fte Peshlr
Vade belonging to
Gadhinglaj' alnkof he n'
Ma,
legend
of
hedth
Bhatta.
Since the
B&hari
iS
Vmce offr^olhapur.
^ 8ame
as Bah
(Q, I mp Gaz of
.
Gift
This deed
Afc the
is
end there
of Gadag.
pie.
occurs.
sloka 'namastunga
,'
etc.
titles 'as
in
The donor
is
of
of Siraya,
the
of
Magha
su. 2
corresponding
titles, etc.,
Immadi Budi Na
The donor
and
grandson of Achu
Bagadikote Province in the sime of Yarabagi.
II
is
Nail,
The
the
titles of
Naranada
this chief
Chaudari
were
of
of
Srirnan
which,
It
may
disciples of the
of
This grant is written on hand-made paper, It has no seal. The grant is said in
the record to have been made to the Matt of Sri Narasimha Bharati Svami of Sringeri,
88
son of the illustrious paramahamsa parivrajakacharyavarya
padavakyapramana, worshipper of the lotus feet of the god Vidyasankara, Sri Sarikara Bharati
Svami. The donor is Rangappa Nayaka, son of the illustrious
spiritual
Mahanayakacharya,
same
and
as
was not
be renewed.
to
Saradesayi
by
The
to Saturday, llth
February
Magha
su.
5 corresponds
1769 AJD.
Mummadi
Krishnaraja Wadeyar.
"
2.
February
S^*? ^^nnada
is
scripts
and languages.
The
sheets ar
jo Led
--
hte imlS
f
29 t
samaw^ written
iDgfta8aSam
'
Bhadrapada
top
ja
Vader'in
It refere to an order
made to'p
""^
by Asvattha-Naray ana-
ba
10
^au^
n
bel
ponds
Va^eyara
ng
to
tanflja
89
king's signature.
is
a curious record.
of
other records of
grant of
pass-
S a nn ad of Dalavayi
Basavarajayya.
On
It
'itisri'.
Sarvajit sam.
Magha
Thursdav 5th
Samiad
1,
There
is
of ChannammajiThis sannad
a small seal at the end in
Devanagari
is
script
svami
written on hand-made
paper.
which reads
of Sringeri.
as 'sri Virabhadra'.'
to the
of
Tarlkere,
which
at
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the time of their request was not in the possession of the matt and requested thatthe same might be granted back to the matt. Hence the record was issued granting
ed to Thursday 15th February 1683 A.D. The request was also made by Koluvadada
Bomroayya and Karanika Konayya that the grant might be made for the light,
special worship during
of the
3,
Nayaka son
of
Chennammaji.
'
'
'
As
This
2.
narapafa
<
of
Oil
Kudh was
DOG
The
3
Narasimhabharatisvami
\Vi3iy
The
hW letter
is
Chand 14
Jitheja.
-written by Balaji
: T
Bajirao Pradhau and is addressed to
jesn JagadSvaraja Eaja samsthana
Srira.ngapattana Gos.vi.
It is a
request ma de
.
91
by Baji Rao that the matt might be allowed to enjoy all the honours, Villages and
it had in its possession.
The date of the letter is rail Chanda 27 Moharam.
lands
This
4.
seal
letter
mukhya
Bajiravu
'sii
pradhiina'.
illustrious Sankarabharati
The
disturb
svarniji
him on
letter.
Another
letter
no
seals.
The date
6.
The
letter
has
This
Sri Sankara
is
Chand 27 Savani.
letter also
has no
Bharati svami
The
seals.
of
Sringeri
by Annapuriiabayi
as
elephant to
promised by her
has no date.
an order that the representative brahmins of the Sri Sankaracharya svami matt might each be given a rupee in the taluks of Ghhavare, Sivani
previously.
7.
Bondala,
This
letter
letter is
etc.
Letters
There
is
Parakala svami of the Parakala matt at Mysore addressed to his disciples. It informs
us that the svami of the Parakala matt had been given all facilities for
camping at
Kudli and
also that
all
Kudli matt and thereby he has addressed his disciples to give the same
facilities to the svami of the Kudli matt.
Thus it shows fehat the two matts were
of the
in friendly terms.