Shravanabelagola inscription of Nandisena

[1] The inscription extols saint Nandisena of Shravanabelagola (a prominent place of Jain religious power and worship) and his journey to heaven ("world of gods", lit, devaloka).

[2] According to the "Institute for Classical Kannada Studies", the inscription, which it dates to 700 A.D., is suffused with literary characteristics and figure of speech.

[1] surachApambOle vidyulltegaLa teRavOl manjuvOl tOri bEgaM parigum shrI rUpa lIlA dhana vibhava mahArAshigaL nillav Arggam paramArttham mechche nAn I dharaNiyuL iravAn endu sanyasanam geydurusatvan nandisEna pravara munivaran dEvalOkakke sandAn[1][3]ಸುರಚಾಪಂ ಬೋಲೆ ವಿದ್ಯುಲ್ಲತೆಗಳ ತೆರವೋಲ್ ಮಂಜುವೋಲ್ ತೋರಿ ಬೇಗಂ ಪರಿಗುಂ ಶ್ರೀ ರೂಪ ಲೀಲಾ ಧನ ವಿಭವ ಮಹಾರಾಶಿಗಳ್ ನಿಲ್ಲವಾರ್ಗ್ಗಂಪರಮಾರ್ತ್ಥಂ ಮೆಚ್ಚೆ ನಾನ್ ಈ ಧರಣಿಯುಳ್ ಇರವಾನ್ ಎನ್ದು ಸನ್ಯಸನಂ ಗೆಯ್ದುರುಸತ್ವನ್ ನನ್ದಿಸೇನ ಪ್ರವರ ಮುನಿವರನ್ ದೇವಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸನ್ದಾನ್.

[1]Rapidly vanishing like the rainbow, like clustering flashes of lightning, or like a dewy cloud, towhom are the treasures of beauty, pleasure, wealth and power secure?

Thus saying, having assumedthe state of sanyasi, the great might one, Nandi Sena, best and most excellent of munis reached the world of gods (deva loka)[4]