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Srinatha, however, was fortunate in securing the favour of the royal guru Chandra Bhushana Kriya Sakti, and challenged Arunagiri to put up a fight for his title of Kavi sdrva bha uma. In the contest that ensued Srinatha was declared the winner.
దీనారటంకాల దీధర్ మాడింది 24శాధీశు ముత్యాలశాల | బగులకొట్టించి తుప్పటవివాదప్రొడి గౌడ డిండిమ భట్ను కంచుఢక్క |
చంద్ర శేఖర క్రియాశక్తి రాయల యొద్ద పాదుకొల్పితి సార్వభౌమబికుద || Thenceforth Srinatha proudly styles himself Kavi sárva bhauma.41 It was after this. victory that Deva Raya bathed him in gold in his pearl hall.
కణాటక్షితి నాధమా క్తిక సభాగారాం తరాకల్పిత |
స్వణ స్నాన జగత్ప్రసిద్ధ కవిరాడ్ | This is also referred to by the brother-in-law of Srinatha, Duggapalli Duggayya, "Kavi Sarva Bhaumudu Karnâ ța Vibhucheta Kanakabhishekamulu ganina Šrinatha.
The third contest was between Kumâra Vyasa and Châmarasa, 42 Both of them wrote their Mahabharatas, but Kumâra Vyâsa's work was considered inferior. Thereupon he told his wife who was Châmarasa's sister, that unless Châmarasa's work was destroyed, he would commit suicide. His wife stole the rival work and burnt it. Châmarasa consoled himself by writing about immortal people in his Prabhulingalile. The king, who had determined to have Kumâra Vyasa bathed in gold, changed his mind and took châmarasa's work Prabhulingalile in procession on the state-elephant, and became a disciple of Chimarasa.
I give below n list of Poets who flourished under the patronage of Deva Raya :
(1) Mahalinga Deva, (2) Lakkanna, (3) Jakkanna, (4) Kumâra Bankanátha, (5) Chama. rasa, (6) Kallumathada Prabhu Deva, (7) Srigirindra, (8) Karasthaļa Nági Dêva, (9) Maggeya Mâyi Dêva, (10) Gurubánsava, (11) Battalêśvara, (12) Chandra Kavi, (13) Irugappa, (14) Bhaskara, (15) Dharanoja, (16) Kalyanakirti, (17) Jinadêvanna, (18) Kavimalla, (19) Kumara Vyasa, (20) Paranjyoti Yati, (21) Sarvajña Singama, (22) Srinatha, (23) Vallabha Raya. (24) Gauranna, (25) Bammera Potanna, (26) Kolachala Mallinátha Sûri, (27) Pedda. bhatta, (28) Kallinâtha, (29) Någanatha, (30) Visvēsvara Kavi, (31) Arunagirinatha Gauda Dindima Bhatta, (32) Nissanka Kommanna, (33) Saļvà Gopa Tippa, (34) Nêmichandra Prachanda Tärkika Ratna "who conquered the pride of scholars in Deva Raya's court and secured a certificate of victory."
Of the architecture of the time-blending together Chalukyan and Eastern elements the Hazara Råma temple and Parsvanatha Chaityalaya in Pansupari street, 43 of the year Saka 1348, Parâbhava, are the outstanding monuments. Of the irrigation works of his reign we have an inscription at Davanagere, 44 dated A.D. 1424, which states that Danda Nayaka Ballappa dammed the Haridra and constructed a network of canals. The poet considers the work of Ballappa greater than that of Bhagiratha's bringing of the Ganges. Everywhere the red water of the ndlas was like the lilala of the Earth Goddess.
At least two of Deva Raya's girl children are referred to in Kannada literary tradition. Vira Saiva tradition tells us that Karasthala Viranna was the son-in-law of Dêve Raya. Similarly, Linga Mantri, a Kannada author patronised by the Râyodaya of Nugge. Malli (1530), tells us that the father of his patron was the son-in-law of Pratapa Deva Raya and was named Tirumala Raya.46
41 Virasalingam's Andhra Kavula Charitra, vol. I-Srinatha. 42 Karndtaka Kavi Charitre, vol. II-kumara Vyfa 43 S.I.1., vol., I, p. 160. 41 Dg. 29, Epi. Car, vol. XI. *6 Karnataka Kavi Charitre, vol. II-Linga Mantri (1830).
