KRISHADEVA RAYA

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Krishnadeva Raya, the king of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.


The reign of Sri Krishnadeva Raya stands out as the high point in the history of the Bijaynagar Empire. 





He proved himself not only as a talented general and diplomat but also as an architect and city planner. He constructed the magnificent city of Vijayanagaram. 





He reserved much of the wealth for the promotion of scholarship. He ushered in the Golden Era of Telugu Literature, writing Amuktamalyada, a narrative poem describing the sorrow suffered by Godadevi when absent from her husband Vishnu.

Krishnadeva Raya commanded fluency in many languages and poets of  Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada and Tamil enjoyed his patronage. Krishnadeva Raya patronized Kannada poets Mallanarya who wrote Veerasaivamirtha, Bhavachitaratna and Satyendra Cholakathe. Chatu Vitalanatha who wrote Bhaghavatha and Timmanna Kavi who wrote his eulogy Krishnaraya Bharata were also patronized by Krishnadeva Raya. 



Vyasatirtha, the great saint from Mysore belonging to Madhwa order of Udipi had been the Rajguru of Krishnadeva Raya and wrote many songs in praise of his devoted king. He also patronized Tamil poet Haridasa.

Krishnadeva Raya himself was an accompolished scholor who wrote Madasala Charita, Satyavadu Parinaya, and Rasamanjari and Jambavati Kalyana. 


Thus besides an outstanding ruler, Krishnadeva Raya is considered as a great scholar who immensely contributed to the culture art and literature of his time.


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