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| Sri Purandaradaasaru |
Vittala of Pandarapur is the Aradhyadeity of Purandara dasa.
Marati santhas such as Jnaneshwar and Ekanath have said in their Krithis that
Vittal is the deity of Karnataka. Sangli akashavani has programmed in marati
“Kaanadaa ho Vittalu Karnataka”.
The Shasana found in Sagar of Shimoga district says that
Kshemapura is Purandarapur. This place was a business centre. Dasa Purandara
belonged to Nayaka family doing trade and business. It is found from 19th
shasana available at theerthahalli and another shasana found in 1400 AD that,
“Nayaka” name belonged to the brahmins of theerthalli. Purandaradasa’s son
Hebanna, these type of names also as per the customs practiced in Theerthalli.
Above all his life and keertanas which strengthen the influence that he
belonged to Shivmoga district.
Dr. R. S. Panchamukhi a veteran in exploring shasanas has
concluded that dasa’s time was 1480 AD to 1564. Shri S. R. Rao well known
explorer of ancient informatics thinks that Dasa’s time was 1491 to 1564. The
tamra shasana of 1526 AD available at Kamalapur of Bellary district proves that
Purandara Dasa belonged to Vasishta gothra and yajushaka. The same shasana
explains that the three sons of Dasa were Lakshmanadasa, Hebannadasa and
Madhwapathidasa. Three sons of Purandaradasa have attained youth and were
eligible to receive dana from Vyasarayamuni during 1526. It will be pertinent
to consider the period of Dasaru as 1480 to 1564.
Purandara Dasa obtained ankitha from Vyasaraja – the
rajaguru of Vijayanagara empire and hailed as the ruler of Karnataka Simhasana.
Vyasaraja placed Purandara dasas krithis on the pooja Vyasapeeta and gave it
the sacred name “Purandaropanishath”. He praised and blessed Dasaru as one who
gave the honour and pride to Haridasa sahithya equalent to Vyasa sahithya. He
remarked dasaru as “Dasarandare Purandarasaraiah”. Vadiraja, Vijayeendra
thirtha, Shrinivasa theertha Kanakadasa, Belur Vaikuntadasa were his
contemporaries. Purandaradasa sang the sthothra in praise of his guru after
witnessing (1521 A.D.) Krishnadevaraya’s kuhuyoga got nullified by Vyasaraja.
Dasaru saw from his own eyes the rule of Achutaraya, Sadashivaraya after
Krishnadevaraya and then son-in-law Ramaraya’s too.
When the dolerite of the kingdom suffered a decline due to
decline in cultural values and turning towards material pleasure. Purandaradasa
cautioned the masses by a krithi ‘ Nechhadiree bhagya’ means do not depend on
material pleasure, and be careful. Vijayanagara which was sleeping intoxicated
due to its material glory and prosperity perished within a short time after
Purandara left his mortal frame. Source: Webmaster:Sri Sripadarajamutt
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