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type of Chitra Kavya meant solely for exhibition of scholarship.
For that very reason, this great poetess occupied the first place
amongst all the poetesses, both from the point of view, of the
commencement as well as the dignity of her epic in the field of
secular Sanskrit literature.
She is an Andhra princess born near Orugal. In or about
1340, she became the queen of Veerakampana king of the
Karnatak. The renowned author of 'Saugandhika Haranam',
Viswanatha was her Guru. She studied all sastras and fine arts
at him and became a versatile genius. Viswanatha was the poet
laureate in the court of Pratapa Rudra Deva and was the son of
the renowned poet Gangadhara. Siddhardha was the father of
Gangadhara. Narasimha Kavi was the brother of Viswanatha
Kavi. He dramatised Kadambari as 'Kadambari Kalyanam'.
Agastya was the sister's husband of Gangadhara and
the maternal uncle of Viswanatha Kavi. Gangadhara wrote
'Raghavabhyudayamu' and "Chandrakala Vilasamu'. This
poetess mentioned him at the commencement of this kavya as
having rendered the entire Bharatam into a drama. He is referred
to as अपरव्यास All these were poets in the court of Second Pratapa
Rudra. Some critics hold that Agastya himself is Vidyanatha.
This poetess paid homage also to Telugu poets, Tikkana etc.
at the inception. (Vide slokas 12 to 14 in S. 1 and commentary
thereon. Critics hold that Tikkana lived from 1210 to 1290 A. D.
and that Errapragada lived from 1290 to 1350 A. D.). Ganga-
devi's time was from 1301 to 1400 A. D. Vidyaranya's time also
synchronises with it.
The episode herein is of the 14th century. The entire south
India was then shaking with fear of the Muslim onslaughts and
For that very reason, this great poetess occupied the first place
amongst all the poetesses, both from the point of view, of the
commencement as well as the dignity of her epic in the field of
secular Sanskrit literature.
She is an Andhra princess born near Orugal. In or about
1340, she became the queen of Veerakampana king of the
Karnatak. The renowned author of 'Saugandhika Haranam',
Viswanatha was her Guru. She studied all sastras and fine arts
at him and became a versatile genius. Viswanatha was the poet
laureate in the court of Pratapa Rudra Deva and was the son of
the renowned poet Gangadhara. Siddhardha was the father of
Gangadhara. Narasimha Kavi was the brother of Viswanatha
Kavi. He dramatised Kadambari as 'Kadambari Kalyanam'.
Agastya was the sister's husband of Gangadhara and
the maternal uncle of Viswanatha Kavi. Gangadhara wrote
'Raghavabhyudayamu' and "Chandrakala Vilasamu'. This
poetess mentioned him at the commencement of this kavya as
having rendered the entire Bharatam into a drama. He is referred
to as अपरव्यास All these were poets in the court of Second Pratapa
Rudra. Some critics hold that Agastya himself is Vidyanatha.
This poetess paid homage also to Telugu poets, Tikkana etc.
at the inception. (Vide slokas 12 to 14 in S. 1 and commentary
thereon. Critics hold that Tikkana lived from 1210 to 1290 A. D.
and that Errapragada lived from 1290 to 1350 A. D.). Ganga-
devi's time was from 1301 to 1400 A. D. Vidyaranya's time also
synchronises with it.
The episode herein is of the 14th century. The entire south
India was then shaking with fear of the Muslim onslaughts and