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Potanayaka Vengalāmbā
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Surappa Divakara
The exact date of the birth and death of S'ūrappa
we do not know at present. But the following facts
give a clue.
a clue. There are three inscriptions known to us
at present in which we find Sūrappa and Sadāsiva as
the donors. Ins. 240 of 1904 is dated Saka 1472;
No. 2 of 1905 is dated Saka 1414; No. 391 of 1912 is
dated S'aka 1468. In other words we find that there
are inscriptions of Surappa dated between A.D. 1492 and
1550. Mr. Rangachariar in his List of South Indian
Inscriptions observes that there is some inconsistency
between the various dates of Surappa. But it may be
easily proved that there is no discrepancy. S'ūrappa
should have lived to a considerable age, probably till
about 1550. He was probably eighty or even eighty-
five about 1550. His age may therefore be fixed
between A.D. 1465 and 1550.
Bhairava
Ratnakheta Srinivasa Dīkṣita was the court-poet
of Surappa. In his Bhāvanāpuruşottama we find
Srinivasa referring to Surappa as his patron. In a
manuscript of the Bhavanapuruṣottama we find the
following verse:
सर्वधारिसमे मीनमासे राकातिथाविदम् ।
उत्तरर्क्षे रविदिने समाप्तं नाटकं परम् ॥
! P. 4. Introduction to the Kamalinīkalahaṁsa.
Potanayaka Vengalāmbā
-
Surappa Divakara
The exact date of the birth and death of S'ūrappa
we do not know at present. But the following facts
give a clue.
a clue. There are three inscriptions known to us
at present in which we find Sūrappa and Sadāsiva as
the donors. Ins. 240 of 1904 is dated Saka 1472;
No. 2 of 1905 is dated Saka 1414; No. 391 of 1912 is
dated S'aka 1468. In other words we find that there
are inscriptions of Surappa dated between A.D. 1492 and
1550. Mr. Rangachariar in his List of South Indian
Inscriptions observes that there is some inconsistency
between the various dates of Surappa. But it may be
easily proved that there is no discrepancy. S'ūrappa
should have lived to a considerable age, probably till
about 1550. He was probably eighty or even eighty-
five about 1550. His age may therefore be fixed
between A.D. 1465 and 1550.
Bhairava
Ratnakheta Srinivasa Dīkṣita was the court-poet
of Surappa. In his Bhāvanāpuruşottama we find
Srinivasa referring to Surappa as his patron. In a
manuscript of the Bhavanapuruṣottama we find the
following verse:
सर्वधारिसमे मीनमासे राकातिथाविदम् ।
उत्तरर्क्षे रविदिने समाप्तं नाटकं परम् ॥
! P. 4. Introduction to the Kamalinīkalahaṁsa.