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Vyasathirtha




Vyasatirtha was the guru of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara empire. He also headed the Tirupati temple for 12 years. Vyasatirtha was a multi-faceted personality. It was under his guidance that Carnatic Music revolution started in southern India. Both Purandaradasa , the father of Carnatic Music , and Kanakadasa , a musician-saint belonging to the low-caste, were his students. He went against the established social norms of the day by accepting Kanaka dasa into his fold.


WORKS


His works include -

  • ''Nyayamritam'' (The nectar of Logic)

  • ''Tarkatandava'' (The Dance of Logic)

  • ''Tatparya Chandrika'' (The Moonbeams of commentary)



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