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Srinivasa Nayaka, also known as Purandara Dasa ( IAST: Purandara dāsa) [2] ( c. 1484 – c. 1564) was a composer, singer and a Haridasa philosopher from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhvacharya 's Dvaita philosophy. He was one of the chief founding proponents of Carnatic music.
Oct 12, 2011 · Sri Purandara Dasa was a great devotee of Lord Krishna, a poet and a musician. He is considered as the father of Carnatic Music. His Early Days and Childhood. Purandaradasa was born in Kshemapura in Shimoga District in Karnataka (there are conflicting versions of as to his place of birth), in 1494. He was the son of Varadappa Nayaka and Leelavathi.
C3: The dasa who liberated Devaki were also a human in this world, purandaravithala will always protect his bhaktas.
Purandara Dasa is considered to be the grand father of Carnatic Music, as he formalized the music system which was a blend of various traditions of South India and the musical science as explained in the Vedas.
Feb 21, 2016 · Famous Carnatic Composers - PD. Purandara Daasar - Purandara Daasar was a great composer of Carnatic music before the time of the Trinity of Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri. His songs were not in unreachable Sanskrit, but instead he preached the Vedas to millions by singing in Kannada.
Purandara Dasa, often called as the ' Karnakata Sangeeta Pitamaha' (Grandsire of Carnatic Music) who lived between 1484 and 1564 is one of the prominent composers in Carnatic music.
One of the oldest and richest musical traditions of India, Carnatic music owes popularisation and evolution to pioneer Purandara Dasa who was born in 1484 CE in present-day Karnataka. His immense musical contributions have earned him the esteemed “Father of Carnatic Music.”
Purandaradasa (flourished 16th century, India) was an Indian saint who was a major poet and composer of Haridasa devotional song, one of the major genres of Kannada literature.
May 26, 2020 · Purandara Dasa belonged to the Vaishnava tradition during the Vijayanagar rule. Prior to the adoption of Vaishnava tradition, he was a rich merchant and was called Srinivasa Nayaka.
Thus, Srinivasa Nayaka came to be Purandara Dasa. In gratitude for this event, he would later compose a song dedicated to his wife, for having shown him the path to God.
