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Purandara Dasa was a wealthy merchant of gold, silver and other miscellaneous jewellery from Karnataka, who gave away all his material riches to become a Haridasa (literally meaning a servant of Vishnu or Krishna), a devotional singer who made the difficult Sanskrit tenets of Bhagavata Purana available to everyone in simple and melodious songs.
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. He is most famous of the Haridasas of Karnatic and is a prominent figure in the propagation of Bhakti Movement in South India.
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.
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.
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.”
Sep 27, 2023 · 🎶Bringing you the collection of timeless compositions by the revered saint-composer Sri Purandara Dasa, performed by the iconic M.S. Subbulakshmi. This comp...
Purandara Dasa was born to a pawnbroker named Varadappa Nayaka. Varadappa Nayaka and his wife Lakshmi Bai had been childless for several years, and finally, after praying to Lord Srinivasa of Tirupati, they became proud parents of a child whom they called Srinivasa.
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.
With a sense of deep concern, Sri Purandara dasa memorial trust (SPDMT) built a memorial for Sri Purandara dasa in Bangalore, perhaps the only one of its kind in the entire state, inaugurated by HH Vishwesha teertha swamiji in June 2013.
Jan 3, 2019 · Purandara Dasa (1484–1564) is a prominent composer of Carnatic music. He is widely referred to as the Pitamaha (the father or the grandfather) of Carnatic Music in honour of his significant contribution to Carnatic music.
