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	Purandara Dasa
		Sri Purandara Dasa (1494-1564) ("the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala [Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars.]") is known as the father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music.
		Purandara Dasa is believed to be an avatar of Sage Narada.
		Sri Purandara Dasa was born to a pawnbroker named Varadappa Nayaka.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pu/purandara_dasa.html (603 words)

	MusicalNirvana - Shri Purandara Dasa
		Purandara Daasa is beleived to have been born in 1494 in Pandarapura in Karnataka.
		The influence of of Shri Purandara on carnatic music and kannada literature is immense.
		Purandara Daasar is believed to have systematized the early music lessons - sara varisai, janTai varisai, geetams, etc. and also chose maayamaaLava gowLa as the raagam to be used for these.
	www.musicalnirvana.com /composers/purandara.html (369 words)

	Purandara Dasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) ("the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala [Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars.]") is known as the father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music.
		Purandara dasa is among the great saints of India in his understanding of the power of music and its appeal to illiterate common folk.
		The family are supposed to have hailed from Pandarapur in modern day Maharashtra but Purandara Dasa lived in Hampi during the latter part of his life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Purandara_Dasa (577 words)

	Royal Carpet Carnatic Composers: Purandara Dasar
		Purandara Daasa was born in 1484 in Pandarpur, an obscure village near Purandargarh near Poona.
		When Purandara Daasa became angry with the brahmin for coming back, despite his instructions to the contrary, the brahmin clarified that he was there not to beg, but to pledge an ornament and take a loan.
		Purandara Dasa was the first of the Haridasas, or "servants of Sri Hari" also known as Vishnu or Krishna.
	www.karnatik.com /co1004.shtml (1661 words)

	MusicalNirvana - Articles on Shri Purandara Dasa
		Purandara Dasa is famous among the Haridasas of Karnataka; foremost among the talented Karnatic composers.
		Sri Purandara Dasa is considered to be the main architect of Kannada Haridasa literature.
		All Purandara’s compositions are sutra’s (theorems), commentaries (bhashya).
	www.musicalnirvana.com /composers/purandara_articles.html (3837 words)

	Purandara Dasa
		Purandara Dasa is believed to be an avatar of Sage Narada, (see Vaishnava Theology).
		The family are supposed to have hailed from Pandarapur in modern day Maharashtra but Purandara Dasa lived in Hampi, Karnataka during the latter part of his life.
		Purandara dasa is among the great saints of India in his understanding of the power of music and its appeal to illiterate common folk.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DPurandaradasa%26type%3Den (700 words)

	Purandara Dasa Information
		Sri Purandara Dasa (1494-1564) ("the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala [Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars.]") is known as the father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music.
		Purandara Dasa is believed to be an avatar of Sage Narada, (see Vaishnava Theology).
		Purandara dasa is among the great saints of India in his understanding of the power of music and its appeal to illiterate common folk.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Purandara_Dasa (653 words)

	Biography of Purandara Dasa - Hari's Carnatic
		Purandara Dasa was therefore, rightly called Karnataka Sangeeta Pithamaha.
		Further Purandara Dasa said in his song "Vasudevana namavaliya" (Mukhari raga) that he composed 4,75,000 Keerthanas.
		Sri Purandara Dasa's life is a wonderful episode in human history showing how an initially miserly man was converted into a great Bhakta by the grace of Lord Vithala.
	www.angelfire.com /musicals/kallidaihari/purandara_dasa_profile.html (798 words)

	Purandara Dasa - HinduWiki
		Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) ("the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala, Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars.") is known as the father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music.
		Purandara dasa is among the great saints of India in his understanding of the power of music and its appeal to illiterate common folk.
		Purandara Dasa was born to a pawnbroker named Varadappa Nayaka.
	www.hinduwiki.com /index.php?title=Purandara_Dasa&redirect=no (558 words)

	Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of IOWA
		Sri Purandara Dasa is famous among the Haridasas of Karnataka.
		He was blessed by Sri Vyasaraja, a Madhva saint whom Purandara Dasa considered as his Guru and paid rich tributes in several of his songs.
		Puranadara Dasa was a pioneer of Carnatic Classical Music and composed over 500,000 songs with a pen name of “Purandara Vittala” signifying Lord at Pandarapur in Maharastra.
	www.iowatemple.org /purandaradasa.asp (409 words)

	Kannada literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bhakti literature is the literature composed by the Dasas or saints, around 15th century, singing the glory of God through poems.
		Important writers of the Bhakti genre are Purandara Dasa (1494-1564) and Kanaka Dasa.
		This indeed was the reincarnation of Kannada literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after a period of dormancy in the face of British occupation of India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannada_literature (1606 words)

	Royal Carpet Carnatic Composers: VijayaviTThaladasa
		It is believed that during his third visit to Kashi, Vijaya Dasa brought the Ganges and installed it in that pond, for the benefit of his disciples.
		A story is told of the relationship of Vijaya Dasa and Purandara Dasa: Sri Purandara daasa had a son called Madhwapathi.
		Accordingly, Madhwapathi, the son of Sri Purandara daasa was reborn as Sri Vijaya daasa in his next birth and composed 25000 songs with the ankita(signature) of Sri Vijaya Vittala.
	www.karnatik.com /co1066.shtml (1001 words)

	Shri Purandara Dasa
		The miser lent the man his money, but his wife was worried about what to say to her husband, so she prayed to her favorite deity who gave her a nose-ring just like the one she had.
		She narrated the story, and he was converted, believing in the virtue of his wife and the virtue of a charitable life.
		Purandara Dasa is believed to have systematized the early music lessons - Sarali varisai, JanTai varisai, geetams, etc. and also chose maayamaalava gowla as the raagam to be used for these.
	www.audioinfo4u.com /Shri_Purandara_Dasa.htm (355 words)

	soc.religion.vaishnava -- Haridasa FAQ
		The order of the Dasas was built up by a regular band of saintly souls, who dedicated themselves to the service of the Lord by propagating their faith and singing the praises of Hari wandered from one end of the country to the other.
		The Dasas broke open the hidden treasures of philosophy unexplored till then except through sanskrit; the common man had the feast of scriptural knowledge and drank the ambrosial honey to his heart's content.
		The ankita as Vittala in the case of Purandara, Vijaya and Jagannatha Vittala was intuitively perceived by the Guru after apprehension of the Swaroopa Guna and after realisation of the immanence of Bimba Rupi Paramathma in the soul of the sishya.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/religions/vaishnava/haridasa-faq (5910 words)

	Sri Purandaradasa - Biography in English
		Purandara Dasa is famous among the Haridasas of Karnataka; foremost among the talented Karnatic composers.
		He earned the well-deserved praise-'Among the devotees of Hari, Purandara Dasa is the greatest'(from his preceptor Sri Vyaasa Tiirtha).
		Purandara Dasa's wife and children appear to have composed verses like him.
	www.carnaticmusic.esmartmusic.com /sripurandaradasa/purandaradasae.htm (2809 words)

	Carnatic music at AllExperts
		Purandara Dasa mentions in one of his compositions that he composed around 475,000 songs.
		Purandara Dasa's compositions were a source of inspiration to the later composers such as Tyagaraja.
		Purandara Dasa defined the basic lessons of Carnatic music by structuring Swaravalis (graded exercises), Alankaras (exercises based on the seven talas) and coposed several Gitas or simple songs for novice students.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/carnatic_music.htm (4059 words)

	The Trend Setters in Carnatic Music
		Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) had enjoyed the privileges and comforts in his youth and middle age.
		Purandara Dasa was not enamoured of the royal bounty and wealth of King of Vijaya nagar.
		Purandara Dasa's 'Sakala graha bala neene' and Tyagarja's 'Graha bala memi' are close in their contents (Strength from the Divine protection is better than those from all planets).
	www.carnaticcorner.com /articles/trendsetters.html (1097 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka / Mangalore News : `Purandara Utsav' on September 6
		Dasa Sahitya had the apt language and method for spreading the message and fragrance of the puranas, samhitas and vedas to the common people.
		This method was used by "haridasa" including Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa and many others in the past not just in Karnataka, but in the entire country.
		Dasa Sahitya had so much to offer, particularly for youngsters who often forgot the importance of human values during their pursuit of academic and professional careers, Mr.
	www.hindu.com /2006/09/05/stories/2006090515620200.htm (237 words)

	Welcome to KutcheriBuzz.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though it is almost only Purandara Dasa who is well known, there were hundreds of Hari Dasas whose compositions, or Dasa Sahitya, is a rich contribution to Kannada literature and to Carnatic music.
		The idea of organising such a series, she said, was to highlight the music of these composers since they were relatively unknown given the fact that the Hari Dasas did not develop a sishya parampara focussing more on the religious nature of the work than the musical value or performance value.
		Notable among them is Vidushi Lalithangi with her book Purandara Mani Malai, and her daughter M. Vasanthakumari who brought out a book of 50 Purandara Dasa songs with notation by musicologist T. Govinda Rao in the year 1951.
	www.kutcheribuzz.com /news/20010331/sheela.asp (604 words)

	Purandara Dasa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Purandara Dasa was a saint, a poet and musician of Karnataka.
		Purandara Das took the puranas, and the epics of the masses through his musical composition couched in simple and lucid, (his native tongue) sweet Kannada.
		Purandar Dasa composed many songs described the life of child Krishna and episodes from the Raamaayana.
	www.theindianculture.com /Indyaculture_Musicians/Pdas.html (356 words)

	Sri Purandara Dasa
		Sri Purandara Dasa is known as the father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music.
		Wonderstruck and ashamed of himself, Srinivasa Nayaka decided to renounce all material belongings and become a dasa (servant) of God.
		One song talks about how it is human nature to have desire for material objects, only for God to dispose of them, that the human has to suffer without them.
	ca.geocities.com /tony.vella@rogers.com/india/puranda/puranda.html (649 words)

	Humour of Purandara Dasa
		Purandara Dasa has used humour in his songs to emphasise subtle messages on human fallibility or highlighting the virtues of his personal God,
		Purandara Dasa’s pun in showing despair of his inability to choose his mode of worship of Lord is nicely put forth in his song,
		Dasa thus scoffs at the vanity of false religious orthodoxy.
	www.geocities.com /meghadoothnarayan/Venkat10.htm (1203 words)

	Saranagati
		In the life of Purandara Dasa, turning point is when Srinivasa nayaka (later known as Purandara dasa) one of the richest but miser merchant in Vijayanagara empire refused to give charity to a poor Bramhin who repeatedly requested money to perform sacred thread ceremony to his son.
		The turn of events in the life of Kanaka dasa was different.
		Purandara Sahitya Darshana (4 volumes) (in Kannada), edited by Prof.
	www.srivaishnava.org /sgati/volume3/v03009.htm (2595 words)

	Carnatic composers of the post-trinity period
		Purandara Dasa (1484 - 1584) can be said to be the principal founder of the Carnatic system as we know it today.
		The creator of innumerable compositions, many of which are in vouge even today, Purandara Dasa made a most significant contribution by codifying the teaching of the elements of Carnatic music in various graded steps.
		Before Purandara Dasa there were composers of the eminence of Jayadeva (twelfth century), whose immortal compositions continue to enjoy a pride of place in our repertoire even today, and Thallapaka Annamacharya whose compositions play an important role in Carnatic music.
	www.chembur.com /carnatic/page04.html (1603 words)

	mediaspeak
		Based on the lyrics of Kanaka Dasa and Purandara Dasa, it is set to music by Rajaram, the flag bearer of Mysore Vasudevacharya.
		According to Sheejit: "I can don the role of a Jayadeva or Purandara or Bali with ease, because I am not acting that role, I am living it." This was one of the lessons he learnt from his seniors like Narendran who could slip into any role with finesse.
		Although Narendran himself finds it easier to portray real life characters like Purandara Dasa - in which he excels - than to live the role of imaginary ones like Rama, where, surprisingly, he also excels.
	www.iskconbangalore.org /mediaSpeak/hindu_sept_15.htm (654 words)

	INDOlink Poetry - Purandara Dasa's "We Poor Milkmaids:" A Translation
		INDOlink Poetry - Purandara Dasa's "We Poor Milkmaids:" A Translation
		And there is none left unspoiled After we pay the tax demanded by that blue-skinned little thief.
		Please tell that little rascal, Purandara Vitthala, to leave us alone.
	www.indolink.com /Poetry/Publish/p132.html (248 words)

	Welcome to Nadatarangini - About Carnatic Music
		Although a number of Haridaasas (servants of the Lord) have enriched the Kannada language over the past several centuries, it is the name of Sri Purandara Dasa that is considered the most important by the lovers of Karnatic music.
		Purandara Dasa has composed Sarale (swaravali), Janti Varase, Alankara and Pillari-geethegalu as a set of repetitious practice exercises that help the beginners to gain voice and speed control and attain a grip over simple rhythmic patterns.
		It is believed that Purandara Dasa lived until the ripe age of eighty and, having fulfilled his objective of spreading devotion all through Karnataka, gave up his life by yogic powers, sitting in front of Lord Vijaya Vitala’s idol in Hampi.
	www.nadatarangini.com /about_music.asp (1810 words)

	The Mystic Bard of Oothukkadu
		It may be pointed out that the course of centuries between Purandara Dasa and the Music Trinity saw many composers enriching carnatic music both on the Bhagavata tradition and the art front.
		Purandara Dasa’s Devarnamas, Arunagirinadar’s Tiruppugazh, Narayana Teertha’s Tarangas, Bhadrachala Ramadas keerthanas, Kshetragna’s Padams provided a rich repertoire to draw inspiration from.
		Purandara Dasa’s musical Supladis had their own impact.
	www.chembur.com /carnatic/page05.html (1711 words)

	purandaradasa
		I was able to understand Purandara Vittala by his grace"..
		Scholars think that Purandara lived for about 84 years (from AD 1480 to 1564).
		On the basis of the verse in the name of Madvapathi his son it is held that Purandaradasa must have passed away a year before the fall of Vijaynagar.
	www.hssworld.org /homepage/html/boudhik/ekatmata_stotra/purandaradasa.html (1908 words)

	Welcome to Nadatarangini - About Carnatic Music
		Although a number of Haridaasas (servants of the Lord) have enriched the Kannada language over the past several centuries, it is the name of Sri Purandara Dasa that is considered the most important by the lovers of Karnatic music.
		Purandara Dasa has composed Sarale (swaravali), Janti Varase, Alankara and Pillari-geethegalu as a set of repetitious practice exercises that help the beginners to gain voice and speed control and attain a grip over simple rhythmic patterns.
		It is believed that Purandara Dasa lived until the ripe age of eighty and, having fulfilled his objective of spreading devotion all through Karnataka, gave up his life by yogic powers, sitting in front of Lord Vijaya Vitala’s idol in Hampi.
	www.nadatarangini.org /about_music.asp (1810 words)

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