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AS A PATRON OF ARTS AND LITERATURE K膩rtika Tir奴nal Maharaja's reputation as a ruler was great; ever greater was the fame that he acquired as a patron of arts and literature, several poets and scholars and experts in arts came to his court and he gave them generous encouragement and support. The following description of K膩rtika Tirunal's capital city by Dr. E.Easvaran Namp奴thiri in the introductory portion of the BRB reveals this fact- 'His capital city shines with the scholars who are experts in the 艣膩stras like Vyakarana and Tarka, with those men who are similar to the precep- tor of Devas, (B峁沨aspati) as well-versed in the Artha艣膩stra, with great poets having gracious qualities and with the experts in eloquence of speech: his exeedingly enjoyable capital city also shines in every direc- tion with pleasing and interesting music, charming flute-playing, sound of lute played by experts and the melodious and pleasant tunes; his court being an abode of Rangalaksmi (Goddess of stage) is glorious-resonant with the 'taka taka' sounds in keeping with t膩岣穉 in the dance by beauti- ful damsels with good traditional background and training, and pleasant with their dances and gaits, with their movements of feet in accordance with the tempo and displaying the emotions'. All the well-known poets and scholars of this time flocked to his court. Devar膩ja, the author of B膩lamart膩峁囜笉avijaya who has been referred to as the court-poet of M膩rt膩峁囜笉a Varma in the introductory portion of the BRB continued to enjoy K膩rtika Tirun膩l's patronage as 100