Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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6.2. Devanarayana Prasasti of Ramapanivada
[Full title: Works written in Prasasti (eulogies) style: Devanarayana Prasasti of Ramapanivada]
A panegyrical work, Devanarayan Prasasti, attributed to Ramapanivada[1] by Vatakkumkur, also refers to the Devanarayana who is proficient in Indian logic, poetry and phylosophy.
He was a benevolent patron of poets and scholars and a great devotee of Krsna�
tarke karkaśatā� gatā kavivacāsvāde sudhāśītalā
vidvatsu praṇayaprasādamadhurā mantriśvacintyodyamā |
nispandā madhusūdanasmṛtimukhe vaidāntikaprakriyā
nistantrā tava śemuṣ� vijayate śrīdevanārāyaṇa |