PURANDARA DASARU
daAsarandarE PuraNdara daAsarayyaA https://archive.org/details/da-asarandar-e-pura-ndara-da-asarayya-a DaAsa literally means a servant; Daasyam is one of the nine modes of devotion (Navavidha Bhakti) that are paths to liberation. Sri Purandara Dasaru is an epitome of Daasyam; serving for the cause of God. Staying very much with his family Sri Purandara Dasaru led a life of renunciation and asceticism with total dedication to Lord Sri Hari. Known as Navakoti Naaraayana (wealthy person), Purandara Daasaru (Srinivasa Nayaka) was a success story of a rich & miserly person turning into a highly spiritual Saint composer. He earned much money and lived only to earn it, but eventually gave away all his wealth to become a devotee of Lord Sri Hari consequent to a divine incident. “Navakoti Naaraayana became a Naaraayana Bhakta” A contemporary and a disciple of Saint Sri Vyaasarajaru & a great devotee of Lord Vishnu; Sri Purandara Daasaru (1480-1564 AD) a central figure in Har...