The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c12.171

v1.c12.171

15. When he reached the territory of Madura he halted in one of the districts; and from thence sent word to his father, announcing that at the command of the Emperor he had come with a great army to force him to obedience, should he refuse to restore the territory to the Pandya. Both the *Tanjavuri Charitra* and the *History of the Karnataka Governors* here describe Visvanatha’s father as a real rebel, who waged war with his own son and was defeated. We cannot admit this story. It stands in evident contradiction with the previous conduct of Nagama and with the subsequent events in the court of Vijayanagara. This episode is evidently a concoction of the poet, thrust into this narrative for dramatic effect.