The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c13.171

v1.c13.171

The relations between Visvanatha Nayak and the Viceroy Vitthala must have been those of cordial friendship and mutual understanding; but pending the discovery of new inscriptions this question remains without a satisfactory solution. Dr. Krishnaswami Aiyangar supposes that Visvanatha and his son Krishnappa Nayaka were subordinate to Vitthala⁷; perhaps his statement is based on an inscription of 1550, in which Visvanatha is called the agent of the Mahamandalesvara Rama Raya Vitthaladeva Maharaja, for whose merit he presents a gift of a devadana hold of land⁸. But this only proves the friendly relations between the two chiefs.