The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c31.72

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Sevvappa's son and successor, Achyutappa Nayaka, was likewise a patron of learning. In 1595 he made a gift of money for the merit of Appaiya Dikshita ⁴. This was a good scholar of his court. But the most famous philosopher of his time was his minister Govinda Dikshita. He composed a long epic poem called Harivamsasaracharitram, in three cantos. There exists a commentary on it written by Appaiya Dikshita. Govinda Dikshita also wrote a musical work entitled Sangithasuthanithi. By order of Achyutappa Nayaka, at the instance of his minister, the Tiruvaiyarru Puranam was translated from Sanskrit into Tamil ⁵.