The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c8.76

v1.c8.76

Sadasiva¹ Was this so-called sister of Sadasiva also a cousin of this monarch? We do not dare to affirm it. We shall only say that Tirumala had also married a daughter of Krishna Raya by his Queen Chinna Devi². "As the four Vedas, Sama and the others, were produced from the mouth of the Creator", says the Utsur grant of Ranga III, "so four sons of immeasurable glory were born to Tirumala"³. From another grant of Ranga III, 1645, as well as from the *Ramarajiyamu*, we know the names of these four sons. They were Raghunatha; Sriranga, the future Ranga I; Rama Raya, and Venkata Deva Raya⁴. Moreover, we know one of his sons-in-law, Nagarajayyadeva Maharaya. He is mentioned by Sadasiva in one of his inscriptions at Vontinitta, Cuddapah Dict⁵.