A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.s3.22

c19.s3.22

A little poem of Kanakadāsa called Rāma-dhānya-caritre exalts rāgi, the grain which above all other grains forms the staple food of a great part of Karnātaka. Kanakadāsa came of the caste of hunters (bēḍa) according to some accounts, and of shepherds (kuruba) according to others. There were many other dāsas besides.