A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.s4.17

c19.s4.17

Pillalmarri Pina Virabhadra Kavi is counted by tradition as a much younger contemporary of Śrīnātha than Potana. Virabhadra translated the *Jaimini Bhārata* which treats of the story of the Aśvamedha parva of the original *Bhārata*, and dedicated the work to Sāluva Narasimha. The poet is said to have claimed that Sarasvati, the Goddess of Learning, was his Queen and to have sustained the claim to the satisfaction of Narasimha's court. His *Śṛingāra Śākuntala*, a rendering of Kālidāsa's great drama, is his only other work now available, the rest of his writings being known only by their names. The subtle musical character of his verse has gained the appreciation of critics.