Question

The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work 'Amuktamalyada' on the lines of Kautilya's Arthashastra, was ___.
A) Deva Raya ii
B) Vira Narasimha
C) Sri Ranga ll
D) Krishnadeva Raya

Answer 1

Hint:
He was a head of the Vijayanagara Empire who ruled from 1509–1529. He was the third leader of the Tuluva Dynasty and is viewed as its most prominent ruler. He had the biggest realm in India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate.

Complete step by step solution:
Krishnadevaraya, the most renowned leader of Vijayanagara, made a work on statecraft in Telugu known as the Amuktamalyada.

Amuktamalyada is an epic sonnet in Telugu made by Krishnadevaraya out of the Vijayanagar Dynasty. Amuktamalyada means A wreath of pearls. Considered as a show-stopper, Amuktamalyada depicts the account of the wedding of the Hindu Lord Ranganayaka, a symbol of Vishnu and Goda Devi otherwise known as Andal the Tamil Alvar artist and little girl of Periyalvar, at Srirangam.

Amuktamalyada depicts the agony of partition (viraha) experienced by Andal, who is portrayed as the manifestation of Lakshmi the partner of Vishnu. Further the sonnet portrays Andal's magnificence in 30 refrains written in the keśādi-pādam style, beginning from her hair, going down her body till her feet. This book has been converted into Marathi and Hindi by Vyankatesh Devanpalli.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
It is accepted that Krishnadevaraya composed the work, subsequent to getting a fantasy in the patio of the Srikakula Andhra Maha Vishnu sanctuary, in Srikakulam Village (todays krishna District) on the banks of stream Krishna, wherein Lord Andhra Maha Vishnu showed up and trained him to compose the account of his wedding to Andal at Srirangam in Telugu. In his fantasy, on being inquired as to why Telugu was picked, Lord Vishnu answered him for the equivalent.