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a village iti Cuddapah Distiict Further, the pation of Udayanodayamu-- namely Bhaskaramatya..was a resident of Mudiserrula or Mudiyan Agraharain, which is in Jamalaiadugu Taluk of Cuddapuh District Thus it is seen that the patios and the poet belong to the same district
The Dedication and date of the work
Available evidence points to the fact that the poet sulle cd fot want of patronage for his work It was only after the death of the poet, his son, Narana (named after his grandfather) dedicated Udayanodayamu. to Bhaskaramatya at the latter's request,
Bhaskar amatya was the counsellor and chieftain of Konday,du (Guntur District) duly appointed by Baruka a Rana Pradhani Ramu Pradhana was a great counsellor and army chieftain under the Karnataka kings He was an expert musician and also the author of 'Swaramela Kalanidhi' an authentic work on music His very title 'Bayalcara* reveals that he was a great musician
Bhaskaramatya, the patron of "Udayanodayainu was gralesul to Ramayanatya who appointed the forinei as chucaun of Konday.clu
The dates of Ramayanatya's inscriptions which range from 1539 to 1556 AD are to some oxtent helpful in deciding the date of Bhaskaramatya and Narana Suana. Since Udayanodayanıu was dedicated to Bhaskaramatya after the death of Surana, Surana must have been alive upto the date a little earlist than 1539 AD There is no evidence to show that he brought out any of his pocucal exercises during the period of Krishnadevaraya Further, Surana's poetry reveals that he was inspired by poets hike Peddana and Timana
It may, therefore, be concluded thai Surana must have composed lus works sonettoie duing the early second quarter of the sixteenth century. Sri Changaatı Seshaiah, in his "Audhra Kavitaiangını" (Vol IX-P 85) confirms this date
Vanamala Vilasanu und Udayunadayamı
Vanamalı Vilasamu is another champu piabandha wiitten by Narana Surana It must have been written by hoon earlier than Udayanodayamu A paper manuscript of Vanamalıvilasaniu which has neither atroductory nor concluding lines, but contains 446 poenis (includmg prose lanes) is now avaziable at the Andhra Sahitya Parishad of Kakinada. The Parishad got it copied from the palon-leaf manuscript
- Raghtinatha the king of Tanjoro, in lus 'Sangita Sudhal' explans the term
Bayakara' thus It is a corrupt form of 'Ubhayakara which means "Vaggeyakara' the composer of both matu (Val) and dhatu (Giti). Vide Prakına. kadhyaya of Sangita Sudha UP 2x
