Chikkupadhyaya

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Chikkupadhyaya was born (around 1630 A.D) to Sri RangAcharya and Srimathi NAchiyAramma in TerakanAmbi in Mysore district of Karnataka. His actual name at birth was Lakshmipathi.

He later moved to and settled in Melkote in Mandya district. He belonged to Shatamarshana (Purukuthsa or Vishnu-vruddha) lineage of Hebbar Srivaishnava community. Sri Nathamuni, Aalavandaar (Yaamunachaarya), Periya Thirumalai nambi and Bhagavadh Raamanuja's mother all belonged to Shatamarshana lineage.

'Chikkupadhyaya' title was conferred to Sri Lakshmipathi by His Royal Highness Sri Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar since he was his minister and teacher. 'ChikkupAdhyAya' in Kannada means teacher of Sri Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.

He could be the most prolific writer of Kannada literature. He has around 30 literary works to his credit. Some of his famous works in Kannada are Vishnu purana, Saathvika brahmavidyavilaasa and Divyasooricharithe. He has written the life of Aalwaars in champu style including the biography of Sri Bhagavadh Raamanujachaarya.

Due to the glorious reign, Sri Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar was also popular as 'Nava-koti Narayana' which signifies the huge wealth and welfare created during his rule of Mysore (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) kingdom.

The translated version from: http://www.recherche.fr/encyclopedie/Odey%C3%A2r provides some of his important contributions to the Wodeyar dynasty.

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http://zhri-msn.com/wiki/Melkote

http://zhri-msn.com/wiki/Karnataka_Literature

http://zhri-msn.com/wiki/Hebbar_Iyengars

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• http://www.recherche.fr/encyclopedie/Odey%C3%A2r (in French)
• http://www.ramanuja.org/new/tp96/andal_in_andhra_and_k.txt (Srivaishnava bhakthi group)
• http://www.memo.fr/article.asp?ID=THE_ART_046 (in French)
• Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology: Volume 1