raghunAtha-nAyaka

raghunAtha-nAyaka, poet in Telugu and Sanskrit, defender of the tanjAvuru part of the vijayanagara realm, avenger of the emperor’s death, defeater of the portuguese, liberator of jAffna, under whom culture flourished.

  • raghunAthAbhyudaya describes how he saved penukoNDa (capital of vijayanagara under venkaTapatinAyaka) from Quli Qutub Shah’s attack.