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The Indian Analyst
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North Indian Inscriptions |
LITERATURE
..Karṇapārya was patronized by Lakshma, Lakshmaṇa or Lakshmīdhara, the Karaṇāgraṇī, or Head of the Secretariat, of Vijayāditya. He was the son of Bhūshaṇārya and Kañchabbē, and son-in-law of Goppaṇārya (v.l. Goṇṇapārya). Lakshmaṇa had two brothers named Vardhamāna and Śāntinātha. He was devoted to the Tīrthaṅkara Nēminātha and so asked the author Karṇapārya to write the Nēminātha-purāṇa.
..In verses 15-23 of the first chapter of his work Karṇapārya has mentioned several
teachers and authors such as Beṭṭada Muni, Nēmichandra Siddhānta Chakrēśvara of Kānūrgaṇa, Ponna, Ranna, Pampa, Nāgachandra Kavīndra (perhaps identical with AbhinavaPampa) and so forth. It is noteworthy that Śrutakīrti Traividya finds no mention in this list.
If he had been the author of the Rāghavapāṇḍavīya had lived in Kolhāpur itself in the same
age, Karṇapārya would have surely referred to him and his kāvya.[ 1] [1] For the account given here of this author and his Kannaḍa kāvya, I am indebted to Dr. A.N. Upadhye. This kāvya was published in 1940 by the University of Madras and is now out of print.
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