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Kanakadaasa - He was born in 1508 and died in 1606. He hailed from Kaginele, in Dharwad district in north KarnaaTakaa. Kanaka Daasa was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and was highly attached to a beautiful Vishnu temple in Kaginele. One of the great Bhagavatha Maha Purushas Karnataka gave,Thimmappa , son of Birappa, a poligar chief of Kuruba community came to be called 'Kanaka Nayaka' as he found a treasure-trove of gold. He was initiated by Vyasaraya. He lived at Tirupathi in his last days. He has composed Hari Bhakti Sara, Nala Charitra, Mohana Tarangini, Nara Simhastava, and devotional songs in Kannada like 'Krishna Nee Begane' (Yaman) His devotional songs and devoted work elevated the backward communities. His signatures were 'Kagineli Kesava', 'Velapuri Kesava', etc.

Mudras: udupi, AadikEshavaa, Kaaginele AadikEshavaa, Kagineli Kesava, Velapuri Kesava

Compositions:

1. A vELayalli ArAra - pUrvi
   
2. AhudAdadarahudenni allavA - mukhAri
   
3. ahudAdarahudenni - mukhAri
   
4. ambujadaLAkSage mangaLa - pUrvi
   
5. andhanthamasu innArige - bhairavi
   
6. Aneya nODirayya - kalyANi
   
7. angaladoLu rAmanADida -
   
8. aNumahattAda dEva - bhairavi
   
9. arasinante baNTanO - kalyANi
   
10. ArigAdaru pUrva kalpaneyu - kAmbhOji
    
11. ArigAdaru pUrva karma - kAmbhOji
    
12. ArigaLavalla AtmayOga - shankarAbharaNa
    
13. Arige ArillavayyA - shankarAbharaNa
    
14. Aru bALidarEnu - mOhana
    
15. Aru ballaru hariharara - kAmbhOji
    
16. Aru hitavaruyendu - kAmbhOji
    
17. ArU samayakkodagalillA - bhairavi
    
18. Aru sangaDa - madhyamAvati
    
19. Atana pADuve anavarata - shankarAbharaNa
    
20. Atane paramAtma - sAvEri
    
21. Ava balaviddarEnu - mukhAri
    
22. Ava pariyeli ninna - rEvagupti
    
23. Avi siriyali nInu enna - kAnaDA
    
24. AvudoLLeyadO - sAvEri
    
25. baarO krishNayya - maanD
    
26. bAgilanu teredu - AThANA
    
27. bai bai tanaka - tilang
    
28. ballavareniparu ballavarariyaru - shankarAbharaNa
    
29. ballavaru nIvu pELirayya - kalyANi
    
30. ballavaru pELirai - kAmavardhani
    
31. ballavaru pELiri - kAmbhOji
    
32. bandevayyA gOvindasheTTi - pUrvi
    
33. bandide dUru baride - Anandabhairavi
    
34. banTanAgi bAgilu - kEdAragauLa
    
35. bArO namma manetanaka - sAranga
    
36. bAyi nAridamEle - kAmbhOji
    
37. bEda bEDA ele duritagaLira\A - shrI
    
38. bEkendare bAradu - not
    
39. bereyedfiru bereyediru - kalyANi
    
40. bhajarE hanumantam - rAgAmAlikA
    
41. bhajisi badukElO - kAmbhOji
    
42. bhavabhaya vinAsha bhO - bhairavi
    
43. bIjamUranu bitti - saurASTra
    
44. bombeyATava nADisida - mukhAri
    
45. brahmalikhitava mIri - kAmbhOji
    
46. dAna dharmava mADi - kEdAragauLa
    
47. dAsadAsara maneya dAsAnudAsa - shankarAbharaNa
    
48. dAsadAsara maneya dAsiyara - kAmbhOji
    
49. dAsanAga bEku sadAshivana - kalyANi
    
50. dAsanAgO bhavapAsha - nAdanAmakiriyA
    
51. dEshAdhipati narahariyE - sAvEri
    
52. dEvI namma dEvaru - Anandabhairavi
    
53. dharmAndriyakke - kalyANi
    
54. DimbhadoLu prANaviravu - shankarAbharaNa
    
55. durjanara sangavanu - kEdAragauLa
    
56. Eke nInilli pavaDiside - sAvEri
    
57. ellAru mAduvudu - mAND
    
58. elli nODidaralli - kAmavardhani
    
59. ellinda bande - kAmbhOji
    
60. elliruvanO ranganemba - sindhubhairavi
    
61. eLLu kALinaSTu - gauLipantu
    
62. Elu naaraayaNane - bowLi
    
63. ELu nArAyaNanE - bhUpALa
    
64. enagu ninagu nyAya - rItigauLa
    
65. ENanayane ENabhOja - sAvEri
    
66. endendu intha cOdya - shankarAbharaNa
    
67. endiddarI kompe enage - kAmbhOji
    
68. Ene manavitte lalitAngi - yadukulakAmbhOji
    
69. Enendu koNDaDi stutisuvenO - kAmbhOji
    
70. EnidettaNa bayake - mukhAri
    
71. enna kanda haLLiya - kAmavardhani
    
72. entha kIruti pottaveraDu - shankarAbharaNa
    
73. Enu baruvudO - dhanyAsi
    
74. Enu illada eraDu dinada - rEvagupti
    
75. Enu kAraNa bAya teredi - kAmbhOji
    
76. Enu mADalayyA - mukhAri
    
77. Etaravanendu pELali - pUrvi
    
78. gajamukhanE siddhidAyakanE - nATa
    
79. gOvinda gOvinda - sAvEri
    
80. gOvinda hari gOvinda - pUrvikalyANi
    
81. gOvinda hari gOvinda kEshava - pUrvi
    
82. gOvinda salahennanu - nAdanAmakriyA
    
83. halavu jIvanava - pUrvi
    
84. haNNu kombuva banniri - shankarAbharaNa
    
85. hari ninna paramArtha - sAvEri
    
86. harimukhi harivANi - mOhana
    
87. hEge nI dAsanAde - shankarAbharaNa
    
88. hEgiddu hEgAdeyO - mukhAri
    
89. heNNugaLoLu hemmekArike - nAdanAmakriya
    
90. hetta tAyiginta - mOhana
    
91. hUva taruvara manege - kAmbhOji
    
92. I siriya nambi nI - AbhOgi
    
93. inda nI karedutAre - madhyamAvati
    
94. indu sairisiri - bahudAri
    
95. irabandudilla samsAra - mukhAri
    
96. Isha ninna caraNa bhajane - sAvEri
    
97. iSTu dina I vaikuNTha - yadukulakAmbhOji/rEvagupti
    
98. ItanIga vAsudEvanu - varALi
    
99. jagadantaryAmi entendu - mukhAri
    
100. japava mADiarEnu - kAmbhOji/hindOLa
     
101. jayamngaLam nitya shubhamangaLam - shrI
     
102. kaDahAyisO kamalalOcananE - nAdanAmakriyA
     
103. kADuva duritagaLa - kalyANi
     
104. kaliyEri bantu - madhyamAvati
     
105. kaNDenA taNDataNDada - nATa
     
106. kaNiya hELabande - gauri
     
107. karetAre kAmini kamalaja pitana - Anandabhairavi
     
108. kaSTa paTTarU illA - mukhAri
     
109. kAvanayyana kaLuhu - kalyANi/kAmbhOji
     
110. kAyO karuNAkaranE - mOhana
     
111. kOkOkO ennirO - saurASTra
     
112. kSamisUdenne tappigaLa - kAnaDA
     
113. kula kula kulavendu - kAmavardhani
     
114. kula kula kulavennutiharu - madhyamAvati/rEvagupti
     
115. lAli pAvana caraNA - kurinji
     
116. laTapaTa nA saTeyanADuvanalla - mOhana/
     
117. maganinda gatiyuNTe - dhanyAsi
     
118. maranunguva pakSi - kAmbhOji
     
119. mareyadiru mareyadiru - sAranga
     
120. mAvana maneyoLage - kAmbhOji
     
121. mereyediru mereyediru - mukhAri
     
122. muTTabAradavara maneya - pUrvi
     
123. muTTabEDi muTTabEDi - kAmbhOji
     
124. muTTadirO ennanu - Anandabhairavi
     
125. mUvarErida baNDi - kAmbhOji
     
126. nambabEDi siriyu tannade - kAmavardhani
     
127. nambu nArAyaNana - nANTi
     
128. namgaLam jayamangaLam - pUrvi
     
129. nammamma shArade - mOhana/jhinjOTi
     
130. nammammaa shaaradE - mOhanam
     
131. nannindE nAnE janisi - mukhAri
     
132. nAnu nInu ennadirO - bhairavi
     
133. nArAyaNa enni - shankarAbharaNa
     
134. nArAyaNA namO nArAyaNA - madhyamAvati
     
135. nArAyaNa ninna - Arabhi
     
136. nArAyaNenu manave - kAmbhOji
     
137. nAvu kurubaru - kAmbhOji
     
138. neccadiru samsAra - kalyANi
     
139. nEmavillada hOma - mukhAri
     
140. neredu gOpiyarellaru - shankarAbharaNa
     
141. nI mAyeyoLago - kAmbhOji
     
142. ninagintha kundEnO - madhyamAvati
     
143. nInAva bAndhavanO - mukhAri
     
144. nInEna mADalApe rangayya - kAmavardhani
     
145. ninna mahAmahime - kAmbhOji
     
146. ninna nAnEnendanO - Anandabhairavi/sAranga
     
147. ninnaginta kundenO - kAmbhOji
     
148. nInuppEkSaya mADe - kalyANi
     
149. nODayya ninna dAsaramElE - bhUpALi
     
150. nODi maruLagadiru - bhairavi
     
151. nondena hariyennade - sAranga
     
152. ollenendarAguvude - nIlAmbari
     
153. ombattu hUvige onde - rAgamAlikA
     
154. pakkiya kuruha ballaru - shankarAbharaNa
     
155. parama padaviya nIva - kAmbhOji
     
156. parama puruSa hari - shrI
     
157. patha naDeyadayya - mukhAri
     
158. phullavadane kELE - mOhana
     
159. prAcIna karmavidu - kAmbhOji/kalyANi
     
160. pUrva janmadali nA mADida - kAmbhOji
     
161. pUsarana janakanE - bhUpALi
     
162. rAjavane surarAjana - kAmbhOji
     
163. rAma gOvinda harE - saurASTra
     
164. rAma nAmave nene manave - kAmbhOji
     
165. rAmanentha celuvanamma - shankarAbharaNa
     
166. ramaNI kELele - bhairavi
     
167. rAmAnujarE namO namO - kAmavardhani
     
168. ranganenTavanele - paraju
     
169. sAdhu sajjana satyaguNa - mukhAri
     
170. sahajavidu I nuDiyu - kAmbhOji
     
171. saiyE idu saiyE - shankarAbharaNa
     
172. sAkO sAkO (priya) ninna - kApi
     
173. sAku sAku manuja - kAmavardhani/varALi
     
174. sAlade ninnadondu divyanAma - nATa
     
175. samsAravemba sAgara - kAmbhOji
     
176. satyavantara sangaviralu - kAmbhOji
     
177. shankaranArAyaNa biDu biDu - pUrvi
     
178. shESa shayana ninna - sAvEri
     
179. shiva shiva shiva ennirO - Arabhi
     
180. shrI rAmanenniri - bhairavi
     
181. singarada siridharane - bhUpALi
     
182. siriya madave mukunda - kEdAragauLa
     
183. sItApati raghunAtha - sAranga
     
184. snAnava mADirO - hamsanAda
     
185. tallaNisadiru - bilahari/kAmbhOji
     
186. tAnAru dEhavAru - rEvagupti
     
187. tangadirana nimiSa - bhUp
     
188. tanna prAptiya phalava - mukhAri
     
189. tanu ninnadu jIvana ninnadu - kEdAragauLa
     
190. tIrtha piDidavaru - kAmbhOji
     
191. tOre bEgane sakhi - kEdAragauLa
     
192. toredu jIvisa bahudE hari - kedAragauLa
     
193. vanaja mukhiyara - saurASTRa
     
194. varava koDu - ranjani
     
195. varava koDu enage - kalyANi/ranjani
     
196. vAsudEvAya namO - bhUpALi
     
197. yaadavaraaya - aarabi
     
198. yAdvarAya brndAvanadoLu - rAgamAlikA
     
199. yAke nInilli - dEs
     
200. yamadUtarinnEnu - kAmavardhani
     
201. yAtake daya - Anandabhairavi