MANTRALAYA MAHAKSHETRA

HIS EDUCATION

Thimmanna Bhat was a great scholar and a renowned violinist in the court of Krishna Devaraya, the illustrious Andhra emperor patron of letters and arts akin to legendary Bhojaraja. Pleased with his virtuosity, the emperor treated him as a valuable asset to the court. This man was blessed with two issues - a daughter and son. As the adage goes - one son is as bad as one eye and amounts to no son at all, so he prayed to Balaji the Lord of Seven Hills for another son. That wish-yielding tree - Lord Venkateswara gave a rare flower, whose fragrant beauty cast an irresistible spell on propel for centuries. The grateful couple named him Venkatanatha in memory of the Lord, who fulfilled their ardent wish.

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