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Xpi विशेष रणराज अषभगिरितटागोप्पणक्षोणिदेवो नीत्वा खां राजधानी निजबलनिहतोत्सिकतौलष्कसैन्यः । प्रत्वा श्रीरजभूमि कृतयुगसहितां तं च लक्ष्मीमहीभ्यां संस्थाप्यास्यां सरोजोद्भव इव कुरुते साधुचर्यो सपाम् ॥ The insoription synchronises with the period of the overthrow of the Mussalman power in the South Goppanarya was evidently one of the many Governors under the Vijayanagar Kings. Our author was an old friend of the sage Vidyaranya. They had been pursuing their studies at the same time at Kanohi. Vidyaranya had a very high respect for his Vaishnava friend's scholarship and invited him more than once to bis Court, although our author who, in his exclusive devotion to God, scorned all riches, declined to respond to his friend's invitation. When there was a controversy between Vidyaranya and a Madhva teacher named Akshobhyamuni, Vedanta Desika was invited to be Arbitrator, but as be declined to go, the arguments of both the sages were written down and sent to him for his opinion. There can be no doubt about the fact that there was a reference, although different versions are given of the opinion pronounced. The Madhwas claim that the decision was in their Acharya's favour and that it was expressed by the Sloka oprenant apartat georgical विद्यारण्यमहारण्यमक्षोभ्यमुनिरचिछनत् ॥
