He was a recipient of the grace and blessings of Sri Bhuvanendra. His signature/name used in his compositions was “Sri Vasudeva.” In the kirtana “Sri Bhuvanendra Dayā Vanadhi”, if the first letters of the first through fourth charanas (stanzas) are read together, they form the phrase:
This kirtana contains a comprehensive account of Bhuvanendra's life and also brings out the social problems of that period.
His composition “Ekādashi Māhātmya” is worthy of being recited regularly. The kirtana “Sri Voḷalaṅkeśāya Namaḥ” contains the complete history of the deity of Mulki.
It explains that the deity Vittala was given by their Guru to the Gowda Saraswata Brahmins who came from Bhatkal to Mulki, and that the deity was subsequently installed at Mulki. It further states that Vijayendra Tirtha of Kashi Matha brought Sri Narasimha from Krodhapura; that Bindu Madhava, who was found by one of the ascetics of Kashi Matha on the banks of the Ganga, came here as the processional (utsava) deity; and that Kālabhairava, who was on the banks of the Ganga, came to Mulki and settled there by the command of Venkataramana, rather than going to Tirupati.
The kirtana also describes the temple: Jaya and Vijaya stand at the main entrance; Hanuman is in the south-east; Ganesha in the south-west; Lakshmi in the north-west; and Garuda in the north-east, all serving and worshipping the Supreme Being.
It further states that, apart from the Brahma Rathotsava held on Rama Navami, and the Narasimha Vardhanti celebrated on Shirsha Purnima, daily festivals (nityotsava) are also conducted. All these details are described in this kirtana.
Some of his kirtanas also contain considerable humour/satirical wit.
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The kirtana beginning “Bappa Shubhāśubha Tappadādare” itself bears witness to this.
The kirtana “Mandharadharana Nōḍi” describes the splendour and glory of Sri Krishna of Udupi.
In the mangala padya (auspicious concluding verse) of one of his works, he says, “Prāsa viṣhamagaḷa kṣhamisuva”, requesting the Supreme Being to forgive the poetical defects or irregularities in his compositions.
4. Footnote
The late Talacheri Vasudeva Shanubhaag, although originally belonging to Talacheri, was a resident of Mulki. He was also the second hereditary Moktesar (trustee/manager) of the Sri Venkataramana Temple, Mulki.
His grandsons live in Bengaluru, while the grandsons of his younger brother, the late Janardhana Shanubhaag of Mulki, continue to reside in Mulki even today.
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