Ocean of Music, Volume 1

Another work of Simhabhūpāla is Kuvalayāvalī or Ratnapāñcālikā The Emerald Doll, published in the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series by Dr. L. A. Ravi Varma as No. 146 in 1941. This is a small drama in four Acts. In the Prologue, the author is mentioned as Śrī Siṅgabhūpāla,¹ otherwise known as Khadganārāyaṇa The Sword-Narayana; a title of prowess² who lived at the capital city named Rājaśaila Royal Hill.³ His mother was Annamātā.⁴ It is also stated there that one Viśveśvara had spoken very highly of his poetry.⁵ The Viśveśvara mentioned in the Prologue must be the author of Camatkāracandrikā The Moonlight of Literary Surprise; in the colophon of this work there is the mention of Simhabhūpāla.⁶

There is a Telugu work called Velugotivārivaṃśāvalī The Genealogy of the Velugoti Family.⁷ In the Introduction to that work, Dr. Venkata Ramanayya deals with Simhabhūpāla on pages 13 ff.

¹ original: "composed by the illustrious Sri Singabhupala" p. 2, ll. 9, 10
² original: "by Khadganarayana" p. 2 l. 8 His grandfather too had this Title. See note 7 on p. XIII above. Perhaps this is a Family Title.
³ original: "the capital named Rajasaila" p. 1, last line
⁴ original: "son of Sri Annamata" p. 2, verse 4. In his other work the name is Annamāmbā. See note 10 on p. XIV above. If Annamātṛ = Annamāmbā, the form ought to be Annamātrātmaja, perhaps the word is Annamāmbātmaja.
⁵ original: "Oh, the literary fortune of the illustrious King Singa! To whose praise the eloquence of Visvesvara is ever ready." p. 2, verse 3
⁶ The colophon mentions Simhabhūpāla as a patron of Viśveśvara. The colophon is original: "Thus ends the Camatkaracandrika, which is cooled by the essence of the nectar of the fame of Sri Simhabhupala, and composed by the moon among poets, Sri Visvesvara, who is a leader in the skill of elegant literature." etc. Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, R 2679 and India Office, Eggeling 3966.
⁷ See note 4 on p. XII above.