Dasa Sahitya (Kannada: ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ) is a genre of literature of the bhakti movement composed by devotees in honor of Vishnu or one of his avatars.
They spread the didactic teachings in a musical form to the hearts of the common man.
Compositions like Venkatachala Nilayam, Jagadoddharana, Tamboori meetidava, Krishna Nee Begane Baaro are some of the many examples of their scholarly work.
Although the association of the Dasas is with Vishnu, they composed songs on other forms of Hindu Gods, also known as Saguna Brahma Svarupa(s).
Purandaradasa for example, has composed songs in praise of Ganesha (Gajavadana Beduve), Shiva (Chandra chuda Shiva Shankara), and Saraswati (Kodubega Divyamati Saraswati).