Mimansa Darpana, his commentary on the Indian philosophy of Mimāṃsā, is ranked highly among works on the subject.
Antaranga, his novel published in 1932, was the first novel in Kannada to employ the method of monologue narrative.
In 1947, he published his most notable novel, Maha Brahmana (The Great Brahmin), based on the life of the sage Vishwamitra.
Mahākṣatriya (The Great Warrior), published in 1960, depicts the life and deeds of King Nahusha.
Devudu's last novel, Maha Darshana (The Great Vision), is based on the life of sage Yajnavalkya; it was published after his death in 1962.
Devudu, who learned Sanskrit Amarakosha, Sabda and Raghuvamsha as a child at the age of five, had his primary, secondary and college education in Mysore.
In 1936, he wrote the script for the film Chiranjeevi and played the role of sage Mṛkaṃḍu.
In 1946, he was a Director and Textbook Committee of Bangalore City Cooperative Bank.
At the suggestion of Devudu, Kengal Hanumanthayan opened the Kannada Culture Development Department and asked him to become director.
Devudu read the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata, and Brahmandapurana when he was in primary school.
– When the women were discussing this question of a pastor, it was the young boy who gave the consolation, "It was afraid of Krishna throwing it away."
At the same time, he participated in all kinds of games and paid attention to bodybuilding.
For over four years of his life, Devudu wrote hundreds of articles and speeches to promote culture, the message of the Bhagavad Gita.
The news of the death of his eldest son, Ramu, came to light when he was lecturing about the song in Udupi.
When he left the stage shortly after, friends became aware of his stoic and detached character, as prescribed in the Bahagavad Gita.
One of his disciples, who thought he was walking barefoot, bought a pair of slippers that injured his leg.
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