Kasula Purushottama Kavi

Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (fl.

[1] Purushottama Kavi is recognized for composing literary works in Telugu consisting of one hundred poetic stanzas, known as satakams.

[3] The prominent Andhra Maha Vishnu Temple, to whose presiding deity Purushottama Kavi dedicated his satakam to, is where Vijayanagara Emperor Krishnadevaraya had a dream compelling him to write the Telugu text Amuktamalyada.

[1] From this satakam's refrain ('killer of false believers'), there is an indication that there was religious conflict in this period.

Otherwise, lord of Andhra in Srikakulam, no one will ever know.After hearing a recital of Purushottama Kavi's satakam, the Challapalli zamindar, his patron, is said to have been moved by it and renovated the Srikakulam Andhra Vishnu Temple and restored worship there.