आमुक्तमाल्यदा (विजयनगर सम्राट् श्रीकृष्णदेवराय - गोदा देवी आण्डाल भक्ति एवं साम्राज्य-नीति)

The Appendix 'Goda Devi: A Lyric Dawn' is offered as my
own humble footnote in verse to Krishnadeva Raya's powerfully
evocative epic, Āmukta Mālyada. My piece in an earlier draft ap-
peared in Tiruppāvai Festival Souvenir 1988 of Sri Desika Sabha
(Hyderabad-Secunderabad).
In conclusion, it is a privilege to record my gratitude to my
parents and my brother, Ambirajan, for their constant encourage-
ment and counsel; to my husband for his never-failing help; to
Sri Sribhashyam Appalacharyulu and Sri K. T. L. Narasimha-
charyulu for their kind words and generosity of understanding;
and to Rajsri Printers for the care, taste and despatch with which
they have produced this book.
Mudhal Tirumaligai
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