![]() ![]() He composed Varnas, Satpadis and Kandas in Kannada language. He is said to have composed in varied song-formats such as: Vrtta, Tripadi, Jayamalika, Swaraartha, Raga Kadambaka, Stava Manjari-, Charya and so on. King Someshwara was also an accomplished musician and a gifted composer. He is also said to have attempted to script a biography of his father Vikramaditya VI, narrating his exploits, titled Vikramanka-abhyudaya but, the work remained incomplete. Someshvara was a noted historian, scholar and poet and, his fame as an author, rests on his monumental compilation Manasollasa. King Someshvara, celebrated variously as Tribhuvana-malla, Bhuloka-malla and Sarvanjya-bhupa, was a remarkable combination of an enlightened Ruler and an erudite scholar. He was the son of the renowned King Vikramaditya VI (1076-1126) and Queen Chandaladevi. Someshvara III was the third in the line of the Kings of the Kalyani Chalukyas (also known as Western Chalukyas). Manasollasa ( मानसोल्लास – that which delights Manas-heart and mind ), also called Abhjilashitarta-Chintamani (the wish-fulfilling precious gem) ascribed to the Kalyana Chalukya King Someshwara III (ruled 1126-1138 AD) is an encyclopaedic work, written in Sanskrit, covering wide ranging varieties of subjects. ![]() Manasollasa / Abhilasita-artha-cintamani of King Somesvara ![]()
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