Purandara Dasa's mudra is known as which?

Purandara Dasa's mudra is known as which?

• A. Purandara Vittala
• B. Purandara Vittala Dasa
• C. Purandara Vittalappa
• D. Vittala Purandara

Answer: (A)

In Carnatic music, a mudra is like a composer’s signature embedded in a kriti to indicate authorship and devotion. Purandara Dasa, a foundational figure in this tradition, used “Purandara Vittala” as his mudra, joining his own name with Vittala, a form of Krishna worshipped at Pandharpur. This mudra appears in his compositions as his identifying mark and spiritual dedication. Therefore, the correct mudra is Purandara Vittala, since the other forms are not the recognized signature associated with him.

In Carnatic music, a mudra is like a composer’s signature embedded in a kriti to indicate authorship and devotion. Purandara Dasa, a foundational figure in this tradition, used “Purandara Vittala” as his mudra, joining his own name with Vittala, a form of Krishna worshipped at Pandharpur. This mudra appears in his compositions as his identifying mark and spiritual dedication. Therefore, the correct mudra is Purandara Vittala, since the other forms are not the recognized signature associated with him.