 In this writing, Ponna borrowed significantly from previous works of the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa though he does rise to great heights in his narration justifying his claim to scholarship ("Vidwat Kavi").Ponna also seems to have used as a source, a narrative poem written by a Kannada poet called Asaga, whose works are now extinct.Ponna's claim that his work is superior to that of Asaga gives us information that the latter must have been considered an important poet of that era.