 Through the lines "aarankusamittodam nenevudenna manam banvaasi deshamam" and "puttidirdode maridumbiyaagi men kogileyaagi nandanavanadol banavaasideshadol" he has expressed his deep attachment towards Banavasi.It is very evident from his works that he had mastered Sanskrit and Prakrit and that he must have had a good all-round education including Vedic literature and Jain philosophy.He may have studied and mastered various subjects like music, philosophy, dance, economics, medicine, "kamashastra" (the science of sensual pleasure).