 In 1369, inspired by Palkuriki Somanatha, Bhima Kavi translated the Telugu "Basavapurana" to Kannada, and King Deva Raya II (c. 1425) had Chamarasa's landmark writing "Prabhulingalile" translated into Telugu and Tamil.Many Veerashaiva writers in the court of the 17th century Kingdom of Mysore were multilingual in Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit while the Srivaishnava (a sect of Vaishnavism) Kannada writers of the court were in competition with the Telugu and Sanskrit writers.Information from contemporary records regarding several writers from this period whose works are considered lost include