What is "sripadaraja"

Sripadaraya, (Kannada: ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ ರಾಯರು) a haridasa, is also known as Sripadaraja or Lakshminarayana Tirtha (1404 – 1502).

Sripadaraya was born in Abburu in Channapatna taluk (near modern Bangalore) of Karnataka state. It is believed that he was the incarnation of dhruva. His contributions to dvaita philosophy, haridasa sahitya, and the then existing social and political circumstances in the Vijayanagar empire were considerable. He was also the guru of Sri Vyasatirtha (who was the guru of Purandaradasa and Kanakadasa). Sripadaraya was the Rajaguru of the Vijayanagar kings of that time.