The musician-saint from Karnataka is one of the prominent composers in Carnatic music. Purandhara Dhāsa is said to have composed 475,000 songs according to the evidence contained by his disciple, Vijayaviṭṭhala. He systemized the method of teaching Carnatic Music. He introduced the Rāga Māyamāḷavagauḷa as the basic scale for the instruction of music. He fashioned a series of graded lessons such as Swarāvaḷi, Janṭi, Alankāras, Lakṣhaṇa Gīthams, Prabhandhās, Ugabhōgas, Thātu Varisais, Gīthams, Sūlādhis and Krithis. Another important contribution was the fusion of Bhāva, Rāga and Laya in his compositions. He incorporated colloquial language and introduced folk rāgas into his compositions, so that the common man could learn his songs easily. Purandhara Dhāsa had great influence on Hindusthāni Music.

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