Which of the following works was composed by the Vijayanagara ruler Krishnadevaraya and is renowned for its poetic richness and devotion to Lord Vishnu?
Amuktamalyada
Krishnadevaraya (reigned 1509-1529), the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire's Tuluva dynasty, was himself a poet and scholar. He authored Amuktamalyada, a Telugu epic poem on the life of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and her devotion (bhakti) to Lord Vishnu, and it is celebrated for its literary and poetic excellence.
Hence, the answer is Amuktamalyada.
The other options were written by different authors: Ramacharitam is a Sanskrit kavya by Sandhyakar Nandi (Pala period); Gita Govinda was composed by Jayadeva (12th century, on Radha and Krishna); and Manimekalai is an ancient Tamil Buddhist epic by Seethalai Saathanar.
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