▁and ▁composed ▁many ▁other ▁po ems , ▁like ▁P rak ri ya ▁Sar vas w am , ▁Sh ri ▁P ada ▁S ap th ath i , ▁Champ us ▁and ▁bi ograph ies . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁happy , ▁health y ▁and ▁long ▁life ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 6 ▁years , ▁and ▁died ▁a ▁peace ful ▁death ▁at ▁M ook k uth ala . ▁His ▁family ▁has ▁been ▁ext inct , ▁and ▁his ▁land ▁is ▁now ▁under ▁G ur uv ay ur ▁De vas w om . ▁ ▁Po on than am ▁Nam bo oth iri ▁( 1 5 4 7 - 1 6 4 0 ): ▁A ▁contemporary ▁of ▁Mel path ur , ▁born ▁in ▁K ee z hat to or ▁near ▁Per inth al mann a , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁present - day ▁Mal app ur am ▁district . ▁Un like ▁Mel path ur , ▁Po on than am ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁sufficient ▁knowledge ▁in ▁S ansk rit , ▁and ▁wrote ▁his ▁po ems ▁in ▁Mal ay al am . ▁His ▁mag num ▁op us ▁is ▁J nan app ana , ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Bh ag av ad ▁G ita ▁of ▁Mal ay alis . ▁Born ▁in ▁a ▁non - V edic ▁Ker ala ▁Bra h min ▁family , ▁ ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁made ▁fun ▁by ▁Sch olar ly ▁Bra hm ins . ▁Even ▁Mel path ur ▁ ▁made ▁fun ▁of ▁him , ▁as ▁told ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁story ▁of ▁' B h ak ti ▁and ▁' V ib