Srinivasa Malla

Srinivasa Malla was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He was the son of Siddhi Narasimha Malla and reigned on Patan from 1661 until his abdication in 1685.

Early life Srinivasa Malla was involved in administrative works from an early age by his father Siddhi Narasimha Malla. By 1641. Srinivasa shared the responsibilities with his father and in 1649 he was even recognized as a joint ruler alongside his father.

In 1660, Jagat Prakash Malla of Bhadgaon set fire to a small military outpost near Changu which came under the jurisdiction of Kantipur. Jagat Prakash also beheaded eight people and took some people as prisoners. In response to this, Patan and Kantipur jointly launched attacks against Bhadgaon and defeated it. In 1662, Srinivasasa Malla mediated the quarrel between Kantipur and Bhadaon and peace was restored.

Succession Srinivasa Malla began to train his son Yoga Narendra Malla from his early age in the kingdom's administrative works. Srinivasa Malla's mother died in 1679, which was followed by the death of one of his wives two years later. In addition to this, a general resentment against his son among the general public was building up due to the involvement of Yoga Narendra in explicit activities. All this caused great distress to him and led to Srinvasa abdicating the throne for his son in 1685. He is also known to have added seven days in Kartik Pyakhan by adding his Bāthaḥ pyākhaṃ.

Srinivasa also composed many poems in the Newar language. His poem nārāyaṇa suragana saṃsāra na bhina is considered the longest poem in the Newar language.