[Sixth] A sixth tradition relates that the great sage Madhvacharya (Saint Vidyaranya) discovered a large quantity of hidden treasure, founded the city of Vijayanagara, ruled over it himself for some time nd left it after his death to a Kuruba family who established a regular dynasty of Kings to rule over it.

[Seventh] A seventh tradition, states that when Vidyaranya was practising severe penance on the banks of the Tungabhadra in a cave, in one of the rocky hills, a shepherd named Bukka, used to bring him milk every day, and this useful service he continued to do for a number of years to the pious Brahmin. When Vidyaranya became the Jagadguru of Sringeri Math and returned to Hampi, he found the whole kingdom of Anagondi in anarchy. He caused a search to be made for any kinsmen of the royal family, but finding none, who claimed by blood, relationship from the ancient Rayas of Anagondi, he sent for this faithful shepherd Bukka and gave him the throne. Bukka, afterwards, with the help of Vidyaranya, conquered Canara, Teligas and Conjeevaram.

[Eighth] An eighth tradition goes on to say that Bukka and Harihara were the feudatory princes under the Hoysala Ballalas, that they found an opportunity to explore Anagondi and its surrounding territories, that they met saint Vidyaranya and that with his advice and help they succeeded in founding a new city called Vijayanagara and a new dynasty of rulers. Athanasius Nikitin, the Russian traveller wrote that "there were two brothers named Bukka and Harihara, that they were members of the old royal house of Kadambas of Banavasi and that he speaks of them as the Hindu Sultan Kadam, who resided at Bichenaghar (Vijayanagara).