sentences:  The celebrated Kannada folk song of antiquity "Punyakoti" ("Govina Haadu") also refers to the region as ""Mereyutiha Karnata Desha"" (Flourishing "Karnata" country), finds a reference in Padma Purana.In Canto 5 - Chapter 6 of the "Bhagavata Purana", "Karnata" is mentioned while narrating the life of Rishabhadeva.It is said in the "Bhagavata" that the Lord in Rishabhadeva's form ended his "avatara" in the "Kutakachala" hill in "Karnata" province.