Appendix-I

Details of Ouestionnaire

l.

The first Questionnaire gives information to us Basaveshwara and His

Contemporaries.

2. The second Questionnaire gives information to us Virasaiva Mathas of Bidar

District.
3. The third Questionnaire gives information to us Vacanas of Basaveshwara and
its influence on various subjects.

First Ouestionnarie:
1. What is your name?

2. How old are you?

3 .How many members are there in your family?
4. Who was Basaveshwara?
5. When did he live?
6. Are thought about Basaveshwara?

7. What are you thought about Basaveshwara?

8. Do you know any of his Vacanas?

9. Do you know the Vacanas of other Virasaiva saint?

10. Write any one Vacana, and tell us the name of the Vacanakara?
11. Are you teaching your children these Vacanas?

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Second Ouestionnarie:

Virasaiva Mathas of Bidar District

What is the rulme of your Matha?

1.

2. When was your Matha founded?

3. Who is the founder of your Matha?

4. How many Mathadishas were there for your Matha?

5.

what are the names of the Mathadishas of your Matha since the beginning?

6. To whom do you wish to mention as the most renowned

& prominent among them?

7. How long have you been the Mathadisha of this Matha?

8. Do all the Mathadishas from Bidar District ever come together?
9.

If

yes, how many times

inayear?

10. What are the reasons/ occasions for them to gather together?

l. How many devotees of your Matha belong?

12.

what is the percentage of the devotees coming from Bidar District?

13. On

which occasions, festivals do the devotees visit your Matha on a large scale?

14. Whether the permanent donars of your Matha belong to Bidar

District or any other

places?
15. Are there any organizations like Basava Samiti, Basaveshwara Tarun Mandal etc.
in the area of your Matha?
16. Do you know any such other organizations?

17. Is there any mutual-co-operation between you and the other Virasaivas
organizations from your areas?
18. Have you ever published any special issues/periodicals through your Matha?
19.

If

yes, how many special issues have you published upto this time?

20. Do you nrn any educational Institution?

If

yes, what is its name?

2l . Do you mn any hostel for virasaiva students? If yes, what is its name?
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22. Do you offer any educational scholarships and financial assistance to Virasaiva
students through your Matha?

23. Which activities i.e.religious, spiritual, cultural, educational

&

social were

performed by the Mathadisas upto this time?

24.Have you continued the performance of the earlier activities in your Matha?
25.Have you prepared any new plan of activities for your Matha?
26.Do you get any response from the public to your activities?
27. Which new plans to wish to implement through your Matha?

28. Which plans do you wish to execute with the help of various Virasaiva
organizations as well as the devotees for the awakeing and spread of Virasaivism?

29.What is the importance of your Matha?

30. Is this Matha solved some social evils of the society?
31. How many people regularly to Matha?

32. Are there any women saints now?

33. Is the Matha large scale activities for society?
34. Is your Matha follow Basava Philosophy?
35. How the Basaveshwara's thoughts give encouragement to the people?

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Third Questionnarie:
Vacanas of Basaveshwara

l. Write

the names of Basava's Contemporaries.

2. Write aYacanaof Basaveshwara,s concept on Society.

3. write a vacana which applicable to present Economic
sysrem.

4. Write aYacana,which related to Moralitv.

5. Write a Vacana, which shows the root of Spirituality.
6. Write aYacanato propagate the religion.
7. write a vacana which applicable to present Education
system.
8. Explain how the Basava's philosophy relevance
today.

9. Write a Vacana of Basaveshwara's on Humanitv.

10. Write aYacanaon Women's status.

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1. Detail of Ouestionnaire and Annalvsis of Ouestionnarie

First questionnaire -Basava and His Contemporaries
Second questionnaire -On Matha- Information about the activities of Mathas and how
they spreading the Basava's Philosophy and Vacanas.

Third Questionnaire-Vacanas of Basaveshwara .Under this various categoriesImportance among them are Morality, spirituality, Religion, society, Economy,
Education, Women and Humanity.
First Questionnaire:
1. Personal

Information:

The first question regarding their name, sumame provides the base for understanding
the community to which they belong. It was studied from the analysis that majority o?
men and women under the consideration according to the surname belonged to the
Virasaiva community. Surname like Vidyavati Patil, Sampath Biradar, Vacana Sudha
Lingayath, Nagashetti etc.
2. Age of the concerned Respondents:
Aqe Group

No. of persons

t0-20

l8

20-30
30-40

9
8

Percentage 7o
45%
28%
20%

40-50

I2Yo

Total:40

It can be seen from the above table on age of the respondents that majority of them

belong to the age group 10-20 years, in 20-30 years2SYo, in 30-40 years20%o
in 40-50% I2Yo only.
Majority of teenage persons are interested in Basava's philosophy and Vacanas.
(45o/o)

and

However the other age groups also are interested in Basava's vacanas.

3. Size of the Familv:

Family members:

Total Size of the Familv

No. of Respondents

6
7

J
I

28

10

ll

t2

2
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Majority of the respondents have 6 members in the family. However some of them
l2 members.

also have larger size of the family upto

4. Knowledge about Basaveshwara:

Questions were asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about who was
Basaveshwara. From the data collected, it was observed that majo;ity of
them know
him as the founder of the Lingayat or Virasaiva religion.

However some of them also consider him as a socio-religion, economic reformer

the 12th century.

of

5. Period of Basaveshwara:

Fifth question asked regarding the time period of Basaveshwara. Most of them
expressed their view that Basaveshwara lived in the l2th century A.D.

6. Contemnoraries of Basaveshwara:

fo fut as learning about Basaveshwara is concerned, it was found that most of them
leamt from their contemporaries like Allama Prabhu, Akka Mahadevi, Siddharama,
Chennabasava and even the 21't century Lingananda Swami and Mate
Mahadevi, the
present jagadguru of Lingayats.
7.

About Basaveshwara:

Most of them thought that Basaveshwara was a social reformer. He worked for
the
upliftment of women and downtrodden, against social evils, blind beliefs and Kayaka
and Dasoha principles introduced and estalhshed the Anubhava Mantapa.
8. Aware of Basaveshwarats Vacanas:

Majority of the respondents seen to be well aware of the Vacanas of Basaveshwara.

9. Other Vacanakaras:

In addition to Basaveshwara Vacanas, the respondents also seen to be aware of

vacanas of other vacanakaras like Allama prabhu, Akkamahadevi,

chennabas av anna, siddharama, Ambigara chaudayya, Madivala

Machideva etc.

Basaveshwara vacanas:
Let them not say, O Lord,
'whose is he, whose. O Whose ?,
Let them say rather, oHe is ours,
Heos ours, he's ours!'
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O Kudala Sangama Lord, let me be

A son of Thine own house

(B.V.62)

Thou shalt not steal nor kill:

Nor speak a lie;
Be angry with no one,
Nor scom another man;
Nor glory in thyself,
Nor others hold to blame..
This is your inward purity;
This your outward purity;
This is the way to win our l.ord
Kudala Sangama.

(8.V.235)

God is but one, many His names;

The faithful wife knows but one Lord;
Should she fall for another man,
He chops her nose and ears!
Should I, O Kudala Sangama Lord,
Regard them as the sort that eat
The crumbs of several gods?

(B.V.613)

If you strike the anthill

Will the snake die ?
What if you perform
The severest penance,
Will Lord Kudala Sangama
Have trust in those
Whose heart is not

pure?

@.V.117)

Devara Dasimayya Vacana:

If there see
Breasts and long hair coming

They call it woman,

beard and whiskers
They call it man:
But , look , the self that hovers
In between
Is neither man
Nor woman
O Ramanatha.

If

AIIama Prabhu Vacanas:

They are neither brave nor resolute
Who cannot ride the ready horse,
Yet ask for another one

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ry.133)

Therefore the triple worlds.

O Guhesvara,
Labour and sweat,
Carrying the saddle on their back!
t
The motion of the will
All words are dedicate
To Him.
Nay, language has no trace
Of sound;
Nor is there in all Space
A bound
As soon as the Word
Guhesvara
In the soul is heard.

(A.v.5e)

(4.v.72)

Akkamahadevi Vacanas:
Hear me. My sister, sister, hear !
I dreamt a dream: wherein I saw
Areca, rice, a plam-leaf , coconut;
A beggar, with his pretty locks
And wgite teeth, come for alms.
And , as he passed by heedlessly,
I followed him and caught his hand
The moment that I saw
Cenna Mallikarjuna, I woke !

Without the senses thre's no life;

No senses , too, when life departs
How shall I claim to be
Free from desire ? how free from blame
My happiness is to be loved by Thee;
Not be loved my misery,
O Cenna Mallikarjuna Lord !

(A.v.13)

(A.v.82)

Siddharamayyana Vacanas:
He seeks them that seek Him.
I will go where my God is,
And saying. Come, O come
I will firmly stamp my Lord,
Kapilasiddha Mallikarjuna,
Upon my heart.

An elephant in rut will seize

An elephant in rut, none else.
I must seize him wearing that form of his,
For no form else will seize him so.
By investing him with form,
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(s.v.30)

I will seize the Formless One.

Kapilasiddha Mallikarjuna !
Chennabasavannanavara Vacanas

(s.v.32)

Kamadhenu does not give unless desire you desire a thing.

Kalpawiksha does not give unless you imagine a thing.
Chinthamani does not give unless you think of a thing.
Siva does not give unless you pray for it.
Your Saranas , Kudalchennasanga, give
without your desiring, imagining and praying for it. (c.B.v.
Awareness within , action without;
Emerging whole, out of this duality
The Sarana is without defilement
Of body or of mind
His senses have merged with Kudalachennasangaiah.

Lil.lzz)

(c.B.v.m. ss9)

So the above information shows that along with Basaveshwara the respondents know
the other Shivasharanas who were the contemporaries of Basava.
11. Teachins Vacana to others:

Question was asked whether they teach these vacanas to their children and

observed that majority of them did teach the vacanas to their children.

it was

So the above collected information shows that Basaveshwara was known as

Basavanna, Basava. And he was socio-religious, economic, literature and cultural
reformer. Basava's vacanas beacon light to universe. The vacanas of Basaveshwara
introduced by his colleagues like Allama Prabhu, Akkamahadevi, Chennabasavann4
Siddharama etc. Basava's philosophy not only to limit the Lingayatcommunity but it
follow the other sects. The community people teach Basava-philosophy to their
children.

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2.

Ao"l"rir of vi*r"io" M"th"r of Bidu" Dirt"i"t

Resnonses from different Mathas

In all, Five Mathas were visited for collecting information.

1.

Basaveshwara Pratisthana Trust or Basava Udyana Vana

2. Basava Mahamane
3. Bhatamra Virakta Matha-branch Basava Mukti Mandir.
4. Rastriya Basava Dala or Basava Mantapa.
5. Hiremath Sri Beldala Sharanara Ashrama.

The following was the information collected from virasaiva Mathas.

2.1. Basava Udvana Vana of Bidar

l.

Basaveshwara Pratisthana Trust and Krantiyogini Akkanagalambike Seva Trust

was the name of the Matha.
2. Basaveshwara Pratisthana Trust was founded in 2000.
3. Pooja Sri Akka Annapurna was the founder of the Matha.

4. The Matha has two

Mathadishas; one

Gangambike.

is Akka Annapurna and

another is

5. Since the beginning to upto now only the Akka Annapuma was the Mathadishas
Matha.

of

6. Akka Annapurna and Gangambike were the renowned and prominent Mathadishas.

7. Since eight years Akka Annapuma was Mathadishas of our Matha.

8. Yes, all the Mathadishas of Bidar District come together.
9. Three times in a year, they gather together.
10._They gather together in some occasions
and every fortnight, they gather together.
I

l. About

like summer camps, prayer every Sunday

thousand devotees of have their Matha.

12. The devotees coming from Bidar district is 90%o devotees and remaining
from out of Bidar like Karwar, Gulbarga and Raichur etc.

I0%o

13. The devotees visit our Matha in a large scale on the festival like Vacana
Vijayosthava and we called that as Chennahunime. More than twenty thousand
devotees visit to our Matha.
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14. Our permanent donars belong to Bidar

District. We surve 100 familes as Dasoha.

15. There is no organization like Basava Samiti, Basaveshwara Tarun

Mandal etc, in
the area of our Matha.

16' Yes, our Matha know other such Organisations like Basava Samiti Bangalore,
Viswa Basava Dharma Mahasabha Sangathana.
17. Yes, our Matha has mutual co-operation with other organizations like
Bhalki
Matha, Basava Matha and Sharana Sahitya parishad Bangaloie.
18. Yes, our Matha published many issues and periodicals
19. Our Matha published upto

now l6 books.

20. No, our Matha not run any educational institution.

21. Yes, our Matha run the Basaveshwara Uchita Prasara Nilaya Hostel
and Boarding
for Virasaiva students.

22. Yes, our Matha offer the financial assistance to Medical student. Name
of the
student is Sharnaya Swami.
23. Ou.r Matha performed every activities like religious, social, education and
cultural
activities upto now.
For Ex. Education-Remove the Exam fear. Summer Camps-Three Thousand
Students

attended.

Social: Help the needy persons for ex. Earth Quake, Tsunami
-Our Matha

money.

donated

Spiritual: Every Sunday-prayer.

Religious: 100 Vacanas who by heart we distribute the prizes like Vacana
books and
Rs. 1000/ it is a competition where the
I
members
got
tfre
Rs.
1000
in
that
vacuna
-l
competition.
24. Yes, above all the activities continued in our Matha.
M_atha prepared the New Plan like .Environmental Awareness,
Ladies Hostel,
Age Homes, Naturophathy and Basava Dharshini.

?l'.O*
Old

26' Yes' our all activities run by the help of the public. People or devotees
morally,
financially supported our Matha.
27.Basava Darshan is a new plan that our Matha wanted to implement.
28' Basava Darshana-where devotees know everything about Basaveshwara.
So this is
the plan which our Matha wish to execute.

29. Ow Matha has given more importance to the Child and Women and it tried to
give Compulsary Vacana reading course to Virasaivas. Modern Education and
Techniques also adopted in our Matha along with our old culture.
30. Yes, our Matha trying to stop the social evils like Gutka, help the women, child
girl infidicide.

and orphanage and against the dowary system as well as

31. Above Four hundred

Saranas Every Sunday regularly have our Matha.

32. Akka Annapurna And Gangambike is the women saints in our Matha.

33' Our Matha have large scale activities i.e.Environment awareness, fight against
Liquor and awareness about women's right.
34. Purely our Matha

follow the Basaveshwara,s philosophy.

35. Basaveshwara's philosophy gave encouragement to the people in the following

manner:
1. Establish the Casteless society.
2. It teaches Metaphysical awareness among the people.
3. Awareness among the people Internal and External relationship in this
world.
4. It teaches us the way of living.
5. The right way of thinking also gives us encouragement.
6. It makes the man aware about social, mental, physical and spiritually
strong.
7. Vacanas solve many our mental problems.
8. It encourage the man become the morally strong.

The above information shows that peopte practice and follow the philosophy of

Basaveshwara.

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2.2 Basavana Mahamane

1. Basavana Mahamane was the name

of

Basavakalvana

of the Matha.

2.BasavaMahamane was founded on 30th April200l.

3. Sri Mate Mahadevi was the founder of the Matha.

4. Four

Mathadishas of our Matha. Allamaprabhu Swamiji, Siddharameshwara

Swamiji, Lingananda Swamiji and Mate Mahadevi.

5. Since the beginning Siddharameshwara Swamiji, Mate Nilaganga devi were the
Mathadishas of our Matha.
6. Pooja Sri Lingananda swamiji and Sri Mate Mahadevi were the renowned and
prominent among them.
7. Since Six years Mate Mahadevi was the Mathadishas.

8. No, all the Mathadishas of Bidar district do not

come together.

9. No, they never come together.

10. There is no occasion they come together.
11. Above One Lakh devotees are having our Matha.
12.

Only 30Yo devotees from Bidar District come to our Matha.

13. The devotees visit our Matha in a large scale on the occasions like-Kalyanapar\ra
on April 30th and May 1't and 2"d of ivery year. It is the pilgrim place of the

Lingayats.
14.

very few donars belong to Bidar but most of the donars of other places.

15. In our area one Organisation i.e.Rastriya Basava Dala.

16. Yes, our Matha know other organizations like. Lingayat Samaja and Akkana
Balaga.
17.

No, Our Matha has no mutual co-operation with other Virasaiva organizations.

18. Yes, our Matha published many issues and periodicals (name of the periodicals is
Kalyana Kirana).
19. Our Matha published upto now 200 Books.

20. No, our Matha has not run any educational institution.

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21. Yes, our Matha run the Akka Nagalambike orphanage Basavakalyana.
students getting

facility of this institution.

7o

22. Yes, our Matha give financial assistance to the needy students.
23 Our Matha performed every activity like religious, social, educational, cultural and
spiritual activities upto now.
For Ex. Religious -prayer- Every Sunday.
Cultural -Dramas against the social evils.
Educational -Hostel for the students.

24. Yes. Above all the activities continues in our Matha. Providing the people proper
knowledge and preaching, to over come from social evils.
25. Our Matha's new Plan is establish the 108ft. height the statue of Basaveshwara in
the camps of our Matha.
26. Yes, our activities run with the help of public because they assist the financially to

us.

27. Our Matha

has a new plan i.e. Make this Matha as a cultural model heritage
Lingayats and its eminent sharanas.

of

28. With the help of other Virasaiva organization our Matha wish to execute the
Lingayatism as independent religion from central Government. And propagate the
Lingayatism (Basavatism) throughout the world.

It is establish in the place of Basaveshwara where Basava given so much

importance to every common person. And preached and practiced the iingayatism.
29.

l.
2.

Our Matha not follow any caste, creed and colour given importance to
everyone by means of their knowledge.
Our Mathas founder is women and run by them and fights always their
rights.

30. Yes, this Matha solved the some social evils. Under that by means of Basava's
ethics we oppose the dowary system as well as the caste system.
31. Above six hundred devotees regularly to our Matha.

If the Full moon day-near about thousand devotees.

once in a year-Kalyanaparva -near about 4 lakhs Devotees.
Apart from this Basava Jayanti 4 to 5 thousand devotees.
32. Sri Mate Mahadevi was the women saints in our Matha.
33. Our Matha has large-scale activities like:
l. To built a Hostel
2. Prayer Hall
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3.

Attractive cave of Sharanas-example. Chennabasavanna, Akkamahadevi

etc.

34. Yes, our Matha totally follow the Basava Philosophy.

35. Basaveshwara's thought give encouragement to the people in the following

manner:

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Basaveshwara's Vacanas encourage the morality

people.
Built the brotherhood in the society.
Abolish the social evils.
Unity among the human beings.
Help the needy person.
Live and Let live policy.
Equal rights to women.
Humanism.

in the minds of the

The above data collected shows that the Matha is running successfully to make people
aware about social evils, encourage the people about their rights and establish the
peace, happiness and brotherhood in the society. The Matha follow the Basava's
concept of women not only in theory but in practically to encourage women in every
field.

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2.3. Bhatamra Virakta Branch-Bhalki Kalvana Matha-in Bidar Basava

Mukti

Mandir.

l. Bhatamra Virakta Branch-Bhalki Kalyana

Matha-in Bidar Basava Mukti Mandir

was the name of the Matha.

2. Bhatamra Math was founded

500 years ago.

It was oldest in Bidar.

3. Chennabasava swamiji, Virupaksha swamiji, and Shivayogeshwara swamiji were

the founder of the Matha.
4. The Matha had22 Mathadishas.

5. Since the

beginning Chennabasava swamiji, Virupaksha swamiji,

and

Shivayo geshwara swamij i.

6.

Virupaksha swamiji was

the most renowned and prominent among the

Mathadishas.

7. Shivayogeshwara sawamiji

was the Mathadishas of this Matha since 32 years.

8. Yes, all the Mathadishas of Bidar District come together.

9. Many times in a year they gather together.

10. They gather together in some occasions like Sharvana, Shivaratri and
Basavajayanti we get together.
11. Above Five thousand devotees of their

in our Matha.

12. The devotees coming from Bidar district is 50 % and remaining 50o/o from other
states.

visit our Matha in a large scale on the occasions like Shivaratri, and
the Swamiji's birthday as well as their death anniversary and Basava jyanti.
13. The devotees

14. Our permanent donars belong to not only Bidar District along with Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
15. Yes, our Matha know the Basava Kendra, Basava Samiti, Akkana Balaga, Bajana
Sanga etc.

16. Yes, our Matha know other organizations like Basava Samiti Bangalore, Akhila
Bharatiya Veerasaiva Mahasabha Bangalore, and Anubhava Mantapa Basavakalyana
etc.

17. Yes, our Matha has mutual co-operation with other organizations like Basava
Kendra, Basava Samiti, Akkana Balaga, Bajana Sanga etc.
18. Yes, our Matha published many issues and periodicals.
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19. Our Matha's Publication Kalyana Karnataka Bhatamra

-33 Books Published upto
now and there is a Monthly {haitana Taranga.

20. Yes, our Matha run the educational institution like one middle school

and

Basaveshwara social, economic and cultural trust Bidar running an orphanage.

Name of the school is Virakta Matha Vidya Sanstha- Middle and High School.
21. Yes. We run the hostel for Virasaiva students.
1. Siddharameshwara Orphanage.
2. Harrgala Kumareshwara Free Boarding and Hostel.
3. Hemareddy Mallamma- Child Welfare Center.

22. Out Matha without considering the caste, help the poor and needy students.
23. OurMatha performed every activity like social, religious, education, and spiritual
and cultural activities upto now. We carried above all the activities but mostlv
Sangeeta Mahotsava, which related to Vacana Mahotsava.

24. Yes, all the activities continued with small changes along with introduce the
modern education system.

25. Our Matha

prepared the new plan like Kalyana Mantapa (Marriage Hall)

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Mariages arranged by him, old age homes, widow houses etc.

26. Yes, our all activities run by the help of the public and they socially, morally and
financially assist our Matha.

27. Ow Matha have a plan i.e. Give the light to the orphanage and help the needy
persons.

28. Our Matha wish to execute with the help of various Virasaiva orgarizations, the
plan is help the needy, is motto of our Matha. Daridra Narayana ka sevahi bhagavan
ka seva hai.

29. Ow Matha helps the Orphanage. It's the speciality of our Matha. Because they
also created by the God and they have also right to live on this earth. And we have to
help them.
30. Yes, our Matha solve some social evils. It encourage the women education, solve
their marriage problem and self-respect and self-confident among womens.
31. Five thousand devotees regularly to our Matha.
32. No, there is no women saint in our Matha.

33. Our Matha has some large scale activities like Kalyana Mantapa Stahapane, Old

age home, to solve the women's problems etc.

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34. Yes, our Matha totally follow the Basava Philosophy

35. Basaveshwaraos vacanas give us knowledge to the cornmoner in this way:

1. Compassion is the root of the religion.

2. Not to kill, not to tell a lie.... This vacana encourage the common people
to become a moral one.
Who is he?... This Vacana follows our Matha means, every one consider
the human being created by God on this earth.
4. Brotherhood.
5. Equality.
6. Freedom of Expression.
7. Encourage the women's education.
8. Give equal right to every one.
9. Against caste system.
10. Purity in thought, work adopted in every one in their life.

3.

The above information shows that people not only follow the Basava's philosophy
like a Vacana Dayave Dharmada Mulavaya.(Compassion is the root of the religion)
but in the real sense they follow and encourage the other people to adopt these moral
thoughts in their life.

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2.4. Basava Mantapa Bidar or Linsavat Orsanisation

1. Rastriya Basava Dala or Basava Mantapa was the rurme of the Matha.

2. Basava Mantapa was founded 14-1-1988.

3. Pooja Sri Lingananda Swamiji was the founder of the Matha.
4. Basava Mantapa had 16 Mathadishas.

5.

Since the beginning our Mathadishas names given below:

1. Lingananda swamiji.2. Mate mahadevi 3. Mate Gangadevi 4.Allama Prabhu

swamiji. 5. Mate Sarvamangala devi 6. Mate Nishalabai 6. Channabasavananda
swamiji 8. Basava kumar swamiji 9. Siddharameshwara swamiji 10. Mate
Jnaneshwari ll.Mate Daneshwari 12. Mate Nilaganga deviji 13. Mate Sharada
14.Mate Mangaladevi 15. Mate Akkamahadevi 16. Mate Basava Ratnadevi.

6. Pooja Sri Mate Mahadevi was the most

renowned and prominent among

Mathadishas.
7. Since from establishment Mahadevi was the Mathadisha of the Matha.
8. No, all the Mathadishas of Bidar district not come together.
9. No, they never come together.
10. No, only the devotees come here

for Sunday prayer.

11. Near two thousand devotees have our Matha.

12.25% devotees from Bidar District come to our Matha.

13. The devotees visit our Matha in a large scale on the occasions like Basava Jayanti
at Bidar local level.
Shama Mela at Kudala Sangama District Bagalkot
Kalyana Parva at Basava Kalyana Bidar District.
14. The permanent donars of our Matha not only belong to Bidar but also other states
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra.
15. Yes,

in our area there is Basava Taruna Mandala and AkkanaBalaga.

16. Yes, our Matha know other organizations of Virasaiva like Ganachara Dala and
Akka Nagalambike Seva Trust.

17. Yes, our Matha has mutual co-operation with other organizations like Ganachara
Dala and Akka Nagalambike Seva Trust.
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18. Yes, our Matha published many Issues and Periodicals'

19. Up to now 200 books published and Devapasane (prayer list), Nenahu -Everyday
Prayer and Wall Calender.
20. No, our Matha not run any educational institution.

21. Our Matha run three Orphanage houses run at different places over the state. At
Basavakalyula one Orphange and an Old age house.

22.Yes,we assist the merit student who is a poor and we also help the needy'
23. We are indulged in so many religious, social as well as cultural activities. Regular
prayer-every Sunday, Dramas against the social evil and competition to encourage the
students about the Vacanas etc'

24.Yes, above all the activities continued in our Matha. Yes, prayer every Sunday
and Basava Jyoti Programme.

25. Yes, our Matha prepared the new plan like

2. Residential School.

l. Blood donation camp

26. Yes, our Matha got full response from society for all of our activities.

27. Ow Mathas new plan is to run a residential school, which should give quality
education with spirituality and morality.
28. Our Matha wanted to run above said residential school provides broad knowledge
to the forthcoming citizens, we indulge in propagating Monotheism taught by
Basaveshwara.

29. Ow Matha give more importance to solve the women's problem. And enourage
the women in various fields. Our organizations aim to remove the caste, creed, colour
from the society. Establish a world fraternity society on the basis of Basaveshwata's
Ethics and sharanas called Vacana Literature and Basaveshwaraos philosophy.

30. Yes, presently our Matha tried to establish the casteless society with the help
the people.

of

31. Above five hundred devotees regularly to our Matha.

32. Yes, supreme of our Matha is women and 80% of Swamijios are women in our
Matha.

33. Our Matha has large-scale activities i.e. to propagate the Lingayatism with the
help of Government of Kamataka.

34. Totally our Matha not only follow the Basava philosophy but also strives to
spread all over the world for that purpose it was established.
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35. Basaveshwata's philosophy encourages the people in various fields like:

1.

2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.

Basaveshwara's thoughts may guide now also with scientific reasons.

Thought of Basava are practical oriented not theoretical, that's why they
has capable to run the society.
In Vacana studying we found solutions to our every problem and their
remedies.
Basava's sayings help the common man also because those are written in
easy language of Kannada.
Basava's thought not harmful to any even the enemies.
Establish a casteless society.
Encourage the moral values and save the life of even the animals.

So the above information shows us that Basava's philosophy adopted in their day-to-

day life. And they gave the importance to solve social evils like poverty,
unemployment, literacy, dowary etc with the help of the people.

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1.

Hirematha, sri Beldala sharana Ashrama was the name of the

Matha.

2. Sri Beldala Sharana Ashrama was founded in 19g0.

3. sri siddharama Sharanaru Beldala was the founder of the Matha.

4. The Matha had only one Mathadisha i.e. Siddharama Beldala
Sharanaru.

l' Since the beginning to upto now only the Sri Beldala Siddharama Sharanaru was
the Mathadishas of this Matha.
6' Sri Chennabasava Appa Bhalki and Beldala Sharanaru were the most
renowned and
prominent among them.
7' Sri Siddharama Sharanaru has been the Mathadisha of this Matha since
26 years.
8. Yes all the Mathadishas of Bidar District come together.
9. Many times in a year, they gather together.

10' They gather together in some occasions like Prayer, Celebration

of Shivasharanas
birthdays, Basava jayanti etc.
11. Above thousand devotees had in our Matha.

12' The devotees coming from Bidar district is 50 Yo and remaining

50yo from other

places, and out of Karnataka.

13' The devotees visit our Matha in a large scale on the occasion like Vacana
Vijayosthava, and Sharana Mahotsava and Basava Jyanti; more than
two thousand
devotees visit our Matha.
14. Our donars belong to Bidar District and as well as other
States like Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu and Andha pradesh.

15' Yes, our Matha tgow other organizations like Akkana Balaga and Beldala

Sharanaru himself founded the Basavakendra at Bidar.

16' Yes, our Mathas know other organizations like Basava Dal, Kalyana
Nadina

Sharana Parishat, Basava Samiti, Bangalore etc.

17' Yes, our Matha has mutual co-operation with other organizations like
Basava
Samiti Bangalore, Viswa Basava Dharma Mahasabha Bangalore, and Anubhava
Mantapa Basavakalyana etc.

18. Yes ,our Matha published many issues and periodicals.

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19. Our Matha published upto

now l6 Books.

20' Yes, our Matha run the educational institution. Name of the school
is Haralayya
High School. Later it become as a junior college.
21. Yes, our Matha run by a hostel i.e.Mahadeva channayya Hostel.

22' Yes' our Matha offer the financial assistance to the 20 poor and depressed
class
children, Boarding and Lodging, book facility etc.
23'-Ow Matha performed all the activities like Socio-religious, educational,
spiritual
and cultural activities along with yoga classes.
24. Yes, we continued our earlier activities and adopted modem education
system in
our Ashrama.
25'
9T \4atha prep-ared the new plan like, giving the Shivayoga training to becoming
new Mathadishas of all over Karanataka.
26. Yes, all our activities done with the association or help of the public.
27

' our Matha had a new plan i.e.establish

a Yoga institution and spread the Basava

and Sharana Philosophy throughout the Karnataka.

28. our Matha wanted to establish a big hospital, which helps the needy
people.

29' Ow Matha not consider any caste and it mainly established by a downtrodden and
upliftment of their condition and help the needy pebple.
30' Yes, our Matha always fight against social evils like caste problems, help
the
women against dowary and fight against illiteracy.
31. Above 200 devotees are regularly to our Matha.

32' No women saint in our Matha but the for Yoga Ashrama the new
women

Mathadishas taking training under him.

33' Our Mathas large-scale activities are to establish a big hostel and hospital.
And
spread the Basava's philosophy throughout the country.

34. Yes, our Matha totally follow the Basava's philosophy.

35. Basaveshwara's philosophy encourages common people in this manner:

It helps the brotherhood in the society.

2. It establishes the casteless society.

3. It against the blind beliefs and superstitutions.
4. It against the idleness and given the importance
5. It gives the equal rights to men and women.
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to Kayaka and Dasoha.

6.

Basava's philosophy gives us knowledge about how to correct live in this

world.
7. It encourages the people against inequality.
8. Live and Let live policy taught by Basaveshwara.
9. Encourage the Peace, Non-violence and vegetarian in the life of the persons.

The above data collected shows that Basava's dream to establish a Kalyana
Rajya where without considering caste, creed, colour, sex etc. To give importance to
everyone, Basava's regarded divinity as an equalizing factor. Basava tried to eradicate
untouchability by giving freedom of worship to low caste people.
So practicing not only Basava philosophy in their Matha but encourages the
people to inter-dining and inter-caste marriages as well as good relation with others.

Conclusion:

1.

The Mathas established many years ago like Bhatamra Matha and Beldala
Sharanaru Yoga Ashrama. Some Mathas established recently like Basava

2.

The two kinds of Mathas we find in Bidar district. That is Hiremath and
Virakta Mathas.
Not only men nrn the Mathas but also recently women become the
Mathadishas of some of Mathas. It shows that no discrimination between men
and women to become a Mathadishas.
These Mathadishas gather together many times in a year to celebrate the

3.

4.

Mahamane, Basava Udyana Vana and Basava Mantapa.

occasions.

5. Every Matha gave the importance to celebrate the Vacana Mahotsava,

sharanas Anniversary and their death ceremony, Basava Jyanti,
Chennahunime and compulsory prayer every Sunday.
These Mathas have running successfully some educational institutions like
primary, middle school, high school, secondary and even junior college.
7. These Mathas donars not only belong to Bidar but other states like Maharastra,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu etc.
8. These Mathas also have Residential school, Old age house and Orphanages.
9. These Mathas have small and large-scale plans, which wanted to implement
with the help of Government and public.
10. These Mathas have their own importance -some Mathas give importance to
women's right and others to orphanage and some other to hospital and
residential school as well as Yoga Ashrama etc.
I 1. All most all Mathas performed the religious, social, educational and cultural
activities.
12. These Mathas creat the awareness among the people about social evils and
encourage them to solve those social evils like Liquor, Dowary, Old age,
Unemployment, Environment Pollution and Over Population etc.
13. These Mathas also collect the money and help the needy people.
14. These Mathas adopted the Modem Education techniques in their educational

6.

system.

15. Almost all Mathas encourage the devotees to recite vacanas and encouraged
in their attempts at writing as well.
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with Basava Kendra, Basava Samiti Bangalore,

Akhila Virasaiva Mahasabha, Anubhava
Sanga,
Bhajana
Balaga,
Akkana

16. These Mathas mutual relation

Mantapa Basavakalyana and Sharana Sahitya Bangalore etc.

17. Every Matha had its own publication where they published 16 to 200 books
upto now.
18. All most all Mathas follow the Basava's philosophy totally and encourage the
others to follow the Dasoha and Kayaka system in their society.
19. Every Matha has its own monthly or quarterly like Kalyana Kiran and Chetana
Taranga and Sharanu etc.
20. So the life education was imported to people by propagating vacanas through
existing Mathas in the nook and comer of the country. Medium of instructions
was people's language Kannada.

Thus because of these types of Mathas the Basava's religion and philosophy at
least in some extent continued from l2th century to upto 2l't century.

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1. ContemDorarv of Basaveshwara

The first question regarding the Basava's contemporaries. It was studied from the
analysis that majority of them mentioned the names like Allama prabhu,
Akkamahadevi, Siddharama, Chennabasavanna, Akkanagamma, Neelambike,
Aydakki Marayya,
_Dohara Kakkayya, satyakka, Lakamma, Jedara Dasimayya,
Molige Marayya, Shanmukha swami, Ajaganna, Muktayyakka, Shankaradeva,
Hldapada Appanna, Madivala Machayya, Bomanna, Maihuvarasa, Haralayya,,
Chaudayya, Urilingadevaru, Sule Sakawe along with 77 sharanas also mentioned in
their list.
2. Basaveshwarats Concept on Societv:
Question asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about Basava's concept
on society. From the Data collected it was observed that majority of them know about
Basaveshwara as a social reformer of social evils. From the societv and establish the
equality, liberty and fratemity in the society.
Some of the vacanas provide clearly information of Basava's concept of society.
The vacanas mentioned many by the respondents but which are many time repeated
only those Vacanas mentioned below:

In making a pot
The clay comes first;
In making an ornament,
The gold comes first;
In knowing Siva's path,
The Guru's path comes first;
In knowing Kudala Sangama,
The fellowship of Saranas
Comes first.

(B.v.70)

Look, Sir, the company of the good

Is good to court. But shun
The obscene company of the bad!
The kinds of company are two:
Leave one, and hold the other-The Saranas
Of Kudala Sanga, the auspicious form.

Mark you, virtue and sin

Are your own choice;
To say 'Sir' is heaven;
To say oyou there !' is Hell. ..
O Kudala Sangama Lord,
In saying 'God' and'Saint'
And 'bless you, Master'-here
Is Kailasa

(B.v.134)

(B.v.240)

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Does not a crow, on seeing a crumb,

Call to its flock?
Does not a hen, on finding a morsel
Call, clacking to her brood'i
If ,being a bhakta , a man lacks loyalty
To his own faith,
He's worse than he or crow,
O Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B.V.437)

Why should I mind another's business, Lord?

Is not mine own enough for me?
Whether Kudala Sanga loves me or no,
Is business enough and even to spare!

(B.V.518)

The above Vacanas inform us that Basava adopted the peaceful policy not only his
own life but in the society. Basava wanted to change the social system and establish
an ideal society where everyone treats equally without considering caste, creed, class
and sex.

3. Vacanas on Economic svstem:

The third question asked regarding the writing of a Vacana which is applicable to
the present Economic System.

Most of them expressed their views through Vacanas of Basavanna. Some of

important mentioned below:
Unless you pay the toll
After collecting your wares,
You can't proceed!
Counterfeit coin
Will never circulate:
They don't permit
Counterfeit coin!
O Lord Kudala Sangama,
Jangama collects the toll
For those wares of piety!

(B.V.198)

The sinner's wealth seryes not a worthy cause-Only to expiate his sins!
A dog's milk serves only a dog,
Not for a five-fold bath,
Mark, Sir! The wealth you render any one
But our Kudala Sanga's Saranas,
Is given in vain!

(8.V.223)

Look at their hearth, they're poor indeed:

Look at their heart, they're great.
Their simple touch is bliss;
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They're brave from toP to toe;

There's nothing theY can sPare,
But only for the hour that comes:
Kudala Sanga's Saranas
Are brave and free!

(B.V.325)

If I should say
I want, this day, another day,
A single particle of gold,
A single thread of cloth,
Let Thy curse and the Pioneers' curse
Be upon me!

But for Thy Saranas,

There's nothing that I know,
O Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B.V.435)

Those who have money build

Temples to Siva: what can I build?
A poor man, Lord, am I!
My body is the shrine,
Its pillars are my legs,
The golden pinnacle, my head.
Hear me, Kudala Sangama Lord,
There is destruction for what stands,
But not for that which moves!

(B.V.820)

So the above Vacanas observed and give us information that Basaveshwara given
the importance to work. That type of Kayaka where we involve our mind, body and

soul then it became a Kayakave Kailasa (work is worship). Everyone should work
even Guru, Linga and Jangama not exempted from work. After analysis these
vacanas, these help us to solve otu present poverty, unemployment and other problem.
And maintain the peace in the society.
4. Basaveshwarats Vacanas on

Moralitv:

The fifth question asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about
Basavaos concept of Morality. From the data collected it was observed that most of
them know Basava not only a socio-religious reformer but also a guide to spiritualify.
Our life must be spending with morality. So every person adopts morality in their life
then only we are able to establish peace and prosperity in our society.

Some

of the respondent's

Vacanas on Basaveshwara's concept

mentioned here:

A vowed

sheep brought for a festival

Nibbles the tender leaves
Meant for the festoon; and not
Suspecting its approaching death,
It's anxious to appease
Its bellv's fire.
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on Morality

The very day it's born it die;

But, Kudala Sangama Lord,
Do those survive who butcher

it?

(B.V.129)

Teach me, Kudala sangama Lord,

That I should never beg
Of others with faint heart;
That I should never praise
Others too foolishly;
That I shouldn't covet in my heart
Another's wife to lust;
That I should never mix
With such as turn their backs
Upon the Siva path;
That I should never seek
The friendship of such men
As boast another caste.

(B.V.263)

A lesser man than I

No, there is none;
Greater than Siva's devotees
No, there is none.
Witness Thy feet,
Witness my mind:
This is a test for me,
Lord Sangama!

(8.V.334)

There is no death unless your life

Comes to an end: no poverty
Unless your pledge is broken...
Why should I fear the public slander,
Why fear, O Lord Kudala Sangama,
Being Thy servant-man?

(8.V.689)

Should happiness come, I do not say

It is my merit's fruit;
Should sarow come,I do not say
It is my sin's reward.
I do not say it's so because
You've made it so.
I do not say the doer is
The limit for a deed.
I do not say 'I bow to Thee'
With indifferent mind.
O Kudala Sangama Lord, this is the way
You have instructed me:
I spend my worldly life so it be spent.

(8.V.694)

The above information shows that Basava tried to establish an egalitarian society
based on moral and spiritual codes, which make the person's person as well as society
to strong. Unless morality not in the individual a society cannot make strong stated
Basava. So everyone adopt the morality in their life and help the others to build moral
things adopt in their life.
5 Vacanas on

Sniritualitv:

Question asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about Basava's

of spirituality. Basaveshwara not only man, he was a universal man. And his
thoughts mainly related to bhakti so he was an also a spiritualist. Basava was a
pathfinder and show the roots to the commoners i.e. Shaktivishisthadwaita. So
without taking the help of the priest, temple, and money he shows the commoner to
get the spiritual knowledge to know his ovrn inner sense.
vacanas

Most of the respondents mentioned many vacanas of Basaveshwara on spiritual

categories. Some of them mentioned below:

Look you, my heart

Is like a country fig:
Search it with care,
There is no kernel there!
O Kudala Sangama Lord,
It's you have made
This outer form of mine
And placed me, you,
In this imposture of a world!

(B.v.2e)

If it's Thy will, O Lord,

A log may sprout!
If its Thy will, O Lord,
A barren cow gives milk!
If it's Thy will, O Lord,
Poison is turned to nectar!

If it's Thy will, O Lord,

All things obey one's call,
O Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B.v.66)

What if you sing

The Gita? What if you hear
The Sastras and Puranas?
What if you read
The Veda and Vedanta?
What if they have
The highest experience of all,
Unless they worship Linga and Jangama-With all their heart?
Lord Kudala Sangama rejects
The undevout.

(B.v.188)

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Let one be scholar or a fool,

The stored -up kama will not leave
Unless he can consume it.
Look you, the Revelations saY
Your current karma will not go
Unless you use it up-it will not leave
In whatever world you be.
Blessed is he
Who makes an offering of his soul
To Lord Kudala Sangama
Along with his karma's fruit.

(8.V.773)

O Kudala Sangama Lord,

Thy Maya encompasses the world:
But look, my mind
Is able to encompass Thee!
Thou'rt mighter than the world;
But look, I'm mightier than Thou!
Even as an elephant is
Held in a mirror, so Thou
In me!

(B.V.903)

The above information shows that we adopt ways and means of improving
worldly life along with spiritual progress leading to realization of truth that is the
ultimate goal of life.
6. Basaveshwarats Vacanas on Religion:
The sixth question asked to respondents regarding the write a vacana to propagate the
religion of Virasaivism. From the data collection it was analysed that majority of them
know the Basava as a Bhakti Bhandari and his vacanas also called as a religious. But
when propagate the religious vacanas very less respondents answer this question.
Although Basava mentioned pure Bhakti towards God.
Some of the vacanas which respondents mentioned on religion are explained in the
following manner:
When the serpent of this world
Instilled its venom into me-They call it objects of the fivefold sense-There was no stepping further.. ..I
Reel and writhe and toss in pain!
But then I tell and tell the spell
'Om Namah Sivaya!', O Lord
Kudala Sangama!

Ii

like a frog caught in a serpent's mouth

Who, hrngry, pines for a flitting fly,
A thief already on the gallows drinks
Milk and melted butter, how long

(B.V.20)

he live after?
Look you, mY brothers, Lord
Kudala Sangama has nought to do
With those who cram their aPPetite,

Will

Relying on the Perishable flesh

And lying their great big lies.
What principle unites
The servant and his lord?
To speak the truth, and act
According to Your word.
Kudala Sangama sPurns
The worldly man who lies
In word, and fails in deed.

(8.v.130)

(8.V.237)

spread my mantle hem,

O Kudala Sangama Lord,

And pray You never show to me

Such as
Do not apply the sacred ash,
Nor wear the holY beads,
Nor do their dailY rites,
Nor know that jangama
Himself is Linga, nor Live
In the society of the Saranas.

(B.v.4s4)

Look at the veil of body, mind and wealth:

Nothing is mine, nor Yours- it is
A pure and simple dream!
I will not live within that dream,
I will not leave ThY holY feet'
O Kudala Sangama Lord.

(B.v.8es)

The above data collected shows that Basavanna is the Lord treasure of
devotion. He has the Unflinching faith in God, and his sublime and unique devotion
in Him is the basis of his life, religion and humanism are not different view opposed

out of
to each other. He found religion in humanism and then fashioned a philosophy
of
his
root
is
the
life
of
manner
for
all
it. In a vacana Basava says compassion
besides
includes
which
religion. This, I think, is the further extension of humanism,
man, all manner of life.
7. Basaveshwara's Vacanas on Education:

The Seventh question asked to the respondents to write a Basava Vacana which
applicable present education system.

From the data collection it was observed that majority of them know the Vacanas of
Basaveshwata and they mentioned he was a leader, teacher, manager and he was a
great educationalist. His vacanas show way of life to us'
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So some of Vacanas mentioned here:

You leam the lesson of the righteous path,

And Yet You act
With all decorum set aside;
And when You have the light to know
'Thou art That' You
Repose in darkness none the less!

If

You consider carefullY,

Kudala Sanga's vacana suggests-The lessons and the tests of those
Who gloss the Scriptures, is arch-hell!

(B'V'91)

What use is it
For a Parrot to read?
He cannot saY
'The cat, he comes!'
The eYe that sees
The entire world
Is blind to the blade
That cuts him off.
All those who claim
To know what others be
Are ignorant of themselves,
O Lord Kudala Sangama!

(B'V'123)

Question you may one bitten by a snake;

Question you may one ghost-possessed:
You cannot question one Possessed
BY the ghost of wealth...But if
The exorcist called Poverty
Draw near, he sPeaks at once,
O Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B'V'132)

What if You read the Vedas, Sir?

What if you listen to the Sastras, Sir?
What if You tell Your beads
Or make Your Penance, Sir?
What if you do whatever You may)
Unless it touch the heart
Of our Lord Kudala Sanga?

(B'V'598)

Whatever You will You can attain;

But You, Sir, must attain
Another thing likewise:
You cannot get that which You are
Unless You have
Lord Kudala Sangama's grace!

(B'V'925)

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So the above Vacanas inform us that every Vacana of Basava give us knowledge of
our way of life. And the respondents know very well about Vacanas of Basaveshwara
on Education and they also take the benefit of those Vacanas.

So the education for life or education relevant to life is one, which helps the
development of both interior and exterior of man. Basava says equal opportunities for
material and spiritual aspects of man's life.
8. Basaveshwara's Relevance Vacanas:

The Eighth questions asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about
Basaveshwara's Vacanas are Relevance to today. And if possible write a Vacana on
that Basava's philosophy not only useful to a particular community of Linagayats but
it helpful to the whole human being so through his philosophical vacanas we find
solution to our problems even today.

From the data collection some people know the philosophical Vacanas of
Basaveshwara, which are relevant to us.
Some of the important Vacanas mentioned by the respondents as follows:

Through experiencing Thee, O Lord,

My body is undone;
Through experiencing Thee, O Lord,
My mind has ceased to be;
Through experiencing Thee, O Lord,
My karma's broke to bits!
Thine own, instructing me at every step,
Have proved me that the thing we call
Devotion, is a truth:
That's so, Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B.V.508)

Cry, cry, O goat,

That you're slain
In accordance with the Vedas
Cry, cry, before them
That read the Vedas!
Cry, cry, before them
That hear the Sastras!
Lord Kudala Sangama
Will take a fit toll
For what you've wept!

(8.V572)

The Sarana must have the constancy to say,

'I will not have another's wealth';
The Sarana must have the constancy to say,
'I will not have another's wife;
The Sarana must have the constancy to say,
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I will not have another god:

The Sarana must have the constancy to say'

'Linga and Jangama ate one';
The Sarana must have the constancy to say'
'Prasada is the Truth':
Lord Kudala Sangam disdains
Such men as have no constancy'

(B.V.676)

Make me, O Father, a criPPled man

Who will not wander here and there'
Make me, O Father' a sightless man
Whose glances will not rove astray.
Make me, O Father, hard of ear
Lest I should hear ofaught but Thee.
Lord Kudala Sangama,
Keep me from all enticements free
But what will draw me to ThY feet!

(B.v.se)

I do not know what week it is;

I do not know what daY;
Nor anything at all!
I do not know or daY or night;
Nor anything at all!
Adoring Thee, I have forgot
Myself, Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B.v.48e)

The above collected information shows that Basava's religion and philosophy
practice to the present age. These will be even more relevant when practiced'
'Basava's
teachings issue fJrth from the heart. Hence they are convincing, practicable
and certain to yield the sweetest fruits, experience is the foundation of his thinking
able to
and therefore his understanding of human psychology is unequalled' He was
teachings
His
come.
to
create heaven on earth without waiting for God's kingdom
relevance to all times and everywhere.
9. Basaveshwarats Vacanas on Humanitv:
about Basava's concept
euestion asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge
on Hrr-*ism. From the data collected most of them know him as the Basaveshwara
was a Vishwa Manava (Universal Man). Basava's whole life spend only to uniff the
all human being in one form and give everyone to liberty, equality, fraternity which
was very necessary things to built a good human life.
Basaveshwara's Vacanas as analysised on Humanity mentioned below:

Let them not say, O Lord,

'Whose is he, whose, O whose?'
Let them say rather, 'He is ours,
He's ours, he's ours!'
O Kudala Sangama Lord, let me be
A son of Thine own house !
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(8.v.62)

Thou shalt not steal nor kill;

Nor speak a lie;
Be angry with no one,
Nor scom another man;
Nor glory in thyself,
Nor others hold to blame..
This is yotr inward Purlty;
This your outward PuritY;
This is the way to win our Lord
Kudala Sangama.

(8.v.235)

Does it make you uglY if You saY

oCome right in, how do
You do?
when
in
cave
you
floor
Does
You say
'Do sit down please'?
Or does your head, or bellY, burst
If only you speak it one?
If you have nothing to give, not even a grace,
Lord Kudala Sangama, be sure,
Will pull you down and chop your nose!

(8.v.241)

What sort of religion can it be

Without ComPassion?
Compassion needs must be
Towards all living things;
Compassion is the root
Of all religious faiths:
Lord Kudala Sanga does not care
For what is not like this.

(8.V.247)

The man who slays is a Pariah

The man who eats the carrion is a low-caste person
Where is the caste here-where?
Our Kudala Sanga's Sarana
Who loves all living things,
He is the well-born one!

(B.V.5eo)

The above information shows that Basava was a great humanist. The ultimate
aim of humanism is to achieve only one's happiness but to seek the good and
happiness of one and all in this worldly existence. Basava's humanism is a very
important and unique kind of Philosophy. It is the conscious striving of one's own
free will for the betterment and welfare of all humanity.

The last question asked to the respondents regarding their knowledge about
Basaveshwara's Vacana on Women. From the data collected it was observed that
Basava was the father of Women's Emancipator and he was given socio-religious and
economic rights to women in the society.
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of
Majority of them expressed Basava's views on Women through his Vacanas' Some
vacanas mentioned

here:

'

MaYa, as mother, gave me birth;

Maya, as daughter, is mY delight;
Maya, as wife, must share mY bed:
What difference waYs she has,
This MaYa, to worry me!
Not in mY Power to exorcise
This MaYa. But then, thou knowest,
Lord Kudala Sangama!

(B'V'15)

One who still can stand where bumt the hearth:

But could you stand where burnt the earth?
When the bank, thirsty, drinks the stream,
And the fence hrrns aroundto graze,
The wife at home to thievish ways'
And mother's milk to poisonous cream-And all seems part of a ctazy dream--To whom should I complain, O Lord?

(B'V'26)

The husband venerates

Sivalinga divine;
The wife's devotion is
For the goddess ofgraves!
The husband takes the Grace
From washing of the feet;
The wife takes meat and wine!
The piety of those
Whose pots and pans ae not kept clean
Is like the washing of a toddY-vat
But on the outer side,
O Kudala Sangama Lord!

(B'V'104)

The Lotus lends the water grace,

And billows to the sea;
A woman's virhre is her grace,
The sky's the moon!
The ashmark on the brow
Lends grace to a Sarana
Of our Lord Kudala Sangama.

(8.V.74)

As long as, letting go, you look behind

Once more, and hesitate
In your desire to wed,
That is adultery: it's certain hell
This is my test, O Kudala Sangama Lord:
Another's wife if Thine own queen!

(8.V.755)

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Thus the data collected shows that Basava gave the woman,s to socioreligious status. They were educated and made culturJd. They
made no distinction
between man and woman. woman was treated equal on par
with man in society.

Subject ( Vacanas)
Morality
Spirituality
Humanitv
Social
Economic Svstem
Religion
Contemporarie ofBasava
Women Status
Education

Relevance
philosophy

of vacanas of

o/o

Baiava

of People Answered
r00%
r00%
100%
98%
87%
85%
80%
6s%
60%
50%

Note: l. Total Number of Respondents:40

2. Non-Addictive percentages.

o All
o
o
o

most all the respondents have written Vacanas on Morality.

Spirituality and Humanity.
Majority of them (98%) have also written Social vacanas.
similarly, Majority of them are also aware of Economic vacanas and
Religious Vacanas.
65Yo of the respondents also mentioned the vacanas on the Status
of

Women.

o It is also interesting to note that the respondents are awure of the

o
.

vacanas on Education. These reflect the fact that the Education has
also been an important aspect of the Vacanas.
8-0Yo of respondents ha'e mentioned the names of Basava,s
contemporaries like Allama prabhu, Akkamahadevi, Sidddharama,
Molige Marayya, and Hadapada Appana etc.
only 50oh of the respondents have expressed a positive Relevance of
Basava's Philosophy in today's life. Though majority of the
respondents are aware of the vacanas on Morality, spirituatity,
Humanity, social, Economic, Religion, Education, and women etc.

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Appendix-II
Interview with Eminent Sharanas of Bidar District
Interview with the eminent personalities who are involve in teaching and
spreading the Basava's religion and Philosophy throughout the India as well other
countries. I have taken the five personalities Interview when I involve my research
work. So these personalities spread their whole live involve to preaching the
Basavaos Philosophy through various works. Some consider social work, some
consider through Kayaka and other consider through the unity. So all these things
necessary to build a strong social an ideal state. So the person's information gives
in a brief manner:

2.1. Interview with Akka Annapurna.

President.
Basava Seva Pratishthan Bidar. Karnataka
Sharana Udvan Vana Bidar
Akka Annapurna was born on I't June 1963 at Harurgeri a suburb of Bidar
town to devote couple father Sri Bandeppa mother Smt. Sugamma Hungrgi.
She did her schooling from public school and high school from Govemment
Girls High School Bidar. She passed her middle and higher secondary classes with

distinction.

As a child she was very popular among the students and teachers. She used to
participate in sports, drama and other extra-curricular activities. She was also very
popular in Harurgeri suburb by her participation in religious programmes and
extempore speeches.
Later she did her B.A. and L.L.B. from Bidar and went for higher studies to
Dharwar completed her MA from Kamataka University, Dharwar with flying colours
in the year 1990-91. She did her B.Ed. and took up teaching as career. Shortly she
came to be noted as a distinguished educationalist. Teaching is very dear to her heart.

Inspired by revolutionary ideas of Basava philosophy and Vacana Sahitya

owed to devotee her life for the cause of Basaveshwara and Vacana Sahitya. Moved
by the plight of poor, backward women and discriminated people she sounded.

1.

2.

Krantiyogini Akkanagalambika trusts in the year 1999.

Basava Seva Pratishthan, Bidar 2002.

Both these trusts jointly are doing great service to the people. They run

hostel for poor boys and girls, providing home to the old and destitutes.
She is successfully conducting "Basava Jyoti" programmes in over

l0 villages
and 3 towns in Bidar district from past ten years. This programme based on Basava
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philosophy of "Work is Worship" has been able to transform the lives of hundreds
poor, downtrodden and helpless people in the region.

of

She is invited by Government, public, private organizations and NGO'S and

Radio-station to deliver talks on varied topics like women and child rights, status of
welfare of women and children. Human values, crimes and criminality, Basaveshwara
and his philosophy,Yacanta Sahitya and its relevance to present day society, future of
Lingayatism etc. So for she has delivered more than 100 talks in places like Bidar,
Basava Kalyan, Gulbarga, Bellary, Belgaon, Bangalore in Karnataka. , Latur,
Sholapur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Zahirabad and Hyderabad in Andhra
Pradesh.

A fiey orator, with deep incisive understanding of Indian philosophy in

general and Basava philosophy in particular has been a party for founding and
establishing "Basava Dal" in the state and lead the movement to name Gulbarga
University after Sri Guru Basaveshwara very notably. Attracted by her deep
knowledge and organized capacity noted leaders of religion took her nearer.
She has edited and written more than 24 books on Basaveshwara. Vacana
Sahitya and philosophy, noted among them being.
1. Devanedge (published by Basava seva pratishthan)
2. Maha Mahima Sangana Basavnna (drama)
(Published by Kannada sahitya parishad)
3. Vacana jeeva (Vacana philosophy and practice)
4. Sukha yavudu (Human values and happiness)

Her new interpretations of Basava Philosophy are attracting all sections of

people from far and wide. Hundreds of people visit her daily to seek guidance and
blessings.

Currently she has embarked on an ambitions project to develop "Basava giri"

on a serene and scenic spot outside Bidar on a hill slopes on the lines of o'Akshara
dham" in Gujarat. Apart from being an unmatched landmark in Basava dharma it will
be hub of activities for rural development in the state.

2.2. Interview with Mate Mahadevi

Founder -Chairman : Vishwa Kalvana Mission
Charitable Trust . Bangalore.
Jaganmata Akkamahadevi Ashrama.Dharwar and Present Peethadhvakshe:
Basava Dharmada Jagadguru Peetha. Bagalkot. and Basava Dharma Peeth or
Basava Mahamane" Basavakalvan. Bidar.
Her Holiness Mate Mahadevi was born in 1946 at Chitradurga in Karnataka.
Couple Dr. Basappa and Smt. Gangamma. From childhood she is interested in
religious things. After getting bachelor degree in Science and master's degree in
Philosophy, she got initiation from his Holiness Lingananda Swamiji in 1966. While
delivering a lecture at Mysore, out of intuition, she declared that she would be
founding Mahila Jagadguru Peetha. This declaration, being upheld by
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H.H.Lingananda Swamiji, culminated in the establishment of the Peetha. After him

Mataji became the first Mahila Jagadguru.
She has a mere combination of a gifted writer and a famous orator. So far, she
has written more than 100 Books and a number of poems. Her first novel HEPPITTA
HAALU has won the State Sahitya Academy award. Another Tarangini (the life story

of the great saint Akkamahadevi) won Amminabhavi Memorial Award of Kamataka

Vidya Vardhaka Sanga of Dharwar.

Mataji also the editor of Kalyana Kirana socio-religious (spiritual) monthly

magazine started in 1970. In 1995 she has written a scholarly book, oBasava
Dharmada Samskara Galu' and she has edited and published Lord Basava's Vacanas.
Her other famous works include:

l.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Basavatattwa Darshana
Who is Hindu?
Handbook of Lingayat Religion
Revolution in Kalyana
A Guide to Lingayatism
Lord Basava and so on.

In 1976,

in Great Britain, being invited as the chief guest

in the "Symposium on Indian religious", arranged by the Oriental Institute of British
Universities. Being invited by V.S.N.A. of North America, she undertook the tour of
U.S.A and Canada during 1980-81.
she toured and lectured

In her recent tour to U.S.A. 2003, Mataji has founded and has opened "Universal
Centre of Basava Philosophy". In Austin, San Jose and New York. She has toured the
Eight States Texas, Califomia, Illinois, Pensylvenia, Florida, Washington and
Michigan States rigorously popularizing Basava Philosophy.
Mataji started the Sharana Mela, theholy annual congregation of Lingayats. Every
year Sharana Mela will be on l3th, l4th and 15th Jan at Kudala Sangama, followed
from all over the country as well as various parts of the world congregate in large
numbers.

Mataji founded the Rastriya Basava Dala, its aims of that life of an individual and
society should go on two rails viz, one the 'Religion' and the other the 'Nation'. Its
aims at building up "Kalyana Rajya". At present it has hundreds of branches both in
Kamataka and other states.
Mataji decided to install o'Gana Linga" of 8 ft. height at Kudala Sangama and this
did in the year of 1996.

To revive the Sharana culture Mataji started a center on 2001. As Basava

Mahamane at Basavakalyan. Mataji has launched a mammoth scheme of 108 ft, on
"Sharana Shaila" rolling Landscape with beautiful hillocks.

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Mataji is running four Orphanages at Bangalore, Dharwar, Kudala Sangama and

Basavakalyana, which have an accommodated more than 150 Orphan children. These
Ashramas have provided shelter and food to many destitute and old aged people.
To implement the ideals of Vishwa Dharma Mataji has started an institution on
named Vishwa Kalyana Mission which aims at bring together the whole humanity
under a single roof of brotherhood.

Mataji's firm belief

in the logical

and rational thinking has made her

revolutionary religious leader in the annals of modern human history.

2.3. Interview with Sri Shivayoseshwara Swamiii

Director of Bhalki-Bhatmra Matha
Director of Basava Mukti Mandir. Bidar
Sri Shivayogeshwara Swamiji born in 1945 at Abendi of Andhra Pradesh. His
parents father Basavayya and mother Gujamma. Swamiji completed his primary
education in Kamalanagar and high school education in Bhalki. It was the finest hour
when he chose to go over to Shivayogamandir in Brjapur district where he imbibed
the great tenets of Virasaivism and Basaveshwara at the holy feet of Hanagal Kumar
Swamiji during 1955-62 and further left for Banaras where he completed his
Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit in the year 1970. Receiving blessings and seeds of
great mission of social service from Kumar Swamiji, he came back to his village
Bhatamra to propagate the ideals of Basaveshwara and reconstructed some of the old
Mathas.
Initiated into the life of austerity, simplicity and dedication by his great master
Hangal Kumar Swamiji. Shivayogeshwara Swamiji accepted the headship of Bhalki
Virakta Matha and Bhatmra Matha with a meager properly of 70 Acres of dry land in
1975 md became famous in this part of the country with the help of his brilliant
discourses, in fluent Kannada and Hindi. He believes in plain living and high thinking
and has won the hearts of thousands of people in the border districts of Karnataka,
Maharashtra and Andhra by his scholarship.
Shivayogeshwara Swamiji's motto in life is mainly social service. It was in
year 1984, that he shifted his field of work to Bidar on the Constunt entreaty of the
public and built his Ashrama Basava Mukti Mandir which has literally become an
abode if salvation for the devotees. The specialty of Bhatamra Swamiji as he is
popularly known lies in the fact that he preaches people to abstain from drinking,
smoking and Gambling. What he demands from people who admire him not money
but only aims of bad habits in his Basava Maha Jolige.

Not only this Shivayogeshwar Swamiji started Siddharameshwara Anatha

(orphanage) Ashram the home for destitute where fifty destitutes boys have found
shelter and he also admitted 50 other boys who can afford to pay money to his an
ideal Pathashala 'Basava Gurukul' where excellent education is imported. This
Anatha (orphanage) Ashrama is unique in Bidar district because it is the only one
non-government, destinute house in the whole of Bidar district unaided by the
govemment and unsupported by the Philanthropists. Another note worthy feature of
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this Anatha-Ashrama is that it has given shelter to boys of one and years old from
Killari in Maharashtra.
Apart from starting this ideal institution, Swamiji has a number of plan and
programmes, which has executed. Swamiji celebrates the birth anniversary of his
great master Hangal Kumarswamrji by a:ranging a series of lectures by leamed man
of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh for ten days eitending upto
Shivaratri every year without a break and without collecting fund from the public.
Shravanna is another month in which he conducts his won discourses and
speeches of eminent men for Sharavanna and in two other Mathas of Bhatamra and
Bhalki he conducts discourses in two other months. But what distinguishes this
Swamiji from rank and file of other Swamiji's is that he doesnot gives more important
to chanting mantras, offering prayers worshipping Istalinga. But lays stress only on
social service. He is progressive in his outlook on life and humanist caring for the
distress of the downtrodden and the poor. During this period of 25 years of his
accension to the Peetha of Bhatamra he has travelled to 1100 villages of Andhra,
Maharashtra and Karnataka of his own accord and without being formally invited, on
foot and propagated the great ideals of Basaveshwara among the villagers of remote
comers. He has enkindled new knowledge in the hearts of the people.

Swamiji delivered many lectures many parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

and Maharashtra. Swamiji has published many articles about Basaveshwara's
religion, social reforms and philosophy in Newspaper. Not only Swamiji spread
Basava Philosophy but also became the Kalyana Kamataka Prakashan, Basava Mukti
Mandir published upto 35 books under the famous:

l. J.B.Visaji-Allamaprabhu Vacana
2. Deshnsh Hudagi- Siddharameshwara Vacanagalu
3. Mate Basavanjali-Nilammana vacanagalu
4. Kashinatha Reddy-Basavannavara Vacanagalu
5. Veerendra Simpi-Chennabasavannanavara Vacanagalu
6. C.N.Hiremath-Basava and Humanism.
Not only these Swamrji .un the Monthly i.e.Chetana Taranga to aware the people
and spread the Basava's Philosophy.

Besides these regular features Swamiji has now planned to publish Vacanas of 25
Vacanakaras amounting to 50,000 copies in the form of booklets so far as to reach the
common reader. When completed this programme. It would be another feature in his
cap conclusion. Swamiji is known for his drive, dynamism and dedicated work. In his
own humble way he has brought light and delight to the people by his humanistic
outlook on life.
Shivayogeshwara Swamiji has eight plans and programmes in his armour. They
are as follows:

1.

He exhorts people to eschew Drinking, Smoking and eating Ghutaka.

2. He calls upon people not to take dowary in marriages.

3. He fights against Casteism and Superstition, which are rampant in the public.
4. He advocates the necessity of wearing and worshipping Istalinga.

5.

He takes pleasure in organizing Youth Association and Basava Dals wherever

he goes.
He believes in Virasaiva Sanghatane. Grama Sanghtane and Desh Sanghtane.
He advises people to plant trees for the removal of Environment pollutlon.

6.
7.
8. He convinces the people of developing the spirit of
people of other religion.

friendliness towards

so shivayogeshwara swamiji very famous in Bidar and other adjoining

districts of Andhra, and Maharashtra. And he had through knowledge in Bisava's
religion, philosophy and work. He practically follows the Basava's philosophy in
his life.

Tq.Aurad. Dist.Bidar
Sri Siddharama Sharanaru was very well known in Bidar District. Siddharama
Sharanaru was born on Feb. 1948 at Beldal (TQ. Aurad, Dist. Bidar). His father was

Lalappa and mother Laxmidevi. He belongs to a very poor and a d"pterr"d family.
His parents were labourar, he was brought up as a sailent boy in the lyes of peopll,
and he was as a mad and dumb.

He was beginning to go to school at the age of eight one of the private school
but they're also the other people and teachers not touch the boy because-he belongs to
untouchables. So he studied only upto Third Standard.

He married Akkanagamma at the age of 15, later he choosen tailoring as his

career but also taken interested self study the knowledge of Bhakti, Bhajan4 ieading
the books of sage and saints. Later his mind turned to study the Psychology o?

Nejaguna Shivayogi's Vedantha the later taken interest reading Basavadi

Shamarattatva. Then find out the God in internal heart. Spent further like in Yoga.
Only at the age of 19 begin to start deep meditation in Shivayoga. This went nearly
six years then in his heart peace and calm he finds.

In an occasion of.pti Pooja Channa Basava Patta Devara Bhalki Jayanthi of

Siddharameshwara on l4h Jan 1974 at a temple of Amareshwar Deval uyu it Aurad.
By the force of some people Siddharama Beldala delivered a speech of 15 minutes.
The audience as well as Appaji surprised by his knowledge and that day Appaji called
we got Siddharamma. That day to today the Siddharama Sharanaru Beldala b""o-",
famous as a Sharanaru. Then on 28s Dec. 1974 at Anubhava Mantapa pooja
channabasava Appa given Linga Diksha and Jangama Dikasha to Beldal.

In 1980 the grace of Channabasava Pattadevaru Bhalki and the force of many
people Beldala Sharanaru started an Ashrama with those students purpose who have
no thatched hut so founded a Sharana Tatva prasana Society.
Beldala Sharanaru also founded a hostel in 1981 named "Mahadevi
Channayya". This hostel serving the 45 students upto today. In 1982 Sharanaru
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Beldala established a Haralayya High School. Now this High School taken the shape
of Junior College, about 400 rural students getting education.

On the basis of social, spiritual knowledge from 1980. Sharanaru Beldala

delivered many Lectures of Basava's Sharanaru and Vacana Sahitya, moving from
one city to another, one country to another country. To popularize the Vacana
Literature and awaken the people. He delivered his speeches Hubli, Dharwar,
Devanagirio Haveri, Gadag, Gulbarga and other places. He was always busy in social
and people welfare works.
Becoming the president of Kalyana Nadina Sharana Parishat, roaming from
Bidar, Zahirabad, Delhi, Udgir, and Sedum etc. with the co-operation of the people
organizing the National Level functions about Basava and his Sharanas Tattva.
Beldala Sharanaru wrote many books. Some of them:

l. Vacana Tatva Sara

2. BhagvanBuddha
3. Karula Kale
4. Istalingarchanea Vidhan
5. Basavanna navorindale Istalinga
6. Shatsthala Samputa
7. Sharanara Bedaggen Belaku
8. Vacana Tatvanubhava, a big epic
9. Basavatatva Pradeepke,
10. Shivayoga Sukha
11.

Neermitti

12. Channabasavannanavara Vacana Vyakhana

13. Samane Harikararu Buddha, Basava, Ambedkar.
14. Shunya Sampadaneya Rahasya Yo1.1,2.3,4.( in print)

Not only Beldala Sharanaru as a uriter but he was always pain about the poor,
women, untouchables etc. for their upliftment purpose Beldala Sharanaru always
trying to give good education and facility to them.

The Government of Karnataka as well as the Lingayat and other society

honoured him because of his humanity works. And the Sharanaru Beldala got the
Basavashri Prasasti, Kumar Kakkayya Prasasti, Karnataka Rajothsva Bidar district
Prashasti etc.

Basavashri awarded brought one lakh amount (1,00,000) from this Saranaru
founded 'Basava Sri Hospital at Kautha( B) and at Beldal, Basava Shri hospital
Beldal. These two hospitals serving free treatment to all.
Beldala also tried to housing facility to those who lived in thatched huts at
Kautha.Beldala Sharanaru not touched any religion and caste. He always tries to
social and human welfare on the basis of evaluation of Basavadi Sharanaru. Believes
in equality of Buddha, Basava and Ambedkar. Hindu among Hindus, Muslim among
Muslims, and he was invited in various functions all community people.
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So what Basava

laught in 800 years about equality, integrity, casteless society,

remove the blind beliefs, the Beldala Sharanaru always t ying these things in this
century not only in preaching but practically.
Beldala Sharanaru always trying to spread the precious knowledge of Basava
and other Sharana's philosophy to the common people. Beldala Sharanaru also busy
in forming new Mathas Shivayoga Shadhakas. Giving them correct training in yogi,
Vacana Shastra and Basava Philosophy.

2.3lnterview with Sri Siddharama Sharanaru

Basavakalyana one of the Pilgrimage center of the Virasaivas. In the 12ft

century Basaveshwara founded Anubhava Mantapa here. So in the time of Muslim
invasion for time being the Anubhava Mantapa closed its history. But after 800 years
again the revival of this Anubhava Mantapa with the help of the common people as
well as Lingayats. So the Sri Siddharama's effort -id" this revival Anubhava
Mantapa at Basavakalyan.

Sri Siddharama was belongs to Mattihalli of Bellary district. Today the

Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalyana, which has taken its shape because of Sri
siddharama's effort. once he has taken his Diksha by Blaki's pooja sri
Chennabasava Pattadevaru. He had suflered to shape the Anubhava Mantapa in the
old style and revive it. With help of Sri Chennabaiarra he becomes the Director of

Anubhava Mantapa.

Sri Siddharama's aim in life is to spread the Basava's philosophy throughout

the world. Siddharama gave the Istalinga Diksa too many peiple. Siaanarama was
fond of music and because of that he given the training to the Virasaivas and others
that the Vacanas not only read and write but also sing.-And his effort many casetees

produced. He also delivered the countless lectures on Basava philosophy and tenets of
Virasaivism, Dasoha and Kayaka as well as Relevance of Basava-'s-preachings to
Modern times.

Because of this effort the Government of Karnataka awarded him as a

Basavattattvashree. And Siddharama was also known as a writer. He wrote manv
books on Basava and his contemporaries. Important are:

1.

Madara Chennayya

2. Ellenota
3. Anubhava

Mantapa

In the present Anubhava

the shelter to needy people

Mantapa everyday there is prayer and they also given

well as if a new visitor, withoui taking prasada ( anna

dana) they not send him with bare stomach. Means the Basava's Dasoha system in
the practical way we find here. Siddharama swamiji as a head of the Anubhava
as

Mantapa, also his Kayaka was agriculture.

Sri Siddharama's aim of life that every follower of Linagayat houses is a

Matha and not necessary to build separate Matha, as well as establish a Kalyana
Rajya where, everyone got the equality, liberty , fraternity and live happily with

others. Basava's real thinkings must be come in front of this new generation for that
Sri Siddharama worked hard to aware the people about Basaveshwara and His
Philosophy.

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a
J.

5.

7.

9.

l1

13.

15.

Hirematha
Post-Hadagapura
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar

2.

Sri Shivalingeshwara
Shri Somalinga Devaru
Post-Muthol ( B)
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Virakta Matha
Sri Siddhalinga Swamiji
Post-Kushnur Thana
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Virakta Matha
Sri Jayashantalingeshwa Swamij i
Post-Khelagi
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Shantavirashivacharya Swami
Post-Gadigaudagau
Taluq-Basavakalyarr
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Gurulinga Shivacharya Swami
Post-Belluru
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Ghanalingarudra
Muni Shivacharya Swami
Post -Rajeshwara
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist-Bidar
Virakta Matha
Sri Jayashanta Lingeshwara swami
Post-Hirenagaum
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist -Bidar

4.

6.

8.

26s

ro'

t2.

t4.

16.

Sri Beldala Sharanara ashrarna

Sri Beldala Siddharama Sharanaru
Post-Kautha ( B)
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Shantalinga shivacharya
Post-Havagi
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Hiremath
Sri Basavalinga Pattadevaru
Post-Kamalnagar
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Vijayamahanta Swamiji
Post-Khed ( B)
Taluq-Aurad
Dist-Bidar
Sri Gonirudreshwara Matha
Sri Gonirudra Devaru
Post-Badger
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist-Bidar
Sri Guheshwara Matha
Sri Guheshwara Swami
Post -Maathala
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Channavira Shivacarva swami
Post-Harkud
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist -Bidar
Sri Gurubasaveshwara Sansthana
Matha
Sri Shivananda Swami
Post-Hulsur
Taluq-Basavakalyan
Dist- Bidar

t9.

2t.

zJ.

25.

Sri Sansthan Hirematha

Sri Basavalinga Pattadevaru
Post-Bhalki
Dist -Bidar

20.

Hirematha
Sri Nagabhushan Shivacharya
swami
Post-Alliambar
Taluq & Dist-Bidar
Sri Chauki Matha
Sri Mathe Maitradevi
Post-Nidavancha
Taluq& Dist-Bidar

22.

Post-Bhatambra

24.

26.

Sri Mate Mahadevi

Post & Dist-Bidar
Sri Chennamalleshwara
Tyagiyogeshrama
Post- Itaga
Taluq-Humanabad
Dist-Bidar
Sri Basavatirtha
Virakta Matha
Sri Chennabasava swami
Post & Taluq-Humanabad
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Siddharanarya swami
Post-Balaji Galli
Taluq-Humanabad
Dist-Bidar
Virakta Matha
Sri Chennamalla Devaru
Post- Hudugi
Taluq-Humanabad
Dist -Bidar

29.

31.

aa
JJ.

Taluq-Bhalki
Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Rudramuni Shivacharva
Swami
Post-Chambola

Basava Mantapa

27.

Virakta Matha
Sri Shivayogeshwara swamij i

28.

Taluq& Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Gurupada Sri Shivacharya Matha
Post-Vimalkhed
Taluq-Humanabad
Dist-Bidar
Basava Udyana Vana
Sri Akka Annapurna
Post & Dist-Bidar
Hirematha
Sri Gurulinga Shivacharya swami
Taluq-Humanabad
Dist-Bidar

30.

Sri Murugha Matha

Sri Kailasalinga Swami
Post & Taluq-Humanabad
Dist -Bidar

32.

Hirematha
Sri Virupakshappa swami
Post

-Hudugi

Taluq-Humanabad

Dist'Bidar
34.

Virakta Matha
Post-Hulakunti
Taluq -Humanabad
Dist -Bidar

Reference:

l.
2.
3.

Chandrashekar Narayanapura, An Introduction of Veerasaiva Mathas in

Karnataka, Geleya Prakashana, Vinayaka Nagara Kote, Chikmagalur, 2002,
(Kannada).
Ramesh Mulage, A Cultural Study of Veerasaiva Mathas in Bidar District.
Smt.Manjula" Virasaivism under Vijayanagara Empire Unpublished Ph.D
Thesis submitted to Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 2001.

266

Appendix

IV

Sr. No.

Name of the
Vacanakara

Kayaka or Work

Native Place

I
J.

Basaveshwara
AllamaPrabhu
Siddharamayya

4.

Chennabasaveshwara

5.

Bagewadi
Shivamogya
Sholapur
Kudala Sangama
Mangalveda
Kashmir
Sholapur

9.

RduraMuni
Molige Marayya
Amugideva
Madivala Marayya
Kakayya

Prathamagane
Prathamagane
Prathamagane
Prathamagane
Prathamagane

10.

Haralayya

l1

Hadapada Appanna
Rayasad Mayanna
Shantrasee

2.

6.
7.
8.

12.
13.

t4.
15.

Marula Shankaradeva
Madara Chanayya

16.

Sakalesh Madarasa

t7.

Urillinea Peddi

18.

Gundayya

t9.

Ganesh Masanayya

20.

Shripati Pandit
Bahurupi Chaudayya

2t.
22.

23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

28.
29.
30.
31.

32.
aa
JJ.

34.
35.

36.

Medara Ketayya
Maramindadeva
Sodala Bacharasa
Kalayya Havinahal
Bomayya
Ambigada Chaudawa
Kanappa
Vidya sangama
Turgahi Ramanna
Kinnari Bomayya
Mudayya
Jedara Madayya
Aydakki Marayya

Nuliya Chandayya
Nataraia Ghataralayya

Molige selline
Vinakari
Dhobi work
Remove the dead skin
from particular place
Cobbler
Garments work
Garments work
Letter writer of
Basaveshwara
Prasad selline
Farming and give the
food to horses

Molayya selline
Pot makins
Madura bhakti
Dress changing and
magician
Burud work

Biiapur
Madya Pradesh
Gulbarga

Bidar
Kalyan
Kalyan
Afehanistan
Tamil Nadu
South India
Nanded
Telansana
Sholapur
Karnataka

Tamil Nadu
Selling the grains
Goldsmith
Farming
Boating
Oil selling
Doctor
Shepherd
Goldsmith and Singer
Farming
Solider
In the market collecting
the thrown grain
Makine thread
Dancing
267

Bagalkote

Gulbarga
Kalyan
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka

Raichur

Biiapur

37.
38.

39.
40.

4t.
42.

43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

5l
52.
53.

54.

Kanappa
Hedadd Marayya
Ngawa Maritandhe
Ekantapriya Ramayya
Dayamurthi Dasarayya
Sunyanedeva
Madara Chanawa
Nijalinga Chikayya

Amuei devawa
Vakala Mudiyya
Dhankadda Bhomanna
Ketar Sangayva
Somayya
Kanakad Nachawa
Shivadevaru
Ratnad Rachawa
Mariyya
Madara Dhulayya

Fishery
Mug or selling material
Entertainins the peoole
Brahmin ( priest)
Researcher and nonviolence one
Propagator
Shoe maker
Collecting wood from
the forest
Shimpi work
Farming
Musician

Karnataka
Gulbarea
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa

Kashmir

Vesetable seller
Goldsmith
Business
Findine the eold
Sutar
Making the shoes using
skin of animals
Milk man

56.
57.
s8.
59.

Bhimanna
Sujkayakada
Kotanada Ragamabari
Sukanda Bekanna
Dulayya

Chandalla or watchman

60.

Talvar kamideva

Chaukidar or watchman

6t.

Kayankkada Ammideva

Barber

62.

Kalakitayya

Bahurupi or dramaticran

63.

Kol Santayya

Saving the life of the

64.

Dankayya Bonayya

On his head kept the

Marideva's and dancing

65.
66.
67.

Shivanagamawa
Golala
Aydakki

Selline the srass

55.

Bidar

Tailoring
Gilderine
Collecting the tax

Saranas

Shepherd

Collecting the Rice

Raichur

Source: Ashok Gangadar Menkudale, Baravya Shatakatil Adya Samajsudharak

Mahatma Basaveshw ara, 2003 (Marathi).

26E

Appendix- V

in the time of Basaveshwara

Sr. No.
I
2.
J.

4.
5.

6.
7.

Name
Akkamahadevi
Nagalambike
Gangambike
Nilambike
Mahadevi
Niiadevi
Aydakki Lakamma

13.

Rechawe
Rammawe
Lingamma
Kadir Remawe
Revamma
Sommawe

14.

Kalawe

15.

Satvakka
Danamma
Sule Sankawa
Muktavakka
Sommawe

8.
9.
10.

l1
t2.

t6.
t7.
18.
19.

20.

2t.
22.

23.
24.

25.
26.
27.

28.
29.
30.
31.
?')
JJ.

Timmawe
Ammawe

Kayaka
Madura Bhakti
Religious Propasator
Religious Propagator
Mystic poetess
Molige Selline
Virakta Dieambas
Collecting grains which
thrown in front of the shop
Fishery
Selling the Prasada
Preparing the Prasada
Thread selling
Selling the make up things
Cleaning the Rice
Helping the Carpenter

Place
Shivamosya

Biiapur
Mangalaveda

Kashmir
Kashmir
Raichur

_lupeper
Religious propasator
Pashapatda Ganika
Shivamogya
Dasi or slave
Tailoring

Gudakka
Satvakka
Bhadragayakka

Bhaijawe
Muktayakka
Ramawe
Kalawe
Pitawe
Kalakaniya
Ganesh Masayashi's
wife
Kotala Devi
Gogawe

Spinning

Making the thread

Help the devotees

Source: Ashok Gangadar Menkudale, Baravya Shatakatil Adya

Mahatma Basaveshwar a, 2003 (Marathi).

269

Samajsudharak

Appendix --VI
vacana- writers and their Mudrikas ( writers nersonal God's name)
Sr
No
I
2
a
J

4
5

6
7
8

l0

tl

t2
l3
I4
l5
l6
t7
l8
t9

Vacana-Writers

Mudrikas

Adayya
Ahamkara Bhimayya
Akkanagayi
Allamaprabhu
Amugidevayya
AnamikaNachayya
Anatadeva
Anatiya Chandayya
Angasonkina Lingatande
Aruvina Maritande
Avasarada Rekanna
Aydakki Marayya
Bachikayakada Basavanna

Saurashtra Somanatha

22
23

Bahura Bommanna
Bahurupi Chaudayya
Bala Bommanna
Balasanganna
Balleshmallayya
Basavanna
Bedagina Sundarawa
Bhandari Shantawa
Bharitarpanada Channabasvanna
Bhoganna

24

Bibi Bachayya

25

Bibbidevayya
Bokkasada Sanganna
Bontadevi
Chandimarasa

20
21

26
27
28
29
30
31

32

Nirahamkara Bhimawa
Basavannapriya Channasanga
Guheshwara
Siddha Somanathalinea
Nachayyapriya Channarameshwara
Anataguru Allamamaprabhu
Anatiyalinga
Bho gabanke shwaralinga
Sadashivamurtilinea
Sadyoiatalinga
Amareshwaralinga
B asav apri yaVi shwakarmatakke
Kalikavimalaraj eshwaralinga
Brahmeshwaralinga
Rekannapriya Naginatha
Vira Shura Rameshwaralinga
Kamatheshwaralinsa
Balleshwaralinga
Kudalasangamadeva
Sundara Shivalingawa
Alekhananda Shunya Kal linolasada
Chennachennakudalarame shwaral in sa
Nijaguru Bhogasanga
Enankadhara Someshwara
Kudalasangamadeva Basavanna
Basavannapriya Nagareshwaralinga
Bidadi
Simmali geya Channarama
Kudala Channasangamadeva
Ambigara Chaudawa

Channabasava

Chaudawa
Chikkanna
Dasarayya

Uliwmeshwara
Dasareshwaralinga

Dashagana S ingidevayya
Dasohada Sanganna

Nachawapriya Mallinathawa
Ramanatha

JI

Devara Dasimava
Dhakkeya Bommanna
Echcharike Kayakada Muktinatha

38

Ekanataramitande

JJ

34
35

36

Matulanga Madhukeshwara
Kalantaka Bhimeshwaralinga
Shuddha Siddha Prasiddha Prasanna
Kurangeshwaralinga
Ennayya Channarameshwaralinea
270

39
40

4l
42
43

44
45
46

Elesha Ketawa
Gajesha Masanayya
Ganada Kannappa
Ganadasi Viranna

Gagamabike( wife of Basavanna)

Gangamma
Gavudi Machayya
Ghanalingadeva

Ghattivalawa

47
48
49

Goggave
Goraksha

50

Guddawe(wife of

51

Gummallapurada Siddhalineadeva
Gupta Machanna
Gurubasava
Hadapada Appanna

52
53

54

))
56

attaleshwara)

59
60

6l

Kadirakavakada Remmawe

62

Kakkawa

63

Kalakanniva Kamamma
Kalaketawa
Kalawe ( wife of Bachikayakada

58

64
65

Bolabasaveshwara
Narayanapri ya Ramanatha
Gurubasaveshwara
Basavapriya
Kudalachannasansamadeva
Appannapriya Channabasaveshwara
Nihkalanka
Kudal achannas an gamadeva
Mahalinsa Kalleshwara
Kumbheshwaralinsa Jagannatha
Shambhu S omanathalinsa
Kadinolagada Shankarapriya
Channakadambalinga
Nirmayaprabhuve
Kadira Remmivodeva Gummeshwara
Abhinava Channamalikari una

Hadapada Lingamma
Hadapada Rechanna

Havinahala Kallawa
Hodehulla Bankanna
Jodara Mavanna
Kadasiddheshwara

57

Ramehwaralinga
Mahalinsa Gaieshwara
Guheshwaranallawa
S hantakudal as an gamadeva
Gangapriya Kudalasan gamadeva
Gangeshwaralinga
Kalyananda Tripurantakalinsa
Ghanalingiya Mohada
Channamallikariuna
Chikkayapriya Siddhalinsa
Nastinatha
Gorakshapalaka Mahaprabhu
Siddha Somanthalinsa
Nimbeshwara

Nirbhiti Niialinsa
Mekhaleshwaralinga
Karmahara Kaleshwara

Basavappa)
66
67
68
69
70

7l
72
73

74
75

Kalawe
(wife of Siddhabuddhawa)
Kalawe
(wife of Urilinsapeddi)
Kalilinea

Bhimeshwara
Uri lingapeddi galarasa

Kalinsadeva
Bhaireshwaralinea
Kadambalinea
Marannavairi Mareshwara
Kanakada Nachilinea
Channabasavannapriya
Kamaleshwaralinga
Sadgurusanga Nirangalinea
Manakke Manohara
Shankeshwaralinga

Kamatada Bhimanna
Kambhada Marawa
Kanakada Maritande

KanakadaNachawa
Kannadikay akada Ammidevayya
Kannadikavakada Revamma
Karula Ketayya
271

76
77

Kedaraguru
Kilarada Bhimanna

78

Kinnari Brahmawa
Kirata Sangawa
Kola Shantayya

79
80

Kedaragurudeva
Kal akarmavirahita Tripurantakal in ga
Mahal insa Tripurantakadeva
Kirateshwaralinsa
PunyaranyadahanaBhime shwaral inga
Niransasansa
Nirlaiieshwara
Kshetranathalinea
Mahamahima Mareshwara
Kuppasa Chandeshwaralinea
Agajeshwaralinga

87

Kottanada Somawe
Kshetranatha
Kusina Maritande
Kuppasada Chandawa
Lakshmamma
(wife of Konde Machanna)
Lingasatyanna
Madara Channayya

88

Madara Dhulawa

89
90

Msdhuvawa
Madivala Machideva
Mahadevi
Mahadevi
(wife of Molige Marawa)
Mahadeviyakka
Maiduna Ramawa
Malahara Kayakada Chikkadevayya

81

82
83

84
85

86

9r
92
93

94
95

96
97
98

Mallawa

99

Mareshawarodeva
Marulashankaradeva

100
101

r02
103

t04
105

106
107

t08
109

ll0
111

tt2
113

rt4

Mallikari una Panditradhya

Manumuni Gummata

Masanamma
(wife of Edemathada Nasidevawa)
Mauktika Sangawa
Medara Ketawa
Meremindadeva
Minda Sansawa
Molige Marayya
Muedha Sansawa
.Muktavakka
Mulapranamadeva
Mummadi Karyendra
Nageya Maritande
Niiaeuna
Nilalochane orNilamma
Nilambike

Linsasatvanna
Kayyuligatti Adiguntakedeyagabeda
Ari Niiatmaramaramana
Kamadhuma Dhuleshwaralinea
Arkeshwaralinsa
Kalidevaradeva
Mahadeva Jvotirlinsa
Ennayyapriya Immadi Nihalanka

Mallikariuna
Channamallikariuna
Mahalinea Channarama
Urdhwaretomurti Shwetaswayambhu
Kapileshwaralinga
Gurupurada Mallawa
Amarasundada Mallikari unadeva
Gudiyagummatanodeya
Agamyeshwaralinea
Mareshwara
Shuddha Siddha Prasiddha Prasanna
Prabhuve Shantamalikari una
Nijaguneshwaralinga

Muttina Sangalinsa
Gaureshwara
Aiehatadura Rameshwaralinsa
Tarunasan samalinsadeva
Nihkalanka Mallikari una
Muedhasanea
Aiaganna
Mulapranamadeva
Mahaghana Doddadeshikaryaguru
Prabhuve
Afuravairi Mareshwara
Niiasunavoei
Sangayya

Basavapriya Kudalasaneamadeva
272

115

116

tt7
n8

ll9

120

l2r
t22
t23
124
125

t26
127

128

t29
130
131

Niralambadeva
Niraianadeva
Nivritti Sansawa
Nuliva Chandayya
Okkalu Muddawa
Padihari Basavanna

Niralamba
Niranianalinea
Niwitti Sansayyadevaru
Chandeshwaralinsa
Kamabhima Jivadanadodeva
Padiharioriva Kudalasansamadeva
Kalantaka Bhimeshwaralinsa
Shri suru Panchaksharalinsa
Gurusiddhamalla
Parvatanathalinea
Mahadevalinsa
Channabasavannapriya
Bho eamallikari unalinea
Dahana Chandikeshwaralinsa
Amarasunda Mallikari una
Someshwaralinga
Rakkasanodeva
Virarachotilinea
Amuseshwaralinea

Pakada Bhimawa
Panchaksharadeva

Panditaradhva
Parvatanatha
Phararedevawa
Prasadi Bhoganna
Prasadi Lenkabankanna
Purada Naganna
Pushpada Somawa
Rakkasa Bommanna
Ratnada Rachawa

136

Rayamma(wife of Amusidevawa)
Ravasada Manchanna
Rechawe (wife of Kalakutawa)
Rekamma
(wife of Revanasiddhawa)
Sagarada Bommanna

t37

Sakalesha Madarasa

138

148

Sattieekavakada Maritande
Satvakka
Shankara Dasimayya
Shankara Somawa
Shanmukhaswami
Shantarama
Shanta Shetti
Shardula Sangawa
Shivalenka Manchanna
Shivanagamawa
Shivanandadeva

Sakaleshwaradeva
Aishateshwaralinga
Shambhu Jakkeshwara
Niiaeuru Shankaradeva
Samba Someshwaralinea
Akhandeshwara
Shantaramalinsa
Shivashanta Mallikari una
Shardulalinea
Ishanyamurti Mallikari unalinga
Na gawapriva Channarameshwara
Shivanandalinga

r49

Shivapujeya Bhimayya

Shivapujeya Bhima

150

Siddharama
Siddhanti Virasangawa
Siddhaviradeva
Soddala Bacharasa
Suj ikayakada Ramitande

Kapilasiddha Mallikariuna
Go lakakara Vishwavirahitalinsa
Tontada Siddhalinsadeva
Soddala
Prasanna Kapilasiddha

132
133

r34
135

t39
140

t4l
142

t43
r44
145

146

t47

151

t52
r53

t54

Jambeshwara

Kumbheshwara
Shri gurus i ddheshwaranu
Sagara Bommannanodeya Tanumana
Sangameshwara

Mallikariunalinea
155
156

Sunkada Bankanna

Bankeshwaralinga
Suvarnalinga

Suvarnadevi
/. IJ

t57
158

159
160
161

r62
t63
t64
165

t66
r67
168

r69
170

Talavara Kamideva
Telueesha Masanayva
Teluzu Jommawa
Tontada Siddhalinga

Kamaharapriya Ramanatha
Shambhu Telueeshwara
Teluseshwam
Mahalingaguru
Shivasiddeshwaraprabhuve
Gopinatha V ishweshwaralinea
Garudeshwaralinsa
Urilinsadeva
Urilinsapeddipriva Vi shweshwara
Marulu Shankarapriya
S iddharameshwaralinsa
Varada Shankareshwara
Lalama Bhima Sangameshwaralinga
Virachadalinga
Virabireshwaralinsa
Gurushanteshwara.

Turusahi Ramanna
Upparasudiva Somidevavva
Uri nsadeva
Uri neapeddi
Vaidya Sanganna
Varada Sankanna
Vedamurti Sansanna
Virachanda

Vira Gollalawa
Viramma(wife of Dasarawa)

Source: H.T.Sasnur, Eleventh and Twelfth Century Kannada Literature, Ram Krishna
Academy of Education and Culture, Bijapur, 1991,pp.236-240.

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