Prabhulingaleele
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Prabhulingaleele is an epic poem
written by Indian Virashaiva
poet
Chamarasa
in the shatpadi
metre. The book narrates the life story of the Devine incarnation Allama Prabhu
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Indian epic poetry
Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya . The Ramayana and Mahabharata, originally composed in Sanskrit and translated thereafter into many other Indian languages, are some of the oldest surviving epic poems on earth and form part of...
written by Indian Virashaiva
Lingayatism
Lingayatism, also known as Veerashaivism, is a distinct Shaivite denomination in India. It makes several departures from mainstream Hinduism and propounds monotheism through worship centered on Lord Shiva. It also rejects the authority of the Vedas and the caste system. The adherents of this faith...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Chamarasa
Chamarasa
Chamarasa was an eminent Virashaiva poet unsurpassed in the Kannada literature, during the Vijayanagar Empire, a powerful empire in Southern India of the 13th and 14th centuries...
in the shatpadi
Shatpadi
Shatpadi is a type of meter in Kannada prosody that is used in Kannada poetry.This meter can usually have six padas of syllables divided into groups of various fixed number of matra in each line. It is the most prevalent meter of the Middle Kannada poets Raghavanka, Kumaravyasa and...
metre. The book narrates the life story of the Devine incarnation Allama Prabhu
Allama Prabhu
Allama Prabhu is a mystic-saint and Vachana poet of the Kannada language in the 12th century. Prabhu is the patron saint , the undisputed spiritual authority, and an integral part of the Lingayata movement that decisively shaped society in medieval Karnataka and...
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