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'''Chamarasa''' (c. 1425) was a 15th century [[Virashaiva]] poet in the [[Kannada]] language, during the reign of [[Vijayanagar Empire]], a powerful empire in [[Southern India]] during 14th - 16th centuries. A contemporary and competitor to a noted [[Brahmin]] Kannada poet [[Kumara Vyasa]], Chamarasa was patronised by King [[Deva Raya II]]. The work is in 25 chapters (''gatis'') comprising 1111 six-line verses (''arupadi'').<ref name="story">Dalal (2011), p309</ref><br />
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==Magnum Opus==<br />
His magnum opus, "Prabhulinga Leele", written in 1430 AD, described [[Allama Prabhu]] as an early apostle of [[Veerashaivism]] and an incarnation of the god [[Shiva]]. Chamarasa and other noted Kannada writers such as Lakkanna Dandesa and Jakkanarya flourished under the patronage of King Deva Raya&nbsp;II.<ref name="thimmakavi">Narasimhacharya (1988), p. 69</ref><ref name="honour">Rice E.P. (1921), pp. 68, 70</ref> Chamarasa was a champion of the Veerashaiva faith and was a rival of [[Kumara Vyasa]] in the king's court. His ''Prabhulinga Lile'', written in the native ''Bhamini Shatpadi'' metrical composition form (six line verse or hexa-metre) was a eulogy of 12th-century saint Allama Prabhu. So popular was the writing with the King that he had it translated into Telugu and Tamil languages, and later into the Sanskrit and Marathi languages as well.<ref name="marathi">Datta (Sahitya Akademi, 1987), p. 617</ref> In the story, the saint is considered an incarnation of the Hindu god [[Ganapathi]] while [[Parvati]] took the form of a princess of Banavasi.<ref name="ganapathi">Sastri (1955), p. 363</ref> While Kumara Vyasa's epic is war-torn (''Kumara Vyasa Bharata'', his version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata), Chamarasa writing was full of [[Yoga]] and ''vairagya'' (renunciation).<ref name="raghu">Puranik in Lal (Sahitya Akademi 1992), p. 4003</ref> The book includes details of the journey undertaken by Allama Prabhu en route to [[Basavakalyana]], his interaction with notable Veerashaiva mystics including Basavanna, Akka Mahadevi, Gorakhnatha, Muktayakka and Siddharama. Interesting details include how Allama avoided the temptation of Mayadevi who tried to seduce him, and how Animisha became his guru. While these personalities are all real, it is possible they also represent human qualities narrated in a "parallel allegorical story".<ref name="story"/> Competition between the two powerful faiths, Veerashaivism and [[Vaishnavism]] was intense during this period. This is evident by a remark made by the poet in the writing. Chamarasa claims that his story is "not about ordinary dead mortals", implying that the Vaishnava epics (the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Mahabharata]]) were about mere mortals.<ref name="marathi"/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
* K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002) {{ISBN|0-19-560686-8}}<br />
* {{cite book |last= Datta|first=Amaresh |title= Encyclopedia of Indian literature - vol 1|orig-year=1987|year=1987|publisher= Sahitya Akademi|isbn=81-260-1803-8}}<br />
* {{cite book|last= Narasimhacharya|first= R|title= History of Kannada Literature|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.489059|orig-year=1988|year=1988|publisher= Asian Educational Services|location= New Delhi, Madras|isbn=81-206-0303-6}}<br />
* {{cite book|last= Lal|first=Mohan|title= Encyclopaedia of Indian literature – vol 5|orig-year=1992|year=1992|publisher= Sahitya Akademi|isbn=81-260-1221-8}}<br />
* {{cite book |last= Rice|first= E.P.|title= A History of Kanarese Literature|orig-year=1921|year=1982|publisher= Asian Educational Services|location= New Delhi|isbn= 81-206-0063-0}}<br />
* {{cite book |last= Dalal|first= Roshan|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|year=2011|publisher= Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018021022/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/religion/akka_mathapati.htm Who is Akka - Dr. R.G. Mathapat]<br />
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