Sri Devara Dasimayya, the Pioneer of Vachana Literature in India.
Sri Devara Dasimayya a weaver and pioneer of Vachana literature was born to Kamayya and Shankari in the village of Mudanuru now in Surapura taluq of Kalburgi district in Karnataka.
According to Devanga Purana Sri Devara Daismayya is considered as an incarnation of Sri Devala Mahrshi,and lived during the period of Kalyani Chalukya ruler Jayasimha II (1015-43 A.D.).
Minuscripts like Basavapurana, Devangapurana, Shivatatva Chintamani and Kathamani Sutra Ratnakara have provided valuable information about Devara Dasimayya.
Sri Devara Dasimayya lived about 💯 years before Sri Basaveshwara and the latter has praised him in many of his vachanas and has said that his devotion, conduct and charities was exemplary.
Soon after his birth Sri Devara Dasimayya was blessed by jangama who also named him and even as a child had an inclination towards spirituality.
He was especially devoted to a Shiva temple at Mudanuru called Ramanatha. The temple was so called as there was a belief that Rama had worshipped Shiva here.
Despite popular belief prevalent even in Karnataka, the aphoristic form of poetry known as Vachana Sahitya, and Sri Devara Dasimayya is considered as the first vachanakara of Kannada Vachanas.
About 176 vachanas of Dasimayya have been discovered in which he has conveyed philosophical ideas in a few and simple words.
They also tell us about the discipline of conjugal life, equality of man and women and importance of charity.
The contributions of Sri Devara Dasimayya to Sanatana Dharma:
Queen Suggala Devi,the wife of Jayasimha II a Western Chalukya king was said to be the most famous disciple of Sri Devar Dasimayya.
Those were testing times for the Vedantic Hindu philosophical life in different parts of India
The Chalukyas in particular had vigorously introduced Jainism across vast swathes of south-western and central India.
While history celebrates Adi Shankara as the primary force of unity that electrified and reenergized Hinduism in the 8th century, there were also many other saints, philosophers and theologians who contributed to the revival of the Hindu way of life.
Sri Devar Dasimayya was one such poet-saint who waged almost a lone battle against various strands of Jainism prevalent in that Western Chalukya era.
Sri Devar Dasimayya’s battle was to re-establish Hinduism in a predominantly Jain society, one century later, Basavanna’s idioms was to reform the excesses of Hindu society of 12th century through age-old prescriptions of Vedantic thought processes.
They were both well-known reformists of their times offering a truly reformatory Hindu traditional facet.
Even beyond Dasimayya and Basava,there exists a long tradition of poets and saints who,from time to time, appeared in peripheries of the society preaching virtuous living, piety, tolerance and charity.
They all had one common philosophical and metaphysical construct adherence to Vedas and Hinduism.
Every year the Government of Karnataka celebrates the jayanti of Sri Devar Dasimayya every year across the various districts and to enable the government staff to attend the celebrations the day is declared as a restricted holiday.
In remembrance of Sri Devar Dasimayya his statue was install under the auspices of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike at Bannappa Park, Cubbonpet K G Road, Bengaluru.
A prominent Road in Benguluru's Central business district was renamed as Sri Devar Dasimayya Road, Avenue Road cross, Bengaluru 560002.
"You have kept fire in tree in such a way that it does not burn.
You have kept melted butter in foamy milk in such a way that its fragrance is hidden.
You have kept soul in body in such a way that it is not seen by any lord
I am amazed at the way you fuse the differences"
O Ramanatha. ~ Sri Devara Daismayya.
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