Indian Antiquary Vol 04

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JANUARY, 1875.
at Kalyanapura, and some sayings of his contem. performed many wonders and obtained Śiva's poraries. Channa Basava's own sayings in general grace." are tales about certain feats of Siva, and statements 5. Totadarya's Sabda Manjari, i.e. a vocabuabout Lainga doctrines and ceremonies. Chapter lary of Tadbhavas and old Kanarese words-140 54 gives the Soma Sarya anvaya, of the members verses in Satpadi. Totadarya lived in Keggere of which it is said that they could not have got at the time when the Narasimha dynasty of Videternal bliss; chapter 55 has short legends of 1 yanagara was declining. Siva Saranns: chapter 57 is a recapitulation 6. Kabbiga Kaipidi (the poet's vade mecum) by of Basava's wonders, etc.; and chapters 62 and Liñga, the prime minister of the king of Uggehalli 63 contain some so-called prophecy.
and son of the Brâhman Virupaksha. His work 4. Sisigi Raja's Mala Basava Charitra (Pu- is a vocabulary like the preceding-99 verses in rana), i.e. legends regarding the great Basava the same metre. Another vocabulary, the Oha(Bijjala's primo minister); 48 chapters in Sat- turdaya Nighantu, by Kavi Bomma (Brahma), may padi-doings and sayings of Basava that bear be Jaina, as it is composed in Aryd verses ; the same type as those of the preceding two Bomma, however, is a name not unfrequent with Puraņas. A story that was told by Basava in the Linigiitas. It contains 100 verses. Bijjala's court is, in an abridged form, as follows:- 7. Chikka Nañijesa's story of the poet Raghava. A huntsman by profession one morning told his | It was composed after Nos. 2 and 4, as it refers to wifo that he was going to bring her some sweet their authors. It is in Satpadi, and has 19 venison, and went away. On the road he heard chapters, with 1495 verses. the sound of conch-shells and drums proceeding Raghava's father was Mahadeva Bhatta out of a siva temple, and thought that to be a of Pampapura (Hampe, Vidyanagara); his guru was good omen. The whole day he roamed about in Haris vara. Being once a little cross in his bethe jangle without seeing any game. In the haviour towards his guru, who had reproved him evening he camo to a tank, and ascended a tree for not using his poetical faculties exclusively that stood on its bank. It was then the four- for the honour of Siva, this worthy knocked out teenth day from the full moon of the month several of his teeth by a blow with one of his Magha. He plucked off the leaves that were ob- wooden shoes. The pupil, however, was received structing his sight (then occurs a flaw in the back into favour, his teeth were restored to him, manuscript). The leaves, together with some spray and he was instructed. The drift of one of the water, came in contact with an old liñga that for stories that formed part of his instructions may thousands of years had been left alone. After a be given here. At the time of king Bijjala there sleepless night, the next morning he saw that the was an excellent Liñgavanta woman in Kalyanaliñga had been worshipped, was comforted, and pura, called Kamalâyi (Kamale). Siva wanted to took some roots and fruits home as a gift (prasdda) visit her, assumed the form of a debauchee, and from the Siva lifiga, which he, and his wife who went to the street of that town inhabited by prog. had observed the watch of the Siva rdtrd in a titutes, in company with Nárada (the favourite temple during the night, ate as food after a fast | Rishi of the Liñgåitas), who had to carry his betel. (pdrane), and made up their mind always to do pouch. The worthies of that street wondered at the same. However, the huntsman continued his his beauty, and were entertained by him. Evensinful occupation of killing animals, till death ing came on. (Here follows a very obscene deshowed its face, and the messengers of Yama scription of what takes place in that direction.) came to take the old sinner to hell. Then Siva's Meanwhile Siva went with Narada to the bazarservants strongly interfered, so that Yama went street called "the great dancing-school," and to Siva to complain. Siva called his servants, was again the object of admiration of bad men who related the story of that night, and, by and women. Närada pointed out to him a numquoting a verse of Sanskrit Siva Dharma showed ber of houses occupied by femalo devotees, till the great virtue of presenting even a few leaves they came to the house of Kamalấyi. She received and some water (to a liñga). Thereupon, Siva him as a beautiful libertine, and did still more; at sent Yama away, and blessed the huntsman and this last act her life entered into a liñga. In the his wife, because they had performed a Siva morning sho was found dead, and a great lamentar'dtrd.
tion commenced; the liñga, however, in which her The age of Singi Raja is doubtful; he had, life was, became known, was brought and tied to however, become a known personage at the year her neck, when instantly her life returned to her. 1585 A.D., when it was said of him by the author The poet Raghava is introduced as calling of the Channa Basava Purana that he had himself "the inventor of the Satpadi metros"
• See also Basava Purana in Jour. Bom. Br. R. As. Soc. vol. VIII. p. 94.