Vaddaradhane by
Shivakotiacharya
Shivakotiacharya (also Shivakoti), a writer of the 9th-10th century, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text ''Vaddaradhane'' (''lit'', "Worship of elders", ca. 900). A prose narrative written in pre-Old-Kannada (''P ...
is the earliest extant prose work in
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on
Harisena
Harisena, also called Harishena or Hirisena, was a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, panegyrist, and government minister. He was an important figure in the court of Gupta emperor, Samudragupta. His most famous poem, written , describes the bravery of S ...
's ''Brhatkathakosa''. The work is also known for mentioning the precursor to modern
idli
Idli or idly () is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the South India,popular as breakfast foods in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and ric ...
called ''iddalige'' prepared using black gram batter.
Description
It gives a detailed description of the life of
Bhadrabahu
Ācārya Bhadrabāhu (c. 367 - c. 298 BC) was, according to the ''Digambara'' sect of Jainism, the last '' Shruta Kevalin'' (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism . He was the last ''acharya'' of the undivided Jain ''sangha''. ...
of
Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola () is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage des ...
. The work is dated to the 9th century but some scholars advance a pre-sixth century date for the work. Based on internal evidence, it is suggested that Shivakotiacharya may have been a native of Kogali, in the
Bellary district
Bellary, officially known as Ballari (pronounced ), is a major district in Karnataka. It is located at north-eastern part of Karnataka. This district belongs to Kalyana-Karnataka. This district was one of the biggest districts in Karnataka unt ...
of modern Karnataka.
[ Sahitya Akademi (1992), p. 4027]
The list of 19 stories are
# Story of Sukumara swamy
# Story of SukaushaLa swamy
# Gajakumara
# Sanathkumara prince
# Annii kavrutha
# Bhadrabhau bhatarara
# Lalithaghate
# Dharmaghosha
# Siridhinnia bhatarara
# Vrushabha sena bhatarara
# Karthika rishi
# Abhayaghosha rishi
# Vidyuthchoraa rishi
# Gurudatta bhatarara
# Chilata putra
# Dandaka rishi
# Mahendradattacharyaand
# Chanakya rishi
# Vrushabhasena rishi
Notes
References
* Shivakotiacharya Virachita Vaddaradhaane,
D. L. Narasimhachar, Sharada Mandira Krishnarajapuram, Mysore
*
Kannada literature
Jain texts
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