Vaddaradhane by
Shivakotiacharya 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 ''Brhatkathakosa''. The work is also known for mentioning the precursor to modern
idli
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called ''iddalige'' prepared using black gram batter.
Description
It gives a detailed description of the life of
Bhadrabahu 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 de ...
. 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 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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