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The '''Basava Puranam''' is a 13th-century [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[epic poem]] written by [[Palkuriki Somanatha]]. It is a sacred text of the [[Veerashaiva]] tradition. The epic poem narrates the life story of philosopher and social reformer [[Basavanna]] (1134–1196 CE), also known as {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavaṇṇa}}, {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavēśvara}}, {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavēśa}}, and {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Basavarāja}}, the founder of <nowiki>Shiva-Sharana</nowiki>.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/54674/Basava-Purana Basava Purana] [[Britannica.com]].</ref> It is also an anthology of several Veerashaiva saints (also known as [[Shiva Sharanas|Shiva Sharan's]], Surrendered devotees of Lord Shiva) and their philosophies.<br />
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In contrast to [[champu]] style (poems in verse of various metres interspersed with paragraphs of prose), Somanatha adopted the [[desi]] (native) style and composed the purana in dvipada (couplets), a meter popular in oral tradition and closely related to folk music.{{fact|date=June 2019}}<br />
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In 1369, the Basava Puranam was translated to [[Kannada language|Kannada]] by Bhima Kavi. This version contains detailed descriptions of the life of Basava and came to be considered his standard biography.<ref>[http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm Basava in Literature] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527092032/http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/3E4576CF4860643665257202004A7DC5?OpenDocument&StartKey=Basava&count=50 Basava purana by Bheema Kavi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104214600/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/3E4576CF4860643665257202004A7DC5?OpenDocument&StartKey=Basava&count=50 |date=4 January 2009 }} cscsarchive.org.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2fhCH-NRatUC&dq=Basava+purana&pg=PA65 Extract of 1969 version]</ref> There are several Kannada and Sanskrit Lingayat puranas inspired by Bhima Kavi's Basava Puranam.{{fact|date=June 2019}}<br />
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This Telugu puranam was first translated into English by [[C.P. Brown]], a British administrator in colonial south India, in 1863.<ref>Multifaceted and Multilayered Orientalism: Translations of Veerashaiva Puranas by Administrators and Missionaries, Vijayakumar M. Boratti, 2013</ref><br />
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==Translations==<br />
* ''Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha'', Tr. by Velcheru Narayana Rao. Princeton Univ Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0691055912}}.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Vachana sahitya]]<br />
* [[Jangam]]<br />
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