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About: Shivasharanara Vachana Samputa
(A web application on Vachana literature)

Developed by:
Dr. Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji
Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath
Sirigere - 577 541, Karnataka, India.

Sharanu Sharanarthi!

Welcome to the web page of “Shivasharanara Vachana Samputa” - a unique web application on the Vachana Literature of 12th century A.D. in Karnataka (the Kannada speaking State in the Southern part of India). The great socio-religious leader of that time was Basavanna who fought against social inequalities, caste system and advocated religious freedom. The present version consists of his thoughts called Vachanas and also of his contemporaries namely, Akkamahadevi, Allamaprabhu, Siddharama and Channabasavanna in the original Kannada script with Roman transliteration. Our web application has also Search and Sort capabilities. All together, there are 22,000 Vachanas of all the Shivasharanas. The English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Urdu translations are available for the Vachanas of Basavanna only. Some of the Vachanas of Basavanna are very difficult to understand. We have,therefore, planned to provide Kannada explanation also. This web application is carefully developed for the use of common readers and also for scholars by none other than the religious head, Dr Shivamurthy Swamiji of Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere. This version consisting of more than 22,000 Vachanas of all the Shivasharanas is released on the happy occasion of Basava Jayanthi celebrations on 3rd May 2022.

Salient features:

1. Search and Sort Facilities

2. Transliteration

3. Translation in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu for the Vachanas of Basavanna.

4. Kannada Explanation for some of the Vachanas of Basavanna.

5. Vachana Sangeeta for selected Vachanas by just clicking the music icon.

6. Hindi, English and Tamil translation is given for Vachanas of Akkamahadevi.

7. Hindi and Tamil translation is given for Vachanas of Allamaprabhu.

8. Tamil translation is given for Vachanas of Jedaradasimayya.

9. Dictionary to find the meaning of critical words in each vachanas.

10. Vachanas of Sarvanjna – Kannada tripadi poet.

11. List of all Vachana poets in 12th century B C.

12. Our developer team reference Books list is given to develop this software.

13. Share the Vachana text by Facebook WhatsApp, Twitter and Telegram.

14. Click the Information icon for the brief history of the Shivasharanas

Any comments/suggestions for the improvement of the software are welcome.

Please write Email: swamiji@taralabalu.org

About Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath
(Sirigere, Karnataka, India)

Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath is well-known in Karnataka for its yeoman service in the field of rural education. Under the auspices of this organization, more than 274 institutions right from Nursery Schools to the Engineering College are functioning all over the State of Karnataka. Nearly 50 thousand students are studying in various schools and colleges of this organization which is one of the biggest private Educational Organization in Karnataka. More than Six thousand students are provided with free boarding and lodging.

History of the Brihanmath: Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath is situated in Sirigere in Chitradurga Dist and has a very large number of followers. It was founded by the saint "Marulasiddha" during 12th century A.D. The saint Marulasiddha blessed his successor with the divine words "Tarala Balu !" (Long Live! My Child!) and that is how the pontiffs of this sacred seat came to be known as "Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru". True to the spirit of the blessings of their founder, the pontiffs of this Brihanmath have been rendering yeoman service for the upliftment of the society for the last eight centuries.

The present pontiff of the Brihanmath: Dr. Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji who succeeded to this religious seat in the year 1979. The Swamiji is an eminent Sanskrit scholar with Ph.D from Banaras Hindu University. His Holiness is also the President of the Education Society. Treading the path of his predecessor, the Swamiji has been relentlessly striving for the upliftment of the rural poor and the downtrodden.

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Location: Sirigere is situated on the Poona- Bangalore National Highway (NH4). It is at a distance of 227 KM from Bangalore and is located between Chitradurga (27 KM) and Davangere (50 KM) the District Head Quarters. From the National High Way, Sirigere is just 6 KM away.