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209:, for writing about ordinary mortals (such as King Harishchandra) instead of writing about Veerashaiva saints. According to the same legend, five of Raghavanka's teeth "fell off instantly" for going against his guru's wishes. In order to expiate his sin, he authored five writings eulogising Veerashaiva saints, one writing for each fallen tooth, and the teeth "returned one by one". According to another source, Raghavanka's guru physically abused him, punishing him for wasting his poetic talent in eulogising a mere mortal. These five writings are the 552: 263:, between Harishchandra and Vishvamitra and between Harishchandra and the "unreal" girls ("dancing girls"). Also narrated is Harishchandra's fidelity to truth against all odds and the redemption of Harishchandra after being rescued by an untouchable he had once rejected. According to professor 33: 205:, it was rejected by his guru, poet Harihara (or Harisvara). In some ways, Raghavanka's writing surpasses his guru's talent, especially in describing characters in his story. Legend has it that his guru was aghast at Raghavanka Pandita, a devotee of Hindu God 280:
metre (rhymed couplets) is the mourning of Chandramati over the death of her young son Lohitashva from snake bite, while gathering firewood for his Brahmin taskmaster. The poem has remained popular for centuries and is recited by
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of the Sahitya Akademi, in no other language has the story of King Harishchandra been dealt with this interpretation. The writing is original both in tradition and inspiration fully utilizing the potential of the
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metre tradition existed in Kannada literature prior to Raghavanka, Raghavanka inspired the usage of the flexible metre for generations of poets, both
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court who flourished in the late 12th to early 13th century. Raghavanka is credited for popularizing the use of the native
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metre, is known to have been written with an interpretation unlike any other on the life of King
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girl, and his achievement of successfully converting a Jain temple into a Shiva temple; the
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A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present
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A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar
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is well known and is considered one of the important classics of
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Hampi
Kannada
Kannada
Hoysala
shatpadi
Kannada literature
Harishchandra
Kannada language
Harihara
Shaiva
Shiva
Vaishnava
Vishnu
magnum opus
Shiva
Jain
Hampi
Vishvamitra
Vashishta
L. S. Sheshagiri Rao
elegiac
Gamakis






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