The Basava Puranam is a 13th-century Telugu epic poem written by Palkuriki Somanatha.
The epic poem narrates the life story of philosopher and social reformer Basava (1134–1196 CE), also known as Basavaṇṇa, Basavēśvara, Basavēśa, and Basavarāja, the founder of Lingayat.
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.
[2][3][4] There are several Kannada and Sanskrit Lingayat puranas inspired by Bhima Kavi's Basava Puranam.
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