Kanakadasa (c 1509-1609 A.D.) belongs to the tradition of Haridasa literary movement which ushered in an era of devotional literature in Karnataka. He is the greatest saint of Karnataka gave. Thimmappa was his original name born to Beregowda and Beechamma, at Bada Village, He belonged to Kuruba community and was the local chieftain( Nayaka ) . He came to be called 'Kanaka Nayaka' as he found a treasure-trove of gold [ kanaka means gold in kannada]. He followed shaivism in the beginning as all others of Kuruba Caste, later on became a close follower of Vaishnavism, and a devotee of Tirupati Venkateshwara. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other uses of Nayak, see Nayak (disambiguation) A Nayak (also Nayaka, Nayaker or Naicker) is the title of a government official, equivalent to a provincial governor or viceroy, in the Telugu kingdoms of southern India, including the Kakatiya kingdom of Warangal (11th-14th centuries) and the Vijayanagara kingdom (14th... Śaivism, also transliterated Shaivism and Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Kanaka Nayaka being of the warrior community(Kuruba) his defeat in the field of battle, directed him to the path of devotion. Kanaka Nayaka threw away his sword when the "inner call" came. He was initiated by Vyasaraja and came to be called as Kanakadasa. Kanaka Dasa spent later years of his life most in the company with Vyasaraja, He was already an author of Narasimha stora, Ramadhyana Mantra, Mohanatarangini before he became a follower of Vyasaraja. The deity he worshipped was Adikeshava of Kaginele, presently in Haveri district of Karnataka. Kaginele, now a village, was a prosperous place and trading center in middle ages. He lived at Tirupathi in his last days This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tirupathi is one of the most famous temple towns in India. ...

Although he comes from Kuruba caste and belongs to Shudra varna, he is literally worshipped as saint and social reformer by all sections of society, including Brahmanas, even today. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Shudra or Sudra is the fourth caste or varna in the traditional four-caste division in Indian society. ... The Brahmanas (Brahmin Books) are part of the Hindu Shruti; these religious scriptures focus on sacrifice -- particularly that of horses and soma. ...

Kanaka Dasa was well educated, had a sharp eye and a mind that analysed social developments. His poems and kirtans deal with every aspect of life and expose the futility of external rituals. They stress the need for cultivation of moral values in life. He neutralised the dissidences of Caste and groups and attempted at the solidarity of all castes by abrogating references to Jati, Kula and other distinctions. Kanakadasa made supreme effort in reforming the lower castes, weaning them away from ignorance, superstition and barbaric practices, in order to favour the growth of Bhakthi and devotion in them. His love of his own people compelled him to disregard his own life and to shed the blood of martyr for the sake of their transformation into a life of Ahimsa. God does not ask for blood, what he wants of you is only Bhakthi. Kanaka Dasa was one of the devotees of Krishna and an influential person in the Vaishnava bhakti movement in Karnataka. ... A superstition is an irrational belief about the relation between certain actions (often behaviors) and other actions. ... Bhakti is a Tamil or Sanskrit term from Hinduism that means intense devotion expressed by action (service). ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Ahimsa is a religious concept which advocates non-violence and a respect for all life. ...

Though an ardent devotee of God, Kanakadasa was a rebel who protested against social evils like caste system, untouchability, etc. through his poems. Commenting on the Brahminical hypocrisy, he says that he would like to be a servant of a chandala than to be a vicious Brahmin Major Works 1. Nalacharitre 2. Haribhaktisara 3. Nrisimhastava 4. Ramadhanyacharitre 5. Mohanatarangini Kanakadasa wrote about two hundred songs (kirtans, padas and mundiges or philosophical songs) besides five major works In Ramadhanyacharitre, an allegory on the conflict between the high and low castes and classes, presented as an argument between two foodgrains, rice and ragi, is a most creative literary piece with a powerful social message,In the work, rice represents the socially powerful, such as Brahmins, and ragi (millet) represents the working people. The two grains come before Rama to argue their case and establish their superiority. In the end Rama sends both of them to prison for six months. At the end of the period, rice has turned rotten while the hardy ragi survives, earning Rama's blessings. The term God is capitalized in the English language as a proper noun when used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a supernatural Supreme Being in accordance with Christianity. ... In South Asias caste system, an untouchable, dalit, or achuta is a person outside of the four castes, and considered below them. ... Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ...

Kanakadasa, once wanted to have a 'darshan' (encounter) of the Lord Krishna in Udipi. He was not allowed into the shrine by orthodox Brahmins as he was not a Brahmin by birth. Kanakadasa then started singing praise of Shri Krishna and was lost to outside world in a corner outside the temple. Legend has it that the idol of Krishna, which heretofore had been facing east, turned around to face west, as the western wall collapsed so that Kanakadasa could have darshan, A small window was constructed at the breach later. The idol of Lord Krishan is still today worshipped through the window. This window came to be known as Kanakana kindi (Kanaka’s window). The memory of Kanakadasa was permanently etched in the temple of his beloved Lord Krishna .It is scientifically believed that there was a minor earthquake at night when Kanakadasa was singing outside the western wall. A crack appeared in the western wall and Kanakadasa was able to see the idol of Krishna in plain view. In a composition of Kanakadasa, he makes a reference to the shaking of the earth at night, while he was praying with his eyes closed. Today that window stands as a tribute to the unique saint of Karnataka This article is about Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ... The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... A compass rose with east highlighted East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... This article is about Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ...