Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure and Kannada poet of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that compared to other saints of her time.

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  • Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure and Kannada poet of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that compared to other saints of her time. Yet the term 'Akka' (elder Sister) which is an honorific given to her by great Veerashaiva saints like Basavanna, Cenna Basavanna, Kinnari Bommayya, Siddharama, Allamaprabhu and Dasimayya speaks volumes of her contribution to Kannada literature and the history of Karnataka. She is said to have accepted the god Shiva ('Chenna Mallikarjuna') as her mystical husband (similar to how centuries later Meera, a 16th century saint, considered herself married to Krishna).
  • Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) var en indisk filosof och poet under 1100-talets Karnataka, hon var en betydelsefull person inom virashaiva-bhaktirörelsen. Precis som Mahatma Gandhi är hon mest känd med sitt hedersnamn istället för sitt förnamn; akka betyder äldre syster. Hon sägs ha tagit Shiva (i formen Chenna Mallikarjuna) till sin mytiske make, likt hur 1500-talshelgonet Mirabai ansåg sig vara gift med Krishna. Mycket av Akka Mahadevis liv är okänt. Hon sägs ha försvunnit från bananodlingarna i Shrishaila under extas. Hennes bidrag till bhaktilitteraturen på kannada omfattar flera vachana, en slags poesi.
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  • Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure and Kannada poet of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that compared to other saints of her time.
  • Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) var en indisk filosof och poet under 1100-talets Karnataka, hon var en betydelsefull person inom virashaiva-bhaktirörelsen. Precis som Mahatma Gandhi är hon mest känd med sitt hedersnamn istället för sitt förnamn; akka betyder äldre syster. Hon sägs ha tagit Shiva (i formen Chenna Mallikarjuna) till sin mytiske make, likt hur 1500-talshelgonet Mirabai ansåg sig vara gift med Krishna. Mycket av Akka Mahadevis liv är okänt.
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  • Akka Mahadevi
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