A.B. Maalakaraddi, MLA, has said that Sarvajna was a great transcendental of the 16th century and tried to bring people out from darkness through his meaningful tripadis.
He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the birth anniversary of the poet and saint, Sarvajna, jointly organised by the district administration, the zilla panchayat, the Department of Kannada and Culture and Yadgir City Municipal Council here on Tuesday.
Dr. Maalakaraddi, who is known to be a good speaker on Vachana Sahitya, said that after Basaveshwara, Sarvajna wrote several thousands of Vachanas in tripadi and took them to the people. “Sarvajna chose the common people’s language which can easily touch the hearts of the people; his tripadis are still deeply impacting both the literate and illiterate people,” he added.
Comparing Sarvajna with Tamil poet-saint Tiruvalluvar and Telugu poet-saint Vemana, Sangappa Upase, Commissioner of CMC, said that Sarvajna’s 2,000 tripadis focussed on the people’s problems and also the solution to them too.
Sarvajna was opposed to casteism and he took humanity to great heights, he added.
Bangarappa Kumbar, teacher, gave a special lecture on Sarvajna.
Prakash Rajput, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shekarappa Arjunagi and others were present.
