Thimmappa Nayaka was his original name and he belonged to chieftain (Kuruba) family of Kaginele in Haveri district. He was born to the Kurubagowda couple Biregowda and Beechamma at bada. Kanaka Nayaka being of the warrior community(Kuruba) his defeat in the field of battle, directed him to the path of devotion. He came to be called Kanaka Nayaka as he found a treasure-trove of gold ( kanaka means gold in Kannada). Kanaka Dasa was well educated and capable of analyzing the society microscopically. In his early age he acquired deep knowledge about poetry and understood the nuances of Karnataka Music that was just founded by Purandara Daasa. Based on one of his compositions it is interpreted that after he severely got injured in a war and was miraculously saved, he gave up his profession as a warrior and devoted his life to composing music and literature with philosophy explained in common man's language. It appears that he started traveling to places a lot to gain more knowledge. Though he came from Shaivism community followed by Kurubas, he became a follower of Vaishnavism. However he had maintained a balanced view about all faiths[citation needed]. At a young age he authored poetries Narasimha stotra, Ramadhyana Mantra, andMohanatarangini. (See Ref 2)
His writing started showing his innovativeness in using day to day activities of common man. For e.g. Ramadhyana Mantra is a poetic expression of conflicts between rich and poor classes where he uses ragi ( staple food of poor and high in nutrients) and rice(main food of rich but not as rich in nutrients) to synonymously to represent poor and rich. He joined Haridasa movement and became a follower of Vyasaraja who named him as Kanakadasa. His poems and krithi deal with many aspects of life and expose the futility of external rituals. They stress the need for cultivation of moral values in life. Similar to Purandara Daasa, Kanaka Daasa’s compositions addressed social issues in addition to devotional aspect. Kanaka Daasa was very aggressive and straight forward in criticizing evils of society such as superiority claims using castesystem.
His poem "Kula Kula Kula vendu hodedhada dhiri" asks humans not to segregate themselves from one another, because every human is born the same way, everyone eats the same food and drinks the same water, hence none is superior or inferior to one another.The deity he worshiped was Adhikeshava of Kaginele, presently in Haveri district of Karnataka. Kaginele, now a village, was a prosperous place and trading center in the Middle Ages. Out of the many of his compositions, about 240 (see Ref 2) are fully accountable today. All hisKarnataka Music compositions end with mudra (signature) Kaginele Adhikeshava. In addition to being a poet he worked as a social reformer by down playing dogmatic communities that were suppressing the disadvantaged communities.
Kanakadasa made extreme effort in reforming the disadvantaged communities by convincing them to give-up their age old obsolete social practices and adapt to the changing world. He effectively used music to convey his philosophy. He lived at Tirupathi in his last days. He is one of the greatest musician, composer, poet, social reformer, philosopher and saints that India has ever seen.
- Badukidenu badukidenu
- Bandevayya Govindasetty-
- Daasa daasara maneya daasaanu daasa..Vidyabhushana Swamy
- Drohigala vivaravanu naa Pelvenayyaa
- Eetaneega vaasudevanu...(Film:Bhakta Kanaka Dasa) PBS
- Eke neenilli Pavadiside
- Ellaaru maaduvudu hottegaagi genu battegaagi..Dr. Rajkumar
- Elliruvano Ranga emba samshaya beda
- Enendu kondaadi stutisalo Devaa
- Enu illada eradu dinada samsaara-
- Enu kaarana baayi terede pelelo Devaa
- Ene manavitte Lalitaangee
- Kula kula kulavendu- Dr. P B Srinivas
- Eke neenilli Pavadiside Jagadeka vikhyaata
- Drohigala vivaravanu naa Pelvenayyaa
- Nee mayeyolago ninnolu maayeyo ? Sung by Vidyabhushana
- Coming soon: Aane bandide idigo maddaane..
- Aaroo samayakkodagalilla
- Baagilanu teredu Seveyanu kodo hariye..
- Balagombe channaraaya..
- Ballavare ballaru ellaru ariyaru
- Beda bedaa ele duritagaliraa
- Bhantanaagi baagila kaayve..
- Bhandhugaladaarigaariddarenu ?
- Durjnara sanga endigollenu..
- Eesha ninna charana bhajane
- Enu baruvudo sangadenu baruvudo ?
- Ellinda bande mundetta payana ?
- Govinda hari Govinda
- Indu sairisi SreeKrishnana...
- Japava maadidarenu ?
- Kande naa tanda-tandava hindu daivava..
- Maganinda gatiyunte Jagadolage
- Mereyadiru mereyadiru ele maanavaa
- Maguva tadeyabaarade maaniniyaru
- Muttabeda muttabeda muraharana daasaranu
- Ninaginta kundenu..
- Nechchadiru samsaara neleyillavee kaaya..
- Naanu neenu ennediru heena maanavaa
- Ninna nodi dhanyanaadenu..
- Neenyaara bhaandhavano ?
- Maanava maneyolage kovidarirabahude ?
- Saaku saaku manuja seveyu
- Sharanu sharanu dasharatha Raamadhootage
- Tallanisadiru kandya taalu manave
- Teerthavanu hididavarella tirunaamadhaarigale..?
- Toredu Jeevisabahude hari ninna...
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