Story of Akka Mahadevi for Children
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Akka MahadeviMany years ago, in
Akka Mahadevi
Many years ago, in a small village called Udutadi in Shimoga district, there lived a couple who were devotees of Lord Shiva.
They had a little daughter named Mahadevi.
Right from her very young age, Mahadevi was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.
She was always engaged in writing poetry and singing songs in praise of Lord Shiva whom she used to dearly refer as “Chenna Mallikarjuna”
In a few years, Mahadevi grew up to be a beautiful young lady. In a desire to be with close to Lord Shiva Himself, she made friends with animals, birds, flowers and nature and started having no interaction with her own family and people around.
One day, King Kaushika saw Mahadevi in deep devotion to Lord Shiva, he immediately fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.
Mahadevi agreed to marry king Kaushika with conditions that she would continue to be the ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and she would engage in debates and discussions with saints and philosophers on spirituality in the court. King Kaushika was in deep love with Mahadevi and agreed to her conditions without thinking.
After their marriage, Mahadevi never paid attention to her husband and was always busy writing poems and chanting praises of her favorite Lord.
She got into active discussions with philosophers and saints and was engaged in spiritual activities.
This enraged King Kaushika and he challenged her of her beliefs and activities in the palace.
Mahadevi realised that palace is not the place for her devotion and renounced everything and walked out of the king’s palace.
She went straight to Anubhava Mantapa- a school of highly knowledgeable saints and philosophers for discussion on spirituality and religion, headed by Saint Allama Prabhu.
Here she also met philosophers and saints of great knowledge and devotion like herself - Basavanna, Siddharama, Channabasavanna, Sarvajna, Palkuriki Somanatha.
Mahadevi was able to actively participate in the debates and philosophies that earned her respect from the best of philosophers.
Here, she earned the title- “akka” meaning elder sister by the philosophers at Anubava Mantapa.
With Allamma Prabhu’s guidance, she wrote many poems or vachanas which is relevant and widely respected even today.
In her last days of life, she went to Sri Sailam in Andra Pradesh and spent rest of her life in a cave in complete devotion to her lord Chenna Mallikarjuna.
Akka Mahadevi led he life with courage and faith. She was a revolutionary, a social reformer, an ardent devotee and a great poet. Her vachanas or poems stun the reader with their simplicity and appropriateness.
Many years ago, in a small village called Udutadi in Shimoga district, there lived a couple who were devotees of Lord Shiva.
They had a little daughter named Mahadevi.
Right from her very young age, Mahadevi was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.
She was always engaged in writing poetry and singing songs in praise of Lord Shiva whom she used to dearly refer as “Chenna Mallikarjuna”
In a few years, Mahadevi grew up to be a beautiful young lady. In a desire to be with close to Lord Shiva Himself, she made friends with animals, birds, flowers and nature and started having no interaction with her own family and people around.
One day, King Kaushika saw Mahadevi in deep devotion to Lord Shiva, he immediately fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.
Mahadevi agreed to marry king Kaushika with conditions that she would continue to be the ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and she would engage in debates and discussions with saints and philosophers on spirituality in the court. King Kaushika was in deep love with Mahadevi and agreed to her conditions without thinking.
After their marriage, Mahadevi never paid attention to her husband and was always busy writing poems and chanting praises of her favorite Lord.
She got into active discussions with philosophers and saints and was engaged in spiritual activities.
This enraged King Kaushika and he challenged her of her beliefs and activities in the palace.
Mahadevi realised that palace is not the place for her devotion and renounced everything and walked out of the king’s palace.
She went straight to Anubhava Mantapa- a school of highly knowledgeable saints and philosophers for discussion on spirituality and religion, headed by Saint Allama Prabhu.
Here she also met philosophers and saints of great knowledge and devotion like herself - Basavanna, Siddharama, Channabasavanna, Sarvajna, Palkuriki Somanatha.
Mahadevi was able to actively participate in the debates and philosophies that earned her respect from the best of philosophers.
Here, she earned the title- “akka” meaning elder sister by the philosophers at Anubava Mantapa.
With Allamma Prabhu’s guidance, she wrote many poems or vachanas which is relevant and widely respected even today.
In her last days of life, she went to Sri Sailam in Andra Pradesh and spent rest of her life in a cave in complete devotion to her lord Chenna Mallikarjuna.
Akka Mahadevi led he life with courage and faith. She was a revolutionary, a social reformer, an ardent devotee and a great poet. Her vachanas or poems stun the reader with their simplicity and appropriateness.
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