Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu

Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu
Native name
మల్లికార్జున పండితారాధ్యుడు
Bornc. 1110 CE[1]
Draksharama (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)[2]
Diedc. 1185 CE[1]
Vellaturu (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)[3]: 129 
OccupationPoet, Philosopher
LanguageTelugu, Kannada
Period12th century
GenreŚaiva literature
Literary movementBhakti movement, Veerashaivism
Notable worksŚivatattvasāramu
ChildrenKēdārayya Pandita[4]

Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu (Telugu: [ˈmallikaːɾd͡ʒunpaɳɖitaːɾaːdʱjuɖu], Telugu: మల్లికార్జున పండితారాధ్యుడు, romanized: Mallikārjuna Paṇḍitārādhyuḍu) was an Indian philosopher of Veerasaiva school and a Telugu poet from Andhra region. He was a poet in the court of Velanati Choda king Rajendra Choda II.[3] His Śivatatvasāramu was the first independent Telugu work. Being a unique person of his era he contributed in spreading Saivism throughout Andhra region. He was credited with ending the remnants of Buddhism in Andhra land through his intellect and influence.[3]: 129  For his prowess in Telugu language, he was generally referred to as Telugu: కవిమల్లు, romanized: Kavimallu, lit. 'Wrestler among poets'.[5]

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