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    Allama Prabhu - His Life

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    Prabhu was likely born in the early 12th century in Ballegavi village near Banavasi. He was born to devout parents, Nirahankara and Sujnani, who had longed for a child. Sujnani had visions of the village deity Goggeshwara and conceived Prabhu, who showed artistic talents from a young age. However, Prabhu also had an ascetic side, and the conflicting instincts for art and asceticism eventually led the ascetic side to dominate, turning him into a renowned renunciate.

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    Prabhu was likely born in the early 12th century in Ballegavi village near Banavasi. He was born to devout parents, Nirahankara and Sujnani, who had longed for a child. Sujnani had visions of the village deity Goggeshwara and conceived Prabhu, who showed artistic talents from a young age. However, Prabhu also had an ascetic side, and the conflicting instincts for art and asceticism eventually led the ascetic side to dominate, turning him into a renowned renunciate.

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    Prabhu was likely born in the early 12th century in Ballegavi village near Banavasi. He was born to devout parents, Nirahankara and Sujnani, who had longed for a child. Sujnani had visions of the village deity Goggeshwara and conceived Prabhu, who showed artistic talents from a young age. However, Prabhu also had an ascetic side, and the conflicting instincts for art and asceticism eventually led the ascetic side to dominate, turning him into a renowned renunciate.

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    Allama Prabhu - His Life

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    Allama Prabhu His Life

    Prabhu is not a mere metaphysician but a real master of excellence and perfection. The peculiar excellence of man is
    his power of thought by which he surpasses and rules all forms of life. As the growth of thought gives him his
    supremacy, so its development gives him fulfilment and happiness. The chief condition of happiness is the life of
    reason which represents the specific glory and power of man. Prabhu does not discard the life of reason, on the
    contrary, it finds its full expression in his life and action. He does not spare chastising even Basava for his one sided
    attachment to sham Jangamas. He upholds virtue which implies a masculine sort of excellence. For him virtue
    depends upon self-control, symmetry of desire and artistry of means.

    Prabhu, who is otherwise known as Allama, Allayya, Allama Prabhu or Prabhu-deveru, was probably born in the very
    beginning of the 12th century. The exact date of his birth is neither known nor has it been ascertained by any of his
    biographers. The biographers can be divided into two groups: one holding all too human and the other all too divine
    view of him. Both views are wrong, for both lack the historical perspective and predominantly represent a
    mythological view. Yet out of this legendary outlook we can glean a few historical facts. Prabhu was undoubtedly born
    of the human parents at Ballegavi, a village near Banavasi. His fathers name was Nirahankara, and his mothers,
    Sujnani. Karavura seems to be his family name. Ballegavi was set in the midst of palm trees, water-pools and rice
    fields. The temple of Goggeleshwara or Guheshwara adorned this inspiring setting. His parents were a devout couple
    and Goggeshwara was their family deity. Sujnani had often visitations from God, Goggeshwara in her dreams.
    Nirahankara was the head of a dance school and was well versed in the three branches of music. But a secret
    longing was gnawing at their hearts. It was the longing for a child. In her daily prayers, Sujnani appealed to God to
    bless her with a child. One day she dreamt that she had been possessed by the God. In the temple opposite her
    house the image of Shiva quickened to life under her own eyes. A ray of light penetrated to the depth of her being. In
    course of time, she conceived and gave birth to a child. The child, whom the world was to know as the Vairagya
    Chakravarti, (the supreme renunciate) was named Prabhu. He was a little boy full of fun and life. Nobody imagined
    what giddy heights, what tremendous depths lay hidden in the little body of this charming child. His artistic
    temperament and prowess were revealed when he was only six years old. He had inherited from his fathers artistic
    temperament. A passionate instinct for the beautiful was the first channel which brought him in contact with God. But
    there was a rich undercurrent of asceticism which occasionally peeped through his demeanour. The mutually
    conflicting instincts for the artistic and the ascetic and for the beautiful and sublime struggled within him for
    supremacy. In the end the ascetic instinct got the upper hand and turned him into a renowned Renunciate.

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