Shunyasampadane

Shunyasampadane are collected works of various Veerashaiva saints. It forms an important part of the holy works of Veerashaivism.

Written in the form of conversation, the Shoonya Sampadane is a collection of vachanas of the important vacanakaras of the 12th century. The authors of the Shoonya Sampadane have woven the discrete vachanas into a cohesive structure around an available or a new story. There are four versions of the Shoonya Sampadane, composed between 15th and 16th century. The last of the four versions was (re)edited and printed by P.G. Halakatti in 1930.

20th century Editions of the Shunyasampadane

Halakatti, P.G., ed. 1930. Guluru Siddavirana Shoonyasampadane.

Basavaraju, L, ed. 1969. Shivaganaprasadi Mahadevayyana Prabhudevara Shoonyasampadane. Chitradurga: Shri Brahanmatha Samsthana.

Vidyashankar, S., and G.S. Siddalingaiah, eds. 1998. Halageyaryana Shoonaysampadane. Bangalore: Priyadarshini Prakashana.

Reference

Ayyappapanicker, K. 1997. Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

Ullagaddi, Saroja. "Shoonya Sampadane." http://www.vsna-tx.org/2007/WaniMarch07-1.pdf