 Palkuriki Somanatha , a native of modern Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh , is considered one of the foremost multi @-@ lingual Shaiva ( or Shiva @-@ following ) poets of the 12th and 13th centuries . Historians are divided about the time and place of his birth and death and his original faith . He was adept in the Sanskrit , Telugu and Kannada languages . He was a devotee of Basavanna ( the founder of the Veerashaiva movement ) , and all his writings propagate that faith . It is generally accepted that he was born a brahmin and later adopted the Shaiva faith , although according to the scholar Bandaru Tammayya he was born a Jangama ( follower of the Shaiva faith ) . His time of birth has been identified as either the 12th century or late 13th century . In Kannada , his most important writings are Silasampadane , Sahasragananama and Pancharatna . His well @-@ known poems , written in the ragale metre , are Basava ragale , Basavadhya ragale and Sadguru ragale . He is known to have humbled many Vaishnava poets in debates . 
 Palkuriki Somanatha , a native of modern Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh , is considered one of the foremost multi @-@ lingual Shaiva ( or Shiva @-@ following ) poets of the 12th and 13th centuries . Historians <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>divided about the time and place of his birth and death and his original faith . He was adept in the Sanskrit , Telugu and Kannada languages . He was a devotee of Basavanna ( the founder of the Veerashaiva movement ) , and all his writings propagate that faith . It is generally accepted that he was born a brahmin and later adopted the Shaiva faith , although according to the scholar Bandaru Tammayya he was born a Jangama ( follower of the Shaiva faith ) . His time of birth <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> been identified as either the 12th century or late 13th century . In Kannada , his most important writings <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>Silasampadane , Sahasragananama and Pancharatna . His well @-@ known poems , written in the ragale metre , <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>Basava ragale , Basavadhya ragale and Sadguru ragale . He is known to <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> humbled many Vaishnava poets in debates . 
Palkuriki Somanatha , a native of modern Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh , is considered one of the foremost multi @-@ lingual Shaiva ( or Shiva @-@ following ) poets of da 12th and 13th centuries . Historians divided about the time and place of his birth and death and his original faith . He was adept in the Sanskrit , Telugu and Kannada languages . He was a devotee of Basavanna ( tdafounder of thdaeerashaiva movement ) , and all his writings propagate that faith . It is generally accepted that he was born a brahmin and later adopted thedaaiva faith , although according to the scholar Bandaru Tammayya he was born a Jangama ( follower of the daiva faith ) . His time of birth done been identified as either the 12th century or late 13th century . In Kannada , his most important writings Silasampadane , Sahasragananama and Pancharatna . His well @-@ known poems , written in the rdale metre , Basava ragale , Basavadhya ragale and Sadguru ragale . He is known to done humbled many Vaishnava poets in debates .