[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Religious Traditions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya) › [Śaiva traditions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva) › [Vīraśaiva / Liṅgāyata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva) › బసవపురాణము # బసవపురాణము Pālkuriki Sōmanātha's Telugu dvipada epic of Basava and the Śaiva saints. - **Language:** Telugu - **Date:** 1200–1300 CE - **Author:** [Pālkuriki Sōmanātha](https://indike.org/pramana/person/palkuriki) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Versions and retellings - [Basavapurāṇa (Bhīmakavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.virasaiva.basavapurana) - [Basavapurāṇamu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu.saiva.basavapuranamu) ## Translates - [Basavapurāṇa (Bhīmakavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.virasaiva.basavapurana) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.basavapuranamu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.basavapuranamu) · Pramāṇa