Basava Purana, composed in Telugu by Palkuriki Somanatha in the 13th century, is a seminal hagiographic epic on Basaveshwara (Basavanna Deva) that unites narrative, doctrine, and ethics. Sacred to the Lingayat community yet influential far beyond, it advances kayaka (work as worship), dasoha (sharing), and ishtalinga (direct devotion) as practical pathways to inner realization and…