Basavanna, Mahadeviyakka, And Augustine: Summary

Religion is a word and feeling that is left up to the person to interpret. Even though there are countless closed-minded people that feel as if religion and the highest power can only be felt in one way and should only be expressed in the way that everyone else expresses it, there are innuerable ways for one religion to be felt and told. From the writers of Basavanna, Mahadeviyakka, and Augustine, it is shown that the same religion worshiping the same God can be told and represented in three different ways, but all three narratives connect back to one point. These three stories all discuss their relationship to God, but it is talked about in different ways even though it is surrounding one person. All three authors made their stories directly to God about their own lives. As writers Basavanna, Mahadeviyakka, and Augustine all made their message to God in the form of a narrative story and autobiography. In both Basavanna and Augustine, it is a one-sided direct question to God in search for help and guidement from God, and both writers compose a plea to God in two different ways. Basavanna asked to be …show more content…
In a similar feeling, Basavanna and Augustine feel as if God can renew them, forgive them for everything, and is the savior of all saviors. The feeling that Basavanna gives God is that he is the person that can renew someone and forgive them for any wrongdoing and produce them as pure as they were before they started to sin. In slight contrast, Augustine portrays God as being this figure that he can confess all his problems too, and then God will forgive him as if nothing ever happened. One major difference is that Mahadeviyakka is just obsessed with God and has a very strong love for him that she feels as if she wants to marry him. She puts God on a very high level and goes into a search for him, so she can praise him and tell him her