Madivaalappa (ಮಡಿವಾಳಪ್ಪ)

My legs, my hands, my eyes, my nose
my mouth, my body, my mind, my life
who is it that says these and all else are mine?
Lo, that which is, he has become that
Nirupama Niraala Mahatprabhu Mahantayogi. [Vachana No.2464] ^[1]

Madivaalappa (c.18th century, Post Basava Age) is well-known as Kadakolada Madivaalappa. He hailed from Bidanur in Afzalpur talk of Bijapur district. Virupakshaswamy was his father and Gangamma his mother. Kalakeri Marulaaradhya was his guru.

Not rejecting that which comes
not desiring that which doesn’t,
enjoying all six tastes as the same,
setting aside anxiety and merging it with joy,
sparkling alike in laughter and enmity,
renunciation becoming health,
with disease of rebirths falling sick
endless death and birth were dead and gone
Nirupama Niraala Mahatprabhu Mahantayogi. [Vachana No.2465] ^[1]

Madivaalappa worked and died in Kadakola. Works of Madivalappa are available in two forms as Swarvachanas and vachanas. In swaravachanas he has used the signature Gurumahanta and Nirupama Niraala Matprabhu Mahantayogi is his signature in vachanas. His swaravachanas are available severally and the vachanas are collected in Nijaleelamrita Vachana. It narrates shatshala principle.