Though it seemed on the surface that Kanakadasa is claiming that he alone may attain salvation, he had in fact put forth a thoughtful message that no matter what is one's scholarly prowess, one cannot achieve anything until the ego is eliminated. Kanakadasa had made a Pun giving different literal and philosophical meanings. Kanakadasa expresses a philosophical idea behind his thought. His master who could understand the real wisdom behind Kanakadasa's affirmation, asks him to elaborate his thoughts. But asked about his own chances he says in the affirmative by saying ನಾನು ಹೋದರೆ ಹೋದೇನು (If 'I'gone,i may go) adding to the fury of the clueless scholars. Scholars in the convention get seriously agitated by this episode and they feel that Kanakadasa must be very inconsiderate to deny the salvation to his own master let alone the remaining scholars. He answers in the negative even when asked about the chances of his own master attaining salvation. Every scholar present was asked the question, Kanakadasa firmly answers in the negative. Kanakadasa's Master Vyasatirtha(ವ್ಯಾಸತೀರ್ಥ)|date=July 2015}} once poses a question to him, that who among the scholars present in the convention could attain salvation (Moksha). There is a traditional folklore behind this popular quotation.
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