“The vast expanse of sky, the unseen cosmic veil

Your presence fills the heavens.

Your feet reach the depths,

Your crown graces the cosmos.

Infinite, unfathomable, unseen,

and beyond measure, O Kudalasangama Deva  

in my palm You now reside, a living light,

revealing Your presence both day and night.”

Having laid the foundation, Basavanna opens the next gateway of realization the progressive unfolding of awareness known as Śhata Sthala. It is a living map of inner maturation from devotion to union.

1. Bhakta Sthala – The Ear That Awakens : The journey begins in devotion. The Bhakta opens to the call of the Divine through love and longing.

2. Maheshwara Sthala – The Eye That Recognizes : Awareness deepens; one begins to recognize the sacred in every form and face.

3. Prasādi Sthala – The Body That Serves : Devotion and vision mature into selfless action. Work is performed as a sacred offering.

4. Prāṇaliṅgi Sthala – The Palm-Linga: Micro ↔ Macro Awareness : Awareness deepens into the rhythm of breath itself. The life-force becomes the direct bridge to Divine consciousness.

5. Śharaṇa Sthala – The Surrendered Life : The individual “I” begins to dissolve into the greater “We.” The Sharana lives through love, transparency, and service.

6. Aikya Sthala – The State of Union

English rendering

“What is this, what is this how does one become two?

What is this, what is this how do two become one?

What is this, what is this the seamless, unbroken whole?

Only You, O great giver,

Kudalasangama Deva, know this mystery in full.”

This is the flowering of the entire path. All dualities dissolve into one indivisible awareness. The seeker awakens to the timeless truth: there was never two only One Awareness.

The Circle of Completion : From Bhakta to Aikya, the six stages are six petals of one unfolding flower. This is the complete flowering of Basava Dharma a way of being to be lived.