Vachana 1224 — The Lingayoga of Divine Merger

The vachana opens with three two-syllabled expressions:
Deha;
Jiva;
Hamsa.
Basavanna first knows Deha as Jiva. The body is understood through the living principle present within it.
Jiva is then carried inward toward Hamsa. Hamsa prepares the movement into the subtle two-petalled field described at the brow-centre of the eye of knowledge.
The Two Petals
Basavanna divides Hamsa into two petals at the bhrumadhya, the middle of the brows associated here with the eye of knowledge.
The two petals receive distinct sacred roles:
one petal becomes the Karta, the Master or directing agent;
the other becomes the Bhṛtya, the servant.
The relation between Master and servant is preserved as the foundation of the inward worship.
Between these two petals abides Paranjyoti, the Supreme Light. The two relational positions and the Light between them form the gathered centre Basavanna recognizes as Trikuta.
Basavanna then joins this centre. The joining is followed by worship and service; it is not merely an intellectual recognition.
The Twofold Paricharya
Within the joined condition, Basavanna performs paricharya—sacred attendance, service, and worship.
During the first paricharya, he fills one petal with Nirmalodaka, pure and unstained water.
During the second paricharya, the same water is gathered and ordered within the other petal.
The water therefore passes through both relational fields. It belongs neither exclusively to the Master-petal nor exclusively to the servant-petal.
The Disappearance of the Petals
As the paricharya continues, both petals disappear.
The divisions required for the earlier worship have completed their function. The water is no longer confined by their former boundaries and passes beyond its measure.
The mind follows the same movement. Its established boundary is crossed.
The movement proceeds from distinction, through sacred relationship and service, into a condition beyond the former limits of division and mind.
Partaking and Fulfilment
Basavanna then partakes of what has arisen through this completed paricharya, meaning sacred service, attendance, or worship.
The experience is inwardly received and assimilated rather than merely observed from outside.
Basavanna leaves the measure of its fulfilment entirely with Kudalasangama Deva:
You alone know the satisfaction of what I partook.
The final authority therefore remains with the Lord. Basavanna undergoes the experience, while Kudalasangama Deva alone knows its complete fulfilment.
Lingayoga Relevance
The vachana presents Lingayoga as an ordered inward process:
Deha is known through Jiva.
Jiva is refined toward Hamsa.
Hamsa is divided at the brow-centre of the eye of knowledge.
One petal is established as Karta.
The other is established as Bhṛtya.
Paranjyoti is recognized between them.
The gathered centre is known as Trikuta.
Paricharya is performed.
Nirmalodaka passes through the two petals.
The petals disappear.
Water and mind cross their former limits.
The resulting condition is inwardly partaken.
The Master–servant relationship remains central during the practice. The servant does not claim the position of the Master, and the Master is not reduced to the servant.
Both are gathered around Paranjyoti. Through completed service, the divisions that contained the earlier movement cease to remain.
The passage beyond mind is therefore reached through relationship, purity, worship, and inward assimilation.
Even at the culmination, Basavanna does not claim ownership over the experience. Its fulfilment remains known to Kudalasangama Deva alone.