Summary In this vachana, Basavanna examines the meaning of Linga worship through the image of water. If water is poured on the fixed Linga, it does not become wet in…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna teaches that worship of the Linga must be followed by reverence to the Jangama. The act of worship does not end with the Linga alone.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna shows that when Divine favour comes, fullness follows. Just as rising waters fill a lake, what is empty can become full when Kudalasangama Deva gives.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna identifies the mind as a serpent and the body as the place that holds it. The serpent is dangerous because its action cannot be predicted.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with the first act of the day. If one rises in the morning but does not behold Shiva-Linga-Deva, what is the worth of such…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with the image of iron transformed into gold through the touch of parasu. The image establishes the central measure: true contact changes the one…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna gives the image of many trees standing on the slopes of a mountain. When sandalwood stands among them, its fragrance spreads to what is near…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna calls for complete trust. The repeated phrase “trust fully, trust fully” gives the vachana its center. The trust he asks for is not tense, anxious,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks what use there is in reading or hearing if one does not know the path of Shiva. The issue is not learning itself, but…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna overturns ordinary measures of caste and worth. Whatever one may be by social description, if one has not been touched by the Linga, that condition…