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Vachana 24- The Question of Fruitful Desire
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks whether longing can become fruitful while the burden of former sin still follows. The speaker does not deny desire for devotion. He sees the…
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Vachana 23-When Devotion Burns the False Self
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of a truth once seen or tasted, after which the mind longs for it again and again. That longing does not leave him. Yet…
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Vachana 20- The Antidote in the Bite
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents samsara as a serpent and the five sense-objects as poison. When the speaker comes into contact with this serpent, the poison takes effect. He…
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Vachana 18- The Triad of Attachment
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna shows the speaker being driven by Māyā before steadiness has taken root. The movement is restless and outward. Māyā does not remain hidden; it places…
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Vachana 8- The Ocean and the Cry
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents the speaker as overwhelmed by the ocean of samsara. The waves rise and strike the face, and the speaker asks whether this ocean has…
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Vachana 1259- The Collapse of Boastful Claims Before Māyā
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks the listener to look carefully at the ancient examples. Varuna became lame, the Sun was afflicted, Shukra became blind, Shani was chained, Bali was…
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Vachana 1030- Why Leave the Living Waters?
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks three self-answering questions. Who would leave a lake and fall into a well? Who would leave a flowering grove and climb into thorns? Who…
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Vachana 1028- The Fall of Ravana’s Greatness
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna recalls the vast greatness of Ravana: asura-like wealth, countless women said to rival Sita, wise ministers, immense armies, many sons, power over the guardians of…
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Vachana 998- The Devotion That Withers Without the Sharana
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna confesses the sorrow of falling away after the Sharanas of Kudalasangama Deva had come and protected him. The shelter was given, but he did not…
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Vachana 995- The Company of the Sharana as Life Itself
Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that the company of Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas is supreme joy. Their nearness is not ordinary companionship; it is the living field in which devotion…