Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against devotion that looks prepared but fails when tested. A seed that is not sown cannot become harvest. A person who does not stand…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that true learning cannot be seen in a mind that keeps wavering from side to side. A mind that does not remain steady cannot…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against careless familiarity with the Sharanas of Kudalasangama. Such conduct does not injure the Sharana; it turns back upon the one who behaves without…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions sacred words that do not move the seeker forward. Saying “by God,” “by the devotee,” or “by the Guru” at every step has no…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that one who goes in search of hidden treasure must be prepared for obstruction. What is concealed does not yield itself easily. The search…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna rejects worship that lacks sadachara and sadbhakti. Without right conduct and true devotion, worship does not become offering; it becomes punishment. He also rejects repeated…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against the misuse of entrusted nearness. One who has entered the master’s house must not look with desire at another’s wife, nor seek playful…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against mistaking appearance for inner worth. A brass ornament coated with gold may shine on a servant’s neck, but the coating does not change…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that the ancient path is not grasped by everyone. The path is present, but not all enter it. Some waver, turn elsewhere, and do…

Summary Basavanna asks whether one who truly knows would come to a place and then leave merely because society calls it Holegeri. A house in which Linga is present must…