Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions the habit of calling one thing an omen and another a bad omen. Such interpretation does not free the seeker from the sorrow of…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks why one should delay. The body that has been born must be used before its fitness passes. While the body still has the strength…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna addresses the human being directly and warns against desiring what fades. Time passes. Moonlight changes. Wealth does not remain steady. These cannot give lasting standing.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna addresses the parrot that recites without fear, trusting the strength of its cage. The cage is not merely outside. It has been built in the…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares human life within the body to water-froth protected by an iron covering. The covering may be strong, but the froth itself remains fragile. The…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna urges the seeker to worship Kudalasangama Deva before bodily decline takes hold. He names the signs one by one: before grey hair appears, before the…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with the condition of embodied birth. The body arises from śukla and śoṇita, seed and blood; this alone should awaken humility. Yet the human…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna contrasts two scenes. When a hunter brings a hare, people gather eagerly for a share. But when the dead body of a ruler lies there,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna calls the mortal world the workshop of the Lord. Human life is the place where the seeker is formed, tested, and made fit. What becomes…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks what sacred company cannot do. He first gives the image of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, showing that one form of life can pass…