Summary Basavanna asks what is truly meant by the expression “threefold Prasada.” He identifies its three forms precisely: Shuddha Prasada belongs to the Guru, Siddha Prasada belongs to the Linga,…

Summary Basavanna describes purification passing through six fields of his being. The impurity of the ear ends through the Sadguru’s word; the impurity of the eyes ends through seeing the…

Summary Drawn by the longing called Dasoha, Basavanna enters and sees the Guru, the Linga, the Jangama, and Prasada. These are not presented as disconnected religious possessions. Within Dasoha, they…

Summary Basavanna asks whether the stigma of being called Holeya can remain where Linga is present, whether lineage can remain where Jangama is present, and whether the pollution associated with…

Summary Basavanna defines the Sharana not as one whose life is governed merely by prior seed and vital breath, but as a Linga-prāṇi—one whose life is established in the Linga.…

Summary Basavanna resolves not to allow desire, anger, delight, and the movements of the sensory faculties to touch and govern him. He establishes his conduct as Shivachara and expresses it…

Summary Basavanna warns against turning back after leaving a former condition. One who looks behind and entertains doubt about returning becomes like a paramour who goes to another’s doorway; the…

Summary Basavanna asks what any angry individual or even an entire village can do to those who stand secure in Kudalasangama Deva. He rejects dependence upon their favour, even in…

Summary Basavanna declares that his anger will not leave him when someone says that another deity exists apart from Kudalasangama Deva. He expresses this intolerance through the severe image of…

Summary Basavanna declares that no other realm equals Shivaloka and no other mantra equals the Shiva-mantra. He then places a riddle before the world and asks it to take up…