Summary Basavanna warns against devotion that rings aloud while carrying harm within. To say “Linga, Linga” with the mouth, while the mind remains false and the body does not follow…

Summary Basavanna exposes devotion that has become outer display without inner truth. One may not know the foundation and subtle discipline of the Sadguru’s path, yet wear the marks of…

Summary Basavanna says that one who has seen Sadachara, yet does not stand on the side of the Linga-emblem, has no true standing either here or hereafter. The issue is…

Summary Basavanna confesses that he does not possess the servant-conduct joined to truth and right living. He does not claim virtue, discipline, or spiritual fitness. Even the conduct expected of…

Summary Basavanna asks whether one who is not present to the all-pervading reality can truly become established in the Nishkala, the boundless and formless Linga. The question rejects premature claim.…

Summary Basavanna presents samsara as a serpent that cannot be driven away by shouting and cannot be restrained merely by binding. The force of worldly bondage is not removed by…

Summary Basavanna presents samsara as a forest where tigers and bears are present. The danger is not denied. The world remains a place of threat, uncertainty, and vulnerability. Yet the…

Summary Basavanna compares himself to a dog that licks the cooking pot but cannot put the pot back in its proper place. The image exposes the gap between receiving benefit…

Summary Basavanna examines his own state without self-deception. If he says he has held the feet as a Sharana, the true state of those feet has not yet been fully…

Summary Basavanna distinguishes between temporary lapses in practice and the deeper current of awakened realization. The hand may falter, the discipline may weaken, and embodied limitation may appear. Yet the…