Summary In this vachana, Basavanna places a broom in the hand and a load upon the head. He names himself as the son in the house of the servant. The…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that within Kudalasangama Deva’s lineage a servant’s son has been born. He then places himself in that line: he is the servant-son of that…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna repeats the cry: “There is none for me, there is none for me.” That cry is answered by the Sharanas. Kakkayya, the elder, and Chennayya,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna names Shvapachayya as the elder and Dohara Kakkayya as the younger. He then names Madara Chennayya as “our Ayya,” the one who belongs intimately to…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna names Madara Chennayya as father and Dohara Kakkayya as elder. He then names Kannayya as his younger one and Kinnari Bommayya as brother. Before Kudalasangayya,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that Hara, as the primal source and ancient one, has come through line after line. He then names himself as the son of Madara…

Summary Vachana 347 — The Lineage of Realization Imagery & Symbolic Relevance The child born to a courtesan is the first image. It removes confidence in respectable parentage as the…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of the servant’s son in Chennayya’s house and the maid’s daughter in Kakkayya’s house. The two go to the field, come together, and from…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks whether life itself is diminished if the son of a Dohara becomes Kakkayya, or if Muttayya rises to the state of Madara Chennayya. He…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that he does not know how to offer, worship, or perform the daily Shiva-ratri observance. He moves about in a torn or rough guise.…