Summary In this vachana, Basavanna prays that each faculty be filled by Kudalasangama Deva. Speech is to be filled with the nectar of the Name, the eyes with the Divine…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks from the exhaustion of effort. The legs grow weary from wandering, the eyes from seeing, and the tongue from singing. Yet even after this,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna turns inward to the eight-petalled lotus around which the jivatma moves. He asks how he can call himself a devotee when he has not known…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna turns directly to the instability of his own mind. Unless the mind remembers Kudalasangama Deva with clear steadiness, he asks what refuge remains for him.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna describes a field of noise, force, and display. Drums are beaten, battle-cries rise, and acts of prowess appear before him. He says that he has…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna prays for protection from corruption within what Kudalasangama Deva has entrusted to him. If deceit enters that trust, he asks to be kept away from…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of the eighty-four lakh faces through which embodied life moves. Across these countless forms, the seeker has wandered, searched, and looked. He then turns…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against judging the one who bears the Linga. Even if the hand trembles or the person appears unsteady, the Linga-bearer should not be called…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks who can know what is truly present in another person’s heart. The inward state is not open to ordinary judgment. He then rejects quick…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks what signs show true devotion to Kudalasangama Deva. If the mind has joined inwardly but the body does not melt, something remains incomplete. He…