Summary Basavanna presents Chennabasavanna as the active agent of a complete transformation. Chennabasavanna removes the forms of bhava that had gathered around him, reveals the fullness of devotion, leads him…

Summary Basavanna returns every spiritual capacity to Kudalasangama Deva. The power within his devotion is the Lord; the power within his discernment is the Lord; and the power within his…

Summary Basavanna says that his head has touched, joined, and merged with the sacred feet of Kudalasangama Deva until no distinction remains. The opening movement is not merely an act…

Summary Basavanna declares that he will perform the eightfold worship and the sixteen sacred services for his Ishtalinga. He will carry out Ishtalinga-archana in its proper order and, through that…

Summary Basavanna declares that for those who belong to Kudalasangama Deva, death is not the final truth. They do not know death as separation, because those who have arisen into…

Summary Basavanna begins with a deliberate contrast. The Prāṇa-Linga recognized by everyone is one, but his Prāṇa-Linga is different: for him, the Jangama itself is Prāṇa-Linga. The difference does not…

Summary Basavanna begins by asking how the state before him can be compared or described. It does not display itself directly, yet its incomparable nature is revealed through the Guru.…

Summary Basavanna describes Prabhudeva through three images of an essence concealed within a visible form: the inner potency of the castor seed, rasa within flowing sap, and nectar arising from…

Summary Basavanna begins with intimate trust. He trusted the companion who remained beside him and believed in the virtuous hand that held his own. Yet pain arises in that very…

Summary Basavanna asks us first to behold the Bhakta who is no longer defined or confined by the body. He then asks us to behold the Jangama who is free…