Summary Placed by the Lord in the mortal world, Basavanna built the Mahamane and spent his life as an attendant and servant of the true Sharanas. He does not claim…

Summary Madivala removes what has been constructed through imagination and makes Basavanna know the Unimagined. He brings the mind to rest, establishes it in ghana, breaks the dominance of bodily…

Summary Gold is present within stone, fire within wood, and ghee within milk, though none is immediately visible. In the same way, Shiva abides within the inner being. Basavanna asks…

Summary Chennabasavanna shows the Vast that cannot ordinarily be seen in the Karasthala, the Vast that cannot be expressed in the Manasthala, and the incomparable Vast in the face of…

Summary The Reality that could not be seen has come directly into Basavanna’s hands. Its nearness fills him with joy: he dances, sings, and beholds it with eyes filled. This…

Summary Basavanna recalls four acts of Kudalasangama Deva: He burned Kāma, destroyed Daksha’s sacrifice, burned the mighty Tripura, and bore the deadly Hālāhala poison. The first three acts show the…

Summary Kudalasangama Deva is not a formation produced by desire or imagination. From Himself, He is Svayambhu—self-existent. He remains One through endless time in the radiance-manifestation of His own supreme…

Summary Basavanna contrasts the true Lingavanta with those who remain distant from the Mahalinga despite bodily life, sacred learning, sectarian identity, philosophical confidence, or divine rank. Some remain caught in…

Summary Basavanna questions the need to seek a bodily mark as proof that the realized state has been reached. The rainbow does not join the sky from elsewhere or enter…

Summary The body bears the Karasthala, while Prana bears the Jangamasthala. Shiva-Linga worship arising through this twofold relation becomes the abode of supreme bliss. The body is Bhakta and Prana…