Summary Basavanna places the whole range of his life before Kudalasangama Deva: danger, joy, and sorrow. He does not say that the Lord knows only suffering or only devotion. He…

Summary Basavanna questions the idea that Kudalasangama Deva comes, stays in many places, and then departs. The Divine is not like an ordinary object that moves from place to place,…

Summary Basavanna places two acts side by side: touching the Linga with the hand and bowing the head before the Jangama. He immediately asks which is greater and which is…

Summary Basavanna first says that Shiva-bhaktas are great. This is not a denial of their greatness. It recognizes the true stature of those who live in devotion. He then says…

Summary Basavanna uses the image of two hands belonging to one body. If the left hand is bound and the right hand is cut, the body cannot remain untouched. Pain…

Summary Basavanna begins with the body in pain and the mind in weariness. He does not deny embodied suffering, nor does he turn away from the reality of mental burden.…

Summary Basavanna begins with two direct instructions: know conduct and know thought. Spiritual life cannot remain only in inward awareness, nor only in outward behavior. Both must be brought under…

Summary Basavanna moves from non-division to boundarylessness. He first asks whether the Sthavara-bhakta may appear to have a boundary, and then asks where any boundary can be placed upon the…

Summary Basavanna gives one of the strongest warnings in the Linga-Jangama sequence. The fault is not ordinary ignorance. The person has worshipped the Linga, entered sacred practice, and yet, on…

Summary Basavanna questions the devotee who worships the Linga while speaking ill of the Jangama. The contradiction is not minor. It shows worship divided against living sacred recognition. The cry…