Summary Basavanna begins with Guru, Linga, and Jangama. From them arise Padodaka and Prasada. The sacred triad is therefore not treated as separate supports standing apart from one another, but…

Summary Basavanna refuses both assertion and denial. He does not say, “It is,” and he does not say, “It is not.” The truth before him cannot be held by either…

Summary Basavanna asks what outer mark is needed for the servant, what conduct-code is needed for the steadfast one, and what scripture is needed for one who has already entered…

Summary Basavanna asks why a servant needs a mark. This continues the concern of the previous vachana, but moves more sharply: what has become inwardly lived does not need to…

Summary Basavanna says that he lived in the house of Shiva’s Sharanas as one among the serving women. He does not stand as knower, teacher, or claimant. He stands as…

Summary Basavanna says that the joy of being made a servant and sustained by Kudalasangama Deva’s Ganas is not like Salokya, Samipya, Sarupya, or Sayujya. He names the four classical…

Summary Basavanna begins by questioning whether spiritual standing can be claimed apart from steadfast service. He then rejects the idea that the Divine could differ according to the person who…

Summary Basavanna remembers Kudalasangama Deva and longs to behold Him, yet no outward vision comes. This absence leads to the question of how he can live or continue. The answer…

Summary Basavanna declares Kudalasangama Deva to be father, mother, kin, and lineage. The principal relations through which a person understands origin, nurture, belonging, and identity are gathered into the Lord.…

Summary Basavanna declares that Kudalasangama Deva alone is present through adversity, joy, and sorrow. Changing experience does not lead him toward another refuge. He also recognizes the Lord as both…