Summary Basavanna recognizes Kudalasangama Deva as the physician of bhava-roga, the disease of becoming, and takes refuge in Him. He addresses the Lord as the giver of devotion and asks…

Summary Basavanna describes the ripening of the inner faculties: the heart opens, the mind becomes clear, and the tongue delights in the Divine Name. He does not claim the Name…

Summary Basavanna says that his association with the body has become Nissaṅga—free from binding attachment. The body remains, but it no longer establishes an independent identity or possessive centre. He…

Summary Through continued seeing, Basavanna’s mind becomes Linga-dhyāna itself. Meditation is no longer merely an act performed by the mind. An inward harmony arises, abides, and dissolves in Kudalasangama Deva.…

Summary Basavanna asks what week, day, night, or daylight mean when only the worship of Kudalasangama Deva remains. These divisions ordinarily determine activity and observance. Here, they no longer decide…

Summary Basavanna says that the glance of Kudalasangama Deva is bliss and His companionship is supreme bliss. The whole body becomes an instrument of seeing: every hair appears as an…

Summary Basavanna continues to behold the Linga until ordinary limits of seeing are crossed. Tears flow without measure, and the body responds with trembling and beads of perspiration. These are…

Summary Basavanna names the suras, kinnaras, and kimpuruṣas, but does not allow these celestial beings to draw his attention away. His citta—his inward attention and orientation—is fixed upon Kudalasangama Deva…

Summary Basavanna refuses to let outward appearance, honor, shame, or public laughter determine his relation to the Linga. Even if accepted standards of dignity and reputation are lost, he will…

Summary Basavanna asks Kudalasangama Deva to transform his whole body into a musical instrument. The body becomes its frame, the head its resonating vessel, the nerves its strings, and the…