Summary In this vachana, Basavanna examines divided reverence. When the Jangama comes from another place, he recognizes that presence as Linga. But if he neglects the Jangama already present in…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against judging the Jangama by outer appearance. If one Jangama comes clothed, honored, and visibly dignified, and another comes in worn or patched cloth,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against rejecting essence because of the vessel. One should not reject milk because the pot is cracked. One should not reject ghee because the…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares his bhakti to one who worships a threshold and then stamps over it. The act begins with reverence but ends in contradiction. What was…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna gives the image of a woman who sees a king and forgets her own husband. Such forgetting is like climbing a tree and then letting…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks what worth life has if it cannot respond to those who ask. If one truly has nothing to give, that condition may be borne.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks what use there is in whitening the outside when the inside remains impure. He then asks what use there is in tying the Linga…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that he does not know musical measure, rhythm, reckoning, or the refined modes of divine song. He does not present himself as a trained…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions the use of sacred names when their inner conditions have not been fulfilled. How can one be called Bhakta if worldly association has not…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna gives the image of a child born today. Though newly born, it already longs to be held. If left in the street, it cries for…