Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against the misuse of entrusted nearness. One who has entered the master’s house must not look with desire at another’s wife, nor seek playful…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna rejects worship that lacks sadachara and sadbhakti. Without right conduct and true devotion, worship does not become offering; it becomes punishment. He also rejects repeated…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that one who goes in search of hidden treasure must be prepared for obstruction. What is concealed does not yield itself easily. The search…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions sacred words that do not move the seeker forward. Saying “by God,” “by the devotee,” or “by the Guru” at every step has no…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against careless familiarity with the Sharanas of Kudalasangama. Such conduct does not injure the Sharana; it turns back upon the one who behaves without…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that true learning cannot be seen in a mind that keeps wavering from side to side. A mind that does not remain steady cannot…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against devotion that looks prepared but fails when tested. A seed that is not sown cannot become harvest. A person who does not stand…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna teaches that learning must be tested. Just as cloth must withstand the needle, the seeker must withstand the piercing test of the path. He then…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna warns against becoming a Bhakta only in name while the earlier Bhavi condition remains unremoved. The former shelter may appear to have been cast off,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks the listener to hear the two kinds of speech spread across Jambudweepa and the ninefold earth. The field is wide; the teaching is not…