Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions the worth of outward marks when inward steadiness is absent. Umbrellas may be many, suggesting visible status, protection, or authority, but firm riders of…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna shows a life worn down by daily anxiety. The repeated concern, “How today? How tomorrow?” burns through the body’s burden, and samsara passes in that…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with repeated calling: “Ayya, Ayya.” The call is not casual speech. It is repeated again as a cry, showing a longing that continues without…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna gathers spiritual discipline into Kudalasangama Deva’s Name. Japa, tapa, and daily observance are not left as separate supports; their force is drawn into remembrance of…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna rejects the display of cleverness and skill. He asks what use there is in such outward refinement when the path is already direct. He then…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna addresses those who claim to know vashya, the art of bringing under control. He asks them to listen, because their claim is made without true…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna places the first movement of the day before the Linga. At the auspicious dawn, if the Linga is remembered with inward earnestness, untimely death, time-bound…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with the image of a hand that has lost its hold. When the hand falters, the thief enters. The warning is clear: lapse creates…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with ordinary acts of embodied life: eating, wearing, and receiving relatives. These actions fill daily existence, yet the deeper question is left unasked: who…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna measures his own offering against the acts of great devotees. He asks whether he can praise like Bāṇa and Mayūra, feed like Siriyala, and give…