Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of transformation through Kudalasangama Deva’s muttida guṇa — the quality, force, or grace of Divine touch. Through that touch, he says he became Pūrvāchāri.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of the state of Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas. Their standing cannot be measured within svarga, martya, or pātāla. He describes them as beyond ordinary categories,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna praises Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas as beings of supreme joy. Their joy is not passing pleasure, but the settled state of realized life. He then describes…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna begins with the image of fire hidden within wood. Fire may be present, but unless it is churned and brought forth, it cannot be seen.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents Rudrākṣi as a sacred power of purification. Rudra means Shiva. Akṣi means eye, and in this sacred usage Rudrākṣi points to the tear of…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna describes a threefold revelation within the Karasthala Linga, the Ishtalinga held in the palm. Through Śrī Mahāvibhūti, he sees the gleam of Kudalasangama Deva’s divine…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna teaches that Anubhava is the fulfilment of Arivu. Knowing does not become complete by itself; it is nourished and satisfied only when it becomes lived…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna explains Māyā through the image of a painting upon a wall. The wall is Asti-Bhāti. Asti means being, the truth that something is. Bhāti means…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna corrects a subtle spiritual error. Some say, “The Self is Linga,” but Basavanna asks whether the Self can be known apart from the body. Others…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna names Bhakta, Jangama, Shakti, and Shiva as belonging to the beginningless order of realization. He then turns inward: when Kudalasangama Deva revealed Himself as the…