Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents the speaker as overwhelmed by the ocean of samsara. The waves rise and strike the face, and the speaker asks whether this ocean has…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna shows the speaker being driven by Māyā before steadiness has taken root. The movement is restless and outward. Māyā does not remain hidden; it places…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna presents samsara as a serpent and the five sense-objects as poison. When the speaker comes into contact with this serpent, the poison takes effect. He…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks of a truth once seen or tasted, after which the mind longs for it again and again. That longing does not leave him. Yet…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks whether longing can become fruitful while the burden of former sin still follows. The speaker does not deny desire for devotion. He sees the…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares a dog’s tongue returning again and again to the taste of ghee. The image shows repeated craving, not a single fall. The mind sees…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares his condition to a beast fallen in mire. The speaker is caught, unable to rise by himself, and cries out in every direction. The…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna compares his condition to an oyster lying open in the depth of the sea. The speaker is not struggling outwardly or crying in many directions.…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna places every condition of life before Kudalasangama Deva. Gain and loss are Yours. Fall and rise are Yours. Honor and dishonor are Yours. The speaker…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna declares the transforming power of Kudalasangama Deva’s grace. When the Divine is gracious, even dry wood sprouts. The barren becomes fruitful. Poison itself becomes nectar.…