Summary In this vachana, Basavanna removes the pride of spiritual conquest. He says: O Lord, this world is made by You. This samsara is made by You. This forgetfulness is…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna stands before the immeasurable greatness of Kudalasangama Deva. He asks: unless You know me, how can I know You? Even if I say that I…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna speaks from a state of inward nearness and outward freedom from worry. Through knowing, he has known. Yet he remains in a state where nothing…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna questions the limits of knowledge, feeling, speech, and doctrine. If he says, “I know through knowledge,” that reality remains beyond the reach of knowledge. How,…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks whether body, prana, and abiding can have meaning without Arivu. He then asks whether Bhakti can exist without bhava. The first three questions establish…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna teaches that a true offering is not measured only by the visible moment of giving. The substance that has been rightly prepared for offering has…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna says that what has not reached its proper time cannot be made to happen merely because one desires it. He does not exhaust himself by…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna denies that he has brought the Ādi Linga or the Anādi Linga. The Primal Linga and the Beginningless Linga are not his personal achievement. Their…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna asks how he can know the greatness of Kudalasangama Deva’s Bhakti. He also asks how he can know the abiding place of the Lord’s sacred…

Summary In this vachana, Basavanna places before us the full display of royal power: jewels, elephants, women, children, chariots, cities, relatives, horses, warriors, and tribute-paying kings. After naming these signs…