The Bamboo of Single-Pointed Devotion

Poetic RenderingI will not harm any living being,I will not surrender to the greed of the tongue,nor touch another’s spouse.These are traps laid upon the pathI see them clearly.Let my…

Prasadi - Sharana SHARANA

The Bound Bullock of Spiritual Envy

Poetic RenderingThe bull trudges on, carrying its load,yet the street-dogs bark and nip at its heels.Neither do they believe,nor let believers walk in peace.Neither do they practice,nor let others practice…

Bhakta - Prasadi PRASADI

The Dawn of Grace

Poetic RenderingWithin the cage where the parrot dwellsI poured oil into the waiting lamp,set the wick,and sat in stillness for Your coming.Like a dry leaf lifted by a restless wind,I…

Prasadi - Sharana SHARANA

The Alchemy of Grace

Poetic RenderingOf what use is the moon,even if it drips with nectar,when its old dark scar still shadows its face?Of what use is the sun’s blazing splendorif the mind broods…

Bhakta - Prasadi PRASADI

The Throne of Humility

Poetic RenderingIf I harden my heart, I lose the wayso I keep the highest seat within me empty,awaiting the Jangama’s arrival.Only by leaving space for Youcan I hope to merge…

BHAKTA Prasadi - Bhakta

Forging the Unbreakable Vessel

Poetic RenderingIf a servant fails his master, the master's name is shamed. O Lord, make me a servant who does not fail. Make me an unbreakable vessel, O Koodalasangamadeva, So that in this…

Aikya - Prasadi PRASADI

The Sovereignty of the Inner Light

Poetic RenderingWhen the king turns against you,life in his land becomes unlivable.When the husband turns against you,the home itself grows unbearable.But if the Jangamathe cosmic presence within and beyondturns away…

BHAKTA Prasadi - Bhakta

The Masks of Illusion

Poetic RenderingTo birth, she came as a mother, an illusion so keen,In the attachment’s guise, as daughter unseen.As a spouse in the union, illusion weaves tight,In every role, illusion cloaks…

Aikya - Prasadi PRASADI

The Crown of Humility

Poetic RenderingBirth after birth,let me not be cast away, O Lordfor in this rare human formYou have given the bridgefrom form to the formless,the chance to mergeinto Your everlasting consciousness.Let…

Sharana - Prasadi PRASADI

Transformative Antidote

Poetic RenderingBy true knowing, ignorance collapses;by inner radiance, the outer shadows flee.By the Real, the false dissolves;by the touchstone, dull iron turns to gold.And just so, O Kudalasangamadevaby the living…