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The Indivisible Trinity

Poetic RenderingIs there pride in the Lingathe boundless, deathless One?Is there caste or creed in the Jangamathe living form of the same Divine?Is there bitterness in Prasadathe sharing that springs…
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The Divine Instrument

Poetic RenderingThe steps that unfold from the Linga,the words that arise from the Lingawhy should the Lingavanta ever fear?When breath itself movesonly by the will of the Linga,then wherever this…
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The Sanctuary of Truth

Poetic RenderingWhere the Linga abides, slander cannot dwell.Where slander reigns, the Linga departs.Let them appear as they may,speak as they will,but those who live by the Linga’s lightstand beyond all…
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The Substance of Devotion

Poetic RenderingWhat is the use of dancing,or singing,or reading aloudif the heart holds no dasoha:service, sharing, surrender?The peacock may dance,the lute may sing,the parrot may recite its wordsbut without true…
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When Time Dissolves

Poetic RenderingWhat is a week? What is a day?What is night, what is dawn?When my heart rests in You, O Kudalasangama,all measures of time vanishthere is only the unbroken worship,the…
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The Still Flame

Poetic RenderingI have seen them, O Lordthe worshippers of Vishnu,casting themselves into ritual fire.I have seen them,the followers of Jina,starving their bodies into silence.I have seen them,the devotees of Mailara,howling…
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The LivingScirptures

Poetic RenderingI shall bind the Vedas into one tight knotand leave the shastras sealed behind shut doors.I shall break the staff of fruitless debate,and slice the nose of ritualsthat strut…
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The Living Altar

Poetic RenderingTo worship the Lingato sing, to play,to keep its presence in the heartis easy.But when the Jangama comes,hungry, weary,and stands before youthat is the true moment of worship.Fail then,and…
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The Collapse of the Old Order

Poetic RenderingThe Vedas trembled in their scrolls,the shastras faltered, speechless and bare.All their thinkers, turning and turning,found no path into living truththeir words collapsedfor want of experience.And the coming of…