The Eyes of Grace

Poetic RenderingThe thief, trapped by his fate,the snake-charmed man lost in worldly lures,the warrior who walks between truth and dangerin all of them, the Linga burns quietly within.If I fail…

Bhakta - Sharana SHARANA

The Cry of the Heart

Poetic RenderingDoes not the crow, on finding food,call out to gather its kin?Does not the hen, on seeing danger,cry aloud to shield her chicks?But the devotee who hoards his joy,who…

Bhakta - Sharana SHARANA

Poetic RenderingWhen the crow soils the gold,does it become a king’s crown?Can filth ever shape raw goldinto an ornament worthy of a throne?So, O Kudalasangamadeva,let me seek no false upliftmentfrom…

Sharana - Maheshwara MAHESHWARA

The Unseen Seed

Poetic RenderingIn places unseen and unknown,if they call us dull or foolish,let us look within and askwhy?They beckon us with no offering of worth,yet rejoice in belittling us.Let that be…

Sharana - Aikya AIKYA

The Final Surrender

Poetic RenderingFor this body’s needs,grant me just enough to live byonly by Your grace, O Lord.For the ways of the worldand its daily dealings,let Your compassion sustain me.Whether youth or…

Pranalingi - Sharana SHARANA

The Sixfold Purification

Poetic RenderingBy the Guru’s wordmy ears were purified.By beholding the holy sharanasmy eyes were purified.By touching the feet of the Lordmy body was purified.By tasting Your prasādamy mouth was purified.By…

Sharana - Maheshwara MAHESHWARA

The True Measure of Worth

Poetic RenderingThey bend low before the horse-traderbecause his coins glitterbut when they see the saint in tattered cloth,they turn away saying, “We have no time.”Such is the wisdom of this…

Sharana - Maheshwara MAHESHWARA

The Taste of the Essence

Poetic RenderingThe sheep wanders in the sugarcane fieldyet knows nothing of sweetnessit nibbles the dry leavesand walks away satisfied.Only the great elephantpresses the cane and drinks its essence.So too, O…

Pranalingi - Sharana SHARANA

The Living Temple

Poetic RenderingIn Satya Yuga, they sought Kedar;in Treta, they journeyed to Varanasi;in Dvapara, Virupaksha was hailed as the root of holiness;and now, in Kali Yuga, they climb Śrishaila’s mountain shrine.But…

Maheshwara - Sharana SHARANA

The Threefold Dharma

Poetic RenderingIf my steps stray in action,if my words stray in speech,if my mind belittles anotherwhat can the Linga do for me?How can grace descendwhen I myself am dividedone thing…