The Unspoken Prayer

Poetic RenderingThough my hands are clean,why is my mind still impure?Touching the Linga with these handsdoes not make the hands holy.Touching with the mind alonedoes not make the mind pure.Only…

Sharana - Maheshwara MAHESHWARA

The Economy of Divine Abundance

Poetic RenderingKudalasangama is the giver,and the receiver as well.What value is our offeringwe who, like insects trapped in a well,exchange crumbs and call it generosity?He nourishes the threefold cycle:birth, existence,…

Bhakta - Sharana SHARANA

The Lineage of Compassion

Poetic RenderingCall him an outcaste who killsbut know this:the one who devours others through harsh words,cruel thoughts, or harmful intentionsis the greater outcaste still.What worth is lineage without virtue?What value…

Pranalingi - Sharana SHARANA

The Living Prayer

Poetic RenderingWhy weary yourself, O mind,with crores upon crores of chants?One song of love, sung with your whole being, outweighs endless repetition.What is chanting, O mind, without feeling?See the sharanas…

Sharana - Maheshwara MAHESHWARA

The Unmasking of Worldly Justice

Poetic Rendering“Do not hunt with the bow,” they say,yet they build grand halls on ivory pillars.The world’s tongue is ever double condemnation its custom.Such is their way of work, O…

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…

Aikya - Sharana SHARANA

The Company of the True

Poetic RenderingIf a man with anger burning in his heartpours water upon the Linga,it is like blood dripping from an open wound.If one steeped in sin offers a flower,it is…

Sharana - Bhakta BHAKTA

The Divided Heart

Poetic RenderingThe husband bows to Shiva,the wife delights in meat and liquor.He offers holy water and prasāda,she hungers for taste and intoxication.How can such divided livingbe called pure devotion?It is…

Maheshwara - Sharana SHARANA

The Fire of True Strength

Poetic RenderingIf a man trembles at the feather of an arrow,can he be called a warrior?If a shadow flickers on water,does it ever speak?What worth is such bravery?What worth is…

Aikya - Sharana SHARANA

The Threefold Wisdom

Poetic RenderingThe singer is not thereby wise;the clever talker is not thereby wise.Wisdom is not born in the tongueit lives in the heartsteadfast in its trust in the Linga.Wise is…