Poetic RenderingEven if they flay my fleshand stretch it tight like a drumskinto beat upon in the marketplacestill, I will not forget Your sacred feet.Even if they mock my devotion,sneer…

Poetic RenderingWhen my eyes overflowed, they ceased to see anything but You.When my ears overflowed, they ceased to hear anything but Your name.When my hands overflowed, they ceased to do…

Poetic RenderingI wither, O Lord, with none to see me with Your eyes.I falter, O Lord, with none to speak Your words with me.I am poor, O Lord, with none…

Poetic RenderingBrothers, why look onlyinto a Linga polished bright like a mirror?Seethe Jangama tooshines with the same radiance,for in the moving formthe Living Lord walks before you.The still linga in…

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…

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…

Poetic RenderingWhen the Jangama guides the bhakta,and the bhakta practices the path of the Lingathis harmony itself becomes sacred.When the bhakta walks with the Jangama,and the Jangama performs the work…

Poetic RenderingMy body is Yoursthen what body can I call mine?My mind is Yoursthen what thought remains to bear my name?My wealth is Yoursthen what treasure lies within my grasp?When…

Poetic RenderingMy body seeks nothing,my mind seeks nothingYour Sharanas ask not for the world’s passing wealth.But if ever a flicker stirs within me,a whisper of “I want… I want,”O Eternal…

Poetic RenderingYou are my father,You are my mother.You are my kin,You are my clan.Beyond You,there is no other.O Kudalasangamadevabefore You,all distinctions vanish:there is neither milk nor water,only the One without…