Summary
In this vachana, Basavanna offers every faculty of perception and life toward Jangama and Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas.
He says that the nourishment of the eyes is to see Jangama, the nourishment of the ears is to hear Jangama, the nourishment of smell is to receive Jangama, and the nourishment of the tongue is to speak of Jangama.
He then extends the offering beyond the senses. Covering, protection, deep love, and all substances are to be given to Jangama and to Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas.
The teaching is direct: devotion becomes complete when seeing, hearing, smelling, speaking, love, protection, and possession are all turned into service of living sacred presence.
Imagery & Symbolic Relevance
The eyes are the first image. Their true nourishment is not scattered seeing, but seeing Jangama.
The ears give the second image. Their true nourishment is hearing Jangama. Listening becomes part of sacred orientation.
The faculty of smell gives the third image. Basavanna includes even this subtle sensory contact within Jangama-centered devotion.
The tongue gives the fourth image. Its nourishment is to speak of Jangama. Speech is not left as ordinary expression; it is turned toward living sacred presence.
The covering or protection offered to Jangama gives the next movement. Devotion is not only inward perception. It becomes embodied care, hospitality, and service.
Deep love is then brought into the offering. Love must ripen into action, not remain only as feeling.
All substances form the final image. Nothing possessed is kept outside the field of offering. Basavanna gives everything to Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas.
The imagery therefore moves from the senses, to speech, to protection, to love, to all possessions. The whole person becomes oriented toward Jangama and Sharana.
Lingayoga
In Lingayoga, this vachana teaches the consecration of the senses and possessions through Jangama-recognition.
The practice-point is direct: let seeing, hearing, smelling, and speaking be turned toward Jangama. Let love become service. Let what is possessed become offering to Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas.
For Sharana Sthala, this is lived Dasoha. The Sharana does not keep perception, affection, shelter, or substance as private possession. All are redirected toward living sacred presence.
Editorial Commentary
The repeated structure of the vachana should be kept clear. Basavanna does not speak only of inner devotion; he names concrete faculties and concrete offering. The strongest movement is from sensory nourishment to total giving: the senses are fed by Jangama, and all substances are given to the Sharanas of Kudalasangama Deva.
Related Vachana
Supporting Vachana
Pranalingi Sthala Vachana 797 — The Inseparable Abidance in the Linga
Pranalingi Vachana 797 supports this teaching by saying that one who has received Prana-Linga cannot walk, speak, enjoy the five senses, or perform even a small bodily act apart from Linga. Vachana 430 carries that discipline into Sharana Sthala: seeing, hearing, smelling, speaking, covering, love, and all substances are no longer separate possessions, but are turned toward Jangama and Kudalasangama Deva’s Sharanas.
Advancing Vachana
Aikya Sthala Vachana 1035 — Where All Becomes Linga
Aikya Vachana 1035 advances this teaching by showing that sound, touch, form, taste, and fragrance themselves reveal Linga through the overflowing compassion of Kudalasangama Deva. Vachana 430 offers the senses to Jangama and gives all substances to the Sharanas; Aikya Vachana 1035 carries this into Aikya, where perception itself becomes revelation and all sensory fields shine as Linga.
