Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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FEBRUARY, 1922]
VACHANAS ATTRIBUTED TO BASAVA
4. They cannot believe, they cannot trust, and they call in vain. These worldly men know not how to believe. If they believe and call, will not Siva answer them? But if they call without believing and trusting it is all useless. Our Kndalasangama Deva says, "Let them shout from the top of a tree!"
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5. I am not one to ask like Dâs for imperishable treasure. I am not one to ask like Chola that it should rain gold. Be not afraid, be not afraid. I am not one like these. O my Father, Kudalasangama Deva, favour me always only with that excellent faith in Thee. O. Worship with a Pure Heart.
1. You bring cart-loads of flowers and bathe the Liuga whereever you please. But do worship without taking such trouble. For God does not want you to take such trouble. Does Kudalasangama Deva become soft merely by the use of water?
2. If an angry man bathes the Linga with water, that water is a stream of blood. If a sinful man offers a flower, that flower is a wound from a sharp blade. I see none that loves God, except Channayya the Mahâr. I see none that loves, except Kakkayya the tanner. It is Machayya the washerman who is all-pervading. Ah, they are Thy relatives, O Kudalasangama Deva.
3. You worship the Linge and do what ought not to be done. This is like letting fly an arrow at a deer under cover of a white ox. Our Kudalasangama Deva does not receive worship from the hands of a thief or an adulterer.
P. Meditation upon the Linga.
1. Ah, my bodily connections are severed, and I know no other connection whatsoever. I am strongly drawn towards Thee; I cannot part from thee. O thou smiling-faced king, give me attention. I am in haste to pierce Thy mind and enter, O Kudalasaugama Deva. 2. I will not allow greed, anger, or joy to touch my senses, and so I shall make my conduct divine. I will act with fear and faith. With no deceit in my mind, I will worship with a pure heart, and so join myself to Kudalasaugama Deva with all the force of my life.
3. O when shall I gaze at the Linge in my palm with my eyes showering down limitless tears? O when shall the sight of the Liiga be my life? O when shall union with the Linga be my life? When shall I lose all connection with my bodily disorders, O Kudalasangama Deva, and say continuously, "Liiga, Linga, Linga"?
Stage II: Mahesa: Divine Power. A. Be Firm.
1. Does a servant, having laid hold, let go? Does a servant, having et go, still hold? Does a servant fail in courtesy? Does a servant tell lies? If he fails in natural goodness, Kudalasangama Deva will slit his nose, so that his teeth may fall out.
2. There is an obstinacy wanted in a servant, viz., that he should not covet other people's wealth; that he should not desire other man's wives; that he should not seek other gods; that he should crush adverse critics; that he should believe God's grace is real. Our Kudalasangama Deva is not pleased with those that are not obstinate.
3. You should be like a weapon in the hands of a warrior. You should endure even though they plague you. When your head is struck off, and your body falls upon the ground, if you still shout, our Kudalasangama Deva will be pleased with you.
4. I am severe in justice; I have no pity nor mercy; I oppose the whole world. I am not to be afraid even of other servants, because I live in the royal lustre of Kudalasangama Deva.
B. Face Difficulties.
1. If you, being a devotee of God, approach Him, thinking that He will take you up to heaven, He will first pound you; He will crush you; He will make you dust; He will make you ink. But if you still firmly believe in Kudalasangama Deva, He will at last make you Himself.