When a dumb beast gets stuck in mire,
can it do anything
other than moving its limbs helplessly?
Shiva, Shiva, I’m lost, I’m lost.
Pull me towards you.
I’m the dumb beast and you are the Lord of beasts.
Before people start pelting stones at me,
who has fallen,
Master, take care that you do not earn a bad name,
Kudala-sangama-deva, Shiva.
— Basavanna
InsightNo matter how alert I am, I slip from awareness and get stuck in the mire of individuality. I try hard to come out of the mire of individuality but with no success. FocusYou are the Master and I’m dumb. Pull me towards you, Shiva, towards awareness. |
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Vachana Text 53 Bada-pashu pankadalli biddade, 53. ನಾನು ಪಶು, ನೀನು ಪಶುಪತಿ |