Basava Quotes

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The rich
Will make temples for Siva
what shall I, a poor man, do?
My legs are pillars,
the body the shrine,
the head the cupola of gold,
Listen, O! Lord:
Standing things shall fall,
that which moves shall stay

Basava

In a brahmin house
where they feed the fire as a god
when the fire goes wild and burns the house
they splash on it
the water of the gutter and the dust of the street,
beat their breasts
and call the crowd.
These men then forget their worship
and scold their fire,
O lord of the meeting rivers!

Basava

Work with a feeling that, there is none lower than me; There is none greater than society of Sharanas.

Basava

Though shall not steal nor kill;
Not speak a lie;
Be angry with no one,
Nor scorn another man;
Nor glory in thyself;
Nor others hold you to blame
This is your inward purity;
This is your outward purity;
This is the way to win our Lord:
Kudalasangama

Basava

Never lose heart while pursuing the path of trust. Live a principled life.

Basava

Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers,
things standing shall fall,
but the moving ever shall stay.

Basava

Live morally, do not aspire for other's Wealth, Women and God.

Basava

Have faith in creator of this universe believe that he is omnipresent and Supreme power.

Basava

Consume according to your requirements and contribute the rest to the society through Dasoha.

Basava

Basava

Basava

Born: 1134

Died: 1196 (aged 62)

Bio: Basava was a 12th-century Indian philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet in the Shiva-focussed Bhakti movement and a social reformer during the reign of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I in Karnataka, India.

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