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ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ವಚನ

ವಚನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಮಾಮೃತ ತುಮ್ಬಿ

ನಯನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೂರುತಿ ತುಮ್ಬಿ

ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ನೆನಹು ತುಮ್ಬಿ

ಕಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೀರುತಿ ತುಮ್ಬಿ

ಕೂಡಲ ಸಂಗಮ ದೆವಾ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಚರಣಕಮಲದೊಳಗಾನು ತುಮ್ಬಿ

 

basavaNNanavara vachana

 

vachanadalli nAmAmR^ita tumbi

nayanadalli nimma mUruti tumbi

manadalli nimma nenahu tumbi

kiviyalli nimma kIruti tumbi

kUDala saMgama devA

nimma charaNakamaladoLagAnu tumbi

 

Meaning:

The words spoken (by me) are full of ambrosia of (Your Holy) Name !

The eyes are enriched with the vision of Your Form !

The mind is full of Your thoughts !

The ears are filled with Your Glory !

Oh Lord of kUDala saMgama,

in Your Feet lotus, I am there as a bee !

 

Notes:

All the five senses and the three karaNas are

offered to the Lord and everywhere the kUDala sangama

dEva is ruling - showering bliss to the devotee.

So what would the devotee do now ? basavaNNa

beautifully puts it, "As a bee I am enjoying the

lotus of Your Feet, my God !" These are the people

who need not have to wait for an after death mukti,

but are liberated right here in this world.