Original · ಮೂಲ
ಉಳ್ಳವರು ಶಿವಾಲಯ ಮಾಡುವರು
ನಾನೇನು ಮಾಡಲಿ ಬಡವನಯ್ಯಾ
ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಲೇ ಕಂಬ, ದೇಹವೇ ದೇಗುಲ,
ಶಿರವೇ ಹೊನ್ನ ಕಳಸವಯ್ಯಾ
ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದೇವಾ ಕೇಳಯ್ಯಾ,
ಸ್ಥಾವರಕ್ಕಳಿವುಂಟು ಜಂಗಮಕ್ಕಳಿವಿಲ್ಲ
Transliteration
uḷḷavaru śivālaya māḍuvaru
nānēnu māḍali baḍavanayyā
enna kālē kamba, dēhavē dēgula,
śiravē honna kaḷasavayyā
kūḍalasaṅgamadēvā kēḷayyā,
sthāvarakkaḷivuṇṭu jaṅgamakkaḷivilla
English · ಆಂಗ್ಲ
The rich build temples for Shiva.
What can I build, Lord — I am poor.
My legs are the pillars,
my body the shrine,
my head the golden dome.
Listen, Lord Kudala Sangama:
things that stand will fall,
but what moves lives on.
Source · ಆಕರ
ಬಸವಣ್ಣನ ವಚನಗಳು
Samagra Vachana Samputa (15 vols.), Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, Government of Karnataka
Digitization: Vachana Sanchaya / Kannada Wikisource (CC-BY)
Themes
devotionequalityimpermanencehumilityinner-worship
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