The rich Will make temples for Siva what shall I, a poor ma… - Basava

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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

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Basavanna (ಬಸವಣ್ಣ) was a 12th-century Hindu philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet in the Niraakaara 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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Alternative Names: Basavanna • Basaveswara • Bhaktibhandari

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Pythagoras Zoroaster Swami Vivekananda The Buddha Paramahansa Yogananda

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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!”

Earn wealth through honest and truthful work.

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

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! L… - Basava

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