Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers, things standing shall… - Basava

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Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers,
things standing shall fall,
but the moving ever 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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Consume according to your requirements and contribute the rest to the society through Dasoha.

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

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

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

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