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ಸಿಂಪುಟ ೬, ಸಿಂಚಿಕ ೮, ಆಗಸ್ಟ್, ೨೦೧೬

Next Gen - ಲ ್ೀಕ Basavanna’s Vachanas - My perspective and interpretation - Dhruti Bhatta

Seemingly simple, the vachana address the complexity of the mind. There is violence/negativity in each of us. Often, we are unaware
of it. Being a teenager, I feel that this vachana is very relevant in modern contemporary social context. Teenagers and adults, we of-
ten find ourselves taking out bottled emotions and frustration in the form of violence, anger and
aggression. It is not until later that we realize the consequences of the seven actions mentioned
in the vachana. Upon observing ourselves, we realize how subtly these actions are disguised in
our daily lives. This vachana provides a set of commandments that would aid us in living a
fuller more spiritually enlightened life. It effectively communicates that a pure and well culti-
vated /aware mind is significant in learning, achieving, experiencing and realizing anything and
everything.

I realized that the same set of values that Basavanna has mentioned in the vachana is the basis of
the preaching’s of famous Hindu saints such as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Shri Viveka-

nanda. These very commandments are woven into the sets of morals in many Hindu families
and serve as foundations in schools and education system.

I strongly feel that practicing the simple tenets of the vachana can play a major role in our day to
day lives.

Overall, Basavanna is a highly influential vachanakara, who teaches us that spiritual enlightenment is the only way to reach the lord.
He is a very respectable author, because despite growing in a respectable high caste family he questioned all their ritualistic practices,
dualism, book learning and the externalization of god. His vachanas are treasure houses of spiritual and philosophical thought that
encourage readers like us to detach ourselves from the world to give up worldly desires and take refuge in lord Shiva. All his
vachanas have beautiful messages and teach us something or the other that will aid us in our busy modern lives.

Dhruti Bhatta
Garde 8, SJI International Singapore

ಕನನಡ ಸಿಂಘ (ಸಿಂಗಪ್ುರ) ಆಯೀಜಸುತಿಿರುವ

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