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Will the Stone Get Soft Staying in Water?

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Prayer from Basavanna Vachana

ಎನಿಸು ಕಾಲ ಕಲ್ಲು ನೀರೊಳಗಿದ್ದಡೇನು, ನೆನೆದು ಮೃದುವಾಗಬಲ್ಲುದೆ? ಎನಿಸು ಕಾಲ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪೂಜಿಸಿ ಏವೆನಯ್ಯಾ, ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢವಿಲ್ಲದನ್ನಕ್ಕ? ನಿಧಿಯ ಕಾಯ್ದಿರ್ದ ಬೆಂತರನಂತೆ ಅದರ ವಿಧಿ ಎನಗಾಯಿತ್ತು, ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದೇವಾ.

Song as Romanized text

enisu kAla kallu nIroLagiddaDEnu, nenedu mRuduvAgaballude? enisu kAla nimma pUjisi EvenayyA, manadalli dRuDhavilladannakka? nidhiya kAydirda beMtaranaMte adara vidhi enagAyittu, kUDalasaMgamadEvA.

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

However long may the stone stay in the water, will it absorb water and get soft? However long someone worship You, if there is no determination in mind, what is attained? Like the ghost that safeguards the wealth, that rule applied to me too, Kudalasangamadeva!

Notes:

1. The ultimate purpose of the worship of Lord Shiva is to mature oneself / tune to get absorbed in the Bliss the Lord provides. What is the point in doing a long worship over a many years if the mind is not applied and there is no determination and decation in the worship? Only when the mind is offered to God than any other offering, the Puja will be fulfilled. Otherwise it would be like the ghost that safeguards the treasure. The ghost does not have any means of making any fruitful use of the treasure. The same way the worship without applying the mind will not yield the desired fruit. c.f. பனையுள் இருந்த பருந்தது போல நினையாதவர்க்கு இல்லை நின் இன்பம் தானே - திருமந்திரம் பொக்க மிக்கவர் பூவும் நீரும் கண்டு நக்கு நிற்பர் அவர் தம்மை நாணியே - அப்பர் அன்போடுருகி அகம் குழைவார்க்கன்றி என்போல் மணியினை எய்த ஒண்ணாதே - திருமூலர்

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