(Body is the Abode of God) - Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Basavanna Vachana 

 

ತನಗೆ ಮುನಿವರಿಗೆ ತಾ ಮುನಿಯಲೇಕಯ್ಯ ?
ತನಗಾದ ಆಗೇನು ? ಅವರಿಗಾದ ಚೇಗೇನು ?
ತನುವಿನ ಕೋಪ ತನ್ನ ಹಿರಿಯತನದ ಕೇಡು.
ಮನದ ಕೋಪ ತನ್ನ ಅರಿವಿನ ಕೇಡು.
ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಣ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ಮನೆಯ ಸುಟ್ಟಲ್ಲದೆ
ನೆರೆಮನೆಯ ಸುಡದು ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದೇವ.

Song as Romanized text

 

tanage munivarige tA muniyalEkayya ?
tanagAda AgEnu ? avarigAda cEgEnu ?
tanuvina kOpa tanna hiriyatanada kEDu.
manada kOpa tanna arivina kEDu.
maneyoLagaNa kiccu maneya suTTallade
neremaneya suDadu kUDalasaMgamadEva.

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

Why should we get angry with those who got angry with us?
What do we get out of it? What do they lose?
Anger of the body is detrimental to our larger body.
Anger of the mind is detrimental to the wisdom.
The fire that caught inside the house, unless burns that house
will not burn the neighbour's house.
Oh Lord Kudalasangamadeva!!

 Notes: 

1. Anger stored inside is highly detrimental to the self.
2. tanuvina kOpa - anger of the body
Anger exhibited by the body. This will affect the larger body 
(aura/ sphere) of the person