The verse and its meaning · Suvichar · Suvichar — Rahim, Tulsi and the Saint Poets
Legs for Pillars
Basavanna
ಉಳ್ಳವರು ಶಿವಾಲಯ ಮಾಡಿಹರು, ನಾನೇನ ಮಾಡುವೆ ಬಡವನಯ್ಯಾ. ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಲೇ ಕಂಬ, ದೇಹವೇ ದೇಗುಲ, ಶಿರ ಹೊನ್ನ ಕಲಶವಯ್ಯಾ. ಸ್ಥಾವರಕ್ಕಳಿವುಂಟು, ಜಂಗಮಕ್ಕಳಿವಿಲ್ಲ.
Meaning · English
The rich build temples. I am poor. My legs are the pillars, my body the shrine, my head the golden top. What stands will fall; what walks will not.
अर्थ · हिन्दी
खड़ी इमारतें गिर जाती हैं, पर चलता-फिरता जीवन कभी नहीं गिरता।
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