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This volume contains a collection of vacanas (free-verse lyrics) centering on the Hindu god Shiva, written by four saints of the great bhakti protest movement of the tenth century a.d.: Basvanna, Devara Dasimayya, Mahaadeviyakka, and Allama Prabhu. Translator's Note Acknowledgements Introduction Further Readings in English The Poems: Basavanna Devara Dasimayya Mahadeviyakka Allama Prabbu Appendix I. The Six-Phase System Appendix II. On Lingayat Culture by William McCormack Notes to the Poems