basavaNNanavara vachana enna vAma kshEma nimmadayya enna hAni vR^iddhi nimmadayya enna mAna apamAnavU nimmadayya baLLige kAyi dimmitte, kUDala sangama dEvA Meaning: (The ownership of) my ill-being and well-being is Yours. (The ownership of) my decay and growth is Yours. (The ownership of) my dignity and disrespect is also Yours. For the creeper is the fruit a load ? Oh Lord of kUDala sangama Notes 1. When the state is unconditional and complete surrender to God, what is our ownership. Whatever it comes - be it good or bad - in the eyes of the world, everything is owned by God. What the devotee enjoys is the never decaying bliss in the relationship with the God Who cannot grow any further ! 2. The saints who have completely offered themselves to God and remain in that state, any crime committed against them is that committed against God. They do not care, but God does for them. The same way the support offered to them is an offering to God. This is very explicit in the guru - jangama bhakti. 3. c.f. "Haven't You taken my soul, body and all belongings to be Yours the same day You took me as Your devotee ? Can there be a hurdle for me today ?" - thiruvAcakam.
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