Akka Mahadevi Quotes on God
Akka Mahadevi was a twelfth-century Kannada Bhakti poet and philosopher in the Lingayat tradition of southern India, one of the most striking female voices in classical South Asian devotional literature. This page collects quotes attributed to Akka Mahadevi on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Akka Mahadevi:
“He alone is my husband; let the world call my body shameless.”
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Attributed to Akka Mahadevi:
“When the divine is the only beloved, all other companies become deserts.”
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Attributed to Akka Mahadevi:
“Caste is a wall built by men; the lover of God passes through it.”
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Attributed to Akka Mahadevi:
“What is body? What is shame? Both are forgotten in the gaze of the One.”