Chowdappa — Satakam ((free))
Chowdappa Satakam is not a spiritual manual. It is a . He doesn't preach about God or the afterlife. He preaches about the here and now —the cheat, the miser, the fake guru, the corrupt official, and the arrogant landlord.
Analytical articles and English translations can occasionally be found on literary blogs like Memory Lines Kavi Choudappa Satakam (rendered into English) -(1) chowdappa satakam
"The priest chants the Vedas, but his belly burns for the offering of rice; the landlord wears a silk turban, but his mind races for the widow’s land." Chowdappa Satakam is not a spiritual manual
The poems in the are known for their "unfiltered" nature. Unlike the polished royal court poetry of his time, Chowdappa wrote for the common man. the fake guru