chAritryada guNa
Da Ra Bendre · 1896–1981 · from the Kannada original
Original
೧೪೬ ಕ್ಕೆ ೬೪ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಆ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿ
Translation
146 is manifested in 64Savyasachi (Arjun) experiences the divinity
Original
೨ರಾಮ ಸೀತೆ ಅಗಲಿದರು ಎಂತು ?ಲಿಂಗವಸ್ತು ಶೂನ್ಯಾಕಾರಅದು ಕ್ಷಣಿಕವಿದ್ದು ನಿತ್ಯಆ ಅವ್ಯಯಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯಯುವೇ ?ಪ್ರಮಾಣಅದು ಇದ್ದು ಕೂಡ ಕಾಣ
Translation
2Why did Rama & Sita separate?Did they not sense the formless Supreme One withinThe Eternal One who appears ephemeralThe Imperishable One; how did He perish within?Did they not recognise Him?He who is omnipresent; yet unseen
Original
೩ಇರುವೆವು, ಇದ್ದೆವು, ಇರುತ್ತೇವೆಇಲ್ಲ ಆಗುತ್ತೇವೆ.ಹೆಣ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಜೀವ, ಪ್ರಾಣ, ಕೂಡಿಯೆ ಇರುತ್ತವೆಸತ್ತಮೇಲೂಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತನಾಮ, ರೂಪ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಚ್ಯುತಿ ಇಲ್ಲಾ
Translation
3We are living now; we lived before; we will live in futureUntil we dieOur body remains as a corpseWith our life & soul still withinOur name, fame & contributions undiminished.
Original
೪ಭೌತವು ದೇವನ ಹೆಣವಲ್ಲಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮಿಕ !ಜೀವನ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕಾಲದಿಂದಾಗುವ ಅದರ ಅರ್ಥೀಕಾರಣವುಅದರ ಚರತ್ವಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಅದರ ಗುಣ.
Translation
4Divinity is not beholden within the corporealIt is at its most prominentWithin the fundamental building blocksThat determine our existenceOur growth, our progenyOur demeanour, our characteristics.46: 4+6 = 6+4 :64Number 10 is the number of Avatars of Lord Vishnu; within one of which Arjuna had the experience of The Divine (Vishwaroopam)46 = 2 X 23; the number of chromosomes - the building block that carry genetic information in form of genesDivinity within <——> Chromosome
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