Kagga 108
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
jaDavEnu? jIvavEm? Chaitanya nidrisiruveDeyella jaDalOka kallu kaDDi kasaaDagIrpa chaitanyavechchralu jantu jagajaDave jIvada vasati -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
In this Universe among the multiple symbiotic relationships that exist, there is one between the living beings & non-living objects
A non-living object is not something that does not have any energy; it is just that the energy is dormant at that point of time
The same lifeless object becomes a living one when this energy within gets woken up
A seed when kept in an earthen jar for years would be treated as a lifeless object since it doesn't change its shape or form; but the moment it is sowed in soil & comes in contact with water, germinates & becomes a plant in the matter of a few days...the dormant energy in the same lifeless object gets activated the moment it comes in contact with the nutrients in soil & water...thereby transforming into a living plant
Mankutimma, the same is with man as well...each of us have the same energy dormant inside us. We need to activate the same so that we become a true living person whose senses are sharpened so that we are able to clear the veil of illusion & understand the Truth. Only then we will be Enlightened
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?