Kagga 116
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
paramANumim prapanchagaLa sanyOjipudumareyinda sruSHTiyantrava chAlisuvuducharalIleyali jIvavenipa chaitanyavaduparasattva shaktiyalO -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Who or what is this unseen, all-pervading Force that is omnipresent & omnipotent?
It is this Force that connects all the atoms present in various living & non-living creatures in an inter-connected web such that there is a symbiotic relationship between them
It is this Force that stays in the background unseen & governs the entire working of this Universe
It is this Force that gives life to the beings in this world...and also takes life away
Mankutimma, realise that all living organisms & inanimate objects -- and their activities are not only energised by this Force; but are also directed & governed by the same Force. This Force can make a living evolve into a non-living & vice-versa. This energy, this Force is nothing but the Creator Himself -- this is the eternal Truth
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?