Kagga 120
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
pAka ninnoLdondu sAgutihudeDebiDadelOkadellavu sUkSHmagatiyinoLavokkusAkubEkugaLellavadarinA yantravanuEke rachisidano vidhi ! -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator manifesting Himself as the unseen, all-pervading Force has created this wonderful & mysterious thing called human body into which he has breathed Life
Just as a Chef combines multiple ingredients in a specific way to create a delicious dish, so has the Creator created human life using various physical & meta-physical components
The human body is so mysterious that it continuously keeps evolving not just physically; but also psychologically & philosophically
Mankutimma, the human body continuously assimilates new thoughts, new ideas, new foods all of which act upon the mind & brain, thereby generating desires. These desires are not constant; but evolve over time. What is desirable today may become detestable over a period of time. A thing loved today may become an object of hate at some other time. Why has the Creator made us this way? Why are our desires not constant throughout our lifetime? Something for you to introspect deeply
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?