Kagga 121
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
tanuvEnu? manavEnu? paramANu sandhAnakuNisutihudubhayavanu mUraneyadondutruNada hasirina huTTu tAreyesakada guTTudaNiyadadanarasanu nIm – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
There is a visible aspect to the Universe and there is an invisible aspect
What is a human body? What is a human mind? Isnt it nothing but an array of atoms working in sync
What makes the human body & mind work the way it does? It is the invisible, unseen Force that pervades the entire Universe which is responsible for its functioning
Mankutimma, the externally visible aspects of this Universe are but a mere superficial manifestation of the actions that this unseen Force has. It is the study of this all-pervading force that you need to pursue rather than that of the visible manifestations…introspect deeplt on what makes the grass green; what makes the stars twinkle…they are millions of miles away from each other; yet the same, singular omnipresent Force acts on them & on myriad other beings in the Universe to make them behave the way they behave
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?