Kagga 123
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
bannabavaNegaLa tAnenitenitu paTTareyuminnomme mattomme hosa sAhasagaLimsannahisuvam summaniralolade mAnavanuchinmayateyAtmaguNa – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator has made man a very resilient living being
As he progresses through life, he faces several miseries & troubles which test his physical & mental limits. Each time however, he refuses to be cowed down & bounces back with even more vigor, more energy – both in his body & his mind
Mankutimma, instrospect on what makes man so resilient. Why does he refuse to give up? Why doesn’t he silently accept the status quo? What makes him get up each time he is laid flat? The unseen Energy which has manifested itself as the essence of his soul is the same Force that makes him such a creature. This Force resides in him as not only the source of his physical energies; but more importantly as the driving force behind his soul which makes him bounce back each & every time. So focus on understanding this unseen Force.
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