Kagga 131
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
puli singaduchchvAsa, hasu hulle hayadusiruhuLu hAviliya suylu, hakki hadduylukaletirpuvIyella nAmusirvelarinalikalabarike jagadusiru – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The omnipresence of the Creator in His various manifested forms is a continuum across time & space
The lion & the tiger breathe continually & throw their exhaled breath into the atmosphere. So do the cattle, the deer, the horses, the worms, snakes, rats, eagle, other birds & myriad other microscopic & macroscopic organisms
The atmosphere is a melange of the air inhaled & exhaled by all flora & fauna in this Universe
Mankutimma, while at one level, it seems a simple phenomenon of inhalation & exhalation…at a deeper level, this process of the atmosphere being a melange is a critical component for the symbiotic living of all organisms; in fact it is a vital process needed for even the existence & survival of these organisms. Without this intermingling of breath or air, it would have been impossible for the atmosphere to have the perfect mixture of various elements that is necessary for survival of living organisms…who is this or what Force is this that controls this process not only across this Universe; but also over thousands of years? Isnt this the Creator Himself?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?