Kagga 132
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
rAmanuchchvAsavaledirade rAvaNaneDege?rAmanum dashakanThanelaranusirirane?rAmarAvaNarusirgaLindu nammoLagirave?bhUmiyali posatEno? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator in His various manifested forms is present in His Universe as an omnipresent & omnipotent continuum across time & space
Rama’s exhaled breath would have merged into Ravana’s inhaled breath & vice-versa
Similar breathings of their peers in Treta Yuga would have merged into the atmosphere & this then over the passage of years would be evident in the atmosphere of today, in Kali Yuga
Mankutimma, this air which is a melange of the breathings of millions of organisms over the ages has now found its way in our respiratory process thereby aiding our survival. Extending the same analogy, the thoughts & philosophies that are today guiding our life on Earth are also a result of similar evolution…so is there anything on this Earth that is truly new? Truly unique? The unseen; yet Supreme Force that guides all these phenomena is the only unique thing in this Universe – isnt this nothing but the real Truth? Isnt this nothing but a manifestation of the Creator?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?