Kagga 137
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Transliteration
nAnenuvavane vishvachakranAbhiyavangekANabaha digvalaya chakranEmipathaanantyavI jagachakranAbhikramatetAnonde sattvavadu – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Man, needs to understand his place within this Universe & strive to make himself & his life meaningful to as many people as possible
Man needs to think of himself as a mere but important cog in the wheel of the Universe…
Just like a wheel cannot run without the cog…at the same time, the cog has a 360 view of the path taken by the wheel and is at the centre of this motion
Mankutimma, consider yourself as someone who will absorb all the Cosmic Energies existing in the Universe thereby becoming a focal point for radiating these such that other beings in this Universe get profited by it. Realise that while you are influencing other beings, you are not the originator of these Energies…you are a cog in the infinite revolutions of the wheel i.e, the Universe. You are but a means to spread the knowledge & energies that are all-pervading in this Universe. Strive to become the cog in that wheel
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?
