Kagga 139
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
sruSHTikathe kaTTukathe, vilayakathe bariya kathehuTTusAvugaLonde puruLineraDu dashenityaparivartaneye chaitanyanartaneyesatya jagadali kANo – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Universe is in a constant state of change; change is the only constant in the Universe
Everything else that is sensed is an illusion – matter is neither created nor destroyed…it just changes its state
Birth & death are two sides of the same coin…one cannot exist without the other
Mankutimma, this Universe that the Creator has made is also similar…there is nothing permanent out here…except change or evolution. Neither creation or destruction is Truth, per se…what we see as either is just a process of evolution where matter or beings change their state from one form to another. Micro-organisms evolve into macro, invertebrates into vertebrates, apes to man and the list goes on…it is only this process of evolution & the Supreme Energy that drives this evolution that is the ultimate Truth…strive towards understanding this.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?