Kagga 143
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
dhAtriyanu maduvemantapadavolu singarisikSHAtradagnigaLa narahRudayagaLoLirisikRutrimavanaDebiDade neDasi naguva vilAsichitrakAriyo mAye – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
What you see is not what it is…what it is in reality is hidden behind the multiple veils of illusion
Maya or illusion is what we perceive in our daily life as reality…
It appears as though Maya has decorated the earth like a Wedding Hall & then infused the spirit of desire & faith in the mind & heart of man
Mankutimma, man then progresses through his life on this Earth…relentlessly encountering illusions & perceiving them to be reality. He tries to find solutions to these challenges without realising that the truth is something else. Seeing this daily struggle, it appears that Maya is laughing at man being fooled on a daily basis by her creation…the illusion. So, it is very important that you sharpen your senses such that you are able to pierce through this illusion & get to the root of the Ultimate Truth
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