Kagga 17
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
taLamaLavidEniLege? dEvadanujar mathisejaLanidhiyoLAdante sudhege pIThikeyEm?hALA haLAva kuDiva girishaniddidordoDIkaLavaLavadEtakelO? -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Everyone in the Universe is so restless...why?
The Gods & Demons also faced such restlessness when they were churning the ocean not knowing what will come out
When poison emanated out of the churn, no one knew what to do with it & what would come next
Not knowing they have Lord Shiva who would swallow the poison allowing elixir to emerge, they didn't know what to do
Mankutimma, similarly, there will be a saviour who will emerge in the Universe...so why still the confusion?
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