Kagga 172

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

Kagga 172 in the original Kannada script

Transliteration

ari mitra sati putra baLagavadellakarumadavatAragaLo, RuNalateya chigurOkuriyanAgisi ninna kApiDuva sansAravurimAriyAdIto – MANKUTIMMA

Interpretation

The Universe is full of surprises…the Creator springs challenges upon man, often when he leasts expects it; thereby making life on earth a continuum of dynamic changes

When man builds his friends & family circle; he is not in control of the nature of all these relations….who knows whether his wife will be a caring one or a cold-hearted one? Who knows whether the son born to him will take care of him in his later stages or not? Same with other friends & relatives…is man really sure that they will behave exactly like he anticipates them to?

Mankutimma, now think as to whether the friends & family circle that you build up is a function of your pre-ordained fate or a result of your Karmic actions? Think how you can influence the lives of your progeny as a result of your deeds on earth…your progeny is like a goat reared with lots of love…just like the fate of the much-loved goat turns upside down in a flash & it gets sacrificed; it does not take long for fate to change the fortunes of your progeny. So, don’t just meander through life; you need to evolve as a better human constantly as your good deeds will impact your fate subsequently and that of your progeny.

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