Kagga 182
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
RuNada jAlavananta, karumachakravanantajanumajanumada katheya tantugaLanantaanavarata nUtanavidenipa vishvada tantrabinada parabommange – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Universe is such a complex & intricate creation that despite being so ancient, it appears as fresh & new as a newly bloomed flower each day
In this Universe, there are so many acts that happen in an infinite, endless loop – the cycle of debt, the cycle of Karma, the impact of Karmic actions not only in the same life in the next birth
Mankutimma, think carefully on this…when so many important aspects of your life are impacted by the past, the whole Universe should appear stagnant & putrid to you. Yet, you get a sense of novelty & freshness in this Universe…this is because the same Creator has ensured that each day, there are fresh thoughts, new ideologies, novel experimentations to concurrently exist here. Such is the complexity & intricacy with which the Universe has been created that the new & past are two sides of the same coin and feed off each other making them indispensable. Realising this will help you evolve into a better person.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?