Kagga 183
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
puNyadim banda siri madamOhagaLa mUlakhinnanAgipa pApafalavAtmashudhdhianyOnyajanakagaLu puNyapApagaLintudhanyanubhayava mIre – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Karmic cycle has been so designed by the Universe that the good & bad deeds in this cycle run in a endless loop feeding off each other
The good deeds done in past results in wealth & prosperity in present…this wealth in turn goads man to do bad things thereby accumulating bad karma…making person go through a lot of misery…this forces him to come to his senses & do good deeds…which results in accumulating good karma…and the cycle continues
Mankutimma, realise that nothing in this Universe is permanent. There is no one or nothing that is absolute good or absolute bad. The good & the bad behavioral traits are just the manifestations of the accumulated deeds of the past. One gets caught in this endless cycle of Karma…you need to sharpen your senses & use your thinking & discerning ability such that you are able to break free of this endless cycle & evolve as an elevated human.
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