Kagga 211
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
kAryakke kAraNavo hAryakke kAraNavovAkyakke vAkyakke kAraNavojIvanakke jIvanakke kAraNavojagakke mUla kAraNa – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Every action has a cause; every effect has a cause
Every word has a source; every word has a consequence
Every life has a source; every life has a purpose
Mankutimma, the world too has a root cause. Understand that cause & you understand everything.
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