Kagga 213
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
mUgina mAtina mUlAkShara oMdumugadinda horage baruva mAtugaLellAAgama nigamagaLige mUlamugadalekkoDa mUlAkShara – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The primal sound is one; from it arise all words
All the scriptures & sacred texts have their origin in this one sound
The primal sound is the root of all knowledge
Mankutimma, understand this primal sound & you understand the root of all words.
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