Kagga 215
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
nAdabindukala kala kAraNa oMdunAdada rUpagaLige mUla oMdunAdakke nAdakke kAraNa oMdunAdada mUlAkShara – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The root of all sounds is one
All forms of sound arise from that one
The cause of sound is one
Mankutimma, the primal sound is the source of all music & all words.
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