Kagga 23
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
tirutirugi toLaluvudu tiridannavuNNuvudumeredu maimareyuvudu halla kiriyuvudumaraLi koragaDuvudu keraLuvudu naraLuvuduiravidEnoNaragaLe? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Why does Man behave this way in the Universe?
Is this what existence is all about?
Wandering restlessly from one place to another?
Begging for food? Begging for recognition?
At one time, crying out for alms – at another time, flaunting his wealth
He meanders through Life displaying various emotions – dreams, hate, melancholy, anger, sufferance
Mankutimma, is this what Life is all about? Where is the virtue, the harmony, the serenity?
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