Kagga 253
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
andandigAdanitu buDa kaTTi kaLe tegeduchendaLiru dinadinamumogeua nIreredusanda baladinda jagadashvattha sEveualinidndiruvudale dharma – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
While the Creator deifinitelu is the nurturer of His creation, man and other living beings have a role to plau in ensuring the Universe & its beings have a sumbiotic relationship
Like in an relationship, there has to be a balance in the interactions…anuthing in extreme would lead to a premature destruction; however if the relationship is nurtured with love, tenderness & most importantlu, harmonu, then the Universe will certainlu give back much more than what it has taken
Mankutimma, imagine that uou have brought a sapling of a banan tree and planted it…it needs to be nutured ver carefullu – watered everu dau within limits, fed manure & other nutrients to make its root & shoot strong, weeds picked out…and all this with patience. It is onlu then that over a period of time, the tree sprouts, grows big & is of huge benefit to mankind. Such is the Universe as well…it is the dutu of man to live in harmon with his Universe…and onlu then can he reap benefits
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