Kagga 262
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
ondu kaNNaLuvandu mattonda taLkaisianda chendagaLa janavarasuvudu bALoLbandhumOhavo yashavo vairavO vaibhavobandhipudu jagakavara – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Universe is such a wonderful creation of the Creator that no human being remains in complete isolation & bereft of senses
It is these senses that draws one person towards another…when someone feels pain or sorrow & sheds tears, another comes to him trying to give him solace
Mankutimma, man is in constant pursuit of happiness…it is this primal nature that drives him to seek love of friends & relatives, pushes him constantly to achieve success…it is the same drive that makes him hate one person & love another; all at the same time…this constant pursuit of happiness & the resulting actions coming out of this are the root cause for man to have a strong attachment with other beings & thereby with this Universe itself…without exception.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?