Kagga 316
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
tirutirugi tirugutte buguri tAnE sOtutireguruLuvudu tanna balava tAm kaLedunaranumanteye sutti kaDegondu dinateruvanasthiya dharege – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
This Universe is a continuum of infinity in dimensions of time & space in which life exists again as a continuum of start, end, re-start & so on…
No one life in this Universe is eternal – every life has to extinguish itself & merge with its Creator at some point or the other. The only one eternal here is the Creator
Mankutimma, it is foolish for man to get so conceited with his perceived strength & successes that he thinks himself to be invincible & infallible. Just like a spinning top loses its energy after a while and falls limply on the ground, so will the life of man end surely one day when his energies – physical & mental wane. One his body ceases to exist, its gets merged in the same earth where he was born…and his soul moves into the next cycle of rebirth. So, despite being in a position of perceived power or influence, never be arrogant or drunk on power…for one day, your powers will vanish & you will be merged in the same place where the people whom you looked down get one with the earth.
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