Kagga 325
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
eShTu bage yantragaLoLeShTu rasamishradimdeShTAdhibhUtagaLu paripAkavondioTTu sErihavu naranemba siddhiyoLavanusRuShTishailada shikhara – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The complexity of the design of this Universe is truly unfathomable. While being at a massive scale, there is an unimaginable degree of finesse in which every species & every individual in each species has been created.
The range varies of microscopic sized organisms to the huge blue whale – and everything in between.
Mankutimma, in the midst of all these species, the Creator has created man as His blue chip creation. He has bestowed upon man so many emotions & characteristics. Each physical part of his body is akin to a complex machine. The pinnacle of which is his brain. No other species has the thinking ability as man. It is almost as though He has taken the learnings from experiences of creating other species; refined his thought process & skill levels & only then has created the Homo sapiens species. Truly man is His finest creation.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?