Kagga 34
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
eSHTu chintisidoDam shankeyane beLesuvIsruSHTiyali tattvavelliyO bedaki naranukaSHTapaDutiralenuvudE brahmavidhiyEnOaSHTe nammaya pADu? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
More I think about the real purpose behind the Creation, my doubts only get increased further
Not only am I far away from any answers to my questions, my doubts only seem to multiply
It appears that Man is destined to spend all his life struggling to find the answer – philosophical, religious or theological
Mankutimma, who knows whether providence has it that the real purpose behind the existence of Man is just to struggle to find the real purpose??
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