Kagga 36
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
ellelliyum mOhasambhrAntigaLa kavisisallada kumargadoLu ninna tam naDasigellallillavanA parIKSHeyoLagendu vidhisollipudu sariyEnO? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator deliberately set up temptations in the Universe
He then created Man with deliberate limits in his thought processes
He then tempted Man with these various immoral & unethical paths
Man, with his limitations, tread along these paths & has not been able to decipher the real purpose in his Life
In some sense, Man was destined to fail
Mankutimma, under these circumstances is it then fair for providence to claim that Man has failed? Why was Man not set up to succeed?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?