Kagga 37
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
avatarisihanu bomma vishwadEhadoLenneavana vEshagaLEke mArpaDutalihavu?tavakapaDanEtakO kuruha tOralu namageavitukonDihudEkO? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
God is omnipresent & omnipotent
Philosophers & theologists say that he exists in every being – living & non-living
If the above is true, then why does He incarnate in this Universe in various avatars?
Why does He change his shape & form frequently
Mankutimma, why is the Creator so bent upon not revealing His true form? Why is He hiding? Wouldn't His true form give Man a clue to finding the real purpose of his Life?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?