Kagga 375
D. V. Gundappa · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
manavanALvudu haTada maguvanALuva nayadeinitinitu saviyuNisusavikathegaLindaanukUlisadu bariya kUgu baDitagaLinaduinitittu marasinita – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Among the many dichotomies designed in the Universe is His design of real purpose of existence of man
It is only when man is able to understand the Real Truth that he is able to decipher the true characteristics of The Force or The Creator…yet the means to achieve this objective is not only hard but confusing
Mankutimma, for man to come even close to deciphering the Creator, it is mandatory & yet elementary to control his mind & focus it in the right direction. This is also the most challenging part of this entire process. The mind is like a child. One cannot always scold or beat the child into submission; at times, one has to submit to its desires; but in small quantities. So is the nature of your mind. For you to have control over it, feed it with its desired emotions in just enough quantities that it doesn’t continue to lust for the same & is at the right state where you can then lead it in the right direction…
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?