Kagga 38
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
bErayisi nimiSHanimiSHakamoDalabaNNagaLatOriposaravaLLi yantEnu bomma?poora maidOrenenTA kapaTiyanshAvatAradindArgEnu? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator appears to be playing with his Creation & all the beings in it
To add to it, He keeps incarnating in various shapes & forms; but never reveals His true complete form
He appears to be like one His own creations – a chameleon. Why?
Isn't He cheating His own creations by not giving them the opportunity to succeed which may have happened had He revealed his complete true self
Mankutimma, under these circumstances, it appears that Man will not get any help from his Creator..he will have to continue to struggle
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