Kagga 390
D. V. Gundappa · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
suLLalla katheya tirukanu kanDa saviganasuchellitallave hiTTu ghaTavanavanodeye?jaLLu sukhadukhavirabahudAdoDadara monemuLLahudu jIvakke – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
While it is very true that the Creator has designed His Universe such that it is shrouded with a veil of illusion, the impact on its inhabitants is always real
Such is yet another contradiction seen here – one would normally expect that the consequences of chasing illusion would also be so; but the Creator has ensured that there is a real & very visible impact. The consequence of following the right path is also real…is it fair?
Mankutimma, you have to face the reality that if you don’t hone your senses to differentiate between the right path & wrong one, then you will invariably chase illusionary desires – and fall down & hurt yourself. All you can do then is to learn from your experiences & not make the same mistake again. If you don’t learn, then you will fall again & again & again…and the consequences each time will be very much real & painful. So the better path for you would be to activate & hone your senses, recognise the right path, follow it & evolve. Else you will be like the person in the story who despite having a pleasant dream; in his excitement really kicked the box containing flour & spilt it all over himself.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?