Kagga 395
D. V. Gundappa · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
tumbudiTa jIvitada gaNanegaLa mIriduduimbugaLa bimbagaLa sannidhAnavaduambaradinAchinadu, tumbiruvudettalumshambhu parabommanadu – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Unearthing the Ultimate Truth is the reason for existence of man in this Universe
However, it is easier done than said. Many are the challenges in this path; many are the sacrifices that need to be made
Mankutimma, while it is true that your ultimate goal like that of all your fellow human beings is to discover the Truth of the Creator; realise that for a common man, it is impossible to achieve this in a single lifetime. In some ways, the process, the journey is equally important, if not more than the actual finding. In this journey, you can discover elements of this Ultimate Truth everywhere around you if you look around carefully; with an open mind & a clean heart. Various natural phenomena, their resulting feelings in people’s minds are all nothing but reflections of elements of this Truth…such is the divinity of the Creator
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