Kagga 398
D. V. Gundappa · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
iruvannamI bALu diTavadara vivaraNeyahore namma mElilla nAvadara siriyapiridAgisalu nintu yuktiyim duDiyuvudupuruShArthasAdhaneyo – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
One of the most interesting dichotomies designed in the Universe is that between elements of reality & illusion here
Like in all other dichotomies, the aspects of both these characteristics are so inter-dependent on each other that they could be conjoined twins. One cannot be isolated from the other
Mankutimma, while it is very true that the Universe has been shrouded with a veil of illusion by the Creator, your life that has been designed also by the same Creator within this illusion is very much real. He has made you a social animal. It is not for you to isolate yourself from the rest of the Universe on any account. Do not spend your time on unnecessary introspection about why you came into existence? How did you come to exist? The fact is that you are here & you need to fulfill all your worldly duties diligently interacting with the people & the entire ecosystem surrounding you trying to make their existence more beautiful & meaningful…this is also the right path for you to progress as a human being & evolve.
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?