Kagga 41
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
kadakagaLiyanu bigidu bomma guDiyoLagiraliadara kElkunchikeya horakeseye sAkupadavakyavidaraga vAdagaDaNeya biTTuodaviparu diTadariva – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator does not want to disclose His real self to his creations…let Him lock Himself inside a Temple
The request is for Him to throw out the keys…the clues, the guidance to Man in his search of the Universal Truth
If these keys are shown to Man, then maybe the scholars & pundits will likely try to remove the illusion & hopefully make some progress in the direction of the Universal Truth
Mankutimma, in the absence of such a clue or guidance from Him, Man wastes time & energy arguing about the perceived external forms of God rather than help unearth the Universal Truth
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?