Kagga 43
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
mEle keLagoLige baLi suttalettettalummuulemuuleyali vidyulahariyondudhoolikaNa bhuugOLa ravi chandra taregaLachalipudu biDu koDade – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator while not being directly certainly shows that he is omnipresent & omnipotent
Man during the course of his Life experiences an unseen; but electrifying & powerful Force
He senses this Force without exception in every walk of his Life…in every animate & inanimate object that he comes across
This Force governs the existence of all objects in this Universe – from a mere speck of dust to large planets in the sky
Mankutimma, what is this unseen Force that is so strong? Why is this Force the way it is? Is this the true truth behind God? Is this God?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?