Kagga 46
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
Irali jEvarahasyavareparadeyoLagaDagiarasi varisuvararu bEdibattaliya?araLipudadaDagidOrDAga nammedegaNNasurasateya kutukadim – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Let us not complain that the Creator has not revealed the real meaning of his Universe
Let this mystery of Life be under a veil
Let this veil force Man to go beyond what he perceives through his senses & unearth the true Truth
Just like no one marries a girl who walks around naked on the street; people will not respect something that is accessed easily
Mankutimma, it is only when Man overcomes his limitations & acquires knowledge that lifts the illusion from his eyes that he will appreciate fully the true Truth of Life
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