Kagga 49
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
panDitare, shastrigaLe mithyim tathyakkekhanDitadi sEtuveya kaTTuvoDe nEvukanDihira narahrudayadALa suLi birubugaLadanDavadanuLida nuDi – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The authority to search for the Truth in this Universe is not only with the learned scholars & philosophers
Every Man has been given the same senses by the Creator
The scholars & philosophers rely more on logic while the common Man is a creature of emotions
Who is to say that the search for Truth is more effective with logic & dogma?
Mankutimma, do not underestimate the power of the emotions that are an integral part of your thought process…use the power of these emotions to lift the veil of illusion
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?