Kagga 51
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
seLeyoutiruvudondu horabeDagineLegaLennoLaginasuvellavanu kaTTinim bigiduyeLedATavEm hruNakarSHaNeyO? sruSHTividhiyoLatantravo? nODu – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Is there true Entropy in the Universe or is there some force that governs the relationship between the living and non-living beings?
Why is it that Man’s senses are attracted towards certain things and not towards others? If there was true entropy, then the behavior of Man’s senses should have been completely random
There some some Omnipotent Force that seems to have a complete control over Man’s senses
What drives this Force to behave the way it does? Is it his Karma or is it something else that we are not capable of deciphering?
Mankutimma, introspect on this very important aspect of life as deciphering this mysterious Force is vital to how Man leads his life in this Universe – will he just meander through it or will there be a real purpose?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?