Kagga 71
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
taraNi kiraNada nanTu gagana salilada nanTudharaNi chalaneya nanTu marutanoLnanTuparipariya nanTugaLinondu ganTI vishvakiridu piridondanTu -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Every being in this Universe has a specific purpose for its existence as well as interdependent on each other...no one in this Universe is completely isolated
Every action performed by every being is as per the blueprint of the Creator
The Sun is not isolated from its rays; the sky is closely connected with the water on Earth; the Earth in turn is governed by its rotation & revolution around the Sun...amidst all of these, air is a common connecting factor
Mankutimma, none of the above elements of this Universe can exist in isolation -- they are all interconnected in a complex web of networks...some small; some vast. The whole Universe is an Inter-Penetrating Network where every Static & Dynamic being share a symbiotic relationship...there are no superior or inferior beings...all are equal in the eyes of the Creator
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?