Kagga 73
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
nanTu tanTegaLa ganTI brahmabhanDAraanTillavenagidaroLennadiradendumonTi nInoLajagake bhanTa horajagakAgionTisiko jIvanava -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The whole Universe is a massive web of inter-connected relationships, dependences & worries
There is no being that is truly isolated here
No one in this Universe can claim that they are completely detached from the Universe & its inhabitants
The design of this creation is such that complete detachment is an impossibility
Mankutimma, man, like other living beings has been designed to exist as a social animal...he has to co-exist with other humans as well as other living & non-living beings. Even the most introverted of persons can be detached only in his inner world...he will still have to co-exist in the external world socially with others...accept this fact.
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