Kagga 76
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
bahuvAgaleLasi tAnnobbanTi bomma nijamahimeyim srujisi vishvavanalli nelasivahisi jIvateya mAyeya sarasavirasadaliviharipanu nirlipta! -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The mysteries of this Universe are many and there exists a dichotomy of reality & illusion
The Creator who is the Supreme One chose to manifest himself in myriad forms
He harnessed his great energy to create this Universe & life in the form of millions of living beings
Thus the mystery of Maya, the illusion was created by Him in which He is the Creator & Himself resides in all His creations
Mankutimma, in such an Universe where the lines between reality & illusion is non-existent, man meanders through his life viewing everything with a blurred lens while the Creator moves back & forth among His manifestations & His Supreme Being. While the creations suffer illusionary emotional attachments, the Creator Himself is detached from all these illusions.
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