Kagga 79
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
bareva halageyanoDedu bAlakanu tAnadanumaraLi jODipenennutAyAsagoLutasarichoukagaivAtadali jagava marevanteparabomma sruSHTiyali -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Everything in this Universe is His creation & He is responsible for everything that happens here
A kid who breaks his slate is totally immersed in trying to set it back in shape again -- he is not cognisant of anything happening around him
Similarly He is engrossed in creating the Universe, modifying it, breaking it, changing it and so on
Mankutimma, to a blurred mind, this whole process seems a little senseless & futile -- bereft of any purpose. With these limited & blurred senses, man tries to influence the ongoings in the Universe. It is only when he realises that the Creator & the creation is the same & that the Creator is really playing with himself when things change in the Universe, that is when man will start to get realisation of his follies & start to decipher the real Truth
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