Kagga 90
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
AvudiruvikegAdi? endu sruSHTiya modalu?Avudabdhiya teregaLali moTTamodalu?Avudelarina nilladaletakke paDusIme?I vishvakatheyantu -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The infinite nature of this Universe continues to pose a challenge to man to decipher its nature
Man continues to measure the Universe in his known scales of space, time & directions
He continues to ask -- at what point of time did the Universe come into existence? What caused this Universe to come into existence?
Which of the waves seen in the vast oceans was the first one? Where does the wind originate from & where does it end?
Mankutimma, it is futile to even try to measure the infinite nature of this Universe with the lens of the finite nature of man's life in this Universe. Rather than pursue the illusion of trying to box the infinite within the finite, it would be more prudent to recognise the source of the energy within the Universe that makes it infinite & then the blurred lens of man would be cleared and he would be on the process to recognise the Creator within His creation
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?