Kagga 98
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
vakraRujumishra jagavadara shOdhane dharmaprAkrutadhvanimishravadaraDuge rAgavyAkrutadinavyakrutAdisattvake ninnajAgrutipa mati dharma -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The search for the eternal Truth is our true Dharma -- our duty.
This Universe is a smorgasbord of multiple contradictary thoughts & emotions -- straight / crooked, soft / hard, profit / loss
When these are correctly understood, the emerging outcome is beautiful; if not, then the outcome is ugly. Just like various disparate notes if woven together in an orderly manner, it results in divine music...else, it results in noise.
Mankutimma, similarly, this Universe takes all kinds of people, all kinds of living & non-living beings, all kinds of thoughts & emotions to co-exist in a symbiotic way to make it a wonderful place. We, as inhabitants of this Universe owe it to ourselves to understand the root cause of this interdependent relationships -- it is our duty, our Dharma as this understanding is critical in our search for the eternal Truth.
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