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ಗುಣಿಪುದೆಂತಾ ತೆರನ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಜನಿಸಿದೆಡೆಯಿಂ ಕಡಲವರೆಗಮಡಿಯಡಿ ನೆಲದ ।
ಗುಣದ ಕೊಳ್ಳುತ ಕೊಡುತ ಪೊನಲು ಮಾರ್ಪಡುಗಂ ॥
ಮನುಜಸಂತಾನದಲಿ ಗುಣದವತರಣವಂತು ।
ಗುಣಿಪುದೆಂತಾ ತೆರನ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೧೨ ॥

janisideDeyim kaDalavaregamaDiyaDi nelada ।
guNada koLLuta koDuta ponalu mArpaDugam ॥
manujasantAnadali guNadavataraNavantu ।
guNipudentA terana - Mankutimma ॥ 412 ॥

"A river flows from its birthplace to the sea. All along, it collects qualities of the earth and giving the earth some of its own qualities - forever changing. It is the same with qualities of humanity. They keep changing in every generation. One can not keep count or track of how the changes happen." - Mankutimma

ಪುರುಷತನ ನಿಂತಿಹುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ತೆರಪನರಿಯದೆ ಪರಿವ ಕಾಲಪ್ರವಾಹದಲಿ ।
ಪುರುಷರಚಿತಗಳೆನಿತೊ ತೇಲಿಹೋಗಿಹವು ॥
ಪುರ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ದುರ್ಗಗಳು, ಮತ ನೀತಿ ಯುಕ್ತಿಗಳು ।
ಪುರುಷತನ ನಿಂತಿಹುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೧೧ ॥

terapanu ariyade pariva kAlapravAhadali ।
puruSha rachitagaLenito tElihOgihavu ॥
pura rAShTra durgagaLu, mata nIti yuktigaLu ।
puruShatana nintihudu - Mankutimma ॥ 411 ॥

"Time flows incessantly. In this flow man made artifacts have all gone floating and drifting - cities, countries, forts, castes, moral constructs, wisdom. Mankind alone stands." - Mankutimma

ಮಾನವತೆ ನಿಂತಿಹುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಜಾನಪದಗಳು ರಾಜ್ಯಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ಗುರು ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳು ಧರ್ಮಗಳು ಭಾಷೆ ವಿದ್ಯೆಗಳು ॥
ಕಾಣಿಸದೆ ಸಾಗಿಹವು ಕಾಲಪ್ರವಾಹದಲಿ ।
ಮಾನವತೆ ನಿಂತಿಹುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೧೦ ॥

janapadagaLu rAjyasAmrAjyagaLu guru ।
sthAnagaLu dharmagaLu bhAShe vidyegaLu ॥
kANisade sAgihavu kAlapravAhadali ।
mAnavate nintihudu - Mankutimma ॥ 410 ॥

"Provinces, states, empires, pontiffs, positions, religions, languages, skills and teachings have all come and gone in this flood of time. Only humanity stands constant." - Mankutimma

ಆನುಭವವೇದವದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಮಾನುಷದ ಚರಿತೆ ಪರಸತ್ತ್ವಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕವಿತೆ ।
ಕಾಣಿಪುದದಾತ್ಮಸ್ವಭಾವದುದ್ಗಮವ ॥
ಏನಾಶೆ! ಯೇನು ಸಾಹಸ! ವೇನು ಭಂಗಗಳು! ।
ಆನುಭವವೇದವದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೯ ॥

mAnuShada charite parasattva sAkShAt kavite ।
kANipudu adu AtmasvabhAvada udgamava ॥
EnAsheyu! Enu sAhasavu! Enu bhangagaLu! ।
AnubhavavEdavadu - Mankutimma ॥ 409 ॥

"The story of mankind is beautiful poetry composed  by the cosmic spirit. In this poem we see the rise of the soul (self). What desires! What courage! What antics! What beautiful experiences! (as comparable to the Vedas) " - Mankutimma

ನಿಲದಮೃತಧಾರೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ತಲೆಯಿಂದ ತಲೆಗೆ, ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ।
ಅಲೆಯಿಂದಲಲೆಗೆ ಟಪ್ಪೆಯ ಚಾರನಂತೆ ॥
ಇಳಿಯುತಿದೆ ಯುಗದಿಂದ ಯುಗಕೆ ಮಾನವಧರ್ಮ ।
ನಿಲದಮೃತಧಾರೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೮ ॥

taleyinda talege, pILigeyinda pILigege ।
aleyindalalege Tappeya chAranante ॥
iLiyutide yugadinda yugake mAnavadharma ।
niladu amRutadhAre - Mankutimma ॥ 408 ॥

"Head to head (person to person), generation to generation, wave to a wave humanity is passing on information (traditions and customs) just like post man. This is happening since every epoch of time since the beginning. Individuals may perish. But humanity continues like a endless stream of elixir. " - Mankutimma

ಅದರಿನಾತ್ಮವಿಕಾಸ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಅದರಿಂದ ನೀತಿ ನಯವದರಿಂದ ಕುಲಗೋತ್ರ ।
ವದರಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಠ ಧರ್ಮ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ॥
ಒದವುವದರಿಂದೆ ಮಮತಾನಾಶದವಕಾಶ- ।
ವದರಿನಾತ್ಮವಿಕಾಸ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೭ ॥

adarinda nIti nayavu adarinda kulagOtravu ।
adarinda rAjya maTha dharma samsthegaLu ॥
odavuvuad arinde mamatA nAshada avakAshavu ।
adarinAtmavikAsa - Mankutimma ॥ 407 ॥

"It (love between a man and a woman) leads to customs and traditions. Then to families and pride in dynasties. Nations, religious sects, moral framework and institutions follow. These again enable a person to shed his attachment and desire. From that follows the enrichment of the soul" - Mankutimma

ಹರಿವಂತೆ ಸಂಸಾರ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ನರನಾರಿಮೋಹದಿಂ ವಂಶವದಕಾಗಿ ಮನೆ ।
ನೆರೆ ಹೊರೆಗಳೂರು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳು ಸಂಘಗಳು ॥
ಕೆರೆಯೊಂದು ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದಲೆಯೆ ಬಳೆಗಳು ನೂರು ।
ಹರಿವಂತೆ ಸಂಸಾರ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೬ ॥

naranArimOhadim vamshavadakAgi mane ।
nere horegaLUru rAShTragaLu sanghagaLu ॥
kereyondu kEndradindaleye baLegaLu nUru ।
harivante samsAra - Mankutimma ॥ 406 ॥

"From the love between a man and woman starts a family and a dynasty. To support a family, a house. Then neighbors. Later villages and then nations and alliances. There is only one pod. But a vibration started at the center of it creates a hundred waves spreading in all direction. Such is this world. " - Mankutimma

ನಿರವಿಸಿಹಳಂಕುಶವ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಪರಬೊಮ್ಮ ಜೀವಭೇದದಿ ನಿಜೈಕ್ಯವ ಮರೆಯೆ ।
ಮರಳಿ ತನ್ನೊಟ್ಟನವನರಸಲೆಚ್ಚರಿಸಲ್ ॥
ನರನಾರಿಯರ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಮೋಹದಲಿ ಮಾಯೆ ।
ನಿರವಿಸಿಹಳಂಕುಶವ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೫ ॥

parabomma jIvabhEdadi nijaikyava mereye ।
maraLi tanna oTTAnu avanu arasal echcharisal ॥
naranAriyara paraspara mOhadali mAye ।
nravisihaLu ankushava - Mankutimma ॥ 405 ॥

"The creator is one and only one. But he himself has materialized as so many beings. In this form, he has forgotten his earlier form (of whole). To get back to his original form, he has got Maya (illusion) create a hook to wake us up - that is love between a man and a woman." - Mankutimma

ಭಾವಿಸಾ ಕೇವಲವ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ದೇವರ್ಕಳುದಿಸಿ ಮರೆಯಹರು; ದೇವತ್ವ ಚಿರ ।
ಜಾವ ದಿನ ಬಂದು ಪೋಗುವುವು; ಕಾಲ ಚಿರ ॥
ಜೀವದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸಾಯ್ವುದು; ಜೀವಸತ್ವ ಚಿರ ।
ಭಾವಿಸಾ ಕೇವಲವ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೪ ॥

dEvarkaLudisi mareyaharu; dEvatva chira ।
jAva dina bandu pOguvuvu; kAla chira ॥
jIvada vyakta sAyvudu; jIvasatva chira ।
bhAvisA kEvalava - Mankutimma ॥ 404 ॥

"Gods may rise and disappear. But divinity is permanent. Nights and days may come and go. But time remains. Beings may die. But life goes on. Imagine such a universal truth which is beyond Gods, time or life." - Mankutimma

ಉಳಿಗಳಿವಿನ ನೆರೆಯೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಹೊಳಪು ಹೊಳಪಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಬಿಡುವಿನಿತು ರತ್ನದಲಿ ।
ಬೆಳಕು ಬೆಳಕಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಅನಿತಿನಿತು ನೆರಳು ॥
ಬೆಳಸು ಬೆಳಾಸಿನ ಸಾಲು ನಡುವೆ ಬದಿ ಗದ್ದೆಯಲಿ ।
ಉಳಿಗಳಿವಿನ ನೆರೆಯೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೩ ॥

hoLapu hoLapina naDuve biDuvinitu ratnadali ।
beLaku beLakina naDuve anitinitu neraLu ॥
beLasu beLAsina sAlu naDuve badi gaddeyali ।
uLigaLivina nereyo - Mankutimma ॥ 403 ॥

"In between the brilliance of gems, there is gap (lackluster) in a necklace. Between streaks of light are some shadows. Between expanse of cultivated farm, there is boundaries where there is nothing. All the above things - gems, light and farms look beautiful (and meaningful) only when they exist with (and right next to) their antithesis." - Mankutimma

ನವತೆಯವನಿಂ ಜಗಕೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಜವನ ನಿಂದಿಪುದೇಕೆ ಸರ್ವಘಾತಕನೆಂದು? ।
ಭುವಿಗೆ ವೃದ್ಧಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಯನು ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರಲ್ ॥
ನವಜನಕ್ಕೆಡೆಯೆತ್ತಲಾರುಮೆಡೆಬಿಡದೆ ನಿಲೆ? ।
ನವತೆಯವನಿಂ ಜಗಕೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೨ ॥

javana nindipudEke sarvaghAtakanendu? ।
bhuvige vRuddha samRuddhiyanu summaniral ॥
navajanakke eDe yettalu Arum eDebiDade nile? ।
navateyavanim jagake - Mankutimma ॥ 402 ॥

"Everybody hates Death since he puts an end to every ting we know. But just imagine what would happen if he just stopped working. This world would be filled with old people. If no one conceded any space, how could new people come to this world. Death brings freshness into this world." - Mankutimma

ಚರಿಸು ನೀನಾಳಾಗಿ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಮರಣಶಯ್ಯೆಯದೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದೊಡಂ ರೋಗಿಯನು ।
ಹರಣಮಿರುವನ್ನೆಗಂ ಪರಿಚರಿಸುವಂತೆ ॥
ಸ್ಥಿರವಲ್ಲವೀ ಲೋಕವಾದೊಡಮದುಳ್ಳನಕ ।
ಚರಿಸು ನೀನಾಳಾಗಿ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೧ ॥

maraNashayyeyadendu tiLidoDam rOgiyanu ।
haraNamiruvannegam paricharisuvante ॥
sthiravallavI lOkavAdoDam aduLLanaka ।
charisu nInALAgi - Mankutimma ॥ 401 ॥

"Even after knowing that a patient is terminally ill, we treat him up until the last second he has life left in him. Similarly, we should serve this world like a servant even though we know that every thing in this world will get destroyed in time." - Mankutimma

ನಶ್ಯದಿಂದವಿನಶ್ಯ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ದೃಶ್ಯವೆಲ್ಲವು ನಶ್ಯವಾದೊಡೇಂ? ದೃಷ್ಟಿಗದು ।
ವಶ್ಯವಿರುವನಕದನು ದೃಷ್ಟಿಪುದೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ॥
ವಿಶ್ವಾನುಭವವೆ ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾನುಭವಕೆ ಪಥ ।
ನಶ್ಯದಿಂದವಿನಶ್ಯ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೪೦೦ ॥

dRushyavellavu nashyavAdoDEM? dRuShTigadu ।
vashyaviruvanakadanu dRushTipude kAryam ॥
vishvAnubhavave vishvAtma anubhavake patha ।
nashyadindavinashya - Mankutimma ॥ 400 ॥

"What if everything that can be seen is destroyed? We can not do anything about it. But to see whatever is accessible to our senses now is to be seen. Only by experiencing this world can we hope to reach the cosmic spirit or universal soul. This is the only path from destructible to permanent" - Mankutimma

ಕಾಯವವರಾಯವನು ಸರಿನೋಡು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಕಾಯಮಾತ್ರದುದಲ್ಲವಾತ್ಮಮಾತ್ರದುದಲ್ಲ- ।
ವಾಯೆರಡುಮೊಂದಾಗಲದು ಜೀವಲೀಲೆ ॥
ತಾಯಿವೊಲು ನಿನಗಾತ್ಮ, ಮಡದಿವೊಲು ಕಾಯವವ- ।
ರಾಯವನು ಸರಿನೋಡು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೯ ॥

kAyamAtradudallavu AtmamAtradudallavu ।
AyeraDum ondAgaladu jIvalIle ॥
tAyivolu ninagAtma, maDadivolu kAyavava- ।
rAyuvanu sarinODu - Mankutimma ॥ 399 ॥

"It is not about body alone. Neither is it about the soul alone. Only when both are fused into one, does the joy of life materialize. The soul is like your mother and the body is like your wife. You must watch their balance carefully " - Mankutimma

ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥಸಾಧನೆಯೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಇರುವನ್ನಮೀ ಬಾಳು ದಿಟವದರ ವಿವರಣೆಯ ।
ಹೊರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲಿಲ್ಲ ನಾವದರ ಸಿರಿಯ ॥
ಪಿರಿದಾಗಿಸಲು ನಿಂತು ಯುಕ್ತಿಯಿಂ ದುಡಿಯುವುದು ।
ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥಸಾಧನೆಯೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೮ ॥

iruvannamI bALu diTavadara vivaraNeya ।
hore namma mElilla nAvadara siriya ॥
piridAgisalu nintu yuktiyim duDiyuvudu ।
purushArthasAdhaneyo - Mankutimma ॥ 398 ॥

"Our life here is real. It is not up to us to discuss (and decide) how it came into existence. Let us leave that to God. We are here. We have to strive to make this place more beautiful and prosperous. We should think in those lines. It must be the goal of all our worldly endeavors." - Mankutimma

ಸ್ನೇಹವೆರಡಕಮುಚಿತ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ದೇಹವೆಂಬುದು ಕುದುರೆಯಾತ್ಮನದರಾರೋಹಿ ।
ವಾಹನವನುಪವಾಸವಿರಿಸೆ ನಡೆದೀತೆ? ॥
ರೋಹಿ ಜಾಗ್ರತೆದಪ್ಪೆ ಯಾತ್ರೆ ಸುಖ ಸಾಗೀತೆ? ।
ಸ್ನೇಹವೆರಡಕಮುಚಿತ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೭ ॥

dEhavembudu kudureyu Atmanu adara ArOhi ।
vAhanavanu upavAsa irise naDedIte? ॥
rOhi jAgratedappe yAtre sukha sAgIte? ।
snEhavu eraDakam uchita - Mankutimma ॥ 397 ॥

"Body is a horse. Soul is the rider. If the vehicle is starved, will it move? If the rider is not alert, then can the journey be safe and happy? It is best if both the horse and the rider are friends with each other." - Mankutimma

ನಮ್ಮ ಗುರಿಗೈದಿಪುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಕಲ್ಮಷದ ವಲ್ಮೀಕವೆಂದೊಡಲ ಜರೆಯದಿರು ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪುರಿಯೆಂದದನು ಋಷಿಗಳೊರೆದಿಹರು ॥
ಹಮ್ಮುಳ್ಳ ಹಯವ ಕಾಪಿಟ್ತು ಕಡಿವಣ ತೊಡಿಸೆ ।
ನಮ್ಮ ಗುರಿಗೈದಿಪುದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೬ ॥

kalmaShada valmIkavendoDala jareyadiru ।
brahmapuriyendadanu RuShigaLorediharu ॥
hammuLLa hayava kApiTTu kaDivaNa toDise ।
namma gurige aidipudu - Mankutimma ॥ 396 ॥

"Don't berate the body as an ant hill (snake's house) full of impurities (and poison). The ancient sages have proclaimed it as the abode of the Creator himself. If one can keep the energetic horse under control, the he can go to places. We can definitely reach our goals. We have five horses (senses)." - Mankutimma

ಶಂಭು ಪರಬೊಮ್ಮನದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ತುಂಬುದಿಟ ಜೀವಿತದ ಗಣನೆಗಳ ಮೀರಿದುದು ।
ಇಂಬುಗಳ ಬಿಂಬಗಳ ಸನ್ನಿಧಾನವದು ॥
ಅಂಬರದಿನಾಚಿನದು, ತುಂಬಿರುವುದೆತ್ತಲುಂ ।
ಶಂಭು ಪರಬೊಮ್ಮನದು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೫ ॥

tumbudiTa jIvitada gaNanegaLa mIridudu ।
imbugaLa bimbagaLa sannidhAnavadu ॥
ambaradinAchinadu, tumbiruvudettalum ।
shambhu parabommanadu - Mankutimma ॥ 395 ॥

"Comprehending the full truth is beyond our lifetimes. The ultimate truth is there in all reflections of itself. It can be seen with love. It exists even beyond the skies in all directions. It exists by the will of the Creator" - Mankutimma

ಗಣನೀಯವವು ಬಾಳ್ಗೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಕನಸು ದಿಟ; ನೆನಸು ದಿಟ; ತನುವೊಳಿಹ ಚೇತನವ ।
ಕನಲಿಸುವ ಕುಣಿಸುವಾ ಹಬೆಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ದಿಟ ॥
ಇನಿತನಿತು ದಿಟಗಳಿವು-ತುಂಬುದಿಟದಂಶಗಳು ।
ಗಣನೀಯವವು ಬಾಳ್ಗೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೪ ॥

kanasu diTa; nenasu diTa; tanuvoLiha chEtanava ।
kanalisuva kuNisuvA habegaLella diTa ॥
initanitu diTagaLivu-tumbudiTadanshagaLu ।
gaNanIyavavu bALge - Mankutimma ॥ 394 ॥

"The dream is real. Memories are real. Real are those feelings which incite us and make us dance to its tunes. These are small truths. All parts and pieces of the ultimate truth. These smaller truths are also very essential for life." - Mankutimma

ಅನುಭವವೆ ದಿಟದಳತೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಎನಿತೆನಿತ್ತು ವಿಕಾರ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳ ನಮ್ಮ ।
ಮನಕಾಗಿಪುವೊ ಲೋಕರೂಪಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು ॥
ಅನಿತನಿತು ಸತ್ಯತೆಯವಕ್ಕುಂಟು ಜೀವಿತದಿ ।
ಅನುಭವವೆ ದಿಟದಳತೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೩ ॥

enitenittu vikAra pariNAmagaLa namma ।
manakAgipuvo lOkarUpashaktigaLu ॥
anitanitu satyateyavakkunTu jIvitadi ।
anubhavave diTadaLAte - Mankutimma ॥ 393 ॥

"The artifacts of this world distort the images in our mind. We can never be free of our prejudices. We can only believe those images cast on our mind are real. The measure of reality is only through the experiences. " - Mankutimma

ಅಂದಿಕೊಳಲದು ಬರಿದೆ? - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯಗಳನು ಬರಿದೆನಲಹುದೆ? ।
ಹೊಂದಿಸವೆ ಕುಂದಿಸವೆ ಜೀವಿಗಳನವುಗಳ್? ॥
ಸಿಂಧುಪೂರದಿ ಬಿದ್ದವರೊಳೊಬ್ಬರೊಬ್ಬರನು ।
ಅಂದಿಕೊಳಲದು ಬರಿದೆ? - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೨ ॥

saundarya bAndhavyagaLanu baridenalahude? ।
hondisave kundisave jIvigaLanavugaL? ॥
sindhupUradi biddavaroLu obbarobbaranu ।
andikoLaladu baride? - Mankutimma ॥ 392 ॥

"Can you dismiss the beauty and love in this world as all illusion and false? Don't these very feelings get us together or make us sad? have you not seen strangers who are caught in the torrent (or at sea) cling to each other for dear life. We are also like that in this torrent of life and seeking each other to get through it is very natural." - Mankutimma

ಜರೆಯದಿರು ತೋರ್ಕೆಗಳ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಹುರಿಯುರುಳೆ ಹಾವಲ್ಲವಾದೊಡಂ ಮಬ್ಬಿನಲಿ ।
ಹರಿದಾಡಿದಂತಾಗೆ ನೋಳ್ಪಂಗೆ ಬೆದರಿ ॥
ಸುರಿಸುವಾ ಬೆವರು ದಿಟ; ಜಗವುಮಂತುಟೆ ದಿಟವು ।
ಜರೆಯದಿರು ತೋರ್ಕೆಗಳ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೧ ॥
huriyuruLe hAvallavAdoDam mabbinali ।
haridADidantAge nOLpange bedari ॥
surisuvA bevaru diTa; jagavumantuTe diTavu ।
jareyadiru tOrkegaLa - Mankutimma ॥ 391 ॥

"When one sees a noose made of a rope in the dim light, he may think it is a snake. He is frightened and starts sweating. The fright and sweat are all real. But the snake is not. This world is also as real as that. Don't dismiss the appearances because everything is real as long as the feeling is real. " - Mankutimma

ಮುಳ್ಳಹುದು ಜೀವಕ್ಕೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಸುಳ್ಳಲ್ಲ ಕಥೆಯ ತಿರುಕನು ಕಂಡ ಸವಿಗನಸು ।
ಚೆಲ್ಲಿತಲ್ಲವೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಘಟವನವನೊದೆಯೆ? ॥
ಜಳ್ಳು ಸುಖದುಃಖವಿರಬಹುದಾದೊಡದರ ಮೊನೆ ।
ಮುಳ್ಳಹುದು ಜೀವಕ್ಕೆ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೯೦ ॥

suLLalla katheya tirukanu kanDa saviganasu ।
chellitallave hiTTu ghaTavanu avanodeye? ॥
jaLLu sukhadukhavu irabahudAdoDe adara mone ।
muLLahudu jIvakke - Mankutimma ॥ 390 ॥

"The tale of the beggar kicking the pot containing food in his sleep while dreaming is not fiction. It is everyone's life story. The whole world may be a dream, an illusion. But, its sting is very real." - Mankutimma

ನ್ಯಾಯ ತನುವಿಗಮಿರಲಿ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಕಾಯವನು ಮೃದ್ಭಾಂಡ ಮಾಂಸಪಿಂಡವೆನುತ್ತೆ ।
ಹೇಯವೆಂದೆಂದೊಡಾತ್ಮಂಗಪ್ಪುದೇನು? ॥
ಆಯುಧವನದನು ತೊರೆದಾತ್ಮನೇಂಗೈದಪನು ।
ನ್ಯಾಯ ತನುವಿಗಮಿರಲಿ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೯ ॥

kAyavanu mRudbhADa mAsapinDavenutte ।
hEyavendondoDAtmangappudEnu? ॥
ayudhavanadanu toredAtmanEngaidapanu ।
nyAya tanuvigamirali - Mankutimma ॥ 389 ॥

"If you consider this body as just a pot of mud filled with pieces of flesh, call it disgusting - then can you do justice to the soul. Body is the material through which the soul can prosper. If you make body weak then the soul loses its support. You must do justice to the body as well. " - Mankutimma

ದ್ರೋಹ ಬೇಡೊಂದಕಂ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ದೇಹಾತುಮಂಗಳೆರಡಂಗಗಳು ಜೀವನಕೆ ।
ನೇಹದಿಂದೊಂದನೊಂದಾದರಿಸೆ ಲೇಸು ॥
ದಾಹಗೊಂಡಿರಲೊಂದು ಮಿಕ್ಕೊಂದಕೆಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಖ? ।
ದ್ರೋಹ ಬೇಡೊಂದಕಂ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೮ ॥

dEha AtumangaLu eraDu angagaLu jIvanake ।
nEhadinda ondanondAdu arise lEsu ॥
dAhagonDiralondu mikkondakelli sukha? ।
drOha bEDa ondakam - Mankutimma ॥ 388 ॥

"Body and spirit are both essential parts of life. They have to complement each other like friends. If one of them is left dry, where is happiness for the other? You should not betray either one of them." - Mankutimma

ವಿಧುಬಿಂಬವೋ ನೀನು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ರದನೋದಯಜ್ವರಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕದಿಹ ಶಿಶುವಿರದು ।
ವಿಧಿಯೊದೆಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕದಿಹ ನರಜಂತುವಿರದು ॥
ಒದೆಪೆಟ್ಟು ಮುಗಿದಂದು ರಾಹುದಂಷ್ಟ್ರದೆ ಹೊರಟ ।
ವಿಧುಬಿಂಬವೋ ನೀನು - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೭ ॥

radanOdayajvarake silukadiha shishuviradu ।
vidhiyodege sikkadiha narajantuviradu ॥
odepeTTu mugidandu rAhudanShTrade horaTa । <>
vidhubimbavO nInu - Mankutimma ॥ 387 ॥

"When a baby is about grow teeth, it will go through the pain of fever. It is very natural and no child has ever escaped the fate. Once you get through it, you will come out stronger and brighter like the image of the Moon escaping from the mouth of Rahu (after eclipse)." - Mankutimma

ಅದನಿಳಿಸೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯೆಲೋ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಹೃದಯದುಬ್ಬರವೇನು ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯುಬ್ಬರದಂತೆ ।
ಅದರಿಳಿತ ಕೊರಳ ನಾದದ ಸದ್ದಿನಿಂದ ॥
ಅದೆ ನಗುವು ದುಗುಡಗಳು, ಅದೆ ಹೊಗಳು ತೆಗಳುಗಳು ।
ಅದನಿಳಿಸೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯೆಲೋ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೬ ॥

hRudayadubbaravEnu hoTTeyubbaradante ।
adariLita koraLa nAdada saddininda ॥
ade naguvu duguDagaLu, ade hogaLu tegaLugaLu ।
adaniLise shAntiyelO - Mankutimma ॥ 386 ॥

"When the stomach is full, the uneasiness subsides when you burp - let out a relieving sound from the food pipe. What should one do when you feel full in the heart? You laugh, cry, praise, condemn and let it out. Once you let it out, you will feel relieved." - Mankutimma

ವಾಸನಾಕ್ಷಯ ಮೋಕ್ಷ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ದಾಸರೋ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ ಶುನಕನಂದದಿ ಜಗದಿ ।
ವಾಸನೆಗಳೆಳೆತಕ್ಕೆ ದಿಕ್ಕು ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲಿ ॥
ಪಾಶಗಳು ಹೊರಗೆ, ಕೊಂಡಿಗಳು ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗಿಹವು ।
ವಾಸನಾಕ್ಷಯ ಮೋಕ್ಷ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೫ ॥

dAsarO nAvella shunakanandadi jagadi ।
vAsanegaLu eLetakke dikku dikkinali ॥
pAshagaLu horage, konDigaLu nammoLagihavu ।
vAsanAkshaya mOksha - Mankutimma ॥ 385 ॥

"We are all servants. We follow our desires like dogs follow the scent (of food) in all directions. The strings that yank us (the desires) are no doubt, outside us. But the hook that ties them to us are with in us. If we make our mind up, we can unhook us from those strings. To reduce our indulgence is no less than salvation." - Mankutimma

ಸೊಟ್ಟಾಗಿಪುವು ನಿನ್ನ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ

ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲಿ ಹಸಿವು, ಮನದಲಿ ಮಮತೆ - ಈ ಎರಡು ।
ಗುಟ್ಟು ಕೀಲುಗಳಿಹವು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಂತ್ರದಲಿ ॥
ಕಟ್ಟಿಪುವು ಕೋಟೆಗಳ, ಕೀಳಿಪುವು ತಾರೆಗಳ ।
ಸೊಟ್ಟಾಗಿಪುವು ನಿನ್ನ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ ೩೮೪ ॥

hoTTeyali hasivu, manadali mamate - ee eraDu ।
huTTu kIlugaLu ihavu sRuShTi yantradali ॥
kaTTipuvu kOTegaLa, kILipuvu tAregaLa ।
soTTAgipuvu ninna - Mankutimma ॥ 384 ॥

"There are two secret parts of this creation machinery - hunger and love. These strong emotions make people build forts, (look to) snatch stars from the sky. They make man ambitious. It is so strong that people are ready to give up straight ways to achieve their ambitions." - Mankutimma