ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮನ ಕಗ್ಗ ೪

ಏನು ಜೀವನದರ್ಥ? ಏನು ಪ್ರಪಂಚಾರ್ಥ? |
ಏನು ಜೀವ ಪ್ರಪಂಚಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧ? ||
ಕಾಣದಿಲ್ಲಿರ್ಪುದೇನಾನುಮುಂಟೆ ಅದೇನು? |
ಜ್ಞಾನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವೇಂ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ || ೪ ||

4: What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of this universe? What is the relationship between life and the universe? Is there something here we don't see? Oh Mankutimma! Can we take our senses as proof?

Notes:
Here the poet starts with asking some questions that have been with the mankind from time immemorial. The interesting question here is the last one though. What constitutes a proof? Can our senses be taken as proof? If yes, then what if there is something that our senses can't detect. We already know that there are audio frequencies beyond our hearing, radiations beyond our vision etc. That being the case, how can we limit proof to only our senses and only the logic that our minds can understand?