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ತಿದ್ದಿಕೊಳೊ ನಿನ್ನ ನೀಂ; ಜಗವ ತಿದ್ದುವುದಿರಲಿ |
ತಿದ್ದಿಕೆಗಮೊಂದು ಮಿತಿಯುಂಟು ಮರೆಯದಿರು ||
ಉದ್ದ ನೀಂ ಬೆರಳನಿತು ಬೆಳೆದೀಯೆ ಸಾಮಿಂದೆ |
ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಯೆ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮಗೆ? - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ||


tiddikoLo ninna nIn; jagava tidduvudirali |
tiddikegamondu mitiyunTu mareyadiru ||
udda nIn beraLanitu beLedEye saaminde |
spardhiye trivikramage? - mankutimma ||


Correct thyself; let correcting the world stay
Forget not correction too has its limits.
Thou may grow longer by a finger on exercising
Are thou competition to Trivikrama*? - Mankutimma


*Trivikrama - Character in the Bhagavat purana. In the episode between King Mahabali and Vamana, when Vamana grows to gigantic proportions to stride over the three worlds, he is termed Trivikrama. Mahabali symbolizes ahankar, the three feet symbolizes the three planes of existence - Jagrat, Swapna and Sushupthi.

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