Mullu | Purandara Dasa | Vasu Dixit

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"Mullu koneya mele” is a maze of riddles spun by Purandara Dasa.
The song (translation) goes like this:

"Three ponds were dug in the sharp point of a thorn, out of which two ponds were dry and the third never got filled,
Three simpletons came to the unfilled ponds, two of them were lame and the third had no legs at all,
Three buffalos were sold to the legless simpletons, two of the buffalos were sterile and the third didn’t have any calf at all,
Three sovereigns were paid for the buffalos, two of which were counterfeit and the third was not acceptable,
Three inspectors came to check the sovereigns, two of them were blind and the third did not have eyes at all,
Three villages were given as grants to the blind inspectors, two villages were in ruins and the third was deserted,
Three potters came to live in the villages, two of them were disabled and the third didn’t have hands at all,
Three pots were made by the potters, two of which had holes and the third was bottomless,
Three rice grains were cooked in the pots, two of which were spoiled rice and the third didn’t cook at all,
Three guests arrived to eat the rice, two of them were on fast and the third was not hungry at all…”

Purandara Dasa himself concludes this song saying, “Only Purandara Vittala knows the meaning of this and no one else”

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