Debata mandire - searching the pray

[Eli]

Halló everybody! How are you?

On the "Ágætis byrjun"'s 20th anniversary editon's booklet is written that the duet song "Debata mandire" is a pray Kjartan learning when searching the meaning of life... lovely! <3

Then I wonder wich pray is that! Someone has anyclue? The title sounds as sanskrit and we all know how eastern philosophies e religions target the meaning of life. But in the booklet is also said that the name is mispelled. I only guess the word "Debata" could be "Devata" (heavenly entities in India) and the word "Mandire" could be "Mandir" ("temple"). But then I have no ideia wich mantra is "Devata's temple" hahaha

Thanks for all help and attention

[Dystopia]

which they wrote when they were 17 years old, is in fact ‘debata mandire’. make of that what you will. I find this on https://sigurros.com/category/news/page/27/

[Eli]

17 years? Wow! I didn't know that!
So, it was around 1992 and 1995 (thinking at Jónsi's and Kjarri's birthdate)... BEFORE "Von", before even Kjarri join the team