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radhe krishna!

namo narayana

andal thiruvadigale sharanam

 

dear bhaagavatas,

we shall now continue with more poems..

 

The Fall and Redemption of the Soul

--- by Dravida dasa

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Where Krsna lives, felicity

Abounds: With pure simplicity

And loving sensibility,

All serve Him with humility.

 

But when a living entity

Rejects his true identity

And out of sheer stupidity

Surrenders to cupidity,

 

He loses all sagacity,

And with it all capacity

To understand reality

Or curb his sensuality.

 

Abandoning humility,

He touts his own ability,

Forgetting his fragility

And fortune's volatility.

 

Immersed in asininity

For what seems an infinity

Of lives devoid of piety,

He suffers in anxiety

 

Till contact with God's devotee,

Perhaps of utmost brevity,

Awakens his affinity

For words of the Divinity.

 

Perceiving the futility

Of all his imbecility,

The soul regains his sanity

And casts away his vanity.

 

Endowed with new humility,

He serves with all ability

And growing spontaneity

His guru and the Deity.

 

Regaining his identity,

The wayward living entity

Returns to the fraternity

Of Krsna for eternity.

 

 

The Holy Name of Sri Hari Is All That Be

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(original Skrt for first eight verses anonymous,

English versification of latter and ninth verse by

Dravida Dasa)

 

Of sweet things, it's the sweetest you will taste at

any time;

Of things that bring good fortune, it's good fortune's

paradigm;

Of things that purify, it purifies most powerf'lly;

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

>From Brahma's realm atop the sky down to the lowly

grass,

Illusion reigns in Maya-devi's treacherous morass.

The truth, the truth, the only truth: the Name of Sri

Hari.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

He's the guru, he's the father, he's the friend most

true,

And she's the real mother who most kindly teaches you

To always chant and hear the Holy Name of Sri Hari.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Remember that our final breath may come at any time,

No matter if we're old and sick or in our youthful

prime.

So young and old alike should chant the Name

incessantly.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Lord Sri Hari forever dwells wherever devotees

Whose hearts are fixed on Him and free of all

impurities

Uplift their voices high and sing His Name in ecstasy.

 

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Alas! What sorrow! What great pain! The worst

calamity-

For people to forget the Holy Name of Sri Hari!

Although the Name's a priceless gem, mere broken glass

they see.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Just fill your ears, just fill them with the Name of

Sri Hari!

Just chant the Name, just chant the Name with all

sincerity!

Just sing the Name, just sing the Holy Name eternally!

 

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

It makes this world appear like bits of straw upon the

ground;

It splendorously reigns supreme-Divinity in sound;

It's filled with transcendental bliss and peerless

purity;

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Inspired to glorify the Holy Name of Sri Hari,

A certain sage composed this hymn in Sanskrit poetry.

I pray that those who read this lowly version made by

me

Will chant the Holy Name of Sri Hari in ecstasy.

 

 

lottsa krishna premai

kalaivani

radhe shyam

namo venkateshaya

hari hari

 

 

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