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I Was Shocked by Mahatma Dasa

Oct 1, 2013 | Mahatma Dasa, Poetry, Volume-10 Number-11 (Indian)

I was shocked, confused, bewildered As i entered Goloka's door Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the light or its decor. But it was the devotees in Goloka That i was amazed to see I knew them all on the earth But they had so little bhakti. There stood my... read more

Who Am I? by Kalyani Ajrekar

Sep 1, 2013 | Kalyani Ajrekar, Poetry, Volume-10 Number-10 (Indian)

I thought I was a daughter, a mother and a wife, When and how did this ignorance engulf my life? Why did I turn my face away from You, And get a body, each time, young and new? Never once did I question – who am I, Where did... read more

A Neophyte Prays by Vijay Kamat

Aug 1, 2013 | Poetry, Vijay Kamat, Volume-10 Number-09 (Indian)

The glorious Gita and beautiful Bhagavatarn are the summumbonum They inform of us of the Absolute Truth the Supreme Person who sweetly plays the flute Sri Krishna, the Lord lotus eyed as Mahaprabhu Caitanya he appeared to deliver conditioned beings from the... read more

Let Not the Life be Wasted by Sundaram Ramachandran

Jul 1, 2013 | Poetry, Sundaram Ramachandran, Volume-06 Number-08 (Indian)

O-Krishna one whose hands and feet are bound can only be helped by another who is free, So one who surrenders at Thy lotus feet us never forsaken by Thee! By Thy causeless mercy one is easily deliverd Otherwise one is in illusion and constantly bewilderd!... read more

Qualities of a Devotee by Muthanoori Ganeshraj Hreenka

Jun 1, 2013 | Muthanoori Ganeshraj Hreenka, Poetry, Volume-10 Number-07 (Indian)

A devotee must be humble like a blade of grass, Bend to the Lord's will and no evil will come to pass! A devotee, like a tree, must life's offerings tolerate, With faith and patience and never the Lord berate! Anger is a vice... read more

Draupadi by Jigna Goradia

May 1, 2013 | Jigna Goradia, Poetry, Volume-10 Number-06 (Indian)

World lay at her feet, poise of a queen, Treasures galore, beauty unseen, So quaint, so demure, so grand, so secure, Heiress to endless fortune and yet so pure! Suddenly a roar from a distance she hears, Nothing she gathered that... read more