Dear Krishna

Dear Krishna, please protect
me from calamities as
Prabhupada once hoped
You would do for me.

Dear Krishna, You are the
goal of “Spiritual”, which
praises Your omnipresence
and sweetness.

Everyday in the Caribbean I have
sung the bhajana to Krishna
the crest jewel, the son
of the King of Vraja. It
has a sweet simple melody
and has become my signature
bhajana. I sing it wherever I
go.

The bhajana says You love
to be with Vrsabhanu’s daughter.
It says You have eyes like the
blue lotus. It praises
Your profuse movements of
agitation in conjugal bliss.

It says You are and enchanting
dresser and You wear
yellow silk enwrapped
around Your waist. You
dress this way to
please the Vrajavasis.

I can’t recall all the
things the bhajana says.
It is written by an anonymous
poet in Sanskrit.

I’m listening to “Spiritual”
which is another signature
bhajana of mine. It
praises You in the
expression of music. You
love music which creates
the mood of loving
You. You love devotees
who gather to be with
You and who gather
to tell others about You.

On the airplane today I was
dressed in sannyasa garb and
wearing a garland. Several
people greeted me “Hare Krishna”
and the lady pushing
my wheelchair asked
me if I were a “priest” or
a “pandit”. I replied, as I
thought best by telling her
I’ve been practicing this
since 1966. She
was not particularly
impressed, but asked us
a few more questions about
the Hare Krishna movement.

My dear Lord Krishna, I
am writing random stanzas
to You trying to make a
poem that would please
You and Your devotees.
I can do that it I am
sincere in loving You.
I chanted Your names all
morning and spoke to devotees,
I did it in duty.

I must be a dutiful
devotee and obey
the precepts of my spiritual
master. It occurred to
me that if my chanting
life had to terminate today
I have not reached the
submit.

I wasn’t too sad to
think of it, I just had to
accept it and go on
dutifully chanting and
praising You. You are
the dear most object
in my life, the
son of the king of
Vraja. I’ll sing
Your bhajana every day
in my mind and
try to stop lying
about my devotional
achievements. I want
to be better and more honest in the
time You have allotted me. I want to help
those is speak to.

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