Chant (Part 2 - 4)

The first part of "Chant," a four-part Krsna conscious poem, was published in Back to Godhead Number 36. It describes the transcendental activities of the spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, from his landing in New York in 1965 to the end of 1969. The second part is addressed to Jagannatha Svami (literally, "Lord of the Universe"), the Supreme Lord Krsna as He specifically appears in the Deity manifestation carved hundreds of years ago by Visvakarma, the sculptor incarnation. The statue or Deity of Jagannatha, which is worshiped in the famous Jagannatha Temple in Puri, India, is unique in Indian art. Almost primitivistic in style, He looks like this: (See picture on page 16) The third part of the poem is a meditation of the transcendental body of the Spiritual master, the mere thought of whom purifies the mind. The fourth part, a Gloria, praises the body, form, pastimes, entourage and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna.