Jagadīśa dāsa

Jagadisa dasa

A poem to honor His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on his appearance day, August 27, 1978

The Sun was shining for so long,

Conferring mercy everywhere,

A most unusual event

Considering the atmosphere.

The darkness of this time is dense;

It's very rare that one can see,

As when the twilight's almost done,

Approaching night's obscurity.

For those of us who had the chance

To bathe in his effulgent glance,

It was a blessed miracle -

He taught us how to sing and dance.

He opened up Vaikuntha's gate

And stepped into this mortal place,

Inviting us to come with him

To meet with Krsna face to face.

Alas, but now he's out of sight,

And I've been dragging way behind

In hopes that there was still a chance

Of finding pleasure of some kind.

While thinking I could find a way

To have my cake and eat it too,

I've lost my chance to see him smile

At seeing something I might do.

Damnation to this wretched mind

Which dragged me from his lotus feet

And caused me to ignore the truth

And think blood-sucking thorns were sweet.

Now I must make a firm resolve

To give up such recalcitrance

And all my foolish cherished dreams

Which drag me into ignorance.

My dear Lord Krsna, help me please

To take into my darkened heart

Remembrance of his lotus feet,

Permit me please to know this art.

I dedicate my life and soul

To help fulfill his wondrous plan,

To beat back maya's influence,

By Krsna's grace I'm sure we can.

To all the villages and towns

In every corner of the earth,

We'll take the message of the Lord

To give the lifeless souls rebirth.

Your servant,

Jagadisa dasa

GBC-Minister of Education

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