Kitchri and Gumpsha Verse 1 I’m was flying high on Krsna And everything was fine But somewhere along the way Ambition entered my mind So I climbed up the ladder And struggled to the top But after I got there I found it’s not what I want Chorus So give me kitchri and gumpsha Six […]
Ramyana in Poetry -By Mahatma Das It was the night before the coronation, Prince Ram to be crowned Ayodhya’s king, Amidst the joy and celebration Ram’s father, Dasaratha, met his favorite queen. He found Kaikeya lying on the ground Overwhelmed by agonizing grief. He asked her the cause of her trouble And how he could […]
I called up Krsna the other day because I was having a really hard time. There were so many things going wrong and I couldn’t understand why. So I said, “Krsna, you love me, right? “And feelingly He said, “Of course. I love you unconditionally.” So I questioned how you can love someone and at […]
Maya Mistress of Illusion Based on Srila Prabhupada’s Teachings She is the mistress of all material things We think we’re free but she is pulling the strings She makes you laugh, she’ll make you cry, She’ll make you think you’ll never die. She makes you great, she makes you small, She takes you up and […]
Like A Lotus Flower Based on Analogies Found in Srila Prabhupada’s Books Comparing Krsna to a Lotus Flower Intro – Lotus One Your face is beautiful Like a lotus flower Your eyes are wide Just like a lotus petal Your lips are red Like a lotus flower And Your smile is pleasing Like a young […]
I Was Shocked Adpated from a Chirstian poem By Mahatma Das 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 […]
I AM (From the Bhagavad Gita ) 1) I am the source of all that is here I am the One who makes it disappear. There is nothing beyond Me, I’m the head – All rests upon Me like pearls rest on a thread. 2)The taste of water, the life of all that lives, The […]
Chapter 16 Bhagavad Gita Fearlessness, living life in purity To cultivate spiritual knowledge, charity 4) Pride, conceit, anger, and of course arrogance As well as harshness and total ignorance Are the qualities belonging to ungodly men Born with this nature, O Arjuna, My friend 5) Divine qualities open liberation’s door Ungodly […]
Chapter 15 Bhagavad Gita There is a tree whose roots grow upward and strong Its branches grow down, its leaves are Vedic songs These branches are the material modes three One who knows the Vedas is the knower of this tree No one can understand where this tree ends Where its foundation […]
Chapter 14 Bhagavad Gita Again I shall explain this wisdom supreme Of all kinds of knowledge, this is the cream Fixed in this knowledge one can surely attain A nature like Mine, and never take birth again O Arjuna, of all species of life I’m the seed giving father, nature’s my […]
Chapter 13 Bhagavad Gita Arjuna said: Krsna, I want to learn all there is to know What is nature, God, the body, the soul? Lord Krsna said Arjuna, the body is called the field And the soul, the knower, does its knowledge wield I’m also the knower in everyone you see […]
Chapter 12 Bhagavad Gita Arjuna asked 1. I want to know which is the best of these two Those always engaged in service to You Or those who worship the impersonal Brahman The unmanifested unknowable One Lord Krsna said 2. One who is fixed on my Personality And is always engaged in worshiping Me With […]
Chapter 11 Bhagavad Gita Arjuna said: By hearing the words that you’ve given so far My illusion is gone, I see You as You are But there is something I would like to see Please show me Your form that pervades all that be Lord Krsna said: Behold, Arjuna, My great opulence Many thousands […]
Chapter 10 Bhagavad Gita Lord Krsna said: O mighty armed Arjuna, just listen again I shall speak further because you are my friend From this knowledge there is much to be gained It is better than what I have already explained The demigods and sages don’t know my course For in every […]
Chapter 9 Bhagavad Gita Because you are never envious of Me I shall impart this most secret wisdom to thee Knowing which you shall be relieved From birth, death, old age and disease Of all education, this knowledge is king The most secret of all secrets, the purest thing And because it gives direct self […]
Chapter 8 Bhagavad Gita One who quits his body thinking of Me No doubt attains my nature eternally What one remembers during his last breath One will certainly attain after death Always think of Me in this form that you see At the same time carry out your (prescribed) duty With your mind and intelligence […]
Chapter 7 Bhagavad Gita Practice devotion with attachment to Me And You can know Me in full, undoubtedly Out of many thousands of perfected men Hardly ones truly knows Me as I am I am the source of all that is here I am the one who makes it disappear. There’s is nothing beyond […]
Chapter 6 Bhagavad Gita 1)To be a renunciate and a true yogi Give up your desires and simply work for Me 2) For yoga is the same as renunciation It means giving up sense gratification 5) Deliver yourself with the help of the mind Make it your friend or it will degrade […]
Chapter 5 Bhagavad Gita Arjuna said: 1) Should I renounce work or work in devotion Which of these two brings the greater promotion? Lord Krsna replied: 2) Liberation can be had either way But work in devotion is better I say 6) Unless all work is devoted to Me Detachment alone cannot make […]
Chapter 4 Bhagavad Gita 1) This knowledge was received by a succession Of master to disciple by aural reception 2) The saintly kings also knew it in that way But the line was broken and is lost today 3) I am telling you that very science again Because you are my devotee […]