Priyavrata Das: What is that Name — the One of infinite fame?
\nA name inexplicably — that always remains the same.
\nThroughout our sojourn — of lives untold,
\nFor millions of births — our soul was sold.<\/p>\n
As we happily ignored the signs of light,
\nChoosing mundane pleasures to illumine our night.
\nOur determination fixed — in a whirl of misfortune,
\nOf endless frustration and caverns of soul torture.<\/p>\n
Time was our keeper — our constant Master,
\nEnslaved by lust — our minds just ran faster.
\nTowards the darkness — of ignorant bliss,
\nOh how many opportunities were missed?<\/p>\n
And our dear Friend witnessed — our fall from grace,
\nAs we transfixed our minds on a foolish rat race,
\nOf confusion and doubt in a slurry of fear,
\nNot knowing our real Lover was all so near.<\/p>\n
But alas, our Lover\u2019s grace — unfolds through sound,
\nA Name so beautiful — and truly profound,
\nAccessible by all, the Name transcends all bounds,
\nNo other love so powerful — is to be found.<\/p>\n
And so I earnestly plea to my friends and foes,
\nGive up all speculation and all things shallow,
\nRaise your hands high and bathe in the light,
\nFor the song of God will make all things right.<\/p>\n
In this incarnation — I will embrace that Name,
\nThe One that has been gifted by a man not insane,
\nBut a saint of high order — who came to give love,
\nGolden Avatar Chaitanya — who descended from above.<\/p>\n
Sankirtana is the means — to realise your soul,
\n\u201cThere is no other way,\u201d He emphatically told,
\nPreaching: \u201cunity in diversity\u201d — as His golden rule,
\nNo one excluded — not even the fool.<\/p>\n
When spiritual equality — becomes the norm,
\nThat Name will unfold into divine form,
\nProgressing further — It will manifest quality,
\nUntil that day — chanting embraces lila activity<\/p>\n
Your soul enters pastimes — of that Lover Divine,
\nIn a special way — that only you can define,
\nIndividuality will rule — throughout your ascent,
\nReaching perfection — is no accident.<\/p>\n
That Lover Divine will embrace you — and all will make sense,
\nWhy you fritted away time — and would not relent\u2026
\nto accept that divine Love — that was always there,
\nwaiting patiently for you — to notice from where\u2026<\/p>\n
That Love you so desired — and searched for all around,
\nWas always within you — encased in pure sound,
\nThe language of the heart — resonating once more,
\nTo the Holy Name of God — a transcendental score.<\/p>\n
You embrace that Name now — no regrets this time,
\nAs the humbled soul within — tries to make sense in rhyme,
\nof the reasons he hesitated and ignored that Name,
\nOf the Lover Divine — of infinite fame.<\/p>\n
– Priyavrata Das<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Priyavrata Das: What is that Name — the One of infinite fame?
\nA name inexplicably — that always remains the same.
\nThroughout our sojourn — of lives untold,
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