{"id":11161,"date":"2013-01-03T04:16:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T03:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=11161"},"modified":"2013-01-03T04:16:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T03:16:49","slug":"an-ode-to-kali-yuga-on-the-special-occasion-of-the-%e2%80%9cnew-year%e2%80%9d-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=11161","title":{"rendered":"An ode to Kali Yuga on the special occasion of the \u201cNew Year\u201d 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Govardhana Giri Dasa: Hey Kali, be happy,<\/p>\n<p>A number changes,<\/p>\n<p>In a calendar,<\/p>\n<p>Seconds tick away,<\/p>\n<p>In a clock,<\/p>\n<p>People drink,<\/p>\n<p>Loose control.<\/p>\n<p>People dance,<\/p>\n<p>Loose control.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you do,<\/p>\n<p>MUST loose control !<\/p>\n<p>Hey Kali, be happy !<\/p>\n<p>Loose control, is what you want !<\/p>\n<p>Everyone says,<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year !<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows,<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing new,<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows,<\/p>\n<p>There is no happy thing,<\/p>\n<p>Still,<\/p>\n<p>Everyone says,<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year !<\/p>\n<p>Keep the illusion going folks !<\/p>\n<p>Keep the show going, as they say !<\/p>\n<p>Hey Kali, be happy,<\/p>\n<p>Illusion, of course, is what you want !<\/p>\n<p>Days gone by,<\/p>\n<p>Girls molested,<\/p>\n<p>By senseless men<\/p>\n<p>Girls sold,<\/p>\n<p>By senseless mothers,<\/p>\n<p>Girls killed,<\/p>\n<p>By parents while still in the womb,<\/p>\n<p>Sthree is Matha,<\/p>\n<p>Sthree is Devi,<\/p>\n<p>Sthree is Lakshmi,<\/p>\n<p>Sarasvati, et al<\/p>\n<p>Alas, no one cares !<\/p>\n<p>Demon-crazy Srila Prabhupad said,<\/p>\n<p>Democracy, all glories to you !<\/p>\n<p>Blind men choosing,<\/p>\n<p>Blind man leading,<\/p>\n<p>Of course, where else,<\/p>\n<p>But to \u201chappiness\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hey, Kali, be happy !<\/p>\n<p>You are indeed ruling the roost !<\/p>\n<p>Is there hope ?<\/p>\n<p>You may ask.<\/p>\n<p>May I dare say,<\/p>\n<p>Yes there is !<\/p>\n<p>People will drink<\/p>\n<p>People will dance<\/p>\n<p>Drink harinam !<\/p>\n<p>Dance in kirtana !<\/p>\n<p>Hey Kali, better beware !<\/p>\n<p>Gauranga\u2019s army<\/p>\n<p>Is on its way !<\/p>\n<p>Led by His General<\/p>\n<p>Srila Prabhupad !<\/p>\n<p>Hey Kali, better beware !<\/p>\n<p>Run for your life !<\/p>\n<p>Before its late !<\/p>\n<p>-Compiled by a beggar named Govardhana Giri Dasa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Govardhana Giri Dasa: Hey Kali, be happy,<\/p>\n<p>A number changes,<\/p>\n<p>In a calendar,<\/p>\n<p>Seconds tick away,<\/p>\n<p>In a clock,<\/p>\n<p>People drink,<\/p>\n<p>Loose control.<\/p>\n<p>People dance,<\/p>\n<p>Loose control.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}