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Rain, rain, please come again,
\nYou remind me of an old friend!
\nOut of that unlimited expansion of the sky, Supreme Lord,
\nMinute portions, by the modes material nature,behind the clouds, get covered! <\/p>\n
Clouds accumulate water from land,
\nDistribute it when it is required!
\nSo does the government exact taxes from mankind,
\nIn public welfare, it should be utilized! <\/p>\n
During rainy season, strong winds bluster,
\nCarrying clouds from one place to another;
\nLike a rich man who, in times of need, distributes his money,
\nEven to the point of exhausting his whole treasury! <\/p>\n
Clouds’ pour water on hills and rocks,
\nWhere there is no need, in seas and oceans!
\nResembling a charitable person,
\nDistributing everywhere, without discrimination! <\/p>\n
Before rainfall, the surface of the earth, is depleted of all energy and is lean,
\nAfter the rainfall, it is covered with vegetation and is all green!
\nTemporary profit,for material pleasures after undergoing severe austerities,
\nIf performed for realising the Supreme, brings unlimited happiness! <\/p>\n
In the evening, many glowworms become visible,
\nHowever, Moon and stars choose to remain invisible!
\nIn the age of Kali, atheists and miscreants, become visible prominently,
\nObscured gets, the persons, who follow the Vedic injunctions strictly! <\/p>\n
Whenever the sky is clear,
\nStarts and moon, reappear,
\nSometimes Lord Chaitanya descends,
\nWith the holy name, to remove the darkness! <\/p>\n
After the first rain, there is thundering sound,
\nWhen all the frogs begin to croak!
\nIn the darkness of Kali-yuga, everyone is sleeping,
\nEveryone takes to study of Vedas, by great acharyas’ calling!<\/p>\n
Many small ponds, lakes and rivulets become filled with water;
\nWho otherwise remain dry, for the rest of the year.
\nMaterialistic persons are dry, but sometimes,
\nWith home, children and money, flourishes! <\/p>\n
Vidyapati compares this to a drop of water in a desert,
\nOur desire for happiness, like ocean, which can’t quench our thirst!<\/p>\n
The grass, trees look very green.
\nChanging, the entire scene!
\nSometimes the farmers become very happy,
\nBeing unaware of the Supreme Lord’s activities! <\/p>\n
All living entities in the land, sky and water become very much refreshed,
\nExactly like one, in transcedental loving service to the Lord, engaged! <\/p>\n
When the rivers swell and rushes to the oceans and seas,
\nThey agitate the vast ocean, it seems;
\nLike a person, if in spiritual life, not very advanced, gets agitated;
\nBut one , very advanced, even if put into difficulties, is not embarrassed! <\/p>\n
Some of the roads, gets covered with long grasses,
\nLike a brahmana not accustomed to perform Vedic sacrifices.
\nForgets his eternal position,
\nIdentifying with mayic production. <\/p>\n
Lighting appears on one group of clouds and moves to another;
\nThis is compared to lusty women, who cannot fix their minds on one man! <\/p>\n
Sometimes rainbow appears in addition to clouds’ roaring,
\nWhich stands as a bow without a string!
\nThe Supreme Lord appears just like an ordinary human,
\nHe is not resting on any material condition! <\/p>\n
The moonlight is covered by clouds but is visible at intervals,
\nThe moon is moving with the movement of the clouds,it sometimes appears;
\nFor one who has identified himself with the moving material world,
\nBy illusion,his actual spiritual luster is covered ! <\/p>\n
When the clouds appear for the first time,
\nThe peacocks dance with joy upon seeing them.
\nPersons who are very much harassed in the materialistic way of life, are compared to peacocks,
\nFinding association of a devotee of Lord, they become enlightened and dance just like peacocks! <\/p>\n
A person practicing austerities becomes dry,
\nBut after penances are completed, he begins to enjoy!
\nLike newly grown plants and creepers,
\nThat from the ground, grow by drinking water. <\/p>\n
Sometimes cranes and ducks meander continually on the banks of the lakes and rivers,
\nAlthough the banks are filled with muddy garbage and thorny creepers.
\nPersons who are householders without K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness,
\nAre constantly tarrying in material life, in spite of all kinds of inconveniences! <\/p>\n
\u015ar\u012bla Narottama d\u0101sa \u1e6ch\u0101kura prays that he will have the association,
\nOf a person, either householder or has taken renunciation;
\nWho is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord,
\nWho is always crying the holy name of Gaurachand! <\/p>\n
Heavy torrents of rain, breaks barriers around agricultural land,
\nLike unauthorized atheists propaganda breaks Vedic injunctions;
\nThe clouds, tossed by the wind, deliver water which is welcomed like nectar;
\nDistribution of such wealth is also nectarean, when inspired by brahmanas, performed by rich men like kings and wealthy members! <\/p>\n
~Snigdhamayi Sudevi Devi Dasi
\nBased on Description of Autumn by Srila Prabhupada in Krishna book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Heavy torrents of rain, breaks barriers around agricultural land,
\nLike unauthorized atheists propaganda breaks Vedic injunctions;
\nThe clouds, tossed by the wind, deliver water which is welcomed like nectar;
\nDistribution of such wealth is also nectarean, when inspired by brahmanas, performed by rich men like kings and wealthy members! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89525","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=89525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89527,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89525\/revisions\/89527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}