Murder, deceit and vice,

How then God can be nice?

Just of temporary body seeing,

No effect on spiritual being.

To me always association’s choice giving,

Remembering all, thus most forgiving.

When sincere desire for return in me,

Sends guru who from illusion free.

Store sometimes with bargain, a steal,

Customers readily looking for a deal.

Like a store with items fully in stock,

Demigods practically everything they’ve got.

Friendship not made, not relationship in trust,

Nothing personal, business it is just.

Bhakti for those with intelligence more,

Krishna’s pleasure doing everything for.

Krishna showing universal form of His,

Still more an abstract, not a person it is.

That there is something beyond to mean,

More to life than awe-inspiring scene.

For each case not very long was shown,

Returning to worship of choice their own.

Supreme Lord, person standing behind,

Bhakti-rasa in devotion to Him find.

When proper assessment to take,

What in Vishnu-worship unique to make?

On future impact to assess,

Not always to accept request.

For God’s personal welfare praying,

That associates always by His side staying.

If understanding of Him I have got,

Then automatically rebirth to stop.

Like with Arjuna changing over time,

Someone else source of strength of mine.

Krishna in Bhagavad-gita Himself to say,

From Prahlada’s testimony another way.

Not everyone same result achieving,

Only after material nature’s favor receiving.

To use properly Lord’s strength the key,

Like with Daitya-king’s son to see.

Ultimately choice by me is made,

Whether happy or in suffering to wade.

Knowledge of reincarnation helping me,

Imperishable life, the changing bodies to see.

Much more even beyond there,

Of complete picture to become aware.

How can stop rebirth’s spinning wheel attack,

Worshiping Krishna and never coming back.

Guru knowledge from experience brought,

Including also what parampara has taught.

People in stiff competition with one another,

Hatred everywhere, even family disliking each other.

By thought of food to go mad,

Over changing body becoming sad.

Only in bhakti-yoga happiness real,

With progress, more of Krishna to reveal.

Through years passing in evolutionary chain,

Finally auspicious human form to gain.

For connecting with the Divine is meant,

Not for in angst and unhappiness spent.

To reawaken spiritual consciousness the best,

Welfare work, proper understanding the test.

Finite resources, helping one then another to ignore,

Not so in bhakti, room always for more and more.

Despite every opulence to see,

Still unsatisfied was he.

Hiranyakashipu, to Brahma praying,

Blessed with boons, save immortality saying.

Since over senses victory not gained,

Precious contentment never attained.

Offensive when attack on son forced upon,

Through Narasimha instantly everything gone.

Into intelligent species of human sent,

For austerity that life is meant.

Avoiding certain foods is way one,

Meat, fish and eggs consumed none.

With meat in future karma reaction,

Yogi sleeps and eats in moderation.

For Krishna’s benefit best reason of all,

Returned offering prasadam to call.