Monkey-like creatures who can talk,

Bridge of stones for across ocean to walk.

As mythology easy to consider,

But from source should reconsider.

In truth, with no desire to deceive,

Eyewitness accounts from them to receive.

Hanuman and Chaitanya enough authority,

To know of God’s nature with certainty.

From Lord Chaitanya understand,

That worshipable too is Krishna’s land.

Identity with Him the same,

Like with potency of holy name.

Also with food to Him offering,

Prasadam and devotees honoring.

Ways to connect so many there are,

No reason for Divine life to be far.

From certain qualities to detect,

The Vaishnava, of Hinduism a sect.

Knowledge of identity as Brahman to own,

And its relationship to Supreme is known.

One God for everyone’s delight,

Into other forms like candle can alight.

Eventually in worship lacking motivation,

And in service never to see interruption.

From helpful ways made clear,

That in bhakti no reason to fear.

As Narasimha for Prahlada coming,

As Varaha earth’s sustainer becoming.

As Krishna sweetness of God demonstrating,

Ideal object for yogis’ contemplating.

Meditation difficult in this age,

By Krishna’s mercy easier made.

Seeing Krishna best yogi is He,

All Lord’s opulences in full to see.

How as son He is the best,

Protecting one wife and all the rest.

For the cowherd boys in fear living,

Protection from demons to them giving.

Yogi’s concentration to break never,

Can contemplate Lord’s features forever.

To forefathers one of debts three,

By begetting a son of it to be free.

The best of them all, which one?

Look at Prahlada, like him none.

Benefit to his friends and family giving,

And his father’s obstructions forgiving.

Through him God to the family came,

Blessed with vision of Narasimha the name.

Lesson from Arjuna detect,

Who heard Krishna’s words direct.

Universal form not there entire time,

Nor voice from sky with light to shine.

Krishna the person before him standing,

And to him giving proper understanding.

That personalism path the favorite one,

And impersonalism with more difficulty done.

Tragedy in front of me to see,

By life’s struggles bewildered to be.

Best when someone to feel our pain,

Since went through difficulties the same.

From history Arjuna’s example to take,

Study of his dealings with Krishna to make.

Devotional service the answer to him,

Over enemy of doubt to win.