In calcutta a child was born
on september One 1896 morn
it was none other than abhay charan
Sun and Moon combination
his father was Gour Mohan
Person so benign
a devotee of Lord Kishan
His mother Rajani so kind so pure
who ate sand with rice to Abhay once cure
for rats which in his shop lived
Gour Mohan used to leave plates grain-filled
instead of, like others, getting them killed
even as a four year old little small boy
Abhay made a beautiful chariot - toy
placed in it Jagannath Subhadra and Balabhadra bhai
and pulled it shouting Jai Jagannath with joy
young he was when
visited the house now and then
saffron clad holi men
many of them not real sadhus were
for whom Abhay did not much care
growing was freedom struggle
Minds were boiling with trouble
gandhi became Abhay's big good hero
whom he liked to the world's end follow
Then a turning point in his life came
to change entirely his mind's frame
Bhakti Siddaanta Saraswathi was his name
A dazzling Vaishnava flame
"Come and see for Lord Krishna's sake
a great impression certainly he will on you make"
One day said to Abhay his friend
whom into his life Krishna had sent
Abhay with him unwillingly went
Maharaj Bhakthi Siddanta's very first words
touched Abhay's heart's inner most chords.
"Take Chaitanya's message of gold
to every country in the world"
Turn every one there into a Krishna Bhaktha
By giving him/her Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
All cow eating melechaas
should be turned into Vaishnavaas"
"We ourselves are not free
How can go out and preach we
Cant we wait till we get liberty "
said Abhay with anxiety
"Abhay my boy dear
one thing I should make to you clear
Krishna Consciousness is precious very
everything else is temporary
it cannot wait for thing any
to spread it we are in real hurry"
Agreed abhay in full submission
Understood he his life's real mission
Pursuit of this great vaishnava's golden global vision
Next meeting with Bakthi Siddantha was set
In alahabad where Ganga Jamuna and Saraswati met
Initiation to Abhay was given
He became Abhay Charan
how to carry out my Guru Maharaj's order
this question started to his heart hammer
His business swiftly declined
to help him no one in his family was inclined
when his wife sold Bhagavatham book
and in exchange a tea pocket took
Enough is enough he felt
at once his house he left
Brindavan was his destination
waited for him there translation
to capital delhi he made trips so many
in his pocket hardly were a dozen rupee
One night Bhakti Siddaantha appeared in his dream
Abhay Charan of my disciples cream
take immediately you should sanyas
Abhay Charan did obediently as told he was
I should somehow go to America
Help me Krishna Achuthaa Anantaa
Prayed Bhakthi Vedanta Swamy everyday
came answer to his prayer from city Bombay
I will give you free ticket in Jaldoota ship
Get ready Swami for your USA trip
Said Sumathi Morarji her ladyship.
carrying his umbrellaa grey and old
and books as much as his trunk box could hold
Prabhupada started his long journey voyage
to deliver to the west Chaitanya's message
he celebrated on the way
Krishna's birth day
prasadam to all aboard he gave away
Then sea turned very rough
and weather also became very tough
came heart attacks one after another
He clung to Krishna's feet lotus flower
I am going for carrying out my Guru's order
Desires dear Krishna I have no other
At last ship reached America's Atlantic shore
New York City loomed Swamy's eyes before
He stood all alone
Sea breeze chilled his silver bone
Came at last Agarwal one
Took Swamy to his home then
No improvement there a month's stay showed
he was on his own on broad New York's road
Break came where?
Tompkins square
Sitting on grass there
one Sunday evening clear
He started singing Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
His tremulous voice
Sound of Kartal so nice
His half closed eyes
simple saffron robes
His ear lobes
stirred onlookers souls
Came at once many hippy girls and boys
as if they waited for him for years - lightyears.
They were not just hippies
Chaitanya's associates
Mahaprabhu Chaithanya's associates
They appeared in america to him assist
some around him sat and started to chant
some raising their arms began to dance
Then there sprouted ISKCON the transcedental plant
True came Chaitanya's prophetic words
"People will my name chant in every town and village world's"
anandgopaldas(JPS)
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