Krishna Protects Women And Children by Bhaktimarga Swami

draupadi was a very strong woman
a queen of character, a good human
at the darkest hour, by the hair she was dragged
by a brutish man whose intelligence lagged
in front of an assembly of royals
when bravery knew only withdrawals
he pulled at her blood-stained dress
attempting to augment her distress
leaving her fully dishonoured and exposed
humiliated and devoid of her clothes

not letting the fiend have his satisfaction

krishna appeared timely in swift reaction

mystically he supplied unlimited fabric

in a manner that was simply classic

the queen chanted his name in surrender

the assembly sat shocked at this act of splendour

the abductor, exhausted at the fabric pull

was embarrassed with only a cloth handful

draupadi was appeased, feeling protected

krishna’s kindness is what he always projected

heroism lingers in the tales of abundant stories
found in the epic pages of lives in bharat’s glories
in the belly of uttara lie the last of the yadu
fate had it that her child was not yet due
when uttara ran hastily toward krishna divine
her instinct knew her unborn’s life was on the line
sensing that the enemy was targeting her child
a weapon of fire, brahmastra, had run wild
the accuracy level with the aim was high
asvattama, the antagonist, caused her to cry

in an earnest appeal over a life-and-death matter
krishna was the ‘go-to’ as ultimate psychiater
her spirit of self-sacrifice was commendable
“let my life be taken, i am expendable

let my son live a life of resilience

of joy, of health and brilliance”

krishna’s response was very immediate

a response to asvattama’s deviance

krishna projected into her womb, giving shelter

protecting the embryo in the spirit to help her

after the devastating kurukshetra war

widows were grieving, emotions torn

in the search for identifying their dead

their husbands, sons, granddads, all bled

in the air of greed aftermath and a sky of vultures

victims of the battle played out their culture

in the vacancy of men, breathing nil

and in an atmosphere echoing the message “kill”

krishna offered his backing, there to console

each and every woman who lost their mating soul

“what a loss!” was the sound of bereavement
how to consider this pile of corpses an achievement?
grieving women, the likes of the very best
draupadi, kunti, gandhari, viewing those at rest
krishna’s absolute comforting presence
was his expression of deep condolence
including his sensitivity towards enemies’ widows
a model behaviour opening doors and windows
for those of us devoid of kindness and car
krishna stands up for women, children, and those in despair

– By Bhaktimarga Swami

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