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It was evening ārati time,

Which began at a clock’s precise chime

And from that gorgeous shrine

Was projected softly your voice divine.

From the modest speaker box it came,

A sound that only purity can claim.

It was the subject of ten avatars

Some who declare peace while others wars.

No vibration could dare to match

Your depth and power, the ear to catch

The pastimes of courageous heroes

And saints of softer mellows.

The harmonium you play hums through the song

Causing the listener to crave and long.

These stories that you brought us

These songs that you taught us

Where relationships are foremost

Leave prema as our anchor post.

Each stanza that you had sung

Resonates like a bell well rung.

Your message is of surrender to Him

Done through mantra and hymn

Passing through the gate we call “servant”

Which means one who’s never a deviant.

Moved by the way you sing the tune

Emotions are stirred, peaked like high noon.

I wish the whole world could hear it too

Because it is happiness we all wish to pursue

I must hear it again and yet again

When the pūjārī presses “play” and then . . .

Jaya Jagadisha Hare

Jaya Jagadisha Hare

Jaya Jagadisha Hare.
 
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