A poem on Narasimha the BHAKTA PALA
Narasimha, the Bhakta-pala!
Oh Prahalad, Oh Prahalad
Even when you were just a lad,
Born to mother Kayadu, you had
Learnt a lot from Narada Muni, the bard
That Vishnu is the Supreme Lord!.
None like you so far, even while in womb,
Learnt that every life will end in a tomb!
Therefore pray to Krsna in joy and gloom! 1
Hiranya, your father made the world to him pray:
None could oppose him in any way:
Even Indira before him had no say!
But you preached to your mates every day
To chant Krishna Hare
And hence keep Maya at bay! 2
You kindled hence your father’s wrath
As so different was your path
To his ego filled aftermath!
His wrath made him to try to kill you, his only son
Who was to inherit all he won.
But though he tried every way under the sun,
The Lord all his heinous attempts over run. 3
Finally he asked his son, ‘who are you?
Who is protecting you?
Where is he that protects you?’
The wee Prahalad replies: ‘He is Hari
If you pray to Him there is no worry
As He is like a safe ferry
To cross samsara and be merry! 4
He is present in every Tom and Jerry!!
Though I love you dad
I cant worship you in your temporary body clad
But Hari is supreme personality in whole.
For sure only he is ultimate and everyone’s goal.’ 5
Father: ‘So Is he just a filler?
Will he be in this pillar?’
Prahalad: ‘Yes dad, everywhere for sure
So why not in in this pillar pure?’
Hiranya strikes that pillar with force
Lo behold!.. came a terrible Man Lion pose:
Appeared from inside the pillar and arose, 6
And spring on him to carry him to be disemboweled,
So that His dear devotee gets the crown jeweled;
And nay, even the offender be moksha enabled,
Though the son just pleaded for a forgiven end.
This Man Lion form is Narasimha the omnipresent.
He is the only one who even to Death can get death sent !
Why waste time watching the Lion King
When just thinking of Him all benefits bring? 7
