Shyamdas

Shyamdas is an incredible chant master and bhakta - www.shyamdas.com

I have been intoxicated naturally into ecstasy many times at his kirtans.  Here are poems from his latest e-newsletter:

"Surdas, blind from birth, now famous as the 'Sun' of devotional poetry in India, composed 125,000 poems in praise of Shri Krishna.

This year Shyamdas will complete new translations of the poems and life stories of Surdas and the other seven 'Ashta Chhap,' the eight kirtan poet-saints of the Pushti Marg.

Worship love-filled Krishna
    In the devotional mood
        of the Gopis.

What is the point of your
    million practices if you do not             serve Him with love?

Once the fire sages
    asked Lord Rama,
"Give us the pleasures of Sita --             Make us all women."

Now what type of path is this,
       where a man gets
            a woman's devotion?
This is the reverse of all norms.

When the Gopis heard
   Shri Krishna's flute,
they ran out of their homes
    with their clothes and jewels
        in disarray.
But their devotion was in
    perfect union, like type on the printing press is set in reverse,
    yet appears correct
        when printed on paper.

When there is recognition of love,     the Vedic rules no longer stand.

Sings Sur, "The Vraja Gopis
    brought that clever Enchanter
       under the rule of their love."

Radhe! O Radhe!

Clever woman,
    why won't you speak to Him!

The Lotus-eyed mountain Holder,
    Krishna, takes great pains
        to meet you.

Since you beheld
    that enticing Mohan,
you have forgotten the abundant
        pleasures of home.

Sur explains, "Krishna repeats,
       'Radhe! O, Radhe!'
His forest garland over here,
    His shawl over there."

Click Here to read more poems by Lord Krishna's Eight Poet-Friends, the "Ashta Chhap"

Comments

[Kamaniya]

RADHE! RADHE!

And thank the Goddess for the Shyamdases of the world. He truly is one in a million. And this weekend I get to sing with him at Omega! Me & my good kirtan karma... ;-)

Om,
Kamaniya x