Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas
Hymns and mantras composed for the glorification of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna
Of all the books in my library, this is perhaps my single most favorite. I have always taken great pleasure in learning and singing these beautiful songs.
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Published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) in 1974
Written by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in 1958,
Published December of that Year in Gauḍīya Patrika,
The Magazine of the Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti.
Verse 1.
I am sitting alone in Vṛndāvana-dhāma
In this mood I am getting many realizations.
I have my wife, sons, daughters, grandsons, everything,
But I have no money so they are a fruitless glory.
Kṛṣṇa has shown me the naked form of material nature,
By his strength it has all become tasteless to me today.
yasyāham anugṛhṇāmi hariṣye tad-dhanaṁ śanaiḥ
“I gradually take away all the wealth of those upon whom I am merciful.”
How was I able to understand this mercy of the All-merciful?