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Aghahanta das, Urjjesvari dasi and Vedapriya dasi
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Lyrics:
On this day, this most auspicious dayIn a rap format the contemporary way
Describing your qualities, and all that may consist Let us break it down and break it down like this…
Chorus:
When confusion overwhelms and what is false is seen as true Scripture tells us to seek guidance and that guidance should be you Equipped with full knowledge and firm faith in the Supreme You cut down our illusion; you free us from our dream
Ahd:
Oh yes, yes indeedy, I wrote, I wrote graffiti, used to hang out in bars and cafes so seedy Thinking I was God, the big DJ supreme, a doggy dog life living the bow wow dream A bum with no job, always on vacation, exploitation of girls my main occupation Such indulgence in pleasures bereft of permanence, left me lonely and lost and seeking life's relevance…
Urj:
With thumb in the air I used to travel town to town, not preaching Krishna's message only drinking double brown Spent huge amounts of money acquired by sinful means, so-called pleasures exhausted by the age of sixteen!
Left empty, confused, frustrated, deep in thought, seeking a better life, the Hare Krishna's I sought…
Chorus:
When confusion overwhelms and what is false is seen as true, scripture tells us to seek guidance and that guidance should be you Equipped with full knowledge and firm faith in the Supreme, you cut down our illusion; you free us from our dream
Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
Guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija
Wandering aimlessly with no goal and no direction, thru some causeless mercy, came divine intervention By the help of your disciples and your loft interface, you showed us real love, you gave us a taste "Be all you can be", in these loft facilities, you engaged our natures, our diverse abilities To chant with concentration is a daily cultivation, the foundation you taught by your own demonstration This knowledge you gave to keep out all the maya, but closing our eyes we jumped back in the fire....
Even after falling, after all that we'd been given, beneficiaries of your love we were mercifully forgiven Gurudeva, Gurudeva, our ever well wishing friend, this material world you help us to transcend So on this holy day… with a hip hop beat, beggars we remain, reaching for your lotus feet
Chorus:
When confusion overwhelms and what is false is seen as true Scripture tells us to seek guidance and that guidance should be you Equipped with full knowledge and firm faith in the Supreme You cut down our illusion; you free us from our dream
(Vedapriya (2yrs old) chants the Maha Mantra)
The End.
Begging to remain under the shelter of you lotus feet, your foolish and stumbling servants, Aghahanta das, Urjjesvari dasi and Vedapriya dasi.
