They call that Krishna Kamadev
because he makes you crave, he makes you crave.
They call that Krishna Navina Madan:
he drives you mad and then he’s gone.
because he makes you crave, he makes you crave.
They call that Krishna Navina Madan:
he drives you mad and then he’s gone.
They call him Manasija, "in the mind born,"
He's all in the mind, but the senses are torn.
They call him Atanu, a real “no body.”
You don’t see him hit, but he leaves you all bloody.
He's all in the mind, but the senses are torn.
They call him Atanu, a real “no body.”
You don’t see him hit, but he leaves you all bloody.
He's Pushpa-ban, firing arrows made of flowers
by which he shows his infinity of powers;
they rain down in fragrant poison showers
piercing entrails so you squirm for hours.
They call him Govind, the cowherd king :
He finds the cows and herds them in.
He found my senses and then went in.
I’d drive him out, but where would I begin?
He finds the cows and herds them in.
He found my senses and then went in.
I’d drive him out, but where would I begin?
Without Govind, my world would all be void,
heart devastated, life and hope destroyed.
They also call Sri Krishna "Klim,"
to this my guru-given spell I cling.
I'm drowning, Lord, I don't know how to swim--
so to this mystic, magic spell I cling.
heart devastated, life and hope destroyed.
They also call Sri Krishna "Klim,"
to this my guru-given spell I cling.
I'm drowning, Lord, I don't know how to swim--
so to this mystic, magic spell I cling.
The verse beginning "He's Pushpaban" was added later, since the theme of the poem is really the Kama Gayatri Mantra.
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