UDIPI KRIHNA

UDIPI KRISHNA

Udipi, holy town of Krishna Matha

Lies on Arabian Sea coast of Karnataka

Sri Madwacharya, renowned religious reformer

Krishna bhakta,  dreaming Krishna ever

Hear story of Krishna travel from North –west   Dvaraka

Krishna shows how He pleases Bhakta

Krishna, Son of Vasudeva

Mother Devaki’s  Paramanada

As a child Krishna, on Devaki’s lap climbs over

Playful tantrums of Krishna, Devaki’s   pleasure

Broke the churn of butter, Devaki  used to churn butter

Smears butter over His body all over

Devaki   pushed to laughter

Rukmini, Lord   Krishna’s consort

Mischievous deeds of Krishna enjoyed best

Began worshipping Krishna deity idol   regularly

 Later Arjuna   placed Krishna deity idol in Rukminivana

In course of centuries, deity covered with clay

Remained in  Dvaraka  Rukminivana collecting dust and clay

Sailors of a ship loaded the rock like clay hard

And wanted to use it as a    ballast

Sailed from North -west Dvaraka to South on Arabian Sea

Encountered a tempest near Udipi

Sailors tossed about in misery

Madwachrya, composing Dwadasanama   verses

On his way to sea bath noticed Ship in distress

Waved his cloth towards sailors

Sea calmed down, obeying to his appeals

Ship stabilized and sailors out of woods

Sailors from ship thanked Madwachrya for acts good

“Please have any - thing you desire from the ship”

Madwacharya pointed to the ballast as his wish

Madwacharya carried the lump of clay ballast

It was of course hard to walk fast

On his way the clay ballast broke into two

 At once he could see Krisna deity visible too

His joy knew no bounds

Lord he loved close to his chest, a miracle sounds

Madwacharya thrown into ecstatic state

With happiness clinging the lord to his chest

Walked four miles to Udipi

Enshrined lord Krishna in his Math happily

K.S.V.SESHADRI