Cmp 16. Adverse Comments From Atheists Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

In Navadvipa many devotees
Held Krishna consciousness,
But a few critic-atheists,
Passed their bitter comments.

"They sing only to fill,
Their bellies in full,
They chant and dance
Like fanatics on roads."

"Scientific Knowledge
They avoid in this age,
They don't allow us
To sleep after meals."

"They dance and howl,
Not soft and peaceful,
Any benefit do they get,
When they dance and shout? "

Their comments pricked
And devotees felt insulted.
How bad devotees were treated
To Advaita Acharya they told.

He then encouraged them
And told, "Wait for some time,
Till Lord Krishna will reveal
His true form before us all."

A Sanyasi, Ishvara Puri, by then
Came to Navadvipa to join
With rest of the devotees
In Advaita Acharya's house.

There was a big gathering
When devotees were singing,
And chanting the holy name,
Until happy they all became.

Lord Krishna's Devotees
Mind not such comments
As they believe Krishna sits
Deep inside their hearts.

The good and bad co-exist,
In the scheme of creations,
God finds no discrimination
But feeds every living one.