Cmp 39. Sankirtana Pastimes Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

One day, Lord Shiva's devotee was
Dancing and singing His glories.
After seeing this, Lord Chaitanya
Himself became Lord Shiva.

Lord shouted, "I'm Sankara,
I'm Sankara, I'm Sankara, "
And He also perfectly danced,
The people were amazed.

Later, he told His devotees,
"Why waste our nights
In useless activities?
Let us chant during nights."

"Sankirtana will help us,
To drown deep ourselves,
In the ocean of happiness
During the best part of nights."

In this way, the Lord began
Sankirtana pastimes then.
He met all the devotees
In Shrivasa Pundit house.

Also countless senior devotees,
Came to Shrivasa Pundit's house,
To participate in the activities,
Thus making it a big success.

They were Lord Nityananda,
Advaita Acharya, Gadadhara,
Shrivasa, Vidhyanidhi,
Haridasa Thakura, Murari,

Hiranya, Gangadasa, Vijaya,
Vanamali, Nandana, Narayana,
Jagadananda, Kashishvara,
Buddhimanta Khan, Vasudeva,

Rama, Garuda, Govinda,
Govinda-Rama, Gopinatha,
Jagadisha, Vakreshwara,
Shriman, Shrigarbha,

Shridhar, Shuklambara,
Brahmananda, Sanjaya,
Purushottama and host
Of other senior devotees.

The kirtana disturbed atheists,
Who criticized the devotees,
For making such a big noise
During their peaceful nights.

Minding not their abuses,
It went on during nights.
With His eyes closed
He was deeply absorbed.