In Search Of You, Krishna Poem by DrTP Sasikumar

My search begins through you

To find YOU and to end in YOU.


In search of you Krishna, once more

I depend on you to help me find you

You came into this world in diverse forms

Fish, tortoise and pig to save our Devi Earth


From the pillar, as Narasimham you came

To fight against Hiranya for Prahalada,

Granted salvation to the devil King Mahabali

Incarnating as the dwarf Vamana


You came as Ram the apprentice of Siva

Kshathriya-Brahmana with an axe in hand

You came as Sri Rama, the man of dharma

Always believing that truth should triumph


Your childhood was well spent, Oh Krishna

Balarama your playmate, the plough your toy

And while you wait for your tenth avatar

I am reminded of the stories of your birth


Did you come as Siddhartha, the Buddha?

Parting with Yasodhara to love this world?

Chances are sparse for you to have done that

As you were Seetharaman and Radhakrishnan


Did you come to this earth as Christ?

Sankara, Baapu, Baba, Guru or Amma?

Neither seeing the fullness in them, to believe

Nor a creative style as in the other nine.


Is it only a joke that you are 'Kali'

That created Valmiki and Vyasa?

Your story enacted in a single location

Was recorded by them in separate books


When you reincarnate for the tenth time

Whom have you chosen to write about you?

Where do I begin from the huge heap of books?

What shall I read and in which language?


In which continent do I search for you, Krishna?

In what form are you with us today?

Who is the teller of your story?

You are the only one who can help me


My search begins through you

To find YOU and to end in YOU.


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