VYASA PUJA 2025: Krishna Prema Devi Dasi

The 17th of August 2025 marked the auspicious appearance day of our divine spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada. Here at the B.L.I.S.S temple, devotees wrote heartfelt offerings to him. Here is a poem by Her Grace Krishna Prema Devi Dasi.

Krishna Prema Mataji with Krishna's Janmastami plate

his year I do not have a song

Nor a promise I can’t keep

I can’t write a piece smashing mayavads

I don’t have the bhakti to make you weep

But what I can do is talk about you my lord

Master of devotees

We all are gathered because of you

It’s you we want to please

Oh Prabhupada I did not know a perfect person existed

The world I know so fake and dark, people are so twisted

But then you came into my life in book form just one day

With authority and unflinching faith you blew my mind away

It’s by your Grace and love of God that we have found our peace

You gave us Hare Krishna, God, you’re curing our disease

The one that tells us we’re alone and God’s not by our side

You clear illusion Transform delusion You’re the definition of bonafide

My only wish this special day is that all can know your glories

That we can come together to chant and hear and relish pastime stories

Not just another Indian guru who wants to take our money

You liberate with pure knowledge

You’re so sharp, so on point, so funny

Made of mercy you shine more than a thousand splendid suns

Lord Chaitanya’s personal commander

Of acharyas you are the one

Who with perfection there in every step made your way to us out here

Where we’re wrapped up in identities: I’m a man, I’m black, I’m queer

You tell us what we all forgot, that we are spiritual souls

To not be bound in what is not, get lost in temporary roles

To think of how to please you, love

That is my true heart’s goal

Thank you Prabhupada

To you from this wretched soul.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare