Beautiful Prayer by Queen Kunti

Few days back, watched a Video in which  heard recitation of beautiful prayer by Queen Kunti, though that video had subtitle but I wasn’t able to find that complete poem, even gone through book “Teachings of Queen Kunti”  by Srila Prabhupada but looks like reciter had referred specific lines from the book and presented it in this beautiful video.

Today, had few free hours in my pocket so thought of investing them in this productive task of documenting same beautiful video here in my blog.

Queen Kunti was the wife of King Pandu and the mother of five illustrious sons known as the Pandavas, she was top most devotee of Krishna, Normally when we Pray in front of Hari we ask for good health, money, good wife, bright future of children but look at Queen Kunit she asked Krishna for troubles, miseries so that she will find Krishna around her all time, that you appreciate by going through this video or poem.

Watch this video and if you like take printout of this poem and stick it on your workstation wall, hopefully this will bring you near to Lord Krishna.

All Glories to Queen Kunit……Haribol

Poem by Queen Kunit as follow

Oh Krishna as the river Ganges forever flows to the sea
let my mind, my being be constantly drawn to Thee.

Oh most gentle, Oh original personality master of the senses
seated in the hearts of all that be, existing both within and without
seeing all but seen by none, unto you I offer all my respect.

Oh Krishna, Oh soul of the universe beyond the range of our perception covered by the curtain of misconception
we are bewildered by your movements.

Though you work you are inactive, thought you take birth you are unborn and though you descent, amongst men,sages,animals and aquatics.

You are the transcendent reality and although you are unknown above all that be you reveal yourself to the surrendered souls
who worship you in the core of their hearts unto you I offer all my respects.

Oh Krishna, Oh eternal master and friend once when you were a    small child Your mother Yasoda took a rope to bind you. Your perturbed eyes filled with tears and though fear personified is  afraid of you at that moment you were afraid how can i understand these things.

Oh my lord I offer all to you, Oh Lord whose glance is as cool as a lotus who protected us from the great fire from Poisonous cake from cannibals from the vicious assembly of the kurus from sufferings and in exile from a fierce battle from a devastating weapon

You befriended us and stayed with us and guided us
through all tribulations I offer myself and whatever I have unto you
my lord your loving kindness and mercy often comes clothed in strange guises enveloped in a shroud of tribulation yet our journey through life is made easy by these hardships you provide

Oh Lord let us not falsely claim that this world is our home
let us not ever forget that this place is full of danger and let the calamities come again and again that we may remember you and meet with you again and again for by remember you we no longer meet with repeated birth and death.

Oh Krishna, those who always hear your glories who always repeat your glories who always see you in all things who always take pleasure in your pastimes certainly find shelter at your Louts Feet.

My lord you can be easily approached but only by those who are exhausted with sensual pleasure unimpressed with opulence
unimpressed with fame and wealth with prestigious birth and scholarship only by those who are finished with idle talk
finished with mundane beauty finished with all forms of religiosity.

My Lord I am not afraid to be abandoned by luck and good fortune
by friends and relatives I am not afraid to be handled roughly
I am not afraid to be wander the streets homeless like a beggar
I am not afraid to be cast away condemned, quarantined or exiled

Oh most gentle, most holy, most merciful master help me, prepare me do whatever is necessary to render fit this unworthy soul for entrance into your eternal abode.

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