Chapter 10. The Lord of Vraja. “It's what Krishna taught, what he represents, that matters, not whether these beautiful lessons came from a real man who lived long ago in the past, a man whose life story has become mostly the work of myth, or someone who is entirely a fictitious creation. Vishnu decided to take on this avatar for the same reason he always decides to take on a human (or earlier, animal) avatar-not to try to save the world and to redeem humanity from sinning, but to help...

Sri Krishna Lila Chapter 9. The Divine Lover... Vanamali Mataji sings her original love poems... Vanamali Krishna Muraree Vanamali, Krishna Muraree, Krishna Muraree, Krishna Muraree. O Vanamali! Krishna! Muraree! Reveal thyself to me. O flute-bearer with the entrancing dark blue complexion, Let me hear the music of thy flute. Thou art the ocean and I am the wave, Thou art Krishna and I thy vanamala (garland of wild flowers). Thou alone art my lover, My beloved Vanamali. Vanamali! Krishna!...

Sri Krishna Lila 8. Krishna Lifts The Mountain... Vanamali Mataji Sings her original love poems... ENGINE VARUM NEE O Beloved Vanamali! How will you come to me? Will you come on a raft or on a cloud or in the chariot of my mind? How should I welcome the King of kings? What can I offer the God of gods? I have only my tears, caught in the cup of my heart In the bridal hall of life, I have wandered far and wide Holding the wedding garland in my hand, Searching for a suitable groom, Many...

Chapter 7. The Enchanting Flute... Mataji sings her original love poems... ORU MUKHAM MATRAM One face alone do I see, One melody alone do I hear. O Vanamali! Thy beauteous form alone do I nurse in my heart. O thou enchanting blue baby, Wilt thou come and be rocked in the cradle of my heart? Wilt thou remove the darkness of my ignorance? Wilt thou come and play in the courtyard of my mind? One face alone do I see, One song alone do I hear. ORU MUKHAM MATRAM (Raga – Bairav) Oru mukham maatram...

Chapter 6 ... Brahma Bemused... Mataji Vanamali sings her original love poem... NEELOTPALA NAYANA (Raga- Yemen Kalyan) O Kanna (Krishna) with eyes like the petals of the blue lotus! Wilt thou not reveal thyself to me? Wilt thou not appear before me? I am drowning in a sea of sorrow, O remover of all sorrows! Wilt thou not rescue me? O lotus-eyed dweller of Ambadi (Vrindavan), O Thou who sleeps on a peepul leaf! O Thou of blissful countenance! O Krishna! Thy name alone, Thy abode alone, Thy...

The Bondage of the Boundless... Mataji sings her original love poem... KETTU JAN MURALI GAANAM (Raga – Tilang) I heard, I heard the sound of the flute, I saw, I saw the form of Vanamali, I even touched his soft hands O Kanna (Krishna) I even touched his soft hands. I saw the beauteous dark blue form of my beloved, I heard him play the melody known as Mohana, I kissed his beloved lotus feet. I heard, I heard the sound of the flute. Kettu jaan murali gaanam, Kandu jaan Vanamali rupam, Thottu...

Sri Krishna Lila Chapter 4. The Butter Thief... Vanamali Mataji sings her original love poem... VARUMO THOZHI VARUMO (Raga – Bhim Plas) O Friend! Will my beloved ever come? Will the lotus-eyed one come? Will he come in the chariot of my heart? I will garland him with a Vanamala made of Tulasi, jasmine and white flowers. I will garland my love with a Vanamala (garland of wild flowers). O beautiful dark Kanna (Krishna) Will thou not come to me in the form of my beloved Vanamali? I will...

Chapter 3. The Divine Infant... Vanamali Mataji Sings her original love poem... KETTU JAN MURALI GAANAM (Raga – Tilang) I heard, I heard the sound of the flute, I saw, I saw the form of Vanamali, I even touched his soft hands O Kanna (Krishna) I even touched his soft hands. I saw the beauteous dark blue form of my beloved, I heard him play the melody known as Mohana, I kissed his beloved lotus feet. I heard, I heard the sound of the flute. KETTU JAN MURALI GAANAM (Raga – Tilang) Kettu jaan...

Sri Krishna Lila 2. The Birth of the Unborn... Vanamali Mataji sings her original love poem... PARTHASARATHI (Raga Bhim plas) This is a song to the universal Guru, Krishna, who was also the charioteer of Partha or Arjuna, who has given us the immortal teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. Hail to Lord Krishna, the preceptor of the world, Whose broad chest is adorned with the mark called the srivatsa. Who carries the conch and discus in his hands, And who is resplendent with a vanamala (garland of...

Sri Krishna Lila Chapter 1. The Advent.... Mataji Vanamali sings her original love poem... VANAMALI KRISHNA MURAREE (Raga – Chakravakam) O Vanamali! Krishna! Muraree! Reveal thyself to me. O flute-bearer with the entrancing dark blue complexion, Let me hear the music of thy flute. Thou art the ocean and I am the wave, Thou art Krishna and I thy vanamala (garland of wild flowers). Thou alone art my lover, My beloved Vanamali. Vanamali! Krishna! Muraree! VANAMALI KRISHNA MURAREE (Raga –...