A Cage Dancers Application
by Jason Walter
Lord Caitanya, You have quoted from the Kātyāyana-saṁhitā
varaṁ huta-vaha-jvālā-pañjarāntar-vyavasthitiḥ
na śauri-cintā-vimukha-jana-saṁvāsa-vaiśasam
‘It is better to accept the miseries of being encaged within bars and surrounded by burning flames than to associate with those bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such association is a very great hardship.’ (CC/madhya/22/91)
This is a quotation from the Kātyāyana-saṁhitā.
And in the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 7, by Your Pure Devotee Srila Prabhupāda,
“In Viṣṇu-rahasya, there is a statement to the effect that one should prefer to embrace a snake, a tiger or an alligator rather than associate with persons who are worshipers of various demigods and who are impelled by material desire.” (NOD7)
In this connection, Lord Caitanya replied that a Vaiṣṇava should always give up the company of nondevotees. In the Kātyāyana-saṁhitā it is stated that even if one is forced to live within a cage of iron or in the midst of a blazing fire, he should accept this position rather than live with nondevotees who are through and through against the supremacy of the Lord.
You and Him have made these statements, because we nitya baddhas, are envious and cruel
And are destined to a next life in a form where we will continue to be a fool
This is a valid and just punishment for disobeying the rules of the Supreme
Wasting our minute independence, trying to live out, illusory dreams
But i was one of these people, and possessed all of the demonic traits
And only by Srila Prabhupada’s mercy have these characteristics begun to dissipate
Now i have a chance of recovering my eternal spiritual form
Instead of my current destiny of a bacteria, eating stool, in the gut of a worm
Yes i worshiped the 3 modes of material nature, You know this is a fact
And without meeting Srila Prabhupada, this is how i would’ve continued to act
For unlimited lifetimes, never knowing the ultimate goal to achieve
Is surrendering to the Acarya’s instructions, and Holy Names, and that this is all we need
Kala, the eternal clock, is witnessing everyone’s lives, and always moving quick
And the decision of following Maya-devi or Sri Krsna, is the choice we have to pick
One rewards us with delusions, the other, a Homeward bound, return trip
Either one we select, You know, they both possess a persuasive grip
So this is what we now see, only by the light from the torch of knowledge
Provided by Your Senapati Bhakti Saktyavesha Avatara, Srila Prabhupada
If it wasn’t for Him, none of us would currently have the opportunity
To regain our position as an eternal servant of Him and The Supreme Personality
So when it comes back to Your statements regarding beasts and fires
i fall at your feet and ask for Your pardon, because i do have a desire
Because unfortunately i am an idiot, who hasn’t any common sense
Like an animal, knowing it will get shocked, but keeps touching the electric fence
Soaking in samsaras is another way to understand, our present mangled thought
Because our only agenda in this life and the next, Srila Prabhupada, has taught
And it is not materially meditating on gender or breed, occupation or race
But following and serving Him and You humbly, whenever and wherever the place
So we are no more considering if it’s better to be locked up in a cage
With a tiger, fire or alligator and to patiently tolerate their rage
Or a terrible ogre who is in possession of nothing but the worst
Because we know the malevolent can easily change, putting You and Srila Prabhupada first
How and why ? because they actually, are inherently a pure soul, Nitya Krsna-dasa
And even though they have forgotten You, we have to mount a response
And this undertaking is headed by Srila Prabhupada, who is dispelling ignorance in this ocean
By keeping the Hari-Nama Sankirtan, with all its potency, in perpetual motion
So i am begging You, Lord Caitanya, to forgive me, for i have made this spontaneous decision
To embark on what appears to others, to be an outlandish and suicidal mission
Re-introducing the hateful, envious souls like myself, to Sri Krsna, regardless of their qualification
And if You curse me to the hellish planets for this rebellion, i humbly accept the destination
Certainly for this egregious noncompliance, the punishment should be intense
And i deserve all the wrath of Your Sudarsana Cakra, in this act of disobedience
But scarce few are handing out Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krsna, un-altered, for absolutely free
So i made a rash decision, and impulsively decided, like the idiot i am, it was left for me
And everyone else too, but right now, mostly they are covered
By material desires, leaving them blind, deaf, mute, paralyzed, spiritually smothered
So the only way i know to awake them back to a state of eternal health
Is dispensing freely to them, Srila Prabhupada and Your, Glorious Spiritual Wealth
So please Lord Caitanya, if You permit, i am asking to be locked up with them
Because flames and felines cannot be taught, but the soul in human form can
i am requesting your blessings and protection as i step into the crates housing the insane
Because i am not interested in seeing Srila Prabhupada’s appearance, quietly go in vain
No, I cannot, nor will ever, live with myself, if this so be the case
Just kill me now, because otherwise, my life ambitions are a waste i will never be able to ever accept, that Srila Prabhupada has come and then just gone Because i see His Majestic Words, are presently welcoming, Your Satya yuga dawn
So please, wherever You decide to station me, allow me to never, ever quit
Obeying and worshiping Srila Prabhupada and the Holy Names, at a highly energized clip
Spreading the glories of Lord Sri Krsna, You, and Him, at every single step
Being reposed at Radha and Govinda’s Lotus Feet, these requests, we humbly ask You, to accept
For You and Your Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, mean everything to us
Lovingly serving You and Him, is our whole life’s sustenance
Yes Sri Gauranga, this to You i pray, this to You i sing, and this to You i cry
Jai Srila Prabhupada, Jaya Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada ki Jai !!!!!!!!!!!
Long Live Lord Caitanya ! Long Live Lord Nityananda ! Long Live Srila Prabhupada !
All-ways inspired by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada,
a nobody named Jason Walter
Infinite Glory, Victory and Allegiance to Srila Prabhupada !!!
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