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  • Jayadeva and my grandmother.

    SriVee was busy with his discourse. The ethos of bhakti, how the devotee saw his Lord everywhere. That the Lord resided in everyone, so all creatures were equal. Akshara was listening to the stock stories of shabari, shankaracharya all twisted to fit into the listening that SriVee was creating. Then came the story of the…

  • the first day of spring.

    When winsome westerly winds caress comely creeping cloves As bumblebees’ buzz-buzzing and cuckoos’ coo-cooing resound in huts, in coves, in groves, In springtime, the sensual season so langorously long for forlorn lovers, Krishna strays and plays, my friend, dancing with young girls. The poem by the Sanskrit poet Jayadeva, describes Krishna in spring. Spring the…