The impoosible
liar –her Lord Krishna
Rewritten by
P.R.Ramachander
(I saw the
original of this write up in Tamil as posted by
Dr.Saroja Ramanujam (ஏலாப்பொய்கள் உரைப்பான்) . I was
simply attracted and
wanted it to reach others who
know only english .But
the grandeur of her writing simply could not be translated . So I
modified it in my own way and rewrote it
.It is not as great as the tamil
article that I read but I am sure
will make you yearn for reading
it in original I hope Madam Ramanujam would translate it ,
so that you can understand the real great write up)
Lord Krishna one day came
to a pretty garden,
Where he saw a little girl
writing a poem about
him,
In
all seriousness , She was writing
with her eyes closed,
“He used to tell impossible
lies, that lord who was ,
The incarnation of
the great Lord Vishnu
“
Lord Krishna patted her
with his sweet flute ,
And asked her“When have
I ever told a lie , little
girl?”
That girl started shouting and jumping in glee ,
“This itself is a lie , had you not stolen butter ,
And had you not told
your mother , that you did not?”
That one with a mischievous smile
told her ,
“Oh little girl,
this entire world is mine,
How can me taking
my own thing be a theft?”
Then she asked, “ when you
were stealing butter,
Did you not tell the Gopi
that you were searching for a
calf?”
With his eyes gleaming with
untruth and fun,
He told “ Do you know lying on a banyan leaf ,
And floating on the waters
of the deluge ,
I kept the
entire world in my belly,
And is it difficult
for me to keep a calf in a pot?”
He saw that she was frowning at him and asked,
“Did you not eat mud and tell
a lie
to your mother?”
And the cherub asked, “Did my
mother see mud in my mouth?’
I thought she saw
the universe in my mouth.”
That girl said , “Then why did the
saint Leelasukha say,
That she saw butter,
milk and curd in your mouth.”
Krishna laughed out loud
and said, “Was he not a poet,
With licence to exaggerate, to him Kailsa was butter ,
Planet earth was mud and ocean of milk was milk.”
She
feigned anger at him and told
him,
“But you are a cheat, we loved you and you troubled us.”
He
said, “That was cruel , Is it proper
for you tell like that,
After enjoying
with me in the rasa dance , we danced?’
She retoted “After
how much trouble , you would ask
us,
To come on a full moon night
and and when we come ,
After telling
so many lies , you would simply send us back!”
“Oh that” Krishna continued , “That was just to tease ,
As well as test you” , “Oh “ she shouted “You simply,
Disappeared and
made us all sad and weeping”
Krishna laughed
and laughed,”I wanted to make ,
Your love to me strong and remove egoism from you.”
He continued “ How can I leave you ,
Am I not always with you?”
She
then uncontrollably wept , “Oh that
is why perhaps ,
I called you a liar, You went
away to Mathura leaving ,
Us all there and in
that forest , we all sat benumbed”
He said , “Oh dear , How can I go away , I am always with you.”
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