ARROW FROM THE SHADOW

11. ARROW FROM THE SHADOW

 

In one Janma you learn

And in the other you teach

Yogavasishta is the lecture

On dharma and mind management;

Rama was awarded eighteen days

In Thretha Yuga by Sage Vasishta

Krishna in Dwapara gave lessons

To Arjuna in the war field

Rama had a single wife in Sita

Who stood with him for all time

Krishna had many wives

His particular favourite, Radha

Who found herself abandoned too

Lakshmana the younger one

Also stood steadfast with Rama

Supporting him in dangerous times

Balarama, the elder one

Was always tormenting Krishna

Rama sent an arrow in the shadow

Which backfired to kill Krishna;

Each day you take birth

And in the next a rebirth

The karma you do in one Janma

An arrow from the shadow

Comes back in full force

To haunt you in the next Janma.

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