Devotion - To - Krishna Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

Devotion to Krishna
and holy places (krsna-bhakti o tirtha)

jalamaya tirtha mrtsilamaya murti
bahu-kale deya jiva-hrde dharma sphurti
jalamaya tirtha-Holy waters [and] mrtsilamaya murti-earthen Deities sphurti deya-reveal dharma-religion jiva-hrde-in the hearts of souls bahu-kale-over the course of a long time.

Holy waters and earthen Deities
gradually reveal dharma
in the hearts of souls.

krsna-bhakta dekhi' dure yaya sarvanartha
krsna-bhakti samudita haya paramartha

[But simply] dekhi'-by seeing krsna-bhakta-a devotee of Krishna, sarvanartha-all obstacles yaya-go dure-away [and] paramartha-the supreme wealth— krsna-bhakti-devotion to Krishna— samudita haya-arises in full.

But simply by seeing a devotee of Krishna, all obstacles go away and the supreme wealth—devotion to Krishna—arises in full.

(Cfr. to SRI SRI PREMA-VIVARTA: CHAPTER TWELVE
Glories of the Vaisnavas)