My first trip to Sri Jagannath Puri was in November 2018. It was an unforgettable experience and inspired a couple of poems. This is one of them.
Knowledge is to know Jagannath!
-- Nov 6 2018. Late night at Sri Jagannath Puri Dham
Knowledge means the knowledge of Bhakti,
Because the highest knowledge is to know Bhakti,
Knowing Bhakti means knowing the Lord,
Knowing the Bhakta, and the process of Bhakti.
Knowing means to know the complete Truth,
Not just what is not, but also what is so,
The Supreme Person is the Absolute Truth,
Knowing anything else is to not quite know.
To dismiss Bhakti in the name of knowledge,
Is the mere arrogance of the pseudo-knower,
His childish grudge against the loving Lord,
Keeps him bereft of knowledge forever.
Knowledge is to know Jagannath,
The highest knowledge is Lord Jagannath,
The process is to serve Jagannath,
By chanting His name Jai Jagannath!
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