Y.Sriranganatha Raju
1998-2007, Brindavan & Prasanthi Nilayam

You sir were never a person,
But an idea and an inspiration,
A laid path of dedication,
Towering lighthouse of devotion.

What is it to be like you sir?
To be less of a teacher and more of a guide,
To see someone’s potential and the deeper purpose,
To be patient and lovingly construct countless minds.

What is it to live like you sir?
Like a sage, ever attentive and never attached,
Like a seeker, ever vigilant to master’s call,
Like a leader, ever helpful and never judgmental.

What is it to love God like you sir?
To breath for Swami and see his magic in every moment,
To hate mediocrity and make excellence the only way,
To live his message and dissolve fully in HIS love.

You were never of earth,
Nor of the mortals of our kind,
You were God’s own angel,
Brought down to earth!