AGNIDEV

Friday, May 1st, 2026

Moundsville, West Virginia

In honour of the kirtan singer, Agnidev:

AGNIDEV

Your name indicates ‘fire’

There’s power in a one-man choir

A voice that burns sin and steals the heart

Inspiring others to a singing jump-start

The smoothness of that voice

God given, by His choice

The Maker gave the talent

You cooperated – that’s brilliant

Like all of us, you had ups and downs

To overcome, you went to the towns

And delivered those bhajans

To the Americans, the Russians

To Aussies and Europeans

To the Latinos and the Indians

Always keeping that straight face

While rolling off the tongue an oral lace

And a richness like the colour purple

Recognizable in the kirtan circle

Purple is a mix of red and blue

Red for passion, blue for cool

It was my fortune to be your buddy at the beach

In homeland Trinidad where you’d preach

And Canada too, with lake water fresh

Whether salty or sweet, was good on the flesh

You have made Prabhupada smile

We’ll remember you for a long while

From the top of the song, of course

Right to the end of the chorus

With your service cut out for you

In the divine realm where cows moo

I’m confident a seat awaits you there

A special place, so dear bro, do take care

– By Bhaktimarga Swami

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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