Analysis of Merciful Krishna



See the greatness of Krishna;
though Lord, Father and Master of the world
he willingly bears the arrogance of his close devotees
Shiva and Brahma were roaring mad
when Bhrigu kicked them,
but he gently pressed the sage's foot
when it struck his breast!'
Which of the gods
can emulate him?
He befriends selflessly;

Embracing his foe Ravana's brother, Vibhisana' as lovingly as his own
brother Bharata, sending to heaven the demoness Putana

who tried to kill him'-
Such is Sura's Lord,
the selfless Giver.


Scheme AXXXXXXXBX XA BXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (33%)
Metre 1010110 1110010101 110010100111101 10010101 1111 111010101 11111 1101 1101 1011 0101111011100111 101010110011 11111 1111 01010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 498
Words 88
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 10, 2, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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