Puttaparuthi

Marketing determines success.

Maneuvering promotes success.

Swamis are not an exception.

Intelligent swamis amass wealth.

People being insecure seek faith.

Progressive in knowledge though they’re,

Regressive they are in action

And run to swamis for faith healing.

Luminaries and millionaires

Prostrated in front of Baba,

Whose philanthropic arm reached out

Beyond the scope of Andhra State.

He projected himself as selfless,

Transparent and minimalistic

With magic power to redress

People across in multitudes.

He died before he timed his death.

He died in the intensive care.

He died without naming a heir.

He exposed himself in his death.

Gossips were there in early days

That with some women devotees

He had had secrecy and with some

Men devotees he had privacy.

Gold, silver, cash worth millions

Uncovered from his private cells

Are enough to put him behind bar.

He knew he’d not be there to see.

As long as I live in the world

I should live as much in comfort

And have as much sway on people

By any means, each swami thinks.

03.07.2011