When Bhakti Enters

What happens when BHAKTI enters...

When BHAKTI enters FOOD,
                                     FOOD becomes PRASAD,

When BHAKTI enters HUNGER,
                                     HUNGER becomes a FAST,

When BHAKTI enters WATER,
                                     WATER becomes THEERTHAM

When BHAKTI enters TRAVEL,
                                     TRAVEL becomes a PILGRIMAGE,
 
When BHAKTI enters MUSIC,
                                     MUSIC becomes KIRTAN,

When BHAKTI enters a HOUSE,
                                        HOUSE becomes a TEMPLE,

When BHAKTI enters ACTIONS,
                                     ACTIONS become SERVICES,

When BHAKTI enters in WORK,
                                         WORK becomes KARMA, 

When BHAKTI enters a MAN,
                                        MAN becomes HUMAN.

Source: Sharad Gupta (compiler and Editor), Tequila of Life: Inspirational Tales (New Delhi: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2015), p. 17. 

Fr. Raju Felix Crasta