madonna
Michael Balarama
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Here we have very nice news from the world music scene.
> Madonna meets Lord Jagannath
>
> Lord Jagannath is "Jaga Natha"ůthe Lord of the
> Universe, and He performs His pastimes in His
> own mystical way. As it is said, "All the world is
> a stage, and all the men and women merely players".
> But behind the scene is the real director of this
> worldly play, the eternal Supreme Lord.
>
> Madonna is a world famous singer and actress
> adored by millions of fans and world renowned
> for setting style and fashion. For the moment,
> she is dancing center stage. Now there is more to
> the story:
>
> At this year's Los Angeles Ratha Yatra the daugh-
> ters of Dr. and Mrs. Purna Patnaik (Laboni, Shivani,
> and Shalni) performed on the main stage. (They are
> expert in Odissi classical dance, from Orissa, the
> Land of Jagannath.) I have known the Patnaik family
> for many years and they are very intelligent and hum-
> ble devotees. The daughters' dancing and lyrics are
> all about pure devotion to Lord Jagannath.
>
> Turns out that Madonna's personal secretary was in the
> crowd at the festival and was stunned by the girls' ex-
> pertise and the mood of the dance. She told Madonna
> about the girls, Madonna got the Patnaik's number and
> phoned about getting a video tape of their dancing.
>
> Evidently Madonna is feeling some frustration with
> material life. Having everything can have in that sphere,
> fame, power, money, she still finds that she is not satis-
> fied and has become very interested in India and its
> spiritual traditions.
>
> To make a long story short, she has been going back
> and forth with the Patnaiks and here's the result. Ma-
> donna is the lead host for the upcoming MTV awards,
> seen by millions around the world. For the grand open-
> ing of the program Madonna will chanting Vedic verses,
> while the Patnaik sisters dance for Lord Jagannath live
> on the stage.
>
> I never thought I would be saying this, but now I have
> a reason to. Tune into MTV and check this out for your-
> self. It will be broadcast on Thurs. Sept. 10th at 8pmů.
> MTV Awards Night.
>
> All glories to Lord Jagannath and His pastimes.
>
> Your servant, Badrinarayan dasa
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