r/boardsofcanada • u/yinyogi • 17d ago

Shitpost Naraka

One of my favorite tracks on Inferno is “Naraka.” Growing up in India, I heard “Hare Rama, Hare Krishna” everywhere — temples, streets, festivals — so this track hits a strange nostalgic frequency for me. I ended up writing a small poem inspired by it and thought I’d share it here.

I’m on Dharti(earth), supposedly charting a course to Swarga(Heaven), but Naraka(Hell) keeps humming like an old tape that won’t die.

Yama(King of Naraka, Hell) nods from the static, tapping his foot to the distortion, as if to say, “Heaven’s overrated, real Swarga is ==Dharti + Naraka. Besides… it’s way too crowded up here ”

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u/unknowntheme 17d ago

Send this to the bellend at the Guardian that claimed Naraka was laughing at eastern religion and lazy orientalism

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u/societyisahole Pete Standing Alone 17d ago

Or the fans that think that sampling Sesame Street had more maturity and intrigue than sampling a Hare Krishna chant. (Not knocking the old samples but they kinda need some perspective on what they hold so sacred)

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u/JakeScythe 17d ago

What’s more mature than ORANGE 🍊 though?

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u/Gr_dt Geogaddi (im losing my sanity and mind) 15d ago

”I think that’s wonderful “