Over a three-chord pattern in the key of G major , Harrison adapted the words sung at the Vrinadavan kirtana , in a repetitive form typical of a mantra : Aside from offering praise to Krishna , these lines address Radha , his consort and lover , whom ISKCON devotees recognise as the female form of God . The words serve as the song 's chorus and translate to mean , " All glories and praise to Lord Krishna ; all glories and praise to Goddess Radha . " Similar to Harrison 's 1973 song " Living in the Material World " – where he contrasts the Western or " material " parts of the composition with its meditative , " spiritual sky " sections – " It Is ' He ' ( Jai Sri Krishna ) " employs a change in tempo and rhythm , to differentiate between the Sanskrit choruses and the English-language verses . Lyrically , the latter sections outline the " It Is ' He ' " element of the song title . In the first of the three verses , Harrison sings of his deity as " '' He whose eyes have seen / What our lives have been / And who we really are '' " ; in the final verse , the description is : " '' He who is complete / Three worlds at His feet / Cause of every star ... '' Throughout 1974 , progress on '' Dark Horse '' was compromised by Harrison 's commitment to setting up a new record label , also called Dark Horse , and his dedication to projects by the label 's first signings , Shankar and the English duo Splinter . With expectations high for his North American tour , the first by a former member of the Beatles , Harrison later referred to the pressure he had imposed on himself that year as " ridiculous " . As a further distraction , his return to less ascetic ways post-Vrinadavan was marked by what he termed " a bit of a bender to make up for all the years I 'd been married " , as Boyd left him in July
North American tour
George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour
It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)