The Initiation of Sena-pati Bhakta Dasa and Ati Sundari Radha Devi Dasi



The initiation of Senā-pati Bhakta dāsa and Ati Sundarī Rādhā devī dāsī at Jagannath Mandir in Sayreville, New Jersey on Sunday, June 19, 2016.

 

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, June 19, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent seminar on Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Upadeśāmṛta (The Nectar of Instruction) and his studies of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s Manaḥ-śikṣā.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 15, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 29


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 29

 


dharmaṁ pravadatas tasya
sa kālaḥ pratyupasthitaḥ
yo yoginaś chanda-mṛtyor
vāñchitas tūttarāyaṇaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
While Bhīṣmadeva was describing occupational duties, the sun’s course ran into the northern hemisphere. This period is desired by mystics who die at their will.
 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 8, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, June 5, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his time at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia – including their annual festival, Cali Yoga Fest.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 35


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 35

 


sapadi sakhi-vaco niśamya madhye
nija-parayor balayo rathaṁ niveśya
sthitavati para-sainikāyur akṣṇā
hṛtavati pārtha-sakhe ratir mamāstu
 

TRANSLATION
In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa entered the arena of the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra between the soldiers of Arjuna and Duryodhana, and while there He shortened the life spans of the opposite party by His merciful glance. This was done simply by His looking at the enemy. Let my mind be fixed upon that Kṛṣṇa.
 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, May 18, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 33


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 33

 


tri-bhuvana-kamanaṁ tamāla-varṇaṁ
ravi-kara-gaura-vara-ambaraṁ dadhāne
vapur alaka-kulāvṛtānanābjaṁ
vijaya-sakhe ratir astu me ’navadyā
 

TRANSLATION
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the intimate friend of Arjuna. He has appeared on this earth in His transcendental body, which resembles the bluish color of the tamāla tree. His body attracts everyone in the three planetary systems [upper, middle and lower]. May His glittering yellow dress and His lotus face, covered with paintings of sandalwood pulp, be the object of my attraction, and may I not desire fruitive results.
 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, May 11, 2016


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.