Weekly Sanga

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 44

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 44

sūta uvāca
pṛthayetthaṁ kala-padaiḥ
pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ
mandaṁ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho
mohayann iva māyayā

TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Lord, thus hearing the prayers of Kuntīdevī, composed in choice words for His glorification, mildly smiled. That smile was as enchanting as His mystic power.

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35 (Partial Class)

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35

Please note: This class was cut off and not the full class.

bhave ’smin kliśyamānānām
avidyā-kāma-karmabhiḥ
śravaṇa-smaraṇārhāṇi
kariṣyann iti kecana

TRANSLATION
And yet others say that You appeared for the sake of rejuvenating the devotional service of hearing, remembering, worshiping and so on in order that the conditioned souls suffering from material pangs might take advantage and gain liberation.

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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 32

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 32

kecid āhur ajaṁ jātaṁ
puṇya-ślokasya kīrtaye
yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye
malayasyeva candanam

TRANSLATION
Some say that the Unborn is born for the glorification of pious kings, and others say that He is born to please King Yadu, one of Your dearest devotees. You appear in his family as sandalwood appears in the Malaya hills.

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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.3MB)

Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 30

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 30

janma karma ca viśvātmann
ajasyākartur ātmanaḥ
tiryaṅ-nṝṣiṣu yādaḥsu
tad atyanta-viḍambanam

TRANSLATION
Of course it is bewildering, O soul of the universe, that You work, though You are inactive, and that You take birth, though You are the vital force and the unborn. You Yourself descend amongst animals, men, sages and aquatics. Verily, this is bewildering.

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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 28

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 28

manye tvāṁ kālam īśānam
anādi-nidhanaṁ vibhum
samaṁ carantaṁ sarvatra
bhūtānāṁ yan mithaḥ kaliḥ

TRANSLATION
My Lord, I consider Your Lordship to be eternal time, the supreme controller, without beginning and end, the all-pervasive one. In distributing Your mercy, You are equal to everyone. The dissensions between living beings are due to social intercourse.