Weekly Sanga

TRANSLATION
She could not tolerate Aśvatthāmā’s being bound by ropes, and being a devoted lady, she said: Release him, release him, for he is a brāhmaṇa, our spiritual master.

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15) Prameya: Jīva-tattva/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Posted on July 29, 2015 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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Son of Droṇa Punished

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 41

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 41

athopetya sva-śibiraṁ
govinda-priya-sārathiḥ
nyavedayat taṁ priyāyai
śocantyā ātma-jān hatān

TRANSLATION
After reaching his own camp, Arjuna, along with his dear friend and charioteer [Śrī Kṛṣṇa], entrusted the murderer unto his dear wife, who was lamenting for her murdered sons.

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14) Prameya: Śakti-tattva/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Posted on July 22, 2015 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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Son of Droṇa Punished

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 39

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 39

tad asau vadhyatāṁ pāpa
ātatāyy ātma-bandhu-hā
bhartuś ca vipriyaṁ vīra
kṛtavān kula-pāṁsanaḥ

TRANSLATION
This man is an assassin and murderer of your own family members. Not only that, but he has also dissatisfied his master. He is but the burnt remnants of his family. Kill him immediately.

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14) Prameya: Śakti-tattva/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Posted on July 15, 2015 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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Son of Droṇa Punished

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 37

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 37

sva-prāṇān yaḥ para-prāṇaiḥ
prapuṣṇāty aghṛṇaḥ khalaḥ
tad-vadhas tasya hi śreyo
yad-doṣād yāty adhaḥ pumān

TRANSLATION
A cruel and wretched person who maintains his existence at the cost of others’ lives deserves to be killed for his own well-being, otherwise he will go down by his own actions.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Son of Droṇa Punished

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 34

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 34

śibirāya ninīṣantaṁ
rajjvā baddhvā ripuṁ balāt
prāhārjunaṁ prakupito
bhagavān ambujekṣaṇaḥ

TRANSLATION
After binding Aśvatthāmā, Arjuna wanted to take him to the military camp. The Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa, looking on with His lotus eyes, spoke to Arjuna in an angry mood.

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