Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, November 4, 2015


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

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 9


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 9

 


uttarovāca
pāhi pāhi mahā-yogin
deva-deva jagat-pate
nānyaṁ tvad abhayaṁ paśye
yatra mṛtyuḥ parasparam
 

TRANSLATION
Uttarā said: O Lord of lords, Lord of the universe! You are the greatest of mystics. Please protect me, protect me, for there is no one else who can save me from the clutches of death in this world of duality.
 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, October 28, 2015


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

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 8


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 8

 


gantuṁ kṛtamatir brahman
dvārakāṁ ratham āsthitaḥ
upalebhe ’bhidhāvantīm
uttarāṁ bhaya-vihvalām
 

TRANSLATION
As soon as He seated Himself on the chariot to start for Dvārakā, He saw Uttarā hurrying toward Him in fear.
 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5 (Continued)


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5

 


sādhayitvājāta-śatroḥ
svaṁ rājyaṁ kitavair hṛtam
ghātayitvāsato rājñaḥ
kaca-sparśa-kṣatāyuṣaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
The clever Duryodhana and his party cunningly usurped the kingdom of Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy. By the grace of the Lord, the recovery was executed, and the unscrupulous kings who joined with Duryodhana were killed by Him. Others also died, their duration of life having decreased for their rough handling of the hair of Queen Draupadī.
 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5

 


sādhayitvājāta-śatroḥ
svaṁ rājyaṁ kitavair hṛtam
ghātayitvāsato rājñaḥ
kaca-sparśa-kṣatāyuṣaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
The clever Duryodhana and his party cunningly usurped the kingdom of Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy. By the grace of the Lord, the recovery was executed, and the unscrupulous kings who joined with Duryodhana were killed by Him. Others also died, their duration of life having decreased for their rough handling of the hair of Queen Draupadī.
 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 1


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 1

 


sūta uvāca
atha te samparetānāṁ
svānām udakam icchatām
dātuṁ sakṛṣṇā gaṅgāyāṁ
puraskṛtya yayuḥ striyaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thereafter the Pāṇḍavas, desiring to deliver water to the dead relatives who had desired it, went to the Ganges with Draupadī. The ladies walked in front.
 

Weekly Sanga | Wednesday, September 23, 2015


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from the Pearl Festival from the day before – a festival in honor of the appearance day of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 51


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 51

 


tatrāhāmarṣito bhīmas
tasya śreyān vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
na bhartur nātmanaś cārthe
yo ’han suptān śiśūn vṛthā
 

TRANSLATION
Bhīma, however, angrily disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit, who had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master’s interest.