Weekly Sanga

svargapavargayoh pumsam
rasayam bhuvi sampadam
sarvasam api siddhinam
mulam tac-caranarcanam

TRANSLATION
Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, in liberation, in the subterranean regions and on earth.

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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the third chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Lord Blesses Sudama Brahmana

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 81 Texts 6-7

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 81 Texts 6-7

sarva-bhutatma-drk saksat
tasyagamana-karanam
vijnayacintayan nayam
sri-kamo mabhajat pura

patnyah pati-vratayas tu
sakha priya-cikirsaya
prapto mam asya dasyami
sampado ‘martya-durlabhah

TRANSLATION
Being the direct witness in the hearts of all living beings, Lord Krsna fully understood why Sudama had come to see Him. Thus He thought, “In the past My friend has never worshiped Me out of a desire for material opulence, but now he comes to Me to satisfy his chaste and devoted wife. I will give him riches that even the immortal demigods cannot obtain.”

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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the third chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Lord Blesses Sudama Brahmana

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 81 Texts 1-2

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 81 Texts 1-2

sri-suka uvaca
sa ittham dvija-mukhyena
saha sankathayan harih
sarva-bhuta-mano-’bhijñah
smayamana uvaca tam

brahmanyo brahmanam krsno
bhagavan prahasan priyam
premna niriksanenaiva
preksan khalu satam gatih

TRANSLATION
[Sukadeva Gosvami said:] Lord Hari, Krsna, perfectly knows the hearts of all living beings, and He is especially devoted to the brahmanas. While the Supreme Lord, the goal of all saintly persons, conversed in this way with the best of the twice-born, He laughed and spoke the following words to that dear friend of His, the brahmana Sudama, all the while smiling and looking upon him with affection.

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Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the third chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Brahmana Sudama Visits Lord Krsna in Dvaraka

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 80 Text 43

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 80 Text 43

ittham-vidhany anekani
vasatam guru-vesmani
guror anugrahenaiva
puman purnah prasantaye

TRANSLATION
[Lord Krsna continued:] We had many similar experiences while living in our spiritual master’s home. Simply by the grace of the spiritual master a person can fulfill life’s purpose and attain eternal peace.

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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the third chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Brahmana Sudama Visits Lord Krsna in Dvaraka

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 80 Text 40

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 80 Text 40

aho he putraka yuyam
asmad-arthe ’ti-duhkhitah
atma vai praninam presthas
tam anadrtya mat-parah

TRANSLATION
[Sandipani said:] O my children, you have suffered so much for my sake! The body is most dear to every living creature, but you are so dedicated to me that you completely disregarded your own comfort.

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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the third chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished.”

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