Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 27


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 27

 

tasmiṁs tadā labdha-rucer mahā-mate
priyaśravasy askhalitā matir mama
yayāham etat sad-asat sva-māyayā
paśye mayi brahmaṇi kalpitaṁ pare
 

TRANSLATION
O great sage, as soon as I got a taste of the Personality of Godhead, my attention to hear of the Lord was unflinching. And as my taste developed, I could realize that it was only in my ignorance that I had accepted gross and subtle coverings, for both the Lord and I are transcendental.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, June 4, 2014


In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 25


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 25

 

ucchiṣṭa-lepān anumodito dvijaiḥ
sakṛt sma bhuñje tad-apāsta-kilbiṣaḥ
evaṁ pravṛttasya viśuddha-cetasas
tad-dharma evātma-ruciḥ prajāyate
 

TRANSLATION
Once only, by their permission, I took the remnants of their food, and by so doing all my sins were at once eradicated. Thus being engaged, I became purified in heart, and at that time the very nature of the transcendentalist became attractive to me.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, May 28, 2014


In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, May 21, 2014


In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 23


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 23

 

ahaṁ purātīta-bhave ’bhavaṁ mune
dāsyās tu kasyāścana veda-vādinām
nirūpito bālaka eva yogināṁ
śuśrūṣaṇe prāvṛṣi nirvivikṣatām
 

TRANSLATION
O Muni, in the last millennium I was born as the son of a certain maidservant engaged in the service of brāhmaṇas who were following the principles of Vedānta. When they were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I was engaged in their personal service.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, May 14, 2014


In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

 

The Power and Culture of Humility: Developing Self-confidence Through a Humble Heart


The following is a class entitled “The Power and Culture of Humility: Developing Self-confidence Through a Humble Heart” given at Yogamaya New York on April 18, 2014.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 18


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 18

 

tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido
na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ
tal labhyate duḥkhavad anyataḥ sukhaṁ
kālena sarvatra gabhīra-raṁhasā
 

TRANSLATION
Persons who are actually intelligent and philosophically inclined should endeavor only for that purposeful end which is not obtainable even by wandering from the topmost planet [Brahmaloka] down to the lowest planet [Pātāla]. As far as happiness derived from sense enjoyment is concerned, it can be obtained automatically in course of time, just as in course of time we obtain miseries even though we do not desire them.