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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 12

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 12

naiṣkarmyam apy acyuta-bhāva-varjitaṁ
na śobhate jñānam alaṁ nirañjanam
kutaḥ punaḥ śaśvad abhadram īśvare
na cārpitaṁ karma yad apy akāraṇam

TRANSLATION
Knowledge of self-realization, even though free from all material affinity, does not look well if devoid of a conception of the Infallible [God]. What, then, is the use of fruitive activities, which are naturally painful from the very beginning and transient by nature, if they are not utilized for the devotional service of the Lord?

Along with today’s text, Dhanurdhara Swami remembers Mother Indrani, a regular sanga member, who recently left her body after 86 years.

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6) Nitya-Dharma, Race & Caste/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 11

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 11

tad-vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo
yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavaty api
nāmāny anantasya yaśo ’ṅkitāni yat
śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ

TRANSLATION
On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest.

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 8

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 8

śrī-nārada uvāca
bhavatānudita-prāyaṁ
yaśo bhagavato ’malam
yenaivāsau na tuṣyeta
manye tad darśanaṁ khilam

TRANSLATION
Śrī Nārada said: You have not actually broadcast the sublime and spotless glories of the Personality of Godhead. That philosophy which does not satisfy the transcendental senses of the Lord is considered worthless.

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6) Nitya-Dharma, Race & Caste/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Madhya-līlā/Sunday Sangas/The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yatra

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 13 Text 111

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
Madhya-līlā Chapter 13 Text 111

ei-mata tāṇḍava-nṛtya kaila kata-kṣaṇa
bhāva-viśeṣe prabhura praveśila mana

TRANSLATION
After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had performed His devastating dance for some time, His mind entered into a mood of ecstatic love.

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5) Vaidhi-bhakti is Eternal/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 31

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 31

yenaivāhaṁ bhagavato
vāsudevasya vedhasaḥ
māyānubhāvam avidaṁ
yena gacchanti tat-padam

TRANSLATION
By that confidential knowledge, I could understand clearly the influence of the energy of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the creator, maintainer and annihilator of everything. By knowing that, one can return to Him and personally meet Him.

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 25

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.