Compassion and the Symptom of the Soul

The following is a class Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recently gave in Christchurch, New Zealand, entitled “Compassion and the Symptom of the Soul,” based on a passage from the seventh canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, where Prahlada pacifies Lord Nrsimhadeva with his prayers.

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 7 Chapter 9 Text 43

naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaranyas
tvad-virya-gayana-mahamrta-magna-cittah
soce tato vimukha-cetasa indriyartha-
maya-sukhaya bharam udvahato vimudhan

TRANSLATION
O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 6, 2013

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues the first chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “The Eternal and Temporary Dharmas of the Jiva.”

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 9 Text 43

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 7 Chapter 9 Text 43

naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaranyas
tvad-virya-gayana-mahamrta-magna-cittah
soce tato vimukha-cetasa indriyartha-
maya-sukhaya bharam udvahato vimudhan

TRANSLATION
O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.

 

Caitanya-bhagavata Madhya-khanda Chapter 1 Text 92

Caitanya-bhagavata Madhya-khanda
Chapter 1 Text 92

kṛṣṇa-preme kānde prabhu śacīra nandana
catur-dike veḍi’ kānde bhāgavata-gaṇa

TRANSLATION
The son of Śacī cried out of love for Kṛṣṇa, and all the devotees surrounding the Lord also cried loudly.

 

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, February 20, 2013

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami begins the first chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “The Eternal and Temporary Dharmas of the Jiva.”

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 24

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 24

tas tatha tyakta-sarvasah
prapta atma-didrksaya
vijnayakhila-drg-drasta
praha prahasitananah

TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna, who witnesses the thoughts of all creatures, understood how those ladies had abandoned all worldly hopes and come there simply to see Him. Thus He addressed them as follows with a smile upon His face.

 

Weekly Sanga | Wednesday, January 30, 2013

In today’s sanga, Dhanurdhara Swami calls in from Jaipur and shares his realizations on his recent studies and from his recent travels in Sri Jagannatha Puri, Mumbai, and Jaipur.