Weekly Sanga | Wednesday, January 23, 2013

In today’s sanga, Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on his recent studies and his realizations from his stay in Sri Jagannatha Puri while traveling on a bus on his way to Alarnatha.

Note: This class is fairly short due to bad phone reception.

 

Srimad Bahagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 17

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 17

gas carayan sa gopalaih
sa-ramo duram agatah
bubhuksitasya tasyannam
sanugasya pradiyatam

TRANSLATION
He has come a long way with the cowherd boys and Lord Balarama, tending the cows. Now He is hungry, so some food should be given for Him and His companions.

 

Weekly Sanga | Wednesday, January 16, 2013

In today’s sanga, Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on his recent studies, including those from the Brihad Bhagavatamrta and his realizations from his stay in Sridhama Mayapur.

 

Srimad Bahagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Texts 10-11

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Texts 10-11

desah kalah prthag dravyam
mantra-tantrartvijo ‘gnayah
devata yajamanas ca
kratur dharmas ca yan-mayah

tam brahma paramam saksad
bhagavantam adhoksajam
manusya-drstya dusprajna
martyatmano na menire

TRANSLATION
Although the ingredients of sacrificial performance — the place, time, particular paraphernalia, mantras, rituals, priests, fires, demigods, performer, offering and the as yet unseen beneficial results — are all simply aspects of His opulences, the brahmanas saw Lord Krsna as an ordinary human because of their perverted intelligence. They failed to recognize that He is the Supreme Absolute Truth, the directly manifest Personality of Godhead, whom the material senses cannot ordinarily perceive. Thus bewildered by their false identification with the mortal body, they did not show Him proper respect.

 

Srimad Bahagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 9

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 9

iti te bhagavad-yacnam
srnvanto ‘pi na susruvuh
ksudrasa bhuri-karmano
balisa vrddha-maninah

TRANSLATION
The brahmanas heard this supplication from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, yet they refused to pay heed. Indeed, they were full of petty desires and entangled in elaborate rituals. Though presuming themselves advanced in Vedic learning, they were actually inexperienced fools.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 84

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 84

ya idam narada-proktam sivanusasanam visvasiti sraddhate sa bhaktiman bhavati sa prestham labhate sa prestham labhata iti

TRANSLATION
Anyone who trusts these instructions spoken by Narada and is convinced by them will be blessed with devotion and attain the most dear Lord. Yes, he will attain the most dear Lord.

 

Srimad Bahagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 6

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 6

he bhumi-devah srnuta
krsnasyadesa-karinah
praptan janita bhadram vo
gopan no rama-coditan

TRANSLATION
[The cowherd boys said:] O earthly gods, please hear us. We cowherd boys are executing the orders of Krsna, and we have been sent here by Balarama. We wish all good for you. Please acknowledge our arrival.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 83

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 83

ity evam vadanti jana-jalpa-nirbhaya eka-matah kumara-vyasa-suka-sandilya-garga-visnu-kaundilya-sesoddhavaruni-bali-hanumad-vibhisanadayo bhakty-acaryah

TRANSLATION
Thus say the founding authorities of devotional service: the Kumaras, Vyasa, Suka, Sandilya, Garga, Visnu, Kaundilya, Sesa, Uddhava, Aruni, Bali, Hanuman, Vibhisana, and others — speaking without fear of worldly gossip and sharing among themselves one and the same opinion.

 

Srimad Bahagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 1

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 1

sri-gopa ucuh
rama rama maha-baho
krsna dusta-nibarhana
esa vai badhate ksun nas
tac-chantim kartum arhathah

TRANSLATION
The cowherd boys said: O Rama, Rama, mighty-armed one! O Krsna, chastiser of the wicked ! We are being harassed by hunger, and You should do something about it.