Weekly Sanga

Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 58

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 58

anyasmat saulabhyam bhaktau

TRANSLATION
Success is easier to attain by devotional service than by any other process.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 72

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 72

ratha-yatraya jagannatha darsana karila
ratha-agre prabhura nrtya-kirtana dekhila

TRANSLATION
During the Ratha-yatra ceremony Rupa Gosvami saw Lord Jagannatha. He also saw Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu dancing and chanting in front of the ratha.

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 57

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 57

uttarasmad uttarasmat purva-purvo sreyaya bhavati

TRANSLATION
Each earlier stage should be considered better than the one following it.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 62

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 62

bhakta-gana lana kaila gundica marjana
aitota asi’ kaila vanya-bhojana

TRANSLATION
After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, taking all His devotees with Him, performed the Gundica-marjana [washing and cleansing of the Gundica temple], He went to the garden known as Aitota and accepted prasadam at a picnic within the garden.

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 56

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 56

gauni tridha guna-bhedad artadi-bhedad va

TRANSLATION
Secondary devotional service is of three kinds, according to which of the three material modes predominates, or according to which material motivation — distress and so on — brings one to bhakti.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 57

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 57

toma-dunhara krpate inhara ha-u taiche sakti
yate vivarite parena krsna-rasa-bhakti

TRANSLATION
“May Rupa Gosvami, by Your mercy, become so powerful that he will be able to describe the transcendental mellows of devotional service.”

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 55

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 55

tat prapya tad evavalokayati tad eva srnoti tad eva bhasayati tad eva cintayati

TRANSLATION
Having obtained pure love of God, one looks only at the Lord, hears only about Him, speaks only of Him, and thinks only of Him.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 48

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 48

‘rupa dandavat kare’, — haridasa kahila
haridase mili’ prabhu rupe alingila

TRANSLATION
When the Lord arrived, Rupa Gosvami immediately offered his obeisances. Haridasa informed the Lord, “This is Rupa Gosvami offering You obeisances,” and the Lord embraced him.