Weekly Sanga

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 45

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 45

aham hi sarva-bhutanam
adir anto ’ntaram bahih
bhautikanam yatha kham var
bhur vayur jyotir anganah

TRANSLATION
Dear ladies, I am the beginning and end of all created beings and exist both within and without them, just as the elements ether, water, earth, air and fire are the beginning and end of all material objects and exist both within and without them.

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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Posted on October 16, 2013 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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Krsna and Balarama Meet the Inhabitants of Vrndavana/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 39

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 39

sri-suka uvaca
gopyas ca krsnam upalabhya cirad abhistam
yat-preksane drsisu paksma-krtam sapanti
drgbhir hrdi-krtam alam parirabhya sarvas
tad-bhavam apur api nitya-yujam durapam

TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: While gazing at their beloved Krsna, the young gopis used to condemn the creator of their eyelids, [which would momentarily block their vision of Him]. Now, seeing Krsna again after such a long separation, with their eyes they took Him into their hearts, and there they embraced Him to their full satisfaction. In this way they became totally absorbed in ecstatic meditation on Him, although those who constantly practice mystic yoga find such absorption difficult to achieve.

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Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Posted on October 9, 2013 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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3) Naimittika-Dharma is to be Relinquished/Jaiva-Dharma

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with the fourth chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Vaisnava Dharma is Nitya Dharma.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 35

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 35

tatraika vidhrta bhartra
bhagavantam yatha-srutam
hrdopaguhya vijahau
deham karmanubandhanam

TRANSLATION
One of the ladies had been forcibly kept back by her husband. When she heard the others describe the Supreme Lord Krsna, she embraced Him within her heart and gave up her material body, the basis of bondage to material activity.

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Krsna and Balarama Meet the Inhabitants of Vrndavana/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 39

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 82 Text 39

sri-suka uvaca
gopyas ca krsnam upalabhya cirad abhistam
yat-preksane drsisu paksma-krtam sapanti
drgbhir hrdi-krtam alam parirabhya sarvas
tad-bhavam apur api nitya-yujam durapam

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4) Vaisnava Dharma is Nitya Dharma/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with the fourth chapter of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma, entitled “Vaisnava Dharma is Nitya Dharma.”

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 23

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 23

prayah-sruta-priyatamodaya-karna-purair
yasmin nimagna-manasas tam athaksi-randraih
antah pravesya su-ciram parirabhya tapam
prajnam yathabhimatayo vijahur narendra

TRANSLATION
O ruler of men, for a long time those brahmana ladies had heard about Krsna, their beloved, and His glories had become the constant ornaments of their ears. Indeed, their minds were always absorbed in Him. Through the apertures of their eyes they now forced Him to enter within their hearts, and then they embraced Him within for a long time. In this way they finally gave up the pain of separation from Him, just as sages give up the anxiety of false ego by embracing their innermost consciousness.

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Festivals/Sri Radhastami/Wednesday Sangas

The Glories of Srimati Radharani – Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on Srimati Radharani in honor of Her appearance day. Maharaja also shares his experience of the previous night at The Bhakti Center where he gave a talk entitles, “Sri Radha: Her Story, Songs, and Philosophy” and meets author Naomi Wolf.

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