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.

 

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.