Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 63

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 63

stri-dhana-nastika-caritram na sravaniyam

TRANSLATION
One should not find entertainment in news of the opposite sex, money, and atheists.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 111

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 111

rupa haridasa dunhe vasila pinda-tale
sabara agrahe na uthila pindara upare

TRANSLATION
Rupa Gosvami and Haridasa Thakura sat at the foot of the elevated place where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was sitting. Although everyone asked them to sit on the same level as the Lord and His associates, they did not do so.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 61

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with the Narada Bhakti Sutra, Sutra 61.

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 61

loka-hanau cinta na karya niveditatma-loka-vedatvat

TRANSLATION
After consigning to the Lord all one’s mundane and Vedic duties, one no longer need worry about worldly loss.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Texts 103-104

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Texts 103-104

ara dina mahaprabhu dekhi’ jagannatha
sarvabhauma-ramananda-svarupadi-satha
sabe mili’ cali aila sri-rupe milite
pathe tanra guna sabare lagila kahite

TRANSLATION
On the next day, after visiting the temple of Jagannatha as usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara. They all went together to Srila Rupa Gosvami, and on the way the Lord greatly praised his qualities.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 61

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 61

na tatsiddhau loka-vyavaharo heyah kintu phala-tyagas tat-sadhanam ca karyam eva

TRANSLATION
After consigning to the Lord all one’s mundane and Vedic duties, one no longer need worry about worldly loss.

 

The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center

The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center

On May 22, 2012, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gave a talk entitled The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center in New York. The following is a recording of that talk.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 100

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 100

sloka suni haridasa ha-ila ullasi
nacite lagila slokera artha prasamsi’

TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted this verse, Haridasa Thakura, upon hearing the vibration, became jubilant and began to dance while praising its meaning.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 92

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 92

svargapaga-hema-mrnalininam
nana-mrnalagra-bhujo bhajamah
annanurupam tanu-rupa-rddhim
karyam nidanad dhi gunan adhite

TRANSLATION
“‘The river Ganges flowing in the heavenly planets is full of golden lotus flowers, and we, the residents of those planets, eat the stems of the flowers. Thus we are very beautiful, more so than the inhabitants of any other planet. This is due to the law of cause and effect, for if one eats food in the mode of goodness, the mode of goodness increases the beauty of his body.'”

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 91

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 91

phalena phala-karanam anumiyate

TRANSLATION
“‘By seeing a result, one can understand the cause of that result.’