Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 38

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 38

rupa-gosani prabhu-pase karila gamana
prabhure dekhite tanra utkanthita mana

TRANSLATION
Rupa Gosvami then departed to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, for he was very eager to see Him.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 55

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.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 34

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 34

etha prabhu-ajnaya rupa aila vrndavana
krsna-lila-nataka karite haila mana

TRANSLATION
Meanwhile, following the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Rupa Gosvami returned to Vrndavana. He desired to write dramas concerning the pastimes of Lord Krsna.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 53

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 53

prakasyate kvapi patre

TRANSLATION
Nonetheless, from time to time pure love of God is revealed to those who are qualified.

 

Paradox and Perfection at Yogamaya New York

Paradox and Perfection at Yogamaya New York

On March 29, 2012, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gave a seminar entitled Paradox and Perfection at Yogamaya Studio in New York. The following are the recorded excerpts from the seminar.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 25

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 25

utkanthaya cali’ sabe aila nilacale
purvavat mahaprabhu milila sakale

TRANSLATION
Thus in great anxiety they all walked to Jagannatha Puri, where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met them as usual.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 52

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 52

mukasvadana-vat

TRANSLATION
[Trying to describe the experience of pure love of God] is like a mute’s effort to describe what he tastes.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 20

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 20

eka-dina sivanande ghatiyale rakhila
kukkurake bhata dite sevaka pasarila

TRANSLATION
One day while Sivananda was detained by a tollman, his servant forgot to give the dog its cooked rice.

 

Yogamaya New York Teacher Training Seminar – March 25, 2012

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a seminar on bhakti to the teacher training class at Yogamaya New York.