Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 78

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 78

ahimsa-satya-sauca-dayastikyadi-caritryani paripalaniyani

TRANSLATION
One should cultivate such good qualities as nonviolence, truthfulness, cleanliness, compassion, and faith.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 169

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 169

balad aksnor laksmih kavalayati navyam kuvalayam
mukhollasah phullam kamala-vanam ullanghayati ca
dasam kastam astapadam api nayaty angika-rucir
vicitram radhayah kim api kila rupam vilasati

TRANSLATION
“‘The beauty of Srimati Radharani’s eyes forcibly devours the beauty of newly grown blue lotus flowers, and the beauty of Her face surpasses that of an entire forest of fully blossomed lotuses. Her bodily luster seems to place even gold into a painful situation. Thus the wonderful, unprecedented beauty of Srimati Radharani is awakening in Vrndavana.’

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 77

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 77

sukha-duhkheccha-labhadi-tyakte kale pratiksamane ksanardham api vyartham na neyam

TRANSLATION
Patiently enduring till the time when one can put aside material happiness, distress, desire, and false gain, one should not waste even a fraction of a second.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 162

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 162

sad-vamsatas tava janih purusottamasya
panau sthitir muralike saralasi jatya
kasmat tvaya sakhi guror visama grhita
gopangana-gana-vimohana-mantra-diksa

TRANSLATION
“‘My dear friend the flute, it appears that you have been born of a very good family, for your residence is in the hands of Sri Krsna. By birth you are simple and are not at all crooked. Why then have you taken initiation into this dangerous mantra that enchants the assembled gopis?’

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 76

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 76

bhakti-sastrani mananiyani tad-bodhaka-karmani karaniyani

TRANSLATION
One should respect the revealed scriptures of devotional service and discharge the duties they prescribe.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 147

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 147

raya kahe, — “kaha dekhi bhavera svabhava?”
rupa kahe, — “aiche haya krsna-visayaka ‘bhava'”

TRANSLATION
Ramananda Raya inquired, “What are the characteristics of emotional love?”

Rupa Gosvami replied, “This is the nature of emotional love for Krsna:

 

Radhastami at The Bhakti Center

On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the appearance day of Srimati Radharani, Dhanurdhara Swami shared his realizations about Srimati Radharani at the Bhakti Center in New York.

 

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 2

On today’s sanga, we join Dhanurdhara Swami as he gives a talk at Shanti Shakti in Moscow, Russia, on the Srimad Bhagavatam.

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 3

srnusvavahito rajann
api guhyam vadami te
bruyuh snigdhasya sisyasya
guravo guhyam apy uta

TRANSLATION
O King, kindly hear me with great attention. Although the activities of the Supreme Lord are very confidential, no ordinary man being able to understand them, I shall speak about them to you, for spiritual masters explain to a submissive disciple even subject matters that are very confidential and difficult to understand.