Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 65

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 65

tad arpitakhilacarah san kama-krodhabhimanadikam tasminn eva karaniyam

TRANSLATION
Offering all one’s activities to the Lord, one should feel desire, anger, and pride only with regard to Him.

 

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, July 15, 2012

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on the <sanga’s current section of the Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Chapter 1 – Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Second Meeting With the Lord.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 110

bhakta-sange kaila prabhu dunhare milana
pindate vasila prabhu lana bhakta-gana

TRANSLATION
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His personal devotees met Rupa Gosvami and Haridasa Thakura. The Lord then sat down in an elevated place with His devotees.

 

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.