Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 27

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 27

isvarasyapy abhimani-dvesitvad dainya-priyatvac ca

TRANSLATION
Furthermore, the Lord dislikes the proud but is pleased with the humble.

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 11

Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 11

bhogante muhur avrttim
ete sarve prayanti hi
mahar-adi-gatah kecin
mucyante brahmana saha

TRANSLATION
But when their enjoyment ends, all these persons must return to this mundane earth. Only a select few of those who have reached the planets of Mahar and beyond are liberated along with Brahma.

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 25

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 25

sa tu karma-jnana-yogebhyo ‘py adhikatara

TRANSLATION
Pure devotional service, on the other hand, is far superior to fruitive work, philosophical speculation, and mystic meditation.

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 7

Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 7

sri-kṛṣṇa-karuṇa-sara-
patra-nirdhara-sat-katham
srutvabhut paramananda-
purna tava pitamahi

TRANSLATION
After your grandmother heard the sacred narration about the search for the person most favored by the essence of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, she was filled with the highest bliss.

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 24

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 24

nasty eva tasmims tat-sukha-sukhitvam

TRANSLATION
In such false devotion one does not find pleasure exclusively in the Lord’s pleasure.

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 22

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 22

tatrapi na mahatmya-jnana-vismrty-apavadah

TRANSLATION
Even in the case of the gopis, one cannot criticize them for forgetting the Lord’s greatness.

Remembering Srila Prabhupada and Karttika at Govardhana

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his experiences and realizations of Srila Prabhupada as he celebrates his disappearance at Govardhana with other disciples of Srila Prabhupada and his grand disciples. Maharaja also gives us a glimpse of Karttika at Govardhana.

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 21 (Continued)

In today’s class Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues Sutra 21.
Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 21

yatha vraja-gopikanam

TRANSLATION
The cowherd women of Vraja are an example of pure bhakti.

Dhanurdhara Swami speaks at St. Albans School

On Thursday, September 22, 2011, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gave a short sermon that at the chapel of St. Albans School of the National Cathedral for all their students and teachers. St. Albans is arguably the most prestigious prep school in the America where former Vice President Al Gore and many other prominent US leaders are alumni.