Weekly Sanga

TRANSLATION
“Without Your mercy such poetic expressions would be impossible for an ordinary living being to write. My guess is that You have given him the power.”

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 80

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 80

sa kirtyamanah sighram evavirbhavaty anubhavayati bhaktan

TRANSLATION
When He is glorified, the Lord swiftly reveals Himself to His devotees and allows them to know Him as He is.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 193

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 193

“kavitva na haya ei amrtera dhara
nataka-laksana saba siddhantera sara

TRANSLATION
Srila Ramananda Raya said, “This is not a poetic presentation; it is a continuous shower of nectar. Indeed, it is the essence of all ultimate realizations, appearing in the form of plays.

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 81 / Akincana Krishna’s Wedding Address

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 81

tri-satyasya bhaktir eva gariyasi bhaktir eva gariyasi

TRANSLATION
Devotional service is the most precious possession of a person who honestly uses his mind, body, and words.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 188

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 188

harim uddisate rajo-bharah
puratah sangamayaty amum tamah
vraja-vama-drsam na paddhatih
prakata sarva-drsah sruter api

TRANSLATION
“‘The dust from cows and calves on the road creates a kind of darkness indicating that Krsna is returning home from the pasture. Also, the darkness of evening provokes the gopis to meet Krsna. Thus the pastimes of Krsna and the gopis are covered by a kind of transcendental darkness and are therefore impossible for ordinary scholars of the Vedas to see.’

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Narada Bhakti Sutra/Wednesday Sangas

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 80

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 80

sa kirtyamanah sighram evavirbhavaty anubhavayati bhaktan

TRANSLATION
When He is glorified, the Lord swiftly reveals Himself to His devotees and allows them to know Him as He is.

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Antya-līlā/Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 181

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 181

prabhu kahe, — “raya, tomara ihate ullasa
sunitei lajja, loke kare upahasa”

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “My dear Ramananda Raya, you are jubilant at hearing these poetic expressions, but I am ashamed to hear them, for people in general will joke about the subject of this verse.”