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.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 13

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 13

vrndavana haite prabhu nilacale aila
svarupa-gosani gaude varta pathaila

TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to Jagannatha Puri from Vrndavana, Svarupa Damodara Gosani immediately sent news of the Lord’s arrival to the devotees in Bengal.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 9

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 9

madhya-lila sanksepete karilun varnana
antya-lila-varnana kichu suna, bhakta-gana

TRANSLATION
I have briefly described the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu known as the madhya-lila. Now I shall attempt to describe something about His last pastimes, which are known as the antya-lila.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 49

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 48

yo vedan api sanyasyati kevalam avicchinnanuragam labhate

TRANSLATION
That person who renounces even the Vedas obtains exclusive and uninterrupted attraction for God.

 

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 2

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 2

durgame pathi me ‘ndhasya
skhalat-pada-gater muhuh
sva-krpa-yasti-danena
santah santv avalambanam

TRANSLATION
My path is very difficult. I am blind, and my feet are slipping again and again. Therefore, may the saints help me by granting me the stick of their mercy as my support.

 

Narada Bhakti Sutra – Sutra 48

Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 48

yah karma-phalam karmani sanyasyati tato nirdvandvo bhavati

TRANSLATION
[Who can cross beyond illusion?] That person who renounces material duties and their profits, thus transcending duality.