In honor of Sri Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami speaks on gaura-lila.
Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja speaks in depth on the pastimes surrounding Mahaprabhu’s entrance into the sannyasa asrama and His reasoning behind it.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.49
TRANSLATION
When that [asana] is accomplished, pranayamah, breath control, [follows]. This consists of the regulation of the incoming and outgoing breaths.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 103-105
TRANSLATION
Krsna has now forgotten Vaikuntha, for He is bound by intense, unbreakable loving exchanges with these Yadus. He sees the Yadus, touches them, talks with them, sits with them. He eats and sleeps with them, follows then when they walk, takes part in their marriage ceremonies, and shares in their other activities of embodied life. These relations are more tangible then the yogis’ union with Him in meditation. Thus, by His pastimes Krsna spreads among the Yadus infinite pleasure, ever fresh and indescribable, destroying any desire they might have for heaven or liberation, and increasing more and more their devotion to Him.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.46
TRANSLATION
Posture should be steady and comfortable.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 97
TRANSLATION
As soon as the Yadus learned that Narada had arrived, they came running out in a flurry. They quickly raised him from the ground, took him by his hands, and led him into the assembly hall.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.44
TRANSLATION
From study [of scripture], a connection with one’s deity of choice is established.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 95
TRANSLATION
Surrounding Maharaja Ugrasena, the Yadavas glowed brilliantly, as with reverent eagerness they awaited the arrival of Sri Krsna.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.41
TRANSLATION
Upon the purification of the mind, [one attains] cheerfulness, one-pointedness, sense control, and fitness to perceive the self.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89
TRANSLATION
Therefore, go see the divine Yadhavas, the Lord’s most beloved associates, who live immersed in a vast, unequaled ocean of joy. My lord Narada, you know very well how great they are. What can I tell you about their glories?
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 2.39
TRANSLATION
When refrainment from covetousness becomes firmly established, knowledge of the whys and wherefores of births manifest.
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