The Psychology of Bhagavad-gita

In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recounts his outreach efforts of the past few days while in the Arlington, VA/Washington DC area. Maharaja focuses on a presentation of Bhagavad-gita he gave.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 188

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 12 Text 188

advaita-nityananda vasiyachena eka thani
dui-jane krida-kalaha lagila tathai

TRANSLATION
Sri Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu sat side by side, and when prasadam was being distributed They engaged in a type of mock fighting.

Sri Radhastami – The Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani

In honor of Her appearance day, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami glorifies Srimati Radharani.
Note: The first 20-30 minutes were cut off. My apologies for any inconvinence. – Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 185

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 12 Text 185

prabhu kahe, — purve siddha krsne tomara priti
toma-sange ama-sabara haila krsne mati

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, “From your previous birth you have been in Krsna consciousness. Thus you love Krsna so much that simply by your association we are all developing Krsna consciousness.”

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 174

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 12 Text 174

ei maha-prasada alpa karaha asvadana
dekha, jagannatha kaiche karyachena bhojana

TRANSLATION
Svarupa Damodara Gosvami then said, “Just take a little of this maha-prasadam, and see how it is that Lord Jagannatha has accepted it.”

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 1

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 1

sri-suka uvaca
vilokya dusitam krsnam
krsnah krsnahina vibhuh
tasya visuddhim anvicchan
sarpam tam udavasayat

TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, seeing that the Yamuna River had been contaminated by the black snake Kaliya, desired to purify the river, and thus the Lord banished him from it.

Caitanya-caritamra Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 143

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 12 Text 143

acarya-gosanira putra sri-gopala-nama
nrtya karite tanre ajna dila gauradhama

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then ordered Sri Gopala, the son of Advaita Acarya, to dance.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 7

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 7

bhavaya nas tvam bhava visva-bhavana
tvam eva matatha suhrt-patih pita
tvam sad-gurur nah paramam ca daivatam
yasyanuvrttya krtino babhuvima

TRANSLATION
O creator of the universe, You are our mother, well-wisher, Lord, father, spiritual master and worshipable Deity. By following in Your footsteps we have become successful in every respect. We pray, therefore, that You continue to bless us with Your mercy.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 137

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 12 Text 137

cari-dike bhakta-gana karena kirtana
madhye nrtya karena prabhu matta-simha-sama

TRANSLATION
All around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all the devotees performed congregational chanting. The Lord, just like a maddened lion, danced in the middle.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Texts 4-5

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Texts 4-5

tatropanita-balayo
raver dipam ivadrtah
atmaramam purna-kamam
nija-labhena nityada
prity-utphulla-mukhah procur
harsa-gadgadaya gira
pitaram sarva-suhrdam
avitaram ivarbhakah

TRANSLATION
The citizens arrived before the Lord with their respective presentations, offering them to the fully satisfied and self-sufficient one, who, by His own potency, incessantly supplies others. These presentations were like the offering of a lamp to the sun. Yet the citizens began to speak in ecstatic language to receive the Lord, just as wards welcome their guardian and father.