Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 41

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 15 Text 41

acaryere ajna dila kariya sammana
‘a-candala adi krsna-bhakti dio dana’

TRANSLATION
With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Advaita Acarya, “Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to Krsna, even to the lowest of men [candalas].”

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 8

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 15 Text 8

sugandhi-salile dena padya, acamana
sarvange lepaye prabhura sugandhi candana

TRANSLATION
While worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acarya would offer Him scented water to wash His mouth and feet. Then Advaita Acarya would smear very fragrant sandalwood pulp all over His body.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 4

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 15 Text 4

ei-mata mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange
nilacale rahi’ kare nrtya-gita-range

TRANSLATION
While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Jagannatha Puri, He constantly enjoyed chanting and dancing with His devotees.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 3

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 15 Text 1

jaya sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana
caitanya-caritamrta — yanra prana-dhana

TRANSLATION
All glories to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta who have accepted it as their life and soul!

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 1

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 15 Text 1

sarvabhauma-grhe bhunjan
sva-nindakam amoghakam
angi-kurvan sphutam cakre
gaurah svam bhakta-vasyatam

TRANSLATION
While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was taking prasadam at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Amogha criticized Him. Still, the Lord accepted Amogha, thereby showing how much He was obliged to His devotees.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 39

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 39

tam menire ‘bala mudhah
strainam canuvratam rahah
apramana-vido bhartur
isvaram matayo yathat

TRANSLATION
The simple and delicate women truly thought that Lord Sri Krsna, their beloved husband, followed them and was dominated by them. They were unaware of the extent of the glories of their husband, as the atheists are unaware of Him as the supreme controller.

New Year’s Eve at Indira Gandhi International Airport

This evening’s New Year’s Eve class, is an informal talk by Srila Dhanurdhara Swami as he waits for a delayed flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport en route to a retreat in Israel.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 14 Text 47

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 14 Text 47

ihan jagannathera ratha-calana-samaya
gauda saba ratha tane, age nahi yaya

TRANSLATION
Outside the garden, when it was time to pull Jagannatha’s car, all the workers called gaudas tried to pull it, but it would not move forward.

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 33

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 33

yadyapy asau parsva-gato raho-gatas
tathapi tasyanghri-yugam navam navam
pade pade ka virameta tat-padac
calapi yac chrir na jahati karhicit

TRANSLATION
Although Lord Sri Krsna was constantly by their sides, as well as exclusively alone, His feet appeared to them to be newer and newer. The goddess of fortune, although by nature always restless and moving, could not quit the Lord’s feet. So what woman can be detached from those feet, having once taken shelter of them?

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 14 Text 36

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 14 Text 36

ei-mata jagannatha karena bhojana
ei sukhe mahaprabhura judaya nayana

TRANSLATION
Indeed, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was fully satisfied just to see how Lord Jagannatha accepted all the food.