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Festivals/Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya/Sri Krishna Janmastami/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 1

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Madhya-līlā/The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamra Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 143

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 7

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Madhya-līlā/The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 12 Text 137

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Texts 4-5

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Madhya-līlā/The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 143

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 143

saba lana kaila gundica-grha-sammarjana
ratha-yatra-darasane prabhura nartana

TRANSLATION
First the Lord washed the temple of Gundica very thoroughly. Then everyone saw the Ratha-yatra festival and the Lord’s dancing before the car.

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Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 3

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 3

tam upasrutya ninadam
jagad-bhaya-bhayavaham
pratyudyayuh prajah sarva
bhartr-darsana-lalasah

TRANSLATION
The citizens of Dvaraka, having heard that sound which threatens fear personified in the material world, began to run towards Him fast, just to have a long desired audience with the Lord, who is the protector of all devotees.

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Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 328

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 328.

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Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 1

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 11 Text 1

suta uvaca
anartan sa upavrajya
svrddhan jana-padan svakan
dadhmau daravaram tesam
visadam samayann iva

TRANSLATION
Suta Gosvami said: Upon reaching the border of His most prosperous metropolis, known as the country of the Anartas [Dvaraka], the Lord sounded His auspicious conchshell, heralding His arrival and apparently pacifying the dejection of the inhabitants.