Dear Sanga listeners,
Attached is the class outline for Dhanurdhara Swami’s class tonight on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Class One Notes
Dear Sanga listeners,
My respects.
Thank you for attending the first class on Yoga Sutras. As I teach it, ideas will develop how best to present it in this phone conference medium and with the varied audience of listeners. One Idea I got already is to refine my personal notes after the class and send them to you. Also I will send before the class a basic summary of the subjects I will speak on. Here are my notes for the first class.
Humbly in service,
Dhanurdhara Swami
4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 57
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 57
vicitrair divya-divyais ca
gadya-padyaih sva-nirmitaih
stutim anyais ca kurvanam
dandavat-pranatair api
gadya-padyaih sva-nirmitaih
stutim anyais ca kurvanam
dandavat-pranatair api
TRANSLATION
He glorified the Lord with various prayers, in prose and verse, most excellent compositions of his own. He also recited prayers composed by others. And he repeatedly offered prostrate obeisances.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – An Introduction
In this evening’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives an introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Maharaja is basing his class on an advanced copy of a new translation of the Yoga Sutras by Edwin Bryant, professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University. Publication is expected later this spring by Farrar Straus & Giroux, a division of Macmillan.
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 54
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 54
sri pariksid uvaca
aye matar abo bhadram
abo bhadram iti bruvan
utpatyasanatah khena
munih kimpurusam gatah
aye matar abo bhadram
abo bhadram iti bruvan
utpatyasanatah khena
munih kimpurusam gatah
TRANSLATION
Sri Pariksit said: O dear mother, the sage Narada then jumped up from his seat and flew through the sky to Kimpurusa-vars all the while repeating, “How wonderful! How wonderful!”
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Wednesday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 51
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 51
svamin kapi-patir dasye
ity-adi-vacanaih khalu
prasiddho mahima tasya
dasyam eva prabhoh krpa
ity-adi-vacanaih khalu
prasiddho mahima tasya
dasyam eva prabhoh krpa
TRANSLATION
My dear spiritual master, Hanuman’s greatness is well known from scriptual statements like “The chief of the monkeys became perfect by acting as the Lord’s servant.” His servitude is proof of the Lord’s mercy.
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 50
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 50
atmanam nitya-tat-kirti
sravanenopadharayan
tan-murti-parsvatas tisthan
rajate ‘dypi purva-vat
sravanenopadharayan
tan-murti-parsvatas tisthan
rajate ‘dypi purva-vat
TRANSLATION
He keeps himself alive by constantly hearing the glories of Lord Rama. Staying be the side of the Lord’s Deity, He is present even today with the same splendor as always.
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Wednesday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 31
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 31
kuto ‘tah suddha-bhaktir me
yaya syat karuna prabhoh
dhyayanha banasya dauratmyam
tae-cihnam niscinomi ca
yaya syat karuna prabhoh
dhyayanha banasya dauratmyam
tae-cihnam niscinomi ca
TRANSLATION
So how can any pure devotion appear in me that would signify the Lord’s mercy? I see proof of my lack of devotion when I ponder the wickedness of Banasura.
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 23
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 23
vicitra-seva-danam hi
hanumat-prabhrtisv iva
prabhoh prasado bhaktesu
matah sadbhir ne cetarat
hanumat-prabhrtisv iva
prabhoh prasado bhaktesu
matah sadbhir ne cetarat
TRANSLATION
The Lord truly gives His mercy, saintly authorities believe, when He grants the right to render various kinds of service, a blessing He gives to such devotees as Hanuman. Nothing else counts as His mercy.
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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Wednesday Sangas
Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 14
Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 14
itah prabhrti kartayo
nivaso niyato ‘tra hi
mayabhibhuya daksadio-
sapam yusmat-prahbhavatah
nivaso niyato ‘tra hi
mayabhibhuya daksadio-
sapam yusmat-prahbhavatah
TRANSLATION
From now on I intend to stay here permanently with you. By your power I shall certainly be able to overcome the curses I received from Daksa and others.
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