Weekly Sanga

Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 239

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha with Anuccheda 239.

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 30

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 30

jnanam guhyatamam yat tat
saksad bhagavatoditam
anvavocan gamisyantah
krpaya dina-vatsalah

TRANSLATION
As they were leaving, those bhakti-vedantas, who are very kind to poor-hearted souls, instructed me in that most confidential subject which is instructed by the Personality of Godhead Himself.

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Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 238

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha with Anuccheda 238.

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 28

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 28

ittham sarat-pravrsikav rtu harer
visrnvato me ‘nusavam yaso ‘malam
sankirtyamanam munibhir mahatmabhir
bhaktih pravrttatma-rajas-tamopaha

TRANSLATION
Thus during two seasons — the rainy season and autumn — I had the opportunity to hear these great-souled sages constantly chant the unadulterated glories of the Lord Hari. As the flow of my devotional service began, the coverings of the modes of passion and ignorance vanished.

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Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 238

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha with Anuccheda 238 where the importance of proper sadhusanga is discussed.

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 26

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 24

tatranvaham krsna-kathah pragayatam
anugrahenasrnavam manoharah
tah sraddhaya me ‘nupadam visrnvatah
priyasravasy anga mamabhavad rucih

TRANSLATION
O Vyasadeva, in that association and by the mercy of those great Vedantists, I could hear them describe the attractive activities of Lord Krsna And thus listening attentively, my taste for hearing of the Personality of Godhead increased at every step.

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Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 237

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha with Anuccheda 237.
[Unfortunately, I missed the first 10-15 minutes of the class. My apologies for the inconvenience. ys, rkd.]

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Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 24

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 24

te mayy apetakhila-capale ‘rbhake
dante ‘dhrta-kridanake ‘nuvartini
cakruh krpam yadyapi tulya-darsanah
susrusamane munayo ‘lpa-bhasini

TRANSLATION
Although they were impartial by nature, those followers of the Vedanta blessed me with their causeless mercy. As far as I was concerned, I was self-controlled and had no attachment for sports, even though I was a boy. In addition, I was not naughty, and I did not speak more than required.

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Bhakti Sandarbha/Wednesday Sangas

Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 236

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurhdara Swami continues his discussion on the Bhakti Sandarbha with Anuccheda 236.

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Festivals/Gaura Purnima

Gaura Purnima with Varsana Swami

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurdhara Swami spent Gaura Purnima (the appearance day of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu) this year with the wonderful devotees in Albany, New York. Along with Srila Varsana Swami, Dhanurdhara Maharaja spoke on Madhya section of Sri Vrindavana dasa Thakura’s Caitanya Bhagavata.
Both maharajas spoke in the morning and in the evening. This is the evening class (Thanks to Tushar for the recording) and we hope to have the morning class up soon.

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