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

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 125

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 125

virahe vihvala prabhu na jane ratri-dine
hena-kale aila gaudera bhakta-gane

TRANSLATION
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu finally left Alalanatha to return to Jagannatha Puri, He was overwhelmed both day and night due to separation from Jagannatha. His lamentation knew no bounds. During this time, all the devotees from different parts of Bengal, and especially from Navadvipa, arrived in Jagannatha Puri.

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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 120

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 120

brahma-samhita, karnamrta, dui punthi pana
dui pustaka lana aila uttama janina

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also found two other books — namely, the Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta. Knowing these books to be excellent, He took them to present to His devotees.

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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 113

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 113

sri-ranga-puri saha tahani milana
rama-dasa viprera kaila duhkha-vimocana

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then met Sri Ranga Puri and mitigated all the sufferings of a brahmana named Ramadasa.
NOTE: Due to a technical problem the first 10 or 15 minutes of the Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja’s class was not recorded.

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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 112

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 112

tabe bhattathari haite krsna-dasera uddhara
rama-japi vipra-mukhe krsna-nama pracara

TRANSLATION
After this, Krsnadasa, the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was delivered from the clutches of a Bhattathari. Caitanya Mahaprabhu then preached that Lord Krsna’s name should also be chanted by brahmanas who were accustomed to chanting Lord Rama’s name.

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Caitanya-caritamtra Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110 (Continued)

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja continues with Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, Chapter 1 Text 110.
NOTE: There was a slight technical problem with my connection to today’s sanga that may have affected the recording.

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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 110

caturmasya tanha prabhu sri-vaisnavera sane
gonaila nrtya-gita-krsna-sankirtane

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed the Caturmasya months with the Sri Vaisnavas, singing, chanting the holy name and dancing.

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Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 107

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 107

sri-ranga-ksetra aila kaverira tira
sri-ranga dekhiya preme ha-ila asthira

TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to the land of Sri Ranga-ksetra, on the bank of the Kaveri, He visited the temple of Sri Ranganatha and was there overwhelmed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead.