Weekly Sanga

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

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 2

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta
Madhya-līlā Chapter 1 Text 2

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-
nityānandau sahoditau
gauḍodaye puṣpavantau
citrau śan-dau tamo-nudau

TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.

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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 1

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta
Madhya-līlā Chapter 1 Text 1

yasya prasādād ajño ’pi
sadyaḥ sarva-jñatāṁ vrajet
sa śrī-caitanya-devo me
bhagavān samprasīdatu

TRANSLATION
Even a person with no knowledge can immediately acquire all knowledge simply by the benediction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore I am praying to the Lord for His causeless mercy upon me.

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Announcements

Sanga podcast available on iTunes Music Store!

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Srila Dhanurdhara Swami’s Weekly Sanga is now available on the iTunes Music Store! If you have iTunes installed on your computer, click the image below.

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Announcements

Sanga podcasts available!

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Sanga podcasts are now available! What’s a podcast? According to Wikipedia:

Podcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the internet using either RSS or Atom syndication for listening on mobile devices and personal computers.

Subscribing to a podcast allows you to have Srila Dhanurdhara Swami’s Weekly Sanga available right on your computer or mp3 player. Missed a class? No problem! When you are subscribed to the podcast, just check the podcast on your computer and catch up on what you missed.

The podcasts have been submitted to several podcasting services, including the iTunes Music Store. We’ll let you know as soon as they are available on these services.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed/Wednesday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 46

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 46

anyathā pūrṇa-kāmasya
kaivalyādy-aśiṣāṁ pateḥ
īśitavyaiḥ kim asmābhir
īśasyaitad viḍambanam

TRANSLATION
Otherwise, why would the supreme controller — whose every desire is already fulfilled and who is the master of liberation and all other transcendental benedictions — enact this pretense with us, who are always to be controlled by Him?

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.15 Conclusion

Posted on February 12, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami concludes Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15, The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon.
Note: Due to technical difficulties, the beginning of the class was not recorded.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed/Wednesday Sangas

Preview: Conclusion of The Brahmanas’ Wives Blessed

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In tonight’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a preview of next week’s class for the conclusion of Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23: The Brahmanas’ Wives Blessed.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 41

Posted on February 5, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 41

kṛṣṇaḥ kamala-patrākṣaḥ
puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ
stūyamāno ’nugair gopaiḥ
sāgrajo vrajam āvrajat

TRANSLATION
Then lotus-eyed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose glories are most pious to hear and chant, returned home to Vraja with His elder brother, Balarāma. Along the way, the cowherd boys, His faithful followers, chanted His glories.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 38

Posted on January 29, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 38

phala-prakara-saṅkīrṇaṁ
daitya-dehair gatāsubhiḥ
rarāja bhūḥ sa-tālāgrair
ghanair iva nabhas-talam

TRANSLATION
The earth then appeared beautifully covered with heaps of fruits and with the dead bodies of the demons, which were entangled in the broken tops of the palm trees. Indeed, the earth shone like the sky decorated with clouds.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed/Wednesday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 33

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 23 Text 33

śravaṇād darśanād dhyānān
mayi bhāvo ’nukīrtanāt
na tathā sannikarṣeṇa
pratiyāta tato gṛhān

TRANSLATION
It is by hearing about Me, seeing My Deity form, meditating upon Me and chanting My names and glories that love for Me develops, not by physical proximity. Therefore please go back to your homes.

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