Weekly Sanga

Wednesday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – January 25, 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his in progress Puri Yatra.

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

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Texts 49-50 – January 18, 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Texts 49-50

viṣāmbhas tad upaspṛśya
daivopahata-cetasaḥ
nipetur vyasavaḥ sarve
salilānte kurūdvaha

vīkṣya tān vai tathā-bhūtān
kṛṣṇo yogeśvareśvaraḥ
īkṣayāmṛta-varṣiṇyā
sva-nāthān samajīvayat

TRANSLATION

As soon as they touched the poisoned water, all the cows and boys lost their consciousness by the divine power of the Lord and fell lifeless at the water’s edge. O hero of the Kurus, seeing them in such a condition, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of all masters of mystic potency, felt compassion for these devotees, who had no Lord other than Him. Thus He immediately brought them back to life by showering His nectarean glance upon them.

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

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47 – January 15, 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47

evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo
vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit
yayau rāmam ṛte rājan
kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ

TRANSLATION

O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.

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Wednesday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – January 11, 2023

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places/Madhya-līlā/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 40 – January 8, 2023

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 40

prabhura prabhāve loka āila daraśane
lakṣārbuda loka āise nā yāya gaṇane

TRANSLATION

Due to the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, many millions of men came just to see Him. Indeed, the assembly being unlimited, its members could not be counted.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places/Madhya-līlā/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 25 – January 4, 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 25

vipra bale, — ei tomāra darśana-prabhāve
tomā dekhi’ gela mora ājanma svabhāve

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇa replied, “This is all due to Your influence, Sir. After seeing You, I have lost my lifelong practice.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places/Madhya-līlā/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 10 – January 1, 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 10

sei saba loka prabhura darśana-prabhāve
nija-nija-mata chāḍi’ ha-ila vaiṣṇave

TRANSLATION

By the influence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all these people abandoned their own opinions and became Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Kṛṣṇa.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places/Madhya-līlā/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 1 – December 28, 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 1

nānā-mata-grāha-grastān
dākṣiṇātya-jana-dvipān
kṛpāriṇā vimucyaitān
gauraś cakre sa vaiṣṇavān

TRANSLATION

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu converted the inhabitants of South India. These people were as strong as elephants, but they were in the clutches of the crocodiles of various philosophies, such as the Buddhist, Jain and Māyāvāda philosophies. With His disc of mercy the Lord delivered them all by converting them into Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of the Lord.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta/Madhya-līlā/Sunday Sangas/Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 293 – December 25, 2022

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 293

nigūḍha vrajera rasa-līlāra vicāra
aneka kahila, tāra nā pāila pāra

TRANSLATION

The conversations between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu contain the most confidential subject matters, touching the conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana [Vrajabhūmi]. Although they talked at great length about these pastimes, they could not reach the limit of discussion.