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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 258 – December 11, 2022

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 258

arasa-jña kāka cūṣe jñāna-nimba-phale
rasa-jña kokila khāya premāmra-mukule

TRANSLATION

Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “Those who are devoid of all transcendental mellows are like the crows that suck the juice from the bitter fruits of the nimba tree of knowledge, whereas those who enjoy mellows are like the cuckoos who eat the buds of the mango tree of love of Godhead.”

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 251 – December 7, 2022

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 251

‘śreyo-madhye kona śreyaḥ jīvera haya sāra?’
‘kṛṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga vinā śreyaḥ nāhi āra’

TRANSLATION

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Out of all auspicious and beneficial activities, which is best for the living entity?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The only auspicious activity is association with the devotees of Kṛṣṇa.”

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 247 – December 4, 2022

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 247

‘sampattira madhye jīvera kon sampatti gaṇi?’
‘rādhā-kṛṣṇe prema yāṅra, sei baḍa dhanī’

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the many capitalists who possess great riches, who is the topmost?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “He who is richest in love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the greatest capitalist.”

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 245 – November 30, 2022

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 245

prabhu kahe, — “kon vidyā vidyā-madhye sāra?”
rāya kahe, — “kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinā vidyā nāhi āra”

TRANSLATION

On one occasion the Lord inquired, “Of all types of education, which is the most important?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “No education is important other than the transcendental devotional service of Kṛṣṇa.”

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 228 – November 27, 2022

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 228

ataeva gopī-bhāva kari aṅgīkāra
rātri-dina cinte rādhā-kṛṣṇera vihāra

TRANSLATION

“Therefore one should accept the mood of the gopīs in their service. In such a transcendental mood, one should always think of the pastimes of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 196 – November 23, 2022

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 196

prabhu kahe, — ‘sādhya-vastura avadhi’ ei haya
tomāra prasāde ihā jāniluṅ niścaya

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed these verses recited by Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, saying, “This is the limit of the goal of human life. Only by your mercy have I come to understand it conclusively.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 215 – November 20, 2022

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 215

sahaja gopīra prema, — nahe prākṛta kāma
kāma-krīḍā-sāmye tāra kahi ‘kāma’-nāma

TRANSLATION

“It is to be noted that the natural characteristic of the gopīs is to love the Supreme Lord. Their lusty desire is not to be compared to material lust. Nonetheless, because their desire sometimes appears to resemble material lust, their transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is sometimes described as lust.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 117 – November 16, 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 117

prabhu kahe — ye lāgi’ āilāma tomā-sthāne
sei saba tattva-vastu haila mora jñāne

TRANSLATION
After hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Rāmānanda Rāya, “That for which I have come to your residence has now become an object of truth in My knowledge.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 94 – November 13, 2022

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 94

yadyapi kṛṣṇa-saundarya — mādhuryera dhurya
vraja-devīra saṅge tāṅra bāḍaye mādhurya

TRANSLATION
“Although Kṛṣṇa’s unparalleled beauty is the topmost sweetness of love of Godhead, His sweetness increases unlimitedly when He is in the company of the gopīs. Consequently Kṛṣṇa’s exchange of love with the gopīs is the topmost perfection of love of Godhead.

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Weekly Sanga – November 9, 2022

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent activities around Govardhana and Vrindavana and discusses the Rāmānanda-saṁvāda līlā from the Madhya-līlā of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

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