Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 261 – July 21, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 261


akartavya kare nija sevaka rākhite
tāra sākṣī vāli vadhe sugrīva-nimitte

 
TRANSLATION
For the sake of His devotees, the Lord performs activities that may be considered improper. An example of this is the killing of Vāli on the request of Sugrīva.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 1 – July 18, 2021

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 1


śrī-śuka uvāca
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ mahā-bhāga
tvayā bhāgavatottama
yan nūtanayasīśasya
śṛṇvann api kathāṁ muhuḥ

 

TRANSLATION
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O best of devotees, most fortunate Parīkṣit, you have inquired very nicely, for although constantly hearing the pastimes of the Lord, you are perceiving His activities to be newer and newer.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 255 – July 18, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 255


prabhu bale &emdash;āmi ye achiye pṛthivīte
jāniha kevala purī gosāñira prīte

 
TRANSLATION
The Lord said, “Know for certain that I live in this world simply because of Purī Gosvāmī’s affection.”

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 221 – July 14, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 221


eteke ye śrī-caitanya prabhura upamā
tāṅhā’-bai āra dite nāhi kabhu sīmā

 
TRANSLATION
Therefore one can never compare Lord Caitanya with anyone other than the Lord Himself.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 212 – July 11, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 212


tāṇḍava-paṇḍita prabhu nija-prema-rase
karena taṇḍava bhakta-gaṇa sukhe bhāse

 
TRANSLATION
The Lord, who was expert in dancing wildly, danced wildly in the mellows of His own ecstatic love, and the devotees floated in an ocean of happiness.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 198 – July 7, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 198


ei avadhūtera manuṣya-śakti nahe
balarāma-sparśe ki anyera deha rahed

 
TRANSLATION
“This avadhūta’s strength is not that of a human being, for how else could one survive after touching great personality Balarāma.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 6 Text 186 – July 4, 2021

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā
Chapter 6 Text 186


bhakṣaṇa apekṣā nāhi, samasta divasa gamana
kṣudhā nāhi bādhe, caitanya-caraṇa-prāptye mana

 

TRANSLATION
Not caring about eating, he traveled all day. Hunger was not an impediment, for his mind was concentrated upon obtaining shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Dhanurdhara Maharaja also reads an excerpt from Giriraj Swami’s latest book, I’ll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 188 – July 4, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 188


bhagavān ācārya āilā mahāśaya
śravaṇe o yāre nāhi paraśe viṣaya

 
TRANSLATION
The great personality Bhagavān Ācārya, who would never hear of material enjoyment, also came there.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 180 – June 30, 2021

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 180


dāmodara-svarūpa saṅgīta-rasa-maya
yāra dhvani śunile prabhura nṛtya haya

 
TRANSLATION
Svarūpa Dāmodara was expert in the art of music. On hearing his voice, the Lord would begin dancing.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 6 Text 161 – June 27, 2021

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā
Chapter 6 Text 161


vāsudeva-dattera teṅha haya ‘anugṛhīta’
raghunāthera ‘guru’ teṅho haya ‘purohita’

 

TRANSLATION
Yadunandana Ācārya was the priest and spiritual master of Raghunātha dāsa. Although born in a brāhmaṇa family, he had accepted the mercy of Vāsudeva Datta.