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

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 166 – June 27, 2021

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 166

pathe caliteo īśvarera bāhya nāi
bhakti-rase viharena caitanya-gosāñi

TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya had no external consciousness even when He was walking on the road, because He merged in the mellows of devotional service.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 154 – June 23, 2021

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 154

ye śunaye e saba caitanya-guṇa-grāma
se yāya saṁsāra tari’ śrī-caitanya-dhāma

TRANSLATION
One who hears these characteristics of Lord Caitanya will cross the ocean of material existence and attain Lord Caitanya’s abode.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 6 Text 13 – June 20, 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā
Chapter 6 Text 13

pūrve śāntipure raghunātha yabe āilā
mahāprabhu kṛpā kari’ tāṅre śikhāilā

TRANSLATION
When Raghunātha dāsa, during his family life, went to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Śāntipura, the Lord gave him worthy instructions by His causeless mercy.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 130 – June 20, 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 130

ei mata sārvabhauma śata śloka kari’
stuti kare caitanyera pāda-padma dhari’

TRANSLATION
In this way Sārvabhauma composed one hundred verses as he glorified Lord Caitanya while holding His lotus feet.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 122 – June 16, 2021

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 122

parama subuddhi sārvabhauma mahāmati
śloka paḍi’ paḍi’ punaḥ punaḥ kare stuti

TRANSLATION
The supremely intelligent, broad-minded Sārvabhauma repeatedly offered obeisances and recited various verses.

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Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 6 Text 1 – June 13, 2021

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā
Chapter 6 Text 1

kṛpā-guṇair yaḥ kugṛhāndha-kūpād
uddhṛtya bhaṅgyā raghunātha-dāsam
nyasya svarūpe vidadhe ’ntar-aṅgaṁ
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyam amuṁ prapadye

TRANSLATION
With the ropes of His causeless mercy, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu employed a trick to deliver Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī from the blind well of contemptible family life. He made Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī one of His personal associates, placing him under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. I offer my obeisances unto Him.

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