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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Texts 71-72 – December 9, 2020

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Texts 71-72

eteke ye kichu dravya āchaye tāhāra
tomā’-sabākāra haya śāstra-paracāra

eteke tomarā sabe āpane miliyā
yena icchā tena kara mo yāṅa caliyā

TRANSLATION
“You may all distribute the items He has left among yourselves. The śāstras declare that those items belong to you. So be satisfied, do as you please, and let me go from here.”

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Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana/Program/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 5 – December 6, 2020

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 5

maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi
syād evācyuta-darśanam
hriyamāṇaḥ kala-nadyā
kvacit tarati kaścana

TRANSLATION
But enough of such thoughts! After all, even a fallen soul like me can have the chance to behold the infallible Supreme Lord, for one of the conditioned souls being swept along in the river of time may sometimes reach the shore.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 29 – December 6, 2020

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 29

āpana galāra mala sabākāre diyā
ājñā kare prabhu sabe—kṛṣṇa gāo giyā

TRANSLATION
In this way the Lord cast His merciful glance on everyone who came, and after instructing them, He said, “Now go home.”

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 25 – December 2, 2020

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 25

āpana galāra mala sabākāre diyā
ājñā kare prabhu sabe—kṛṣṇa gāo giyā

TRANSLATION
The Lord then gave each of them a garland from His neck and instructed them, “Sing the glories of Kṛṣṇa.”

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Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana/Program/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 2 – November 29, 2020

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 2

gacchan pathi mahā-bhāgo
bhagavaty ambujekṣaṇe
bhaktiṁ parām upagata
evam etad acintayat

TRANSLATION
As he traveled on the road, the great soul Akrūra felt tremendous devotion for the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, and thus he began to consider as follows.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 20 – November 29, 2020

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 20

vasiyā āchena prabhu kamala-locana
sarvāṅge śobhita mālā sugandi cadana

TRANSLATION
The lotus-eyed Lord sat there with His limbs decorated with a beautiful flower garland and scented sandalwood pulp.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 1 – November 25, 2020

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 1

jaya jaya śrī-gaurāṅga viṣṇupriyā-nātha
jiva-gaṇa-prati kara śubha dṛṣṭi-pāta

TRANSLATION
All glories to Śrī Gaurāṅga, the Lord of Viṣṇupriyā! Please bestow Your auspicious glance on the living entities.

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Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana/Program/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 1 – November 22, 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 1

ya īkṣitāhaṁ-rahito ’py asat-satoḥ
sva-tejasāpāsta-tamo-bhidā-bhramaḥ
sva-māyayātman racitais tad-īkṣayā
prāṇākṣa-dhībhiḥ sadaneṣv abhīyate

TRANSLATION
He is the witness of material cause and effect, yet He is always free from false identification with them. By His internal potency He dispels the darkness of separation and confusion. The individual souls in this world, who are manifested here when He glances upon His material creative energy, indirectly perceive Him in the activities of their life airs, senses and intelligence.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 27 Text 35 – November 22, 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 27 Text 35

prema-śoka kahe śacī viśambhara śune vasi’
(yena) raghunāthe kauśalyā bujhāya
śrī-caitanya nityānanda sukhadātā sadānanda
vrndāvana dāsa rasa gāya

TRANSLATION
As Śacī became grief-stricken with love while speaking, Viśambhara sat and listened. It appeared as though Kauśalyā was instructing Rāmacandra. Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda bestow happiness and are always filled with ecstasy. Thus Vrndāvana dāsa sings Their blissful glories.