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Program/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 44 – August 16, 2020

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with his series “Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana — A Commentary on the 15th Chapter of the Tenth Canto”.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 44

tayor yaśodā-rohiṇyau
putrayoḥ putra-vatsale
yathā-kāmaṁ yathā-kālaṁ
vyadhattāṁ paramāśiṣaḥ

TRANSLATION
Mother Yaśodā and mother Rohiṇī, acting most affectionately toward their two sons, offered all the best things to Them in response to Their every desire and at the various appropriate times.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 230 – August 16, 2020

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 230

ei mata kīrtana kariyā sarva-loka
pāsarilā deha-dharma yata duḥkha-śoka

TRANSLATION
While performing kīrtana in this way, everyone forgot their bodily charcteristics such as distress and lamentation.

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Festivals/Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja/Wednesday Sangas

Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Vyāsa-pūjā – August 12, 2020

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations and remembrances of Śrīla Prabhupāda on his Vyāsa-pūjā.

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Festivals/Sri Krishna Janmastami

Sri Krishna Janmastami: The Appearance Day of Lord Sri Krishna – August 11, 2020

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on Sri Krishna Janmastami: The Appearance Day of Lord Sri Krishna.

nanda ke ānanda bhayo jaya kanhaiyā lāl kī
jaya kanhaiyā lāl kī jaya kanhaiyā lāl kī

hāthī dīno ghoḍā dīno aur dīnī pālakī
nanda ke ānanda bhayo jaya kanhaiyā lāl kī

javāneń ko hāthi ghoḍe buḍḍheń ko palki
nanda ke ānanda bhayo jaya kanhaiyā lāl kī

TRANSLATION

1) Nanda Maharaja is embedded in bliss! All glories to the darling Kanhaiya!

2) In happiness, Nanda Maharaja gave elephants, horses and palanquins. All glories to the darling Kanhaiya!

3) To the young people, Nanda Maharaja gave horses and elephants, to the old people palanquins.

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Program/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 41 – August 9, 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with his series “Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana — A Commentary on the 15th Chapter of the Tenth Canto”.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 41

kṛṣṇaḥ kamala-patrākṣaḥ
puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ
stūyamāno ’nugair gopaiḥ
sāgrajo vrajam āvrajat

TRANSLATION
Then lotus-eyed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose glories are most pious to hear and chant, returned home to Vraja with His elder brother, Balarāma. Along the way, the cowherd boys, His faithful followers, chanted His glories.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Sunday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 201 – August 9, 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 201

se-i prabhu nāce nija-kīrtane vihvala
āpanei upasana sakala maṅgala

TRANSLATION
That same Lord now became overwhelmed in His own kīrtana, and all auspiciousness automatically manifest.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Madhya-khaṇḍa/Wednesday Sangas

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 189 – August 5, 2020

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 189

kāndira sahita kalā sakala duyāre
purṇa-ghaṭa śobhe nārikela āmrasāre

TRANSLATION
At every doorstep there were bunches of bananas, clay pots filled with water, coconuts, and mango twigs.

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Balarama Purnima/Festivals/Program/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Balarāma Pūrṇimā – Reflections on Balarāma and His Appearance Day

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on Balarāma and His appearance day, Balarāma Pūrṇimā.

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

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 20 – August 2, 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with his series “Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana — A Commentary on the 15th Chapter of the Tenth Canto”.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 20

śrīdāmā nāma gopālo
rāma-keśavayoḥ sakhā
subala-stokakṛṣṇādyā
gopāḥ premṇedam abruvan

TRANSLATION
Once, some of the cowherd boys — Śrīdāmā, the very close friend of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, along with Subala, Stokakṛṣṇa and others — lovingly spoke the following words.