Weekly Sanga

TRANSLATION
An enchanting brāhmaṇa thread adorned His chest, which was filled with compassion. It appeared that the glorious Ananta had assumed that form with a desire to touch the Lord.

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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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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.