Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on Balarāma and His appearance day, Balarāma Pūrṇimā.
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Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 20 – August 2, 2020
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.
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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 160 – July 29, 2020
Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 160
koṭi koṭi loka āsi’ āchaye duyāre
paraśiyā brahmāṇḍa śrī-hari-dhvani kare
TRANSLATION
Millions of people gathered at the Lord’s doorstep. Their loud vibration of Hari’s names penetrated the universe.
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Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 20 – July 26, 2020
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.
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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 140 – July 26, 2020
Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 140
śuni’ sarva vaiṣṇava āilā tat-kṣaṇa
sabāre karena ājñā śacīra nandana
TRANSLATION
When the Vaiṣṇavas heard about this, they immediately came. Then the son of Śacī instructed everyone.
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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 100 – July 22, 2020
Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 100
ei mata pāṣaṇdīra vaigaye sadāya
prati-dina nagariyā-gane kṛṣṇa gāya
TRANSLATION
In this way the atheists always criticized, while the inhabitants of Navadvīpa daily sang the glories Kṛṣṇa.
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Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 18 – July 19, 2020
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 18
anye tad-anurūpāṇi
manojñāni mahātmanaḥ
gāyanti sma mahā-rāja
sneha-klinna-dhiyaḥ śanaiḥ
TRANSLATION
My dear King, other boys would sing enchanting songs appropriate to the occasion, and their hearts would melt out of love for the Lord.
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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 82 – July 19, 2020
Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 82
prabhu-mukhe mantra pāi’ sabāra ullāsa
daṇḍavat kari’ sabe cale nija-vāsa
TRANSLATION
Having received mantra from the mouth of the Lord, they all became jubilant. After offering obeisances, they returned to their respective homes.
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Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 59 – July 15, 2020
Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 59
sei dvija-caraṇe āmāra namaskāra
caitanyera daṇḍe haila hena buddhi yāṅra
TRANSLATION
I offer my obeisances at the feet of that brāhmaṇa, whose intelligence was purified by Lord Caitanya’s chastisement.
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Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 14 – July 12, 2020
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 14
kvacit krīḍā-pariśrāntaṁ
gopotsaṅgopabarhaṇam
svayaṁ viśramayaty āryaṁ
pāda-saṁvāhanādibhiḥ
TRANSLATION
When His elder brother, fatigued from playing, would lie down with His head upon the lap of a cowherd boy, Lord Kṛṣṇa would help Him relax by personally massaging His feet and offering other services.
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