Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 22 Text 24 – July 1, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 22 Text 24


mahāśaya śrīnivāsa balena gosāñi
āire deyāba prema ei sabe cāi

TRANSLATION
Śrīnivāsa Mahāśaya said, “O Lord, we all want You to give ecstatic love to mother Śacī.

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 9 – June 28, 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 9


śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ vṛndāvanaṁ śrīmat
kṛṣṇaḥ prīta-manāḥ paśūn
reme sañcārayann adreḥ
sarid-rodhaḥsu sānugaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus expressing His satisfaction with the beautiful forest of Vṛndāvana and its inhabitants, Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed tending the cows and other animals with His friends on the banks of the river Yamunā below Govardhana Hill.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 22 Text 1 – June 28, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 22 Text 1


jaya jaya gauracandra kṛpāra sāgara
jaya śacī-jagannātha-nandana sundara
 

TRANSLATION
All glories to Gauracandra, the ocean of mercy! All glories to the beautiful son of Śacī and Jagannātha.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 29 – June 24, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 29


ei mata prati-dina prabhu viśvambhara
bhramaye nagara sarva saṅge anucara
 

TRANSLATION
In this way Lord Viśvambhara daily wandered throughout the city in the company of His followers.

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 8 – June 21, 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 8


dhanyeyam adya dharaṇī tṛṇa-vīrudhas tvat-
pāda-spṛśo druma-latāḥ karajābhimṛṣṭāḥ
nadyo ’drayaḥ khaga-mṛgāḥ sadayāvalokair
gopyo ’ntareṇa bhujayor api yat-spṛhā śrīḥ
 

TRANSLATION
This earth has now become most fortunate, because You have touched her grass and bushes with Your feet and her trees and creepers with Your fingernails, and because You have graced her rivers, mountains, birds and animals with Your merciful glances. But above all, You have embraced the young cowherd women between Your two arms — a favor hankered after by the goddess of fortune herself.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 18 – June 21, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 18


muñi mora dāsa āra grantha-bhāgavate
yāra bheda āche tāra nāśa bhāla-mate
 

TRANSLATION
“Anyone who discriminates between Me, My servant, and the book Bhāgavatam is certainly destroyed.”

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 12 – June 17, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 12


sarva-bhūta-hṛdaya—jānaye sarva-tattva
nā śunaye vyākhyā bhakti-yogera mahattva
 

TRANSLATION
Being situated in the hearts of all living entities, the Lord knows everything. He did not hear the glories of devotional service in recitation.

Krishna Enters the Forest of Vrindavana: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 7 – June 14, 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 7


nṛtyanty amī śikhina īḍya mudā hariṇyaḥ
kurvanti gopya iva te priyam īkṣaṇena
sūktaiś ca kokila-gaṇā gṛham āgatāya
dhanyā vanaukasa iyān hi satāṁ nisargaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
O worshipable one, these peacocks are dancing before You out of joy, these doe are pleasing You with affectionate glances, just as the gopīs do, and these cuckoos are honoring You with Vedic prayers. All these residents of the forest are most fortunate, and their behavior toward You certainly befits great souls receiving another great soul at home.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 1 – June 14, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 21 Text 1


jaya jaya nityānanda-prāṇa viśvambhara
jaya gadādhara-pati advaita-īśvara
 

TRANSLATION
Lord Viśvambhara, the life and soul of Nityānanda! All glories to the master of Gadādhara and the Lord of Advaita!

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 20 Text 136 – June 10, 2020

Caitanya-bhāgavata
Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 20 Text 136


pakṣi-mātra yadi laya caitanyera nāma
se-o satya yāibeka caitanyera dhāma
 

TRANSLATION
If even a bird chants Lord Caitanya’s name, it will certainly attain Lord Caitanya’s abode.