Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Akrūra-līlā Part 1 (January 21, 2020)

The following is the first of a five part seminar on Akrūra-līlā as part of the annual Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat in Jagannātha Purī.
 

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, February 2, 2020

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies including Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata.
 


Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 8 – January 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation, January 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 38 Text 15


athāvarūḍhaḥ sapadīśayo rathāt
pradhāna-puṁsoś caraṇaṁ sva-labdhaye
dhiyā dhṛtaṁ yogibhir apy ahaṁ dhruvaṁ
namasya ābhyāṁ ca sakhīn vanaukasaḥ
 

TRANSLATION
Then I will at once alight from my chariot and bow down to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead. Theirs are the same feet that great mystic yogīs striving for self-realization bear within their minds. I will also offer my obeisances to the Lords’ cowherd boyfriends and to all the other residents of Vṛndāvana.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 6 – January 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation, January 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 38 Text 8


yad arcitaṁ brahma-bhavādibhiḥ suraiḥ
śriyā ca devyā munibhiḥ sa-sātvataiḥ
go-cāraṇāyānucaraiś carad vane
yad gopikānāṁ kuca-kuṅkumāṅkitam
 

TRANSLATION
Those lotus feet are worshiped by Brahmā, Śiva and all the other demigods, by the goddess of fortune, and also by the great sages and Vaiṣṇavas. Upon those lotus feet the Lord walks about the forest while herding the cows with His companions, and those feet are smeared with the kuṅkuma from the gopīs’ breasts.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 5 – January 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation, January 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 38 Text 6


mamādyāmaṅgalaṁ naṣṭaṁ
phalavāṁś caiva me bhavaḥ
yan namasye bhagavato
yogi-dhyeyānghri-paṅkajam
 

TRANSLATION
Today all my sinful reactions have been eradicated and my birth has become worthwhile, since I will offer my obeisances to the Supreme Lord’s lotus feet, which mystic yogīs meditate upon.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 4 – January 10, 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation on January 10, 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 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.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 3 – January 9, 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation on January 9, 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 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.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 2 – January 7, 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation on January 7, 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 38 Text 1


śrī-śuka uvāca
akrūro ’pi ca tāṁ rātriṁ
madhu-puryāṁ mahā-matiḥ
uṣitvā ratham āsthāya
prayayau nanda-gokulam
 

TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After passing the night in the city of Mathurā, the high-minded Akrūra mounted his chariot and set off for the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja.

 

Māyāpur Russian Sanga – Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana – Day 1 – January 6, 2020

The following is a class on “Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana” from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam given in English with Russian translation on January 6, 2020, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 38 Text 1


śrī-śuka uvāca
akrūro ’pi ca tāṁ rātriṁ
madhu-puryāṁ mahā-matiḥ
uṣitvā ratham āsthāya
prayayau nanda-gokulam
 

TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After passing the night in the city of Mathurā, the high-minded Akrūra mounted his chariot and set off for the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja.

 

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, January 19, 2020


In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies focusing on Akrūra’s pastimes from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.