Weekly Sanga

Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana/Māyāpur Russian Sanga 2020/Russian/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Русский

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

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, January 19, 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 38

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 38

ke vayaṁ nāma-rūpābhyāṁ
yadubhiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ
bhavato ’darśanaṁ yarhi
hṛṣīkāṇām iveśituḥ

TRANSLATION
As the name and fame of a particular body is finished with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us, all our fame and activities, along with the Pāṇḍavas and Yadus, will end at once.

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 37

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 37

apy adya nas tvaṁ sva-kṛtehita prabho
jihāsasi svit suhṛdo ’nujīvinaḥ
yeṣāṁ na cānyad bhavataḥ padāmbujāt
parāyaṇaṁ rājasu yojitāṁhasām

TRANSLATION
O my Lord, You have executed all duties Yourself. Are you leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect us, now when all kings are at enmity with us?

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 36

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 36

śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanty abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
smaranti nandanti tavehitaṁ janāḥ
ta eva paśyanty acireṇa tāvakaṁ
bhava-pravāhoparamaṁ padāmbujam

TRANSLATION
O Kṛṣṇa, those who continuously hear, chant and repeat Your transcendental activities, or take pleasure in others’ doing so, certainly see Your lotus feet, which alone can stop the repetition of birth and death.

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35

bhave ’smin kliśyamānānām
avidyā-kāma-karmabhiḥ
śravaṇa-smaraṇārhāṇi
kariṣyann iti kecana

TRANSLATION
And yet others say that You appeared for the sake of rejuvenating the devotional service of hearing, remembering, worshiping and so on in order that the conditioned souls suffering from material pangs might take advantage and gain liberation.

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Caitanya-bhāgavata/Sunday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, December 15, 2019

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

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

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Sunday Sangas/Weekly Saṅga

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, December 8, 2019

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 33

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 33

apare vasudevasya
devakyāṁ yācito ’bhyagāt
ajas tvam asya kṣemāya
vadhāya ca sura-dviṣām

TRANSLATION
Others say that since both Vasudeva and Devakī prayed for You, You have taken Your birth as their son. Undoubtedly You are unborn, yet You take Your birth for their welfare and to kill those who are envious of the demigods.

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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 32

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 32

kecid āhur ajaṁ jātaṁ
puṇya-ślokasya kīrtaye
yadoḥ priyasyānvavāye
malayasyeva candanam

TRANSLATION
Some say that the Unborn is born for the glorification of pious kings, and others say that He is born to please King Yadu, one of Your dearest devotees. You appear in his family as sandalwood appears in the Malaya hills.

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