Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Siddha-bakula Japa Workshop (January 22, 2020)

The following a japa workshop given at Siddha-bakula as part of the annual Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat in Jagannātha Purī.
 

Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Akrūra-līlā Part 5 (January 26, 2020)

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

Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Akrūra-līlā Part 4 (January 25, 2020)

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

Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Akrūra-līlā Part 3 (January 23, 2020)

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

Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2020: Akrūra-līlā Part 2 (January 22, 2020)

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

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.