Weekly Sanga

Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 6

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 6

taṁ caṇḍa-vega-viṣa-vīryam avekṣya tena
duṣṭāṁ nadīṁ ca khala-saṁyamanāvatāraḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ kadambam adhiruhya tato ’ti-tuṅgam
āsphoṭya gāḍha-raśano nyapatad viṣode

TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa saw how the Kāliya serpent had polluted the Yamunā River with his terribly powerful poison. Since Kṛṣṇa had descended from the spiritual world specifically to subdue envious demons, the Lord immediately climbed to the top of a very high kadamba tree and prepared Himself for battle. He tightened His belt, slapped His arms and then jumped into the poisonous water.

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Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 51

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 51

te sampratīta-smṛtayaḥ
samutthāya jalāntikāt
āsan su-vismitāḥ sarve
vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam

TRANSLATION
Regaining their full consciousness, the cows and boys stood up out of the water and began to look at one another in great astonishment.

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Wednesday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his recent realizations and studies in Sri Vrindavana-dhama.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Killing of Dhenuka, The Ass Demon

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47

evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo
vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit
yayau rāmam ṛte rājan
kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ

TRANSLATION
O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.

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33) Madhura-rasa-vicāra: Śrī Rādhā’s Svarūpa, Five Types of Sakhīs & Messengers/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

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Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 64

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 64

vāpyo vaidūrya-sopānāḥ
padmotpala-kumud-vatīḥ
haṁsa-kāraṇḍava-kulair
juṣṭāś cakrāhva-sārasaiḥ

TRANSLATION
There were emerald staircases which led to lakes full of variously colored lotus flowers and lilies, and swans, kāraṇḍavas, cakravākas, cranes and similar other valuable birds were visible in those lakes.

33) Madhura-rasa-vicāra: Śrī Rādhā’s Svarūpa, Five Types of Sakhīs & Messengers/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 57

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 57

mṛṣṭa-catvara-rathyāṭṭa-
mārgaṁ candana-carcitam
lājākṣataiḥ puṣpa-phalais
taṇḍulair balibhir yutam

TRANSLATION
All the quadrangles, lanes and streets in the city, and the raised sitting places at the crossings, were thoroughly cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood water; and auspicious grains such as rice and barley, and flowers, fruits and many other auspicious presentations, were scattered all over the city.

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Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 46

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 46

surucis taṁ samutthāpya
pādāvanatam arbhakam
pariṣvajyāha jīveti
bāṣpa-gadgadayā girā

TRANSLATION
Suruci, the younger mother of Dhruva Mahārāja, seeing that the innocent boy had fallen at her feet, immediately picked him up, embracing him with her hands, and with tears of feeling she blessed him with the words “My dear boy, long may you live!”