Weekly Sanga

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 12

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 12

aho kaṣṭam aho ’nyāyyaṁ
yad yūyaṁ dharma-nandanāḥ
jīvituṁ nārhatha kliṣṭaṁ
vipra-dharmācyutāśrayāḥ

TRANSLATION
Bhīṣmadeva said: Oh, what terrible sufferings and what terrible injustices you good souls suffer for being the sons of religion personified. You did not deserve to remain alive under those tribulations, yet you were protected by the brāhmaṇas, God and religion.

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Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Posted on March 23, 2016 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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Texts 6-7

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Texts 6-7

parvato nārado dhaumyo
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
bṛhadaśvo bharadvājaḥ
saśiṣyo reṇukā-sutaḥ
vasiṣṭha indrapramadas
trito gṛtsamado ’sitaḥ
kakṣīvān gautamo ’triś ca
kauśiko ’tha sudarśanaḥ

TRANSLATION
All the sages like Parvata Muni, Nārada, Dhaumya, Vyāsa the incarnation of God, Bṛhadaśva, Bharadvāja and Paraśurāma and disciples, Vasiṣṭha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gṛtsamada, Asita, Kakṣīvān, Gautama, Atri, Kauśika and Sudarśana were present.

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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Posted on March 16, 2016 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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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Remembering Srila Tamala Krishna Goswami and Jaiva-Dharma

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma and also shares some experiences and realizations of his friend, Srila Tamala Krishna Goswami on the anniversary of his passing.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas/The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 1

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 1

sūta uvāca
iti bhītaḥ prajā-drohāt
sarva-dharma-vivitsayā
tato vinaśanaṁ prāgād
yatra deva-vrato ’patat

TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Being afraid for having killed so many subjects on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira went to the scene of the massacre. There, Bhīṣmadeva was lying on a bed of arrows, about to pass away.

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17) Prameya: Jīva Free From Māyā/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 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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Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Sunday Sangas

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 44

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 44

sūta uvāca
pṛthayetthaṁ kala-padaiḥ
pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ
mandaṁ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho
mohayann iva māyayā

TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Lord, thus hearing the prayers of Kuntīdevī, composed in choice words for His glorification, mildly smiled. That smile was as enchanting as His mystic power.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35 (Partial Class)

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 35

Please note: This class was cut off and not the full class.

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.