Weekly Sanga
Summary: Twice a week Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his thoughts and realizations on sacred texts such as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta and more.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Texts 44-45 bhūyas tatrāpi so ’drākṣīt stūyamānam ahīśvaram siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair asurair nata-kandharaiḥ sahasra-śirasaṁ devaṁ sahasra-phaṇa-maulinam nīlāmbaraṁ visa-śvetaṁ śṛṅgaiḥ śvetam iva sthitam TRANSLATION There Akrūra now saw Ananta Śeṣa, the Lord of the serpents, receiving praise from Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas and demons, who all had their heads bowed. The Personality of Godhead whom Akrūra saw had thousands of heads, thousands of hoods and thousands of helmets. His blue garment and His fair complexion, as white as the filaments of a lotus stem, made Him appear like white Kailāsa Mountain with its many peaks.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 61 se saba mahānta śeṣa tribhāga-vayase grāmya-rasa bhuñjiyā se karilā sannyāse TRANSLATION “All those great souls relished material enjoyment and took sannyāsa after three-fourths of their life had passed.”
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 23 bujha dekhi vicāriyā ki āche sannyāse prathamei baddha haya ahaṅkāra-pāśe TRANSLATION “Just consider, what is the use of accepting sannyāsa? One immediately becomes bound by the ropes of false ego.”
On Śrī Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Dhanurdhara Swami share his realizations.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Text 41 nimajjya tasmin salile japan brahma sanātanam tāv eva dadṛśe ’krūro rāma-kṛṣṇau samanvitau TRANSLATION While immersing himself in the water and reciting eternal mantras from the Vedas, Akrūra suddenly saw Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa before him. Today's sanga also includes a brief talk about the upcoming Śrī Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, by Swami B.P. Padmanabha.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 7 hena-mate śrī-gauransundara nīlācale ātma-saṅgopana kari’ āche kutūhale TRANSLATION In this way Śrī Gaurasundara concealed His identity while happily residing in Nīlācala.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 3 Text 1 jaya jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-guṇa-dhāma jaya jaya nityānanda-svarūpera prāṇa TRANSLATION All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, the reservoir of all transcendental qualities! All glories to the life and soul of Nityānanda Svarūpa!
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Text 34 gopyaś ca dayitaṁ kṛṣṇam anuvrajyānurañjitāḥ pratyādeśaṁ bhagavataḥ kāṅkṣantyaś cāvatasthire TRANSLATION [With His glances] Lord Kṛṣṇa somewhat pacified the gopīs, and they also followed behind for some time. Then, hoping He would give them some instruction, they stood still.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 2 Text 471 prabhura ānanda-mūrcchā haila ye-mate bāhya nāhi bhileka āchena sei mate TRANSLATION The Lord remained unconscious in ecstasy. He did not display even a tinge of external consciousness.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 2 Text 441 tathāpi ye lilā prabhu karena yakhane tāhā kahe vede jīva-uddhāra-kāraṇe TRANSLATION Yet the Vedas describe the pastimes that the Lord performs for the purpose of delivering the living entities.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Text 29 yasyānurāga-lalita-smita-valgu-mantra līlāvaloka-parirambhaṇa-rāsa-goṣṭhām nītāḥ sma naḥ kṣaṇam iva kṣaṇadā vinā taṁ gopyaḥ kathaṁ nv atitarema tamo durantam TRANSLATION When He brought us to the assembly of the rāsa dance, where we enjoyed His affectionate and charming smiles, His delightful secret talks, His playful glances and His embraces, we passed many nights as if they were a single moment. O gopīs, how can we possibly cross over the insurmountable darkness of His absence?
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 2 Text 424 matta-siṁha-gati jini’ calilā satvara praviṣṭa haila asi’ purīra bhitara TRANSLATION The Lord walked like an intoxicated lion and soon entered the town of Jagannātha Purī.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 2 Text 404 ei mate sarva-pathe santoṣe āsite uttarilā āsi’ prabhu kamalapurete TRANSLATION In this way the Lord happily traveled all the way and eventually arrived at Kamalapura.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Text 24 tāsāṁ mukundo madhu-mañju-bhāṣitair gṛhīta-cittaḥ para-vān manasvy api kathaṁ punar naḥ pratiyāsyate ’balā grāmyāḥ salajja-smita-vibhramair bhraman TRANSLATION O gopīs, although our Mukunda is intelligent and very obedient to His parents, once He has fallen under the spell of the honey-sweet words of the women of Mathurā and been enchanted by their alluring, shy smiles, how will He ever return to us unsophisticated village girls?
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 2 Text 391 kṣetera pālaka tumi sarvathā āmāra sarva-kṣetre tomāre dilāma adhikāra TRANSLATION “You will be the sole maintainer of My abodes. I authorize you to do this.”
