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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Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 1 Text 42 ei mata virahe sakala bhakta-gaṇa sabāra haila baḍa citta ucāṭana TRANSLATION In this way the hearts of all the devotees were agitated with feelings of separation.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 14 taṁ tv adya nūnaṁ mahatāṁ gatiṁ guruṁ trailokya-kāntaṁ dṛśiman-mahotsavam rūpaṁ dadhānaṁ śriya īpsitāspadaṁ drakṣye mamāsann uṣasaḥ su-darśanāḥ TRANSLATION Today I shall certainly see Him, the goal and spiritual master of the great souls. Seeing Him brings jubilation to all who have eyes, for He is the true beauty of the universe. Indeed, His personal form is the shelter desired by the goddess of fortune. Now all the dawns of my life have become auspicious.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 1 Text 17 bhāratīre kṛpā haila prabhura dekhiyā sarva-gaṇa hari bale ḍākiyā ḍākiyā TRANSLATION On seeing the Lord bestow mercy on Keśava Bhāratī, everyone loudly chanted the name of Hari.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 1 Text 8 karilena mātra prabhu sannyāsa-grahaṇa mukundere ājñā haila karite kīrtana TRANSLATION Immediately after the Lord accepted sannyāsa, He instructed Mukunda to perform kīrtana.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 13 sa cāvatīrṇaḥ kila sātvatānvaye sva-setu-pālāmara-varya-śarma-kṛt yaśo vitanvan vraja āsta īśvaro gāyanti devā yad aśeṣa-maṅgalam TRANSLATION That same Supreme Lord has descended into the dynasty of the Sātvatas to delight the exalted demigods, who maintain the principles of religion He has created. Residing in Vṛndāvana, He spreads His fame, which the demigods glorify in song and which brings auspiciousness to all.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa Chapter 1 Text 1 avatīrṇau sa-kāruṇyau paricchinnau sad-īśvarau śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānandau dvau bhrātarau bhaje TRANSLATION I worship the two brothers, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Śrī Nityānanda, who have descended in this world as the supreme controllers. They have appeared in covered forms as the embodiments of mercy.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 176 eteke tomāra nāma śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya sarva-loka tomā’ haite yāte haila dhanya TRANSLATION “Therefore Your nam will be Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. Because of You, everyone will become fortunate.”
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 12 yasyākhilāmīva-habhiḥ su-maṅgalaiḥ vāco vimiśrā guṇa-karma-janmabhiḥ prāṇanti śumbhanti punanti vai jagat yās tad-viraktāḥ śava-śobhanā matāḥ TRANSLATION All sins are destroyed and all good fortune is created by the Supreme Lord’s qualities, activities and appearances, and words that describe these three things animate, beautify and purify the world. On the other hand, words bereft of His glories are like the decorations on a corpse.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 152 kathaṁ-katham api sarva-dina-avaśeṣe kṣaura-karma nirbāha haila prema-rase TRANSLATION Somehow or other, in the mellows of ecstatic love, the Lord's head was finally shaved by the end of the day.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 129 tabe tumi loka-śikṣā-nimitta-kāraṇe karibā āmāre guru hena laya mane TRANSLATION “Yet I think that to teach people in general, You will accept me as Your guru.”
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 11 ya īkṣitāhaṁ-rahito ’py asat-satoḥ sva-tejasāpāsta-tamo-bhidā-bhramaḥ sva-māyayātman racitais tad-īkṣayā prāṇākṣa-dhībhiḥ sadaneṣv abhīyate TRANSLATION He is the witness of material cause and effect, yet He is always free from false identification with them. By His internal potency He dispels the darkness of separation and confusion. The individual souls in this world, who are manifested here when He glances upon His material creative energy, indirectly perceive Him in the activities of their life airs, senses and intelligence.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 110 kṛṣṇa-dāsya vinu mora kichu āna hena upadeśa tumi more deha’ dāna TRANSLATION “I have no desire other than the service of Kṛṣṇa. Please instruct Me accordingly.”
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 99 nindā-dveṣa-ādi yāra manete āchila prabhura viraha-sarpa pāṣaṇḍe daṁśila TRANSLATION Those who were filled with offenses and envy were also bitten by the snake of the Lord’s separation.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 7 kaṁso batādyākṛta me ’ty-anugrahaṁ drakṣye ’ṅghri-padmaṁ prahito ’munā hareḥ kṛtāvatārasya duratyayaṁ tamaḥ pūrve ’taran yan-nakha-maṇḍala-tviṣā TRANSLATION Indeed, today King Kaṁsa has shown me extreme mercy by sending me to see the lotus feet of Lord Hari, who has now appeared in this world. Simply by the effulgence of His toenails, many souls in the past have transcended the insurmountable darkness of material existence and achieved liberation.
Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 28 Text 83 kāṅde saba bhakta-gaṇa haiyā acetana hari hari bali’ uccaiḥsvare ki vā mora dhana-jana ki vā mora jīvana prabhu chāḍi’ gelā sabākāre TRANSLATION All the devotees cried and fell unconscious. They loudly exclaimed, “Hari! Hari! What is the use of our wealth, our families, or even our lives, when the Lord has left?”
