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Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 65 tad arpitakhilacarah san kama-krodhabhimanadikam tasminn eva karaniyam TRANSLATION Offering all one's activities to the Lord, one should feel desire, anger, and pride only with regard to Him. Download the class.

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on the current section of the Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Chapter 1 - Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord. Download the class.

Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 64 abhimana-dambhadikam tyajyam TRANSLATION One should put aside false pride, hypocrisy, and other vices. Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110 bhakta-sange kaila prabhu dunhare milana pindate vasila prabhu lana bhakta-gana TRANSLATION Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His personal devotees met Rupa Gosvami and Haridasa Thakura. The Lord then sat down in an elevated place with His devotees. Download the class.

Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 63 stri-dhana-nastika-caritram na sravaniyam TRANSLATION One should not find entertainment in news of the opposite sex, money, and atheists. Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 111 rupa haridasa dunhe vasila pinda-tale sabara agrahe na uthila pindara upare TRANSLATION Rupa Gosvami and Haridasa Thakura sat at the foot of the elevated place where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was sitting. Although everyone asked them to sit on the same level as the Lord and His associates, they did not do so. Download the class.

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with the Narada Bhakti Sutra, Sutra 61. Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 61 loka-hanau cinta na karya niveditatma-loka-vedatvat TRANSLATION After consigning to the Lord all one's mundane and Vedic duties, one no longer need worry about worldly loss. Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Texts 103-104 ara dina mahaprabhu dekhi' jagannatha sarvabhauma-ramananda-svarupadi-satha sabe mili' cali aila sri-rupe milite pathe tanra guna sabare lagila kahite TRANSLATION On the next day, after visiting the temple of Jagannatha as usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara. They all went together to Srila Rupa Gosvami, and on the way the Lord greatly praised his qualities. Download the class.

Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 61 na tatsiddhau loka-vyavaharo heyah kintu phala-tyagas tat-sadhanam ca karyam eva TRANSLATION After consigning to the Lord all one's mundane and Vedic duties, one no longer need worry about worldly loss. Download the class.

The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center On May 22, 2012, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gave a talk entitled The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center in New York. The following is a recording of that talk.   The Later Pastimes of Sri Caitanya at The Bhakti Center

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 100 sloka suni haridasa ha-ila ullasi nacite lagila slokera artha prasamsi' TRANSLATION When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted this verse, Haridasa Thakura, upon hearing the vibration, became jubilant and began to dance while praising its meaning. Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 92 svargapaga-hema-mrnalininam nana-mrnalagra-bhujo bhajamah annanurupam tanu-rupa-rddhim karyam nidanad dhi gunan adhite TRANSLATION "'The river Ganges flowing in the heavenly planets is full of golden lotus flowers, and we, the residents of those planets, eat the stems of the flowers. Thus we are very beautiful, more so than the inhabitants of any other planet. This is due to the law of cause and effect, for if one eats food in the mode of goodness, the mode of goodness increases the beauty of his body.'" Download the class.

Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra 60 santi-rupat paramananda-rupac ca TRANSLATION Furthermore, bhakti is the embodiment of peace and supreme ecstasy. Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 91 phalena phala-karanam anumiyate TRANSLATION "'By seeing a result, one can understand the cause of that result.' Download the class.

Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Text 81 ratha-yatraya jagannatha darsana karila ratha-agre prabhura nrtya-kirtana dekhila TRANSLATION At that time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went there to meet him, and when He saw the leaf pushed into the roof and saw the verse, He began to read it. Download the class.