2016-06-07 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.36 - Crying for Krishna in Love (download mp3) by Vraj Bihari Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.36rohini devaki catha parisvajya vrajesvarimsmarantyau tat-krtam maitrim baspa-kanthyau samucatuh Translation: Then Rohini and Devaki both embraced the Queen of Vraja, remembering the faithful friendship she had shown them. Their throats choking with tears, they addressed her as follows. Purport: At this time, according to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, Sri Vasudeva invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus. Taking this opportunity, Rohini and Devaki talked with Queen Yasoda.

2016-06-02 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.27-30 - Elevating Ones Consciousness through Culture of Respect (download mp3) by Madhavananda Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.27atha te rama-krsnabhyam samyak prapta-samarhanahprasasamsur muda yukta vrsnin krsna-parigrahan Translation:  After Lord Balarama and Lord Krsna had liberally honored them, with great joy and enthusiasm these kings began to praise the members of the Vrsni clan, Sri Krsna’s personal associates. SB 10.82.28aho bhoja-pate yuyam janma-bhajo nrnam ihayat pasyathasakrt krsnam durdarsam api yoginam Translation: [The kings said:] O King of the Bhojas, you alone among men have achieved a truly exalted birth, for you continually behold Lord Krsna, who is rarely visible even to great yogis. SB 10.82.29-30yad-visrutih sruti-nutedam alam punati padavanejana-payas ca vacas ca sastrambhuh kala-bharjita-bhagapi yad-anghri-padma- sparsottha-saktir abhivarsati no ’khilarthantad-darsana-sparsananupatha-prajalpa- sayyasanasana-sayauna-sapinda-bandhahyesam grhe niraya-vartmani vartatam vah svargapavarga-viramah svayam asa visnuh Translation: His fame, as broadcast by the Vedas, the water that has washed His feet, and the words He speaks in the form of the revealed scriptures — these thoroughly purify this universe. Although the earth’s good fortune was ravaged by time, the touch of His lotus feet has revitalized her, and thus she is raining down on us the fulfillment of all our desires. The same Lord Visnu who makes one forget the goals of heaven and liberation has now entered into marital and blood relationships with you, who otherwise travel on the hellish path of family life. Indeed, in these relationships you see and touch Him directly, walk beside Him, converse with Him, and together with Him lie down to rest, sit at ease and take your meals. Purport: All Vedic mantras glorify Lord Visnu; this truth is supported with elaborate evidence by learned acaryas like Ramanuja, in his Vedartha-sangraha, and Madhva, in his Rg-veda-bhasya. The words Visnu Himself speaks, such as the Bhagavad-gita, are the confidential essence of all scripture. In His manifestation as Vyasadeva, the Supreme Lord composed both the Vedanta-sutras and Mahabharata, and this Mahabharata includes Sri Krsna’s personal statement: vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo/ vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham. “By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.” (Bhagavad-gita 15.15) When Lord Visnu appeared before Bali Maharaja to beg three steps of land, the Lord’s second step pierced the shells of the universe. The water of the transcendental river Viraja, lying just outside the universal egg, thus seeped inside, washing Lord Vamana’s foot and flowing down to become the Ganges River. Because of the sanctity of its origin, the Ganges is generally considered the most holy of rivers. But even more potent is the water of the Yamuna, where Lord Visnu in His original form of Govinda played with His intimate companions. In these two verses the assembled kings praise the special merit of Lord Krsna’s Yadu clan. Not only do they see Krsna, but they are also directly connected with Him by dual bonds of marital and blood relationships. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti suggests that the word bandha, beside its more obvious meaning of “relation,” can also be understood in the sense of “capture,” expressing that the love the Yadus feel for the Lord obliges Him always to stay with them.

2016-06-03 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.31 - Finding out Our Pacifiers (download mp3) by Navina Nirada Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.31sri-suka uvacanandas tatra yadun praptan jñatva krsna-purogamantatragamad vrto gopair anah-stharthair didrksaya Translation: Sukadeva Gosvami said: When Nanda Maharaja learned that the Yadus had arrived, led by Krsna, he immediately went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him, their various possessions loaded on their wagons. Purport: The cowherds of Vraja were planning to stay at Kuruksetra for some days, so they came equipped with adequate provisions, especially milk products and other foods for the pleasure of Krsna and Balarama.

2016-06-05 Sunday Feast - Dashavtar Series - Lord Balarama (download mp3) by Damodar Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesietree.com

2016-05-29 Sunday Feast - Dashavtar Series - Lord Parashuram (download mp3) by Chaitanya Charan Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com

2016-06-01 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.20-26 - Self Determination and Denial of Destiny Characterize Modernity (download mp3) by Chaitanya Charan Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskocondesiretree.com SB 10.82.20sri-vasudeva uvacaamba masman asuyetha daiva-kridanakan naranisasya hi vase lokah kurute karyate ’tha va Translation: Sri Vasudeva said: Dear sister, please do not be angry with us. We are only ordinary men, playthings of fate. Indeed, whether a person acts on his own or is forced by others, he is always under the Supreme Lord’s control. SB 10.82.21kamsa-pratapitah sarve vayam yata disam disametarhy eva punah sthanam daivenasaditah svasah Translation: Harassed by Kamsa, we all fled in various directions, but by the grace of Providence we have now finally been able to return to our homes, my dear sister. SB 10.82.22sri-suka uvacavasudevograsenadyair yadubhis te ’rcita nrpahasann acyuta-sandarsa- paramananda-nirvrtah Translation: Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vasudeva, Ugrasena and the other Yadus honored the various kings, who became supremely blissful and content upon seeing Lord Acyuta. SB 10.82.23-26bhismo drono ’mbika-putro gandhari sa-suta tathasa-darah pandavah kunti sañjayo vidurah krpahkuntibhojo viratas ca bhismako nagnajin mahanpurujid drupadah salyo dhrstaketuh sa kasi-ratdamaghoso visalakso maithilo madra-kekayauyudhamanyuh susarma ca sa-suta bahlikadayahrajano ye ca rajendra yudhisthiram anuvratahsri-niketam vapuh saureh sa-strikam viksya vismitah Translation: All the royalty present, including Bhisma, Drona, Dhrtarastra, Gandhari and her sons, the Pandavas and their wives, Kunti, Sañjaya, Vidura, Krpacarya, Kuntibhoja, Virata, Bhismaka, the great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, Salya, Dhrstaketu, Kasiraja, Damaghosa, Visalaksa, Maithila, Madra, Kekaya, Yudhamanyu, Susarma, Bahlika with his associates and their sons, and the many other kings subservient to Maharaja Yudhisthira — all of them, O best of kings, were simply amazed to see the transcendental form of Lord Krsna, the abode of all opulence and beauty, standing before them with His consorts. Purport: According to Srila Sridhara Svami, all these kings were now followers of Yudhisthira because he had subjugated each of them to earn the privilege of performing the Rajasuya sacrifice. The Vedic injunctions state that a ksatriya who wants to execute the Rajasuya for elevation to heaven must first send out a “victory horse” to roam freely; any other king whose territory this horse enters must either voluntarily submit or face the ksatriya or his representatives in battle.

2016-05-31 Srima Bhagavatam 10.82.18-19 - How Devotees Deal with Calamities (download mp3) by Vasudev Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.18kunty uvacaarya bhratar aham manye atmanam akrtasisamyad va apatsu mad-vartam nanusmaratha sattamah Translation: Queen Kunti said: My dear, respectable brother, I feel that my desires have been frustrated, because although all of you are most saintly, you forgot me during my calamities. Purport: Here Queen Kunti addresses her brother Vasudeva. SB 10.82.19suhrdo jñatayah putra bhratarah pitarav apinanusmaranti sva-janam yasya daivam adaksinam Translation: Friends and family members — even children, brothers and parents — forget a dear one whom Providence no longer favors. Purport: Srila Sridhara Svami and Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura both comment that Kunti does not blame her relatives for her suffering. Thus she calls them “most saintly persons” and alludes here to her own bad fortune as the cause of her unhappiness.

2016-05-29 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.17 - Root Cause of Anxity is the Desire (download mp3) by Radha Gopinath Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.17prtha bhratrn svasrr viksya tat-putran pitarav apibhratr-patnir mukundam ca jahau sankathaya sucah Translation: Queen Kunti met with her brothers and sisters and their children, and also with her parents, her brothers’ wives and Lord Mukunda. While talking with them she forgot her sorrow. Purport: Even the constant anxiety of a pure devotee, apparently just the opposite of the impersonalists’ santi, can be an exalted manifestation of love of God, as exemplified by Srimati Kuntidevi, the aunt of Lord Krsna and mother of the Pandavas.

2016-05-25 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.02 - Ancient Astronomer Stands Out Unique (download mp3) by Radhadyuti Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.2tam jñatva manuja rajan purastad eva sarvatahsamanta-pañcakam ksetram yayuh sreyo-vidhitsaya Translation: Knowing of this eclipse in advance, O King, many people went to the holy place known as Samanta-pañcaka in order to earn pious credit. Purport: Vedic astronomers of five thousand years ago could predict eclipses of the sun and moon just as well as our modern astronomers can. The knowledge of the ancient astronomers went much further, however, since they understood the karmic influences of such events. Solar and lunar eclipses are generally very inauspicious, with certain rare exceptions. But just as the otherwise inauspicious Ekadasi day becomes beneficial when used for the glorification of Lord Hari, so the time of an eclipse is also advantageous for fasting and worship. The holy pilgrimage site known as Samanta-pañcaka is located at Kuruksetra, the “sacred ground of the Kurus,” where the Kuru kings’ predecessors performed many Vedic sacrifices. The Kurus were thus advised by learned brahmanas that this would be the best place for them to observe vows during the eclipse. Long before their time, Lord Parasurama had done penance at Kuruksetra to atone for his killings. Samanta-pañcaka, the five ponds he dug there, were still present at the end of Dvapara-yuga, as they are even today.

2016-05-26 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.03-06 - Considering Seriously the Process of Yajna of Pleasing Krishna (download mp3) by Jagannath Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.82.3-6nihksatriyam mahim kurvan ramah sastra-bhrtam varahnrpanam rudhiraughena yatra cakre maha-hradanije ca bhagavan ramo yatrasprsto ’pi karmanalokam sangrahayann iso yathanyo ’ghapanuttayemahatyam tirtha-yatrayam tatragan bharatih prajahvrsnayas ca tathakrura- vasudevahukadayahyayur bharata tat ksetram svam agham ksapayisnavahgada-pradyumna-sambadyah sucandra-suka-saranaihaste ’niruddho raksayam krtavarma ca yutha-pah Translation: After ridding the earth of kings, Lord Parasurama, the foremost of warriors, created huge lakes from the kings’ blood at Samantaka-pañcaka. Although he is never tainted by karmic reactions, Lord Parasurama performed sacrifices there to instruct people in general; thus he acted like an ordinary person trying to free himself of sins. From all parts of Bharata-varsa a great number of people now came to that Samanta-pañcaka on pilgrimage. O descendant of Bharata, among those arriving at the holy place were many Vrsnis, such as Gada, Pradyumna and Samba, hoping to be relieved of their sins; Akrura, Vasudeva, Ahuka and other kings also went there. Aniruddha remained in Dvaraka with Sucandra, Suka and Sarana to guard the city, together with Krtavarma, the commander of their armed forces. Purport: According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, Sri Krsna’s grandson Aniruddha remained in Dvaraka to protect the city because He is originally Lord Visnu’s manifestation as the guardian of the spiritual planet Svetadvipa.