Weekly Sanga

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 8   gantuṁ kṛtamatir brahman dvārakāṁ ratham āsthitaḥ upalebhe ’bhidhāvantīm uttarāṁ bhaya-vihvalām   TRANSLATION As soon as He seated Himself on the chariot to start for Dvārakā, He saw Uttarā hurrying toward Him in fear.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5   sādhayitvājāta-śatroḥ svaṁ rājyaṁ kitavair hṛtam ghātayitvāsato rājñaḥ kaca-sparśa-kṣatāyuṣaḥ   TRANSLATION The clever Duryodhana and his party cunningly usurped the kingdom of Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy. By the grace of the Lord, the recovery was executed, and the unscrupulous kings who joined with Duryodhana were killed...

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 5   sādhayitvājāta-śatroḥ svaṁ rājyaṁ kitavair hṛtam ghātayitvāsato rājñaḥ kaca-sparśa-kṣatāyuṣaḥ   TRANSLATION The clever Duryodhana and his party cunningly usurped the kingdom of Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy. By the grace of the Lord, the recovery was executed, and the unscrupulous kings who joined with Duryodhana were killed...

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 1   sūta uvāca atha te samparetānāṁ svānām udakam icchatām dātuṁ sakṛṣṇā gaṅgāyāṁ puraskṛtya yayuḥ striyaḥ   TRANSLATION Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thereafter the Pāṇḍavas, desiring to deliver water to the dead relatives who had desired it, went to the Ganges with Draupadī. The ladies walked in front.

The following is a recording of Srila Dhanurdhara Swami’s Vyasa-puja address, given on Saturday, September 26, 2015.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from the Pearl Festival from the day before – a festival in honor of the appearance day of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 51   tatrāhāmarṣito bhīmas tasya śreyān vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ na bhartur nātmanaś cārthe yo ’han suptān śiśūn vṛthā   TRANSLATION Bhīma, however, angrily disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit, who had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master’s interest.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 49   sūta uvāca dharmyaṁ nyāyyaṁ sakaruṇaṁ nirvyalīkaṁ samaṁ mahat rājā dharma-suto rājñyāḥ pratyanandad vaco dvijāḥ   TRANSLATION Sūta Gosvāmī said: O brāhmaṇas, King Yudhiṣṭhira fully supported the statements of the Queen, which were in accordance with the principles of religion and were justified, glorious, full of mercy...