Weekly Sanga

Weekly Sanga

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Weekly Sanga episodes

  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206 – June 8, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206


    nāma-saṅkīrtana-stotra-
    gītāni bhagavat-puraḥ
    śrūyamāṇāni dunvanti
    mathurā-smārakāṇi mām

    TRANSLATION

    When I heard the songs, prayers, and congregational chanting of the Lord’s names in front of Lord Jagannātha, I was disturbed because they reminded me of Mathurā.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201 – June 4, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201


    rājyaṁ rājopabhogyaṁ ca
    jagannātha-padābjayoḥ
    samarpyākiñcanatvena
    sevāṁ kurve nijecchayā

    TRANSLATION

    I offered the kingdom, with all its royal enjoyments, at the lotus feet of Jagannātha. In a completely dependent mood, I took my pleasure in simply serving the Lord.

    59 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180 – May 28, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180


    śārīraṁ mānasaṁ vā syāt
    kiñcid duḥkhaṁ kadācana
    tac ca śrī-puṇḍarīkākṣe
    dṛṣṭe sadyo vinaśyati

    TRANSLATION

    And even if I sometimes underwent some physical or mental distress, as soon as I saw the lotus-eyed Lord the pain disappeared.

    55 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 – May 21, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165


    tad-didṛkṣābhibhūto ’haṁ
    sarvaṁ santyajya tat-kṣaṇe
    saṅkīrtayañ jagannātham
    auḍhra-deśa-diśaṁ śritaḥ

    TRANSLATION

    Overcome by desire to see Lord Jagannātha, in a moment I abandoned everything and set off in the direction of Orissa, chanting Lord Jagannātha’s glories.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159 – May 18, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159


    dāru-brahma jagan-nātho
    bhagavān puruṣottame
    kṣetre nīlācale kṣārā-
    rṇava-tīre virājate

    TRANSLATION

    “At Puruṣottama-kṣetra, on the blue mountain on the shore of the salt ocean, Jagannātha, the Lord of the universe, the Personality of Godhead, is present as the Absolute Truth manifest in wood.”

    52 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142 – May 14, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142


    antaḥ-pure deva-kule
    jagad-īśārcana-dhvanim
    apūrvaṁ tumulaṁ dūrāc
    chrutvāpṛccham amuṁ janān

    TRANSLATION

    Within the inner precincts of the city, from a distance I heard the sound of temple worship of the Lord of the universe. I had never heard such a tumult, so I asked about it from people nearby.

    58 min
  • Weekly Sanga – May 12, 2025

    In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies, including Mother’s Day (US) and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance day of Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva.

    56 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146 – May 7, 2025

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146


    paramānanda-pūrṇo ’haṁ
    praṇaman daṇḍa-van muhuḥ
    vyacintayam idaṁ svasyā-
    paśyam adya didṛkṣitam

    TRANSLATION

    “Filled with supreme bliss, I repeatedly fell flat on the ground. “Today,” I thought, “I have seen what I always wanted to see.”

    36 min

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