Weekly Sanga

Weekly Sanga

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Weekly Sanga episodes

  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 42 – May 19, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 42


    śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
    tac chrutvā duṣṭa-kaṁsasya
    jananī dhṛṣṭa-ceṣṭitā
    jarā-hata-vicārā sā
    sa-śiraḥ-kampam abravīt

    TRANSLATION

    Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing this, the mother of the wicked Kaṁsa spoke out, her head shaking, her manner bold, her judgment spoiled by old age.

    57 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 36-38 – May 15, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 36-38


    mama pratyakṣam evedaṁ
    yadā kṛṣṇo vraje ’vrajat
    tato hi pūtanādibhyaḥ
    keśy-antebhyo muhur muhuḥ

    daityebhyo varuṇendrādi-

    devebhyo ’jagarāditaḥ
    tathā cirantana-svīya-
    śakaṭārjuna-bhaṅgataḥ

    ko vā nopadravas tatra

    jāto vraja-vināśakaḥ
    tatratyās tu janāḥ kiñcit
    te ’nusandadhate na tat

    TRANSLATION

    My own experience is this: When Kṛṣṇa lived in Vraja, so many calamities threatened to destroy it. Vraja was disturbed by demons, from Pūtanā to Keśī, by demigods like Varuṇa and Indra, by creatures like the python, and by the falling of familiar things at Kṛṣṇa’s house like the cart and the arjuna trees. But to these dangers the residents paid no regard.

    52 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 33 – May 12, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 33


    athāgataṁ guru-gṛhāt
    tvat-prabhuṁ prati kiñcana
    saṅkṣepeṇaiva tad-vṛttaṁ
    duḥkhād akathayaṁ ku-dhīḥ

    TRANSLATION

    But I am not very intelligent. After your Lord returned from the house of His spiritual master, my sadness drove me to tell Him briefly how the Vraja-vāsīs were faring.

    52 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 31-32 – May 8, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 31-32


    ahaṁ śrī-vasudevena
    samānītā tato yadā
    yaśodāyā mahārtāyās
    tadānīntana-rodanaiḥ

    grāvo ’pi rodity aśaner

    apy antar dalati dhruvam
    jīvan-mṛtānām anyāsāṁ
    vārtāṁ ko ’pi mukhaṁ nayet

    TRANSLATION

    When Śrī Vasudeva brought me back from Gokula, the cries of the greatly distraught Yaśodā made even stones shed tears and lightning bolts shatter. And who can let the mouth speak about the other women of Vraja, who after Kṛṣṇa left became like living corpses?

    58 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 28 – May 5, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 28


    śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
    tad-vākya-tattvaṁ vijñāya
    rohiṇī sāsram abravīt
    cira-gokula-vāsena
    tatratya-jana-sammatā

    TRANSLATION

    Śrī Parīkṣit said: Because Rohiṇī had long lived in Gokula, its residents held her in high regard. She knew the inner meaning of Uddhava’s words. So with tears in her eyes, she decided to speak.

    41 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 25 – May 1, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 25


    tata eva hi kṛṣṇasya
    tat-prasādasya cādbhutā
    tat-premṇo ’pi mayā jñātā
    mādhurī tadvatāṁ tathā

    TRANSLATION

    Since then I have understood the amazing sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, of love for Him, and of those who possess that love.

    51 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21 – April 24, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21


    śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
    uddhavo ’tyanta-sambhrānto
    drutam utthāya tat-padau
    nidhāyāṅke samāliṅgya
    tasyābhipretya hṛd-gatam

    hṛt-prāpta-bhagavat-tat-tat-

    prasāda-bhara-bhāg-janaḥ
    tadīya-prema-sampatti-
    vibhava-smṛti-yantritaḥ

    rodanair vivaśo dīno

    yatnād dhairyaṁ śrito munim
    avadhāpyāha mātsaryāt
    sāttvikāt pramudaṁ gataḥ

    TRANSLATION

    Śrī Parīkṣit said: Impelled by great respect for Nārada, Uddhava suddenly stood up, held Nārada’s feet, and embraced them. Aware of what Nārada was thinking, Uddhava remembered many devotees who had received the Lord’s special favor. As Uddhava meditated on those devotees, their love for the Lord, and the wealth of their loving ecstasies, he felt distress, thinking himself fallen, and cried helplessly. Only with some effort was he able to regain his composure. Then he became joyful and spoke to the sage, moved by the sāttvika emotion of jealousy.

    56 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10 – April 21, 2024

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10


    utthāya yatnād ānīya
    svāsthyaṁ nītvā kṣaṇena tam
    premāśru-klinna-vadanaṁ
    prakṣālyāhuḥ śanair laghu

    TRANSLATION

    Standing up, they brought him carefully to where they had been sitting. They took a moment to restore him to a condition closer to normal and wiped dry his face, wet with tears of love. Then they spoke to him, simply and gently.

    1 hr 2 min

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