Weekly Sanga

Weekly Sanga

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Weekly Sanga episodes

  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 240 – August 26, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 240


    prāg ayodhyābhigamane
    sad-upāyam imaṁ śṛṇu
    śrī-rāmacandra-pādābja-
    sevaika-rasikair matam

    TRANSLATION

    But first hear from me about an excellent method for approaching Ayodhyā, a method approved by those whose only taste is for service at Lord Rāmacandra’s lotus feet.

    56 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 234 – August 23, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 234


    śakyaṁ na tad-bhāva-viśeṣa-tattvaṁ
    nirvaktum asmābhir atho na yogyam
    bhakti-pravṛtty-artha-paraiḥ prabhoḥ sac-
    chāstrair ivājñeṣu viruddha-vat syāt

    TRANSLATION

    We are not able to describe completely this special ecstatic state, nor is it proper for us to do so. And even if the most perfect of scriptures, those dedicated to promoting devotional service, were to describe it in detail, the effect on ignorant people would be contrary.

    57 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 227 – August 19, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 227


    manye mahā-preṣṭha-janānuvaśyatā
    na duḥkha-doṣau vidadhīta kaucana
    kintu pramodaṁ nija-bhakta-vatsala-
    tvādīn mahā-kīrti-guṇāṁs tanoti sā

    TRANSLATION

    In my opinion, the Lord’s coming under the control of His dearmost servants creates no unhappiness or fault of any kind. Rather, it creates great joy and broadcasts such glorious qualities of the Lord as His affectionate concern for His devotees.

    54 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222 – August 16, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222


    yathā sakāma-bhaktā hi
    bhuktvā tat kāmitaṁ phalam
    kāle bhakti-prabhāveṇa
    yogyaṁ vindanti tat phalam

    yathā ca tatra tat-kālaṁ

    bhakter yogyaṁ na sat phalam
    sañjātam iti tac chuddha-
    bhaktimadbhir vinindyate

    TRANSLATION

    Devotees who have material desires first enjoy the material results for which they hanker, and later, on the strength of devotional service, they enjoy the true fruit of devotion. But because that fruit does not at first appear, pure devotees decry what those worshipers first achieve.

    47 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 210 – August 12, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 210


    siddhiḥ syād bhagavad-dṛṣṭyā
    tṛṇa-sammānanād api
    sakṛd uccāraṇān nāmā-
    bhāsasya śravaṇāt tathā

    TRANSLATION

    One can reach perfection by honoring even a blade of grass — provided one sees within it the presence of the Supreme Lord — or by just once uttering or hearing even a faint semblance of the Lord’s name.

    50 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 193 – August 9, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 193


    tāratamyaṁ tu kalpyeta
    sva-sva-sevānusārataḥ
    tat-tad-rasa-sajātīya-
    sukha-vaicitry-apekṣayā

    TRANSLATION

    The hierarchy among devotees is only imagined according to their own forms of service and according to the happiness each devotee derives from his own relationship with the Lord.

    59 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 195 – August 5, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 195


    bhajanānanda-sāmye ’pi
    bhedaḥ kaścit prakalpyate
    bāhyāntarīṇa-bhāvena
    dūra-pārśva-sthatādinā

    TRANSLATION

    Although everyone equally enjoys the bliss of worshiping the Lord, certain differences are conceived. Devotees are considered relative outsiders or insiders, depending, for example, on whether they serve the Lord from afar or from nearby.

    56 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 187 – August 2, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 187


    nārāyaṇād apy avatāra-bhāve
    saṁvyajyamānair madhurair mano-jñaiḥ
    tat-prema-bhaktyārdra-hṛd-eka-vedyair
    māhātmya-vargair vividhair viśiṣṭaḥ

    TRANSLATION

    And Kṛṣṇa is different from Nārāyaṇa, for when Kṛṣṇa appears in His descent in the material world He fully manifests the many unique glories that distinguish Kṛṣṇa alone — charming, attractive glories that can be known only to hearts softened by prema-bhakti.

    52 min
  • Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 185 – July 29, 2026

    Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 185


    evaṁ bhagavatā tena
    śrī-kṛṣṇenāvatāriṇāna
    bhidyante ’vatārās te
    nityāḥ satyāś ca tādṛśāḥ

    TRANSLATION

    The incarnations of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead, are likewise not different from Him, their source. Just as He is eternal and real, so are they.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Weekly Sanga – July 26, 2026

    In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives an overview of what has been cover in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta thus far and also gives a preview of his Monday Morning Greetings article.

    54 min

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