Weekly Sanga

The following is a recording of Srila Dhanurdhara Swami's Vyasa-puja address, given on Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 517 ādi deva jaya jaya nityānanda-rāya caitanya kīrtana sphure yāṅhāra krpāya   TRANSLATION All glories to Lord Nityānanda, the primeval Lord, by whose mercy glorification of Lord Caitanya menifests.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 36 Text 20 pratiyāte tu devarṣau kaṁsa ābhāṣya keśinam preṣayām āsa hanyetāṁ bhavatā rāma-keśavau   TRANSLATION After Nārada left, King Kaṁsa summoned Keśī and ordered him, “Go kill Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.”

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 492 kholā-vecā sevakera dekha bhāgya-sīmā brahmā śiva kānde yāṅra dekhiyā mahimā   TRANSLATION Just behold the ultimate fortune of the Lord’s servant, Śrīdhar, the banana seller. Even Brahmā and Śiva cried on seeing his glories.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 466 ‘sevaka-vatsala prabhu’ cāri-vede gāya sevakera sthāne kṛṣṇa prakāśe sadāya   TRANSLATION The four Vedas declare, “The Lord is affectionate to His servants.” Kṛṣṇa always manifests Himself to His servants.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 36 Text 16 ariṣṭe nihate daitye kṛṣṇenādbhuta-karmaṇā kaṁsāyāthāha bhagavān nārado deva-darśanaḥ   TRANSLATION After Ariṣṭāsura had been killed by Kṛṣṇa, who acts wonderfully, Nārada Muni went to speak to King Kaṁsa. That powerful sage of godly vision addressed the King as follows.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 436 sarva-mukhe hari nāma śuni prabhu hāse nāciyā calilā prabhu śrīdharera vāse   TRANSLATION The Lord smiled as He heard the name of Hari emanate from everyone's mouth. The Lord then danced down the road to the residence of Śrīdhara.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 368 nā jāni kateka khai phula paḍe bājana śunite dui śravaṇa upāḍe   TRANSLATION “We could not even imagine how much puffed rice and kaḍi (small conchshells) were being showered. Our ears were almost shattered from the sound of the musical instruments.”

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies on the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Caitanya-bhāgavata Madhya-khaṇḍa Chapter 23 Text 368 nā jāni kateka khai phula paḍe bājana śunite dui śravaṇa upāḍe   TRANSLATION “We could not even imagine how much puffed rice and kaḍi (small conchshells) were being showered. Our ears were almost shattered from the sound of the musical instruments.”