Weekly Sanga

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 3 Text 1   sūta uvāca jagṛhe pauruṣaṁ rūpaṁ bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ sambhūtaṁ ṣoḍaśa-kalam ādau loka-sisṛkṣayā   TRANSLATION Sūta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruṣa incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first...

The following is a talk by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami given on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York.   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jao1yt_yqOo

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

The following is a class on the Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami given at the home of Jayadeva dasa and Kadamba Mala devi dasi on Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 14 Text 1   śrī-brahmovāca naumīḍya te ’bhra-vapuṣe taḍid-ambarāya guñjāvataṁsa-paripiccha-lasan-mukhāya vanya-sraje kavala-vetra-viṣāṇa-veṇu- lakṣma-śriye mṛdu-pade paśupāṅgajāya   TRANSLATION Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord, You are the only worshipable Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore I offer my humble obeisances and prayers just to please You. O son of the...

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 64   śanair athotthāya vimṛjya locane mukundam udvīkṣya vinamra-kandharaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ praśrayavān samāhitaḥ sa-vepathur gadgadayailatelayā   TRANSLATION Then, rising very gradually and wiping his two eyes, Lord Brahmā looked up at Mukunda. Lord Brahmā, his head bent low, his mind concentrated and his body trembling, very humbly began, with faltering...

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 12 Text 3   kṛṣṇa-vatsair asaṅkhyātair yūthī-kṛtya sva-vatsakān cārayanto ’rbha-līlābhir vijahrus tatra tatra ha   TRANSLATION Along with the cowherd boys and their own groups of calves, Kṛṣṇa came out with an unlimited number of calves assembled. Then all the boys began to sport in the forest in a greatly playful...

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 10 Text 15   daridro nirahaṁ-stambho muktaḥ sarva-madair iha kṛcchraṁ yadṛcchayāpnoti tad dhi tasya paraṁ tapaḥ   TRANSLATION A poverty-stricken man must automatically undergo austerities and penances because he does not have the wealth to possess anything. Thus his false prestige is vanquished. Always in need of food, shelter and clothing,...

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from the Caitanya-bhāgavata.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 43 Text 17   mallānām aśanir nṛṇāṁ nara-varaḥ strīṇāṁ smaro mūrtimān gopānāṁ sva-jano ’satāṁ kṣiti-bhujāṁ śāstā sva-pitroḥ śiśuḥ mṛtyur bhoja-pater virāḍ aviduṣāṁ tattvaṁ paraṁ yogināṁ vṛṣṇīnāṁ para-devateti vidito raṅgaṁ gataḥ sāgrajaḥ   TRANSLATION The various groups of people in the arena regarded Kṛṣṇa in different ways when He entered it with...