Weekly Sanga

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels, including his recent Puri Kirtan Katha Yatra and his studies on the Siksastakam.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Texts 13-15   tān ālakṣya bhayodvignā gopā nanda-purogamāḥ vinā rāmeṇa gāḥ kṛṣṇaṁ jñātvā cārayituṁ gatam tair durnimittair nidhanaṁ matvā prāptam atad-vidaḥ tat-prāṇās tan-manaskās te duḥkha-śoka-bhayāturāḥ ā-bāla-vṛddha-vanitāḥ sarve ’ṅga paśu-vṛttayaḥ nirjagmur gokulād dīnāḥ kṛṣṇa-darśana-lālasāḥ   TRANSLATION Seeing the inauspicious omens, Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men were fearful, for...

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 6   taṁ caṇḍa-vega-viṣa-vīryam avekṣya tena duṣṭāṁ nadīṁ ca khala-saṁyamanāvatāraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kadambam adhiruhya tato ’ti-tuṅgam āsphoṭya gāḍha-raśano nyapatad viṣode   TRANSLATION Lord Kṛṣṇa saw how the Kāliya serpent had polluted the Yamunā River with his terribly powerful poison. Since Kṛṣṇa had descended from the spiritual world specifically to...

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 51   te sampratīta-smṛtayaḥ samutthāya jalāntikāt āsan su-vismitāḥ sarve vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam   TRANSLATION Regaining their full consciousness, the cows and boys stood up out of the water and began to look at one another in great astonishment.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his recent realizations and studies in Sri Vrindavana-dhama.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47   evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit yayau rāmam ṛte rājan kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ   TRANSLATION O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 57   mṛṣṭa-catvara-rathyāṭṭa- mārgaṁ candana-carcitam lājākṣataiḥ puṣpa-phalais taṇḍulair balibhir yutam   TRANSLATION All the quadrangles, lanes and streets in the city, and the raised sitting places at the crossings, were thoroughly cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood water; and auspicious grains such as rice and barley, and flowers, fruits...