Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
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Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his thoughts and realizations on sacred texts such as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, and more every week.
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
5d ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 5
he man-mātar idānīṁ tvaṁ
sāvadhāna-tarā bhava
sthiratāṁ prāpayantī māṁ
sa-dhairyaṁ śṛṇv idaṁ svayam
TRANSLATION
My dear mother, please now be fully attentive. Listen soberly with steady concentration to what I am about to say ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares the story of his disciple Krishna-mayi Devi Dasi on the 25th anniversary of her passing ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Texts 1-3
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tac chrutvārye mahā-prema-
rasāveśena yantritaḥ
mahā-viṣṇu-priyo vīṇā-
hasto ’sau vismṛtākhilaḥ
sadā-dvāravatī-vāsā-
bhyastāntaḥ-pura-vartmanā
prabhu-prāsāda-deśāntaḥ-
praveśāścarya-vāhinā
pūrvābhyāsād ivābhyāsaṁ
prāsādasya gato muniḥ
bhūtāviṣṭo mahonmāda-
gṛhītaś ca yathetaraḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Noble mother, after hearing Ugrasena’s advice, Nārada, the dear devotee of Lord Mahā-viṣṇu, became absorbed in the taste of exalted love of God, which seized him in its grip. Forgetting everything else, he started off, v ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
3w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 129
yathāhaṁ prārthya tat-saṅga-
sthitiṁ nāpnomi karhicit
tan-mahā-lābhato hīno
’satyayā rājya-rakṣayā
TRANSLATION
In contrast, despite my begging to stay in Kṛṣṇa’s company, I never obtain that blessing. I am deprived of that achievement because of my degraded occupation of protecting the kingdom ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 120
yas tiṣṭhan bhojana-krīḍā-
kautukāvasare hareḥ
mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṁ
labhate nityam ekalaḥ
TRANSLATION
Uddhava stays alone with Kṛṣṇa when the Lord playfully enjoys His meals. So he is the only person who can always obtain the Lord’s mahā-prasāda remnants ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 116
kintv asmāsūddhavaḥ śrīmān
paramānugrahāspadam
yādavendrasya yo mantrī
śiṣyo bhṛtyaḥ priyo mahān
TRANSLATION
But among us, blessed Uddhava has received Kṛṣṇa’s greatest mercy. That exalted soul is Lord Yādavendra’s adviser, His disciple, His servant, and His extremely dear friend ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89
tad yāhi tasya parama-priya-varga-mukhyān
śrī-yādavān nirupama-pramadābdhi-magnān
teṣāṁ mahattvam atulaṁ bhagavaṁs tvam eva
jānāsi tad vayam aho kim u varṇayema
TRANSLATION
Therefore, go see the divine Yādavas, the Lord’s most beloved associates, who live immersed in a vast, unequaled ocean of joy. My lord Nārada, you know very well how great they are. What can I tell you about their glories ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 83
śrī-pṛthovāca
anāthāyāḥ sa-putrāyā
mamāpad-gaṇato ’sakṛt
tvarayā mocanāt samyag
devakī-mātṛto ’pi yaḥ
kṛpā-viśeṣaḥ kṛṣṇasya
svasyām anumito mayā
TRANSLATION
Śrī Pṛthā [Kuntī] said: I had no husband to protect me, but Kṛṣṇa always interceded just in time to save me and my sons from calamity. From this I understood that Kṛṣṇa’s mercy on me was special, greater even than His mercy on His mother, Devak ..read more