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
1d ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 42
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tac chrutvā duṣṭa-kaṁsasya
jananī dhṛṣṭa-ceṣṭitā
jarā-hata-vicārā sā
sa-śiraḥ-kampam abravīt
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing this, the mother of the wicked Kaṁsa spoke out, her head shaking, her manner bold, her judgment spoiled by old age ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1d ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 36-38
mama pratyakṣam evedaṁ
yadā kṛṣṇo vraje ’vrajat
tato hi pūtanādibhyaḥ
keśy-antebhyo muhur muhuḥ
daityebhyo varuṇendrādi-
devebhyo ’jagarāditaḥ
tathā cirantana-svīya-
śakaṭārjuna-bhaṅgataḥ
ko vā nopadravas tatra
jāto vraja-vināśakaḥ
tatratyās tu janāḥ kiñcit
te ’nusandadhate na tat
TRANSLATION
My own experience is this: When Kṛṣṇa lived in Vraja, so many calamities threatened to destroy it. Vraja was disturbed by demons, from Pūtanā to Keśī, by demigods like Varuṇa and Indra, by creatures like the python, and by the falling of familiar things a ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 33
athāgataṁ guru-gṛhāt
tvat-prabhuṁ prati kiñcana
saṅkṣepeṇaiva tad-vṛttaṁ
duḥkhād akathayaṁ ku-dhīḥ
TRANSLATION
But I am not very intelligent. After your Lord returned from the house of His spiritual master, my sadness drove me to tell Him briefly how the Vraja-vāsīs were faring ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 31-32
ahaṁ śrī-vasudevena
samānītā tato yadā
yaśodāyā mahārtāyās
tadānīntana-rodanaiḥ
grāvo ’pi rodity aśaner
apy antar dalati dhruvam
jīvan-mṛtānām anyāsāṁ
vārtāṁ ko ’pi mukhaṁ nayet
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Vasudeva brought me back from Gokula, the cries of the greatly distraught Yaśodā made even stones shed tears and lightning bolts shatter. And who can let the mouth speak about the other women of Vraja, who after Kṛṣṇa left became like living corpses ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 28
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tad-vākya-tattvaṁ vijñāya
rohiṇī sāsram abravīt
cira-gokula-vāsena
tatratya-jana-sammatā
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Because Rohiṇī had long lived in Gokula, its residents held her in high regard. She knew the inner meaning of Uddhava’s words. So with tears in her eyes, she decided to speak ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 25
tata eva hi kṛṣṇasya
tat-prasādasya cādbhutā
tat-premṇo ’pi mayā jñātā
mādhurī tadvatāṁ tathā
TRANSLATION
Since then I have understood the amazing sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, of love for Him, and of those who possess that love ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1w ago
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent travels and studies ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
3w ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
uddhavo ’tyanta-sambhrānto
drutam utthāya tat-padau
nidhāyāṅke samāliṅgya
tasyābhipretya hṛd-gatam
hṛt-prāpta-bhagavat-tat-tat-
prasāda-bhara-bhāg-janaḥ
tadīya-prema-sampatti-
vibhava-smṛti-yantritaḥ
rodanair vivaśo dīno
yatnād dhairyaṁ śrito munim
avadhāpyāha mātsaryāt
sāttvikāt pramudaṁ gataḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Impelled by great respect for Nārada, Uddhava suddenly stood up, held Nārada’s feet, and embraced them. Aware of what Nārada was thinking, Uddhava remembered many devotees who had received the Lord’s spe ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10
utthāya yatnād ānīya
svāsthyaṁ nītvā kṣaṇena tam
premāśru-klinna-vadanaṁ
prakṣālyāhuḥ śanair laghu
TRANSLATION
Standing up, they brought him carefully to where they had been sitting. They took a moment to restore him to a condition closer to normal and wiped dry his face, wet with tears of love. Then they spoke to him, simply and gently ..read more
Weekly Sanga - Srimad Bhagavatam
1M ago
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 4
bhūmau kvāpi skhalati patati kvāpi tiṣṭhaty aceṣṭaḥ
kvāpy utkampaṁ bhajati luṭhati kvāpi rodity athārtaḥ
kvāpy ākrośan plutibhir ayate gāyati kvāpi nṛtyan
sarvaṁ kvāpi śrayati yugapat prema-sampad-vikāram
TRANSLATION
He sometimes tripped and fell to the ground and sometimes stood motionless. Sometimes his body trembled, or he rolled on the ground, or he wept in great distress. He sometimes shouted and jumped about, sometimes sang and danced. And sometimes all the transformations of priceless love of God converged in him at once ..read more