Weekly Sanga show

Weekly Sanga

Summary: Twice a week Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his thoughts and realizations on sacred texts such as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta and more.

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 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 35 – September 24, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:45

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 35 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tato maheśvaro mātas trapāvanamitānanaḥ nāradaṁ bhagavad-bhaktam avadad vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Dear mother, Lord Śiva was so embarrassed by hearing this that he lowered his face. Then that leader of the Vaiṣṇavas answered the great devotee Nārada.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 28 – September 20, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:14

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 28 aho brahmādi-duṣprāpye aiśvarye saty apīdṛśe tat sarvaṁ sukham apy ātmyam anādṛtyāvadhūta-vat TRANSLATION Just see! Though you have power and opulence unobtainable by Brahmā and the other demigods, you disregard your material happiness and live like a holy madman.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 13 – September 17, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:17

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 13 śrī-nārada uvāca satyam eva bhavān viṣṇor vaiṣṇavānāṁ ca durgamām nigūḍhāṁ mahima-śreṇīṁ vetti vijñāpayaty api TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: You certainly know the confidential, mysterious glories of Lord Viṣṇu and the Vaiṣṇavas. And you expertly explain those glories.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 12 – September 13, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:07

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 12 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca sambhrānto ’tha munir hitvā kṛṣṇenaikyena tat-stutim sāparādham ivātmānaṁ manyamāno ’bravīc chanaiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing this, the sage Nārada was shocked. Thinking he had acted offensively, he at once stopped praising Lord Śiva’s nondifference from Kṛṣṇa and began to speak in a soft voice.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 – September 10, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:28

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca bhagavantaṁ haraṁ tatra bhāvāviṣṭatayā hareḥ nṛtyantaṁ kīrtayantaṁ ca kṛta-saṅkarṣaṇārcanam bhṛśaṁ nandīśvarādīṁś ca ślāghamānaṁ nijānugān prītyā sa-jaya-śabdāni gīta-vādyāni tanvataḥ devīṁ comāṁ praśaṁsantaṁ kara-tālīṣu kovidām dūrād dṛṣṭvā munir hṛṣṭo ’namad vīṇāṁ ninādayan paramānugṛhīto ’si kṛṣṇasyeti muhur muhuḥ jagau sarvaṁ ca pitroktaṁ su-svaraṁ samakīrtayat TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Arriving in Śivaloka, from a distance the sage Nārada saw Lord Śiva, Śrī Hara, who had just finished his worship of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, Śrī Hari. Entranced in ecstatic love, Lord Śiva was dancing and loudly singing the glories of his Lord, while his associates played instrumental music and shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” With great affection he praised his assistants like Nandīśvara, as well as the goddess Umā, who was expertly clapping her hands. The sight of all this delighted Nārada. Vibrating his vīṇā and nodding his head to show respect, he called out several times, “You are the greatest recipient of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy!” and in a sweet voice he recounted to Lord Śiva everything just told him by their father, Lord Brahmā.

 Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja – September 7, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:12:25

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations about his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, on the day of his appearance.

 Sri Krishna Janmastami – September 6, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:06

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk about Sri Krishna Janmastami at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

 Weekly Sanga – September 3, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:11

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his Bhakti Immersion retreat at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

 Weekly Sanga – August 30, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:34

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami begins his Bhakti Immersion retreat at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia with a talk on Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 – August 27, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:27

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca bhagavantaṁ haraṁ tatra bhāvāviṣṭatayā hareḥ nṛtyantaṁ kīrtayantaṁ ca kṛta-saṅkarṣaṇārcanam bhṛśaṁ nandīśvarādīṁś ca ślāghamānaṁ nijānugān prītyā sa-jaya-śabdāni gīta-vādyāni tanvataḥ devīṁ comāṁ praśaṁsantaṁ kara-tālīṣu kovidām dūrād dṛṣṭvā munir hṛṣṭo ’namad vīṇāṁ ninādayan paramānugṛhīto ’si kṛṣṇasyeti muhur muhuḥ jagau sarvaṁ ca pitroktaṁ su-svaraṁ samakīrtayat TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Arriving in Śivaloka, from a distance the sage Nārada saw Lord Śiva, Śrī Hara, who had just finished his worship of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, Śrī Hari. Entranced in ecstatic love, Lord Śiva was dancing and loudly singing the glories of his Lord, while his associates played instrumental music and shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” With great affection he praised his assistants like Nandīśvara, as well as the goddess Umā, who was expertly clapping her hands. The sight of all this delighted Nārada. Vibrating his vīṇā and nodding his head to show respect, he called out several times, “You are the greatest recipient of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy!” and in a sweet voice he recounted to Lord Śiva everything just told him by their father, Lord Brahmā.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Texts 97-98 – August 23, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:23

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Texts 97-98 nityaḥ sukha-mayaḥ satyo labhyas tat-sevakottamaiḥ samāna-mahima-śrīmat- parivāra-gaṇāvṛtaḥ mahā-vibhūtimān bhāti sat-paricchada-maṇḍitaḥ śrīmat-saṅkarṣaṇaṁ svasmād abhinnaṁ tatra so ’rcayan nijeṣṭa-devatātvena kiṁ vā nātanute ’dbhutam TRANSLATION Eternal and full of happiness, that abode is absolutely real. It can be attained by the best of Lord Śiva’s servants. There Lord Śiva, served by the most excellent regalia, reveals himself in his full splendor, surrounded by companions who share opulence and beauty equal to his. As his personal Deity he worships Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, nondifferent from himself. What amazing wonders does Lord Śiva in this manifestation not display?

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 92 – August 20, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:16

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 92 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca guruṁ praṇamya taṁ gantuṁ kailāsaṁ girim utsukaḥ ālakṣyoktaḥ punas tena sva-putraḥ putra-vatsale TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: O dear mother, affectionate protector of your son, Nārada bowed down to his spiritual master, Lord Brahmā. And when Brahmā saw his son Nārada eager to set off for Kailāsa, Brahmā then told him something more.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 83 – August 16, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:58

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 83 viprakīrṇa-jaṭā-bhāra unmatta iva ghūrṇate tathā sva-gopanāśaktaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādābja-śauca-jām gaṅgāṁ mūrdhni vahan harṣān nṛtyaṁś ca layate jagat TRANSLATION His matted locks scattered about, he moves around aimlessly like a madman, yet he is unable to conceal his glories. With joy he carries on his head the Gaṅgā, born from the water that washed Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. When he dances he destroys the universe.

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 79 – August 13, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:22

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 79 tatrātmanaś cira-sthityā- parādhāḥ syur iti trasan apāsaraṁ kim anyais tan nijāsaubhāgya-varṇanaiḥ TRANSLATION Fearing I would commit more offenses if I stayed there too long, I then went away. What else need I tell you about my ill fortune?

 Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 76 – August 9, 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:15

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 76 sampraty api mayā tasya svayaṁ vatsās tathārbhakāḥ vṛndāvane pālyamānā bhojane māyayā hṛtāḥ TRANSLATION And recently by my magic I stole the calves and young friends the Lord was watching after in Vṛndāvana. I took them all away while the boys were having lunch.

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