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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On January 23, 2015, as part of the Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gave a japa seminar at Siddha-bakula, the bhajana kutir of Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat 2015 – Brahma-vimohana-līlā – January 23, 2015 Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 44 evaṁ sammohayan viṣṇuṁ vimohaṁ viśva-mohanam svayaiva māyayājo ’pi svayam eva vimohitaḥ TRANSLATION Thus because Lord Brahmā wanted to mystify the all-pervading Lord Kṛṣṇa, who can never be mystified, but who, on the contrary, mystifies the entire...
In this year’s inaugural talk, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami welcomes everyone to the Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 5 yayā sammohito jīva ātmānaṁ tri-guṇātmakam paro ’pi manute ’narthaṁ tat-kṛtaṁ cābhipadyate TRANSLATION Due to this external energy, the living entity, although transcendental to the three modes of material nature, thinks of himself as a material product and thus undergoes the reactions of material miseries.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 4 bhakti-yogena manasi samyak praṇihite ’male apaśyat puruṣaṁ pūrṇaṁ māyāṁ ca tad-apāśrayām TRANSLATION Thus he fixed his mind, perfectly engaging it by linking it in devotional service [bhakti-yoga] without any tinge of materialism, and thus he saw the Absolute Personality of Godhead along with His external energy,...
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 1 śaunaka uvāca nirgate nārade sūta bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ śrutavāṁs tad-abhipretaṁ tataḥ kim akarod vibhuḥ TRANSLATION Ṛṣi Śaunaka asked: O Sūta, the great and transcendentally powerful Vyāsadeva heard everything from Śrī Nārada Muni. So after Nārada’s departure, what did Vyāsadeva do?
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 1 śaunaka uvāca nirgate nārade sūta bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ śrutavāṁs tad-abhipretaṁ tataḥ kim akarod vibhuḥ TRANSLATION Ṛṣi Śaunaka asked: O Sūta, the great and transcendentally powerful Vyāsadeva heard everything from Śrī Nārada Muni. So after Nārada’s departure, what did Vyāsadeva do?
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 36 sarvaṁ tad idam ākhyātaṁ yat pṛṣṭo ’haṁ tvayānagha janma-karma-rahasyaṁ me bhavataś cātma-toṣaṇam TRANSLATION O Vyāsadeva, you are freed from all sins. Thus I have explained my birth and activities for self-realization, as you asked. All this will be conducive for your personal satisfaction also.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 35 yamādibhir yoga-pathaiḥ kāma-lobha-hato muhuḥ mukunda-sevayā yadvat tathātmāddhā na śāmyati TRANSLATION It is true that by practicing restraint of the senses by the yoga system one can get relief from the disturbances of desire and lust, but this is not sufficient to give satisfaction to the soul,...