Weekly Sanga

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

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

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 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...

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 Śi...

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 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 lo...

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 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.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 66 bhaktir dūre ’stu tasmin me nāparādhā bhavanti cet bahu manye tad ātmānaṁ nāham āgaḥsu rudra-vat TRANSLATION Forget about my having any devotion for Him. I would be happy if only it were true that I never offend Him. I cannot expect Him to tolerate my offenses as He does Lord Śiva’s.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 54 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca itthaṁ māhātmyam udgāyan vistārya brahmaṇo ’sakṛt śakra-proktaṁ sva-dṛṣṭaṁ ca bhaktyāsīt taṁ naman muniḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Thus loudly praising Brahmā, bowing before him with great devotion again and again, the sage Nārada expansively sang Brahmā’s glories, as he had heard them from Indra and seen them with his own eyes.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Texts 44-45 pārameṣṭhyāsane tatra sukhāsīnaṁ nija-prabhoḥ mahima-śravaṇākhyāna- paraṁ sāsrāṣṭa-netrakam vicitra-paramaiśvarya- sāmagrī-parisevitam sva-tātaṁ nārado ’bhyetya praṇamyovāca daṇḍa-vat TRANSLATION As Brahmā sat comfortably on his universal throne, absorbed in hearing and reciting the glories of his Lord, tears flowed from his eight eyes. Surrounding...

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 37 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca indrasya vacanaṁ śrutvā sādhu bhoḥ sādhv iti bruvan tvarāvān brahmaṇo lokaṁ bhagavān nārado gataḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Having heard these words from Indra, godly Nārada replied, “Well said, sir, well said!” and hastily went to Brahmā’s planet.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 35 itthaṁ yukti-sahasraiḥ sa śrī-kṛṣṇasya kṛpāspadam kiṁ vaktavyaṁ kṛpā-pātram iti kṛṣṇaḥ sa eva hi TRANSLATION I could give you thousands of other reasons why Brahmā is the real object of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy. What more needs to be said — he is in fact Kṛṣṇa Himself!

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 30 parameṣṭhi-suta-śreṣṭha kintu sva-pitaraṁ hareḥ anugraha-padaṁ viddhi lakṣmī-kānta-suto hi saḥ TRANSLATION But you should know, O best son of Brahmā, that your own father is the true recipient of the favor of Lord Hari. He is directly the son of Lord Viṣṇu, the husband of Lakṣmī.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 30 parameṣṭhi-suta-śreṣṭha kintu sva-pitaraṁ hareḥ anugraha-padaṁ viddhi lakṣmī-kānta-suto hi saḥ TRANSLATION But you should know, O best son of Brahmā, that your own father is the true recipient of the favor of Lord Hari. He is directly the son of Lord Viṣṇu, the husband of Lakṣmī.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 30 parameṣṭhi-suta-śreṣṭha kintu sva-pitaraṁ hareḥ anugraha-padaṁ viddhi lakṣmī-kānta-suto hi saḥ TRANSLATION But you should know, O best son of Brahmā, that your own father is the true recipient of the favor of Lord Hari. He is directly the son of Lord Viṣṇu, the husband of Lakṣmī.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 13 tato ’bhivādya devarṣim uvācendraḥ śanair hriyā bho gāndharva-kalābhijña kiṁ mām upahasann asi TRANSLATION Indra then welcomed Nārada and in a soft voice humbly said: My dear Nārada, expert in the arts of the Gandharvas, why are you making fun of me?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 9 śrī-nārada uvāca kṛtānukampitas tvaṁ yat sūrya-candra-yamādayaḥ tavājñā-kāriṇaḥ sarve loka-pālāḥ pare kim u TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: You have surely received the Supreme Lord’s mercy, because demigods like Sūrya, Candra, and Yama, what to speak of the other rulers of planets, all obey your orders.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Text 1 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca praśasya taṁ mahā-rājaṁ svar-gato munir aikṣata rājamānaṁ sabhā-madhye viṣṇuṁ deva-gaṇair vṛtam TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: After praising the great king, Nārada made his way to heaven. There in the assembly hall he saw Lord Viṣṇu in all His brilliance, surrounded by hosts of demigods.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 70 mune viśiṣṭas tatrāpi teṣām indraḥ purandaraḥ nigrahe ’nugrahe ’pīśo vṛṣṭibhir loka-jīvanaḥ TRANSLATION My dear sage, the most distinguished of these demigods is Purandara Indra. He has full power to reward and punish, and he gives the world life by providing rain.

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues his Japa and Prayer School classes. In today’s class: Padyāvalī, verse 23 brahmāṇḍānāṁ koṭi-saṅkhyādhikānām aiśvaryaṁ yac cetanā vā yad aṁśaḥ āvirbhūtaṁ tan-mahaḥ kṛṣṇa-nāma tan me sādhyaṁ sādhanaṁ jīvanaṁ ca   TRANSLATION There are countless millions of universes and whatever glories they possess, whatever consciousness they possess, are all manifestat...

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 62 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tat tad vistārya kathayann āśliṣyan bhūpatiṁ muhuḥ praśaśaṁsa guṇān gāyan vīṇayā vaiṣṇavottamaḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Nārada, the best of Vaiṣṇavas, singing along with his vīṇā, thus expansively described the king, praising his greatness. And Nārada embraced him again and again.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 63 sārvabhaumo muni-varaṁ sampūjya praśrito ’bravīt nija-ślāghā-bharāj jāta- lajjā-namita-mastakaḥ TRANSLATION The king, that ruler of a vast region, then worshiped the topmost sage and humbly replied, his head bowed down in embarrassment by the weight of hearing his own praise.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 59 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tato nṛpa-varaṁ draṣṭuṁ tad-deśe nārado vrajan deva-pūjotsavāsaktās TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Nārada then went to the country of that best of kings to see him. Wherever Nārada went he found the people absorbed in festive worship of the Lord.