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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Text 47 evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit yayau rāmam ṛte rājan kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ TRANSLATION O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.

In today's sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 40 prabhura prabhāve loka āila daraśane lakṣārbuda loka āise nā yāya gaṇane TRANSLATION Due to the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, many millions of men came just to see Him. Indeed, the assembly being unlimited, its members could not be counted.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 25 vipra bale, — ei tomāra darśana-prabhāve tomā dekhi’ gela mora ājanma svabhāve TRANSLATION The brāhmaṇa replied, “This is all due to Your influence, Sir. After seeing You, I have lost my lifelong practice.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 10 sei saba loka prabhura darśana-prabhāve nija-nija-mata chāḍi’ ha-ila vaiṣṇave TRANSLATION By the influence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all these people abandoned their own opinions and became Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Kṛṣṇa.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 9 Text 1 nānā-mata-grāha-grastān dākṣiṇātya-jana-dvipān kṛpāriṇā vimucyaitān gauraś cakre sa vaiṣṇavān TRANSLATION Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu converted the inhabitants of South India. These people were as strong as elephants, but they were in the clutches of the crocodiles of various philosophies, such as the Buddhist, Jain and Māyāvāda philosophies. With His disc of mercy the Lord delivered them all by converting them into Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of the Lord.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 293 nigūḍha vrajera rasa-līlāra vicāra aneka kahila, tāra nā pāila pāra TRANSLATION The conversations between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu contain the most confidential subject matters, touching the conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana [Vrajabhūmi]. Although they talked at great length about these pastimes, they could not reach the limit of discussion.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 288 tāṅra bhāve bhāvita kari’ ātma-mana tabe nija-mādhurya kari āsvādana TRANSLATION “I have now converted My body and mind into the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; thus I am tasting My own personal sweetness in that form.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 286 mora tattva-līlā-rasa tomāra gocare ataeva ei-rūpa dekhāiluṅ tomāre TRANSLATION Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed, “All the truths about My pastimes and mellows are within your knowledge. Therefore I have shown this form to you.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 267 eka saṁśaya mora āchaye hṛdaye kṛpā kari’ kaha more tāhāra niścaye TRANSLATION Rāmānanda Rāya then said that he had but one doubt within his heart, and he petitioned the Lord, “Please be merciful upon me and just remove my doubt.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 258 arasa-jña kāka cūṣe jñāna-nimba-phale rasa-jña kokila khāya premāmra-mukule TRANSLATION Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “Those who are devoid of all transcendental mellows are like the crows that suck the juice from the bitter fruits of the nimba tree of knowledge, whereas those who enjoy mellows are like the cuckoos who eat the buds of the mango tree of love of Godhead.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 251 ‘śreyo-madhye kona śreyaḥ jīvera haya sāra?’ ‘kṛṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga vinā śreyaḥ nāhi āra’   TRANSLATION Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Out of all auspicious and beneficial activities, which is best for the living entity?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The only auspicious activity is association with the devotees of Kṛṣṇa.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 247 ‘sampattira madhye jīvera kon sampatti gaṇi?’ ‘rādhā-kṛṣṇe prema yāṅra, sei baḍa dhanī’   TRANSLATION Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the many capitalists who possess great riches, who is the topmost?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “He who is richest in love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the greatest capitalist.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 245 prabhu kahe, — “kon vidyā vidyā-madhye sāra?” rāya kahe, — “kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinā vidyā nāhi āra”   TRANSLATION On one occasion the Lord inquired, “Of all types of education, which is the most important?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “No education is important other than the transcendental devotional service of Kṛṣṇa.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 228 ataeva gopī-bhāva kari aṅgīkāra rātri-dina cinte rādhā-kṛṣṇera vihāra   TRANSLATION “Therefore one should accept the mood of the gopīs in their service. In such a transcendental mood, one should always think of the pastimes of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 196 prabhu kahe, — ‘sādhya-vastura avadhi’ ei haya tomāra prasāde ihā jāniluṅ niścaya   TRANSLATION Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed these verses recited by Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, saying, “This is the limit of the goal of human life. Only by your mercy have I come to understand it conclusively.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 215 sahaja gopīra prema, — nahe prākṛta kāma kāma-krīḍā-sāmye tāra kahi ‘kāma’-nāma   TRANSLATION “It is to be noted that the natural characteristic of the gopīs is to love the Supreme Lord. Their lusty desire is not to be compared to material lust. Nonetheless, because their desire sometimes appears to resemble material lust, their transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is sometimes described as lust.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 117 prabhu kahe — ye lāgi’ āilāma tomā-sthāne sei saba tattva-vastu haila mora jñāne   TRANSLATION After hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Rāmānanda Rāya, “That for which I have come to your residence has now become an object of truth in My knowledge.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-līlā Chapter 8 Text 94 yadyapi kṛṣṇa-saundarya — mādhuryera dhurya vraja-devīra saṅge tāṅra bāḍaye mādhurya   TRANSLATION “Although Kṛṣṇa’s unparalleled beauty is the topmost sweetness of love of Godhead, His sweetness increases unlimitedly when He is in the company of the gopīs. Consequently Kṛṣṇa’s exchange of love with the gopīs is the topmost perfection of love of Godhead.

In today's sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent activities around Govardhana and Vrindavana and discusses the Rāmānanda-saṁvāda līlā from the Madhya-līlā of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta.