Weekly Sanga

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 30 tac-chiṣya-rūpeṇa ca mat-priyaṁ taṁ saṁśrāvya śāpaṁ nilayāndha-kūpāt śrī-vāsudevena vikṛṣya nītaḥ prāyopaveśāya matiṁ dyu-nadyām TRANSLATION When I heard of that curse, I took it as most welcome. Śrī Vāsudeva, in the form of a brāhmaṇa’s disciple, was dragging me out of the blind well of family life and guiding me to choose to fast till death on the shore of the celestial Gaṅgā.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 25 śrī-jaiminir uvāca mātur evaṁ mahā-ramya- praśnenānanditaḥ sutaḥ tāṁ natvā sāśru-romāñcam ārebhe pratibhāṣitum TRANSLATION Śrī Jaimini said: Delighted by this most pleasing inquiry from Mother Uttarā, her son, Parīkṣit, bowed down to her and began his reply. Tears poured from his eyes, and his bodily hairs stood on end.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20 parāṁ kāṣṭhāṁ gataṁ tat-tad- rasa-jātīyatocitam athāpi rāsa-kṛt-tādṛg- bhaktānām astu kā gatiḥ TRANSLATION They have all attained the ultimate limit of happiness, each in his own kind of ecstatic reciprocation with the Lord. But what place is destined for the exceptional devotees of the performer of the rāsa dance?

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20 parāṁ kāṣṭhāṁ gataṁ tat-tad- rasa-jātīyatocitam athāpi rāsa-kṛt-tādṛg- bhaktānām astu kā gatiḥ TRANSLATION They have all attained the ultimate limit of happiness, each in his own kind of ecstatic reciprocation with the Lord. But what place is destined for the exceptional devotees of the performer of the rāsa dance?

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā labhante sadya eva tat TRANSLATION That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā labhante sadya eva tat TRANSLATION That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 śrīmad-uttarovāca kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam TRANSLATION Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 śrīmad-uttarovāca kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam TRANSLATION Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 1 śrī-janamejaya uvāca satyaṁ sac-chāstra-vargārtha- sāraḥ saṅgṛhya durlabhaḥ gūḍhaḥ sva-mātre pitrā me kṛṣṇa-premṇā prakāśitaḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Janamejaya said: Truly, my father gleaned the essential meaning of all eternal scriptures, and with great love for Kṛṣṇa he revealed to his mother that rare confidential truth.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.