Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 6 eṣāṁ śriyāvaliptānāṁ kṛṣṇenādhmāpitātmanām dhunuta śrī-mada-stambhaṁ paśūn nayata saṅkṣayam TRANSLATION [To the clouds of destruction King Indra said:] The prosperity of these people has made them mad with pride, and their arrogance is backed up by Kṛṣṇa. Now go and remove their pride and bring their animals to destruction....
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 1 śrī-śuka uvāca indras tadātmanaḥ pūjāṁ vijñāya vihatāṁ nṛpa gopebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa-nāthebhyo nandādibhyaś cukopa ha TRANSLATION Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Kṛṣṇa as their Lord....
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 35 kṛṣṇas tv anyatamaṁ rūpaṁ gopa-viśrambhaṇaṁ gataḥ śailo ’smīti bruvan bhūri balim ādad bṛhad-vapuḥ TRANSLATION Kṛṣṇa then assumed an unprecedented, huge form to instill faith in the cowherd men. Declaring “I am Govardhana Mountain!” He ate the abundant offerings.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 27 hūyantām agnayaḥ samyag brāhmaṇair brahma-vādibhiḥ annaṁ bahu-guṇaṁ tebhyo deyaṁ vo dhenu-dakṣiṇāḥ TRANSLATION The brāhmaṇas who are learned in the Vedic mantras must properly invoke the sacrificial fires. Then you should feed the priests with nicely prepared food and reward them with cows and other gifts.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 8 śrī-nanda uvāca parjanyo bhagavān indro meghās tasyātma-mūrtayaḥ te ’bhivarṣanti bhūtānāṁ prīṇanaṁ jīvanaṁ payaḥ TRANSLATION Nanda Mahārāja replied: The great Lord Indra is the controller of the rain. The clouds are his personal representatives, and they directly provide rainwater, which gives happiness and sustenance to all creatures....
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 1 śrī-śuka uvāca bhagavān api tatraiva baladevena saṁyutaḥ apaśyan nivasan gopān indra-yāga-kṛtodyamān TRANSLATION Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While staying in that very place with His brother Baladeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa happened to see the cowherd men busily arranging for a sacrifice to Indra.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 1 śrī-śuka uvāca bhagavān api tatraiva baladevena saṁyutaḥ apaśyan nivasan gopān indra-yāga-kṛtodyamān TRANSLATION Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While staying in that very place with His brother Baladeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa happened to see the cowherd men busily arranging for a sacrifice to Indra.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 35 tapaḥ sutaptaṁ kim anena pūrvaṁ nirasta-mānena ca māna-dena dharmo ’tha vā sarva-janānukampayā yato bhavāṁs tuṣyati sarva-jīvaḥ TRANSLATION Did our husband carefully perform austerities in a previous life, with his mind free of pride and full of respect for others? Is that why You are pleased with him? Or did he in some previous existence carefully execute religious duties with compassion for all living beings, and is that why You, the life of all li...
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 16 Text 23 ittham sva-gokulam ananya-gatiṁ nirīkṣya sa-strī-kumāram ati-duḥkhitam ātma-hetoḥ ājñāya martya-padavīm anuvartamānaḥ sthitvā muhūrtam udatiṣṭhad uraṅga-bandhāt TRANSLATION The Lord remained for some time within the coils of the serpent, imitating the behavior of an ordinary mortal. But when He understood that the women, children and other residents of His village of Gokula were in acute distress because of their love for Him, their only shelter and ...
In today’s sanga , Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his Govardhana retreat that concluded that day.
In today’s sanga , Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with the Kaliya-Krishna pastimes in this partial recording.
In today’s sanga , Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his in progress Puri Yatra.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Texts 49-50 viṣāmbhas tad upaspṛśya daivopahata-cetasaḥ nipetur vyasavaḥ sarve salilānte kurūdvaha vīkṣya tān vai tathā-bhūtān kṛṣṇo yogeśvareśvaraḥ īkṣayāmṛta-varṣiṇyā sva-nāthān samajīvayat TRANSLATION As soon as they touched the poisoned water, all the cows and boys lost their consciousness by the divine power of the Lord and fell lifeless at the water’s edge. O hero of the Kurus, seeing them in such a condition, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of all masters of m...
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 Lor...
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....
