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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 1 jayati nija-padābja-prema-dānāvatīrṇo vividha-madhurimābdhiḥ ko ’pi kaiśora-gandhiḥ gata-parama-daśāntaṁ yasya caitanya-rūpād anubhava-padam āptaṁ prema gopīṣu nityam   TRANSLATION All glories to that inconceivable Lord who descended to bestow the gift of perfect love for His own lotus feet. He is an ocean filled with many kinds of sweetness, and He always bears the fragrance of fresh youth. In His form as Śrī Caitanya He has realized the last extreme of transcendental experience, the love residing eternally in the gopīs.

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

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 17 na hi sad-bhāva-yuktānāṁ surāṇām īśa-vismayaḥ matto ’satāṁ māna-bhaṅgaḥ praśamāyopakalpate   TRANSLATION Since the demigods are endowed with the mode of goodness, the false pride of considering oneself the Lord should certainly not affect them. When I break the false prestige of those bereft of goodness, My purpose is to bring them relief.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 14 śilā-varṣāti-vātena hanyamānam acetanam nirīkṣya bhagavān mene kupitendra-kṛtaṁ hariḥ   TRANSLATION Seeing the inhabitants of His Gokula rendered practically unconscious by the onslaught of hail and blasting wind, the Supreme Lord Hari understood that this was the work of angry Indra.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 7 ahaṁ cairāvataṁ nāgam āruhyānuvraje vrajam marud-gaṇair mahā-vegair nanda-goṣṭha-jighāṁsayā   TRANSLATION I will follow you to Vraja, riding on my elephant Airāvata and taking with me the swift and powerful wind-gods to decimate the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 46 Text 4 tā man-manaskā mat-prāṇā mat-arthe tyakta-daihikāḥ mām eva dayitaṁ preṣṭham ātmānaṁ manasā gatāḥ ye tyakta-loka-dharmāś ca mad-arthe tān bibharmy aham   TRANSLATION The minds of those gopīs are always absorbed in Me, and their very lives are ever devoted to Me. For My sake they have abandoned everything related to their bodies, renouncing ordinary happiness in this life, as well as religious duties necessary for such happiness in the next life. I alone am their dearmost beloved and, indeed, their very Self. I personally sustain such devotees, who for My sake give up all worldly duties.

In today's sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives an introductory talk for his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

The following is a recording of a talk Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gave at the home of Gopa Kisora and Jaya Sri Radhe on Saturday, March 11, 2023. This talk includes Dhanurdhara Swami remembering His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami, who recently left his body on March 9, 2023, in Sri Vrindavan-dhama.

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 living beings, are now satisfied with him?

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 goal in life, He immediately rose up from the bonds of the Kāliya serpent.

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.