Weekly Sanga
Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his thoughts and realizations on sacred texts such as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta and more every week.
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- 54 minutes
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- 318
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 214 – June 15, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 214
evaṁ saṁvatsare jāte
mayā tatraikadā śrutam
mathurāyāḥ prāyātebhyo
’tratya-vṛttaṁ viśeṣataḥ
TRANSLATION
Thus one year passed, and then one day I heard…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 213 – June 11, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 213
gantuṁ vṛndāvanaṁ prātar
ājñārthaṁ purataḥ prabhoḥ
gataḥ śrīman-mukhaṁ paśyan
sarvaṁ tad vismarāmy aho
TRANSLATION
Early in the morning, I went before…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206 – June 8, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206
nāma-saṅkīrtana-stotra-
gītāni bhagavat-puraḥ
śrūyamāṇāni dunvanti
mathurā-smārakāṇi mām
TRANSLATION
When I heard the songs, prayers, and congregation…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201 – June 4, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201
rājyaṁ rājopabhogyaṁ ca
jagannātha-padābjayoḥ
samarpyākiñcanatvena
sevāṁ kurve nijecchayā
TRANSLATION
I offered the kingdom, with all its royal enjoym…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190 – June 1, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190
śrī-jagannātha-devasya
sevā-rūpaṁ ca viddhi tam
evaṁ matvā ca viśvasya
na kadācij japaṁ tyajeḥ
TRANSLATION
“This chanting, please understand, is anoth…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180 – May 28, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180
śārīraṁ mānasaṁ vā syāt
kiñcid duḥkhaṁ kadācana
tac ca śrī-puṇḍarīkākṣe
dṛṣṭe sadyo vinaśyati
TRANSLATION
And even if I sometimes underwent some physi…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171 – May 25, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171
saṁjñāṁ labdhvā samunmīlya
locane lokayan punaḥ
unmatta iva taṁ dhartuṁ
sa-vego ’dhāvam agrataḥ
TRANSLATION
I came to my senses, opened my eyes, and g…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 – May 21, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165
tad-didṛkṣābhibhūto ’haṁ
sarvaṁ santyajya tat-kṣaṇe
saṅkīrtayañ jagannātham
auḍhra-deśa-diśaṁ śritaḥ
TRANSLATION
Overcome by desire to see Lord Jagann…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159 – May 18, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159
dāru-brahma jagan-nātho
bhagavān puruṣottame
kṣetre nīlācale kṣārā-
rṇava-tīre virājate
TRANSLATION
“At Puruṣottama-kṣetra, on the blue mountain on th…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142 – May 14, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142
antaḥ-pure deva-kule
jagad-īśārcana-dhvanim
apūrvaṁ tumulaṁ dūrāc
chrutvāpṛccham amuṁ janān
TRANSLATION
Within the inner precincts of the city, from a…
Weekly Sanga – May 12, 2025
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies, including Mother’s Day (US) and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance day of Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146 – May 7, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146
paramānanda-pūrṇo ’haṁ
praṇaman daṇḍa-van muhuḥ
vyacintayam idaṁ svasyā-
paśyam adya didṛkṣitam
TRANSLATION
“Filled with supreme bliss, I repeatedly f…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140 – May 4, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140
hṛt-pūrakaṁ mahānandaṁ
sarvathānubhaviṣyasi
idānīm etya mad-gehe
bhuṅkṣva viṣṇu-niveditam
TRANSLATION
“You will feel great ecstasy, fulfilling all you…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 30, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126
tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva
prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca
japena citta-śuddhir me
tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata
TRANSLATION
By the influence of that great person, even su…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 27, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126
tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva
prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca
japena citta-śuddhir me
tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata
TRANSLATION
By the influence of that great person, even su…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 115 – April 23, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 115
vikrośantaṁ kvacid bhūmau
skhalantaṁ kvāpi matta-vat
luṭhantaṁ bhuvi kutrāpi
rudantaṁ kvacid uccakaiḥ
TRANSLATION
Sometimes he shouted, or loudly sobb…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 110 – April 20, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 110
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
atretihāsā bahavo
vidyante ’thāpi kathyate
sva-vṛttam evānusmṛtya
mohādāv api saṅgatam
TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: There a…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 102 – April 16, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Texts 93-94
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
niśamya sādaraṁ tasya
vacanaṁ sa vyacintayat
etasya kṛta-kṛtyasya
jātā pūrṇārthatā kila
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Respectfu…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Texts 93-94 – April 13, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Texts 93-94
tato jāta-bahir-dṛṣṭiḥ
sa sarva-jña-śiromaṇiḥ
jñātvā taṁ māthuraṁ vipraṁ
kāmākhyā-deśa-vāsinam
śrīman-madana-gopālo-
pāsakaṁ ca samāgatam
niḥsṛtya k…
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Texts 93-94 – April 9, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Texts 93-94
tato jāta-bahir-dṛṣṭiḥ
sa sarva-jña-śiromaṇiḥ
jñātvā taṁ māthuraṁ vipraṁ
kāmākhyā-deśa-vāsinam
śrīman-madana-gopālo-
pāsakaṁ ca samāgatam
niḥsṛtya k…