Weekly Sanga

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 25

TRANSLATION
Whenever there are kings and administrators living like animals in the lowest modes of existence, the Lord in His transcendental form manifests His supreme power, the Truth Positive, shows special mercy to the faithful, performs wonderful activities and manifests various transcendental forms as is necessary in different periods and ages.

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Caitanya-caritamrta
Antya-lila Chapter 4 Text 98

TRANSLATION
"My body could not be used in the service of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore although it took birth in the land of India, this body has been useless."

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 24

TRANSLATION
O dear friends, here is that very Personality of Godhead whose attractive and confidential pastimes are described in the confidential parts of Vedic literature by His great devotees. It is He only who creates, maintains and annihilates the material world and yet remains unaffected.

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In today's lecture, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares the pastime of the Panihati Cida Dahi Utsava of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:23 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 21

TRANSLATION
They said: Here He is, the original Personality of Godhead as we definitely remember Him. He alone existed before the manifested creation of the modes of nature, and in Him only, because He is the Supreme Lord, all living beings merge, as if sleeping at night, their energy suspended.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 18

TRANSLATION
Uddhava and Satyaki began to fan the Lord with decorated fans, and the Lord, as the master of Madhu, seated on scattered flowers, commanded them along the road.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 17

TRANSLATION
At that time Arjuna, the great warrior and conqueror of sleep, who is the intimate friend of the most beloved Supreme Lord, took up an umbrella which had a handle of jewels and was embroidered with lace and pearls.

Note: Due to a technical problem, Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja's voice is double up in an echo type effect. The class, however, is still legible.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:46 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 15

TRANSLATION
While the Lord was departing from the palace of Hastinapura, different types of drums -- like the mrdanga, dhola, nagra, dhundhuri and dundubhi -- and flutes of different types, the vina, gomukha and bheri, all sounded together to show Him honor.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 7

TRANSLATION
Sri Hari, Lord Sri Krsna, resided at Hastinapura for a few months to pacify His relatives and please His own sister [Subhadra].

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 4

TRANSLATION
During the reign of Maharaja Yudhisthira, the clouds showered all the water that people needed, and the earth produced all the necessities of man in profusion. Due to its fatty milk bag and cheerful attitude, the cow used to moisten the grazing ground with milk.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 10 Text 1

TRANSLATION
Saunaka Muni asked: After killing his enemies who desired to usurp his rightful inheritance, how did the greatest of all religious men, Maharaja Yudhisthira, assisted by his brothers, rule his subjects? Surely he could not freely enjoy his kingdom with unrestricted consciousness.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 45

TRANSLATION
Thereafter, both men and demigods sounded drums in honor, and the honest royal order commenced demonstrations of honor and respect. And from the sky fell showers of flowers.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:22 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 43

TRANSLATION
Suta Gosvami said: Thus Bhismadeva merged himself in the Supersoul, Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with his mind, speech, sight and actions, and thus he became silent, and his breathing stopped.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:26 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 41

TRANSLATION
At the Rajasuya-yajna [sacrifice] performed by Maharaja Yudhisthira, there was the greatest assembly of all the elite men of the world, the royal and learned orders, and in that great assembly Lord Sri Krsna was worshiped by one and all as the most exalted Personality of Godhead. This happened during my presence, and I remembered the incident in order to keep my mind upon the Lord.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 38

TRANSLATION
May He, Lord Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who awards salvation, be my ultimate destination. On the battlefield He charged me, as if angry because of the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows. His shield was scattered, and His body was smeared with blood due to the wounds.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:39 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 35

TRANSLATION
In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Sri Krsna entered the arena of the Battlefield of Kuruksetra between the soldiers of Arjuna and Duryodhana, and while there He shortened the life spans of the opposite party by His merciful glance. This was done simply by His looking at the enemy. Let my mind be fixed upon that Krsna.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:32 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 34

TRANSLATION
On the battlefield [where Sri Krsna attended Arjuna out of friendship], the flowing hair of Lord Krsna turned ashen due to the dust raised by the hoofs of the horses. And because of His labor, beads of sweat wetted His face. All these decorations, intensified by the wounds dealt by my sharp arrows, were enjoyed by Him. Let my mind thus go unto Sri Krsna.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:21 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 30

TRANSLATION
Thereupon that man who spoke on different subjects with thousands of meanings and who fought on thousands of battlefields and protected thousands of men, stopped speaking and, being completely freed from all bondage, withdrew his mind from everything else and fixed his wide-open eyes upon the original Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, who stood before him, four-handed, dressed in yellow garments that glittered and shined.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 28

TRANSLATION
Then he described the occupational duties of different orders and statuses of life, citing instances from history, for he was himself well acquainted with the truth.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 24

TRANSLATION
May my Lord, who is four-handed and whose beautifully decorated lotus face, with eyes as red as the rising sun, is smiling, kindly await me at that moment when I quit this material body.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 22

TRANSLATION
Yet, despite His being equally kind to everyone, He has graciously come before me while I am ending my life, for I am His unflinching servitor.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 20

TRANSLATION
O King, that personality whom, out of ignorance only, you thought to be your maternal cousin, your very dear friend, well-wisher, counselor, messenger, benefactor, etc., is that very Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna.

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Srila Dhanurhdara Swami shares his thoughts and realizations from his recent trip to Puri.

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In today's class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recounts pastimes from the Caitanya-caritamrta during his visit to Jagannatha Puri.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 16

TRANSLATION
O King, no one can know the plan of the Lord [Sri Krsna]. Even though great philosophers inquire exhaustively, they are bewildered.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:32 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 13

TRANSLATION
As far as my daughter-in-law Kunti is concerned, upon the great General Pandu's death, she became a widow with many children, and therefore she suffered greatly. And when you were grown up she suffered a great deal also because of your actions.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 10

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna is situated in everyone's heart, yet He manifests His transcendental form by His internal potency. This very Lord was sitting before Bhismadeva, and since Bhismadeva knew of His glories, he worshiped Him duly.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 9 Text 9

TRANSLATION
Bhismadeva, who was the best amongst the eight Vasus, received and welcomed all the great and powerful rsis who were assembled there, for he knew perfectly all the religious principles according to time and place.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 11:14 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 48

TRANSLATION
King Yudhisthira said: O my lot! I am the most sinful man! Just see my heart, which is full of ignorance! This body, which is ultimately meant for others, has killed many, many phalanxes of men.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 46

TRANSLATION
King Yudhisthira, who was much aggrieved, could not be convinced, despite instructions by great sages headed by Vyasa and the Lord Krsna Himself, the performer of superhuman feats, and despite all historical evidence.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:16 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 41

TRANSLATION
O Lord of the universe, soul of the universe, O personality of the form of the universe, please, therefore, sever my tie of affection for my kinsmen, the Pandavas and the Vrsnis.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 37

TRANSLATION
O my Lord, You have executed all duties Yourself. Are you leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect us, now when all kings are at enmity with us?

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 36

TRANSLATION
O Krsna, those who continuously hear, chant and repeat Your transcendental activities, or take pleasure in others' doing so, certainly see Your lotus feet, which alone can stop the repetition of birth and death.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:16 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 31

TRANSLATION
My dear Krsna, Yasoda took up a rope to bind You when You committed an offense, and Your perturbed eyes overflooded with tears, which washed the mascara from Your eyes. And You were afraid, though fear personified is afraid of You. This sight is bewildering to me.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 29

TRANSLATION
O Lord, no one can understand Your transcendental pastimes, which appear to be human and are so misleading. You have no specific object of favor, nor do You have any object of envy. People only imagine that You are partial.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 28

TRANSLATION
My Lord, I consider Your Lordship to be eternal time, the supreme controller, without beginning and end, the all-pervasive one. In distributing Your mercy, You are equal to everyone. The dissensions between living beings are due to social intercourse.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 27

TRANSLATION
My obeisances are unto You, who are the property of the materially impoverished. You have nothing to do with the actions and reactions of the material modes of nature. You are self-satisfied, and therefore You are the most gentle and are master of the monists.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:38 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 25

TRANSLATION
I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 11:43 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 21

TRANSLATION
Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devaki, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Vrndavana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:47 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 18

TRANSLATION
Srimati Kunti said: O Krsna, I offer my obeisances unto You because You are the original personality and are unaffected by the qualities of the material world. You are existing both within and without everything, yet You are invisible to all.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:36 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 13

TRANSLATION
The almighty Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, having observed that a great danger was befalling His unalloyed devotees, who were fully surrendered souls, at once took up His Sudarsana disc to protect them.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:42 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 8

TRANSLATION
As soon as He seated Himself on the chariot to start for Dvaraka, He saw Uttara hurrying toward Him in fear.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:20 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 7

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna then prepared for His departure. He invited the sons of Pandu, after having been worshiped by the brahmanas, headed by Srila Vyasadeva. The Lord also reciprocated greetings.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 1

TRANSLATION
Suta Gosvami said: Thereafter the Pandavas, desiring to deliver water to the dead relatives who had desired it, went to the Ganges with Draupadi. The ladies walked in front.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 14

TRANSLATION
When the respective warriors of both camps, namely the Kauravas and the Pandavas, were killed on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra and the dead warriors obtained their deserved destinations, and when the son of Dhrtarastra fell down lamenting, his spine broken, being beaten by the club of Bhimasena, the son of Dronacarya [Asvatthama] beheaded the five sleeping sons of Draupadi and delivered them as a prize to his master, foolishly thinking that he would be pleased. Duryodhana, however, disapproved of the heinous act, and he was not pleased in the least.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 11

TRANSLATION
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, son of Srila Vyasadeva, was not only transcendentally powerful. He was also very dear to the devotees of the Lord. Thus he underwent the study of this great narration [Srimad-Bhagavatam].

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 6

TRANSLATION
The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyasadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 4

TRANSLATION
Thus he fixed his mind, perfectly engaging it by linking it in devotional service [bhakti-yoga] without any tinge of materialism, and thus he saw the Absolute Personality of Godhead along with His external energy, which was under full control.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:45 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 7 Text 1

TRANSLATION
Rsi Saunaka asked: O Suta, the great and transcendentally powerful Vyasadeva heard everything from Sri Narada Muni. So after Narada's departure, what did Vyasadeva do?

Note: My apologies for the background noise on today's recording. I was not using my usual recording set up.

Your servant,
Rathi Krishna dasa

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In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recaps the Panihati Chida Dahi Mahotsava of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami as well as the previous day's festival at the home of the Raval Family in upstate New York.

Pictured above, from left to right, is Indrayumna Swami, Bhakti Brnga Govinda Swami, Jayadvaita Swami, Varsana Swami and Dhanurdhara Swami.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 12:59 PM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 33

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord Sri Krsna, whose glories and activities are pleasing to hear, at once appears on the seat of my heart, as if called for, as soon as I begin to chant His holy activities.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 28

TRANSLATION
Having been awarded a transcendental body befitting an associate of the Personality of Godhead, I quit the body made of five material elements, and thus all acquired fruitive results of work [karma] stopped.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 25

TRANSLATION
Then that supreme authority, personified by sound and unseen by eyes, but most wonderful, stopped speaking. Feeling a sense of gratitude, I offered my obeisances unto Him, bowing my head.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 22

TRANSLATION
O virtuous one, you have only once seen My person, and this is just to increase your desire for Me, because the more you hanker for Me, the more you will be freed from all material desires.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 19

TRANSLATION
I desired to see again that transcendental form of the Lord, but despite my attempts to concentrate upon the heart with eagerness to view the form again, I could not see Him any more, and thus dissatisfied, I was very much aggrieved.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 16

TRANSLATION
As soon as I began to meditate upon the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead with my mind transformed in transcendental love, tears rolled down my eyes, and without delay the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna appeared on the lotus of my heart.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 13

TRANSLATION
I then passed alone through many forests of rushes, bamboo, reeds, sharp grass, weeds and caves, which were very difficult to go through alone. I visited deep, dark and dangerously fearful forests, which were the play yards of snakes, owls and jackals.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:32 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 9

TRANSLATION
Once upon a time, my poor mother, when going out one night to milk a cow, was bitten on the leg by a serpent, influenced by supreme time.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:45 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 6 Text 1

TRANSLATION
Suta said: O brahmanas, thus hearing all about Sri Narada's birth and activities, Vyasadeva, the incarnation of God and son of Satyavati, inquired as follows.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 30

TRANSLATION
As they were leaving, those bhakti-vedantas, who are very kind to poor-hearted souls, instructed me in that most confidential subject which is instructed by the Personality of Godhead Himself.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:36 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 28

TRANSLATION
Thus during two seasons -- the rainy season and autumn -- I had the opportunity to hear these great-souled sages constantly chant the unadulterated glories of the Lord Hari. As the flow of my devotional service began, the coverings of the modes of passion and ignorance vanished.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:35 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 24

TRANSLATION
O Vyasadeva, in that association and by the mercy of those great Vedantists, I could hear them describe the attractive activities of Lord Krsna And thus listening attentively, my taste for hearing of the Personality of Godhead increased at every step.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 24

TRANSLATION
Although they were impartial by nature, those followers of the Vedanta blessed me with their causeless mercy. As far as I was concerned, I was self-controlled and had no attachment for sports, even though I was a boy. In addition, I was not naughty, and I did not speak more than required.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 23

TRANSLATION
O muni, in the last millennium I was born as the son of a certain maidservant engaged in the service of brahmanas who were following the principles of Vedanta. When they were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I was engaged in their personal service.

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In honor of the disappearance day of Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations and pastimes of Srila Gurudeva.

Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami

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Caitanya-caritamrta
Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Text 41

TRANSLATION
With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Advaita Acarya, "Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to Krsna, even to the lowest of men [candalas]."

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 10:48 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 23

TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna, forgetting hunger and thirst and putting aside all considerations of personal pleasure, stood there holding up the hill for seven days as the people of Vraja gazed upon Him.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 20

TRANSLATION
The Lord then addressed the cowherd community: O Mother, O Father, O residents of Vraja, if you wish you may now come under this hill with your cows.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 17

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.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 16

TRANSLATION
By My mystic power I will completely counteract this disturbance caused by Indra. Demigods like Indra are proud of their opulence, and out of foolishness they falsely consider themselves the Lord of the universe. I will now destroy such ignorance.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 13

TRANSLATION
[The cowherd men and women addressed the Lord:] Krsna, Krsna, O most fortunate one, please deliver the cows from the wrath of Indra! O Lord, You are so affectionate to Your devotees. Please save us also.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 11:24 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 11

TRANSLATION
The cows and other animals, shivering from the excessive rain and wind, and the cowherd men and ladies, pained by the cold, all approached Lord Govinda for shelter.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 12:33 PM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 5

TRANSLATION
These cowherd men have acted inimically toward me by taking shelter of this ordinary human being, Krsna, who thinks Himself very wise but who is simply a foolish, arrogant, overtalkative child.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 11:00 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 25 Text 1

TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King Pariksit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Maharaja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Krsna as their Lord.

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I regret to inform our listeners that due to technical difficulties, today's Sanga class was not recorded. Please accept my apologies. If any of our listeners has made a recording of today's class, I would greatly appreciate it if you could get in contact with me at .

Your servant,
Rathi Krishna dasa

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 24

TRANSLATION
My dear father, our home is not in the cities or towns or villages. Being forest dwellers, we always live in the forest and on the hills.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 13

TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna said: It is by the force of karma that a living entity takes birth, and it is by karma alone that he meets his destruction. His happiness, distress, fear and sense of security all arise as the effects of karma.

Posted by Rathi Krishna dasa at 11:31 AM | Permalink

Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 8

TRANSLATION
Nanda Maharaja 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.

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Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 10 Chapter 24 Text 3

TRANSLATION
[Lord Krsna said:] My dear father, kindly explain to Me what this great endeavor of yours is all about. What is it meant to accomplish? If this is a ritual sacrifice,