Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Day 1: Māhātmya, the Lord’s Twelve Aṅgas, and Gokarṇa–Dhundhukārī • Sitting Pulls Kṛṣṇa In: Opening from sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate… (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.1.2), Gurudeva unfolds Viśvanātha Cakravartīpāda’s ṭīkā — even without śraddhā, merely sitting in Bhāgavata-kathā draws Ṭhākurajī into the heart; then the longing to hear awakens. Hearing the Bhāgavata is the principal duty of human life. • Kārtika, Niyama-sevā, Rādhā: According to Hari-bhakti-vilāsa the Dāmodara / Kārtika...
Damodarashtaka 8
29 Nov 2020 evening – Damodarastakam verse 8 (English translation) – India
– verse 8 Damodarastakam; – Krsna and the rope around His waist (the rope they tie to babies’ bellies in Bengal for protection); – Mother Yashoda sees Krsna’s universal form twice (eating the mud lila and yawning lila); – Some bondages bring happiness, others bring distress; – Krsna accepts being bound by His mother; – The “krsna krpa kataksa” song; – How Krsna performs rasa-lila if He appeared to establish varnashrama-dharma;...
29 Nov 2020 evening – Damodarastakam verse 8 (Hindi) – India
– verse 8 Damodarastakam; – Krsna and the rope around His waist (the rope they tie to babies’ bellies in Bengal for protection); – Mother Yashoda sees Krsna’s universal form twice (eating the mud lila and yawning lila); – Some bondages bring happiness, others bring distress; – Krsna accepts being bound by His mother; – The “krsna krpa kataksa” song; – How Krsna performs rasa-lila if He appeared to establish varnashrama-dharma;...