Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Index - Skandha XI

 



4 July 2023, Tuesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.01- The winding down of Sri Krishna Avatara through the Rishis' curse on the Yadus.

5 July 2023, Wednesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.02The spiritual path and the attributes of a Bhagavata. 

6 July 2023, Thursday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.03- The path to liberation according to Srimad Bhagavatam.

7 July 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.04A summary of Bhagavan's Incarnations.

8 July 2023, Saturday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.05- How to strive for liberation.

9 July 2023, Sunday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.06- Sri Krishna agrees with Brahma, Shiva and the other gods that the Avatara has accomplished its purpose.

10 July 2023, Monday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.07 Part A- Sri Krishna begins his spiritual instruction to Uddhava, and narrates the story of Dattatreya's Upadesha to King Yadu.

11 July 2023, Monday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.07 Part B- Dattatreya lists all his Gurus and what he has learnt from each one. Section 1

12 July 2023, Wednesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.08- Dattatreya continues his instruction citing more comparisons.

13 July 2023, Thursday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.09- Dattatreya concludes his instruction after citing more comparisons.

14 July 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.10- Sri Krishna gives a comprehensive instruction to Uddhava. This is a definitive guide comparable to the entire Srimad Bhagavadgita as a manual for transformation. Uddhava also asks questions, from the point of view of an earnest seeker.

15 July 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.11- How to distinguish the liberated ones from the bound souls. Bhagavan makes many profound statements. I shall try to put it in simple words.

16 July 2023, Sunday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.12-True Satsang is experiencing Bhagavan every moment in Bhakti. This will create more and more situations and associations to get the company of similar devotees, and Bhagavan assures that this makes one experience Bhagavan as Brahman and eternal bliss with the added factor of love.

17 July 2023, Monday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.13 - Hamsa Geeta or "how to transcend the Gunas".

18 July 2023, Tuesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.14 - Bhakti as the supreme path and how to meditate.

19 July 2023, Wednesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.15 - Siddhis and how to get them and how they are useless to a Bhakta.

20 July 2023, Thursday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.16 - Bhagavan's Vibhutis.

21 July 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.17 - The code of conduct for true seekers in all stations of life.

22 July 2023, Saturday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.18 - The spiritual path is not a bed of roses.

23  July 2023, Sunday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.19 -The practices called Yama, Niyama, and so on that accelerate the growth of Bhakti. 

24  July 2023, Monday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.20 - The path of Bhakti is the supreme path to reaching Bhagavan.

25  July 2023, Tuesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.21 - What is good? What leads to liberation is good. 

26  July 2023, Wednesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.22 - Prakriti, Purusha and their interplay.

27  July 2023, Thursday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.23 Part A - An evil and greedy man learns his lesson.

28  July 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.23 Part B - Fortitude defines true Tapas.

29  July 2023, Saturday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.24 - A summary of the Sankhya philosophy.

30  July 2023, Sunday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.25The Three Gunas of Prakriti and going beyond them.

31  July 2023, Monday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.26The story of Pururavas and his Vairagya.

1 August 2023, Tuesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI. 27 Part A - Instructions on the method of worship. 

2 August 2023, Wednesday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.27 Part BPuja - the ritual and the spirit.

3 August 2023, Thursday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.28  - The unreality of the world and how to deal with it.

4 August 2023, Friday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.29  - Bhakti Yoga, the culmination.

5 August 2023, Saturday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI.30  - The internecine conflict of the Yadavas and Sri Krishna's imminent departure.

6 August 2023, Sunday - Srimad Bhagavatam XI. 31 - Bhagavan returns to his abode. 

Srimad Bhagavatam - Sri Krishna, Monday, 7 August 2023 - I do not wish to start Skandha XII yet. I want to reminisce about many of the wonderful moments so far in Sri Krishna's extraordinary Avatara. So some snippets...

Srimad Bhagavatam - Sri Krishna, Tuesday, 8 August 2023 - I give below the Sri Krishnashtakam attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and my free-verse translation.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Govindashtakam, Wednesday, 9 August 2023 - Today I want to share my favourite Govindashtakam of Adi Shankaracharya