Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20 – December 15, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20


parāṁ kāṣṭhāṁ gataṁ tat-tad-
rasa-jātīyatocitam
athāpi rāsa-kṛt-tādṛg-
bhaktānām astu kā gatiḥ

TRANSLATION
They have all attained the ultimate limit of happiness, each in his own kind of ecstatic reciprocation with the Lord. But what place is destined for the exceptional devotees of the performer of the rāsa dance?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 – December 8, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14


vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ
sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam
niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā
labhante sadya eva tat

TRANSLATION
That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 – December 1, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14


vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ
sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam
niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā
labhante sadya eva tat

TRANSLATION
That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 – November 24, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10


śrīmad-uttarovāca
kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ
trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam
agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ
sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam

TRANSLATION
Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 – November 17, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10


śrīmad-uttarovāca
kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ
trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam
agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ
sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam

TRANSLATION
Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.