Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 42 – July 13, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 42


śrī-bṛhaspatir uvāca
ata ūrdhvaṁ mahar-loko
rājate karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ
prāpyo mahadbhir yo naśyet
trai-lokya-pralaye ’pi na

TRANSLATION
Śrī Bṛhaspati said: Above this realm shines the world called Maharloka, attainable through the best of pious works. Even when the three worlds are annihilated, that world is not destroyed.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 35 – July 9, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 35


evaṁ nivasatā tatra
śakratvam adhikurvatā
brahman saṁvatsaro divyo
mayaiko gamitaḥ sukham

TRANSLATION
O brāhmaṇa, thus I lived in Svarga, ruling in the post of Indra, and happily spent one celestial year.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 33 – July 6, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 33


tato yo jāyate śokas
tena nīlācala-prabhum
acalāśrita-vātsalyaṁ
draṣṭum iccheyam etya tam

TRANSLATION
And so the distress I felt would make me want to go back to see the Lord of Nīlācala, whose affection for those who take shelter of Him never wavers.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 – June 29, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12


tad-darśane jāta-manorathākulaḥ
saṅkalpa-pūrvaṁ sva-japaṁ samācaran
sv-alpena kālena vimānam āgataṁ
mudāham āruhya gatas tri-piṣṭapam

TRANSLATION
Eager to see Him, I chanted my mantra specifically for that purpose. In a very short time a celestial airplane arrived. I climbed aboard and joyfully flew to the heavenly kingdom.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 – June 25, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12


tad-darśane jāta-manorathākulaḥ
saṅkalpa-pūrvaṁ sva-japaṁ samācaran
sv-alpena kālena vimānam āgataṁ
mudāham āruhya gatas tri-piṣṭapam

TRANSLATION
Eager to see Him, I chanted my mantra specifically for that purpose. In a very short time a celestial airplane arrived. I climbed aboard and joyfully flew to the heavenly kingdom.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 1 – June 18, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 1


śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
māthurottama viśrāntau
snātvā vṛndāvanaṁ gataḥ
atra govardhanādau ca
yathā-kāmaṁ paribhraman

TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: O best of the Mathurā brāhmaṇas, after bathing at Viśrānti-ghāṭa I came to Vṛndāvana. Here I wandered freely in such places as Govardhana.

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 some detailed news of Mathurā from visitors who had come from there.

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 Lord Jagannātha to ask His permission to leave for Vṛndāvana; but oh, when I saw His beautiful face I forgot all my plans.

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 congregational chanting of the Lord’s names in front of Lord Jagannātha, I was disturbed because they reminded me of Mathurā.

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 enjoyments, at the lotus feet of Jagannātha. In a completely dependent mood, I took my pleasure in simply serving the Lord.