Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180 – May 28, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180


śārīraṁ mānasaṁ vā syāt
kiñcid duḥkhaṁ kadācana
tac ca śrī-puṇḍarīkākṣe
dṛṣṭe sadyo vinaśyati

TRANSLATION
And even if I sometimes underwent some physical or mental distress, as soon as I saw the lotus-eyed Lord the pain disappeared.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171 – May 25, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171


saṁjñāṁ labdhvā samunmīlya
locane lokayan punaḥ
unmatta iva taṁ dhartuṁ
sa-vego ’dhāvam agrataḥ

TRANSLATION
I came to my senses, opened my eyes, and gazed upon Him again. Like a madman I ran forward quickly to catch hold of Him.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 – May 21, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165


tad-didṛkṣābhibhūto ’haṁ
sarvaṁ santyajya tat-kṣaṇe
saṅkīrtayañ jagannātham
auḍhra-deśa-diśaṁ śritaḥ

TRANSLATION
Overcome by desire to see Lord Jagannātha, in a moment I abandoned everything and set off in the direction of Orissa, chanting Lord Jagannātha’s glories.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159 – May 18, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159


dāru-brahma jagan-nātho
bhagavān puruṣottame
kṣetre nīlācale kṣārā-
rṇava-tīre virājate

TRANSLATION
“At Puruṣottama-kṣetra, on the blue mountain on the shore of the salt ocean, Jagannātha, the Lord of the universe, the Personality of Godhead, is present as the Absolute Truth manifest in wood.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142 – May 14, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142


antaḥ-pure deva-kule
jagad-īśārcana-dhvanim
apūrvaṁ tumulaṁ dūrāc
chrutvāpṛccham amuṁ janān

TRANSLATION
Within the inner precincts of the city, from a distance I heard the sound of temple worship of the Lord of the universe. I had never heard such a tumult, so I asked about it from people nearby.

Weekly Sanga – May 12, 2025

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies, including Mother’s Day (US) and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance day of Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146 – May 7, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146


paramānanda-pūrṇo ’haṁ
praṇaman daṇḍa-van muhuḥ
vyacintayam idaṁ svasyā-
paśyam adya didṛkṣitam

TRANSLATION
“Filled with supreme bliss, I repeatedly fell flat on the ground. “Today,” I thought, “I have seen what I always wanted to see.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140 – May 4, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140


hṛt-pūrakaṁ mahānandaṁ
sarvathānubhaviṣyasi
idānīm etya mad-gehe
bhuṅkṣva viṣṇu-niveditam

TRANSLATION
“You will feel great ecstasy, fulfilling all your heart’s desires. But for now please come have lunch in my house from the remnants of what has been offered to Lord Viṣṇu.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 30, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126


tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva
prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca
japena citta-śuddhir me
tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata

TRANSLATION
By the influence of that great person, even such aimless chanting purified my mind, and I developed faith in the mantra.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 27, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126


tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva
prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca
japena citta-śuddhir me
tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata

TRANSLATION
By the influence of that great person, even such aimless chanting purified my mind, and I developed faith in the mantra.