Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 145 – October 16, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 145


śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tataḥ śrī-hasta-kamalaṁ
prasārya paramādarāt
evam astv iti sānandaṁ
gopī-nāthena bhāṣitam

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Lord Gopīnātha then extended His divine lotus hand and with great respect for Nārada blissfully said, “So be it.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 139 – October 13, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 139


tathāpi teṣām eko ’pi
na tṛpyati kathañcana
tad gṛhāṇa varān anyān
matto ’bhīṣṭa-tarān varān

TRANSLATION
Yet none of these devotees is ever satiated. Please, therefore, ask from Me some other, more satisfying benedictions.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 131 – October 9, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 131


ity evam upakāro ’dya
bhavatākāri me mahān
tat te ’smi parama-prīto
nijābhīṣṭān varān vṛṇu

TRANSLATION
So today you have favored Me greatly, and therefore I am delighted with you. Please choose whatever benedictions you would like.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 130 – October 6, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 130


na sambhaved asmaraṇaṁ kadāpi
sva-jīvanānāṁ yad api priyāṇām
tathāpi kenāpi viśeṣaṇena
smṛtiḥ praharṣāya yathā su-jīvitam

TRANSLATION
Those dear as life one can never forget, but when reminded of them in a special way one feels happy, like one who has lived a life of good fortune.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 – September 29, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124


śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra
śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama
hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ
bhavān me rasikottama

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 – September 22, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124


śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra
śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama
hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ
bhavān me rasikottama

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 118 – September 18, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 118


śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
etādṛśaṁ tad-vraja-bhāgya-vaibhavaṁ
saṁrambhataḥ kīrtayato mahā-prabhoḥ
puna tathā-bhāva-niveśa-śaṅkayā
tāḥ preritā mantri-vareṇa saṁjñayā

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: As the Supreme Lord continued ardently praising the splendor of the good fortune of Vraja, the expert counselor Uddhava grew anxious, for the special ecstasies of Vraja might again draw the Lord into a trance. With a gesture, therefore, he prompted the ladies to do something.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 110 – September 15, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 110


rūpeṇa veṣeṇa ravāmṛtena
vaṁśyāś ca pūrvānuditena viśvam
sammohitaṁ prema-bhareṇa kṛtsnaṁ
tiṣṭhantu dūre vraja-vāsinas te
 

TRANSLATION
My beautiful form, My dress, and the nectarean sound of My flute, never heard before, enchanted the whole universe with overwhelming love of God. So what to speak of how these affected the residents of Vraja.

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