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.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190 – June 1, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190


śrī-jagannātha-devasya
sevā-rūpaṁ ca viddhi tam
evaṁ matvā ca viśvasya
na kadācij japaṁ tyajeḥ

TRANSLATION
“This chanting, please understand, is another form of service to Lord Śrī Jagannātha. Have faith in this and never give up your japa.”

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.”