Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 43 – October 7, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 43


āsīnasya sabhā-madhye
sevitasya maharddhibhiḥ
pārśve bhagavato ’thāhaṁ
gantuṁ lajje bibhemi ca

TRANSLATION
I then became shy and feared to go near the Personality of Godhead when He was seated in His court and being served by His transcendental opulences.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 42 – October 4, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 42


śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
teṣāṁ tatrāgraheṇāpi
sva-cittasyācyutasya ca
alabdhvā sva-rasaṁ teṣu
nīcākiñcana-vat sthitaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Even though these Yādavas insisted, I stayed like a poor, simple devotee because in their dress I would not have been able to taste the special mood that appealed to my mind, and to Lord Acyuta’s.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Texts 35-36 – September 30, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Texts 35-36


vicitraṁ tasya kāruṇya-
bharaṁ santatam āpnuvan
vasaṁs tatra mahānanda-
pūrān anubhavāmi yān

teṣāṁ nirūpaṇaṁ kartuṁ
vācā cittena vā janaḥ
brahmāyuṣāpi kaḥ śakto
bhagavad-bhaktimān api

TRANSLATION
While residing there in Dvārakā I constantly, abundantly received Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful mercy. I tasted such a flood of supreme ecstasy that no one could tell of it in words, or even think of it within the mind, not even a pure devotee of the Lord with a lifetime of Brahmā.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 25 – September 27, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 25


tābhyām amūbhiś ca sa-lajjam āvṛtaḥ
kumāra-vargair api śobhito ’viśat
prāsādam ātmīyam athāsanottame
nihnutya bhāvaṁ niṣasāda hṛṣṭa-vat

TRANSLATION
With His two mothers and all these queens surrounding Him shyly, the Lord entered His palace, followed also by several groups of young sons, who added to the splendor of that procession. Within His palace, He concealed the emotions He was feeling, and with apparent pleasure He sat down on the best of thrones.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 26 – September 23, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 26


taṁ śrī-yaśodākhila-gopa-sundarī-
gopārbha-vargair iva bhūṣitaṁ tv aham
paśyan samakṣaṁ dhṛta-veṇum ātmano
dhyeyaṁ punar harṣa-bhareṇa mohitaḥ

TRANSLATION
But I saw the Lord appearing before me as if adorned by the company of Śrī Yaśodā and all the beautiful young gopīs and many young cowherd boys. Seeing the object of my meditation holding my flute in His hand, I again fainted, overwhelmed by delight.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 22 – September 20, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 22


śvaśrūṁ puras-kṛtya sa-rohiṇīkāṁ
śrī-devakīṁ sāṣṭa-śatottarāṇi
prabhuṁ sahasrāṇy atha ṣoḍaśāgre
‘bhyayuḥ sa-bhṛtyāḥ pramudā mahiṣyaḥ

TRANSLATION
The Lord’s 16,108 queens happily followed their husband, along with their maidservants. And in front the queens placed their mothers-in-law, Śrī Devakī and Rohiṇī.

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami’s Vyāsa-pūjā Address – September 12, 2026

The following is a recording of Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami’s Vyāsa-pūjā address, given on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 12 – September 9, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 12


tiṣṭhan puraḥ śrī-garuḍo ’sti taṁ stuvan
pādābja-saṁvāhana-kṛt tathoddhavaḥ
rahasya-vārtābhir asau priyābhiḥ
santoṣayann asti nijeśvaraṁ tam

TRANSLATION
Śrī Garuḍa stood before the Lord, glorifying Him with prayers. And Uddhava massaged the Lord’s lotus feet and pleased Him with affectionate intimate remarks.