Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 – December 1, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14


vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ
sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam
niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā
labhante sadya eva tat

TRANSLATION
That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 – November 24, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10


śrīmad-uttarovāca
kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ
trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam
agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ
sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam

TRANSLATION
Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10 – November 17, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 10


śrīmad-uttarovāca
kāmināṁ puṇya-kartṝṇāṁ
trai-lokyaṁ gṛhiṇāṁ padam
agṛhāṇāṁ ca tasyordhvaṁ
sthitaṁ loka-catuṣṭayam

TRANSLATION
Śrīmatī Uttarā said: By performing auspicious duties, householders with material desires can achieve the three worlds, and persons who have renounced their homes can reach the four worlds still beyond those.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 1 – November 10, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 1


śrī-janamejaya uvāca
satyaṁ sac-chāstra-vargārtha-
sāraḥ saṅgṛhya durlabhaḥ
gūḍhaḥ sva-mātre pitrā me
kṛṣṇa-premṇā prakāśitaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Janamejaya said: Truly, my father gleaned the essential meaning of all eternal scriptures, and with great love for Kṛṣṇa he revealed to his mother that rare confidential truth.