Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 185 – July 29, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 185


evaṁ bhagavatā tena
śrī-kṛṣṇenāvatāriṇāna
bhidyante ’vatārās te
nityāḥ satyāś ca tādṛśāḥ

TRANSLATION
The incarnations of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead, are likewise not different from Him, their source. Just as He is eternal and real, so are they.

Weekly Sanga – July 26, 2026

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives an overview of what has been cover in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta thus far and also gives a preview of his Monday Morning Greetings article.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 165 – July 22, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 165


durvitarkyā hi sā śaktir
adbhutā pārameśvarī
kintv asyaikānta-bhakteṣu
gūḍhaṁ kiñcin na tiṣṭhati

TRANSLATION
Inconceivable indeed is the amazing energy of the supreme controller, but nothing can be hidden from His unalloyed devotees.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 148 – July 19, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 148


pūrva-vad bhajanānandaṁ
prāpnuvanti navaṁ navam
sarvadāpy aparicchinnaṁ
vaikuṇṭhe ’tra viśeṣataḥ

TRANSLATION
The same kind of ecstasy these devotees previously enjoyed in worshiping the Lord they continue to relish here in Vaikuṇṭha. They obtain it as a unique, uninterrupted, unceasing bliss, newer and newer at every moment.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 147 – July 15, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 147


te ca sarve ’tra vaikuṇṭhe
śrī-nārāyaṇam īśvaram
tat-tad-varṇādi-yuktātma-
deva-rūpaṁ vicakṣate

TRANSLATION
In Vaikuṇṭha each devotee sees the Supreme Lord Śrī Nārāyaṇa in the form of the particular Lord he worships, with suitable complexion and other qualities.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 136 – July 12, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 136


śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
tataḥ kān api siddhāntān
sva-prajñā-gocarān api
aicchaṁ tad-ānanāc chrotuṁ
śrotreṇa prerito haṭhāt

TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: I then wanted to hear Nārada explain from his own mouth certain philosophical conclusions about which I was already thinking. My ears were forcing me to do this.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 125 – July 8, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 125


śrī-bhagavan-nārada uvāca
bho gopa-nandana śrīmad-
vaikuṇṭheśānukampita
mukha-mlāny-ādinā kiñcic

TRANSLATION
The great master Nārada said: My dear son of a cowherd, you have received the mercy of the divine Lord of Vaikuṇṭha. Yet from signs like the paleness of your face you appear depressed, like someone suffering misfortune.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 111 – July 5, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 111


tathāpy asyāṁ vraja-kṣmāyāṁ
prabhuṁ sa-parivārakam
viharantaṁ tathā nekṣe
khidyate smeti man-manaḥ

TRANSLATION
Yet my mind would still feel sad because I couldn’t see the Lord and His companions play as they do here in the land of Vraja.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 107 – July 1, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 107


kṛṣṇasya bhakta-vātsalyād
yasya kasyāpi karmaṇaḥ
saṅkīrtanaṁ mahān eva
guṇaḥ śrī-prabhu-toṣaṇaḥ

TRANSLATION
“Kṛṣṇa is so kind to His devotees that saṅkīrtana of any of His activities is glorious and beneficial, and satisfying to our divine master.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 91 – June 28, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 91


yathā-kālaṁ tataḥ sarve
niḥsaranto mahā-śriyaḥ
ājñayā nirgamānicchuṁ
yuktyā māṁ bahir ānayan

TRANSLATION
When the time came to stop, everyone, on the request of Lakṣmīdevī, started to leave, but I didn’t want to go. The devotees had to persuade me to let them escort me outside.