Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 240
TRANSLATION
But first hear from me about an excellent method for approaching Ayodhyā, a method approved by those whose only taste is for service at Lord Rāmacandra’s lotus feet.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 234
TRANSLATION
We are not able to describe completely this special ecstatic state, nor is it proper for us to do so. And even if the most perfect of scriptures, those dedicated to promoting devotional service, were to describe it in detail, the effect on ignorant people would be contrary.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 227
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In my opinion, the Lord’s coming under the control of His dearmost servants creates no unhappiness or fault of any kind. Rather, it creates great joy and broadcasts such glorious qualities of the Lord as His affectionate concern for His devotees.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222
yathā ca tatra tat-kālaṁ
bhakter yogyaṁ na sat phalam
sañjātam iti tac chuddha-
bhaktimadbhir vinindyate
TRANSLATION
Devotees who have material desires first enjoy the material results for which they hanker, and later, on the strength of devotional service, they enjoy the true fruit of devotion. But because that fruit does not at first appear, pure devotees decry what those worshipers first achieve.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 210
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One can reach perfection by honoring even a blade of grass — provided one sees within it the presence of the Supreme Lord — or by just once uttering or hearing even a faint semblance of the Lord’s name.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 193
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The hierarchy among devotees is only imagined according to their own forms of service and according to the happiness each devotee derives from his own relationship with the Lord.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 195
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Although everyone equally enjoys the bliss of worshiping the Lord, certain differences are conceived. Devotees are considered relative outsiders or insiders, depending, for example, on whether they serve the Lord from afar or from nearby.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 187
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And Kṛṣṇa is different from Nārāyaṇa, for when Kṛṣṇa appears in His descent in the material world He fully manifests the many unique glories that distinguish Kṛṣṇa alone — charming, attractive glories that can be known only to hearts softened by prema-bhakti.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 185
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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.
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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.
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