Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 130 – October 6, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 130


na sambhaved asmaraṇaṁ kadāpi
sva-jīvanānāṁ yad api priyāṇām
tathāpi kenāpi viśeṣaṇena
smṛtiḥ praharṣāya yathā su-jīvitam

TRANSLATION
Those dear as life one can never forget, but when reminded of them in a special way one feels happy, like one who has lived a life of good fortune.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 – September 29, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124


śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra
śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama
hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ
bhavān me rasikottama

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 – September 22, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124


śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra
śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama
hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ
bhavān me rasikottama

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 118 – September 18, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 118


śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
etādṛśaṁ tad-vraja-bhāgya-vaibhavaṁ
saṁrambhataḥ kīrtayato mahā-prabhoḥ
puna tathā-bhāva-niveśa-śaṅkayā
tāḥ preritā mantri-vareṇa saṁjñayā

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: As the Supreme Lord continued ardently praising the splendor of the good fortune of Vraja, the expert counselor Uddhava grew anxious, for the special ecstasies of Vraja might again draw the Lord into a trance. With a gesture, therefore, he prompted the ladies to do something.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 110 – September 15, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 110


rūpeṇa veṣeṇa ravāmṛtena
vaṁśyāś ca pūrvānuditena viśvam
sammohitaṁ prema-bhareṇa kṛtsnaṁ
tiṣṭhantu dūre vraja-vāsinas te
 

TRANSLATION
My beautiful form, My dress, and the nectarean sound of My flute, never heard before, enchanted the whole universe with overwhelming love of God. So what to speak of how these affected the residents of Vraja.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 – September 8, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106


aho bhāmini jānīhi
tat tan mama mahā-sukham
mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā
tasthau tatrocitāspade
 

TRANSLATION
Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 – September 4, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106


aho bhāmini jānīhi
tat tan mama mahā-sukham
mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā
tasthau tatrocitāspade
 

TRANSLATION
Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 99 – September 1, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 99


ata eva mayā svasya
sthitim apy asthiteḥ samām
dṛṣṭvā na gamyate tatra
śṛṇv arthaṁ yuṣmad-udvahe
 

TRANSLATION
Therefore My staying with them would be equal to My absence. Realizing this, I have not returned there. Now hear the real reason I married you.