Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 14 – February 4, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 14


yasya prasādaḥ san-mauna-
śānti-bhakty-ādi-sādhanaiḥ
prārthyo naḥ sa svayaṁ vo ’bhūt
prasanno vaśa-varty api

TRANSLATION
We can only pray to satisfy Him through our disciplines of silence, peace, and devotion. But being naturally satisfied with you, He has even submitted Himself to your control.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 8 – January 31, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 8


yo brahma-rudrādi-samādhi-durlabho
vedokti-tātparya-viśeṣa-gocaraḥ
śrīmān nṛsiṁhaḥ kila vāmanaś ca
śrī-rāghavendro ’pi yad-aṁśa-rūpaḥ

TRANSLATION
For Brahmā, Rudra, and other demigods He is difficult to realize even in advanced meditation. He can be known through the words of the Vedas only when one understands their special purport. Śrīmān Nṛsiṁha, Śrī Vāmana, and Śrī Rāghavendra are His plenary expansions.

Weekly Sanga – January 28, 2024

In today’s sanga, despite a bad internet connection, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent travels and studies.

Due to a bad internet connection, today’s recording is not the best quality.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 5 – January 21, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 5


rājñā pūjārtham ānītaiḥ
pūrva-vad dravya-sañcayaiḥ
mātas tvac-chvaśurān eva
sa-bhṛtyān ārcayat sa tān

TRANSLATION
As others had done before, dear mother, the king brought a large assortment of items for worshiping Nārada. But Nārada took those items and instead worshiped your fathers-in-law and their servants.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 7 – January 17, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 7


śrī-nārada uvāca
yūyaṁ nṛ-loke bata bhūri-bhāgā
yeṣāṁ priyo ’sau jagad-īśvareśaḥ
devo gurur bandhuṣu mātuleyo
dūtaḥ suhṛt sārathir ukti-tantraḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Nārada said: You are indeed the most fortunate persons on earth! The Lord of all lords of the universe is your dearest friend. He is your God, your spiritual master, your blood relation, your maternal cousin. He is your messenger, well-wisher, order carrier, and charioteer.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 1 – January 7, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 1


śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tatra śrī-nārado harṣa-
bharākrāntaḥ sa-nartanam
kuru-deśaṁ gato dhāvan
rājadhānyāṁ praviṣṭavān

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Śrī Nārada, beside himself with joy, arrived dancing at the kingdom of the Kurus and raced into their capital city.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 112 – January 3, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 112


teṣāṁ jyeṣṭhasya sāmrājye
pravṛttir bhagavat-priyāt
ato bahu-vidhā deva-
durlabhā rājya-sampadaḥ

TRANSLATION
The eldest of these brothers rules the state out of love for the Personality of Godhead. Thus his kingdom is rich in all sorts of assets rarely enjoyed by the demigods.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 110 – December 31, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 110


bṛhad-vrata-dharān asmāṁs
tāṁś ca gārhasthya-dharmiṇaḥ
sāmrājya-vyāpṛtān matvā
māparādhāvṛto bhava

TRANSLATION
Please do not let your intelligence become shrouded by the offensive idea that you and I are staunch celibates and the Pāṇḍavas mere householders, distracted by political affairs.