4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 81

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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 81

sri-hanuman uvaca
tesam apad-gana eva
sattamah syuh su-sevitah
ye vidhaya prabhum vyagram
sadyah sangamayanti taih

TRANSLATION
Sri Hanuman said: All the calamities that befell the Pandavas were most auspicious and desirable because those calamities made the Personality of Godhead anxious to join the Pandavas quickly.

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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Texts 76

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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 76

sarathyam parsadatvam ca
sevanam mantri-dutate
virasananugamane
cakre stuti-natir api

TRANSLATION
He acted as their servant, advisor, messenger,charioteer, and court attendant. He kept watch for them at night, followed them on processions, and even offered them praise and obeisances.

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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Texts 73-74

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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 73-74

so ‘dhuna mathura-puryam
avatirnena tena hi
praduskrta-nijaisvarya-
para-kastha-vibhutina
krtasyanugrahasyamsam
pandavesu mahatmasu
tulayarhati no gantum
sumerum mrd-anur yatha

TRANSLATION
But now He has descended to Mathura-puri, where He displays the summit of His opulences and powers. All the mercy He has shown me cannot equal even a speck of the mercy He has shown the saintly Pandavas, any more than a molecule of earth can equal Mount Sumeru.

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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali/Wednesday Sangas

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 1.5

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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Text 1.5
In this evening’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.5.

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4) Bhakta: The Devotee/Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta/Part 1: Finding the Essence of the Supreme Lord's Mercy/Sunday Sangas

Brihad Bhagavatamrta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 67

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Brihad Bhagavatamrta
Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 67

aho bhavan eva visuddha-bhaktiman
param na seva-sukhato ‘dhimanya yah
imam prabhum vacam udara-sekharam
jagada tad-bhakta-gana-pramodinim

TRANSLATION
Indeed, your devotion for the Lord is absolutely pure, for you consider nothing more valuable than the pleasure of serving Him. You delighted all His devotees by speaking to that best of generous Lords these words:

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