Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 63 – June 11, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 63


sārvabhaumo muni-varaṁ
sampūjya praśrito ’bravīt
nija-ślāghā-bharāj jāta-
lajjā-namita-mastakaḥ

TRANSLATION
The king, that ruler of a vast region, then worshiped the topmost sage and humbly replied, his head bowed down in embarrassment by the weight of hearing his own praise.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 59 – June 7, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 59


śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tato nṛpa-varaṁ draṣṭuṁ
tad-deśe nārado vrajan
deva-pūjotsavāsaktās

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Nārada then went to the country of that best of kings to see him. Wherever Nārada went he found the people absorbed in festive worship of the Lord.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 53 – June 4, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 53


akṛṣṭa-pacyā sā bhūmir
vṛṣṭis tatra yathā-sukham
iṣṭāni phala-mūlāni
su-labhāny ambarāṇi ca

TRANSLATION
In that kingdom, the earth yields crops without being tilled, rain falls just enough for people’s comfort, and whatever fruits, vegetables, and clothing one desires are easily to be had.

Japa and Prayer School – June 3, 2023

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues his Japa and Prayer School classes.

In today’s class:

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 11 Chapter 5 Text 36


kaliṁ sabhājayanty āryā
guṇa jñāḥ sāra-bhāginaḥ
yatra saṅkīrtanenaiva
sarva-svārtho ’bhilabhyate

 

TRANSLATION
Those who are actually advanced in knowledge are able to appreciate the essential value of this Age of Kali. Such enlightened persons worship Kali-yuga because in this fallen age all perfection of life can easily be achieved by the performance of saṅkīrtana.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 52 – May 31, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 52


deśaś ca deva-viprebhyo
rājñā datto vibhajya saḥ
nopadravo ’sti tad-deśe
ko ’pi śoko ’tha vā bhayam

 

TRANSLATION
The king has given his kingdom away to the demigods and brāhmaṇas, dividing it among them. His kingdom is completely free from sorrow, social disruption, and fear.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 44 – May 28, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 44


ahaṁ varākaḥ ko nu syāṁ
dātuṁ śaknomi vā kiyat
vaibhavaṁ vartate kiṁ me
bhagavad-bhajanaṁ kutaḥ

 

TRANSLATION
Who am I but a most wretched person? How much charity am I able to give? What opulence do I have? And how have I ever reciprocated with the Lord in devotional service?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 41 – May 24, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 41


śrī-nārada uvāca
bhavān viprendra kṛṣṇasya
mahānugraha-bhājanam
yasyedṛśaṁ dhanaṁ dravyam
audāryaṁ vaibhavaṁ tathā

 

TRANSLATION
Śrī Nārada said: O leader of the brāhmaṇas, it is you who have received Lord Kṛṣṇa’s greatest favor. After all, you have such wealth, property, generosity, and personal opulence.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 37 – May 21, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 37


tato ’bhimukham āgatya
kṛṣṇasya racitāñjaliḥ
tasminn evārpayām āsa
sarvaṁ tat-phala-sañcayam

 

TRANSLATION
After this, he again went before the Śālagrāma Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa. And with folded hands he offered to the Lord all the pious credit he had earned by the sacrifice.

Japa and Prayer School – May 20, 2023

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues his Japa and Prayer School classes.

In today’s class:

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 12 Chapter 3 Text 51


kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann
asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ
kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya
mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet

 

TRANSLATION
My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 28 – May 17, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 28


vicitrotkṛṣṭa-vastūni
sa niṣpādya mahā-manāḥ
āvaśyakaṁ samāpyādau
saṁskṛtya mahatīṁ sthalīm

 

TRANSLATION
“Having collected all sorts of valuable items for worship of the Lord, the generous brāhmaṇa then saw to the preliminaries, first by purifying a large area on the ground.”