Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 38 – February 19, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 38


devy-ādeśena taṁ mantraṁ
vivikte satataṁ japan
dhanecchāyā nivṛtto ’bhūl
lebhe ca hṛdi nirvṛtim

TRANSLATION
On the order of the goddess, he chanted the mantra constantly to himself in a secluded place. Gradually he gave up his desire for wealth, and his heart became satisfied.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35 – February 16, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35


vipro niṣkiñcanaḥ kaścit
purā prāgjyotiṣe pure
vasann ajñāta-śāstrārtho
bahu-draviṇa-kāmyayā

TRANSLATION
Long ago in the city of Prāgjyotiṣa there lived a poor brāhmaṇa. He was ignorant of the teachings of scripture, and he hankered after abundant wealth.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35 – February 12, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35


vipro niṣkiñcanaḥ kaścit
purā prāgjyotiṣe pure
vasann ajñāta-śāstrārtho
bahu-draviṇa-kāmyayā

TRANSLATION
Long ago in the city of Prāgjyotiṣa there lived a poor brāhmaṇa. He was ignorant of the teachings of scripture, and he hankered after abundant wealth.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35 – February 9, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 35


vipro niṣkiñcanaḥ kaścit
purā prāgjyotiṣe pure
vasann ajñāta-śāstrārtho
bahu-draviṇa-kāmyayā

TRANSLATION
Long ago in the city of Prāgjyotiṣa there lived a poor brāhmaṇa. He was ignorant of the teachings of scripture, and he hankered after abundant wealth.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 1 Texts 3-4 – February 5, 2025

Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā Chapter 1 Texts 3-4


śrī-rūpa, sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunātha
śrī-jīva, gopāla-bhaṭṭa, dāsa-raghunātha

ei chaya gurura karoṅ caraṇa vandana
yāhā haite vighna-nāśa, abhīṣṭa-pūraṇa

TRANSLATION

I pray to the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs — Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa Raghunātha — so that all impediments to my writing this literature will be annihilated and my real desire will be fulfilled.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 30 – January 12, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 30


tac-chiṣya-rūpeṇa ca mat-priyaṁ taṁ
saṁśrāvya śāpaṁ nilayāndha-kūpāt
śrī-vāsudevena vikṛṣya nītaḥ
prāyopaveśāya matiṁ dyu-nadyām

TRANSLATION
When I heard of that curse, I took it as most welcome. Śrī Vāsudeva, in the form of a brāhmaṇa’s disciple, was dragging me out of the blind well of family life and guiding me to choose to fast till death on the shore of the celestial Gaṅgā.