Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 25 – January 5, 2025

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 25


śrī-jaiminir uvāca
mātur evaṁ mahā-ramya-
praśnenānanditaḥ sutaḥ
tāṁ natvā sāśru-romāñcam
ārebhe pratibhāṣitum

TRANSLATION
Śrī Jaimini said: Delighted by this most pleasing inquiry from Mother Uttarā, her son, Parīkṣit, bowed down to her and began his reply. Tears poured from his eyes, and his bodily hairs stood on end.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20 – December 29, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20


parāṁ kāṣṭhāṁ gataṁ tat-tad-
rasa-jātīyatocitam
athāpi rāsa-kṛt-tādṛg-
bhaktānām astu kā gatiḥ

TRANSLATION
They have all attained the ultimate limit of happiness, each in his own kind of ecstatic reciprocation with the Lord. But what place is destined for the exceptional devotees of the performer of the rāsa dance?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20 – December 15, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 20


parāṁ kāṣṭhāṁ gataṁ tat-tad-
rasa-jātīyatocitam
athāpi rāsa-kṛt-tādṛg-
bhaktānām astu kā gatiḥ

TRANSLATION
They have all attained the ultimate limit of happiness, each in his own kind of ecstatic reciprocation with the Lord. But what place is destined for the exceptional devotees of the performer of the rāsa dance?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 – December 8, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14


vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ
sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam
niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā
labhante sadya eva tat

TRANSLATION
That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14 – December 1, 2024

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 14


vaikuṇṭhaṁ durlabhaṁ muktaiḥ
sāndrānanda-cid-ātmakam
niṣkāmā ye tu tad-bhaktā
labhante sadya eva tat

TRANSLATION
That abode, Vaikuṇṭha, is made of concentrated ecstasy and pure consciousness. Even for liberated souls it is difficult to attain. But the Lord’s devotees who are free from selfish desires reach it at once.