In today’s saṅga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations about his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, on the day of his appearance.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67
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Once, someone arrived from a higher planet. His form surrounded by brilliant light, he was dressed by the directions only. He appeared to be a five- or six-year-old boy.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67
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Once, someone arrived from a higher planet. His form surrounded by brilliant light, he was dressed by the directions only. He appeared to be a five- or six-year-old boy.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 61
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At the end of one thousand cycles of ages — for that place, one day — the conflagration of the three worlds forced us to take refuge on Janaloka.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 60
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But at the end of each sacrifice, unhappiness would arise when the Lord disappeared; and when the Lord reappeared at the start of another sacrifice, happiness would begin again.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 58
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Therefore, while showing respect to the sages, I declined the status of a brāhmaṇa. But I stayed on Maharloka, enjoying the exalted pleasures that automatically appear in the world of the Prajāpatis.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 56
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Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Hearing this, O brāhmaṇa, I thought I would be much happier staying a vaiśya, for then I could keep worshiping both the Supreme Lord and those brāhmaṇas, His devotees.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 51
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By that Lord’s abundant mercy, I attained an exceptional bliss I had never known before, and all my desires were fulfilled.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 46
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I made this my intention and chanted my mantra. And soon a celestial airplane picked me up, and I found myself transported to Maharloka.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 42
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Śrī Bṛhaspati said: Above this realm shines the world called Maharloka, attainable through the best of pious works. Even when the three worlds are annihilated, that world is not destroyed.
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