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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Texts 3-4 – July 3, 2024

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Texts 3-4

tam apūrva-daśā-bhājaṁ
preṣṭha-praṇaya-kātaram
nigūḍha-nija-māhātmya-
bhara-prakaṭanoddhatam

mahā-nārāyaṇaṁ brahmā
pitaraṁ gurum ātmanaḥ
sa-camatkāram ālokya
dhvasta-dhairyo ’rudat kṣaṇam

TRANSLATION
Brahmā found his own father and spiritual master, the original Nārāyaṇa, in an unprecedented state, distressed by love for His beloved devotees. Seeing the Lord thus boldly revealing His true greatness, normally hidden, Brahmā was astonished. For a moment he too lost his gravity and began to cry.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 1 – June 30, 2024

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 1

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
itthaṁ sa-parivārasya
mātas tasyārti-rodanaiḥ
brahmāṇḍaṁ vyāpya sañjāto
mahotpāta-cayaḥ kṣaṇāt

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Dear mother, as the sound of Kṛṣṇa lamenting with His family members filled the universe, a series of terrible omens quickly ensued.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 113 – June 26, 2024

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 113

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
śrīmad-gopāla-devas tac
chrutvā sambhrānti-yantritaḥ
jātāntas-tāpataḥ śuṣyan-
mukhābjaḥ śaṅkayākulaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Having heard all this, the blessed Lord Gopāla felt overwrought with worry for His devotees. Scorching anxiety dried up His lotus face. He was filled with dread.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 113 – June 23, 2024

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 113

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
śrīmad-gopāla-devas tac
chrutvā sambhrānti-yantritaḥ
jātāntas-tāpataḥ śuṣyan-
mukhābjaḥ śaṅkayākulaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Having heard all this, the blessed Lord Gopāla felt overwrought with worry for His devotees. Scorching anxiety dried up His lotus face. He was filled with dread.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 104 – June 19, 2024

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 104

vṛkṣādibhis tv antarite kadācid
asmin sati syāt saha-cāriṇāṁ bhṛśam
śrī-kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti mahā-pluta-svarair
āhvāna-bhaṅgyākulatā sa-rodanā

TRANSLATION
O virtuous lady, if trees or other obstacles block Kṛṣṇa from sight even briefly, His companions at once shed tears and call in anxious, drawn-out voices, “Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 90 – June 16, 2024

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 90

bhavān svayam agatvā tu
yaṁ sandeśaṁ samarpya mām
prāhiṇot tena te sarve
babhūvur nihatā iva

TRANSLATION
But You never came. You sent me instead. And when they heard the message You had sent with me, they almost died from disappointment.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 87 – June 12, 2024

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 87

śrī-nanda uvāca
dravyāṇy ādau prema-cihnāni putra
etāny atra prāhiṇot satya-vākyaḥ
śīghraṁ paścād āgamiṣyaty avaśyaṁ
tatratyaṁ sva-prastutārthaṁ samāpya

TRANSLATION
Śrī Nanda said: Our son is an honest person who always speaks the truth. He has first sent us these things, as tokens of His love. He is sure to come back to us quickly, as soon as He finishes what He has to do in Mathurā.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 79 – June 9, 2024

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 79

śrīmad-uddhava uvāca
na rāja-rājeśvaratā-vibhūtīr
na divya-vastūni ca te bhavattaḥ
na kāmayante ’nyad apīha kiñcid
amutra ca prāpyam ṛte bhavantam

TRANSLATION
Śrīmān Uddhava said: The people of Vraja don’t want from You the power and wealth of emperors, nor the enjoyments found in heaven, nor anything else obtainable in this world or the next. They desire nothing else but You.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 70-72 – June 5, 2024

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 70-72

tataḥ padmāvatī rājya-
dāna-bhītā vimūḍha-dhīḥ
mahiṣī yadu-rājasya
vṛddhā mātāmahī prabhoḥ

apy uktāśravaṇāt pūrvaṁ
rāma-mātrāvahelitā
sva-bhartū rakṣituṁ rājyaṁ
cāturyāt parihāsa-vat

vyāhāra-paripāṭyānya-
cittatāpādanena tam
yadu-vaṁśyaika-śaraṇaṁ
vidhātuṁ svastham abravīt

TRANSLATION
Then, fearing that the kingdom was about to be given away, old Padmāvatī, the Lord’s grandmother, the queen of the Yadu king Ugrasena, gathered her muddled wits and cleverly feigned a joking spirit. To protect her husband’s domain, she spoke up again, even though Balarāma’s mother had snubbed her by ignoring her previous remarks. Invoking eloquence, Padmāvatī tried to change the mood, to bring Kṛṣṇa, the exclusive shelter of the Yadu dynasty, back to normal.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 63 – June 2, 2024

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Rathi Krishna dasa

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 63

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
idam ākarṇya bhagavān
utthāya śayanād drutam
priya-prema-parādhīno
rudann uccair bahir gataḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hearing this, the Personality of Godhead, who is ruled by the love of those dear to Him, suddenly got up from His bed and came outside, loudly weeping.

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