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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 120 śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca nija-stutyā tayā tasmin hriyā tūṣṇīṁ sthite prabhau bhagavat-pārṣadās te mām āśliṣyocuḥ suhṛd-varāḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Abashed at hearing himself praised, Lord Śiva remained silent. Then the associates of Lord Viṣṇu, who were Lord Śiva’s dearmost friends, embraced me and spoke.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 120 śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca nija-stutyā tayā tasmin hriyā tūṣṇīṁ sthite prabhau bhagavat-pārṣadās te mām āśliṣyocuḥ suhṛd-varāḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Abashed at hearing himself praised, Lord Śiva remained silent. Then the associates of Lord Viṣṇu, who were Lord Śiva’s dearmost friends, embraced me and spoke.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 113 atrāpi bhagavantaṁ yad dṛṣṭavān asi tādṛśam sad-guroḥ kṛpayā kṛṣṇa- didṛkṣā-bhara-kāritam TRANSLATION Yet even here you have seen the Supreme Lord in this form because your divine guru gave you his mercy. That mercy created in you the strong desire to see Kṛṣṇa, which impelled Kṛṣṇa to reveal Himself.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 107 athāpi govardhana-gopa-putras tam arhasi tvaṁ mathureśa-bhaktaḥ tad-eka-bhakti-priya-vipra-śiṣyas tadīya-tan-mantra-paro ’nuraktaḥ TRANSLATION But you deserve to go to Vaikuṇṭha, O son of a Govardhana cowherd, for you are a devotee of the Lord of Mathurā, a disciple of a brāhmaṇa attached only to the Lord’s devotional service, a soul dedicated to the Lord’s mantra given you by your guru, and one who is faithful in your service to the Lord.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 98 yady asya mat-pituḥ samyak karuṇā syān tadā tvayā śroṣyate mahimā tasya gatvā cānubhaviṣyate TRANSLATION If you receive the full mercy of my father, you will hear the glories of Vaikuṇṭha and go there to see them for yourself.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his studies and travels.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his studies and travels.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 100 vicāra-jātataḥ svasya sambhāvya tad-ayogyatām prarudañ śoka-vegena mohaṁ prāpyāpataṁ kṣaṇāt TRANSLATION From the many thoughts flashing through my mind I concluded I was unfit to go. I cried profusely, and the force of my sorrow made me faint and suddenly fall to the ground.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 93 vasanti ca tapo-loke prabhuṁ nārāyaṇaṁ vinā anāthānām iva kṣemaṁ vahantas tan-nivāsinām TRANSLATION They live on Tapoloka, where they give reassurance and security to the residents, who at times feel helpless in the absence of their Lord Nārāyaṇa.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 80 tad-darśana-svabhāvottha- praharṣākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ nājñāsiṣaṁ kim apy antar bahiś cānyan nija-priyam TRANSLATION So attracted was my mind by the spontaneous joy of seeing them that I was aware of nothing but them, internally or externally, not even things most dear to me.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 70 abodhayaṁ mano ’nena maheśenaiva sā khalu līlā-viśeṣa-vaicitrī kṛtā mūrti-viśeṣataḥ TRANSLATION I told my mind that it is Lord Śiva himself who performs these wonderfully varied pastimes in the special form of Lord Gopāla.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 70 abodhayaṁ mano ’nena maheśenaiva sā khalu līlā-viśeṣa-vaicitrī kṛtā mūrti-viśeṣataḥ TRANSLATION I told my mind that it is Lord Śiva himself who performs these wonderfully varied pastimes in the special form of Lord Gopāla.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 62 śrīman-madana-gopālān nija-prāṇeṣṭa-daivatāt abhinnaḥ śrī-maheśo ’yam uta tad-bhāva-vardhanaḥ TRANSLATION This Lord Śiva, I realized, is nondifferent from Madana-gopāla, the Deity I worship, the Lord more dear to me than life itself. Lord Śiva serves the cause of love for my Lord by promoting it everywhere.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 61 jñātvā bhagavatā tena dṛṣṭyādiṣṭasya nandinaḥ upadeśena śuddhena svayaṁ me ’sphurad añjasā TRANSLATION Lord Śiva, reading my thoughts, ordered Nandīśvara with a knowing glance, and through Nandīśvara’s pure guidance the facts easily revealed themselves to me.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 52 paramaṁ vismayaṁ prāpto harṣaṁ caitad acintayam ko nv ayaṁ pārivārāḍhyo bhāti mukti-padopari TRANSLATION Feeling the greatest surprise and delight, I thought, “Who is this, accompanied by such an entourage, and appearing from above the abode of liberation?”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 48 vraja-bhūmāv ihāgatya sādhaye ’haṁ sva-vāñchitam vimṛśann evam aśrauṣaṁ gīta-vādyādbhuta-dhvanim TRANSLATION I was thinking that if I returned to this Vraja-bhūmi I would fulfill my desires. And then I heard some wonderful singing and music.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 42 ittham ānanda-sandoham anuvindan nimagna-dhīḥ ātmārāma ivābhūvaṁ pūrṇa-kāma ivātha vā TRANSLATION The huge treasure of ecstasy I thus obtained inundated my mind. I became like a self-contented sage or like a man whose ambitions have all been fulfilled.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 48 vraja-bhūmāv ihāgatya sādhaye ’haṁ sva-vāñchitam vimṛśann evam aśrauṣaṁ gīta-vādyādbhuta-dhvanim TRANSLATION I was thinking that if I returned to this Vraja-bhūmi I would fulfill my desires. And then I heard some wonderful singing and music.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his studies and travels.

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his Govardhan retreat.