Episodes
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 25
tata eva hi kṛṣṇasya
tat-prasādasya cādbhutā
tat-premṇo ’pi mayā jñātā
mādhurī tadvatāṁ tathā
TRANSLATION
Since then I have understood the amazing sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, of love for Him, and of those who possess that love.
Published 05/01/24
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent travels and studies.
Published 04/29/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
uddhavo ’tyanta-sambhrānto
drutam utthāya tat-padau
nidhāyāṅke samāliṅgya
tasyābhipretya hṛd-gatam
hṛt-prāpta-bhagavat-tat-tat-
prasāda-bhara-bhāg-janaḥ
tadīya-prema-sampatti-
vibhava-smṛti-yantritaḥ
rodanair vivaśo dīno
yatnād dhairyaṁ śrito munim
avadhāpyāha mātsaryāt
sāttvikāt pramudaṁ gataḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Impelled by great respect for Nārada, Uddhava suddenly stood up, held Nārada’s feet, and...
Published 04/24/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10
utthāya yatnād ānīya
svāsthyaṁ nītvā kṣaṇena tam
premāśru-klinna-vadanaṁ
prakṣālyāhuḥ śanair laghu
TRANSLATION
Standing up, they brought him carefully to where they had been sitting. They took a moment to restore him to a condition closer to normal and wiped dry his face, wet with tears of love. Then they spoke to him, simply and gently.
Published 04/21/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 4
bhūmau kvāpi skhalati patati kvāpi tiṣṭhaty aceṣṭaḥ
kvāpy utkampaṁ bhajati luṭhati kvāpi rodity athārtaḥ
kvāpy ākrośan plutibhir ayate gāyati kvāpi nṛtyan
sarvaṁ kvāpi śrayati yugapat prema-sampad-vikāram
TRANSLATION
He sometimes tripped and fell to the ground and sometimes stood motionless. Sometimes his body trembled, or he rolled on the ground, or he wept in great distress. He sometimes shouted and jumped about, sometimes sang and danced. And...
Published 04/17/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 5
he man-mātar idānīṁ tvaṁ
sāvadhāna-tarā bhava
sthiratāṁ prāpayantī māṁ
sa-dhairyaṁ śṛṇv idaṁ svayam
TRANSLATION
My dear mother, please now be fully attentive. Listen soberly with steady concentration to what I am about to say.
Published 04/14/24
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares the story of his disciple Krishna-mayi Devi Dasi on the 25th anniversary of her passing.
Published 04/11/24
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.
Published 04/07/24
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.
Published 04/03/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 1-3
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
tac chrutvārye mahā-prema-
rasāveśena yantritaḥ
mahā-viṣṇu-priyo vīṇā-
hasto ’sau vismṛtākhilaḥ
sadā-dvāravatī-vāsā-
bhyastāntaḥ-pura-vartmanā
prabhu-prāsāda-deśāntaḥ-
praveśāścarya-vāhinā
pūrvābhyāsād ivābhyāsaṁ
prāsādasya gato muniḥ
bhūtāviṣṭo mahonmāda-
gṛhītaś ca yathetaraḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: Noble mother, after hearing Ugrasena’s advice, Nārada, the dear devotee of Lord Mahā-viṣṇu, became absorbed in the...
Published 03/31/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 129
yathāhaṁ prārthya tat-saṅga-
sthitiṁ nāpnomi karhicit
tan-mahā-lābhato hīno
’satyayā rājya-rakṣayā
TRANSLATION
In contrast, despite my begging to stay in Kṛṣṇa’s company, I never obtain that blessing. I am deprived of that achievement because of my degraded occupation of protecting the kingdom.
Published 03/27/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 120
yas tiṣṭhan bhojana-krīḍā-
kautukāvasare hareḥ
mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṁ
labhate nityam ekalaḥ
TRANSLATION
Uddhava stays alone with Kṛṣṇa when the Lord playfully enjoys His meals. So he is the only person who can always obtain the Lord’s mahā-prasāda remnants.
Published 03/24/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 116
kintv asmāsūddhavaḥ śrīmān
paramānugrahāspadam
yādavendrasya yo mantrī
śiṣyo bhṛtyaḥ priyo mahān
TRANSLATION
But among us, blessed Uddhava has received Kṛṣṇa’s greatest mercy. That exalted soul is Lord Yādavendra’s adviser, His disciple, His servant, and His extremely dear friend.
Published 03/20/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89
tad yāhi tasya parama-priya-varga-mukhyān
śrī-yādavān nirupama-pramadābdhi-magnān
teṣāṁ mahattvam atulaṁ bhagavaṁs tvam eva
jānāsi tad vayam aho kim u varṇayema
TRANSLATION
Therefore, go see the divine Yādavas, the Lord’s most beloved associates, who live immersed in a vast, unequaled ocean of joy. My lord Nārada, you know very well how great they are. What can I tell you about their glories?
Published 03/13/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 83
śrī-pṛthovāca
anāthāyāḥ sa-putrāyā
mamāpad-gaṇato ’sakṛt
tvarayā mocanāt samyag
devakī-mātṛto ’pi yaḥ
kṛpā-viśeṣaḥ kṛṣṇasya
svasyām anumito mayā
TRANSLATION
Śrī Pṛthā [Kuntī] said: I had no husband to protect me, but Kṛṣṇa always interceded just in time to save me and my sons from calamity. From this I understood that Kṛṣṇa’s mercy on me was special, greater even than His mercy on His mother, Devakī.
Published 03/10/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Texts 69-70
yat sadā sarvathā śuddha-
nirupādhi-kṛpākare
tasmin satya-pratijñe san-
mitra-varye mahā-prabhau
viśvastasya dṛḍhaṁ sākṣāt
prāptāt tasmān mama priyam
mahā-manoharākārān
na para-brahmaṇaḥ param
TRANSLATION
No one is dearer to me than the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa, with His all-enchanting beautiful form. He has given Himself to me, who have complete faith in Him. He is the reservoir of pure unconditional mercy, the upholder of His word, the...
Published 03/07/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 58
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
atha śrī-yādavendrasya
bhīmo narma-suhṛttamaḥ
vihasyoccair uvācedaṁ
śṛṇu śrī-kṛṣṇa-śiṣya he
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit continued: Then Bhīma, the bosom friend of the Lord of the Yādavas, laughed loudly and said, Please listen, my dear disciple of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Published 03/03/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 54
sva-jīvanādhika-prārthya-
śrī-viṣṇu-jana-saṅgateḥ
vicchedena kṣaṇaṁ cātra
na sukhāṁśaṁ labhāmahe
TRANSLATION
The company of those devotees of Śrī Viṣṇu is more desirable to us than life itself. Deprived of that association, we can no longer find any happiness.
Published 02/28/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 46
vāvadūka-śiro-dhārya
naivāsmāsu kṛpā hareḥ
vicāryābhīkṣṇam asmābhir
jātu kāpy avadhāryate
TRANSLATION
Yudhiṣṭhira said: O crest jewel of brilliant speakers, Lord Hari has no mercy for us. We cannot remember any mercy He has shown us, even after we consider this for a long time.
Published 02/25/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 45
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
atha kṣaṇaṁ lajjayeva
maunaṁ kṛtvātha niḥśvasan
dharma-rājo ’bravīn mātṛ-
bhrātṛ-patnībhir anvitaḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: For a moment, Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira remained quiet, and then he sighed, as if embarrassed. At last he spoke, followed in turn by his brothers, wife, and mother.
Published 02/22/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 40
āsvādanaṁ śrī-viduraudanasya
śrī-bhīṣma-niryāṇa-mahotsavaś ca
tat-tat-kṛta-tvādṛśa-pakṣa-pāta-
syāpekṣayaiveti vicārayadhvam
TRANSLATION
Kṛṣṇa relished Śrī Vidura’s porridge and organized the celebration of Śrī Bhīṣma’s passing away. Please, therefore, judge your own standing from how in many controversies both Vidura and Bhīṣma took your side.
Published 02/18/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 35
cireṇa dvārakāṁ gantum
udyato yadu-jīvanaḥ
kāku-stutibhir āvṛtya
sva-gṛhe rakṣyate ’nayā
TRANSLATION
Kṛṣṇa, the life of the Yadus, tried for a long time to leave for Dvārakā, but by enveloping Him with plaintive prayers she kept Him in her home.
Published 02/14/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 30
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
iti pragāyan rasanāṁ munir nijām
aśikṣayan mādhava-kīrti-lampaṭām
aho pravṛttāsi mahattva-varṇane
prabhor apīti sva-radair vidaśya tām
TRANSLATION
Śrī Parīkṣit said: While singing enthusiastically in this way, the sage instructed his own tongue, which was greedy to chant the glories of Lord Mādhava, “Oh, you are too busy talking about the greatness of our master!” To stop that tongue, he then seized it with his teeth.
Published 02/11/24
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 26
apūrvatvena tasyaiva
yo vismaya-vidhāyakaḥ
tathā līlā guṇāḥ premā
mahimā keli-bhūr api
TRANSLATION
Those unprecedented attractive features of Kṛṣṇa leave one struck with amazement. So also do His pastimes, His qualities, His pure love, His glorious virtues, and the places where He sports.
Published 02/07/24