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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 93 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca atha kṣaṇaṁ niśaśvāsa hanūmān dhairya-sāgaraḥ jagāda nāradaṁ natvā kṣaṇaṁ hṛdi vimṛśya saḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hanumān, the ocean of sobriety, then sighed for a moment, and after a brief time in thought he bowed down to Nārada and spoke.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 87 svasṛ-dānādi-sakhyena yaḥ samyag anukampitaḥ tena tasyārjunasyāpi priyo mad-rūpavān dhvajaḥ

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 84 ity uktvā hanūmān mātaḥ pāṇḍaveya-yaśasvini utplutyotplutya muninā muhur nṛtyati vakti ca TRANSLATION [Parīkṣit Mahārāja said:] O mother, O celebrated wife of the son of the Pāṇḍavas, after Hanumān said this he repeatedly jumped up into the air, higher and higher, joining the sage Nārada in dancing. He then continued to speak.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 81 śrī-hanūmān uvāca teṣām āpad-gaṇā eva sattamāḥ syuḥ su-sevitāḥ ye vidhāya prabhuṁ vyagraṁ sadyaḥ saṅgamayanti taiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Hanumān said: All the calamities that befell the Pāṇḍavas were most auspicious and desirable because those calamities made the Personality of Godhead anxious to join the Pāṇḍavas quickly.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 79 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca śṛṇvann idaṁ kṛṣṇa-padābja-lālaso dvāravatī-santata-vāsa-lampaṭaḥ utthāya cotthāya mudāntarāntarā śrī-nārado ’nṛtyad alaṁ sa-hūṅkṛtam TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing these words, Śrī Nārada became uncontrollably eager to see the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. He simply wanted to go to Dvārakā and live there forever. He stood up, sat down, and stood up again. He danced enthusiastically, filled with inner joy, and made loud cries.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 75 sa yeṣāṁ bālyatas tat-tad- viṣādy-āpad-gaṇeraṇāt dhairyaṁ dharmaṁ yaśo jñānaṁ bhaktiṁ premāpy adarśayat TRANSLATION By sending poison and many other calamities, one after another, to trouble the Pāṇḍavas from their childhood, the Lord deliberately showed their determination, religion, fame, wisdom, devotion, and ecstatic love.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 72 sevā-saubhāgya-hetoś ca mahā-prabhu-kṛto mahān anugraho mayi snigdhair bhavadbhir anumīyate TRANSLATION You are very kind to me. Because I have had the good fortune to engage in His service, you conclude that the Lord has given me His favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 68 bhava-bandha-cchide tasyai spṛhayāmi na muktaye bhavān prabhur ahaṁ dāsa iti yatra vilupyate TRANSLATION “Even though liberation destroys the bondage of material existence, I have no desire for liberation, in which I would forget that You are the master and I am Your servant.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 64 śrī-nārada uvāca satyam eva bhagavat-kṛpā-bhara- syāspadaṁ nirupamaṁ bhavān param yo hi nityam ahaho mahā-prabhoś citra-citra-bhajanāmṛtārṇavaḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Yes, you are the greatest recipient of the mercy of the Supreme Lord. No one can compare to you. Ah! You are always immersed in an ocean of ecstatic worship of the Lord, enjoying it as newer and newer at every moment.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 52 yadṛcchayā labdham api viṣṇor dāśārathes tu yaḥ naicchan mokṣaṁ vinā dāsyaṁ tasmai hanūmate namaḥ TRANSLATION “Although Hanumān obtained from the son of Daśaratha the boon of liberation without striving for it, he never wanted to accept liberation without the opportunity to serve. To that Hanumān I offer my obeisances.”

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 44 vairi-santarjako laṅkā- dāhako durga-bhañjakaḥ sītā-vārtā-haraḥ svāmi- gāḍhāliṅgana-gocaraḥ TRANSLATION He boldly threatened his enemies, burned Laṅkā, and destroyed its citadel. When he brought back news of Sītā, he received his master’s deep embrace.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 40 hanūmāṁs tu mahā-bhāgyas tat-sevā-sukham anvabhūt su-bahūni sahasrāṇi vatsarāṇām avighnakam TRANSLATION But Hanumān is much more fortunate. For many thousands of years he has enjoyed serving the Lord constantly, without obstruction.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 34 yasya śrī-bhagavat-prāptāv utkaṭecchā yato bhavet sa tatraiva labhetāmuṁ na tu vāso ’sya lābha-kṛt TRANSLATION Wherever one develops an intense desire to achieve the Supreme Lord, there one can obtain Him. But the Lord’s merely residing in a certain place does not grant one His association.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 34 yasya śrī-bhagavat-prāptāv utkaṭecchā yato bhavet sa tatraiva labhetāmuṁ na tu vāso ’sya lābha-kṛt TRANSLATION Wherever one develops an intense desire to achieve the Supreme Lord, there one can obtain Him. But the Lord’s merely residing in a certain place does not grant one His association.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 23 vicitra-sevā-dānaṁ hi hanūmat-prabhṛtiṣv iva prabhoḥ prasādo bhakteṣu mataḥ sadbhir na cetarat TRANSLATION The Lord truly gives His mercy, saintly authorities believe, when He grants the right to render various kinds of service, a blessing He gives to such devotees as Hanumān. Nothing else counts as His mercy.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 15 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca sva-ślāghā-sahanāśakto lajjāvanamitānanaḥ prahlādo nāradaṁ natvā gauravād avadac chanaiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Unable to tolerate hearing his own praise, Prahlāda lowered his face in embarrassment, bowed down before Nārada, and respectfully addressed him in a quiet voice.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 36 bhavatād bhavataḥ prasādato bhagavat-sneha-vijṛmbhitaḥ kila mama tan-mahimā tathāpy aṇur nava-bhakteṣu kṛpā-bharekṣayā TRANSLATION We can say that by your mercy the Supreme Lord developed some love for me and so I appear glorious. But my greatness is just like a tiny speck before the heaps of mercy the Lord bestows on His newer devotees.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 15 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca sva-ślāghā-sahanāśakto lajjāvanamitānanaḥ prahlādo nāradaṁ natvā gauravād avadac chanaiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Unable to tolerate hearing his own praise, Prahlāda lowered his face in embarrassment, bowed down before Nārada, and respectfully addressed him in a quiet voice.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 4 śrī-nārada uvāca dṛṣṭaś cirāt kṛṣṇa-kṛpā-bharasya pātraṁ bhavān me sa-phalaḥ śramo ’bhūt ā-bālyato yasya hi kṛṣṇa-bhaktir jātā viśuddhā na kuto ’pi yāsīt TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Now, after so long, I have finally seen you — the true recipient of Kṛṣṇa’s full mercy! Now my efforts have borne fruit! From your very childhood you have been endowed with pure devotion for Kṛṣṇa. Such spontaneous love has never been seen anywhere before.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 1 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca śrutvā mahāścaryam iveśa-bhāṣitaṁ prahlāda-sandarśana-jāta-kautukaḥ hṛd-yānataḥ śrī-sutale gato ’cirād dhāvan praviṣṭaḥ puram āsuraṁ muniḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: After the sage Nārada heard Lord Śiva’s words, which impressed him as most amazing, he was eager to see Prahlāda in person. He at once, therefore, traveled to Śrī Sutala by the path of the heart and entered running into the city of the demons.