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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.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 60 nāradāham idaṁ manye tādṛśānāṁ yataḥ sthitiḥ bhavet sa eva vaikuṇṭho loko nātra vicāraṇā TRANSLATION In my opinion, dear Nārada, anywhere such devotees are found is actually Vaikuṇṭha-loka. Arguing against this fact would be useless.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 50 yasmin mahā-mudāśrāntaṁ prabhoḥ saṅkīrtanādibhiḥ vicitrām antarā bhaktiṁ nāsty anyat prema-vāhinīm TRANSLATION In Vaikuṇṭha nothing exists but devotional service, rendered through saṅkīrtana and in many other forms. It goes on incessantly, with great enthusiasm, spreading the ecstasy of pure love.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 40 māṁ kim ārādhayed dāsaṁ kim etac cādiśet prabhuḥ svāgamaiḥ kalpitais tvaṁ ca janān mad-vimukhān kuru TRANSLATION Why would He worship me, His servant, and why would He order me, “Turn people away from Me by concocting your own versions of scripture”?

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 35 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tato maheśvaro mātas trapāvanamitānanaḥ nāradaṁ bhagavad-bhaktam avadad vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Dear mother, Lord Śiva was so embarrassed by hearing this that he lowered his face. Then that leader of the Vaiṣṇavas answered the great devotee Nārada.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 28 aho brahmādi-duṣprāpye aiśvarye saty apīdṛśe tat sarvaṁ sukham apy ātmyam anādṛtyāvadhūta-vat TRANSLATION Just see! Though you have power and opulence unobtainable by Brahmā and the other demigods, you disregard your material happiness and live like a holy madman.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 13 śrī-nārada uvāca satyam eva bhavān viṣṇor vaiṣṇavānāṁ ca durgamām nigūḍhāṁ mahima-śreṇīṁ vetti vijñāpayaty api TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: You certainly know the confidential, mysterious glories of Lord Viṣṇu and the Vaiṣṇavas. And you expertly explain those glories.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Text 12 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca sambhrānto ’tha munir hitvā kṛṣṇenaikyena tat-stutim sāparādham ivātmānaṁ manyamāno ’bravīc chanaiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing this, the sage Nārada was shocked. Thinking he had acted offensively, he at once stopped praising Lord Śiva’s nondifference from Kṛṣṇa and began to speak in a soft voice.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca bhagavantaṁ haraṁ tatra bhāvāviṣṭatayā hareḥ nṛtyantaṁ kīrtayantaṁ ca kṛta-saṅkarṣaṇārcanam bhṛśaṁ nandīśvarādīṁś ca ślāghamānaṁ nijānugān prītyā sa-jaya-śabdāni gīta-vādyāni tanvataḥ devīṁ comāṁ praśaṁsantaṁ kara-tālīṣu kovidām dūrād dṛṣṭvā munir hṛṣṭo ’namad vīṇāṁ ninādayan paramānugṛhīto ’si kṛṣṇasyeti muhur muhuḥ jagau sarvaṁ ca pitroktaṁ su-svaraṁ samakīrtayat TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Arriving in Śivaloka, from a distance the sage Nārada saw Lord Śiva, Śrī Hara, who had just finished his worship of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, Śrī Hari. Entranced in ecstatic love, Lord Śiva was dancing and loudly singing the glories of his Lord, while his associates played instrumental music and shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” With great affection he praised his assistants like Nandīśvara, as well as the goddess Umā, who was expertly clapping her hands. The sight of all this delighted Nārada. Vibrating his vīṇā and nodding his head to show respect, he called out s

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations about his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, on the day of his appearance.

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk about Sri Krishna Janmastami at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his Bhakti Immersion retreat at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

In today's sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami begins his Bhakti Immersion retreat at Shyama Ashram in Cali, Colombia with a talk on Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 3 Texts 1-4 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca bhagavantaṁ haraṁ tatra bhāvāviṣṭatayā hareḥ nṛtyantaṁ kīrtayantaṁ ca kṛta-saṅkarṣaṇārcanam bhṛśaṁ nandīśvarādīṁś ca ślāghamānaṁ nijānugān prītyā sa-jaya-śabdāni gīta-vādyāni tanvataḥ devīṁ comāṁ praśaṁsantaṁ kara-tālīṣu kovidām dūrād dṛṣṭvā munir hṛṣṭo ’namad vīṇāṁ ninādayan paramānugṛhīto ’si kṛṣṇasyeti muhur muhuḥ jagau sarvaṁ ca pitroktaṁ su-svaraṁ samakīrtayat TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Arriving in Śivaloka, from a distance the sage Nārada saw Lord Śiva, Śrī Hara, who had just finished his worship of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, Śrī Hari. Entranced in ecstatic love, Lord Śiva was dancing and loudly singing the glories of his Lord, while his associates played instrumental music and shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” With great affection he praised his assistants like Nandīśvara, as well as the goddess Umā, who was expertly clapping her hands. The sight of all this delighted Nārada. Vibrating his vīṇā and nodding his head to show respect, he called out s

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 2 Texts 97-98 nityaḥ sukha-mayaḥ satyo labhyas tat-sevakottamaiḥ samāna-mahima-śrīmat- parivāra-gaṇāvṛtaḥ mahā-vibhūtimān bhāti sat-paricchada-maṇḍitaḥ śrīmat-saṅkarṣaṇaṁ svasmād abhinnaṁ tatra so ’rcayan nijeṣṭa-devatātvena kiṁ vā nātanute ’dbhutam TRANSLATION Eternal and full of happiness, that abode is absolutely real. It can be attained by the best of Lord Śiva’s servants. There Lord Śiva, served by the most excellent regalia, reveals himself in his full splendor, surrounded by companions who share opulence and beauty equal to his. As his personal Deity he worships Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, nondifferent from himself. What amazing wonders does Lord Śiva in this manifestation not display?