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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 best of well-wishing friends, the omnipotent Lord of all.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 14 yasya prasādaḥ san-mauna- śānti-bhakty-ādi-sādhanaiḥ prārthyo naḥ sa svayaṁ vo ’bhūt prasanno vaśa-varty api TRANSLATION We can only pray to satisfy Him through our disciplines of silence, peace, and devotion. But being naturally satisfied with you, He has even submitted Himself to your control.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 8 yo brahma-rudrādi-samādhi-durlabho vedokti-tātparya-viśeṣa-gocaraḥ śrīmān nṛsiṁhaḥ kila vāmanaś ca śrī-rāghavendro ’pi yad-aṁśa-rūpaḥ TRANSLATION For Brahmā, Rudra, and other demigods He is difficult to realize even in advanced meditation. He can be known through the words of the Vedas only when one understands their special purport. Śrīmān Nṛsiṁha, Śrī Vāmana, and Śrī Rāghavendra are His plenary expansions.

In today's sanga, despite a bad internet connection, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent travels and studies. Due to a bad internet connection, today's recording is not the best quality.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 5 rājñā pūjārtham ānītaiḥ pūrva-vad dravya-sañcayaiḥ mātas tvac-chvaśurān eva sa-bhṛtyān ārcayat sa tān TRANSLATION As others had done before, dear mother, the king brought a large assortment of items for worshiping Nārada. But Nārada took those items and instead worshiped your fathers-in-law and their servants.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 7 śrī-nārada uvāca yūyaṁ nṛ-loke bata bhūri-bhāgā yeṣāṁ priyo ’sau jagad-īśvareśaḥ devo gurur bandhuṣu mātuleyo dūtaḥ suhṛt sārathir ukti-tantraḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: You are indeed the most fortunate persons on earth! The Lord of all lords of the universe is your dearest friend. He is your God, your spiritual master, your blood relation, your maternal cousin. He is your messenger, well-wisher, order carrier, and charioteer.

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

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

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 1 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tatra śrī-nārado harṣa- bharākrāntaḥ sa-nartanam kuru-deśaṁ gato dhāvan rājadhānyāṁ praviṣṭavān TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Śrī Nārada, beside himself with joy, arrived dancing at the kingdom of the Kurus and raced into their capital city.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 112 teṣāṁ jyeṣṭhasya sāmrājye pravṛttir bhagavat-priyāt ato bahu-vidhā deva- durlabhā rājya-sampadaḥ TRANSLATION The eldest of these brothers rules the state out of love for the Personality of Godhead. Thus his kingdom is rich in all sorts of assets rarely enjoyed by the demigods.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 110 bṛhad-vrata-dharān asmāṁs tāṁś ca gārhasthya-dharmiṇaḥ sāmrājya-vyāpṛtān matvā māparādhāvṛto bhava TRANSLATION Please do not let your intelligence become shrouded by the offensive idea that you and I are staunch celibates and the Pāṇḍavas mere householders, distracted by political affairs.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Texts 100-104 athāpi sahajāvyāja- karuṇā-komalātmani avakra-bhāva-prakṛtāv ārya-dharma-pradarśake eka-patnī-vrata-dhare sadā vinaya-vṛddhayā lajjayāvanata-śrīmad- vadane ’dho-vilokane jagad-rañjana-śīlāḍhye ’yodhyā-pura-purandare mahā-rājādhirāje śrī- sītā-lakṣmaṇa-sevite bharata-jyāyasi preṣṭha- sugrīve vānareśvare vibhīṣaṇāśrite cāpa- pāṇau daśarathātmaje kauśalyā-nandane śrīmad- raghunātha-svarūpiṇi svasminn ātyantikī prītir mama tenaiva vardhitā TRANSLATION Even so, I simply feel more attracted to the Supreme Lord in His eternal identity as Śrī Raghunātha, the son of Daśaratha and joy of Mother Kauśalyā. His heart always tender with natural, unaffected compassion, He is spontaneously attracted to loving exchanges with His devotees, exchanges free from any tinge of duplicity. He demonstrates how to follow properly the religious duties of a civilized people, and He upholds the strict vow of having only one wife. In the shyness of innate humility, His face always