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Krishna Katha with Srila Dhanurdhara Swami
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 43
āsīnasya sabhā-madhye
sevitasya maharddhibhiḥ
pārśve bhagavato ’thāhaṁ
gantuṁ lajje bibhemi ca
TRANSLATION
I then became shy and feared to go near the Personality of Godhead when He was seated in His court and being served by His transcendental opulences.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 42
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
teṣāṁ tatrāgraheṇāpi
sva-cittasyācyutasya ca
alabdhvā sva-rasaṁ teṣu
nīcākiñcana-vat sthitaḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Even though these Yādavas insisted, I stayed like a poor, simple devotee because in their dress I would not have been able to taste the special mood that appealed to my mind, and to Lo...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Texts 35-36
vicitraṁ tasya kāruṇya-
bharaṁ santatam āpnuvan
vasaṁs tatra mahānanda-
pūrān anubhavāmi yān
teṣāṁ nirūpaṇaṁ kartuṁ
vācā cittena vā janaḥ
brahmāyuṣāpi kaḥ śakto
bhagavad-bhaktimān api
TRANSLATION
While residing there in Dvārakā I constantly, abundantly received Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful mercy. I tasted such a flood o...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 25
tābhyām amūbhiś ca sa-lajjam āvṛtaḥ
kumāra-vargair api śobhito ’viśat
prāsādam ātmīyam athāsanottame
nihnutya bhāvaṁ niṣasāda hṛṣṭa-vat
TRANSLATION
With His two mothers and all these queens surrounding Him shyly, the Lord entered His palace, followed also by several groups of young sons, who added to the splendor of that processi...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 26
taṁ śrī-yaśodākhila-gopa-sundarī-
gopārbha-vargair iva bhūṣitaṁ tv aham
paśyan samakṣaṁ dhṛta-veṇum ātmano
dhyeyaṁ punar harṣa-bhareṇa mohitaḥ
TRANSLATION
But I saw the Lord appearing before me as if adorned by the company of Śrī Yaśodā and all the beautiful young gopīs and many young cowherd boys. Seeing the object of my meditation ho...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 22
śvaśrūṁ puras-kṛtya sa-rohiṇīkāṁ
śrī-devakīṁ sāṣṭa-śatottarāṇi
prabhuṁ sahasrāṇy atha ṣoḍaśāgre
‘bhyayuḥ sa-bhṛtyāḥ pramudā mahiṣyaḥ
TRANSLATION
The Lord’s 16,108 queens happily followed their husband, along with their maidservants. And in front the queens placed their mothers-in-law, Śrī Devakī and Rohiṇī.
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In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his Vyasa-puja from the previous day.
The following is a recording of Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami’s Vyāsa-pūjā address, given on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 12
tiṣṭhan puraḥ śrī-garuḍo ’sti taṁ stuvan
pādābja-saṁvāhana-kṛt tathoddhavaḥ
rahasya-vārtābhir asau priyābhiḥ
santoṣayann asti nijeśvaraṁ tam
TRANSLATION
Śrī Garuḍa stood before the Lord, glorifying Him with prayers. And Uddhava massaged the Lord’s lotus feet and pleased Him with affectionate intimate remarks.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 1
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
atha tatra gato vipraiḥ
kiyadbhir māthuraiḥ saha
yādavān krīḍato ’drākṣaṁ
saṅghaśaḥ sa-kumārakān
TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: I then went to Dvārakā. There I saw various groups of Yādavas, along with their children. They were accompanied by some brāhmaṇas of Mathurā and were enjoying themselves.
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In today’s saṅga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations about his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, on the day of his appearance.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 263
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bho gopa-nandana suhṛt-tama sādhu sādhu
snehaṁ vidhāya bhavatā vijayaḥ kṛto ’tra
viśramyatām alam alaṁ bahubhiḥ prayāsair
etair na duḥkhaya ciraṁ nija-bāndhavaṁ mām
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord said: My dear son of a cowherd, my best friend, well done! Well done! By showing such affection you have conquere...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 254
sugrīvāṅgada-jāmbavat-prabhṛtibhis tatropaviṣṭaṁ sukhaṁ
śrīmantaṁ madhurair naraiś ca bharataṁ
śatrughna-yuktaṁ puraḥ
dṛṣṭvāhaṁ raghunātham eva nitarāṁ
matvā stuvaṁs tat-stavaiḥ
karṇau tena pidhāya dāsya-parayā vācā niṣiddho muhuḥ
TRANSLATION
There before me I saw Bharata — with Śatrughna — seated comfortably with ...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 240
prāg ayodhyābhigamane
sad-upāyam imaṁ śṛṇu
śrī-rāmacandra-pādābja-
sevaika-rasikair matam
TRANSLATION
But first hear from me about an excellent method for approaching Ayodhyā, a method approved by those whose only taste is for service at Lord Rāmacandra’s lotus feet.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 234
śakyaṁ na tad-bhāva-viśeṣa-tattvaṁ
nirvaktum asmābhir atho na yogyam
bhakti-pravṛtty-artha-paraiḥ prabhoḥ sac-
chāstrair ivājñeṣu viruddha-vat syāt
TRANSLATION
We are not able to describe completely this special ecstatic state, nor is it proper for us to do so. And even if the most perfect of scriptures, those dedicated to promoting d...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 227
manye mahā-preṣṭha-janānuvaśyatā
na duḥkha-doṣau vidadhīta kaucana
kintu pramodaṁ nija-bhakta-vatsala-
tvādīn mahā-kīrti-guṇāṁs tanoti sā
TRANSLATION
In my opinion, the Lord’s coming under the control of His dearmost servants creates no unhappiness or fault of any kind. Rather, it creates great joy and broadcasts such glorious q...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222
yathā sakāma-bhaktā hi
bhuktvā tat kāmitaṁ phalam
kāle bhakti-prabhāveṇa
yogyaṁ vindanti tat phalam
yathā ca tatra tat-kālaṁ
bhakter yogyaṁ na sat phalam
sañjātam iti tac chuddha-
bhaktimadbhir vinindyate
TRANSLATION
Devotees who have material desires first enjoy the material results for which they hanker, and later, ...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 210
siddhiḥ syād bhagavad-dṛṣṭyā
tṛṇa-sammānanād api
sakṛd uccāraṇān nāmā-
bhāsasya śravaṇāt tathā
TRANSLATION
One can reach perfection by honoring even a blade of grass — provided one sees within it the presence of the Supreme Lord — or by just once uttering or hearing even a faint semblance of the Lord’s name.
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Text 193
tāratamyaṁ tu kalpyeta
sva-sva-sevānusārataḥ
tat-tad-rasa-sajātīya-
sukha-vaicitry-apekṣayā
TRANSLATION
The hierarchy among devotees is only imagined according to their own forms of service and according to the happiness each devotee derives from his own relationship with the Lord.
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