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Krishna Katha with Srila Dhanurdhara Swami
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 217
sadaika-rūpaṁ bahu-rūpam adbhutaṁ
vimukti-saukhyāt pratiyogi tat sukham
harer mahā-bhakti-vilāsa-mādhurī-
bharātmakaṁ tarkyam atad-vidāṁ na hi
TRANSLATION
That extraordinary happiness is always one, yet it assumes many features. It stands in contrast to the happiness of impersonal liberation. Devotional happiness is made of the intense sweetness of sporting pastimes in the highest devotional service to the Lord. Persons unfamiliar with this pleasure cannot even imagine what it is like.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 215
paraṁ samādhau sukham ekam asphuṭaṁ
vṛtter abhāvān manaso na cātatam
vṛttau sphurad vastu tad eva bhāsate
’dhikaṁ yathaiva sphaṭikācale mahaḥ
TRANSLATION
The happiness felt in impersonal samādhi is plain, isolated, vague, and limited because in that samādhi the functions of the mind have ceased. But when the object of meditation appears in the active mind, that object is more vividly manifest, like sunlight reflected on a crystal mountain.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 209
avāntara-phalaṁ bhakter
eva mokṣādi yady api
tathāpi nātmārāmatvaṁ
grāhyaṁ prema-virodhi yat
TRANSLATION
Even though liberation and its effects are natural by-products of devotional service, devotees do not regard satisfaction in the self as worth taking, for it obstructs pure love of God.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 207
muktāś cāsya tayā śaktyā
sac-cid-ānanda-dehitām
prāpitās te bhajante taṁ
tādṛśaiḥ karaṇair harim
TRANSLATION
The Lord’s personal energy grants those liberated souls spiritual bodies of eternity, knowledge, and bliss. And with the spiritual senses thus acquired, those souls worship Lord Hari.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 193
tat sukhaṁ vardhate ’bhīkṣṇam
anantaṁ paramaṁ mahat
na tu brahma-sukhaṁ muktau
vardhate sīmavad yataḥ
TRANSLATION
That happiness increases endlessly. It is limitless and supremely great. In contrast, the happiness of Brahman found in liberation never increases, because it is limited.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 193
tat sukhaṁ vardhate ’bhīkṣṇam
anantaṁ paramaṁ mahat
na tu brahma-sukhaṁ muktau
vardhate sīmavad yataḥ
TRANSLATION
That happiness increases endlessly. It is limitless and supremely great. In contrast, the happiness of Brahman found in liberation never increases, because it is limited.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 169
śrī-bhakti-śāstrāṇy ūcuḥ
labdha-brahmādhikāredaṁ
mahā-gopyaṁ nidher api
bhavat-sad-guṇa-sandohair
ākhyāmo mukharī-kṛtāḥ
TRANSLATION
The devotional scriptures said: O dear one who have achieved the post of Brahmā, this topic is more secret than a rare treasure. But we shall explain it to you because your abundant good qualities inspire us to speak freely.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 166
tato mahā-purāṇānāṁ
mahopaniṣadāṁ tathā
mādhya-sthyād āgamānāṁ tu
jayo jāto mama priyaḥ
TRANSLATION
Then the major Purāṇas and Upaniṣads became arbitrators, and so victory went to the Āgamas. That pleased me very much.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 146
ittham ahnāṁ katipaye
prayāte prātar ekadā
kautukād brahmaṇā spṛṣṭaḥ
pheṇa-puñjo ’suro ’bhavat
TRANSLATION
After I had spent some days in this way, early one morning, out of curiosity, Brahmā touched a mass of foam, and it turned into a demon.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations in celebration of Govardhana-pūjā and the disappearance day of Śrīla Prabhupāda.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations in celebration of Govardhana-pūjā.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 136
bhagavantaṁ muhuḥ paśyan
praṇamann avadaṁ manaḥ
nijepsitāntam adyāgā
niścalaṁ tvaṁ mudaṁ bhaja
TRANSLATION
Gazing at the Supreme Lord and repeatedly bowing down before Him, I told my mind: “Today you have attained the ultimate fulfillment of all your desires! Be steady and joyful.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 132
saṁvāhyamāna-caraṇaṁ ramayā suparṇe
baddhāñjalau kṛta-dṛśaṁ vidhinārcyamānam
bhūyo vibhūtibhir amuṁ bahu lālayantaṁ
śrī-nārada-praṇaya-bhaktiṣu datta-cittam
TRANSLATION
As the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, massaged His feet, He glanced at Garuḍa, who stood before Him with joined palms. Lord Brahmā worshiped the Lord with opulent offerings, and in turn the Lord amply gratified him. Lord Mahāpuruṣa was also attentive to Śrī Nārada’s displays of loving devotion.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 129
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca
tac chrutvā tatra gatvā taṁ
mahā-puruṣam īkṣitum
japaṁ kurvaṁs tapo-loke
niviṣṭo ’ntaḥ-samādhinā
TRANSLATION
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Hearing this, I wanted to go to that planet and see the Mahāpuruṣa. Seated on Tapoloka, I chanted my mantra and focused my attention in samādhi.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 119
kadācit sanakādīṁś ca
dhyāna-niṣṭhā-vaśaṁ gatān
vindatas tāni rūpāṇi
dṛṣṭvāpnomi parāṁ mudam
TRANSLATION
Sometimes when Sanaka and his brothers were absorbed in meditation they would assume those forms of the Lord. Seeing this, I would relish extreme pleasure.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 108
antar bahiś ca paśyāmas
taṁ samādhi-parāyaṇāḥ
nāto viccheda-duḥkhaṁ syād
ity agāt tatra sa prabhuḥ
TRANSLATION
We devotees of yoga-samādhi see Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa both within ourselves and without. And so, there being no danger of our suffering pain due to separation from the Lord, He went to Gandhamādana.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 109
loka-śikṣā-hitārthaṁ tu
kurvann āste mahat tapaḥ
dhanur-vidyā-gurur brahma-
cāri-veśo jaṭā-dharaḥ
TRANSLATION
Living there as a guru in the science of weaponry, He dresses as a brahmacārī, His hair in matted locks, and performs severe austerities as an instruction for the benefit of the world.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 101
bhaktau nava-vidhāyāṁ ca
mukhyaṁ smaraṇam eva hi
tat samagrendriya-śreṣṭha-
mano-vṛtti-samarpaṇam
TRANSLATION
Of the nine kinds of devotional service, remembrance is the chief. It is an offering of the activity of the mind, the most important of all the senses.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies.
The following is a recording of Srila Dhanurdhara Swami's Vyasa-puja address and initiation, given on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
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