Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Vyāsa-pūjā – August 17, 2025
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.
Aug 17, 2025
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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67 – August 13, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67 tatraikadā mahā-tejaḥ- puñja-rūpo dig-ambaraḥ pāñca-ṣābdika-bālābhaḥ ko ’py āgād ūrdhva-lokataḥ TRANSLATION Once, someone arrived from a higher planet. His form surrounded by brilliant light, he was dressed by the directions only. He appeared to be a five- or six-year-old boy.
Aug 13, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67 – August 10, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 67 tatraikadā mahā-tejaḥ- puñja-rūpo dig-ambaraḥ pāñca-ṣābdika-bālābhaḥ ko ’py āgād ūrdhva-lokataḥ TRANSLATION Once, someone arrived from a higher planet. His form surrounded by brilliant light, he was dressed by the directions only. He appeared to be a five- or six-year-old boy.
Aug 10, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 61 – August 6, 2024
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 61 catur-yuga-sahasrasya tatratyaika-dinasya hi ante trai-lokya-dāhena jana-loko ’dhigamyate TRANSLATION At the end of one thousand cycles of ages — for that place, one day — the conflagration of the three worlds forced us to take refuge on Janaloka.
Aug 06, 2025•30 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 60 – August 3, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 60 kintu yajña-samāptau syād duḥkham antarhite prabhau vṛtte yajñāntare cāsya prādurbhāvāt punaḥ sukham TRANSLATION But at the end of each sacrifice, unhappiness would arise when the Lord disappeared; and when the Lord reappeared at the start of another sacrifice, happiness would begin again.
Aug 03, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 58 – July 30, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 58 tatas tān anumānyāham anaṅgī-kṛtya vipratām tatrāvasaṁ svato jāta- prājāpatya-mahā-sukhaiḥ TRANSLATION Therefore, while showing respect to the sages, I declined the status of a brāhmaṇa. But I stayed on Maharloka, enjoying the exalted pleasures that automatically appear in the world of the Prajāpatis.
Jul 30, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 56 – July 27, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 56 śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca tac chrutvācintayaṁ brahman vaiśyatve syāt sukhaṁ mahat prabhor eṣāṁ ca viprāṇāṁ tad-bhaktānām upāsanāt TRANSLATION Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Hearing this, O brāhmaṇa, I thought I would be much happier staying a vaiśya, for then I could keep worshiping both the Supreme Lord and those brāhmaṇas, His devotees.
Jul 27, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 51 – July 23, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 51 apūrva-labdham ānandaṁ paramaṁ prāpnuvaṁs tataḥ kāruṇyātiśayāt tasya saṁsiddhāśeṣa-vāñchitaḥ TRANSLATION By that Lord’s abundant mercy, I attained an exceptional bliss I had never known before, and all my desires were fulfilled.
Jul 23, 2025•30 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 46 – July 20, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 46 tat saṅkalpya japaṁ kurvann acirād ūrdhvam utthitaḥ vyoma-yānena taṁ prāpto lokaṁ tatra vyalokayam TRANSLATION I made this my intention and chanted my mantra. And soon a celestial airplane picked me up, and I found myself transported to Maharloka.
Jul 20, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 42 – July 13, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 42 śrī-bṛhaspatir uvāca ata ūrdhvaṁ mahar-loko rājate karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ prāpyo mahadbhir yo naśyet trai-lokya-pralaye ’pi na TRANSLATION Śrī Bṛhaspati said: Above this realm shines the world called Maharloka, attainable through the best of pious works. Even when the three worlds are annihilated, that world is not destroyed.
Jul 13, 2025•56 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 35 – July 9, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 35 evaṁ nivasatā tatra śakratvam adhikurvatā brahman saṁvatsaro divyo mayaiko gamitaḥ sukham TRANSLATION O brāhmaṇa, thus I lived in Svarga, ruling in the post of Indra, and happily spent one celestial year.
Jul 10, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 33 – July 6, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 33 tato yo jāyate śokas tena nīlācala-prabhum acalāśrita-vātsalyaṁ draṣṭum iccheyam etya tam TRANSLATION And so the distress I felt would make me want to go back to see the Lord of Nīlācala, whose affection for those who take shelter of Him never wavers.
Jul 06, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 – June 29, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 tad-darśane jāta-manorathākulaḥ saṅkalpa-pūrvaṁ sva-japaṁ samācaran sv-alpena kālena vimānam āgataṁ mudāham āruhya gatas tri-piṣṭapam TRANSLATION Eager to see Him, I chanted my mantra specifically for that purpose. In a very short time a celestial airplane arrived. I climbed aboard and joyfully flew to the heavenly kingdom.
Jun 29, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 – June 25, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 12 tad-darśane jāta-manorathākulaḥ saṅkalpa-pūrvaṁ sva-japaṁ samācaran sv-alpena kālena vimānam āgataṁ mudāham āruhya gatas tri-piṣṭapam TRANSLATION Eager to see Him, I chanted my mantra specifically for that purpose. In a very short time a celestial airplane arrived. I climbed aboard and joyfully flew to the heavenly kingdom.
Jun 25, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 1 – June 18, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 2 Text 1 śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca māthurottama viśrāntau snātvā vṛndāvanaṁ gataḥ atra govardhanādau ca yathā-kāmaṁ paribhraman TRANSLATION Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: O best of the Mathurā brāhmaṇas, after bathing at Viśrānti-ghāṭa I came to Vṛndāvana. Here I wandered freely in such places as Govardhana.
Jun 18, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 214 – June 15, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 214 evaṁ saṁvatsare jāte mayā tatraikadā śrutam mathurāyāḥ prāyātebhyo ’tratya-vṛttaṁ viśeṣataḥ TRANSLATION Thus one year passed, and then one day I heard some detailed news of Mathurā from visitors who had come from there.
Jun 15, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 213 – June 11, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 213 gantuṁ vṛndāvanaṁ prātar ājñārthaṁ purataḥ prabhoḥ gataḥ śrīman-mukhaṁ paśyan sarvaṁ tad vismarāmy aho TRANSLATION Early in the morning, I went before Lord Jagannātha to ask His permission to leave for Vṛndāvana; but oh, when I saw His beautiful face I forgot all my plans.
Jun 11, 2025•57 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206 – June 8, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 206 nāma-saṅkīrtana-stotra- gītāni bhagavat-puraḥ śrūyamāṇāni dunvanti mathurā-smārakāṇi mām TRANSLATION When I heard the songs, prayers, and congregational chanting of the Lord’s names in front of Lord Jagannātha, I was disturbed because they reminded me of Mathurā.
Jun 08, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201 – June 4, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 201 rājyaṁ rājopabhogyaṁ ca jagannātha-padābjayoḥ samarpyākiñcanatvena sevāṁ kurve nijecchayā TRANSLATION I offered the kingdom, with all its royal enjoyments, at the lotus feet of Jagannātha. In a completely dependent mood, I took my pleasure in simply serving the Lord.
Jun 04, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190 – June 1, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 190 śrī-jagannātha-devasya sevā-rūpaṁ ca viddhi tam evaṁ matvā ca viśvasya na kadācij japaṁ tyajeḥ TRANSLATION “This chanting, please understand, is another form of service to Lord Śrī Jagannātha. Have faith in this and never give up your japa.”
Jun 01, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180 – May 28, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 180 śārīraṁ mānasaṁ vā syāt kiñcid duḥkhaṁ kadācana tac ca śrī-puṇḍarīkākṣe dṛṣṭe sadyo vinaśyati TRANSLATION And even if I sometimes underwent some physical or mental distress, as soon as I saw the lotus-eyed Lord the pain disappeared.
May 28, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171 – May 25, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 171 saṁjñāṁ labdhvā samunmīlya locane lokayan punaḥ unmatta iva taṁ dhartuṁ sa-vego ’dhāvam agrataḥ TRANSLATION I came to my senses, opened my eyes, and gazed upon Him again. Like a madman I ran forward quickly to catch hold of Him.
May 25, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 – May 21, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 165 tad-didṛkṣābhibhūto ’haṁ sarvaṁ santyajya tat-kṣaṇe saṅkīrtayañ jagannātham auḍhra-deśa-diśaṁ śritaḥ TRANSLATION Overcome by desire to see Lord Jagannātha, in a moment I abandoned everything and set off in the direction of Orissa, chanting Lord Jagannātha’s glories.
May 21, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159 – May 18, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 159 dāru-brahma jagan-nātho bhagavān puruṣottame kṣetre nīlācale kṣārā- rṇava-tīre virājate TRANSLATION “At Puruṣottama-kṣetra, on the blue mountain on the shore of the salt ocean, Jagannātha, the Lord of the universe, the Personality of Godhead, is present as the Absolute Truth manifest in wood.”
May 18, 2025•52 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142 – May 14, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 142 antaḥ-pure deva-kule jagad-īśārcana-dhvanim apūrvaṁ tumulaṁ dūrāc chrutvāpṛccham amuṁ janān TRANSLATION Within the inner precincts of the city, from a distance I heard the sound of temple worship of the Lord of the universe. I had never heard such a tumult, so I asked about it from people nearby.
May 14, 2025•57 min
Weekly Sanga – May 12, 2025
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies, including Mother’s Day (US) and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī, the appearance day of Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva.
May 11, 2025•56 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146 – May 7, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 146 paramānanda-pūrṇo ’haṁ praṇaman daṇḍa-van muhuḥ vyacintayam idaṁ svasyā- paśyam adya didṛkṣitam TRANSLATION “Filled with supreme bliss, I repeatedly fell flat on the ground. “Today,” I thought, “I have seen what I always wanted to see.”
May 07, 2025•35 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140 – May 4, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 140 hṛt-pūrakaṁ mahānandaṁ sarvathānubhaviṣyasi idānīm etya mad-gehe bhuṅkṣva viṣṇu-niveditam TRANSLATION “You will feel great ecstasy, fulfilling all your heart’s desires. But for now please come have lunch in my house from the remnants of what has been offered to Lord Viṣṇu.”
May 04, 2025•52 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 30, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca japena citta-śuddhir me tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata TRANSLATION By the influence of that great person, even such aimless chanting purified my mind, and I developed faith in the mantra.
Apr 30, 2025•46 min
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 – April 27, 2025
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 1 Text 126 tan-mahā-puruṣasyaiva prabhāvāt tādṛśena ca japena citta-śuddhir me tatra śraddhāpy ajāyata TRANSLATION By the influence of that great person, even such aimless chanting purified my mind, and I developed faith in the mantra.
Apr 27, 2025
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