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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 87

sukha-krīḍā-viśeṣo ’sau
tatratryānāṁ ca tasya ca
mādhuryāntyāvadhiṁ prāptaḥ
sidhyet tatrocitāspade

TRANSLATION
In that most delightful abode, the residents share special pleasure pastimes with the Lord in which they all realize the ultimate limit of sweetness.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 81

sa ca tad-vraja-lokānāṁ
śrīmat-premānuvartinā
kṛṣṇe śuddha-tareṇaiva
bhāvenaikena labhyate

TRANSLATION
That abode can be reached only through the purest sentiments, in which one follows the sublime love held for Kṛṣṇa by the residents of Vraja.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 78

śrī-nārada uvāca
gopāla-deva-priya gopa-nandana
śrīmān ito dūra-taro virājate
goloka-nāmopari sarva-sīma-go
vaikuṇṭhato deśa-viśeṣa-śekharaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrī Nārada said: Dear devotee of Lord Gopāladeva, O son of a cowherd, far away from here lies the most exalted of all places, called Goloka. It is full of all splendor and beyond the borders of all other regions, including Vaikuṇṭha.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 68

tad-uktyā nārado harṣa-
bharākrānta-manā hasan
utplutyotplutya cākrośann
idam āha su-vismitaḥ

TRANSLATION
These words filled Nārada’s mind with pleasure, and he laughed, jumped up and down, and shouted in joy. Astonished, he spoke as follows.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 68

tad-uktyā nārado harṣa-
bharākrānta-manā hasan
utplutyotplutya cākrośann
idam āha su-vismitaḥ

TRANSLATION
These words filled Nārada’s mind with pleasure, and he laughed, jumped up and down, and shouted in joy. Astonished, he spoke as follows.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 62

śrīmad-uddhava uvāca
vraja-bhūmāv ayaṁ jātas
tasyāṁ gopatvam ācarat
gopālopāsanā-niṣṭho
viśiṣṭo ’sman mahāśayaḥ

TRANSLATION
Śrīmān Uddhava said: He was born in Vraja-bhūmi, and there he was engaged as a cowherd. And he is firmly established in the worship of Lord Gopāla. He is surely a much greater soul than you and I.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 54

sarve ’pi nityaṁ kila tasya pārṣadāḥ
sevā-parāḥ krīḍanakānurūpāḥ
praty-ekam ete bahu-rūpavanto
’py aikyaṁ bhajāmo bhagavān yathāsau

TRANSLATION
All the Lord’s personal associates are at His hand like playthings. They are always fully dedicated to His service. Each assumes a variety of forms yet stays essentially one, just like the Lord Himself.

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.

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 Lord Acyuta’s.

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 of supreme ecstasy that no one could tell of it in words, or even think of it within the mind, not even a pure devotee of the Lord with a lifetime of Brahmā.

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 procession. Within His palace, He concealed the emotions He was feeling, and with apparent pleasure He sat down on the best of thrones.

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 holding my flute in His hand, I again fainted, overwhelmed by delight.

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.

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.

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.

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 conquered Me. Enough with all this exertion. Now just relax. You have made Me, your dear friend, unhappy for long enough.