By Dhanurdhara Swami
Krishna Katha with Srila Dhanurdhara Swami
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca uddhavo ’tyanta-sambhrānto drutam utthāya tat-padau nidhāyāṅke samāliṅgya tasyābhipretya hṛd-gatam hṛt-prāpta-bhagavat-tat-tat- prasāda-bhara-bhāg-janaḥ tadīya-prema-sampatti- vibhava-smṛti-yantritaḥ rodanair vivaśo dīno yatnād dhairyaṁ śrito munim avadhāpyāha mātsaryāt sāttvikāt pramudaṁ gataḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Impelled by great respect for Nārada, Uddhava suddenly stood up, held Nārada’s feet, and embraced them. Aware...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10 utthāya yatnād ānīya svāsthyaṁ nītvā kṣaṇena tam premāśru-klinna-vadanaṁ prakṣālyāhuḥ śanair laghu TRANSLATION Standing up, they brought him carefully to where they had been sitting. They took a moment to restore him to a condition closer to normal and wiped...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 4 bhūmau kvāpi skhalati patati kvāpi tiṣṭhaty aceṣṭaḥ kvāpy utkampaṁ bhajati luṭhati kvāpi rodity athārtaḥ kvāpy ākrośan plutibhir ayate gāyati kvāpi nṛtyan sarvaṁ kvāpi śrayati yugapat prema-sampad-vikāram TRANSLATION He sometimes tripped and fell to the ground and sometimes stood motionless....
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 5 he man-mātar idānīṁ tvaṁ sāvadhāna-tarā bhava sthiratāṁ prāpayantī māṁ sa-dhairyaṁ śṛṇv idaṁ svayam TRANSLATION My dear mother, please now be fully attentive. Listen soberly with steady concentration to what I am about to say.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares the story of his disciple Krishna-mayi Devi Dasi on the 25th anniversary of her passing.
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 1-3 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tac chrutvārye mahā-prema- rasāveśena yantritaḥ mahā-viṣṇu-priyo vīṇā- hasto ’sau vismṛtākhilaḥ sadā-dvāravatī-vāsā- bhyastāntaḥ-pura-vartmanā prabhu-prāsāda-deśāntaḥ- praveśāścarya-vāhinā pūrvābhyāsād ivābhyāsaṁ prāsādasya gato muniḥ bhūtāviṣṭo mahonmāda- gṛhītaś ca yathetaraḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Noble mother, after hearing Ugrasena’s advice, Nārada, the dear devotee of Lord Mahā-viṣṇu, became absorbed in the taste...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 129 yathāhaṁ prārthya tat-saṅga- sthitiṁ nāpnomi karhicit tan-mahā-lābhato hīno ’satyayā rājya-rakṣayā TRANSLATION In contrast, despite my begging to stay in Kṛṣṇa’s company, I never obtain that blessing. I am deprived of that achievement because of my degraded occupation of protecting...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 120 yas tiṣṭhan bhojana-krīḍā- kautukāvasare hareḥ mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṁ labhate nityam ekalaḥ TRANSLATION Uddhava stays alone with Kṛṣṇa when the Lord playfully enjoys His meals. So he is the only person who can always obtain the Lord’s mahā-prasāda remnants.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 116 kintv asmāsūddhavaḥ śrīmān paramānugrahāspadam yādavendrasya yo mantrī śiṣyo bhṛtyaḥ priyo mahān TRANSLATION But among us, blessed Uddhava has received Kṛṣṇa’s greatest mercy. That exalted soul is Lord Yādavendra’s adviser, His disciple, His servant, and His extremely dear friend.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89 tad yāhi tasya parama-priya-varga-mukhyān śrī-yādavān nirupama-pramadābdhi-magnān teṣāṁ mahattvam atulaṁ bhagavaṁs tvam eva jānāsi tad vayam aho kim u varṇayema TRANSLATION Therefore, go see the divine Yādavas, the Lord’s most beloved associates, who live immersed in a vast, unequaled ocean...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 83 śrī-pṛthovāca anāthāyāḥ sa-putrāyā mamāpad-gaṇato ’sakṛt tvarayā mocanāt samyag devakī-mātṛto ’pi yaḥ kṛpā-viśeṣaḥ kṛṣṇasya svasyām anumito mayā TRANSLATION Śrī Pṛthā [Kuntī] said: I had no husband to protect me, but Kṛṣṇa always interceded just in time to save me and my sons from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 93 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca atha kṣaṇaṁ niśaśvāsa hanūmān dhairya-sāgaraḥ jagāda nāradaṁ natvā kṣaṇaṁ hṛdi vimṛśya saḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Hanumān, the ocean of sobriety, then sighed for a moment, and after a brief time in thought he bowed down to Nārada...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 87 svasṛ-dānādi-sakhyena yaḥ samyag anukampitaḥ tena tasyārjunasyāpi priyo mad-rūpavān dhvajaḥ
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 84 ity uktvā hanūmān mātaḥ pāṇḍaveya-yaśasvini utplutyotplutya muninā muhur nṛtyati vakti ca TRANSLATION [Parīkṣit Mahārāja said:] O mother, O celebrated wife of the son of the Pāṇḍavas, after Hanumān said this he repeatedly jumped up into the air, higher and...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 81 śrī-hanūmān uvāca teṣām āpad-gaṇā eva sattamāḥ syuḥ su-sevitāḥ ye vidhāya prabhuṁ vyagraṁ sadyaḥ saṅgamayanti taiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Hanumān said: All the calamities that befell the Pāṇḍavas were most auspicious and desirable because those calamities made the Personality of Godhead anxious...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 79 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca śṛṇvann idaṁ kṛṣṇa-padābja-lālaso dvāravatī-santata-vāsa-lampaṭaḥ utthāya cotthāya mudāntarāntarā śrī-nārado ’nṛtyad alaṁ sa-hūṅkṛtam TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Upon hearing these words, Śrī Nārada became uncontrollably eager to see the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. He simply wanted to go to Dvārakā...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 75 sa yeṣāṁ bālyatas tat-tad- viṣādy-āpad-gaṇeraṇāt dhairyaṁ dharmaṁ yaśo jñānaṁ bhaktiṁ premāpy adarśayat TRANSLATION By sending poison and many other calamities, one after another, to trouble the Pāṇḍavas from their childhood, the Lord deliberately showed their determination, religion, fame, wisdom,...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 72 sevā-saubhāgya-hetoś ca mahā-prabhu-kṛto mahān anugraho mayi snigdhair bhavadbhir anumīyate TRANSLATION You are very kind to me. Because I have had the good fortune to engage in His service, you conclude that the Lord has given me His favor.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 68 bhava-bandha-cchide tasyai spṛhayāmi na muktaye bhavān prabhur ahaṁ dāsa iti yatra vilupyate TRANSLATION “Even though liberation destroys the bondage of material existence, I have no desire for liberation, in which I would forget that You are the master and...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 64 śrī-nārada uvāca satyam eva bhagavat-kṛpā-bhara- syāspadaṁ nirupamaṁ bhavān param yo hi nityam ahaho mahā-prabhoś citra-citra-bhajanāmṛtārṇavaḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Yes, you are the greatest recipient of the mercy of the Supreme Lord. No one can compare to you. Ah! You...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 52 yadṛcchayā labdham api viṣṇor dāśārathes tu yaḥ naicchan mokṣaṁ vinā dāsyaṁ tasmai hanūmate namaḥ TRANSLATION “Although Hanumān obtained from the son of Daśaratha the boon of liberation without striving for it, he never wanted to accept liberation without the...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 44 vairi-santarjako laṅkā- dāhako durga-bhañjakaḥ sītā-vārtā-haraḥ svāmi- gāḍhāliṅgana-gocaraḥ TRANSLATION He boldly threatened his enemies, burned Laṅkā, and destroyed its citadel. When he brought back news of Sītā, he received his master’s deep embrace.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 40 hanūmāṁs tu mahā-bhāgyas tat-sevā-sukham anvabhūt su-bahūni sahasrāṇi vatsarāṇām avighnakam TRANSLATION But Hanumān is much more fortunate. For many thousands of years he has enjoyed serving the Lord constantly, without obstruction.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 34 yasya śrī-bhagavat-prāptāv utkaṭecchā yato bhavet sa tatraiva labhetāmuṁ na tu vāso ’sya lābha-kṛt TRANSLATION Wherever one develops an intense desire to achieve the Supreme Lord, there one can obtain Him. But the Lord’s merely residing in a certain place...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 23 vicitra-sevā-dānaṁ hi hanūmat-prabhṛtiṣv iva prabhoḥ prasādo bhakteṣu mataḥ sadbhir na cetarat TRANSLATION The Lord truly gives His mercy, saintly authorities believe, when He grants the right to render various kinds of service, a blessing He gives to such devotees...
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 15 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca sva-ślāghā-sahanāśakto lajjāvanamitānanaḥ prahlādo nāradaṁ natvā gauravād avadac chanaiḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: Unable to tolerate hearing his own praise, Prahlāda lowered his face in embarrassment, bowed down before Nārada, and respectfully addressed him in a quiet voice.
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Text 36 bhavatād bhavataḥ prasādato bhagavat-sneha-vijṛmbhitaḥ kila mama tan-mahimā tathāpy aṇur nava-bhakteṣu kṛpā-bharekṣayā TRANSLATION We can say that by your mercy the Supreme Lord developed some love for me and so I appear glorious. But my greatness is just like a...
