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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 41 Text 1   śrī-śuka uvāca stuvatas tasya bhagavān darśayitvā jale vapuḥ bhūyaḥ samāharat kṛṣṇo naṭo nāṭyam ivātmanaḥ   TRANSLATION Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While Akrūra was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew His form that He had revealed in the water, just as an actor winds up his performance....

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 17   samarhaṇaṁ yatra nidhāya kauśikas tathā baliś cāpa jagat-trayendratām yad vā vihāre vraja-yoṣitāṁ śramaṁ sparśena saugandhika-gandhy apānudat   TRANSLATION By offering charity to that lotus hand, Purandara and Bali earned the status of Indra, King of heaven, and during the pleasure pastimes of the rāsa dance, when the...

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 12   yasyākhilāmīva-habhiḥ su-maṅgalaiḥ vāco vimiśrā guṇa-karma-janmabhiḥ prāṇanti śumbhanti punanti vai jagat yās tad-viraktāḥ śava-śobhanā matāḥ   TRANSLATION All sins are destroyed and all good fortune is created by the Supreme Lord’s qualities, activities and appearances, and words that describe these three things animate, beautify and purify the world....

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 38 Text 9   drakṣyāmi nūnaṁ su-kapola-nāsikaṁ smitāvalokāruṇa-kañja-locanam mukhaṁ mukundasya guḍālakāvṛtaṁ pradakṣiṇaṁ me pracaranti vai mṛgāḥ   TRANSLATION Surely I shall see the face of Lord Mukunda, since the deer are now walking past me on my right. That face, framed by His curly hair, is beautified by His attractive cheeks...

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

The following is a class on Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta given in English with Russian translation on Thursday, January 10, 2019, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.6.27   gāyaṁ gāyaṁ yad-abhilaṣatā yat tato ’nutiṣṭhitaṁ yat tat sarveṣāṁ su-viditam itaḥ śakyate ’nyan na vaktum natvā natvā muni-vara mayā prārthyase kākubhis tvaṁ tat-tad-vṛtta-śravaṇa-rasataḥ saṁśrayethā virāmam   TRANSLATION veryone here knows...

The following is a class on Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta given in English with Russian translation on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.6.13   śrī-nārada uvāca manojña-saubhāgya-bharaika-bhājanaṁ mayā samaṁ saṅgamayadhvam uddhavam tadīya-pādaika-rajo ’tha vā bhavet tadaiva śāntir bata me ’ntar-ātmanaḥ   TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Please arrange for me to meet with Uddhava, the...

The following is a class on Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta given in English with Russian translation on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.6.4   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...

The following is a class on Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta given in English with Russian translation on Monday, January 7, 2019, in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.6.1-3   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...

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.6.13   śrī-nārada uvāca manojña-saubhāgya-bharaika-bhājanaṁ mayā samaṁ saṅgamayadhvam uddhavam tadīya-pādaika-rajo ’tha vā bhavet tadaiva śāntir bata me ’ntar-ātmanaḥ   TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Please arrange for me to meet with Uddhava, the only true object of exquisite good fortune. Or else let me have from his feet one particle of dust. Then alone will...