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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 śrī-bhagavān uvāca mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ bhavān me rasikottama TRANSLATION The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

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

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 124 śrī-bhagavān uvāca mat-prīty-utpādana-vyagra śrī-nārada suhṛt-tama hitam evākṛtātyantaṁ bhavān me rasikottama TRANSLATION The Supreme Lord said: Nārada, My dearest friend, you are always eager to please Me, and you are the best of those who relish transcendental emotions. You have now done Me a great favor.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 118 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca etādṛśaṁ tad-vraja-bhāgya-vaibhavaṁ saṁrambhataḥ kīrtayato mahā-prabhoḥ puna tathā-bhāva-niveśa-śaṅkayā tāḥ preritā mantri-vareṇa saṁjñayā TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit said: As the Supreme Lord continued ardently praising the splendor of the good fortune of Vraja, the expert counselor Uddhava grew anxious, for the special ecstasies of Vraja might again draw the Lord into a trance. With a gesture, therefore, he prompted the ladies to do something.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 110 rūpeṇa veṣeṇa ravāmṛtena vaṁśyāś ca pūrvānuditena viśvam sammohitaṁ prema-bhareṇa kṛtsnaṁ tiṣṭhantu dūre vraja-vāsinas te   TRANSLATION My beautiful form, My dress, and the nectarean sound of My flute, never heard before, enchanted the whole universe with overwhelming love of God. So what to speak of how these affected the residents of Vraja.

Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations on Sri Radhastami: The Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 aho bhāmini jānīhi tat tan mama mahā-sukham mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā tasthau tatrocitāspade   TRANSLATION Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 106 aho bhāmini jānīhi tat tan mama mahā-sukham mahimāpi sa māṁ hitvā tasthau tatrocitāspade   TRANSLATION Ah, willful woman, please understand. All that I relished in Vraja gave Me the highest pleasure. And though the glory of those times has now abandoned Me, it still resides in that most worthy place.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 99 ata eva mayā svasya sthitim apy asthiteḥ samām dṛṣṭvā na gamyate tatra śṛṇv arthaṁ yuṣmad-udvahe   TRANSLATION Therefore My staying with them would be equal to My absence. Realizing this, I have not returned there. Now hear the real reason I married you.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 97 adṛśyamāne ca mayi pradīpta- viyoga-vahner vikalāḥ kadācit mṛtā ivonmāda-hatāḥ kadācid vicitra-bhāvaṁ madhuraṁ bhajante   TRANSLATION And when they cannot see Me they become so torn that the fire of separation leaves them sometimes as though dead and sometimes as though insane. Thus they partake of the nectar of wonderful ecstasies.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 94 yadi ca prītaye teṣāṁ tatra yāmi vasāmi ca tathāpi kim api svāsthyaṁ bhāvyaṁ nālocayāmy aham   TRANSLATION But even if for their pleasure I were to return to live with them, I don’t see how that would help.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 85 tato ’nyābhiś ca devībhir etad evānumoditam sātrājitī paraṁ māna- gehaṁ tad-asahāviśat   TRANSLATION [Uddhava said:] The other queens all agreed. Only Satya­bhāmā, Sātrājitī, unable to tolerate those words, entered her chamber of anger.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 85 tato ’nyābhiś ca devībhir etad evānumoditam sātrājitī paraṁ māna- gehaṁ tad-asahāviśat   TRANSLATION [Uddhava said:] The other queens all agreed. Only Satya­bhāmā, Sātrājitī, unable to tolerate those words, entered her chamber of anger.

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

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 71 stambhādy-antaritāḥ satyo devyo ’tiṣṭhan prabhu-priyāḥ satyabhāmā na tatrāgāt tāṁ kṛṣṇo ’pṛcchad uddhavam   TRANSLATION The beloved queens of the Lord stayed hidden behind objects such as columns, not approaching Him. But Satya­bhāmā had not come there with the others, so Kṛṣṇa asked about her from Uddhava.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 64 prāsādābhyantare suptaṁ sasmārātha kare sthitām vaṁśīṁ svasyāgrajasyāpi vanya-veśaṁ ca dṛṣṭavān TRANSLATION He remembered He had been sleeping inside the palace. Then He saw the flute in His hand, and Himself and His older brother dressed like forest dwellers.

In today's sanga, we join Srila Dhanurdhara Swami at a home program in Russia and then he continues with the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 67 tato hrīṇa iva jyeṣṭha- mukhaṁ paśyan smitaṁ śritaḥ rāmeṇodvartya tatrābdhau snāpito dhūli-dhūsaraḥ TRANSLATION Kṛṣṇa then looked at His brother’s face and smiled as if embarrassed. And since Kṛṣṇa’s body was covered with dust, Balarāma wiped Him clean and bathed Him in the sea.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 45 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca itthaṁ sa-puṣpa-vikṣepaṁ vadan dṛṣṭvā diśo ’khilāḥ tāṁ sa-cumbanam āliṅgya go-gopaiḥ saṅgato ’grataḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Parīkṣit continued: Having said this, Kṛṣṇa threw a handful of flowers at Śrī Rādhā, looked all around, and then embraced and kissed Her. He then went ahead to meet the cows and cowherd boys.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 40 rundhāno veṇu-nādair gā vartamānāṁ sahālibhiḥ rādhikām agrato labdhvā sa-narma-smitam abravīt TRANSLATION As He continued walking, playing His flute to keep the cows from wandering off, He then came upon Śrī Rādhikā with Her girlfriends and spoke to Her with witty comments and charming smiles.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 7 Text 22 śrī-baladeva uvāca śrī-kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa bho bhrātar uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha jāgṛhi paśyādya velātikrāntā viśanti paśavo vanam TRANSLATION Śrī Baladeva said: Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, My dear brother! Get up, get up! Wake up from Your sleep! Just see, it is now getting late. The cows are already entering the forest.