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

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

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 100

TRANSLATION
From the many thoughts flashing through my mind I concluded I was unfit to go. I cried profusely, and the force of my sorrow made me faint and suddenly fall to the ground.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 93

TRANSLATION
They live on Tapoloka, where they give reassurance and security to the residents, who at times feel helpless in the absence of their Lord Nārāyaṇa.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 80

TRANSLATION
So attracted was my mind by the spontaneous joy of seeing them that I was aware of nothing but them, internally or externally, not even things most dear to me.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 70

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I told my mind that it is Lord Śiva himself who performs these wonderfully varied pastimes in the special form of Lord Gopāla.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 70

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I told my mind that it is Lord Śiva himself who performs these wonderfully varied pastimes in the special form of Lord Gopāla.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 3 Text 62

TRANSLATION
This Lord Śiva, I realized, is nondifferent from Madana-gopāla, the Deity I worship, the Lord more dear to me than life itself. Lord Śiva serves the cause of love for my Lord by promoting it everywhere.