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                                                   Bhagavat Tatparya :  Signification                         (From the 12th canto trans-created Bhagavat Puran by Srimanta Sankardev) 1.  Nigadati Suta   Suniu Sounaka                                                 Pramukhhye Rishi Jateka                        Barhaya Skandhar  jitu tatparjjya     Suniyu Tak  Partekka  Suta said ,o Saunaka and other sages,hear the compendium of all cantos.  2.Hari Guna Nam      Sravana Kirtana     Samaste Dharamare Sar Barha skandha mili    ake prati...

শ্রীবল্লভাচাৰ্য্য বিৰচিত মধুৰাষ্টকং/ Sri Sri Vallabhacharya's Madhurastaka अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्। हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥१॥ His Lips are sweet,His divine body as well as His lotus like face ,both are sweet. He has the sweetest pair of eye and smile . His heart has the sweetest attribute and His gait is also sweet.He is the Lord of sweetness and everything about Him is sweet as Him. (1) পৰমেশ্বৰ কৃষ্ণৰ ওষ্ঠভাগ মধুৰ , প্রভুৰ মুখমণ্ডলসহ সৰ্ব্বাংগয়ে মধুৰ ; পদ্মদলসম তেৰাৰ নয়নও মধুৰ ,মুখৰ হাঁহিও অতি মধুৰ । প্রভুৰ হৃদয়ভাগ মধুৰতম ,  তেওঁৰ চলনো মধুৰ ;মধুৰাধিপতি শ্রীকৃষ্ণ বিষয়ক সকলোৱেই সুমধুৰ । (১)                                  वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं                                  वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्।                   ...

Glory of Sridhara Bhagavatpad:           ' Aham bedmi Suko vetti vyaso vetti na vtti ba Sridharam sakala vttye Srinirsimha prasadata '  This sloka concluded the authenticity of Sridhara's Bhashya or commentary in the Yoga of Bhakti or Devotion .Sri Caitanaya Mahaprabhu too once said : jagad-guru śrīdhara-svāmī ‘guru’ kari’ māni , Only Through the blessings of  Sridhara Swami,I have learnt the Bhagvata , hence i consider him as my Guru!   Invocation :  Vagisha yashya vadane Laxmiyashya cha bakshasi  yashyaste Hridaye Sambitam Nisimham maham bhaje . (Bhavartha Dipika -1.1) Summary of  Chapter III : The Divine Incarnations     Avatara Katha prasneTritiye : The third canto of Srimad Bhagavata describes the Incarnation theory and Lord Krishna's supremacy ,Swami Sridhara wrote - Prathamam Purushaavtaramaha : First description is that of the Purusha form. Ekanrave sayanacha : the Lord at the begining was sleep...

  Vrindavanam punah prapya Navineev swarupinee – Although Born in Dravid Desha (or Southern India) but Bhakti (or Krishna devotion ) evolved to youth phase only in Vrindavna. When,invaders destroyed the heritage of bhakti in Mathura and Vrindavana in medieval time,then Bhakti Saints have re-established the cult of  Bhakti in these sacred places .Past times of Acharya Vallabh as well as that of the six gosvamis,Hita Harivamsa and other saints made the place more holier ,as in the Bhagavatam –    nirvairaṁ sama-darśanam anuvrajāmy ahaṁ nityaṁ pūyeyety aṅghri-reṇubhiḥ   Polymath Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva visited Mathura and Vrindavana during His first pilgrimage to all over  the Indian subcontinent . He spent a long time in the Jagannath Puri,but in Vrindavana ,the stay period was less !But Vrindavana finds a place in the songs of both Sri Sankara and Madhavdeva , Krishna’s cowherd playtime influenced both . The Katha Gurucharit and  Sarvabhauma Bhat...

     Durlavam hi Sada Sukham ( Incessant happiness is indeed infrequent : Valmiki Ramayana ).The Threefold miseries are there for everyone ,one has to suffer a lot mentally if the spiritual relation with the Divinity is not present.If one is mentally and spiritually strong ,then he has the preparedness to overcome the struggles . Here's a collection of various verses for all of us suffering :    1. Iha Samsare Bahu Dustare Kripaya Pare Pahii Murare  ( O Lord, the one who is the enemy of demons like Mura ; Have compassion on me.This worldly ocean of existence is extremely hard to cross over , Give me Your shelter .)  - Mohamudgram, Adishankaracharya    2.  tvadiyas tvad-bhrityas tava parijanas tvad-gatir aham    prapannas caivam sa tv aham api tavaivasmi hi bharah (O Lord,You are the shelter of all universes . Though fallen ,but I am Your follower , a slave of Your lotus feet; O Lord ,the goal of my life is only You ,consider m...

(Based on Sri Madhavdeva's Bhojan Bihar play)  Govindam Paramnandam Sange Gopaye Samanitam VrindavanaBiharinam Srikrsnam Pranamyaham . The ever blissful cowherd Lord with all his cowherd friends are playing in the Vrindavana forest ,I bow down to such Sri Krishna .      In This Morning, Mother Yashoda kissing her beloved son, said , “Wake up my son, Gopala (Cowherd),Madan –Gopala ; Your friends are waiting ,take this butter ,take these breads and surely , don’t forget this flute .Now ,go to the Vrindavan and play with your allies , keep our cows  in the bank of river Yamuna .”  The son of Nanda left His home and going to the forest, because he tends grazing cattle. With playful mood ,Dama ,Sudam and His other friends have joined Him too.By playing the instruments as flute ,horn wind etc ; They are maintaining hundreds and hundreds of cow.  He,who is the Master of all moving and non-moving(s) ;the same Lord has taken this Cowherd form in Nanda’s plac...

 People often misunderstood the relation between the holy Vedas and the Bhagavata Marg . The Vedas are divine in origin ,it is also distinct from the Vedic rites (like purification,oblation ) which is the main  topic of Karmakanda .In general Vedas (mainly the Samhita part) have the seed of all paths .The Gita too glorified the mastery of the Vedas.  Latter by Vyasa ,the One Veda is divided into different parts !The Samhitas are divine in origin, while the other parts like Aryanka,Upanisad are the realizations of  different sages .                 Srimad Bhagavata is the fruit of the Divine vedas,it's the natural commentary on the Vedas ! Bhagavata is bit different than the Pancharatra Agama .The Bhagavata is katha based Nabadha Bhakti  ,It all started with the Chartursloki teaching ,latter espoused by the nine great sons of Risava deva . Another, line was that of Piplad -Samkhayan-Parasara- Maitrayee . Latter, on the conj...