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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 109 yat tāta tāsām api dhairya-moṣakaṁ yā vai kula-strī-kula-pūjitāṅghrayaḥ rūpeṇa śīlena guṇena karmaṇā śraiṣṭhyaṁ gatā hanta mahā-śriyo ’pi yāḥ TRANSLATION My dear boy, in beauty, character, virtues, and behavior the women of Vraja excelled even the supreme goddess of fortune. All women of respectable families worshiped their feet. Yet even so, Kṛṣṇa’s beauty robbed the women of Vraja of their sobriety.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 102 nātra ko ’py asti bhinno yat tatratya-jana-vallabhaḥ uddhavas tvaṁ ca tatratyas tad gopyaṁ kiñcid ucyate TRANSLATION No one in this house is an outsider. Uddhava is very dear to the residents of Vraja, and you are from Vraja yourself. Therefore I can say something confidential.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 87 sukha-krīḍā-viśeṣo ’sau tatratryānāṁ ca tasya ca mādhuryāntyāvadhiṁ prāptaḥ sidhyet tatrocitāspade TRANSLATION In that most delightful abode, the residents share special pleasure pastimes with the Lord in which they all realize the ultimate limit of sweetness.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 81 sa ca tad-vraja-lokānāṁ śrīmat-premānuvartinā kṛṣṇe śuddha-tareṇaiva bhāvenaikena labhyate TRANSLATION That abode can be reached only through the purest sentiments, in which one follows the sublime love held for Kṛṣṇa by the residents of Vraja.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 78 śrī-nārada uvāca gopāla-deva-priya gopa-nandana śrīmān ito dūra-taro virājate goloka-nāmopari sarva-sīma-go vaikuṇṭhato deśa-viśeṣa-śekharaḥ TRANSLATION Śrī Nārada said: Dear devotee of Lord Gopāladeva, O son of a cowherd, far away from here lies the most exalted of all places, called Goloka. It is full of all splendor and beyond the borders of all other regions, including Vaikuṇṭha.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 68 tad-uktyā nārado harṣa- bharākrānta-manā hasan utplutyotplutya cākrośann idam āha su-vismitaḥ TRANSLATION These words filled Nārada’s mind with pleasure, and he laughed, jumped up and down, and shouted in joy. Astonished, he spoke as follows.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 68 tad-uktyā nārado harṣa- bharākrānta-manā hasan utplutyotplutya cākrośann idam āha su-vismitaḥ TRANSLATION These words filled Nārada’s mind with pleasure, and he laughed, jumped up and down, and shouted in joy. Astonished, he spoke as follows.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 62 śrīmad-uddhava uvāca vraja-bhūmāv ayaṁ jātas tasyāṁ gopatvam ācarat gopālopāsanā-niṣṭho viśiṣṭo ’sman mahāśayaḥ TRANSLATION Śrīmān Uddhava said: He was born in Vraja-bhūmi, and there he was engaged as a cowherd. And he is firmly established in the worship of Lord Gopāla. He is surely a much greater soul than you and I.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 54 sarve ’pi nityaṁ kila tasya pārṣadāḥ sevā-parāḥ krīḍanakānurūpāḥ praty-ekam ete bahu-rūpavanto ’py aikyaṁ bhajāmo bhagavān yathāsau TRANSLATION All the Lord’s personal associates are at His hand like playthings. They are always fully dedicated to His service. Each assumes a variety of forms yet stays essentially one, just like the Lord Himself.

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 5 Text 43 āsīnasya sabhā-madhye sevitasya maharddhibhiḥ pārśve bhagavato ’thāhaṁ gantuṁ lajje bibhemi ca TRANSLATION I then became shy and feared to go near the Personality of Godhead when He was seated in His court and being served by His transcendental opulences.