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March 2023

• 203) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 88 – 10.15.7-12 Krishna-Balarama make all living beings in Vrindavana fortunate

July 2019

• 202) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 94 – 10.16.7-15 – Kaliya bites and binds Krishna
• 201) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 93 – 10.16.1-7 Krishna’s mode of entry into Kaliya’s lake reflects his playful confidence
• 200) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 90 – 10.15.26-36 – Dhenuka’s tools to kill – his hind legs – are used to kill him by whirling and hurling
• 199) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 89 – 10.15.13-25- The gopas ask Balarama-Krishna to get fruits by eliminating Dhenuka
• 198) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 88 – 10.15.7-12 Krishna-Balarama make all living beings in Vrindavana fortunate
• 197) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 87 – 10.15.1-6 Krishna dedicates the beauty of Vrindavana is meant for Balarama
• 196) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 86 – 10.14.53-61 – Vrajavasis love their children as parts of Krishna and therefore love the Whole more
• 195) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 85 – 10.14.43-52 – Unravelling the mystery of the Vrajavasis disproportionate love for Krishna
• 194) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 84 – 10.14.37-42 – Brahma acknowledges his insignificance before Krishna’s magnificence and munificence
• 193) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 83 – 10.14.31-36 – Brahma glorifies Vrajavasis and aspires for their dust
• 192) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 82 – 10.14.25-30 Devotion is the doorway and pathway to a life beyond illusion and liberation
• 191) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 81 – 10.14.19-24 Krishna’s pastimes are unknowable yet relishable
• 190) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 80 – 10.14.13-18 – Brahma contextualizes his bewilderment in terms of his and others’ past bewilderment
• 189) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 79 – 10.14.7-12 – Practicing devotion gratefully while accepting responsibility for our difficulties opens the door to liberation
• 188) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 78 – 10.14.1-6 Krishna is known by devotional hearing, not by intellectual probing
• 187) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 77 – 10.13.57-64 – Brahma realizes his folly in testing Krishna’s glory
• 186) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 76 – 10.13.50-56 – Brahma sees all universal opulences sheltered in the Vishnus expanded from Krishna
• 185) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 75 – 10.13.39-49 – The content of metaphors may be opposing, but their intent is concurring
• 184) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 74 – 10.13.28-38 Krishna’s illusion is so powerful that even Balarama requires special situation to see through that illusion

June 2019

• 183) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 73 – 10.13.21-27 How Krishna as the expanded gopas and calves reciprocated love with the motherly gopis and cows
• 182) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 72 – 10.13.11-20 – Krishna makes even a big disturbance into a no disturbance
• 181) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 71 – 10.13.01-10 – Taste for absorption is the test of devotion
• 180) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 70 – 10.12.37-44 – If ecstasy pulls us out of our service, we need to pull ourselves out of that ecstasy
• 179) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 69 – 10.12.29-36 – Krishna fulfilled the desire of the gopas to have Agha’s body as a plaything
• 178) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 68 – 10.12.18-28 – Our perceptions are shaped by our conceptions
• 177) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 67 – 10.12.12-17 The inability to tolerate others’ happiness defines the demonic
• 176) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 66 – 10.12.1.12 That the extraordinary appears ordinary is extraordinary
• 175) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 65 – 10.11.50-59 Huge demons become like moths on coming before the Krishna-fire
• 174) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 64 – 10.11.41-49 For Krishna, killing demons is all in a day’s play, that too before breakfast
• 173) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 63 – 10.11.30-40 The extraordinary Lord gave and got joy in ordinary play
• 172) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 62 – 10.11.19-29 The Vrajavasis move to protect Krishna and Gokula both
• 171) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 61 – 10.11.1-9 Vrajavasis doubt Krishna’s supernatural power, but don’t disbelieve it
• 170) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 60 – 10.11.10-18 By giving to Krishna, even if we appear to be losers, we are still gainers
• 169) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 59 – 10.10.36-43 The Lord grants not just physical mobility but also spiritual mobility
• 168) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 58 – 10.10.28-35 Though God has a body, he is not limited by or to his body
• 167) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 57 – 10.10.23-27 Krishna honors the promise of his devotees
• 166) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 56 – 10.10.15-22 Narada curses to cure the cause of the misbehavior, not just to punish the misbehavior

September 2018

• 165) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 55 -10.10.10-14 Narada curses not impulsively, but after deep reflection
• 164) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 54 – 10.10.1-9 The curse that takes us away from the things that take us away from Krishna is mercy
• 163) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 53 – 10.9.18-23 The kingdom of God is the kingdom of love
• 162) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 52 – 10.9.13-17 Krishna’s form appears finite but is infinite
• 161) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 51 – 10.9.7.12 Yashoda catches the Lord whom the yogis can’t catch
• 160) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 50 -10.9.1-6 Yashoda demonstrates the same bhakti perfection as does Arjuna
• 159) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 49 – 10.8.46-52 Transcendental and contextual explanations for the fortune of Nanda and Yashoda
• 158) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 48 – 10.8.42-45 Yashoda makes sense of the incomprehensible by taking shelter of the transcendental Lord
• 157) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 47 – 10.8.32-41 Krishna shows the universe in his mouth once again
• 156) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 46 – 10.8.26-31 Vraja ladies complain about Krishna’s pranks cheerfully
• 155) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 45 – 10.8.20-25 Krishna’s childhood activities fill Vraja ladies with anxiety and ecstasy
• 154) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 44 – 10.8.13.19 Garga conceals and reveals Krishna’s identity
• 153) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 43 – 10.8.7-12 Religious celebration is meant for spiritual purification, not social congregation
• 152) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 42 – 10.8.1-6 The saintly come to the worldly to expand the consciousness of the wordly
• 151) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 41 – 10.7.31-37 Krishna’s first revelation of the universe in his mouth
• 150) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 40 – 10.7.27-30 Krishna silences Trinavarta to minimize anxiety for Vrajavasis
• 149) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 39 – 10.7.19-26 Krishna protects Yashoda before tackling Trinavarta
• 148) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 38 – 10.7.13-18 The potency of blessings increases with the purity of the blesser
• 147) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 37 – 10.7.7-12 Vrajavasis try to protect the one who protects everyone
• 146) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 36 – 10.7.1-6 Krishna’s childhood pastimes are both entertaining and enlightening
• 145) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 35 – 10.6.35-44 Bhagavatam highlights the extraordinariness of the Vrajavasis
• 144) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 34 – 10.6.24-34 Contact with Krishna is miraculously purifying
• 143) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 33 – 10.6.15-23 The Vrajavasis invoke God for the protection of God
• 142) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 32 – 10.6.7-14 Putana deceived the Vrajavasis, but Krishna deceived her
• 141) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 31 – 10.6.1-6 Sukadeva G reveals the spoiler to relieve Parikshit M anxiety
• 140) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 30 – 10.5.26-32 Relationships are the foundational wealth that is essential for anything to be enjoyable
• 139) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 29 – 10.5.21-25 See adversities as actions of destiny to stay composed
• 138) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 28 – 10.5.15-20 When Krishna came to Vraja, so did the goddess of fortune
• 137) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 27 – 10.5.7-14 Krishna’s birth floods Vraja with joy

August 2018

• 136) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 26 – 10.5.1-6 Let celebration center on purification, not gratification
• 135) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 25 – 10.4.38-46 Bad disposition with bad association is brutally bad
• 134) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 24 – 10.4.25-37 Kamsa’s change of heart doesn’t last for long
• 133) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 23 – 10.4.17.24 Others’ past bad karma doesn’t rationalize our present misdeeds towards them
• 132) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 22 – 10.4.10-16 Kamsa’s self-recrimination is self-serving
• 131) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 21 – 10.4.1-10 Heartless Kamsa rejects Devaki’s heartfelt plea
• 130) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 20 -10.3.47-53 Just as the ocean gave way to Rama, Yamuna gave way to Krishna
• 129) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 19 – 10.3.39-46 Omnipotent Krishna can act through transcendental or normal means
• 128) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 18 – 10.3.32-38 How past life connections make sense of present-life situations

July 2018

• 127) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 17 – 10.3.26-31 Devaki acknowledges Krishna as the provider of the supreme safety and strives for his safety
• 126) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 16 – 10.3.20-25 The divine’s complexion is sometimes a description and sometimes a signification
• 125) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 15 – 10.3.11-19 Krishna’s appearance dissipates the darkness without and within
• 124) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 14 – 10.3.1-10 The celestial, terrestrial and psychological characteristics that celebrate the Lord’s appearance
• 123) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 13 – 10.2.37-42 Why the unborn Lord is born is both inferable and inconceivable
• 122) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 12 – 10.2-31-36 Krishna’s lotus feet make the insurmountable material ocean insignificant
• 121) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 11 – 10.2.25-30 The devatas glorify the true nature of the Absolute Truth
• 120) Bhagavatam study 109 1.19.34-40 When God remains anonymous through coincidences devoteees identify and glorify him
• 119) Bhagavatam study 108 1.19.25-33 Devotee’s attractiveness attracts people to Krishna’s supreme attractiveness
• 118) Bhagavatam study 107 1.19.19-24 Knowledge comes alive thorugh those live that knowledge
• 117) Bhagavatam study 106 1.19.13-18 Our personal deliberation and our mentor consultation can be complementary, not contradictory
• 116) Bhagavatam study 105 1.19.7-12 The universal sages come to see of the royal sage
• 115) Bhagavatam study 104 1.19.1-6 If sinful reaction rectifies sinful mentality, then the reaction is auspicious, not inauspicious
• 114) Bhagavatam study 103 1.18.44-50 Abuse of power by those representing God makes people godless
• 113) Bhagavatam study 102 1.18.36-43 Avoid offenses carefully and avoid getting offended easily
• 112) Bhagavatam study 101 1.18.31-36 Presuming that we know God’s will and are doing his work is presumptuous and dangerous
• 111) Bhagavatam study 100 1.18.24-30 An annoyed response to annoying non-responsiveness is not malevolent
• 110) Bhagavatam study 99 1.18.18-23 The unlimited has unlimited potency to purify us of our unlimited sins
• 109) Bhagavatam study 98 1.18.11-17 Relish the sweetness of Bhagavan through the Bhagavata
• 108) Bhagavatam study 97 1.18.4-10 Understanding Parikshit M’s treatment of Kali
• 107) Bhagavatam study 96 1.17.43-18.3 The recent past is just like the present
• 106) Bhagavatam study 95 1.17.37-42 Undestanding how restricting area of residence is a form of punishment
• 105) Bhagavatam study 94 1.17.31-36 Adharama-bandhu Kali can’t be allowed to live in the kingdom of Dharma-raja pautra
• 104) Bhagavatam study 93 1.17.24-30 Avoid both extremes of taking everything in scripture only literally or only metaphorically
• 103) Bhagavatam study 92 1.17.18-23 The cause of suffering is sometimes incomprehensible
• 102) Bhagavatam study 91 1.17.13-17 Act honorably to protect the honor of those whom we represent
• 101) Bhagavatam study 90 1.17.7-12 – When in a position of material responsibility, act responsibly
• 100) Bhagavatam study 89 1.17.1-6 Outrage on seeing atrocity is healthy
• 99) Bhagavatam study 88 1.16.31-36 The earth and dharma’s devotion for Krishna
• 98) Bhagavatam study 87 1.16.25-30 Krishna is the shelter of dharma and dharmic qualities
• 97) Bhagavatam study 86 1.16.19-24 Understanding what all things cause distress to the earth

June 2018

• 96) Bhagavatam study 85 1.17.13-18 Parikshit M delighted in his spiritual opulence, not his material opulence
• 95) Bhagavatam study 84 1.16.7-12 Choose carefully what we hear
• 94) Bhagavatam study 83 1.16.1-6 How Parikshit Maharaj manifested his predicated qualities
• 93) Bhagavatam study 82 1.15.45-51 Our spirituality is our responsibility, not anyone else’s responsibility
• 92) Bhagavatam study 81 1.15.38-44 Responsibly hand over material responsibility to take up spiritual responsibility
• 91) Bhagavatam study 80 1.15.31-37 Life is a relay race – know when to hand over the torch
• 90) Bhagavatam study 79 1.15.25-30 Remember Krishna in his absence by remembering his message
• 89) Bhagavatam study 78 1.15.19-24 Krishna takes away everything that covers us before him
• 88) Bhagavatam study 77 1.15.13-18 Arjuna treasures his memories of Krishna
• 87) Bhagavatam study 76 1.15.7-12 Devotees see their achievements as Krishna’s mercy
• 86) Bhagavatam study 75 1.15.1-6 When we lose everything, we gain the Lord of everything
• 85) Bhagavatam study 74 1.14.34-44 Questions about causes of distress reveal conceptions of distress

April 2018

• 84) Bhagavatam study 73 1.14.18.33 – When we apprehend the worst-case scenario, we look for alternatives
• 83) Bhagavatam study 72 1.14.12.17 – Inversion of natural order prophesies inauspiciousness

March 2018

• 82) Bhagavatam study 71 1.14.1.11 – Departure of the order-sustaining Lord leads to disruption of that order

December 2017

• 81) Bhagavatam study 70 1.13.51-60 Determination directed towards renunciation brings spiritual elevation
• 80) Bhagavatam study 69 1.13.46-50 When we can’t protect ourselves from kala, karma and guna, how can we protect others?
• 79) Bhagavatam study 68 1.13.39-45 Know when to exercise control in the service of the supreme controller and when to release control
• 78) Understanding various ways Krishna protects – Bhagavatam characters analysis

September 2017

• 77) Bhagavatam study 67 01.13.30-38 When it is time to renounce, embrace renunciation as a challenge and avoid discouragers
• 76) Bhagavatam study 66 01.13.24-29 Detachment emerges from education that changes our definition of success

July 2016

• 75) ​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most
• 74) ​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information
• 73) ​Bhagavatam study 63 1.13.1-8 Periods of distress can forge the deepest bonds
• 72) Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna
• 71) ​Bhagavatam study 61 1.12.21-29 The prophecy of a glorious death is not inauspicious
• 70) Bhagavatam study 60 1.12.12-20 The carrier of the dynasty was to the glory of the dynasty
• 69) Bhagavatam study 59 1.12.1-11 Parikshit had magnificent darshan even before birth
• 68) Bhagavatam study 58 1.11.32-39 Krishna seemed attached but remained detached
• 67) Bhagavatam study 57 1.11.25-32 Krishna’s beauty is exquisite and exquisitely described
• 66) ​Bhagavatam study 56 1.11.14-24 The spiritual qualification of bhakti unites the materially​ ​qualified and unqualified
• 65) ​Bhagavatam study 55 1.11.8-13 Prosperity without Krishna is like beautiful things for the blind
• 64) ​Bhagavatam study 54 1.11.1-7 Krishna’s arrival brings ecstasy
• 63) ​Bhagavatam study 53 1.10.28-36 Krishna’s departure and travel are celebrations of love
• 62) ​Bhagavatam study 52 1.10.21-27 The Supreme appears human – and still remains Supreme
• 61) Bhagavatam study 51 1.10.9-20 Imminent separation from Krishna triggers intense emotion
• 60) Bhagavatam study 50 1.10.1-8 Yudhishtira’s dharmic reign harmonizes the natural order with the human order
• 59) ​Bhagavatam study 49 1.9.43-48 Departure of great souls is a victory worthy of celebration
• 58) ​Bhagavatam study 48 1.9.36-42 Bhishma’s memories go beyond the personal to the Krishna-centered

June 2016

• 57) Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death

May 2016

• 56) Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way
• 55) ​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence
• 54) ​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering
• 53) ​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose
• 52) Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness
• 51) ​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion
• 50) Bhagavatam study 40 1.8.32-37 The unborn takes birth to end our rebirth
• 49) ​Bhagavatam study 39 1.8.26-31 Krishna-lila can be understood through love
• 48) ​Bhagavatam study 38 1.8.23-25 Material adversity makes spiritual opportunity a necessity
• 47) Bhagavatam study 37 1.8.17-22 The prayer progresses from philosophical to personal
• 46) Bhagavatam study 36 1.8.1-16 – What is materially impossible is possible for Krishna

March 2016

• 45) Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed
• 44) Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

February 2016

• 43) Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable
• 42) Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking
• 41) Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical

January 2016

• 40) Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words
• 39) Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything
• 38) Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady
• 37) Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure
• 36) Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation
• 35) Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire
• 34) Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing
• 33) Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

December 2015

• 32) Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation
• 31) Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment
• 30) Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path
• 29) Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything
• 28) Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect
• 27) Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective
• 26) Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible
• 25) Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level
• 24) Bhagavatam study 14 – 1.3.35-44 – Bhagavatam is our light in this dark age
• 23) Bhagavatam study 13 – 1.3.25-34 – By realizing the Lords glory, we relish our glory
• 22) Bhagavatam study 12 – 1.3.17-25 – The avataras deliver in diverse ways
• 21) Bhagavatam study 11 – 1.3.9-16 – The many incarnations protect materially and spiritually
• 20) Bhagavatam study 10 – 1.3.1-8 – The Lord manifests as the Purusha and other avataras
• 19) Bhagavatam study 9 – 1.2.28-34 – Vasudeva is the be-all and end-all in everything
• 18) Bhagavatam study 8 – 1.2.23-27 – Our worship reflects our mentality
• 17) Bhagavatam study 7 – 1.2.16-22 – Practice the process of joy with joy

May 2015

• 16) Bhagavatam first canto study 6 – 1.2.9-1.2.15 – Bhakti leads to realization of the Absolute Truth
• 15) Bhagavatam first canto study 5 – 1.2.1-1.2.8 – The Bhagavatam’s speaker and subject are radically exalted

April 2015

• 14) Bhagavatam first canto study 4 – 1.1.4-1.1.23 – The sages’ questions

August 2014

• 13) Bhagavatam first canto study 3 – 1.1.3 – Relish the rasa in association
• 12) Bhagavatam first canto study 2 – 1.1.2 – The pure intention bestows the perfect destination

July 2014

• 11) Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

April 2014

• 10) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 10 – 10.02.15-24 – The mysterious appearances of Balarama and Krishna
• 9) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 9 – 10.02.01-14 – The previous lives of Kamsa
• 8) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 8 – 10.01.56-69 – Kamsa brutally persecutes his own family members
• 7) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 7 – 10.01.46-55 – Vasudeva’s plan B to put off catastrophe
• 6) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 6 10.01.36-44 – Vasudeva expertly uses sama, dama and bheda to pacify Kamsa
• 5) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 5 10.01.26-35 – Events leading to Kamsa’s barbarism
• 4) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 4 – 10.01.21-25 – The Lord’s majestic universal rescue operation
• 3) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 3 – 10.01.14-20 – The glory of the speakers and hearers of the Bhagavatam
• 2) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 2 – 10.05.01-13 – Krishna is everyone’s benefactor – I long to hear about him
• 1) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 1 – 10.01.01-04 – Please speak Krishna-katha for benefitting everyone