Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Texts 100-104 – December 27, 2023

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 4 Texts 100-104 athāpi
sahajāvyāja- karuṇā-komalātmani avakra-bhāva-prakṛtāv
ārya-dharma-pradarśake eka-patnī-vrata-dhare sadā vinaya-vṛddhayā
lajjayāvanata-śrīmad- vadane ’dho-vilokane jagad-rañjana-śīlāḍhye
’yodhyā-pura-purandare mahā-rājādhirāje śrī- sītā-lakṣmaṇa-sevite
bharata-jyāyasi preṣṭha- sugrīve vānareśvare vibhīṣaṇāśrite cāpa-
pāṇau daśarathātmaje kauśalyā-nandane śrīmad- raghunātha-svarūpiṇi
svasminn ātyantikī prītir mama tenaiva vardhitā TRANSLATION Even
so, I simply feel more attracted to the Supreme Lord in His eternal
identity as Śrī Raghunātha, the son of Daśaratha and joy of Mother
Kauśalyā. His heart always tender with natural, unaffected
compassion, He is spontaneously attracted to loving exchanges with
His devotees, exchanges free from any tinge of duplicity. He
demonstrates how to follow properly the religious duties of a
civilized people, and He upholds the strict vow of having only one
wife. In the shyness of innate humility, His face always looks
downward, His eyes fixed on the ground. His exalted character is
pleasing to all. He stands with bow in hand, the king of kings, the
hero of the city Ayodhyā, served by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, and with
Bharata as His older brother. He rules the race of monkeys as the
dear friend of Sugrīva and gives shelter to Vibhīṣaṇa. By my
hearing of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the unlimited loving attraction I
feel toward my own master has increased.