Japa and Prayer School – April 22, 2023

On the auspicious day of Akṣaya-tṛtīya, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami
gives his introductory class as part of his Japa and Prayer School.
He begins this introductory class with Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1
Chapter 1 Text 9. Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 9
jayati jayati nāmānanda-rūpaṁ murārer
viramita-nija-dharma-dhyāna-pūjādi-yatnam katham api sakṛd āttaṁ
mukti-daṁ prāṇināṁ yat paramam amṛtam ekaṁ jīvanaṁ bhūṣaṇaṁ me
  TRANSLATION All glories, all glories to the all-ecstatic
name of Lord Murāri. It makes one put aside such tasks as
meditation, ritual worship, and social duties. If a living being
even once takes the Lord’s holy name, the name will grant him
liberation. That holy name is the greatest source of eternal
pleasure and is my very life and ornament.