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The glories
of Shrimad-Bhagavatam.
Suta Gosvami said, “Unto that personality
Who all of the demigods, headed by Brahma, praise- Who the perfected yogis see
within their minds, after fixing themselves in trance- unto that Supreme
Personality of Godhead, I offer my humble obeisances.”
“When Lord Kurma’s back was being
scratched by the sharp stones on Mount Mandara, which was whirling about, it
made Him sleepy. Winds were then created by the Lord’s breathing, in this
sleepy condition, and ever since that time, the ocean has imitated His
inhalation and exhalation by coming in and going out as tides.”
The number of verses of each of the
eighteen maha-puranas is herein listed. Shrila Jiva Gosvami quotes from the
Matsya Purana that Shrila Vyasadeva compiled these Puranas first, and then
later, Mahabharata, which contains the essence of the Puranas.
Shrimad-Bhagavatam was first imparted by
the Supreme Lord to Brahma, when he was bewildered, while seated upon the lotus
flower that had grown from the navel of Garbodakashayi Vishnu. From this, we
should understand that Shrimad-Bhagavatam is eternal and nondifferent from the
Absolute Truth.
If, on the full moon day of the month of
Bhadra, one places Shrimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a
gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination. All other
scriptures shine forth in the assembly of saintly devotees, only so long as
that great ocean of nectar, Shrimad-Bhagavatam, is not heard.
Shrimad-Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt
satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be attracted to any other
literature.
namna-ganam
yatha ganga
devanam achyuto yatha
vaishnavanam
yatha sambhuh
purananam idam tatha
“Just as the Ganga is the greatest of all
rivers- Lord Achyuta, the supreme among all deities- and Lord Shiva, the
greatest of Vaishnavas- so, Shrimad-bhagavatam is the greatest of all Puranas.
shrimad-bhagavatam puranam amalam yad vaishnavanam priyam…..
“Shrimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless Purana
and it is most dear to the Vaishnavas. Anyone who seriously tries to understand
Shrimad-Bhagavatam, who properly hears and chants it with devotion, becomes
completely liberated.”
Just as Arjuna was put into confusion so
that Bhagavad-Gita might be spoken, Maharaja Parikshit was cursed to die, so
that Shukadeva Gosvami could speak Shrimad-Bhagavatam.
The
final verse of Shrimad-Bhagavatam:
nama-sankirtana
yasya
sarva-papa-pranashanam
pranamo
duhkha-samanas
tam
namami harim param
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the
Supreme Lord, Hari, the congregational chanting of Whose holy names destroys
all sinful reactions, and the offering of obeisances unto Whom relieves all
material suffering.”
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare
Rama
Rama Rama Hare
Hare