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Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam Date: 2007-04-08 Author: Sudarshana devi dasi Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev. In the 1st chapter of Seventh Canto in Srimad Bhagavatam, Parikshit Maharaj inquires Srila Sukadeva Goswami to explain him about the impartial nature of Supreme Lord. Before beginning any service, one must offer their obeisances to their spiritual master and in the following verse, Sukadeva Goswami offers his respects to his spiritual master Srila Vyasadev through verses 7.1.4-5, before explaining the glories of Lord to Maharaj Parikshit. śrī-ṛṣir uvāca sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ mahārāja hareś caritam adbhutam yad bhāgavata-māhātmyaṁ bhagavad-bhakti-vardhanam gīyate paramaṁ puṇyam ṛṣibhir nāradādibhiḥ natvā kṛṣṇāya munaye kathayiṣye hareḥ kathām The great sage Sukadeva Goswami said: My dear King, you have put before me an excellent question. Discourses concerning the activities of the Lord, in which the glories of His devotees are also found, are extremely pleasing to devotees. Such wonderful topics always counteract the miseries of the materialistic way of life. Therefore great sages like Narada always speak upon Srimad-Bhaagavatam because it gives one the facility to hear and chant about the wonderful activities of the Lord. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Srila Vyasadeva and then begin describing topics concerning the activities of Lord Hari. In the above verse, Sukadev Goswami has very nicely highlighted. a) Discourses about Lord and His devotees are pleasing to all b) Such topics counteract the miseries of materialistic way of life c) Need for speaking Srimad Bhagavatam "Always" Few days back, I was listening to one of the lectures of my spiritual master, HH Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj wherein Maharaj was telling about the increase in number of psychiatric patients in this age. He was telling how in England, the government used to provide "sickness benefits" to such patients and doctors would not take money from their patients. Where money is not involved, we can expect some genuine seva. Maharaj was describing that most of the treatment did not involve medicines at all. Rather each patient would have a counsellor, who would first ensure that the patient has fresh air, food, clean clothes, bed and is staying in a clean room. The counsellor would first listen to whatever the problems the patient is facing - economical or family related and try to sort them out. The government which we had in Vedic age was much better than this. There were no psychiatric patients in those days. In Ram-rajya there were no signs of disease or old-age. If anyone entered Krishna's Parliament, they would not experience old-age at all. But today even if young people enter the Parliament, they appear old. What is the reason for this discrepancy ? Lack of Krishna-katha ! In olden days, every citizen in the nation after the day of hard work, returns home and listens either to Ramayan or Krishna-katha in the evenings on a regular basis. So as described by Sukadeva Goswami in the above verse, those topics counteracted all the material miseries. This is not something which could be experienced by people of Vedic age alone. Even today, if we start reading the scriptures on a daily basis, we would be able to experience the bliss - A bliss or happiness which cannot be equalled by what we may get from mundane serials in TV, cinema or any other kind of entertainment. In today's so called modern world, people after the tiring day work, come back home and sit in front of the idiot box and watch serials/movies - which only tend to aggravate the mind's agitations. So what peace or bliss can we expect from these things ? They neither prove to be of any use to solve our day to day problems in life. On the other hand, any soul who regularly studies Srimad Bhagavatam would be realising that Krishna speaks through these shlokas and also gives us practical instruction for our day to day problems. What else do we need ? Honestly speaking, I have been very irregular in studying Srimad Bhagavatam, even after hearing about its glories. I pray at the lotus feet of Gurudev and Krishna, so that I remain attached to Srimad Bhagavatam always in a devotional mood. Hare Krishna! Thank you very much. Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev, Sudarshana devi dasi. Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam - Part 1 Date: 2015-03-18 Author: Sudarshana devi dasi Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. Srimad Bhagavatam is non-different from Krishna. It is called as 'mantra-murti' - sound incarnation of the Lord. When Krishna winded up His pastimes in the material world and returned to Goloka, Kali entered. But Krishna mercifully left Srimad Bhagavatam behind, which like sun is dispelling the darkness of ignorance from our life and also protects us from the evil influence of Kali. In Canto 12, Chapter 13 of this great scripture Suta Goswami very nicely glorifies Srimad Bhagavatam. In verse 12.13.19 he says, kasmai yena vibhāsito ’yam atulo jñāna-pradīpaḥ purā tad-rūpeṇa ca nāradāya munaye kṛṣṇāya tad-rūpiṇā yogīndrāya tad-ātmanātha bhagavad-rātāya kāruṇyatas tac chuddhaṁ vimalaṁ viśokam amṛtaṁ satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi Srimad Bhagavatam is the spotless purana. It is most dear to the Vaishnavas because it describes the pure and supreme knowledge of the paramahamsas. This Bhagavatam reveals the means for becoming free from all material work, together with the processes of transcendental knowledge, renunciation and devotion. Anyone who seriously tries to understand Srimad Bhagavatam, who properly hears and chants it with devotion, becomes completely liberated. Since Krishna and His glories are unlimited, same holds true for Srimad Bhagavatam. This is one purana which is glorified by so many people in so many other puranas as well. In this offering we shall try to meditate on some of the glories of Srimad Bhagavatam as mentioned in Uttara khanda of Padmapurana. When one performs devotional service, transcendental knowledge (jñāna) and renunciation (vairāgya) are like by- products of bhakti. In fact for Bhakti devi, jnaana and vairaagya are two children. Once when Narada was passing through Vrindavana, he saw Bhakti crying and two old men were lying unconscious near her. When Narada Muni inquired her about their identities, Bhakti devi narrated their story to him. Being pleased by the presence of pure devotee, Bhakti devi after offering her pranams to Narada Muni said that these two old-men were none other than her own children. She told him how due to fear of Kali yuga, she and her children had become weak. Srimad Bhagavatam verses 1.4.17 tells us the nature of Kali yuga. bhautikānāṁ ca bhāvānāṁ śakti-hrāsaṁ ca tat-kṛtam aśraddadhānān niḥsattvān durmedhān hrasitāyuṣaḥ The great sage, who was fully equipped in knowledge, could see, through his transcendental vision, the deterioration of everything material, due to the influence of the age. He could also see that the faithless people in general would be reduced in duration of life and would be impatient due to lack of goodness. In this verse, Srila Prabhupada in the word to word equivalents, mentions 'śakti-hrāsaṁ' as 'deterioration of natural power' - Simply by fearing the evil influence of Kali, the natural power of bhakti, jñāna and vairāgya became weak. By stepping into Vrindavan dham, Bhakti devi attained her youthfulness again, but her children remained unconscious. Unable to bear this agony, she requested Narada Muni to help her children. Krishna willing we shall continue more on this topic in the subsequent offering. Hare Krishna. Thank you very much. Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva, Sudarshana devi dasi. Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam - Part 2 Date: 2015-03-19 Author: Sudarshana devi dasi Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. This is in continuation of the previous offering titled "Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam' wherein we saw how in the beginning of Kaliyuga, Bhakti devi and her children, jñāna and vairāgya became weak due to fear of Kali. Now we shall see further. When Narada Muni heard this, he told Bhakti that people of Kali yuga do not perceive bhakti or her children. He said, "All glories to Vrindavan dham. Simply by the contact with Vrindavan, you are rejuvenated. Indeed Bhakti dances in full swing with joy here. But your two sons are unable to shake off their old-age, because there is lack of people who are sincerely searching out for them." In Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.1.10 also we find the sages of Naimisaranya explaining the nature of people in the age of Kali. prāyeṇālpāyuṣaḥ sabhya kalāv asmin yuge janāḥ mandāḥ sumanda-matayo manda-bhāgyā hy upadrutāḥ O learned one, in this iron age of Kali men have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed. People are so much engaged in sense-gratification that they give very little or no time for bhakti. So when Bhakti devi heard about the evil impacts of Kali, she asked Narada Muni as to why Pariskhit Maharaj gave shelter to Kali and how could all gracious Lord Krishna tolerate all unrighteousness. Then Narada Muni explained her the reason why Parikshit Maharaj gave shelter to Kali. In Padma Purana, Uttara khanda, Chapter 1 verse 68, he says yat phalaṁ nāsti tapasā na yogena samādhinā tat phalaṁ labhate samyak kalau keśava-kīrtanāt King Parikshit knew that devotees in Kaliyuga are weak and are not capable of severe austerities.
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