Srimad Bhagavatam, Volume 2 ALL GLORY TO SRI GURU AND GOURANGA Atmaramas cha munayo nirgrantha api urukrame Kurvanti ahaituki bhaktimitthambhuta gunah Harih. (pp. 367*) SRIMAD BHAGWATAM of KRISHNA DWAIPAYANA VYAS ENGLISH VERSION (Second Volume) By A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI * pp.1 LIST OF OTHER BOOKS (In English) 1. GEETOPANISHAD. 2. CHAITANYA CHARITAMRITA ESSAYS AND TEXT. 3. SCIENCE OF DEVOTION. 4. EASY JOURNEY TO OTHER PLANETS. 5. PRACTICAL THEISM. 6. MESSAGE OF GODHEAD. 7. ISOPANISHAD. 8. PRAYERS OF KING KULASHEKHAR. Editor of the fortnightly Journal 9. BACK - TO - GODHEAD AND FOUNDER SECRETARY. THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (Regd.) Residence:—Sri Radha Damodar Temple Sebakunja, Vrindaban U. P. Office:—Sri Radha Krishna Temple Post Box No. 1846 DELHI-6. SRIMAD BHAGWATAM SECOND PART (From Seventh Chapter 2nd half to Twelfth Chapter of the First Canto.) Original Sanskrit text, its Roman transliteration English Synonyms of word to word, English Translation and Elaborate PURPORTS by A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI 1964 Published by THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (Regd) VRINDABAN AND POST BOX No. 1846. DELHI-6 free for: The Members Rs. 16/- (India) Ł2/- (Foreign) *SRIMAD BHAGWATAM, Part 1. Edited with English translation and notes by A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI. Published by the League of Devotees, Brindavan, 1962. Page vii, 364, xii. Price Rs. 16. The Bhagavata-purana, which is one of the mahaparana-s, commands high respect among all sections of Hindus, especially among votaries of the Vallabha and Caitanya sects. It has been assigned a high rank by them on a par with the Upanisad's, Bhagavad-gita and Vedantasutra's as the fourth branch of Vedanta and even mentioned as Sruti itself. There are numerous editions of the text with or without commentaries in Sanskrit, and translations into English and almost all the Indian languages. However, the present edition has its own value, containing the original text in Devanagari type together with Roman transliteration and Engiish translation, with elaborate notes and comments in English for each verse. The notes and comments are highly valuable as they reveal correctly the inner meaning of the verses from the point of view of the bhakti cult of the Caitanya school. The editor's vast and deep study of the sujbect and critical insight are reflected in these notes and comments. Commenting on verses 28 and 29 of the second chapter of the first Book, the editor ably maintains that Sri Krsna is the only object of worship and that all the scriptural injunctions, austerities, sacrifices and religious observances are intended to please Him. In his scholarly introduction containing about 48 pages, the editor gives an interesting outline biography of Caitanya, including some of the events that took place during his sacred mission all over India for propagating his teachings among the people. The controversial discussions with Ramananda Roy and Prakasananda are noteworthy. In every event narrated, the author stresses the importance of bhakti towards Sri Krsna which is the kernal of the Caitanya doctrine. The introduction concludes with an English version of Caitanya's Siksastaka, a work in eight verses addressed to Sri Krsna. This first volume contains. chapters 1 to 6 and the first seven verses of the seventh chapter of the first Book. Further volumes of this publication are eagerly awaited. The glossary appended to the volume gives explanations of the technical words used in the notes and comments. V. KRISHNAMACHARYA *Review by the Adyar Library Bulletin No, 27 (1-4) 1963. PREFACE (In Devanagari:) vata-vasana rsayah sramanah urdhva-manthinah prayena deva munayah sva-vimukta-kama maunam caranti vijane na brahmakhyam dhama te yanti santah samnyasino 'malah parartha-nisthah vayam tv iha maha-yogin bhramantah karma-vartmasu naitan vihaya krpanan vimumuksa eko nanyam tvad asya saranam bhramato tvad-vartaya tarisyamas tavakair dustaram tamah 'nupasye (bha. 11.6.47-48) (bha. 7.6.44) “Great sages labouring hard under stringent regulative principles for salvation “My Lord, generally all the Munis (saints and philosophers) are interested in by suspending semina onwards and thus remaining naked, as well as their personal salvation. They are mostly silent and travel in lonely places successful mendicants who have attained complete satisfaction by purificatory without any desire for other's benefit. But I am not like them. I do not wish to practices,—do achieve the transcendental sky of the name Brahman. But so go to the kingdom of God alone leaving this poor misguided people in general far we are concerned, oh the Great Mystic ! we shall transcend this world of who have no other alternative than to surrender unto you and this I see by my abject nescience simply by vibrating the message of your activities as duty practical experience.” bound devotees of your Lordship, although we are moving seemingly on the We are more interested, therefore, in the mission of reclaiming the path of fruitive actions.” conditioned souls for the Kingdom of God by all means, than to seek our The path of fruitive activities i. e. to say the path of earn money and enjoy personal salvation performed rigidly in a secluded place. life as it is going on generally,—appears to have become also our profession After the publication of the First Volume we have received many good although we have renounced the order of worldly life! They see that we are opinions and reviews from all sections of the society in this humble-attempt moving in the cities, in the Government offices, banks and other business and we are subjoining herewith some of them for general information. places for promoting the publication of Srimad Bhagwatam. They also see From Sri Hanuman Prasad Podder. Kalyan Editorial Department, Gita that we are moving in the press, paper market and amongst the book binders Press, Gorakhpur 1/12/62. also away from our residence at Vrindaban and thus they conclude sometimes “Pujya Swamiji, Sadar Pranam, mistakenly that we are also doing the same business in the dress of a “First of all I should happily acknowledge receipt of the great book mendicant! SRIMAD BHAGWATAM(First Volume) and I warmly thank you for sending But actually there is a gulf of difference between the two kinds of activities. the above. This is not a business for maintaining an establishment of material enjoyment. “Secondly, it is a source of great pleasure for me that a long cherished On the contrary it is an humble attempt to broadcast the glories of the Lord at dream has materialised and is going to be materialised with this and the would a time when the people need it very badly. be publications. I thank the lord that due to His Grace this publication could An unbeliever friend became astonished to learn that we have taken up a see the light. mighty project for presenting sixty volumes of 400 pages each,—simply for I again thank you for the rich gift. the matter of glorifying the Lord. But we should not forget to remember that With salutation to Shri Hari. the Lord is unlimited. This material world is a fragmental portion of His Yours obediently unfathomable glories out of which this tiny earth is a particle only. And on the Sd/- Hanuman Prasad Podder, surface of the earth there are numberless cities and in each and every one of Editor. “Kalyan” them there are hundreds of printing houses all engaged in the matter of From Dr. P. Nagaraja Rao, of the Bombay Bhavan's Journal July 21, 1963 broadcasting the message of this limited space. We can just imagine how (Sanskrit English) Srimad Bhagwatam. Original Sanskrit Text, English many hundreds of thousand volumes we may need to glorify the activities of translation and elaborate purport. By A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Published the unlimited Lord. Therefore, sixty volumes of just the sample distribution by the League of Devotees, Vrindaban, U. P. pp 364. Price Rs. 16/- of His glories presented in a manner understandable by the stagnant brain of “The volume under review is the first instalment of the mighty project to the residents of this insignificant globe. Otherwise the residents of higher present the entire Bhagwata Puranam (verse by verse) in sixty parts. The planets who have got superior brains than the man, do go through thousands present volume covers the first seven chapters of the first Scandha. The and millions volumes of Srimad Bhagwatam to know about the glories of the translation is easy and flowing. We have first the verse in Deva-nagri script Lord. and then word for word meaning. In the end we have the purport (tatparya). Formerly even fifty years before, rich and well to do members of the This elaborate method is very helpful to the ardent student of Bhagwatam who society used to get Srimad Bhagwatam imprinted or hand written, along with lacks in Sanskrit knowledge. It is admitted on all hands that Bhagwatam is the authoritative commentaries, by learned Pandits and then distribute them most difficult text among the puranas. The author richly deserves the gratitude amongst the devotees of the Lord specially and the people in general casually. of the devotees for his pious and learned labour of love. The introduction of At the present moment, the time is so changed that we had to request one of 48 pages is a moving account of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the great Bhagwata, the biggest Industrialists of India, to purchase 100 (one hundred) copies and the store house of God-love. Bhakti and Vairagya are the sides of Bhagwata distribute them but the poor fellow expressed his inability. We wished that sadhana. The more we love God the easier it becomes forus to be detached to somebody may come forward to pay for the actual cost of publiction of this trifles in life.