Hare Krishna Maharaj,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We started our regular Srimad Bhagavatam review classes here at Boise Temple. Following is the summary of Introduction, preface, 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 as discussed last Sunday.

Introduction and Preface:

• Srila Prabhupada's  purports are relevant for anybody at anytime.
• Srimad Bhagavatam is the spiritual communism.
• Material scientists are unsuccessful in finding ultimate truth
• Srimad Bhagavatam has to be read sequentially.
• This is the only scripture that talks about absolute truth right from page 1.
• Book bhagavatam should be understood with the help of person Bhagavatam (Lord Chaitanya)

Text 1:

• Srila Prabhupada elaborates on [meaning the word] Vasudeva.
• Vasudeva is the Cause of all causes
• Srimad bhagavatam is the commentary on Vedanta sutra
• Origin of creation is also discussed in the purport.
• Matsya Purana also refers to Srimad Bhagavatam. So Srimad Bhagavatam is older than Matsya Purana.
   

Text 2:

• First 2 slokas are 30% of the entire chapter.
• Srimad Bhagavatam starts where Bhagavad-gita ends. Reject all material religions.

Thank you,

Your servant,

Sundari Radhika dd.

HpS - We sent our thoughts about Verses 3-7 and posted them here. We, HPS, Monkey/Piggy, are so much dulled by association with matter that our intelligence is not alive to the SB so much. This Sanga will change this.