Hare Krishna Maharaj,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Following is the summary of 1.1.3 and 1.1.8 as discussed last Sunday.
Classification of Chapter 1:
- Verses 1-3 : Prelude to Srimad Bhagavatam
- Verses 4-8 : Setting the scene for Srimad Bhagavatam
- Verses 9-end : Six questions
Verse summaries:
- V1: Absolute truth
- V2 : Srimad Bhagavatam is the essence
- V3: Devotees who relish SB
- V4: Naimisharanya and devotees are well-wishers of everybody
- V5: Qualities required for the speaker and the listener of Srimad Bhagavatam
- V6: Goswamis’ qualifications
- V7: Six philosophies
- V8: Secret of success in spiritual life
Other Important points:
- To really understand Srimad Bhagavatam, we have to come to the stage of non enviousness.
- Verses 1,2 and 3 are spoken by Vyasa.
- Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of Vedic literature, full of juice, it is not to eat but to drink.
- Krsna is Akhila rasa murti.
- While reading Srimad Bhagavatam Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara Pandit used to shed so many tears that the whole Srimadbhagavatam’s ink disappeared and it became empty.
- If we hear Srimad Bhagavatm from a non devotee it is like drinking milk touched by a serpent.
- No one should sit on Vyasasana until they are free from the 4 vices: meat eating, intoxication, illicit sex and gambling.
- In Naimisharanya Vshnu never closes his eyes.
- Ashtavakra is a monist.
HpS - ASA - Thank you!!! What is the reading for next Sunday???
Your servant,
Sundari Radhika dd.