You will find in my accompanying essays much further history of  the Srimad Bhagavatam  which we are presenting along with the  history and the writings of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , but here is an  introduction to the highly esteemed  trancendental works,  all of which  are well recognized by leading scholars worldwide , ISKCON has an Oxford branch , introducing Gaudia Vaisnavism to various departments in the Universities , along with the Proffesors .

In modern times, the word WHY is said to be the most popular word on Google it is  punched into unlimited keyboards on a  regular basis.  Indeed , unless the human asks , who am I  ? why do I exist ? What is my real purpose ? , one can  consider it a lost opportunity and a  waste of a human form of life . Consider ,  animals don’t have such  facilities of  rational , logical  enquiries .

With logic in mind , William Paley intelligently concluded that  someone finding a watch  whilst walking on  a Moor in the long grass , bearing in mind in 1850 many country folk would have never set eyes on a watch , on examination they  would naturally assume its fine engineering and design are certainly the work of a creative brain and exceptional   intelligence .  Isaac Newton thought that each individual thumb print of human being was clear  evidence  for individual design . The teleological argument ,  design permeates everything we see in nature  as  well as throughout the universe remains as strong as it ever did and becomes stronger as scientific research progresses . Studies of the entropy of the cell , shows low entropy,  meaning high organisational levels , but with high energies operating within the cell , usually high energy leads to high entropy , so that alone suggests a deliberation . The fine tuning of the universe , the   so-called goldilocks phenomena  , ie. that    everything is just right ,  not too much  heat ,  or too cold ,  much gravitational force is perfect ,  just the right amount of oxygen etc  etc .  These  are some  examples one can give , there are many more .

Certainly, the opening pages  of the Srimad Bhagavatam confirm this , the famous opening sloka declares Divinity is directly and indirectly conscious of every aspect of creation , a creation  that emnates from consciousness . Life comes from life… Molecules don’t move towards life , something brings them together.
The Srimad Bhagavatam  itself is a series of one to one conversations through time frames , there are dialogue partners , and these constantly  weave in and out of space time , over billions of years.  So  not in any  chronological order , and  there are references to appropriate histories and  certain lessons that can be learned either from Divinity Himself or His devotees . These are defined as factual events relating to Krishna and His devotees or illustrative stories , like  fables bringing home key and important philosophical points .

The Bhagavatam appears and dissappears in the long course of 311 trillion years of the set time of this universe, as much as the sun rises and sets and appears to appear and disappear.
The creator god Lord Bramha has  inconceivably 4.5 billion of our years as his 12 hours , its recorded in the Bhagavatam as he sleeps , a partial shut down of the universe lasting for  4.5 billion years begins , before being rebooted ,  although our total universe is trillions of years old ,  anc not all it is shutdown , only the lower and some of the middle planetary systems close up , the highest planetary systems remain.

Lord Krishna , who comes to reestablished  forgotten Dharma or principles of religion , appeared  on this earth  planet  5000 years ago, and when He left after completing His purpose the question arose what happened to Dharma ,  Dharma is a living thing , through ethereal energies it has a supervisory system,  if one acts within Dharma ones  life is reasonably fulfilled and peaceful and  progress and  elevation of consciousness takes place . If one acts  against Dharma, one  degrades one’s consciousness and becomes helplessly entangled  in reactions and sufferings of material conditioning .  The key to understanding the Bhagavatam is to gain knowledge and faith in Sanatana Dharma, the  eternal occupation of the soul , and  the symptom of the soul is consciousness .

Ultimately Dharma takes one to a place where consciousness can thrive ,  where it is surrounded by consciousness energy , and not deteriating and fluctuating matter made of atomic particals …….The sages ,who question  Sukadeva Goswami , in the Bhagavatam,  were told that when Krishna leaves  this world  , after His activities,  Dharma and all its directions  take shape in the form of the Srimad Bhagavatam.
Everything for mankind is contained within its pages , and the expert person Bhagavat is able to extract and understand its mystery,  and they  give applications to  particular time , place, and circumstances . No matter who we are or what we are , progressive steps are chalked out for every section of society .
It is said one who does wrong or suffers wrong is wrong , and Krishna always favours good Brahminical council that  brings  justice to all proceedings in  administrations , without which there is always  turmoil in society  reflected in the functioning and workings of the planet . Today, we see unnecessary suffering  and deliberate  misguidance brought about by so-called leaders who are absolutely not fit to lead . One who studies the Srimad Bhagavatam will bring  great security  and wisdom to himself as well as his or her family . History science and religion are all essential ingredients to life , otherwise , mistaken ideas develop, leading to misfortune.
Wherever there is Krishna, there is always great fortune and victory.
Krishna lies within all the pages of the Bhagavatam directly or indirectly.

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