SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM .
An introduction to Srimad Bhagavatam and its contents..
You will find in my accompanying essays further discussions and elaborations of the Srimad Bhagavatam along with the history and the writings of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , who presented the Srimad Bhagavatam to the Western societies for the first time in the late 60s and 70s . We can examine some of the themes of the highly esteemed trancendental Bhagavatam that is well recognized by leading scholars worldwide . ISKCON has developed a specialist Oxford branch that introduces Gaudia Vaisnavism to various departments in universities there . Previously to this only Sankacarya’s impersonal philosophy had been predominantly taught .
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 one has lost an opportunity of a human form of life . Animals obviously don’t have facilities of rational , logical enquiry, although they possess consciousness like you and I.
With logic in mind , William Paley intelligently concluded that someone finding a watch whilst walking 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 most certainly the work of a creative brain and exceptional intelligence . Isaac Newton thought that each individual thumbprint of human beings was clear evidence for individual design . The teleological argument , design permeates everything in nature and the universe remains as strong as it ever did and becomes stronger as scientific research progresses . Sir Fred Hoyle agrees , ” the monkeyed universe ” Recent studies of the entropy of the cell , shows the cells have low entropy, meaning high organisational levels , but at the same time, high energies operating within the cell , that one would expect to be a course of high entropy , so its puzzling how low entropy exists in an atomphere were high entropy might be expected. The fine tuning of the universe , and the so-called goldilocks phenomena , i.e., that everything is just perfect , not too much heat , or too cold , a perfect gravitational force is present , 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 and not in any chronological order . 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 a 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 , not all it is shut down , whilst Bramha sleeps , the highest planetary systems remains unaffected.
Lord Krishna Himself comes to reestablished forgotten Dharma or principles of religion , 5000 years ago He came , 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 , means , if one acts within Dharma, ones life is reasonably fulfilled and progressive elevation of consciousness takes place . If one acts against Dharma, one degrades one’s consciousness and becomes helplessly entangled in reactions and sufferings within material conditioning . The key to understanding the Bhagavatam is to gain knowledge and faith in Sanatana Dharma , that is the eternal occupation of the soul , and the symptom of the soul is consciousness .
Ultimately by following Dharma it takes us 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 , who is realised in the Bhagavatam, is able to extract and understand its mysteries, in any given time , place or 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 Lord Krishna always favours good Brahminical councils who bring justice to all proceedings in administrations . In its absence, there is turmoil in society reflected in the current times . 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 and a family . History , science, and religion are all essential ingredients to life , otherwise, mistaken ideas develop, leading to great 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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