![]() Owing to paucity of space, many of the stories have been given a brief mention in this work with the footnote guiding to the sources, to get the full story in the other Puranas. Normally in the Purana, the tales or stories frequently overlap with each other giving emphasis on a different point. ![]() It enlists 22 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, while other sacred accounts of the Sanatana Dharma believe that there were nine incarnations and one is yet to come. Although this Purana itself is believed to be a part of Skanda Purana, it is its lyrical beauty and devotion to Krishna that made it most popular. ![]() It is believed to have been authored by the great sage Vedavyasa when he felt a great unrest troubling his soul after authoring the Mahabharat. ?r?mad-Bh?gavatam will fill this need, for it is a cultural presentation for the re-spiritualization of the entire human society.The ‘Srimad Bhagwat’ itself is believed to be the gem among all the sacred Puranas as it emphasises on the devotion to Lord. There is need of a clue as to how humanity can become one in peace, friendship and prosperity with a common cause. But there is a pinprick somewhere in the social body at large, and therefore there are large-scale quarrels, even over less important issues. It has made rapid progress in the field of material comforts, education and economic development throughout the entire world. Human society, at the present moment, is not in the darkness of oblivion. It begins, therefore, with the aphorism of Vedanta philosophy janm?dy asya yata? to establish the ideal of a common cause. ?r?mad-Bh?gavatam will fill this need in human society. The need is felt by great thinkers to make this a successful ideology. The ideals of spiritual communism, according to ?r?mad-Bh?gavatam, are based more or less on the oneness of the entire human society, nay, of the entire energy of living beings. Human society is broader than in the Middle Ages, and the world tendency is toward one state or one human society. ![]() And what is that need? Human society is no longer bounded by geographical limits to particular countries or communities. We must know the present need of human society. ? detailed study of the development of the embryo in the womb from the moment of conception Buddha’s arrival predicted 2,500 years earlier ? accurate astronomical readings taken 5,000 years ago The second text promises that anyone who reads the book systematically will achieve the spiritual success meant for all human beings. The first verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam makes clear that because the book is intended for people serious about spiritual progress, it will not deal with sectarian religious ideas, philosophical conjecture, or worldly concerns. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the most complete and authoritative exposition of Vedic knowledge-covering everything from the nature of the self to the origin of the universe. ![]()
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