Srimadbhaghavatham -introduction

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Introduction to srimadbhagavatham Ithihasas and Puranas are composed for the purpose of explaining the messages in the vedas in such a way that even common people can understand. That is why they are known as suhrdsamhitha, counselling like a friend,suhrd, while vedas are called prabhu samhitha, command of the master as they contain injunctions and prohibitions.Hence Puranas are not fairy

tales. Leelasuka in his krishna karnamrtha advises those who are tired of trying to learn the difficult meanings of upanishads to go to Gokula and see the essence of the upanishads tied to the mortar. This shows the lucidity of the puranas in teaching the obtruse truths thst are contained in the upanishads. PurAnam means purA api navam, it is ever new. This explains the

popularity of the ithihasas and puranas even now.Of all the puranas Bhagavathapurana is most important as it is the only one prefixed with 'sri' as Srimadbhagavatha puranam. Bhagavatha purana was composed by Vyasa advised by the sage Narada to cure him of his mental depression and he taught this to his son Suka who told it to Parikshit. Sootha pouranika who belonged to the clan of story tellers of yore retold it to the sages in Naimisaranya and thus it was spread in the world. The Bhagavathapurana is extolled as the essence of the vedas,is of supreme merit and is called adhyAthmadeepa, the light of the self,it is loved by good men free from blemishes of character. It is beneficial to the whole humanity,and removes the three kinds of duhkha, namely, Adhidaivika, calamities due to karma or fate, Adhibouthika,obstacles due to other beings, and adhyAthma, troubles that come from one's own nature.It is said that when one wishes to read or hear Bhagavatha the Lord appears in his heart. Bhagavathapuranam is an incomparable work on bhakthi. It is related by Suka who is a brahmajnani. Bhakthi is extolled as being even greater than mukthi. Bhagavathapurana was told to Parikshit in seven days. On the first day, it was till varahavathara, on second day till jatabharatha episode, on the third till amrthamathanam,on the fourth till krishnavathara, on the fifth till Rukminikalyanam, on the sixth day it was till uddhavasamvAdha and the last day the purana was finished. It has been the practice to read Bhagavatham in the same order for seven days which is known as BhagavathasapthAham. We shall now enjoy the nector of srimadbhAgavatham in

detail. May god bless you, Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.D, Siromani in sanskrit.

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