Srimad-Bhagavatam is the desire tree of Vedic wisdom. Veda itself means “the aggregate of knowledge.” And whatever knowledge is required for human society is perfectly presented in Srimad-Bhagavatam. There are different branches of knowledge in the Vedic writings, including sociology, politics, medicine and military art. All these and other branches of knowledge are perfectly described in the Vedas. So, as far as spiritual knowledge is concerned, that is also perfectly described there, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is considered to be the ripened fruit of this desire-fulfilling tree of the Vedas. A tree is honored by the production of its fruit. For example, a mango tree is considered very valuable because it produces the king of all fruits, the mango. When the mango fruit becomes ripened it is the greatest gift of that tree, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is similarly held to be the ripened fruit of the Vedic tree. And as ripened fruit becomes more relishable when first touched by the beak of a parrot, or suka, Srimad-Bhagavatam has become more relishable by being delivered through the transcendental mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami.
Srimad-Bhagavatam should be received in disciplic succession without any breakage. When a ripened fruit comes from the upper part of the tree onto the ground by the process of being handed down from a higher branch to a lower branch by persons in the tree, the fruit does not break. Srimad-Bhagavatam, when received in the parampara system, or disciplic succession, will likewise remain unbroken. It is stated in Bhagavad-gita that the disciplic succession, or parampara, is the way of receiving transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge must come down through the disciplic succession, through authorized persons who know the real purpose of the sastra.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended that one learn Srimad-Bhagavatam from the mouth of the self-realized person called bhagavatam. Bhagavata means “in relationship with the Personality of Godhead [Bhagavan].” So the devotee is sometimes called bhagavatam, and the book which is in relationship with devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is also called Bhagavatam. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended that, in order to relish the real taste of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one should take instruction from the person bhagavatam. Srimad-Bhagavatam is relishable even by a liberated person. Sukadeva Gosvami admitted that although he was liberated from within the very womb of his mother, it was only after relishing Srimad-Bhagavatam that he became a great devotee. Thus, one who is desirous of advancing in Krishna consciousness should relish the purport of Srimad-Bhagavatam through the discussions of authorized devotees.
In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Second Canto, First Chapter, verse 9, Sukadeva Gosvami admits that although he was very much attracted by the impersonal Brahman, when he heard the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the mouth of his father, Vyasadeva, he became more attracted to Srimad-Bhagavatam. The idea is that Vyasadeva was also a self-realized soul, and his mature contribution of transcendental knowledge was delivered directly to Sukadeva Gosvami in the manner indicated.” ~
Nectar of Devotion/Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sindhu, Ch 12 – Further Aspects of Transcendental Service
pamho agtACSP, ekadasi ki jai
So tomorrow is vyanjuli mahadvasi fasting for kamada ekadasi. This day helps a lot to get further aspects in our daily devotional service by forgetting all the suffering stored for all living entities who refuse to serve krsna by using the gift of the material body to get more stools as their enjoyment.
It can become transcendental only when one get the transcendental platform free from dirty and dead things, because SRILA PRABHUPADA say that in bhakti yoga there are not dirty things, therefore unless one becomes completely pure one has not enough strenght to appreciate SRI EKADASI DEVI the day of lord hari, neither he can taste the sublime pastimes of SRI KRSNA and HIS devotees in the SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM.
Actually we already changed so many yantrarudhani mayaya unwanting body machines, as happened to the demigods as well when their garlands gets old they can understand that their time to the heaven is over. I mean they already spoiled all their pious activities therefore they need to renew their karma again by coming to the planet earth which is for people who need it, but manusyanam sahasresu even for the demigods is not easy at all to become perfect, what to say about all the kalo sudra citizens of this age which behave worse than animals, actually they are biped that’s why still nowadays the worshipers of kali devi kidnap many biped tourists to sacrifice in their altars to the goddess kali.
Once I was in SRI JAGANATH PURI and they found a corpse under the sand of a young girl tourist still with the ring on her feet they used to sacrifice her. It’s not allowed to do that, they tried to do the same with JADA BHARATA but this time all the worshipers of kali got their heads cut off by the goddesses assistents of kali because they chose the wrong person. This is the danger by being disconnected from the nectar coming from the Vedic culture, unauthorized worshipers take you for a animal fit for their unfaithful worship. Actually in kali yuga even people who got vaisnava history background behave worse then animals, se pasu boro duracar, the new generation of vrija basi got machine guns nowadays and they use it to rape devotees girls and many other illegal activities not mentioned in any sastra.
Actually in this age there is danger at any step padam padam yad vipadam, this is another good reason why one needs to be a good devotee, otherwise one can’t escape to all these calamities of this dark age.
Therefore the transcendental service is our only salvation through the causeless mercy of SRI SRI GURU GAURANGA.
agtSP ys haribol