The Superexcellent Power of Krṣṇa
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Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī in the beginning of the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . It is said there that hearing the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is extremely conducive to liberation because it is spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī. The same fact is again confirmed by Sūta Gosvāmī: if anyone who is travelling aimlessly within this material world cares to hear the nectarean words spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, certainly he will come to the right conclusion; simply by discharging devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead he will be able to stop the fatigue of migrating from one material body to another perpetually. In other words, by proper hearing one will become fixed in loving devotional service to Viṣṇu. He will certainly be able to get relief from this material journey of life, and the process is very simple. One has to give aural reception to the sweet words spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī in the form of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
Another conclusion is that we should never consider the demigods, even Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, to be on an equal level with Lord Viṣṇu. If we do this, then according to  Padma Purāṇa , we immediately become atheists. In the Vedic literature known as  Harivaṁśa  it is also stated that only the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is to be worshiped. The Hare Krṣṇa  mahāmantra , or any such Viṣṇu  mantra , is always to be chanted. In the Second Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , Lord Brahmā says, “Both Lord Śiva and myself are engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to act in different capacities under His direction.” In the  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  it is also stated that the only master is Krṣṇa, and everyone in all categories of life are servants of Krṣṇa only.
In the  Bhagavad-gītā  it is confirmed by the Lord that there is no truth superior to Krṣṇa. Śukadeva Gosvāmī also, in order to draw attention to the fact that among all  Viṣṇu-tattva  forms, Lord Krṣṇa is one hundred percent the Supreme Personality of Godhead, narrated the story of an incident which took place when Lord Krṣṇa was present.
Once upon a time, a  brāhmaṇa ’s wife gave birth to a child. Unfortunately, however, just after being born and touching the ground, the child immediately died. The  brāhmaṇa  father took the dead child and went directly to Dvārakā to the palace of the king. The  brāhmaṇa  was very upset because of the untimely death of the child in the presence of his young father and mother. Thus his mind became very disturbed. Formerly, when there were responsible kings, up to the time of Dvāpara-yuga, when Lord Krṣṇa was present, the king was liable to be blamed for the untimely death of a child in the presence of his parents. Similarly, such responsibility was there during the time of Lord Rāmacandra. As we have explained in the First Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , the king was so responsible for the