Prabhupāda's beautiful descriptions of the autumn season. Thus the beautifully effulgent "Light of the Bhāgawata" may now shine upon the world.
This is the first English edition which contains the beautiful color reproductions of Madame Li's work, 48 paintings completed in less than a year's time, meticulous in their detail despite her advanced age and sometimes failing eyesight. Undoubtedly this collection presents the culmination of her long distinguished career as one of the great artists of modern China. Her Gongbi style of painting, together with Śrīla Prabhupāda's poetic descriptions which appear alongside, make for a unique blending of the world's two oldest cultural traditions — India and China. The "Light of the Bhāgawata" also appears in the Chinese language complete with color illustrations.
We sincerely hope that readers will appreciate the simplicity and clarity with which Śrīla Prabhupāda has commented on these verses.
This material world is but a reflection of the pure spiritual world from which the "Light of the Bhāgawata" emanates. Nature itself, as well as the whole cosmic creation, has its original counterpart in the spiritual world. The order and patterns which we see set about in nature are intentionally designed to illustrate spiritual truths. Indeed, the very existence of nature and its intricate balance is proof for any honest man of the existence of the Supreme Being, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.
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