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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , which has never before been presented to the English-speaking world, is now being put forward, at a time when such a work is greatly needed, by one who is uniquely qualified to do so properly. In his purports to the First Canto of the  Bhāgavatam , His Divine Grace wrote, "There are thousands and thousands of literary men all over the world, and for thousands of years they have created thousands of literary works for the information of people in general. Unfortunately, none of them have brought peace and tranquility on earth, either among men or among nations. This is due to a spiritual vacuum in these literatures."  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  was written 5,000 years ago by the great sage Vyāsadeva, the author of the famed  Bhagavad-gītā , specifically to fill this vacuum with spiritual knowledge of the highest order. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda has undertaken the great task of rendering  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  into English, and therefore thoughtful men throughout the English-speaking world can take advantage of this transcendental knowledge.
His Divine Grace does not write with any professional motive in mind. Upon the order of his spiritual master, he has taken up this work as a matter of spiritual responsibility and has dedicated his life to spreading the message of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . His Divine Grace says, "It is the great need of modern civilization. I am hopeful of its good reception by the thinkers and leaders of society."