Why Study the  Vedanta Sutra ?
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the  Lord . In the material conception of his life he thinks of himself falsely as the lord of all he surveys, and therefore he is always troubled with the above-mentioned threefold miseries of life. But, as soon as he comes to know his real position of transcendental servitude, he at once becomes freed from all the above-mentioned miseries. The servitor position of the living being is wasted in the material concept of his life. With a false sense of overlordship, the living being must offer his service to the relative energies of matter. When this servitorship is transferred unto the Lord in pure consciousness of spiritual identity, the living entity at once becomes freed from the encumbrances of material affliction. &gt;
Over and above this,  Srimad Bhagwatam is the Personal commentary on the Vedanta Sutra by the great Author Himself —and that also in the mature stage of His spiritual realization, through the mercy of Narada. Sri Vyasadeva is the authorized incarnation of Narayan, the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, there is no question about His Authority. He is the Author of all other Vedic literature; but, surpassing all of It, He recommends the study of  Srimad Bhagwatam . In other  Puranas  there are different methods of worshipping the demigods, but in the  Bhagwatam  only the Supreme Personality of Godhead is mentioned. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Whole Body, and the demigods are the different parts of the body. As such, by worshipping the Supreme Lord there is no need to worship the demigods, because the Supreme Lord is at once fixed in the heart. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended this  Srimad Bhagwatam  as the spotless  Puranam , as distinguished from all other  Puranas .
The mode of receiving the transcendental message is to get it through the ears by submissiveness. No challenging mode can help the receiver in getting or realizing the transcendental message. Therefore, in the 1st verse of  Srimad Bhagwatam , one particular word is used for our proper guidance. This particular word is  Shushrusu : one must be anxious to hear about the transcendental message. And this qualification of hearing with interest is the prime qualification for assimilating transcendental knowledge.
Unfortunately, some persons are not interested in giving patient hearing to the message of  Srimad Bhagwatam . The process is simple, but the application is difficult. Unfortunate persons will find enough time to hear ordinary social, political, and all sorts of idle talks, but when they are invited to attend a meeting of the devotees assembled to hear  Srimad Bhagwatam , the unfortunate creatures will either be reluctant to attend such a meeting, or they will indulge in hearing the portion they are unfit to enter into. Professional readers of the