Srimad-Bhagavatam

Third Canto
(Part Three -Chapters 17-24)

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Third Canto -Part Three

with the original Sanskrit text, its Roman trans-
literation, word-for-word synonyms, translation
and elaborate purports by

Third Canto His Divine Grace
Part Three AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society
for Krishna Consciousness
336 pages
8 color illustrations

Of all the treasures of ancient India, none can be
: more valuable than Srimad-Bhagavatam. \ndeed, the
> Bhagavatam is so exalted that it is worshiped as a literary
ct incarnation of God Himself, and it is said that simply by
ow hearing Srimad-Bhadgavatam one can attain the highest

plane of transcendental consciousness. Science, politics,
adventure, philosophy, sociology, religion and love all
find their perfection in Srimad-Bhdgavatam because the
Bhadgavatam is the authorized transcendental history of
the pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.

¢ = Although Lord Sri Krsna is the speaker of the world-

= famous Bhagavad-gité and although He is celebrated

w” pos both in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme

= Personality of Godhead, the transcendental nature of His

yy © appearance and activities is rarely understood even by

3 5 the greatest scholars. As Krsna says Himself in the Gitd,
— ;

“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor
for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfec-
tion, hardly one knows Me in truth.’ In Srimad-
Bhagavatam, the name, fame, qualities and pastimes of
this Supreme Personality are elaborately described in a
scientific way. The science of God is greater than all
other sciences, and this spiritual technology is brilliantly
explained in the 18,000 verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

(continued on back flap)

Front cover: Lord Kapila, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
explains the purpose of his incarnation to his father, Kardama Muni.
Back cover: Lord Visnu descends on His eagle carrier, Garuda, to
offer benediction to the great sage Kardama Muni.

His Divine Grace
AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Kfishna Consciousness *

