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his perfect knowledge, and his perfect detachment from material
contamination. It also describes the Supreme Personality of God-
head as the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation.
Prahlada Maharaja, in his prayers, has described the transcenden-
tal qualities of the Lord and has also described how the various
abodes of the demigods and demons, regardless of how materially
opulent, are destroyed by the mere direction of the Lord.
PURPORT

Srimad-Bhagavatam is filled with descriptions of the characteristics of
various devotees, with reference to the service of the Lord. This Vedic
literature is called Bhaégavatam because it deals with the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead and His devotee. By studying Srimad-Bhagavatam
under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, one can perfectly
understand the science of Krsna, the nature of the material and spiritual
worlds, and the aim of life. Srimad-Bhégavatam amalam purdnam.
Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless Vedic literature, as we have dis-
cussed in the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Therefore, simply by
understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam, one can understand the science of
the activities of the devotees, the activities of the demons, the permanent
abode and the temporary abode. Through Srimad-Bhagavatam, every-
thing is perfectly known.

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wa aaa A ATT TT |
AMSAT ATA ATT ATA TT! II
dharmo bhagavatanam ca
bhagavan yena gamyate
akhydane ’smin samaémndatam
addhydtmikam asesatah

dharmah—religious principles; bhdgavatanam—of the devotees;
ca—and; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yena—by
which; gamyate—one can understand; akhydne—in the narration;
