Srimad-Bhagavatam
Fourth Canto

Srimad (Part One-Chapters 1-8)
Bhagavatam
ag with the original Sanskrit text, its Roman trans-
literation, word-for-word synonyms, translation
and elaborate purports by
Fourth Canto
Part One His Divine Grace
AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society
for Krishna Consciousness
359 pages
8 color illustrations
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o Of all the treasures of ancient India, none can be
e8) more valuable than Srimad-Bhagavatam. Indeed, the
a Bhagavatam is so exalted that it is worshiped as a literary
ray incarnation of God Himself, and it is said that simply by
cameo hearing Srimad-Bhdgavatam one can attain the highest
S mi plane of transcendental consciousness. Science, politics,
[fo mn?, adventure, philosophy, sociology, religion and love all
se¥) iw) find their perfection in Srimad-Bhdgavatam because the
a < Bhagavatam is the authorized transcendental history of
= | the pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality
YO Oo of Godhead.

Although Lord Sri Krsna is the speaker of the world-

eh) a famous Bhagavad-gita and although He is celebrated
= | a both in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme
uU oO Personality of Godhead, the transcencental nature of His
PR; appearance and activities is rarely understood even by
Oo 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-
b tion, hardly one knows Me in truth.” In Srimad-
Q Bhdgavatam, the name, fame, qualities and pastimes of
re)

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.

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Frontcover: The Personality of Godhead Lord Visnu appearing
on His feathered carrier Garuda for the benediction of the

His Divine Grace el Lord Siva, the destroyer of the universe, with his
AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada soubor

Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

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