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Part One ! ; His Divine Grace
ies . Cpa AC. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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oO it ee Sa ae gf “> Ee Of all the treasures of ancient India, none can be
B , t/4 i ae VY Lpillignens se a . a ~ We At more valuable than Srimad-Bhagavatam. Indeed, the
nn J me CD see OD NN Bhagavatam is so exalted that it is worshiped as a literar
a oul ale oh Seemed ;Fe, Sa a age Te, soni a, tau AA incarnation of God Himself, and it is said that simply by
— wh 4 : te ( , dv A ' Bon. > ORM tt hearing Srimad-Bhdgavatam one can attain the highest
S — Leek re i ae fy » eee: ew ~ [oe iii, AS! 2 ia ee ee ogee plane of transcendental consciousness. Science, politics,
an i hey - » VS aa. i) a ee ae, a adventure, philosophy, sociology, religion and love all
®ao Wei rey, eo Ne jh Te. , hi ( “ae find their perfection in Srimad-Bhdgavatam because the
a = \ Ze a) Af ty ¥ Fie Es ange Me, - Bhagavatam is the authorized transcendental history of
=: Ne oS RS (| Se) Bak ee sont * i the pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personalit
=] » Sige ~ ‘pr sae? vat, a peaerer y p rsna, p y
2 © ; ™~« Oe Bre ase oan a »: remy of Godhead. _ .
(=) bi ty ae Ee iz u! - 3 ae Although Lord Sri Krsna is the speaker of the world-
ob Roo NN. 1 2S MPa famous Bhagavad-gita and although He is celebrated
= peek RR OESE,* Ao both in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme
Se) rq) ie co il a 4 ‘PF Lago 7 Personality of Godhead, the transcencental nature of His
ob ee 7 ; > aE, Ae m_— a appearance and activities is rarely understood even by
cy @ ene : a / oe ER, 3 — the greatest scholars. As Krsna says Himself in the Gitd,
= ae ge : "8 £7_9 oe “Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor
jm | ee ee Pe ‘ ae om for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfec-
b ee ee Aus = = P - tion, hardly one knows Me in truth.” In Srimaq-
Q Nae fie — a, & . i. Bhdgavatam, the name, fame, qualities and pastimes of
% eee i ~~ ae 6 this Supreme Personality are elaborately described in a
er Ma tes 2), x ‘za a scientific way. The science of God is greater than all
Sees easy of ae ABN muir “i other sciences, and this spiritual technology is brilliantly
aoe Pe Ml Pra , 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
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Hy . = devoted consort Sati.
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