Bhakti-vaibhavaSrimad BhagavatamA First CantoModule Two ReviewRev.151207

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We’ve reviewed the First Module.Our name is Dasa Rama.Remember, though you know so many Mantras, there’s none better than Krsna-nam.

SB 1.4: The Appearance of Śrī NāradaSB 1.5: Nārada's In-structions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for VyāsadevaSB 1.6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

Narada to Vyasa

SB 1.4: The Appearance of Śrī Nārada

Have you noticed that the event described in the Chapter Title is usually the last thing to occur in the Chapter?

MODULE TWOSB 1.4: The Appearance of Śrī Nārada

Was Vyasa unhappy? Why should he have not been unhappy?

SB 1.4.26: O twice-born brāhmanas, still his mind was not satisfied, although he engaged himself in working for the total welfare of all people.SB 1.4.27: Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:SB 1.4.28-29: I have, under strict disciplinary vows, unpretentiously worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual master and the altar of sacrifice. I have also abided by the rulings and have shown the import of disciplic succession through the explanation of the Mahābhārata, by which even women, śūdras and others [friends of the twice-born] can see the path of religion.SB 1.4.30: I am feeling incomplete, though I myself am fully equipped with everything required by the Vedas.

I have, under strict disciplinary

vows, worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual master the altar of sacrifice. abided by the rulings shown the import of

disciplic succession fully equipped with

everything required by the Vedas.

In this age, the M_________ is more essential than the original Vedas.

EXPLAIN THIS PICTURE

1. Why is this scene in SB 1.4?

2. Who is the dark fellow in front?

3. Why aren’t the ladies covering themselves when they see him?

• Who’s the man in the background?

• Why are the ladies dressing when they see him?

• Is he less advanced than the person in the forefront?

“SB 1.4.1Translation: Vyāsadeva said:”

Does this mean that from SB 1.1.1 it is Srila Vyasa-deva who is the narrator?

SB 1.4.2-12PREFATORIAL QUESTIONSŚaunaka said: O Sūta Gosvāmī, Please relate the pious message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which was spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.• In what period and at what place was this first begun,• why was this taken up?

• From where did Vyāsa get the inspiration to compile this literature?

• His son was a great devotee whose mind was always concentrated in monism. When looking at naked ladies bathing he made no distinction between male and female. He was accustomed to stay at the door of a householder only long enough for a cow to be milked. And he did this just to sanctify the residence.

• How did King Parīkṣit meet this great sage, making it possible for Bhāgavatam to be sung? He is a first-class devotee. Please tell us about him. He was emperor. Why did he give up everything to sit down on the bank of the Ganges and fast until death? Parīkṣit was free from all worldly attachment but still, how could he give up his body which was the shelter for others?

SB 1.4.2-13PREFATORIAL QUESTIONSAfter hearing in SB 1.3 that Suta Goswami proposes to recite SB for them the Sages want to hear about the history of the SB. They ask the history of Vyasadeva and which two others? What are a couple of pertinent bio-datum that Saunaka mentions about these two people?

SB 1.4.7 – SB is also known as the S______-samhita.1.4.8 – A Sannyasi “… asking for alms from the householder should be for the purpose of s____________ his home”.13 – “The difference between the Vedas and the Purānas is like that between the brāhmanas and the pari_______. ..  the pari____________ are not always expert in pronouncing the Vedic mantras, which are practiced systematically by ac____ and m____ by the brāhmanas who are meant for administering Vedic rites.According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, it is mentioned in the M_________-śruti that all the Vedas, namely the Sāma, Atharva, Rg, Yajur, Purānas, Itihāsas, Upaniṣads, etc., are emanations from the breathing of the Supreme Being.”17-18 – “The unmanifested forces of time are so powerful that they reduce all ______ to oblivion in due course. In Kali-yuga the power of all m______ o______ deteriorates by the influence of time.”

1.4.19 – Now there are four Vedas but formerly there was only one Veda named the ________. In the Chān_____ Upaniṣad (7.1.4), the Purānas and Mahābhārata are mentioned as the ______Veda.25 - “ The śūdras and the woman class do not have to undergo any samskāra save and except the ceremony of ________.27 – “Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at _____. This satisfaction of _____ has to be searched out beyond matter.”31 – (T/F) The Lord is satisfied in all circumstances. Whether the living being offers direct service Vaikuntha or indirect service in Maya-dhama, but the living being can only be fully satisfied in Vaikuntha.

SB 1.5: Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for Vyāsadeva

SB 1.5.2-5: Nārada inquired: Are you satisfied by identifying with the body or the mind as objects of self-realization?I am not pacified. I question you about the root cause of my disatisfaction.8 – “You have not actually broadcast the g______ of the Personality of Godhead.The Absolute realized as impersonal Brahman or localized Supersoul, Paramātmā, is less productive of t___________ b____ than the supreme personal realization of His glories.”The readers and listeners cannot be expected to derive bliss from when Vedanta sutra when the a_________ _ ___ s________.9 – “Vyasa has certainly given descriptions of the glories of the Lord (Śrī Krṣna) but not as many as given to r_______, e_______ d__________, s______ g__________ and s_________.”

1.5.11 - It is said that the intelligent man should:Pick up nectar from a ___________,Should accept gold even from _____________,Should accept a good and qualified wife even from_____________And should accept a good lesson even _____________. It is the duty of every responsible I________ to broadcast the transcendental message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam throughout the world.Our presenting this matter in adequate language, especially a foreign language, will certainly ______.The people in general want to ___d (that is a natural instinct)15 - The people in general are naturally inclined to enjoy, and you have _________ them in that way in the name of _______.16 - The expert devotees also can discover nov__ w___ and means to convert the nondevotees in terms of particular time and circumstance

19 -  The devotee who becomes h________ by the will of the Lord is more fortunate than those who are born in good families.21 – Srila Vyasadeva is a) empowered Jiva, b) plenary portion of Lord.

SB 1.5.23 – Narada starts to describe how he realized SB.A. He was: a. the son of a cook in the house of a Brahman, b. the

son of a Brahman, c. the son of a maidB. Name five things that helped him to become self-realized in the

association of the Bhakti-vedantas.C. Why did they stay in his house?D. Can we take remnants without Guru’s permission?1.5.27 - The path of arc_______ involves engaging one's gross body in the service of the Lord. The subtle mind should be engaged in ______________.

1.5.32 - O Brāhmana Vyāsadeva, it is decided by the learned that the best remedial measure for removing all troubles and miseries is to dedicate one's activities to the service of the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead [Śrī Krsna].The best thing is, after all, to get relief from all material activities and engage oneself completely in h_______. But in case of the absence of such an opportunity, one should try to engage in the service of the Lord everything for which one has specific attr______.

36 - No one will disagree to partake in a function where good s______, d______ and r_________ are administered.

1.5.37om namo bhagavate tubhyam

v________āya dhīmahipradyumnāyāniruddhāya

namah s__________āya ca

SB 1.6:Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

OverviewHow does this chapter continue from the last one?What does Vyasa want from his meeting with his Guru?1.6.1-4 – What questions does Vyasa ask? We see three.

1.6.5 + The sages depart:Under who’s protection was Narada?How does Prabhupada translate mudha yosin?Where was he going to school?Why did he leave home?Where did he travel, finally left home?How did he get refreshed?What did he do in the lonely forest?He meditated on Visnu as taught by the Bhakti-vedantas using his____?By meditation he saw?Did he become one with the Lord?Why did his meditation break, what did he lack to get continuous Darshan?

After his Darshan of the Lord concluded, what did he do?He left his body like l__________ followed by t____________.What is the name of Narada Muni’s musical instrument? What does he do with it?How free is he to travel?

DetailsSB 1.6.2: Śrī Vyāsadeva said: What did you do after the departure of the great sages? [This process is technically known as sad-dharma-prcchā.]1. What is sad-dharma-prcchā?2. [1.6.5] How old was Narada Muni when the sages left? a) 10-years old b) 5-years old c) 7-years old1.6.10 – [T/F] His mother was killed and because he was already advanced he tolerated this as the reaction of his past Karma. Explain.

SB 1.6.11: After my departure, I passed through many flourishing metropolises, towns, villages, animal farms, mines, agricultural lands, valleys, flower gardens, nursery gardens and natural forests.How does this verse, pastime, condemn modern archaeology which tries to investigate how man lived in ancient ages?

SB 1.6.13: I then passed alone through many forests of rushes, bamboo, reeds, sharp grass, weeds and caves, which were very difficult to go through alone. I visited deep, dark and dangerously fearful forests, which were the play yards of snakes, owls and jackals.How does this exemplify the duty of a parivrājakācārya?Following example of Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada’s purport, how should men in the current age execute Sannyasa?1.6.14 – How did Narada get relief hunger and exhaustion?

1.6.16-17 – “The word bhāva is significant here. This bhāva stage is attained after one has transcendental affection for the Lord. The first initial stage is called śraddhā, or a liking for the Supreme Lord, and in order to increase that liking one has to associate with pure devotees of the Lord. The third stage is to practice the prescribed rules and regulations of devotional service. This will dissipate all sorts of misgivings and remove all personal deficiencies that hamper progress in devotional service.When all misgivings and personal deficiencies are removed, there is a standard faith in transcendental matter, and the taste for it increases in greater proportion. This stage leads to attraction, and after this there is bhāva, or the prior stage of unalloyed love for God. All the above different stages are but different stages of development of transcendental love.”

1. What is the rough Sanskrit and source for the verse Srila Prabhupada is paraphrasing here? What does he call asaktis here?

2. “In the liberated state the senses are f____ eff______ in serving the Lord”

3. 1.6.20 - Narada saw the Lord with physical senses. “God is so great with our senses we cannot hear, see and talk to Him!” Agree? Explain.

1.6.21 – Narada went to the forest to realize God. Thus he escaped Raja and Tama-guna, but the forest is not transcendental. It is in the mode of Goodness. How to transcend this?“The best method is that one should live at a place where the __________ is worshiped.1.6.26 – “Such a devotee, after his initiation, has as his only business is to chant and remember the holy name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to p_______ cap_______, to distribute the message for others' welfare without motive of material gain.

 1.6.31- Since then, by the grace of the almighty Visnu, I travel everywhere without restriction.“The rṣis, as above mentioned, cannot enter into the transcendental world like Nārada. This fact is disclosed in the Narasimha Purāna. Rṣis like Marīci are authorities in fr_______ w_______, and rṣis like Sanaka and Sanātana are authorities in ph___________ sp___________. But Śrī Nārada Muni is the prime authority for d__________ s_______. All the great authorities in the devotional service of the Lord follow in the footsteps of Nārada Muni in the order of the N_____-bh_____i-s______, and therefore all the devotees of the Lord are unhesitatingly qualified to enter into the kingdom of God, Vaikuntha.”

1.6.33 -  It is a natural psychology that a person likes to hear and enjoy h___ p_______ g______ enumerated by others. That is a natural instinct, and the Lord, being also an individual personality like others, is not an exception to this psychology.

1.6.37 - Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus addressing Vyāsadeva, Śrīla Nārada Muni took leave of him, and vibrating on his vīnā instrument, he left to wander at his free will.[T/F] The freedom surrendered to the Lord means that the devotee becomes happy and dependent in every respect. Please expain.

SB 1.4: The Appearance of Śrī NāradaSB 1.5: Nārada's In-structions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for VyāsadevaSB 1.6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

Narada to Vyasa