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Srimad BhagavatamCantos One and Two
Pada-padmaThe Lotus Feet of Krishna
Summary of First Two Cantos
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Suta to the Sages
Narada to Vyasa
Disappearance of Sri Krsna
And His associates
Appearance of Srimad Bhagavatam
We divide the First Canto into four major parts
CANTO IPreface
The Preface to Srimad Bhagavatam,
although just two pages, is a very
concentrated document. You can study it in
great detail with great profit and utility.
Since the Srimad Bhagavatam was Srila
Prabhupada’s life’s work its Preface is also
a preface to his life and institutions such as
ISKCON.
CANTO IIntroduction
The Introduction to the Srimad
Bhagavatam is primarily a 35-page
biography of the life of Lord
Caitanya, the ideal preacher of Srimad
Bhagavatam. Without His mercy it is
very difficult to understand the
Bhagavatam.
CANTO I
Canto One is a Preface to the entire Srimad
Bhagavatam. In a Preface we find:
1) Purpose of the book,
2) Qualifications of the Speaker,
3) Qualifications of the Listener and
4) Circumstances under which the book was
produced.
CANTO I
Who is the principal Speaker of the Bhagavatam?
Sukadeva Goswami.
Who is the principal listener?
Maharaja Pariksit.
Under what circumstances was it produced?
Arrival of the era of Kali.
What is the purpose of Srimad Bhagavatam?
Give shelter in Kali-yuga.
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Chapters One to Three are questions by the Sages of Naimisaranya. They ask Suta Goswami and he answers.
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Chapters Four to Six are the meeting of Vyasadeva and Narada Muni.
Vyasadeva was unhappy even after compiling all the Vedas, but Narada instructed him to compile Srimad Bhagavatam and that would satisfy his hankerings.
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Chapters Seven to Fifteen are the disappearance of Krsna and His associates and the Appearance of Srimad Bhagavatam and Its associates.
Krsna’s mission of incarnation was finished with the battle of Kuruksetra. So He enjoyed pastimes for several years and then He and His associates disappeared: Disappearance of the Pandavas, disappearance of Dhrtarastra, Bhismadeva, Kuntidevi and - Appearance of Maharaja Pariksit.
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Immediately after Kuruksetra Battle.
Many years later.
Chapters 7-15, Disappearance of Krsna and Appearance of Srimad Bhagavatam, can also be divided into three more sections.
This gives us maybe six natural study modules in the First Canto
Birth of Pariksit and travel to Dvaraka.
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Chapters Sixteen to Nineteen are the meeting of Maharaja Parikshit, the personality of Kali and Sukadeva Goswami. This sets the scene for the birth of Srimad Bhagavatam
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Suta to the Sages
Narada to Vyasa
Disappearance of Sri Krsna
And His associates
Appearance of Srimad Bhagavatam
In Summary
The Cosmos
CANTO II
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Sukadeva to Pariksit
Brahma to Narada
Visnu to Brahma
We divide the Second Canto into three parts
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In the Second Canto Sukadeva Goswami starts his instructions to Maharaja Pariksit: Om Namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
In three chapters he explains:
1) Pantheism (brahman)
2) Mysticism (paramatma )
3) Mono-theism (bhagavan)
The complete science of God.
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After hearing the complete science of God, Maharaja Prakshit was very satisfied, but he wanted to hear more, especially how God creates, maintains and anhilates this material world.
Sukadeva Goswami agrees, and after offering preliminary prayers in Chapter Four, in Chapters Five through Seven he explains how Brahma first spoke Srimad Bhagavatam to Narada Muni.
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After hearing the Bhagavatam that Brahma spoke to Narada, Maharaja, Pariksit is even more enlivened so he asks to hear even more.
Sukadeva Goswami then explains the original Srimad Bhagavatam as Visnu spoke it to Lord Brahma.
The Canto ends with the Sages asking about the meeting of Vidura and Maitreya.
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Sukadeva to Pariksit
Brahma to Narada
Visnu to Brahma
In Summary
Did you notice that Srimad Bhagavatam is presented five times in the first two Cantos?
1) Visnu to Brahma. 2.8-102) Brahma to Narada. 2.5-73) Narada to Vyasa. 1.4-64) Vyasa to Sukadeva Goswami. Doesn’t occur!5) Sukadeva Goswami to Maharaja Pariksit (and Suta
Goswami) 2.1-36) Suta to the Sages of Naimisaranya. 1.1-3
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PdP 1st & 2nd Cantos SummaryRev. 1 August 2007
