Srlmad-Bhagavatam Fourth Canto
grimad Bhagavatam
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Fourth canto Part one
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness 359 pages
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hearing Sriinad-Bh�gavatam one can attain the highest plane of transcendental consciousness. Science, politics, adventure, philosophy, sociology, religion and love all find their perfection in Srimad-Bh�gavatam because the
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Bhagavatam is the authorized transcendental history of
the pastimes of Lord Sri Kr�l')a, the Supreme Personality
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of Godhead.
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famous Bhagavad-gita and although
Although Lord Sri Kr�l')a is the speaker of the world
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incarnation of God Himself, and it is said that simply by
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valuable than Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Bhagavatam is so exalted that it is worshiped as a literary
He is celebrated
both in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme
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Personality of Godhead, the transcencental nature of His appearance and activities is rarely understood even by
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the greatest scholars. As Kr�l')a says Himself in the Git�.
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"Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfec tion,
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In Srimad
Bh�gavatam, the name, fame, qualities and pastimes of 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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Front cover: The Personality of Godhead Lord Vi�QU appearing on His feathered carrier Garuqa for the benediction of the
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta swami Prabhupada Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
demigods. Back cover: Lord Siva, the destroyer of the universe, with his devoted consort Sat!.