Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the transcendental science not only for knowing the ultimate source of everything but also for knowing our relation with Him and our duty towards the perfection of human society on the basis of this perfect knowledge. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam makes it clear that because the book is intended for people serious about spiritual progress, it will not deal with sectarian religious ideas, philosophical conjecture, or worldly concerns. Originally preserved through oral tradition, the Vedas were first put into writing by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the literary incarnation of God. After compiling the Vedas, Śrīla Śrīla Vyāsadeva was inspired by his spiritual master to present their profound essence in the form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Known as the ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic literature, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the most complete and authoritative exposition of Vedic knowledge. The questions of King Parīkṣit and Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s illuminating answers in the Bhāgavatam, concerning everything from the nature of the self to the origin of the universe, are the basis of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. This edition of Bhāgavatam is a complete English translation with elaborate and scholarly commentary, and it is the first edition widely available to the English-reading public. This work is the product of the scholarly and devotional effort of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world’s most distinguished teacher of Indian religious and philosophical thought.