nārāyanam namaskrtyanaram caiva narottamamdevīm sarasvatīm vyāsamtato jayam udīrayet

Before reciting this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the very means of conquest, one should offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, Nārāyana, unto Nara-nārāyana Rsi, the supermost human being, unto mother Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning, and unto Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the author.

nasta-prāyesv abhadresunityam bhāgavata-sevayābhagavaty uttama-ślokebhaktir bhavati naisthikī

By regular attendance in classes on the Bhāgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.

SB: 1.2.18SB: 1.2.4

Om NamO Bhagavate VAsudevayA

Krishna Kidnaps Rukmini Pradyumna BornSambara DemonMarries Mayavati (Rati)

SatrAjit – King in DvArakA Jurisdiction

Devotee & friend of Sun God SyAmantakA Jewel

Returning to Dwaraka

Looked like Sun God

Citizen goes to inform Krishna

Krishna’s expansion Vishnu – Four handed form

Supreme GOD – Descended in VrndAvan

Damodara, Govinda

Proud to be a DvArakA Citizen

Sun GOD is coming – not Wonderful

PP: Uttara Khanda 25.7: SankaraLord Siva’s Incarnation

Mayavadi Philosophy – God has no form. It is an Energy or Light.

Material Form – Start & End

Krishna’s form has no start and end

To convince the less intelligent – God has no form

Krishna - It is SatrAjit. Wants to Show his opulence

Started worshiping the Gold

Materialist – Definition ?

Krishna asked – SatrAjit refusedBest thing should be with the king

Syamantaka produces -170 pounds/day gold

No scarcity, No disease, no excessive cold or hot

Prasena went to forest with the jewel

Big Lion Killed him and took away the jewel

Gorilla King JAmbavAn killed lion and took the jewel

Krishna wants to find the jewel

Great Devotee – Jewel son’s play toy

SatrAjit – Krishna Killed prasena and took the jewel

Krishna saw Prasena & Horse dead

He saw Lion also dead by hand

Found It is JAmbavAn, Rksa

Nurse cried very loudly

Krishna & citizens found great tunnel

Only Krishna entered, saw child playing with jewel

JAmbavAn did not recognize his Master because of anger

BG: 2.63

krodhād bhavati sammohahsammohāt smrti-vibhramahsmrti-bhramśād buddhi-nāśobuddhi-nāśāt pranaśyati

From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool.

Krishna – JAmbavAn fought for 28 days, both day & night

JAmbavAn became very tired

Who can fight with me so hard ?

Bodily strength cannot help to understand Krishna

Krishna wants to exercise. With sportive spirit, mock fight

Who can fight other than devotees?

Once Krishna is pleased, JAmbavAn understood, it is Supreme Lord

Vedanta Sutra - JanmAdy Asya yatah

Krishna – Creator of the scientist

“Kala”, time, creation, maintenance and annihilation

Lord RAM- Bridge construction across the ocean. Ravana’s death.

Krishna – None otherthan Lord Ram

Surrender – No once else can defeat me like this

Krishna was pleased

Krishna stroked his hand over Jambavan’s body

Asked SyAmantakA Jewel

JAmbavAn delivered Jewel as well as his daughter JAmbavati

Citizens returned on 12th day

Residents prayed to Goddess Chandrabaga

Krishna enters mathura with his new wife JAmbavati

All were happy and celebrated

UgrasenA arranged a meeting

All and Satrajit also came. Ugrasena explained all

Satrajit was ashamed & concious of his offence

Wanted to please Lord Krishna

Decided to handover the jewel and his daughter SatyabAma

Arranged marriage with SatyabAmA

Handed over the jewel as a gift

Krishna was pleased

Krishna – no need SyAmantakA

Let it remain in the temple

No scarcity, No disease, no excessive cold or hot

atah pumbhir dvija-śresthāvarnāśrama-vibhāgaśahsvanusthitasya dharmasyasamsiddhir hari-tosanam

SB: 1.2.13

O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one's own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead.

shravanam kirtanam dhyaanam harer adbhuta-karmanahjanma-karma- gunaanaam ca tad-arthe 'khila-ceshtitam

SB 11.3.27

One should always chant and hear about the extraordinarily wonderful activities of the Lord, one should meditate upon these activities, and one should endeavor to please the Lord.