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    The sages at Naimisaranya praise Suta Gosvami and ask him six questions about spiritual topics: 1) What is the ultimate good for living beings? 2) What is the essence of all Vedic scriptures? 3) Why did Lord Krishna appear? 4) Describe Lord's Purusa avataras 5) Describe Lord's Lila avataras 6) What will protect religious principles after Krishna departs? Suta Gosvami is pleased by their inquiries and prepares to respond to enlighten the sages.

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    The sages at Naimisaranya praise Suta Gosvami and ask him six questions about spiritual topics: 1) What is the ultimate good for living beings? 2) What is the essence of all Vedic scriptures? 3) Why did Lord Krishna appear? 4) Describe Lord's Purusa avataras 5) Describe Lord's Lila avataras 6) What will protect religious principles after Krishna departs? Suta Gosvami is pleased by their inquiries and prepares to respond to enlighten the sages.

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    The sages at Naimisaranya praise Suta Gosvami and ask him six questions about spiritual topics: 1) What is the ultimate good for living beings? 2) What is the essence of all Vedic scriptures? 3) Why did Lord Krishna appear? 4) Describe Lord's Purusa avataras 5) Describe Lord's Lila avataras 6) What will protect religious principles after Krishna departs? Suta Gosvami is pleased by their inquiries and prepares to respond to enlighten the sages.

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    Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 1

    1.1 Questions by the Sages


    Contents
    Prelude: The subject,
    glories and goal of
    Çrémad-Bhägavatam
    Sages glorify Suta
    Goswami
    The 6 questions
    oà namo bhagavate väsudeväya
    1-3: PRELUDE

    1. Defining the Absolute Truth

    janmädy asya yato 'nvayäd itarataç


    cärtheñv abhijïaù svaräö
    1. Primeval cause
    2. Cognizant tene brahma hådä ya ädi-kavaye
    3. Independent muhyanti yat sürayaù
    4. Enlightener
    5. Bewilderer tejo-väri-mådäà yathä vinimayo
    6. Factual basis
    7. Eternal abode yatra tri-sargo 'måñä
    dhämnä svena sadä nirasta-kuhakaà
    satyaà paraà dhémahi
    1-3: PRELUDE

    2. Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam

    dharmaù projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo


    1. Rejects cheating religion
    2. Propounds highest truth
    nirmatsaräëäà satäà
    3. Understandable by non-
    envious vedyaà västavam atra vastu çivadaà
    4. Distinguishes reality
    from illusion
    täpa-trayonmülanam
    5. Uproots 3 miseries
    6. Sufficient for God
    çrémad-bhägavate mahä-muni-kåte
    realization kià vä parair éçvaraù
    7. Establishes Lord in heart
    sadyo hådy avarudhyate 'tra kåtibhiù
    çuçrüñubhis tat-kñaëät
    1-3: PRELUDE
    3. Invitation to Relish Bhagavatam

    nigama-kalpa-taror galitaà phalaà


    Mature fruit of Vedic
    literature – became tastier çuka-mukhäd amåta-drava-saàyutam
    by the touch of the lips of
    Sukadeva Goswami
    pibata bhägavataà rasam älayaà
    muhur aho rasikä bhuvi bhävukäù
    4-8: Setting the Scene
    Sages praise Suta Goswami

    Sages at Naimiñäraëya offered Suta


    Gosvämé seat of esteem and
    enumerated his qualifications.
    Qualities of Suta Goswami
    6 Anagha freed from vices
    6 äkhyätäni, Explained and read
    adhétäni
    7 veda-vidäm Eldest learned
    çreñöhaù Vedäntist
    8 saumya one who is pure
    and simple
    8 snigdhasya of the one who is
    submissive
    9-23: Six Questions by the Sages

    9-12: Q1, Q2 & Q3

    9. Q1: Ultimate good for all?


    10. Qualities of Kaliyuga people
    präyeëälpäyuñaù sabhya
    kaläv asmin yuge janäù
    mandäù sumanda-matayo
    manda-bhägyä hy upadrutäù
    Short life, Quarrelsome, Lazy, Misguided,
    Unlucky, Disturbed
    11. Q2: Essence of all scriptures?
    12. Q3: Reason for Lord Krishna’s
    appearance?
    9-23: Six Questions by the Sages

    13-16: Glories of Hearing, Holy name & Devotees

    13. We are eager to hear about Krishna


    14. Holy name liberates even by unconscious chanting
    äpannaù saàsåtià ghoräà
    yan-näma vivaço gåëan
    tataù sadyo vimucyeta
    yad bibheti svayaà bhayam

    15. Sanctifying power of devotees is greater than Ganges’


    yat-päda-saàçrayäù süta
    munayaù praçamäyanäù
    sadyaù punanty upaspåñöäù
    svardhuny-äpo 'nusevayä
    16. Who desiring deliverance wouldn’t hear Lord’s glories?
    9-23: Six Questions by the Sages

    17-19: Q4, Q5

    17. Q4: Describe Lord’s Purusa avataras.

    18. Q3: Describe Lord’s Lila avataras

    19. No satiation in hearing

    vayaà tu na vitåpyäma
    uttama-çloka-vikrame
    yac-chåëvatäà rasa-jïänäà
    svädu svädu pade pade
    9-23: Six Questions by the Sages

    20-23: Q6

    20-21. We want to hear about Krishna’s


    superhuman activities.

    22. You are captain of ship to cross


    ocean of Kali

    23. Q6: Shelter of dharma after


    Krishna’s departure?
    The Six Questions

    • Q1: What is ultimate good? (1.1.9)


    • Q2: Essence of all scriptures (1.1.11)
    • Q3: Purpose of Krsna’s appearance
    (1.1.12)
    • Q4: Purushavataras (1.1.17)
    • Q5: Lilavataras (1.1.18)
    • Q6: Shelter of Religion after Krsna’s
    disappearance? (1.1.23)
    Mood of the sages

    • Compassion
    • Anxious for the spiritual
    improvement of the general public.
    • Eager to Hear
    • For ksema and bhava
    • Vayam tu na…
    • Faith
    • Holy name – aapannah…
    • Devotees – yat pada...
    • Awareness
    • Krtavan kila karmani...
    Entering Chapter 2

    Çréla Suta Gosvämé perfectly satisfied by the questions,


    thanked the sages and attempted to reply

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