Srimad Bhagavatam

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Canto1 Chapter 4

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto1.Chapter4

Obeisances to Lord Krishna the Godhead !

SB 1.4.1
Vyasa said On Sta speaking thus, Sage Saunaka, the elderly head of the clans in that long ritual , congratulated Sta by addressing him as follows.

SB 1.4.2

aunaka said:O the most fortunate , Please relate ,O Sta rmad-Bhgavatam, spoken by the enlightened sage uka

SB 1.4.3

In what period and where was this first initiated, why and by which culture Was sage Krishna-dvaipyana Vysa, inspired to compile this great literature?

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His son a great sage,an equipoised monist,with one-pointed mind in surmounting nescience , but an anchorite, he appeared ignorant .

SB 1.4.5
On following son Suka once,Vedavysa found bathing beauties cover themselves But same women hadnt done so before his son,on which, answered the damsels, That on seeing his utmost pure son,they didnt have, but for his sire, reservations, As seeing the sire made them feel reserved,even though he was in proper dresses

SB 1.4.6

Tell us how citizens viewed Suka in the city of Hastinpura as he entered it from Kuru and Jgala, provinces as one who is mad, dumb n retarded ?

SB 1.4.7
Tell how the Royal , Pandava Scion met this great sage, making it to be sung to him , great discourse of ages ?

SB 1.4.8
He, as a pilgrim sanctifying the places he visits, stayed at the door

of the houses only for as long as it takes to milk a cow there

SB 1.4.9

Please tell us about, the son of Abhimanyu, King Parkshit an ardent devotee, whose birth and activities were perfect

SB 1.4.10

Why that Emperor,possessing all opulences and the inherited Land So mighty, sat on the banks of ganges,fasting unto, death, foretold ?

SB 1.4.11

Oh why did he, at his prime youth relinquish the royal riches and life ? When for self-sake, did enemies surrender their wealth at his feet, rife

SB 1.4.12
Men ,of devotion to Lord of the Verses, live for the welfares of all entities n not for any selfish purpose or worldly cares What prompted Parikshit to give up his mortal body, freed, from all attachments,that was the shelter for others, in need?

SB 1.4.13

Please explain all these queries herein to us , for we consider You master Of meanings of the vedic wisdom and verses, wider

SB 1.4.14

Sta ,when the second aeon overlapped the third, the great sage Vysa was born to Parara in the womb of Satyavat, the daughter of Vasu.

SB 1.4.15
Once , as the sun rose, Vyasa took his morning ablution On the banks of the Sarasvat and sat alone for meditation

SB 1.4.16
That son of Sage Parasara saw anomalies in the ethics of the aeons Accrued over ages on earth in different ages, due to forces unseen .

SB 1.4.17 &18
That great seer who foresaw that the actions vainly tainted due to material, intentional and vitality decays, of the trepid, unlucky faithless sanguinaries of shortened lives, contemplated on the bliss of men of all classes n orders ,in knowledge soaked

SB 1.4.19
: He who saw the potency for purgation of duties by vedic rituals, partitioned The unitary veda into four segments for propagation among men ,confused

SB 1.4.20
He thus made four divisions ,Rik,Yajur,Sama,Atharva n then itihasa and puranas As histories witnessed ,authentic and told ,separately called the fifth among vedas.

SB 1.4.21
. After this task,Sage Paila was made the proponent of Rig veda,Jaimini for Sama While Vaisyampayana the well versed became the propagator for Yajur veda.

SB 1.4.22

The devout Sumantu Muni alias Agir, , was entrusted with the Atharva Veda And Puras and histories were entrusted with Romaharshana , father of me,Suta

SB 1.4.23

These scholarly sages, in their turn, bestowed Vedas unto their many disciples, granddisciples and great-granddisciples , and thus came, the respective branches

SB 1.4.24

Thus the great sage Vysadeva, who is very kind to the ignorant , edited the Vedas for easy assimilation by those to be enlightened

SB 1.4.25
Out of compassion, the great sage ,thinking for those not entitled for vedas Women,labour and friends of the Priestly class,for excellence even in duties Of the unmindful, compiled the historical narration in Mahabharatha verses

SB 1.4.26

O Brahmins, still after these compilations his mind was not at peace though engaged in working for the total welfare of the people always

SB 1.4.27

Thus not exceedingly pleased,and knowing the essence of spirituality the sage sat on the banks of Saraswati and told himself,meditatively

SB 1.4.28 & 1.4.29

Under severe vows I have worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual masters and the altar of sacrifice,abiding the injunctions,demonstrating always the succession of disciples through Mahabharatha, by which even women, downtrodden, and friends of priestly class can see the path of religion

SB 1.4.30

I am feeling incomplete, though I myself am fully equipped with everything required by Vedas,yet with something untold

SB 1.4.31
For, I did not set the devotional rituals ,for my Lord, dear both to perfect beings and to the Absolute God.

SB 1.4.32

Thus as, I,Suta, discussed earlier, Nrada reached the cottage of Vys on the banks of Sarasvat , as the sage was sinking in remorse fullness.

SB 1.4.33
Soon ,on seeing Narada ,Vayasa sprang respecting the elder Offering veneration, due only to Lord Brahma The Creator