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In this final chapter Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī describes the length of each of the Purāṇas, along with the subject matter …

The total corpus of the Purāṇas includes four hundred thousand verses, eighteen thousand of which constitute Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The Supreme Personality …

Having thus glorified the Bhāgavatam, Sūta Gosvāmī meditates upon Lord Śrī Nārāyaṇa as the original Absolute Truth, who is perfectly …

This chapter discusses the four kinds of annihilation (constant, occasional, material and final) and the chanting of the holy name …

One thousand cycles of four ages constitute one day of Brahmā, and each day of Brahmā, called a kalpa, contains …

This chapter describes Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi’s vision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s illusory energy.

This chapter explains how King Parīkṣit’s fear of death from the snake-bird Takṣaka was averted by Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s brief instructions …

Having in the last chapter described the four processes of annihilation that act in this material world, Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī …

This chapter describes how the earth took note of the foolishness of the many kings bent on conquering her. It …

Great kings, who are actually just playthings of death, desire to subdue their six internal enemies — the five senses …

Thus the study of history naturally leads to the conclusion that all worldly achievements are temporary, and this conclusion should …

This chapter describes how Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi performed austerities, defeated by his potency Cupid and all his associates, and offered prayers …

Śrī Śaunaka was confused about the extraordinarily long life span of Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya, who had taken birth in Śaunaka’s own …

Suta Gosvāmī replied that the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, after receiving the purificatory ritual of brahminical initiation from his father, had fixed …

Then, to show mercy to Mārkaṇḍeya, Lord Śrī Hari appeared before him in the form of Nara-Nārāyaṇa. Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya prostrated …

“The living entity bewildered by illusion can directly understand You if he receives the knowledge presented in the Vedas and …

In this chapter, Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī summarizes the subjects discussed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

The Supreme Lord, Śrī Hari, personally removes all the distress of a person who hears about His glories. Whatever words …

By chanting and hearing the countless names of Lord Śrī Hari, which describe His glorious qualities, all human beings can …

Sūta Gosvāmī then states that previously, in the assembly of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, he heard from the mouth of Śrī Śukadeva …