Fourth Canto: The Creation of the Fourth Order

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Srimad-Bhagavatam
Fourth Canto (Part One-Chapters 1-8)

with the original Sanskrit text, its Roman transliteration, word-for-word synonyms, translation and elaborate purports by

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta swami Prabhupada

Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

359 pages
8 color illustrations

Of all the treasures of ancient India, none can be more valuable than Srimad-Bhagavatam. Indeed, the Bhagavatam is so exalted that it is worshiped as a literary incarnation of God Himself, and it is said that simply by hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam one can attain the highest plane of transcendental consciousness. Science, politics, adventure, philosophy, sociology, religion and love all find their perfection in Srimad-Bhagavatam because the Bhagavatam is the authorized transcendental history of the pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Although Lord Sri Krsna is the speaker of the worldfamous Bhagavad-gita and although He is celebrated both in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the transcendental nature of His appearance and activities is rarely understood even by the greatest scholars. As Krsna says Himself in the Gita, "Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth." In Srimad-Bhagavatam, the name, fame, qualities and pastimes of this Supreme Personality are elaborately described in a scientific way. The science of God is greater than all other sciences, and this spiritual technology is brilliantly explained in the 18,000 verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

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Front cover: The Personality of Godhead Lord Visnu appearing on His feathered carrier Garuda for the benediction of the demigods.

Back cover: Lord Siva, the destroyer of the universe, with his devoted consort Sati.

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Therefore by reading Srimad-Bhagavatam one is sure to become a fully self-realized soul, and in the advanced stage of self-realization one can enjoy the highest satisfaction and become absorbed in the transcendental pastimes that the Bhagavatam describes.

Srimad-Bhagavatam is a book of knowledge and of truth. Originally spoken 5,000 years ago, it has been carefully handed down in the Sanskrit language through a chain of self-realized spiritual masters, and it is now being translated into English by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world's greatest authority on Vedic religion and thought. Srila Prabhupada is the founder and spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the author of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Krsna and many other English versions of Vedic literature. His authoritative translations, commentaries and summary studies are standard textbooks of transcendental science.

Srila Prabhupada does not write with any professional motive in mind. Upon the order of his spiritual master, he has taken up the work of Krsna consciousness as a matter of spiritual responsibility, and he has dedicated his life to spreading the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam. His Divine Grace says, "It is the great need of modern civilization. I am hopeful of its good reception by the thinkers and leaders of society.

OTHER BOOKS by
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bhagavad-gita As It Is
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1-3
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
The Nectar of Devotion
Easy Journey to Other Planets
Krsna Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System
Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead (2 Vols.)
Transcendental Teachings of Prahlad Maharaja
Transcendental Teachings of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Beyond Birth and Death
On the Way to Krsna
Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge
Elevation to Krsna Consciousness
Back to Godhead Magazine (Founder)
Krsna, The Matchless Gift
Krsna, the Reservoir of Pleasure

A complete catalogue is available upon request.

Copyright © 1972 by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

International Standard Book Number: 0-912776-38-2
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 71-189066

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