Sri Srimad Bhagavata Arka Marichimala

Language: Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and English Translation
Pages: 586












Preface First Edition

 

‘The Son of the Chief of Vraja Bhagavan Krishna dwelling in His Own transcendental Abode Vrindavana is our only object of worship according to the example of the most glorious mode of devotion of the Gopis of Vraja; the purest and the most authentic source of knowledge of this Truth is the Shrimad Bhagavatam, the stainless Puranarn; the highest attainment in man’s life is unalloyed devotion (Prema) to the Lord - this is the doctrine disseminated by Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Which is our only reverent guide and nothing else.’

 

Srimad Bhagavatam is the only unadulterated genuine Purana which is the source of Sri man Mahaprabhu’s Divine Religion contained with Sambandha (Relationship), Abhidheya (Means) and Prayojana (End).

 

Thakur Srila Bhakti Vinode who is the Eternally associated devotee of the Supreme Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu showed who Srimad Bhagavatam is composed with the Trinity of Sambandha, Abhidheya and Prayojana and accordingly he compiled this Srimad Bhagavatam Arka Marichimala to us, fallenjivas. He named them after “Ray” as the material sun ray gives light and life to the jivas, Srimad Bhagavata Arka Ray will bestow unto us the Spiritual Light and Life and bless us with Divine Love.

 

In the 1st Ray Evidential Indications, 2nd Ray deals with Rising of the Spiritual Sun Bhagavatam, in 3rd Ray the Summary of Bhagavatam and 4th Ray deals with the Principles of Divine Nature, in 5th Ray the Principles of Divine Sweetness, the 6th Ray deals with Divine Sweetness, the 7th Ray explains the Principles of Individual Entity, in 8th Ray the Trait of bound jivas, the 9th Ray explains the Symptoms of fortunate souls, the l O”