PART 1
- Srimad Bhagavatam is an “incarnation” of the Lord.
- Correspondence of the Cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam with the parts of the Lord’s body.
- The Lord comes to the material world in the form of Bhagavatam and, just like a bridge, He helps the jivas to cross the Ocean of Maya.
- The Bhagavatam is the deepest and heaviest Purana compared to all the other Puranas combined.
- Sukadeva recited the Bhagavatam for seven consecutive days and nights, without stopping.
- Lila of the appearance of Mohini Devi after the churning of the Ocean of Milk.
- Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9), drinking the beauty of the Bhagavatam purifies all hearts.
- Story of the brahmana Atmadeva, his wife Dunduli and their sons Gokarna and Dundukari.
- The result of practicing karma is like digging a hole the size of a mountain and finally finding only a mouse.
- Durga Devi has eight or ten arms with weapons in her hands to punish the conditioned souls.
- Prahlada Maharaja heard the recitation of the Bhagavatam while he was still in his mother’s womb, this samskara purified his heart and he became a devotee.
- Gokarna recites the Bhagavatam for seven days to save his brother Dundukari from the painful life of a ghost.
- Remember the themes covered in Harikatha.
- Story of the sadhu who kindly engaged in the service of Thakuraji the stone that a miserly man threw at him, and the auspicious result that the sinner received.
- We do not waste time in life when we listen to Harikatha.
- Mercy is everything!
PART 2
