Srimad BhagavatamCantos One and Two

Pada-padmaThe Lotus Feet of Krishna

Rev. 1 aug 2007

Srimad Bhagavatam is complete in 12-cantos

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1Cantos one & two are Krishna´s lotus feet

Cantos 3-9 rise up to His lotus face

The 10th Canto is His smiling face

11 & 12 are the Crown of His head

Srimad Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of God

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Lotus Feet of Krsna

Cantos One & Two we will discuss later.

Now let’s see how they fit into the other Ten Cantos.

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Manvantaras

Cantos 3-9 discuss Manu-avatars and other Avatars (incarnations).

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Krishna’s Pastimes

Cantos Ten and Eleven discuss Krsna’s pastimes. Krsna is not an avatar of God. He is avatara-avatari, the source of all incarnations.

To appreciate His full personality we must first see His different partial incarnations. These are presented in Cantos 3-9.

Types of Avataras

Purusa-avataras

They are like the Prison Minister, Prison Warden & Prison Guards. They are always with the material world.

Types of Avataras

Lila-avataras – They come to the “prison” sometimes, giving a certain lesson.

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Manu-avataras – They are in charge of the universe for a fixed period during each day of Brahma.

Brahma is the demigod in charge of the universe, but he is not managing things from moment to moment.

Just as on a ship there is a Captain but also Officers of the Watch.

Manu-avataras

Brahma is the head of this universe. In each of his days there are fourteen Manu-avatars one after another. The Srimad Bhagavatam takes us through them in Cantos 3-9.

Along with them we see also, so many other incarnations of Krsna until, in the 10th Canto we can understand Krsna directly.

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The first Manu, Svayambhuva, and his children

The other thirteen Manus

Our Manu, Vaivasvata-manu

Details of Cantos 3 – 9

The Manu-avataras

Svayambhuva-manu and his wife Satarupa had five children.

Three daughters: Devahuti, Akuti and Prasuti (The Uti sisters)

Two sons: Uttanapada and Priya-vrata

Cantos Three - Seven

A memory device: DAPUP, the order that these children appear in the Bhagavatam.

Cantos Three – SevenAnalysis by Chapter Groups

11-15 Narada X Yuddhisthira> VAD1-10 K equal to everyone (Hiranyakaspiu)

18-19 Daksa> 60 Girls> Hiranyaksa14-17 Vrtasura7-13 Indra/V’rupa/Tvasta/Vrta4-6 Pracetas> Daksa>1-3 Hells Avoided (Ajamila)

14-26 SG x MP (Forest of ME, Hells)7-13 Bharata x Rahugana (Forest of ME)4-6 Rsabhadeva1-3 Priyavrata > Agnidhra> Nabhi>

24-31 Puranjana> Pracetas 15-23 Prthu13-14 Dhruva> 6> Anga> Vena8-12 Uttanapada> Dhruva2-7 Prasuti x Daksa > Sati1 Akuti x Ruci, Devah. Daughters

20-33 Devahuti x Kardama> Kapila13-19 Varaha avatara5-12 Maitreya x Vidura 1-4 Vidura x Uddhava

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Do you see each of the children of Svaymbhuva Manu on the right?

The Bhagavatam tells about them and their children one after another.

Canto EightAnalysis by Chapter Groups

15-24 Bali, Vamanadeva, Matsya13-14 Manus 8-145-12 Manus 5-6 (Kurma, Mohini)1-4 Manus 1-4 (Gajendra)

In Canto Eight Maharaja Pariksit asks about the thirteen other Manus.

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Canto NineAnalysis by Chapter Groups

14-24 Ila> Pururava>>Yadu (Krsna-Balarama) & Puru, Kurus

6-12 VM> Iksvaku>>Saubhari Muni>> Sagar>>Rama

4-5 Ambarisa

1-3 Vaivasvata Manu> Ila, Sukanya x Cyavana, Nabhi

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In Canto Nine we hear about the current Manu, Vaivasvata Manu.His descendents include Krsna.

Canto Ten & ElevenAnalysis by Chapter Groups

30-31 Dep Yadus & Krsna7-29 Final Instruction to Uddhava2-5 Final Yud'str (Nava yogendras)

50-90 Dvaraka41-49 Mathura,4-40 Vrndavana1-3 Birth of Krsna

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Canto Ten are Krsna’s pastimes in Vrndavana, Mathura, Dvaraka, and Canto Eleven His departure.

Canto TwelveAnalysis by Chapters

7-13 Summary & Glories of SB4-6 Departure of M. Parikshit1-3 Conclude Dynasty Vaivasvata

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Canto Twelve finishes the dynasty of Vaivas-vata Manu, and includes a summary of Srimad Bhagavatam.

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PdP 12 Cantos SummaryRev. 1 Aug 2007