![]() ![]() ![]() Chapter One “describes the glories of chanting, and it hints at the process by which the neophyteĭevotees may perform meditation on the universal form of the Lord.” 1.1.2.1.1. The holy name Vasudeva is most significant here, both in terms of this particular chapter and the entire Second Canto. Again, the above two quotations of Srila Prabhupada are from his purport to the invocation of Canto 2-om namo bhagavate vasudevaya. For this reason, the Second Canto may be called "The Cosmic Manifestation." There are ten chapters in the Second Canto, and in these ten chapters the purpose of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the different symptoms of this purpose are narrated.ġ.1.2. The different planetary systems are described in the Second Canto as different parts of the universal body of the Lord. ![]() In the First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the principles of creation are described, and thus the First Canto may be called "Creation." Similarly, in the Second Canto, the post-creation cosmic manifestation is pdescribed. In the same purport Srila Prabhupada compares the aims of First and Second Cantos, and briefly but most memorably summarizes the aim of the ten chapters of Canto Two as a whole: The first chapter describes the glories of chanting, and it hints at the process by which the neophyte devotees may perform meditation on the universal form of the Lord.ġ.1.1. The Pratijna (solemn statement of purpose) of this chapter, entitled “The First Step in God Realization”, is directly given by Srila Prabhupada in his purport to the invocation Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya: (Answer given for Q27 from previous Canto Q28 asked and answered.) 1.1. Srimad-Bhagavatam Summarized as Questions and Answers ![]()
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