The ‘Srimad Bhagwat’ itself is believed to be the gem among all the sacred Puranas as it emphasises on the devotion to Lord Vishnu’s incarnation, Lord Krishna. It is believed to have been authored by the great sage Vedavyasa when he felt a great unrest troubling his soul after authoring the Mahabharat. Although this Purana itself is believed to be a part of Skanda Purana, it is its lyrical beauty and devotion to Krishna that made it most popular. It enlists 22 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, while other sacred accounts of the Sanatana Dharma believe that there were nine incarnations and one is yet to come.
Hey man, I'll tell you the truth, to be honest, this book is in Hindi, and I translated it into English using Google Translate and two or three other apps, and thankfully, Grok, the new, X feature came in handy. I copied and pasted the text from the book into those apps, and then I clicked on the "Speak loud" option, and it automatically played it as an audiobook for me. Basically, you could say it was a Temu version of audiobook. These old books are very extensively difficult to understand. So, initially, I understood some things, and especially, you know, in translation, some terms get mixed up here and there, but gradually, as I went along, I noticed it became more and more difficult. Krishna saved the villages, the societies, his community, the trees and plants, the schools, from all these demons who were trying to terrorize the local community and trying to harm Him. He helped, contributed; protecting the whole community, by shielding them, by using different kinds of weapons. And with the aid of a good companion, Balarama, who helped him a lot. Initially he was sent to a school by his parents who struggled to hide him from a cruel king. It was good read of a cosmic theology as well. The book tells you how the world came into being from the navel of God, Brahma took form from that navel, and, from that the entire universe started spreading out. Then human beings came into being. Manu was the first human being and his lineage put on the human dynamics like waging wars, they were hiding from each other, fighting for the kingdoms, fighting for a lot of things, the way human world works. Manu's sons kept on doing what humans would do, and eventually they evolved into modern humans, who we call as Homo sapiens, but that's like a scientific terminology. The book deals with knowledge of evolution, how not just the world, but as well as the way creatures came into being. Talking about the creatures, particular monsters were mentioned to be existing at that time like the underwater monsters. As well as the mention of cities that were buried under the sea. The account of Mahabharata was told, Krishna guiding his disciples, and encouraging fight only in order to protect the right of duty, and the overall well-being of society, environment, the planet Earth and beyond.
Shrimad Bhagvad Puran is a small pocket with big bang, it is a collection of all ancient texts . Must read for spiritual, devotional and self-realization. Thanks to the writer too ,who made a great efforts to write it .