In English
In our sacred traditions, we have many important and significant stories which are full of meaning. It is our misfortune that the students in this country are not able to see this significance. means that it is the song of God. Devotees of God have also been called . has divided the story of Bhagavatha into twelve parts. Each part is called a . This is a sacred story which has been given to men in order to liberate them from bondage. This story of Bhagavatha has been taught by to who in turn gave it to the people. was the son of . learnt the thoroughly from his father . The and have been divided into four parts called . While describing the sacred stories of the contemporaries of , was also writing the story of Bhagavatha. The and were living at the same time and the battle between the and and the moral contained therein were written by him as the . was also described as the fifth Veda. He realised that it is difficult for ordinary and unlearned people to understand God. To facilitate realisation of God, by such ordinary people, he also wrote another text called . He has also established the truth that bliss can come only in the thought of God and not by any other process. He established that bliss and happiness are simply embodiments of God and that they cannot be found elsewhere. Bliss and happiness can be given only by God, and he who thus secures them is called a devotee. The close relationship that exists between a devotee and God has been described in Bhagavatha. It is not an easy matter to understand this. In the context of the difficulty in understanding the , he also produced the eighteen explaining the nature of divinity. He was feeling sorry that in spite of his best efforts in promoting divinity, there was no easy manner in which the sorrow of the people could be removed. He spent a lot of time in trying to find out ways and means of making ordinary and illiterate people happy. While was contemplating on such issues, approached and said that the only method by which man can attain happiness is by describing and singing the glory of God. From that day, started describing the of the Lord.