Sri Subodhini: Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana (Volume 18)

This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the “bhavartha” (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary Sri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 – c 1531) Shri Vallabhacharya’s Sri Subodhini is available only for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 10th and for 4 chapters and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11th canto. Sri Subodhini is considered as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries of Sri Bhagavatam. In this volume, 10 chapters of the 1st canto, (Chapters 10 to 19) are dealt with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam, it’s English meaning, The text of Sri Sobodhini in Sanskrit and it’s English meaning. Wherever necessary, the Commentaries Explanations given of Shri Gosainji (Shri Vittalnatha) Shri Vallabhji, Shri Bhatji and Shri Purushotamji have also have been added. The 10 Chapters respectively deal with (1) The return of our Lord Sri Krishna to Dwaaraka (2) The “Welcome”, accorded to our Lord, at Dwaaraka (3) The birth of King Parikshit (4) The Renunciation of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gaandhaari, after getting “Instructions” (Upadesa) from Sri Vidurji (5) The “Doubts” of King Yudhishtira on seeing “III-omens”, and the return of Arjuna from Dwarka (6) The “Journey” to the “Himalayas” by the Pandava brothers, on getting information about our Lord’s going back to Sri Vaikuntam (8) The “Curse” of Rishi Shringi on King Parikshit and (10) The vow of king Parikshit of “Fasting Unto Death” and the “Coming” (Visit) of Sri Sukadeva.