TY - BOOK AU - Tapasyananda swamy, Tr. TI - Srimad Bhagavata: The Holy book of god SN - 8178230437 U1 - 294.5925 T161 S PY - 2016/// CY - Madras PB - Sri Ramakrishna Math KW - Bhagavatham N1 - Srimad Bhagavata which comes under the scriptural Texts called the Puranas,consists of eighteen thousand verses,and is a veritable encyclopedia of spiritual philosophy put in the epic form that is both devotional and poetic.It depicts pure devotion,expressed as unmotivated service of the divine and of all living beings considered as the tabernacle of God.Pious Hindus consider daily reading of the Text an important spiritual discipline in life for generating devotion and the spirit of of dedication to God.Any person whatever his religion,will find himself spiritually enriched by a close study of this Text. Brought out in four volumes,the book has been very popular and run into many reprints since it was originally published in the year 1980.A popular best seller from Sri Ramakrishna Math; Vol.I: Skandhas I-IV Vol.2: ,, V-IX Vol.3: ,, X Vol.4: ,, XI-XII ER -