Brilliant as the Sun: A Retelling of Srimad Bhagavatam

Canto Five: The Universal Order

By: Krishna Dharma, Chintamani Dhama Dasi

Narrated by: Krishna Dharma

Srimad Bhagavatam, "The Beautiful Science of God", is a systematic revelation of the Supreme. In this fifth canto we learn of God’s greatness, how his supreme will keeps everything in perfect order.

We first meet the powerful King Priyavrata, who rose to the heavens like a second sun to dissipate the darkness of night and create the divisions of Bhumandala. Then comes his son Agnidhra, who weds the celestial beauty Purvachitti and begets on her nine sons, who each become a lord of one of the provinces of Jambudvipa, the great earthly island on which we reside. One of those sons, Nabhi, begets Lord Rishabha, the divine incarnation famous for showing the path of Jada-yoga, practised by highly advanced mystics. Rishabha delivers profound spiritual instructions to his hundred sons, the most famous of which was Bharat, after whom the earth was named. We hear how King Bharat somehow fell from the pinnacle of spiritual practise and became a deer in his next life. He then took birth as the self-realised soul, Jada Bharat.

In a dialogue of astonishing brilliance, Bharat instructs King Rahugana, laying bare the stark reality of material existence and showing us how to conquer the mind and transcend all suffering. After this, the great sage Shukadeva takes us on a fantastic cosmic journey, revealing the structure and intricacies of the universal planetary systems, from the highest regions of heaven down to the paradisical subterranean provinces of Bila Svarga, homes of the Daityas, Danavas and Nagas - dark beings of phenomenal power. Finally, we hear a harrowing description of the many hells that sinful persons reach, essential reading for anyone who wants to get a bit more serious about his spiritual life.

In this dramatized retelling, Krishna Dharma have made this fascinating epic highly enjoyable and accessible to everyone.

©2021 Kenneth Anderson (P)2021 Kenneth Anderson

Canto 5 Delivers as Promised

Since I started listening to the series, I've found each book ties in nicely with the previous one and gives deeper insights into the subject matter. I never get bored with the magical stories. Must listen.

Insightful!

As someone who loves the "Bhagavatam" and who has read quite a few versions and commentaries, I must say this rendition is fascinating, opening new horizons and absorbing!

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I can’t wait for the completion of the other Cantos mentioned coming soon 🥰