Origin of Bhagavatha sapthaaham

12/30/08

Origin of Sreemad Bhagavatham is Bhagavan Himself.  

 

 

1. Sreemad Bhaagavatham originated when Bhagavan Himself told to Brahma Devan in four verses called Chathusloki Bhagavatham.

 

2. Brahma told the story to Narada Maharshi.

 

3. Narada Maharshi told the story to Vyasa Muni when Vyaasa Muni could not find peace and happiness even after compiling the panchama Veda called Mahabharatha. Narada Muni advised Vyaasa to write about the story of Bhagavan and glorify His unmatching kindness and love.

 

4. Vyaasa compiled Bhagavatha and taught the story to his son Suka Brahmarshi who was a jeevanmuktha.

 

5. Suka Maharshi told the story of Bhagavatham in seven days to Parikshit Maharaja and he attained moksham. That was the first Bhaagavatha sapthaaham. This happened 30 years after the swargaarohanam of Krishna Bhagavan. When whole Bhagavatha is narrated by a scholarly devotee to a  sincere and earnest devotee (listener) in the course of seven days, it is called Bhagavatha sapthaaham.

 

6. Suta was in the audience when Suka Maharshi narrated the story to Parikshith Maharaja and he told the story to all the sages (Saunaka etc) who were assembled in Naimishaaranya.

 

7. Then Gokarna told the story of Bhagavatham in seven days for his step brother Dundhukari's liberation. This was after 200 years of Suka Muni's sapthaham to Parikshith and this was the second Bhagavatha sapthaham, (that is 230 years after krishna Bhagavan's swargarohanam).

 

Sree Krishnaarpanamasthu.