There can be unlimited questions posted by

conditioned souls to reject the mercy of Srimad

Bhagavatam and there can be unlimited answers for a
question also. We are only providing a general answer
and Srimad Bhagavatam, being non-different from Sri
Krishna, who is svarat, agrees to go to a person’s house
only by the inconceivable mercy of Srila Prabhupada.
We must only be enthusiastic and sincerely desire to
attempt and distribute Srimad Bhagavatam.

I desire that the readers of this booklet titled ‘FAQs

while distributing Srimad Bhagavatam’ be sufficiently
blessed by Srimad Bhagavatam and taken distribution
service from Srimad Bhagavatam. One thing devotees
would have observed in their book distribution is that
the reasons that the people give not to take a book or
Srimad Bhagavatam are only spurious. Just to escape
from the purchase one gives all types of strange
reasons or asks bizarre questions. Discretion is always
needed. Krishna gives us the intelligence if we are
sincere in our efforts to push forward the sankirtana of
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

1. Why to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Bhagavatam is non-different from Sri Krishna. If we
want to distribute Krishna to everyone, it is not
possible without Bhagavatam distribution.
In the famous article ‘Cult of Lord Sri Caitanya’, Srila
Prabhupada says
ärädhyo bhagavän vrajeça tanayas tad dhäma çré
vrëdävanam
ramyä käcid upäsanä vrajavadhü vargeëa vä kalpitä
çrémad-bhägavatam amalaà puräëaà
çré-caitanya mahäprabhor matam idaà taträdaräù na
paraù
The Personality of Godhead Çré Krishna, Who is
known as the son of the King of Vrajadhäma i.e. Çré
Nanda Mahärajä, is the ultimate worshipful Lord of all
Lords. Similarly His residential abode namely the holy
place of Våndävana is as much worshipful as the Lord
is Himself. The ways of His worship maybe various but
the one which was conceived by the circle of the
damsels of Vrajadhäma is unsurpassable by any other
devotee. Çrémad-Bhägavatam Puräëam is the unalloyed
guidance for this purpose of approaching the
worshipful Lord and that is the sum total opinion or
cultural philosophy of Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
We shall therefore as duty-bound must bow down our
heads before the cult and shall not accept any other
cultural movement whatsoever.

As God is one, similarly, to understand Him, there is

only one literature. That is Çrémad-Bhägavatam. – SPL
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.3, Rome, May 27, 1974
2. Where to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?
Everywhere. Wherever you can. Online, offline. In the
streets, in railway stations, airports, malls, crossroads,
schools, colleges, parks, offices, towns, villages, cities,
any places missed here can and must be distributed.

3. Who can distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Every devotee can distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. A
youthful devotee, middle aged devotee, aged devotee,
brahmacari devotee, grhasta devotee, or even a child
devotee can distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. There is no
one barred to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. Even a
non-devotee can do but it is a prerogative of devotees
to do it.

4. How to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Start speaking Srimad Bhagavatam to whomever you
meet. Whatever you know about Srimad Bhagavatam,
you speak it. Though there may be many ways to
distribute a set of Srimad Bhagavatam, we do not know
what makes the person attracted to this literature.
Anyway one can describe what is Srimad Bhagavatam,
speak about its glories, or its contents (subject), etc.
One can even just repeat the Preface of Srimad
Bhagavatam.
 Many posters are available in this website. Devotees
can download for free and circulate among your
contacts. Much can be spoken from the posters also
about Srimad Bhagavatam.

5. What are the qualifications to distribute Srimad

Bhagavatam?
A sincere desire and a tongue. We should only desire
to speak to every contact we meet to buy Srimad
Bhagavatam in his/ her life. Srila Prabhupada’s books
are distributed because of the enthusiasm of his
followers. Devotees should be really very enthusiastic
to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam.

6. What if I don’t have the desire to distribute Srimad

Bhagavatam?
Please desire to have a desire to distribute Srimad
Bhagavatam. Even if you don’t have, being duty bound,
you can distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. Vaisnavas are
para dukha dukhi. So they involve in the greatest
welfare work of giving Krsna consciousness to others.
Giving Srimad Bhagavatam is giving Sri Krishna or
Krsna consciousness to others.

7. What if I distribute other Srila Prabhupada books?

 Its wonderful to do that. Its only even more wonderful
to give the whole lot of books that Srila Prabhupada
distributed.

8. When to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Anytime is good. Without this awakening of the
conditioned souls to the real knowledge is always a bad
time. Any opportunity to speak to a person is

9. Should everyone distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Everyone in this movement of ISKCON is already
somehow participating directly or indirectly in the
propagation of this knowledge. There are many
possibilities that a set of Srimad Bhagavatam can be
distributed by a devotee to his/ her contact easily than
by a regular sankirtana devotee. So, why not give a
sincere endeavour to distribute a good number of sets
of Srimad Bhagavatam to our contacts in our life.
Caitanya Mahäprabhu also said, yäre dekha täre kaha
'kåñëa'-upadeça [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. Simply you
preach the instruction of Kåñëa, whomever you meet.

10. Should we give Srimad Bhagavatam to everyone?

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the summum bonum remedy for
suffering humanity in the clutches of mäyä. SB 1.7.5,
pp. Also refer question
11. Can we give Srimad Bhagavatam to someone who
doesn’t have Bhagavad Gita?
No issue. We can always supplement Bhagavad Gita
with a Srimad Bhagavatam set. Srila Prabhupada began
his preaching in the west by distributing his first canto
copies of Srimad Bhagavatam and later Bhagavad Gita
was available for us.

12. Can we read Srimad Bhagavatam before Bhagavad

Gita?
The general recommendation is that one takes up the
subject matter of Bhagavad Gita first, then proceeds to
Srimad Bhagavatam. But as Srila Prabhupada said that
the Spiritual life is not a stereotype. It is not that
everyone is beginning their devotional service at the
same percentage and advancing at the same speed. We
see in our movement how many devotees came to
Krsna consciousness after reading the Krsna book
which is the summary study of the tenth canto of
Srimad Bhagavatam. Both Srimad Bhagavatam and
Bhagavad Gita are on the same transcendental
platform. And who understands the subject matter of
Bhagavad Gita will delve deeply into Srimad
Bhagavatam. And those who relish Srimad Bhagavatam
will also equally relish the message of Bhagavad Gita.
 Our policy in sankirtana should be to give as many
books of Srila Prabhupada as possible. Let Bhagavatam
distribution not be hampered just because one has not
read Bhagavad Gita. In fact, by giving Srimad
Bhagavatam, there is an impetus for the person who
took the Bhagavatam set to finish Bhagavad Gita.

13. Is it easy to distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Jayadrata kesava
It is a matter of duty and gratitude towards Srila
Prabhupada for having given us these many amazing
books to distribute these volumes of books. Definitely
there will be challenges in distributing Srimad
Bhagavatam. But it is pure bliss and pleasure to do
sankirtana. Even if it is difficult, please know that the
Supreme Lord Sri Krishna is always on the side of
devotees.

bhisma-drona-tata jayadratha-jala gandhara-nilotpala

salya-grahavati krpena vahani karnena vela-kula
asvatthama-vikarna-ghora-makara duryodhanavartini
sottirna khalu pandavai rana-nadi kaivartakah kesavah

The battle river whose banks were Bhisma and

Dronacharya; Jayadratha is the water; the sons of
Gandhari, the blue lotus flower; Salya, the crocodile;
Krpa, the waves; Karna, the shore; Asvatthama,
 Vikarna and company, the fearful sharks; Duryodhana,
the whirlpool; even such a river was crossed by the
Pandavas with Kesava as the ferry man.

14. Srimad Bhagavatam is costly.

No. This is the very common answer for a Bhagavatam
distributor. Devotees should know that people have all
money for sense gratification. Nowadays even a simple
labour or farmer or coolie has enough money for sense
gratification. Otherwise how the smartphones or TVs
have become a property of almost every household.
Statistics show that the number of smartphone users in
India is 750 million 2023. And India is set to reach the
1 billion (100 crore) mark by 2026. This is one
expenditure that people do and there are many like
this. People spend on movies, clothes and food like
anything, spend for their travel, mobile recharges,
fitness care, personal bodily care, pet care, and also so
much for healthcare. People have money and if we
preach, they will use intelligently for the proper
purpose of advancing their Krsna consciousness.

Smart phones are mostly a time waster, cause ear

problems and many other disastrous health issues like
headaches, dizziness, and sleep disorders. Mostly it is
misused and also has worst side effects like depression,
behavioural changes, isolation, etc. With all
 disadvantages, the whole society could be easily
marketed such a product. But, Srimad Bhagavatam has
no disadvantages and has all advantages of curing the
suffering soul and lifts up the consciousness with so
much of interesting subjects. The systematic
presentation by Sukadeva Goswami and its nectarean
juice will only enthuse the reader to delve more deep
into it. Srimad Bhagavatam is beyond comparison to
anything mundane. In this way, people can be
informed of the glories of this wonderful literature and
what it is offering to the humankind, any person with a
little sanity will accept this. And the monetary printing
cost of Srimad Bhagavatam is not high when we see the
excellent production by BBT with all color inserts and
binding.

If we don’t take their money for Sri Krsna’s service,

maya takes their money to make their life miserable.
Devotees should be compassionate on them to preach
and make them buy the whole set of Srila Prabhupada’s
books. We should not show any material compassion
on them and avoid giving the set. We should
mercifully push them to take the volumes of this
literature, Srimad Bhagavatam.

15. What are these books all about?

16. It is a big buy or purchase.
 The money spent for Srimad Bhagavatam by a person
in his whole life is not at all big as compared to
purchase of clothes, or for that matter toiletries in his/
her life. It is going to be a one time purchase in their
life. So, lets push them to take the whole set.

17. I don’t have money.

Money is there with everyone for sense gratification. In
fact people take loan and go for sense gratification.
May be, one can take a loan and buy Srimad
Bhagavatam. In fact Skanda purana, Vaisnava Khanda
says that
sarvasvenāpi lokeśa kartavyah śāstrasangrah
vaiśavastu sadā bhaktyā tuśhtyartham mama putraka
My dearest Son, Oh Brahma! A man should keep
Srimad Bhagavatam at home even at
the cost of giving up all his possessions.

18. I don’t have time.

Make the person understand that this is insanity on
his/ her part for such an answer. When we are sick, we
don’t say that I don’t have time to go to a doctor or
take a medicine or follow a regime. Similarly Srimad
Bhagavatam is the medicine for their all suffereings.
People think that Srimad Bhagavatam is in the category
of one of the many books available in the marketplace
for their reading to know something. But on the
 contrary it is not of this material creation. It is Sri
Krishna Himself and this book will save his/ her life
and bring them eternal happiness. In that way, we can
speak about the glory of Srimad Bhagavatam and
convince the person to take Srimad Bhagavatam.

19. I am an atheist/ impersonalist/ Saivite/ Jain/ Not

interested.
Yes, let them atleast get this literature to know what
this book is saying. We will always find people
uninterested. After all we are distributing Srimad
Bhagavtam not to the paramahamsas. We want to make
the crow class of men into swan class of men.
Preaching means making the uninterested people
interested. So somehow, make them buy and Srila
Prabhupada will do the preaching to them all. Let’s
give them all an opportunity to hear from Srila
Prabhupada the thorough and essential teachings of
the vedas in the form of Srimad Bhagavatam.

20. Can we give Srimad Bhagavatam to an illiterate?

Yes. In fact we have examples of illiterate people
buying the whole set for varied reasons viz., to educate
their descendants or to see the various transcendental
paintings or to just to possess Srimad Bhagavatam as it
is non-different from Sri Krsna. We can be reminded of
the pastime of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu being
 extremely happy with the illiterate South Indian
brahmana of Srirangam who couldn’t read Srimad
Bhagavad Gita.

As spiritual life is continuous, one who buys Srimad

Bhagavatam in this life but did not read it will get a
chance by the mercy of Srimad Bhagavatam to take his
next birth in a family where Srimad Bhagavatam is
already there. His purchase is eternal and it is worth
giving Srimad Bhagavatam to anyone irrespective of
caste, creed, sex, nationality, religion, etc.

21. Can the kids also buy, read & distribute Srimad
Bhagavatam?
Oh yes. Even touching the book purifies what to speak
of reading. Prahlada Maharaja recommends that a child
above 5 years should be taught Srimad Bhagavatam. So,
we should make them read. Kids will be very interested
to hear the stories through the paintings in each and
every volume of the whole set of Srimad Bhagavatam.
They may even push their elders to read and then
teach them the subject matter of the stories. We are
always nothing but instruments in the hands of Krsna
to execute His mission. If Krsna wants, He can take
service from the kids for Srimad Bhagavatam
distribution.
22. Can I get e-book instead of hard copy?
Yes one can purchase e-book version of Srimad
Bhagavatam. When something is paid, then value is
attested to the purchase. And the person should
acknowledge the gratefulness to the author and the
publisher for having made this knowledge available in
any readable format. One gets a spiritual profit for the
contribution. The general pychology is that when one
pays for something, he will utilize it. Srila Prabhupada
says in a Bhagavatam lecture (SPL 2.1.1-5 June 26,
1974) – “Of course, if he pays for the book, he will
read. So you give a chance to the person to know about
Kåñëa. Their life becomes sublime.” In a room
conversation in Mauritius on Oct 4, 1975, Srila
Prabhupada spoke something similar – “…And try to
sell some book. You pay something. That means he is
giving some service, the hard-earned money. That will
also go to his credit. And then, when he'll concerned
that "I have paid for it. Let me see what this nonsense
has written.”

23. Can the kids distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

Yes, kids can also distribute. In fact, they can be
encouraged to do and wonderful results will be seen.

24. When I can read online why should I buy?

 Spiritual knowledge is free. Paying for the printed
version or an ebook version is to continue its version
available for everyone for all times. Just by paying for
the books, one is helping to continue the production of
books for others. More over it is a service to Sri
Krishna to give one's hard earned money for the
propagation of the sankirtana movement.

25. My sister/ brother/ relative/ friend has? Why

should I buy?
We are happy that our contacts' friends and relatives
are having Srimad Bhagavatam. So, if these persons
have why not our contact not have? If the person is
living in the same house, we can agree that the same
set can be used. But when they are living separately in
individual houses, then a new of Srimad Bhagavatam
can be purchased. In fact in almost all cases that we are
considering, we see that in every house there is a
television, fridge, washing machine, AC, cars, bikes,
scooters, mobiles, computers, etc. When these (which
are not a necessary or even if needed can be easily
shared) are not shared among themselves, then why
the person should propose that Srimad Bhagavatam be
shared. If it is really shared and relished, we don't have
issues. But the problem is that these reasons are just
meant to avoid Srimad Bhagavatam. So, we can push
 for a individual copy of Srimad Bhagavatam for all
what to speak of sharing with house members!

26. I am in a rented house.

Srimad Bhagavatam can be kept in a rented house, own
house, huts, hotels, dormitories, motels, farmhouse,
villa, mansion, treehouse, etc. We dont have to wait to
give the person Srimad Bhagavatam till he/ she buys a
new house which in anyway not his/ her premanent
residence.

27. I am a house wife/ dependent.

We can request the contact to get money from their
superior to buy Srimad-Bhagavatam. Actually in many
cases house wives will have good access for money
towards the family expenditures. Many times the
dependents get their things easily without botheration
from their superiors. Will a house wife have a difficulty
to get a good silk saree or television or a smart phone,
a costly trip, a car, scooter, movie tickets, online
purchases, etc? Will a dependent student have a
difficulty to get a costly smart phone from his/ her
parents?

We should know that people have no difficulty for

spending any amount of money on sense gratification
when they are dependents or independents or
 interdependent or whatever. We should only push on
to make them surrender to our genuine proposal of
accepting Srimad Bhagavatam to their house.

28. Can I get first canto alone?

Yes one can get first canto alone. But this should be
really really the last resort when the contact is
stubborn not to take the whole set. In many cases, the
person agrees to take the whole set after a push and
strong recommendation from our side. Moreover
people just to avoid a huge purchase they resort to
buying one canto. One argument we can give is that
each volume becomes an impetus for the buyer to
finish his previous book and in that way taking the
whole set is all advantageous for a good reading.

29. Can I distribute first canto alone?

Yes it can be distributed. Refer . But let our priority be
to give as many books as possible. In fact Srimad
Bhagavatam set is just a single book of literature
presented in 18 or so volumes. Sometimes what
happens is that as he has escaped with only one canto,
even if we approach he resists by saying that let the
first canto be completed and later i will take.

30. I don’t want 18 volumes but 1 or 2 volumes

enough.
 Yes, he can be given first canto alone. But this should
be really really the last resort when the contact is
stubborn not to take the whole set. Refer questions

31. I will get one volume after another.

BBT doesn't do that. Only first canto is given
separately. Rest of the volumes should be purchased
fully only. So, it’s better to purchase the full set in the
beginning itself.

32. Nobody will read these many books. I don’t have a

reading habit.
It's not true. Many are reading. And your contact can
also read. The subject matter of Srimad Bhagavatam is
so nicely presented by Vedavyasa and Sukadeva
Goswami has enhanced the already sweet Srimad
Bhagavatam. With Bhaktivedanta purports, Srimad
Bhagavatam is just a shower of nectar on the thorny
and dry hearts of foolish conditioned souls. Because of
all these and many wonderful glories of Srimad
Bhagavatam, many develop attraction to read Srimad
Bhagavatam that they become a voracious reader. With
a little effort to read Srimad Bhagavatam, one develops
a reading habit for this literature. Then gradually one
becomes addicted to this reading and completely
immerse himself/ herself in this delightful Srimad
Bhagavatam.
33. I don’t want it.
Conditioned souls have always rejected Sri Krsna.
Definitely they do not want Srimad Bhagavatam which
is non-different from Sri Krsna. Nobody wants to take
relief from this sense gratification business. They do
not want to be purified. They want to remain in the
degraded stage of life. That is the difficulty. The people
do not know that the aim of life is to approach Viñëu,
Lord Viñëu. na te viduù svärtha-gatià hi viñëuà.

We should preach that particularly he/ she badly wants

Srimad Bhagavatam. Just as a diseased child is
reluctant to take the medicine but the doctor or the
parents force the child to take. So, we should insist
how this is a cure for all our sufferings.

34. My elders won’t agree.

This is misfortune on the dependent. May be we can
preach to their elders. One thing devotees would have
observed in their book distribution is that the reasons
that the people give not to take a book or Srimad
Bhagavatam are spurious. Just to escape from the
purchase one gives all types of strange reasons. Rarely
the reasons may be true but still the reason is not
beneficial for the person. So, we should try hard to
somehow make them take Srimad Bhagavatam.
35. I am a student.
Very good. So, Srimad Bhagavatam is for you. In the
preface to Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada says
that Çrémad-Bhägavatam should be introduced also in
the schools and colleges, for it is recommended by the
great student-devotee Prahläda Mahäräja in order to
change the demoniac face of society. Prahlada
Maharaja, a student, recommends Srimad Bhagavatam
to students of all times to take it. Everybody will find
all interesting subject matters in Srimad Bhagavatam.
Even an atheist will be able to understand and accept
God as a concrete principle.

36. I will buy after I finish the studies or settle.

From the theme of Srimad Bhagavatam, we understand
that we have to get the message of Srimad Bhagavatam
immediately.
So Parékñit Mahäräja had the opportunity of hearing
Çrémad-Bhägavatam for seven days, so I do not know
whether we'll have, I have opportunity for reading
Çrémad-Bhägavatam for seven minutes. So let me read
it very seriously." That should be our attitude. Not
that, "Seven... Oh, Parékñit Mahäräja was given seven
days notice. Oh, I have no such notice. I may live for
seven millions of years." That is our disease. – SPL
2.3.25 June 23, 1972
 We do not want anyone to settle in the material world.
Actually material nature will not allow us to settle
here. It kicks us from one place to another. There is no
permanent settlement or security. One can only settle
with Srimad Bhagavatam irrespective of place, position,
status, etc.

37. Let me finish Bhagavad Gita and other books and

then buy Srimad Bhagavatam.
This is a common answer of escape by others to avoid
the whole set. Buying Srimad Bhagavatam will only
accelerate the person to finish Srimad Bhagavad Gita or
other books of Srila Prabhupada. Just as Närada was
very eager to accelerate the descent of Lord Kåñëa as
soon as possible similarly we should be also vey eager
to accelerate the descent of Srimad Bhagavatam in
every one’s house and life.

Anyway the printed books are not like the eatables that
have a very short shelf life. The shelf life of books is
not less than a generation. So, they can keep and the
beautiful all-attractive Bhagavatam will attract the
buyer to read.

38. Why push me to take? Let me take when I get

interest.
 Why one should push us not to give when in reality we
are pulling up everyone. Pushing for a good cause is
always good. Children are pushed by the teachers and
the parents for their good. Patients are pushed by the
doctors for their good health. When for the temporary
body's maintenance, one can be pushed, why not for
the soul's purpose. Politicians push on their agenda for
votes, teachers push, doctors push, manufacturers
push on their product by advertisement, cinema
posters push us to watch the movies, old age is
pushing us, etc. Actually, we are pulling up everyone
with our Srimad Bhagavatam distribution. Maya is
constantly pushing the conditioned souls with her
triçüla (three kinds of miseries). We are saving them
from the pushing down of maya.

39. Let me take first canto first. Then later the whole
set.
Refer...

40. When I want Srimad Bhagavatam, I will come for

sure and buy.
Yes, you need Srimad Bhagavatam. We do not
understand that there is life, blissful life, by serving
Kåñëa. Na te viduù svärtha-gatià hi viñëum [SB
7.5.31]. We do not know what is the ultimate aim of
 life, what is the goal of life. We don't know our benefit.
So let them come and take the fortune immediately.

41. Is it possible to go back to Godhead without

Srimad Bhagavatam.

42. I like Krsna. But I don’t want Srimad Bhagavatam.

Srimad Bhagavatam is non-different from Sri Krishna
(1st and 2nd canto: Sri Krishna's lotus feet, 3rd and 4th
canto: Shri Krishna's divine thighs, 5th and 6th canto:
Shri Krishna's divine belly & chest, 7th canto & 8th
canto: Shri Krishna's divine arms, 9th canto: Shri
Krishna's divine neck, 10th canto: Shri Krishna's
beautiful smiling divine face, 11th canto: Shri Krishna's
divine forehead, 12th canto: Shri Krishna's divine
head).

So, rejecting Srimad Bhagavatam means rejecting Shri

Krishna.

43. I am also a devotee of Krsna.

Sri Krishna says in Padma Purana that one cannot be
called as devotee unless he has Srimad Bhagavatam.

44. Krsna is in my heart. No need of Srimad

Bhagavatam.
 Krishna is in everyone's heart. But when we follow
what is dear to Him, we can hear what He speaks. In
Padma Purana He says: “One should buy Srimad
Bhagavatam for My pleasure even at the cost of all their
wealth.”

45. I will take permission from my husband/ father.

What they know about Srimad Bhagavatam. If they
would have known, they would have already given
you. What is the use of asking someone about
something regarding which they don't have any
knowledge. You become fortunate and make them also
fortunate by taking home Srimad Bhagavatam.

46. I am a youth. It is not the time now to read.

Srimad Bhagavatam (7th canto) says that one should
begin Srimad Bhagavatam from the tender age of five.
You are already late.

47. I don’t have space in my house.

If there is space in the heart, there will be space in the
house for sure. We can remove something from our
house so that we make space for Krishna.
sarvasvenāpi lokeśa kartavyah śāstrasangrah
vaiśavastu sadā bhaktyā tuśhtyartham mama putraka
My dearest Son, Oh Brahma! A man should keep
Srimad Bhagavatam at home even at
 the cost of giving up all his possessions.

48. I don’t have any reading habit.

Bhagavatam will give you reading habit. Reading any
other book is only a suffering but reading Srimad
Bhagavatam is highest bliss. Refer …

49. We will take Srimad Bhagavatam in the future.

Why should we postpone our fortune? We should feel
bad that all these days I was without Srimad
Bhagavatam. Let me grab the greatest fortune
immediately.

50. I have other authors.

Hearing from pure devotee is very important to
understand Krishna ( vedesu durlabham.....). Shrila
Prabhupada is such a glorious pure devotee that he
preached Krishna consciousness all over the world.
Just by reading his divine books even people from
mleccha and yavana background are becoming exalted
devotees.

51. Can you give a single summary book rather than

volumes?
This is the summary for whole Vedic scriptures. This is
actually single book. For printing convenience we have
made it into 18 volumes.
52. What is this book?
This is that Supreme scripture which is the basis for
the culture of sanatana dharma. The Supreme Lord, Sri
Krishna is the very form of the scripture. This
literature is the ripened fruit of the Vedic tree.

Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the transcendental science not

only for knowing the ultimate source of everything but
also for knowing our relation with Him and our duty
toward perfection of the human society on the basis of
this perfect knowledge.

1. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is a natural commentation on the

Brahma-sütra, or the Bädaräyaëi Vedänta-sütras. It is
called natural because Vyäsadeva is author of both the
Vedänta-sütras and Çrémad-Bhägavatam, or the
essence of all Vedic literatures. SB 1.1.7
2.
3. The Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the transcendental sound
representation of the Personality of Godhead, and thus
it is the full representation of transcendental
knowledge and religious principles. SB 1.1.23
4.
5. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural supplementary
commentary on the Vedänta-sütras. The Vedänta-
sütras, or the Brahma-sütras, were compiled by
 Vyäsadeva with a view to presenting just the cream of
Vedic knowledge. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the natural
commentary on this cream. SB 1.2.3
6.
7. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the one unrivaled commentary
on Vedänta-sütra. SB 1.2.3
8.
9. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the spotless Puräëa, and it is
especially meant for those who desire to get out of the
material entanglement permanently. SB 1.2.4

10. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the special contribution of

Çréla Vyäsadeva. – SB 1.4.3

11. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the history of the activities

of the Lord. And the activities of the Lord are
performed in relation with the devotees of the Lord.
Therefore, the history of the devotees is not different
from the history of Lord Kåñëa's activities. – SB 1.18.9

12. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the philosophy of

devotional service and the scientific presentation of
man's relationship with the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. – SB 2.7.52

13. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the easiest way of directly

approaching Kåñëa. – SB 10.12.7
14. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the best of all Puräëas. –
SB 12.13.3
15.
16. All other Puranic scriptures shine forth in the
assembly of saintly devotees only as long as that great
ocean of nectar, Çrémad-Bhägavatam, is not heard. –
SB 12.13.14
17.
18. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is declared to be the essence
of all Vedänta philosophy. One who has felt
satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be
attracted to any other literature. – SB 12.13.15

19. Just as the Gaìgä is the greatest of all rivers,

Lord Acyuta the supreme among deities and Lord
Çambhu [Çiva] the greatest of Vaiñëavas, so Çrémad-
Bhägavatam is the greatest of all Puräëas. – SB
12.13.16
20.
21. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is Çréla Vyäsadeva’s last,
mature contribution - CC Madhya 19.17
22. “Çrémad-Bhägavatam is as great as Kåñëa, the
Supreme Lord and shelter of everything. In each and
every verse of Çrémad-Bhägavatam and in each and
every syllable, there are various meanings. - CC
Madhya 24.318
 23. There is no literature throughout the universe like
Çrémad-Bhägavatam. There is no comparison. There is
no competition. Every word is for the good of the
human society. - SBL 1.16.8

53. What is the benefit I get?

Unlimited bliss. One can derive from the study of the
Bhägavatam all benefits that are possible to be derived
from the personal presence of the Lord. It carries with
it all the transcendental blessings of Lord Çré Kåñëa that
we can expect from His personal contact.

You become extremely dear to Krishna. Kåñëa says, na

ca tasmän manuñyeñu kaçcin me priya-kåttamaù [Bg.
18.69]. "Anyone who tries to preach this Bhagavad-gétä
philosophy, nobody's dearer than him to Me." So we,
our business is to become a little recognized by Kåñëa.
So we shall go on preaching like this at all risk.

54. Is this Bhagavatam distribution helpful in our

preaching mission?
This is the highest form of preaching because you are
giving them chance to hear extensively from pure
devotee Shrila Prabhupada.
55. Lets give small books or big books then these
volumes of Srimad Bhagavatam.
All books of Srila Prabhupada are based on Srimad
Bhagavatam. So when we are giving Srimad
Bhagavatam we are giving the complete package of
Krishna consciousness. We are giving them the
Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Himself (in the form of
Srimad Bhagavatam.)

56. I can’t read small text.

We can give a magnifying glass if the standard font size
of our books are difficult for them to read.

57. Is Srimad Bhagavatam as necessary as mobiles,

internet, mixie, grinder, fridge?
Nothing is as important as Srimad Bhagavatam. Even if
we don't possess anything but possess Srimad
Bhagavatam, it is the greatest gain. But we possess all
the items like fridge,.... but don't have Srimad
Bhagavatam, it is a huge loss.

58. When Krsna inspires me to take, I will take Srimad

Bhagavatam.
Krishna is always inspiring the conditioned souls to
surrender to Him but how will the foolish souls detect
this. More over it is not a question of inspiration to
accept a medicine when we are sick. Similarly the
 material existence is putting us in all miseries and
Srimad Bhagavatam is the answer and medicinal herb
to cure our sickness.

We are in one sense distributing a literature which is

so sweet and relishable but also this literature acts as a
medicine and quenches our thirsty heart which is
completely dry of scorching material existence with a
nectarean shower.

59. How Bhagavatam distribution help or support

other services?
We are distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. His
books provide the transcendental light by which all
darkness is removed.
idaà bhägavataà näma puräëaà brahma-sammitam
uttama-çloka-caritaà cakära bhagavän åñiù
niùçreyasäya lokasya dhanyaà svasty-ayanaà mahat
This Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the literary incarnation of
God, and it is compiled by Çréla Vyäsadeva, the
incarnation of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of
all people, and it is all-successful, all-blissful and all-
perfect.
PURPORT
Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu declared that Çrémad-
Bhägavatam is the spotless sound representation of all
Vedic knowledge and history. There are selected
 histories of great devotees who are in direct contact
with the Personality of Godhead. Çrémad-Bhägavatam
is the literary incarnation of Lord Çré Kåñëa and is
therefore nondifferent from Him. Çrémad-Bhägavatam
should be worshiped as respectfully as we worship the
Lord. Thereby we can derive the ultimate blessings of
the Lord through its careful and patient study. As God
is all light, all bliss and all perfection, so also is Çrémad-
Bhägavatam. We can have all the transcendental light
of the Supreme Brahman, Çré Kåñëa, from the recitation
of Çrémad-Bhägavatam, provided it is received through
the medium of the transparent spiritual master. (partial
pp, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.40)
60. What are the positive results in Bhagavatam
distribution?
Any activity in Krsna consciousness is full of positivity
only. And obviously the book distribution, our best
preaching work will definitely produce strong positive
results. Enthusiasm, patience and confidence are very
important factors. We should be enthusiastic to
distribute Srimad Bhagavatam, be patient even if you
could not see success or foresee positive results
immediately and be confident that this book
distribution preaching as given to us by Srila
Prabhupada is best and will work.
 So, for attaining to the perfectional stage of Kåñëa
consciousness, one should be very much enthusiastic. Yes.
He must attain to the perfectional stage in this life. And
then one should be patient also. Enthusiasm does not
mean if I attain something immediately the result is
immediate. No. The result may be delayed but we should
not be disturbed. But we must go on working with
enthusiasm. This is called patience. Enthusiasm, patience
and confidence. Because we believe in Kåñëa. Kåñëa says
that if you do this you get this result. Therefore, I must
have confidence. Just like Kåñëa says that simply by
understanding Him, what He is, how does He come, how
does He walk, one immediately gets passport to enter into
the spiritual kingdom. So, we must have confidence that
I'm working in Kåñëa consciousness, I must go back to
Godhead, back to home. This is confidence. – Interview —
March 9, 1968, San Francisco.
61. Why venture into a huge Bhagavatam distribution
now?
62. I am not qualified to distribute Srimad
Bhagavatam.
Yes, we are not qualified to buy, hear, read or
distribute Srimad Bhagavatam. Srila Prabhupada
mercifully allow/ allowed us to engage in these
services. But we are duty bound to distribute Srimad
Bhagavatam. With all humility, devotees should
distribute Srimad Bhagavatam far and wide thinking
 that they are not qualified for distributing Srimad
Bhagavatam but with the mercy of Srila Prabhupada,
this is bestowed on us. Considering oneself not
qualified for such service and not distributing or even
attempting or assisting to do is arrogance and not
humility.

63. How can I distribute Srimad Bhagavatam when I

myself have not read it?
Distribution of Srila Prabhupada’s books means
making the buyer come to hear from Srila Prabhupada.
We want Srila Prabhupada to preach to the buyer. We
should be only enthusiastic to arrange a meeting
between the buyer and Srila Prabhupada by giving his
transcendental books. The preacher or speaker is Srila
Prabhupada. Meeting arranger doesn’t have to know
what the speaker has to say to the audience (buyer).
So, it doesn’t matter even if we have not read Srimad
Bhagavatam. We have to be only enthusiastic to make a
connection of the conditioned souls with Srila
Prabhupada. If you read Srimad Bhagavatam or any of
Srila Prabhupada books, our enthusiasm will be more
to connect all foolish jivas to Srila Prabhupada.
Bhagavatam distribution will also increase the book
distributor’s reading of Srila Prabhupada books.

64. Srimad Bhagavatam distribution is difficult.

65. Let me sponsor Srimad Bhagavatam rather than
distribute it.
66. Can we sponsor Srimad Bhagavatam?
67. People are poor. How will they take Srimad
Bhagavatam?
68. Where can the sponsored sets be given?
69. Why it is best to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s
books than sponsoring.
70. How to begin my Srimad Bhagavatam distribution?
Start speaking to people you meet or converse either
face to face or dialing or chatting, etc.
71. Can my phone contacts be given Srimad
Bhagavatam?
Yes, they should be delivered. All the contacts from
our mobile phone are to be contacted (yare dekha) and
spoken about Srimad Bhagavatam (tare kaha) and
distributed (kåñëa-upadeça). In this way, deliver (tara
ei desh) your phone contacts.
72. How about logistics to deliver Srimad Bhagavatam
to my phone contact?
Temple can help you with the dispatch or you can do
yourself or take help from a devotee. So, we can use
common sense and do whatever is practical.
73. Why struggle to give Srimad Bhagavatam set when
other Srila Prabhupada books can be given?
Yes, other books of Srila Prabhupada can be given. But
one has to come to Srimad Bhagavatam at some point
 of their life to know the janma (birth) and karma
(activities) of Krsna. Let’s accelerate the person’s
purchase. Devotees always take risks or struggles for
Krsna and Sri Krsna becomes very pleased with such
devotees who take hardships for His service.
74. Srila Prabhupada’s any book is potent. Then why
should we propose Srimad Bhagavatam?
Yes that’s true. So Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad
Bhagavatam is also potent. Actually Srila Prabhupada’s
any book is speaking the same bhägavata philosophy.
Moreover Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the unalloyed
guidance for the purpose of approaching the
worshipful Lord and that is the sum total opinion or
cultural philosophy of Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu.

75. How to sit and distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

You can call your friends, relatives, colleagues,
neighbours, online friends, offline friends, forgotten
friends, current friends, old friends, enemies, all your
contacts from your mobile phone and speak about
Srimad Bhagavatam. Send your contacts some more
details or propaganda materials of Srimad Bhagavatam
by whatsapp or any social media outlets. Push them to
take Srimad Bhagavatam. To our surprise, some or
many may take. Never be discouraged if they fail to
take. Seed is put and it’s a matter of time for the
 manifestation. Keep watering by contacting them after
sometime.

76. Can a householder distribute Srimad Bhagavatam?

77. Srimad Bhagavatam is meant for paramahamsas.
Why to give anyone and everyone?
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is said to be the Päramahaàsa-
saàhitä. No doubt about this. But the same Srimad
Bhagavatam was compiled by Vedavyasa for the mass
of people also is also confirmed in Srimad Bhagavatam.
lokasyäjänato vidväàç cakre sätvata-saàhitäm (SB
1.7.6) Srila Prabhupada says in that passage that
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the summum bonum remedy for
suffering humanity in the clutches of mäyä. Srila
Prabhupada also says in the introduction that Çrémad-
Bhägavatam is the purely transcendental urge of the
soul. In another purport, Srila Prabhupada says that
Çrémad-Bhägavatam is the topmost theological science,
and therefore it can react on the laymen as medicinal
doses. Çrémad-Bhägavatam is so made that one
becomes at once engaged in the path of self-realization
simply by hearing the topics. Although it is especially
meant for the paramahaàsas, or those who are totally
engaged in self-realization, it works into the depths of
the hearts of those who may be worldly men - 1.7.8.
Srila Prabhupada also practically demonstrated &
encouraged his disciples to distribute his volumes of
 Srimad Bhagavatam to the mlechas and yavanas in a
larger scale.

78. How can aged devotees distribute Srimad

Bhagavatam?
Age is not a barrier to speak about Srimad Bhagavatam.
When aged devotees convince a person to buy Srimad
Bhagavatam, logistics can be handled by the temple or
other capable devotees for delivering the set to the
concerned buyer.
79. Can illiterate devotees distribute Srimad
Bhagavatam?
Definitely they can. Devotees may not be able to read
due to their illiteracy but these devotees have heard
Srimad Bhagavatam. So, they can speak about Srimad
Bhagavatam and make others buy. We have illiterate
buyers of Srimad Bhagavatam. They buy for varied
reasons viz., to educate their descendants or to see the
various transcendental paintings or to just to possess
Srimad Bhagavatam as it is non-different from Sri
Krsna. We can be reminded of the pastime of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu being extremely happy with the
illiterate South Indian brahmana of Srirangam who
couldn’t read Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

80. How to be enthusiastic to distribute Srimad

Bhagavatam?
Distribute Srimad Bhagavatam and enthusiasm comes.
One should accept this opportunity very
enthusiastically. Kåñëa's service is so nice that you try
to engage yourself more and more. Then you'll get
more and more Kåñëa conscious, more enthusiasm.
Read Srila Prabhupada books and naturally unlimited
enthusiasm comes. Krsna consciousness process itself
is a very enthusiastic process. There is no dullness or
voidness or absolute oneness in Krsna consciousness.
Our business is to be always enthusiastic to speak
Srimad Bhagavatam to everyone just as Narada muni
was always enthusiastic to speak the message of Srimad
Bhagavatam to a varied range of people from Prajapatis
(Daksa) to universal rulers (King Uttänapäda, King
Priyavrata, King Dhruva, King Präcénabarhi) to a child
within womb (Prahlada Maharaja) to a hunter in a
forest (Mrgari). Our dear Srila Prabhupada was so
enthusiastic even in his old age to preach Krsna
consciousness in the western world. He was
enthusiastic to come to America because his guru
ordered him to come, and when for a whole year he
got almost no response in America, Çréla Prabhupäda
remained patient, but still enthusiastic. That
enthusiasm can be heard on tape recordings of
Prabhupäda’s lectures on the Lower East Side, his voice
often cracking with earnestness as he delivered the
Kåñëa conscious message.
There is a proveb in Sanskrit literature that enthusiastic
persons achieve the favor of the Goddess of Fortune. In the
Western part of the world there is tangible example of this
slogan. People in this part of the world are very much
enthusiastic in material advancement and they have got it.
Similarly, according to the instructions of Srila Rupa
Goswami, if we become enthusiastic in spiritual matters,
then we also get success in that way. Take for example, I
came to your country in ripe old age, but I had one asset:
enthusiasm and faith in my Spiritual Master. I think these
assets only are giving me some lights of hope, whatever I
have achieved so far with your cooperation. I hope this
will meet you in good health. - Letter to: Jayagovinda —
Tittenhurst, 15 October, 1969

I am especially glad to note that everyone is feeling so

much enthusiasm to work very hard in this preaching
mission. That enthusiasm must be maintained under all
circumstance. That is our price for entering into Krsna's
kingdom. And maya is always trying to take away our
enthusiasm to serve Krsna, because without enthusiasm
everything else is finished. - Letter to: Dhananjaya -
Bombay, 31 December, 1972

Çréla Prabhupäda was so enthusiastic to write Çrémad-

Bhägavatam that he would rise at one in the morning
 to do so. His composing of his purports was the perfect
example of combined patience and enthusiasm. We
also just follow the footprints of Srila Prabhupada and
be enthusiastic and also patient in our Bhagavatam
distribution. Victory is sure. paraà vijayate çré-kåñëa-
saìkértanam.

81. It is bulky to carry & distribute Srimad

Bhagavatam?
If you can’t carry all the books, you can carry 2 or 3
cantos for showing. And get the whole set delivered to
the buyer’s address later. Worst case, even if you can’t
take any book also, still you can speak about Srimad
Bhagavatam from whatever soft materials you have
from your mobile phone. Even if you didn’t carry
books or mobiles to show anything, still you speak
about Srimad Bhagavatam to whomever you meet.
There are many incidents for various devotees in
Bhagavatam distribution that someone incidentally
meets us and on a little conversation agree to have the
set couriered to them. If we sincerely desire and speak,
then Sri Krishna sends the person who is ready to
receive Srimad Bhagavatam.