why do people not take to bhakti? / ignorance, passion, and goodness are look wood, smoke, and fire / following the great sages bestows the qualification to attain the spiritual platform

developing impenetrable consciousness / material and spiritual goodness / truth and beauty

qualifications for getting a taste for bhakti / removing the inauspicious things from the heart / there is ALWAYS service to do / being afraid of "maya"

bhakti is not mere sentiment / qualifications of real devotion / varnashrama dharma / cutting the knot of karma

satisfaction of the senses is never an end in itself / understanding "tattva" / knowledge that is Absolute

bhakti generates detachment and knowledge / knowledge without personal motive / Krishna consciousness is the one great purpose that includes all others

how one should approach the Bhagavatam / this knowledge is a transcendental light for those who desire to cross over darkness / the highest dharma / bringing complete satisfaction to the self

crossing over the ocean of kali / protecting dharma

Suta Goswami clears up advanced knowledge / the sages are eager to hear / fear personified fears Krishna / using the material body as a valuable instrument to make spiritual progress

SB fulfills the eternal desire of the soul / unhappiness comes from not knowing what we want, or wanting the wrong thing / Suta Goswami's sublime character / symptoms of kali-yuga / extracting the essence of the Vedas