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Synopsis This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the “bhavartha” (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary Sri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 – c 1531) Shri Vallabhacharya’s Sri Subodhini is available only for the Ist, 2nd, 3rd; 10th and for 4 chapters and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11th canto. Sri Subodhini is considered as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries of Sri hagavatam. In this volume 4 chatpers and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11th canto are dealt with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam it’s English Meaning, The text of Sri Subodhini in Sanskrit and it is English Meaning. Wherever necessary, the Commentaries/ Explanations given by Shri Gosainji (Shri Vittalnatha) Shri Vallabhji, Shri Laloo Bhatji and Shri Bpurushotamji have also have been added. We have also added the famour prayer of Vrithraasura (Vrithraasura Chatusloki) with the relevant commentaries of Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya, Sri Vittalesa Prabhuncharan and Sri Goswami Purushotamji. The 4 chatpers and 2 verses of chapter 5, of canto 11 respectively deal with (1) The “Leela of Moksha” of our Lord Sri Krishna and the “Ending” of the “Yadukula” (2) The coming of Sage Naarada to Sri Vasudeva, and the recanting of the famous “Dialogue” between king Janaka and the 9 yogis (Navayogi Samavaada) (3) The conception of “Maya” (Illusion) power of our Lord, The “Way” to get out of Maya and the description of “Brahman” and “Karma” Yoga (4) The description of our Lord’s incarnations and (5) 2 verses of chapter 5 (for which Sri Subodhini is available) dealing with the fate of those souls, who are not “Devoted” to our Lord Sri Krishna. A separate section on “Vrithraasura Chatusloki” ($ verses of Vrithraasura’s Prayer”) has been added.