About the book:This is a summarized version of Mahapurana Srimad Bhagvatam. Though condensed the book carries all the important aspects. The author has done away with the ornamentation and decorations and has kept the hard core of the Mahapurana. She has brought out the essentials of Srimad Bhagavatam in a simple and appealing language. This book is a confluence of Bhakti yoga, karma yoga and Jnana yoga. More details: Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic wisdom. This book-Bhagavat Purana is made up of ten sections. Various stories of Purana are told in this book. Krishna s story with the Mahabharat story in it is told in more detail than the others. The story of Pururavas and the celestial maid Urvashi, the story of King Trishanku who wanted to enter heaven with his earthly body, Yayati and Devyani s story, Dushyanta Shakuntala, and many others are told here. Title: Science in Srimad Bhagavatham Why Bhagavan Lord Krishna says that among flowers I am the basil (thulasi) flower. US scientists found out after research that thulasi flower can only produce Ozone which acts as a protective cover in the ionosphere preventing radiation from sun and this plant is also be used for making life saving medicines. Banyan tree, is a tree which can produce maximum oxygen and is usually seen in almost all temples so the air in 5 Kms radius will be purified around a big banyan tree. Foetus (fully developed embryo in the womb) from 7th month onwards can understand and study. For this examples are Prahlada and Abhimanyu who got knowledge when they were 7 months old in the womb. Gynaecology and Sankhyayoga are preached to mother Devahuti by Lord Kapila an incarnation of Vishnu. The importance of Homam. One Agnihotra Homam was going on in a family at Bhopal when the Union Carbide Gas accident took place. The whole members of the family were safe even though it was near to the factory, since smoke emanated from the Homam neutralised the effect of poisonous gas from the factory. Research on this is going on in West Virginia in America where the Union Carbide factory is situated. Maharshi Kardama's space journey with his wife Devahuti in his supersonic space vehicle is far advanced than the present one. In the dakshayaga when Daksha's head was cut he is given life by joining the head of a goat with the trunk of Daksha- a form of plastic surgery. It is mentioned that yogis can live for thousands of years. This is proved that by reducing the metabolic rate (body activities,such as respiration, excretion, reproduction etc.) it may be possible to extend life. Bhagavatham gives many clues for healthy and happy long life. King Priyavrata has gone round the earth seven times in his chariot between sunrise and sunset. This may be related to modern satellite technology. Earth is revolving the sun at 30kms/sec velocity. Normally satellites circle round the earth once in 90 minutes. Hence for seven revolutions ten hours and thirty minutes duration is required. Otherwise we may see that during twelve hour duration eight revolutions can be made. Chariot was bright as sun may mean it was fitted with something similar to solar cells. --Bhattathiri A dedicated translator with great love for English language Kamala Subramniam is known to many with her popular condensation and tanslation of Mahabharata and Ramayana.With this the Triad of her great trnsaltion work comes to an end