He put the Bhagavatham on one pan of a weighing balance and tried to balance it with the six Sastras and their different Angaas (sub-divisions) as well as everything else including all other Puranas and holy texts, on the other pan. The Bhagavatham naturally weighed more, signifying its immense greatness.

Seeing this, all the sages in Satyaloka who were wonderstruck said that undoubtedly in this Kali Yuga, listening to and reciting the Shrimad Bhagavatham was the only way to get out of the cycle of all weaknesses, fear and sorrows.

What is the message that we get here?

Bhagavatham is the way to devotion, acceptance and surrender – that is the ultimate destination a human mind can reach, the Lotus Feet of the Lord! What else can outweigh this precious Knowledge?

In fact, the four sons of Brahma (Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanat Kumara) and others had long ago instructed Narada that any living being could attain strength through listening to “Bhagavatha Sapthaham”. Sage Narada had heard the Bhagavatham from Lord Brahma, but it was Sanaka and other sages who gave advice regarding Bhagavatha Sapthaham and the good results one could attain by listening to it.