Discussion between Sage Narada and the Kumaras continues…

Narada exclaimed, “I chanted the Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita and tried to awaken Jnanam and Vairagyam, but all in vain. Is it possible to revive them with Srimad Bhagavatham? I know, Bhagavatham is the essence of the Vedas. Still this is my doubt. You are knowledgeable and always kind to those who seek your protection. So please clear my doubt, why is Bhagavatham so great?”

The Kumaras said, “Devarshi, Srimad Bhagavatham is indeed the essence of the Vedas and Upanishads. It is the fruit of the “tree of Vedas” and therefore glorious. The rasa of any tree is present from the root to the tip, but it can be tasted and relished only from the fruit.

Tree is the source of the rasa, but only when that rasa is transformed as in the fruit, you can taste it and enjoy its sweetness.

Take another example. You can not taste the ghee invisibly present in the milk, but only when it is extracted from milk. Sugar in the sugarcane becomes sweeter when it is extracted.