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Śrīla Vṛndāvana Dāsa Ṭhākura has stated, dui sthāne bhāgavata—the Bhāgavata manifests in two ways, as the book Bhāgavata and what he calls kṛṣṇa-kṛpā-pātra—the devotee who is the manifestation of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy. Krishna Kshetra Swami Mahārāja and Chaitanya Charan Prabhu are two prominent captains in the ocean of exploring this great literature.

Through the pages of "Voyaging Through the Bhāgavatam," they take us on a journey to reveal our intimate friend in ways sometimes surprising and unexpected—yet always satisfying to the heart. 
For devotees, scholars, and literature savants, this book raises an important question, “What is the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?” ... Is the Bhāgavatam a finite book bound within a set number of verses? Is it a tradition, or is it a person? From "Voyaging Through the Bhāgavatam," we find that it is all these and more. Krishna Kshetra Swami and Chaitanya Charan Prabhu are excellent guides taking us on a courageous expedition of introspection.

Through writing and multi-media, both have dedicated their lives to exploring and sharing the multi-facets of the Bhāgavatam with others. For many years now, Krishna Kshetra Mahārāja has been involved in exploring the history and culture of the Bhāgavata as found and expressed in various ways in different parts of India through paintings, dance, music, poetry, and literature.

As Mahārāja and Chaitanya Charan discuss in this book, Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhaktivinode wanted devotees to abandon reading in a mechanical informational way and to rather look at and reflect the essence of the Bhāgavatam through our words and thoughts.

(From the Foreword by Mādhavānanda Dāsa, Director of GORA, the Gaudiya Odia Research Association, editor of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Kathāmṛta magazine, and author of When Good Fortune Arises; the Life and Teachings of Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami)