Choosing Srimad-Bhagavatam

Mahanidhi Dasa: A librarian and an Indian army officer advised Prabhupada to write books, a permanent contribution, instead of newspapers which were soon discarded. Prabhupada chose the Srimad-Bhagavatam because it is the most comprehensive and authoritative Vaisnava scripture. His spiritual master, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and other distinguished acaryas, including Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Jiva Goswami, and Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur had commented upon Srimad-Bhagavatam. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu recommends Srimad-Bhagavatam as the spotless Vedic literature. Rupa Goswami mentions in Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu that hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam is one of the five most essential devotional activities.