Bhagavat Purana: Pastimes of the Supreme Person

Title: Bhagavat Purana: Pastimes of the Supreme Person 

Author (rendered in English verse by): Kalakantha Das (Kenneth Valpey)

Publisher: Carl E. Woodham

Publication Date:  2003

Language:  English

Format: Hardback

Pages: 165

Bhagavat Purana: Pastimes of the Supreme Person is an accessible, lyrical introduction to the first two Cantos of the Srimad Bhagavatam. The work is based on the translations and purports of the first and second cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 

This poetic summary introduces the essence of the first and second Cantos of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Readers with a love for poetry will find joy in these verses, brimming with inspiration and profound truths.  The book is described as an easy to understand introduction to the pastimes of Lord Krishna, designed to make the complex and extensive original text more approachable for new readers. 

The book serves as an inspirational introduction to the essence of the Bhagavat Purana, focusing on the foundational philosophical and historical narratives of the text. It covers: 
Canto 1: The meeting of the sages at Naimisharanya, the life of Narada Muni, and the arrival of the Age of Kali.
Canto 2: The cosmic manifestation, the universal form of the Lord, and the preliminary stages of devotional service. 

The text is particularly noted for its poetic style, making the dense philosophical content of the original Sanskrit more accessible and rhythmic for modern readers.