These translated lectures comprise the immaculate commentary of ÅšrÄ«la BhaktivedÄnta NÄrÄyaṇa GosvÄmÄ« MahÄrÄja on ÅšrÄ«la SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ«pada's ÅšrÄ« Bá¹›had-bhÄgavatÄmá¹›ta. Descriptions given tell how, having recently arrived in ÅšrÄ« Vaikuṇá¹ha-dhama, the most desirable of places and which entrance into is sought after by unlimited saintly persons, Gopa-kumÄra is feeling despondent and cannot even ascertain the cause of his own dissatisfaction. At that time he is approached by ÅšrÄ« NÄrada Ṛṣi, who becomes his Å›iká¹£Ä-guru (instructing spiritual master) and enlightens him with the tattva necessary to complete his spiritual journey.