Towards His Smiling Face: A Detailed Overview of Srimad Bhagavatam Cantos Seven–Nine

The study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is always glorious, and one who has experienced pleasure from hearing, chanting, and reading this transcendental literature will never be attracted by any mundane book.” (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.15)
Toward His Smiling Face is the last in the Overview of Srimad-Bhagavatam series before we arrive at Canto 10. Cantos 7-9 continue the journey toward “the smiling face of Krşņa,” revealed in Sukadeva Gosvämi’s pure-hearted account of Krşņa as the fullest expression of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Like the Bhagavatam’s earlier cantos, these three cantos don’t simply fill space until we arrive at Canto Ten. Just as each of Krsna’s limbs has unique charm, so cantos 7-9 provide a rare glimpse into the hearts of exalted devotees and the Lord Himself – drawing us, like travelers coming home, to a face-to-face encounter with Śrī Kṛşņa, jewel of Vraja