Bhagavatam:First Skanda

In Bhagavatam nine ways of Bhakti are enunciated.They are
1.Sravanam:One would losten to sweet qualities of God.
2.Keertanam:To preach the noble stories of God.
3.Smaranam:Always utter the greatness of God.
4Pada Sevanam:Oh God.Come down for our sake in Your mejestic Form.
5.Archanam:Offering prayers to God Indra.
6Vandanam:Our Namaskarams to You.
7Dasyam:Our obedience to the Lord.
8Sakhyam:we seek the friendship of the Lord who is the master of the universe.
9.Atma nivedanam:We meditate upon the brillience of the Lord.
In the story of Bharatam Sri Krishna Niryanam was the last incidence.where as in Bhagavatam it is the beginning.Veda Vedangas,Bharata ramayanas,andSeveral Puranas teach the path of salvation to mankind.All these are long awaits for leberation from this bondage of life.Bhagavatam of all the books gives earlier way for liberation.
Veda Vyasa lived 3000 years before Christ.Bharatam and Panchama Vedam were born at that time.Our great literature of vedas were existing before this period.In sanskrit Bhagavatam it is said to be the essence of all Vedas and Ithihasas.Every poem in Bhagavatam is spesks the sacredness of God Nd how He bestows Mukthi on human beings.
It is believed that Pothana wrote 8 Skandas :1,2,3,4 and 7,8,9,10.
Gangana:5 Skanda
Singana:6 skanda.
Naraya:11,and 12Skandas.It is also believed that he wrote a part of 2 Skanda.
Telugu Bhagavatam poems are said to be about 9000.
Pothana is a born poet.He is wellversed in the usage of words.There is a blend of Ardha Nareeswara between the Telugu and Sanskrit languages with regard to usage of words.Pothana is an expert in this genre and he is not only a poet but a strict observer of our Hindu vedantic life.Good discipline and literary talent are blended like rivers Ganga and Yamuna.His poems are sweetpills for the literary and devoted people.