Hindu religious traditions
Bhagavata Puranaभागवत पुराण
Mahapurana
A devotional Purana with cosmic narratives and extensive accounts of Krishna’s life and devotion.
Bhagavata Purana manuscript, West Bengal, 16th century (?), LACMA M.88.134.4. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser. Image courtesy LACMA, public domain.STORY & TRADITION
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A devotional Purana with cosmic narratives and extensive accounts of Krishna’s life and devotion.
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- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Library category
- Puranas
- Form / textual family
- Mahapurana
- Traditional attribution
- An inherited textual tradition; no single historical author is established here.
- Subject & teachings
- A devotional Purana with cosmic narratives and extensive accounts of Krishna’s life and devotion.
- Structure
- Consult the identified edition for chapters, recension and numbering.
- Textual relationships
- Puranas
- Historical context
- Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
- Reading notes
- Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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Bhagavata PuranaStories & Events5
Realms & Cosmic Worlds1
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics1
VISUAL ARCHIVE
Art & iconography.
Image credit.
Bhagavata Purana manuscript, West Bengal, 16th century (?), LACMA M.88.134.4. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser. Image courtesy LACMA, public domain.
Original source · Public domain, released with LACMA's Public Domain High Resolution Image Available designationResized and converted to WebP for the website.
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Texts & references.
Bhagavata Purana
Sanskrit, translation and Gaudiya Vaishnava commentary.
Vaishnava · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.