Bhagavata Purana

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The Bhagavata Purana is a major Sanskrit scripture of Hinduism devoted primarily to the life, teachings, and divine exploits of Krishna, profoundly shaping Vaishnava theology and devotional practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
Purana ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ
Vaishnava scripture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bhagavata ⓘ
linked to: Bhagavata Purana

Srimad Bhagavatam ⓘ
linked to: Bhagavata Purana
associatedWith Bhagavata tradition ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism

Krishna-bhakti movements ⓘ
linked to: Gaudiya Vaishnavism
centralTheme Bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
linked to: Bhakti movement

Krishna-bhakti ⓘ
linked to: Bhakti yoga

Vaishnavism ⓘ
contains Dashavatara accounts of Vishnu ⓘ
Krishna’s childhood pastimes in Vrindavan ⓘ
Rasa Lila narrative ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
philosophical teachings ⓘ
stories of devotees like Prahlada and Dhruva ⓘ
coreDoctrine Krishna as Supreme Being ⓘ
grace of God as central to liberation ⓘ
path of pure devotion (shuddha-bhakti) ⓘ
devotedTo Krishna ⓘ
focusesOn divine exploits of Krishna ⓘ
life of Krishna ⓘ
teachings of Krishna ⓘ
genre devotional literature ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
religious scripture ⓘ
influenced Bhakti movement ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
Krishna devotion in India ⓘ
Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
inspired Indian miniature painting ⓘ
classical Indian art ⓘ
dance traditions like Bharatanatyam and Odissi ⓘ
devotional music and kirtan ⓘ
keyFigure Dhruva ⓘ
Gopis of Vrindavan ⓘ
linked to: Gopikas

King Parikshit ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Narada ⓘ
Prahlada ⓘ
Radha (in later devotional reception) ⓘ
linked to: Radha

Suka (Shukadeva) ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
narratedBy Suka (Shukadeva) ⓘ
narratedTo King Parikshit ⓘ
numberOfCantos 12 ⓘ
numberOfSkandhas 12 ⓘ
partOf Mahapuranas ⓘ
linked to: Puranas
philosophicalOrientation Bhakti Vedanta ⓘ
Vedanta ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalStatus major text in Vaishnavism ⓘ
widely recited in Hindu devotional practice ⓘ
teaches personal relationship with God ⓘ
supremacy of loving devotion over ritual ⓘ
timeOfComposition early medieval period ⓘ
traditionalAuthor Vyasa ⓘ
traditionalNumberOfVerses 18000 ⓘ
usedIn domestic devotional reading ⓘ
public recitations (katha) ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ

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