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The Bhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: भागवतपुराण; IAST: Bhāgavata Purāṇa), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana (Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa) or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen major Puranas (Mahapuranas) and one of the most popular in Vaishnavism.
Many elements, such as the Vamana avatar of Vishnu (Sanskrit वामन, meaning 'dwarf' or 'small or short in stature'; [3] eighth canto of the Bhagavata), can be traced back directly to the Rig Veda, the most ancient scripture: The seeds of the Vamana incarnation are found in the deeds of Vishnu described in Vedic literature.
The title of the text, 'Srimad Devi Bhagavata or 'Devi Purana'', is composed of two words, which together mean "devotees of the blessed Devi".Johnson states the meaning as the "ancient annals of the luminous goddess".
The Mahabhagavata Purana (Sanskrit: महाभागवतपुराणम्, romanized: mahābhāgavatapurāṇam), also called the Devi Purana, is an upapurana ...
Bhagavad-gita (Chapter V). The Mahabharata, Book 6. Calcutta: Bharata Press. Wilson, H.H. (1840). The Vishnu Purana, a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition: Translated from the Original Sanscrit and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas. Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. Prabhupada, A.C ...
An old photograph of Shachidevi Mishra, mother of Rambhadracharya. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya was born to Pandit Shri Rajdev Mishra and Shrimati Shachidevi Mishra in a Saryupareen Brahmin family of the Vasishtha Gotra (lineage of the sage Vasishtha) in Shandikhurd village in the Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [29]
Book I; Book II; Book VII (Bali chalana part):Book IX (lost): Book X: The first part of this book, Adi-daxama, was rendered by Sankardev between 1551 and 1558; [3] and he intended it to be the chief authoritative literature of his religious order (Ekasarana dharma) since he inserted a large number of original passages known as upedesas (admonitions) in it. [4]
The Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is is a translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. This translation of Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward the personal god, Krishna.