![]() Key selections from the Bhagavata Purana are faithfully translated, while all remaining sections of the Purana are concisely summarized, providing the reader with a continuous and comprehensive narrative. This annotated translation and detailed analysis shows how one text can have such enduring appeal. The work has grown in vibrancy through centuries of performance, interpretation, worship, and debate and has guided the actions and meditations of elite intellectuals and everyday worshippers alike. No other Purana has inspired so much commentary, imitation, and derivation. The text's theological message focuses on devotion to Krishna or Vishnu, and its philosophical outlook is grounded in the classical traditions of Vedanta and Samkhya. While the narrative holds together as a coherent literary work, its language and expression compete with the best of Sanskrit poetry. CLICK HERE TO GET BOOK Book The Bhāgavata Purāna Description/Summary:įormalized by the tenth century, the expansive Bhagavata Purana resists easy categorization.
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