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Bhagavata purana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Bhagavata Purana is a narration of a conversation. Bhagavata Purana is considered a natural commentary on the Vedanta-sutra and is used as a textual source for Vaishnava Theology and Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology. The Bhagavata Purana (sometimes rendered as Bhagavad Purana, also known as the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, or simply Bhāgavatam) is one of the Puranas, a part of the literature of Hinduism. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhagavata_Purana   (1021 words)

Puranas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Puranas are named after the three main forms of Brahman: Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Protector of Life and Humanity; and Shiva, the Destroyer. Sage Vyasa is credited with compilation of Puranas from age Yuga to age, and for the current age, he has been identified and named Krishna Dvaipayana, the son of sage Parashara. According to the Matsya Purana (a Tamasika Purana itself), the eighteen Puranas are divided into three groups of six according to gunas of people they are primarily meant for. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Purana   (749 words)

Manas: Religious texts of India, Puranas Among these puranas, the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana (also known as the Bhagavatam) are, with respect to their standing as works of devotional literature, preeminent; and the Bhagavata Purana is even the supreme work of Krishna devotional literature. Around the time when the puranas first began to be composed, the belief in particular deities had become established as one of the principal marks of the Hindu faith, and to some degree the puranas can be described as a form of sectarian literature. The Puranas are works that most eminently represent the deep mythic structuring of Indian civilization, and they are properly viewed as expanding upon, modifying, and transforming the orthodox Brahminism of the Vedas, principally by the introduction of the idea of bhakti or devotion. www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Religions/texts/Puranas.html   (884 words)

Srimad Bhagavatam This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krsna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have lost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance in the age of Kali shall get light from this Purana. Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda (7.1.2.39-42) also describes Srimad Bhagavatam: "That which gives accounts of the humans and demigods in the Sarasvata Kalpa, explains the supreme religion, basing itself on Gayatri, and narrates the slaying of Vrtrasura is to be known as the Srimad Bhagavatam. The characteristics of Srimad Bhagavatam are given in the Matsya Purana (53.20-22), "That which explains the topmost principles of religion, basing it on Gayatri, and which has the incident of the killing of Vrtrasura is to be known as the Srimad Bhagavatam. www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/sb.htm   (1977 words)

The standard of valid knowledge The Bhagavata, characterized by the phrase, 'based on the Gayatri', ever flourishes throughout the earth." Thus is the origin of the Bhagavata demonstrated to be based on the Gayatri. Therefore it is said, "In the Vedas, Ramayana, Puranas and Mahabharata, Hari is everywhere praised, in the beginning, the middle and the end." The truth of this statement is demonstrated in the Paramatma-sandarbha. Moreover, even if (Itihasa and Puranas) are considered to belong to the class of sastras which illuminate the meaning of the Vedas, still, they excel all others due to the eminence of their expounder (Vyasa). www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/pramana.htm   (3943 words)

the Puranic Tradition Sheridan, Daniel, The Advaitic Theism of the Bhagavata Purana, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986. This work is a close analysis of the Purana, in an attempt to address the central issues of Canonicity, comparative studies, and the female conception of the divine. It is largely a discussion of the relationship between the "Great Puranas" of the Sanskrit tradition and other vernacular traditions. www.colorado.edu /ReligiousStudies/TheStrip/Archive/Hindu/purana.htm   (506 words)

Purana The Puranas vary greatly in length: the Skanda Purana is the longest with 81,000 couplets, while the Brahma Purana and Vamana Purana are the shortest with 10,000 couplets each. By definition, a Purana must cover five subjects: the creation of the universe; its destruction and recreation; the principal gods and patriarchs; the reigns of the Manus and the history of the Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi kings. Sometimes the Vayu Purana is substituted for the Agni Purana or Shiva Purana. www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/purana.htm   (515 words)

ninegates According to the Bhagavata Purana, both matter and the souls in the material world are energies of God, and as such both have a single spiritual source. In the Bhagavata Purana model, the integrating function is performed by the subtle mind element, which receives sensory inputs from the subtle senses grouped around it. In the Bhagavata Purana model, the mind is the storehouse of memory, memory of past lives. www.mcremo.com /ninegates.html   (4230 words)

Purana A Purana is a work which has five distinguishing topics (pancha-lakshanas): 1) the creation of the universe; 2) its destruction and renovation; 3) the genealogy of gods and patriarchs; 4) the reigns of the manus, forming the periods called manvantaras; and 5) the history of the solar and lunar races of kings. The invariable form of the Puranas is of a dialogue between an exponent or teacher and an inquirer or disciple, interspersed with the dialogues and observations of other individuals. The Puranas are popularly classified in India under three categories corresponding to the gunas sattva, rajas, and tamas. www.experiencefestival.com /purana   (1250 words)

The Hare Krsnas - Sastra, Vedas and Vaisnava Literature - Vedic Literature - The Puranas Bhagavata Purana has 18,000 verses, and is a jewel of the Vedas, providing all instruction on the science of self-realization. Bhagavata Purana, also called Srimad-Bhagavatam, is the jewel of the Puranas. The Puranas, along with Chandogya Upanisad and the Mahabharata, are often referred to as the fifth Veda. www.harekrsna.com /philosophy/gss/sastra/vedas/puranas.htm   (1124 words)

The Puranas The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana. The Srimad Bhagavata Purana is a chronicle of the various Avataras of Lord Vishnu. The aim of the Puranas is to impress on the minds of the masses the teachings of the Vedas and to generate in them devotion to God, through concrete examples, myths, stories, legends, lives of saints, kings and great men, allegories and chronicles of great historical events. www.sivanandadlshq.org /religions/puranas.htm   (1001 words)

Bhagavata Purana - Indian Mythology The Bhagavata Purana (भागवत पुराण), also called the Srimad Bhagavatam, extolls the virtues of Lord Vishnu as the supreme personality of the Godhead. It is one of the chief Vaishnavaite Puranas. This Purana is narrated by sage Suta to other sages assembled in the forest of Naimsaranya during a great (thousand-year) sacrifice being conducted there. members.cox.net /apamnapat/citations/BhagavataPurana.html   (487 words)

Purana --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! The main Puranas are usually regarded as (1) the Visnu-, Naradiya-, Bhagavata-, Garuda-, Padma-, and Varaha-; (2) the Matsya-, Kurma-, Linga-, Siva-, Skanda-, and Agni-; and (3) the Brahmanda-, Brahmavaivarta-, Markandeya-, Bhavisya-, Vamana-, and Brahma-Puranas. Puranas are written almost entirely in narrative couplets in much the same easy, flowing style as the epic poems, though some scholars judge them poetically inferior to the epics. Puranas are connected in subject with the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”) and have some relationship to the lawbooks (Dharma-sastras). www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9061934   (811 words)

The Hindu : Temple architecture and the Agamas It illustrates the Bhagavata Purana as it was known to the Pallava king who built it to commemorate his elevation from the status of the king (Narendra) to that of a "Bhagavata Emperor." The influence of the Bhagavata doctrine on the Pallava kings led Prof. Hudson explained how the Bhagavata Purana was a composite work, consisting of different units, which arose in different periods and places. The temple was built in 770 C.E. by Nandivarman II Pallavamalla (731-796 C.E.) and since he was given the name Parameshwara at the time of his coronation it came to be known as "Parameshwara-Vinnagaram" (the abode of Vishnu) as sung by the Vaishnava saint, Tirumangai Azhwar. www.hindu.com /thehindu/mp/2002/04/15/stories/2002041500130300.htm   (629 words)

The Puranas: Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam) Agni Purana instructs that this book is to be given along with a golden image of a lion. Bhagavata accepts Kapila and Buddha as incarnations of Vishnu. But this belief was smashed when it was found that Valialasena of Bengal who lived in the eleventh century A.D. had made references to this Purana in some of his works. bhagavata-purana.puranas.org   (200 words)

Shreemad Bhagavatam - Bhagavata Purana After writing the Bhagavatam, also known as Bhagavata Purana, Vysa imparted the knowledge of Bhagvatam to his son Suka Bramha rishi. According to Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda (7.1.2.39-42), "Whoever makes a copy of the Bhagavatam and donates it, on a golden lion throne, on the full moon day in the month of Bhadra, will attain the supreme destination". It is considered the most important Purana of the Vedic literature as it describes the various incarnations of Lord Vishnu and gives a very detailed account of Lord Krishna's life. www.astrojyoti.com /bhagavatam.htm   (299 words)

garuda The Bhagavata Purana says the Romaharashana had a son named Suta and it was this son who related the story of that particular Purana to the other sages On the other hand, Romaharshana himself belonged to the suta class, so that he too could be addressed as Suta. These are the Puranas, the dharma, shastras (sacred texts), the four Vedas, nyaya, (doctrine), mimamsa (philosophy), ayurveda (medicine) arthashastra (political economy), gandharva shastra (singing), dhanurveda (the art of fighting) and shadanga (six schools of philosophy). A story in the Brahmavaivarta Purana says that Vishnu was cursed that he would become a stone on the banks of the Gandaki river. www.dharmakshetra.com /literature/puranas/garuda.html   (14665 words)

Kamat's Potpourri: The Bhagavata Purana Bhagavata raises and answers fundamental questions about which humans were puzzled over ages like what is life?, what is a human being's role in life?, what is meant by cycle of birth and death?, what is the relation between God and man?, what are ways of propitiating God? Bhagavata is considered essence of Hindu mythology like Geeta being considered as essence of upanishads. After the four vedas, the Puranas form the most sacred of the texts for devout Hindus. www.kamat.com /indica/culture/bhagavata.htm   (573 words)

Puranas - Ancient Texts - Indian Mythology For instance, the Vishnu, Narada, Bhagavata, Garuda, Padma and Varaha Puranas belong to Vishnu. The Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda and Agni Puranas are associated with Shiva, and the Brahmanda, Brahma Vaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana and Brahma are associated with Brahma. Sometimes, the Vayu Purana is substituted for the Agni Purana or the Shiva Purana. members.cox.net /apamnapat/citations/Purana.html   (278 words)

Sastras and Studies I. Sutagita: From Skanda Purana, thirteenth to twentieth Adhyayas onwards of Yajnavaibhava Khanda. Second, there are numerous quotations from the Adi Purana in the dharmanibandhas, many of them on cremation, funeral rites, and other items connected with the dead; these verses are found neither in the printed texts nor in the manuscripts. I do not have a copy of this Purana, and I can't say whether the verses quoted in CC are factually to be found in the printed editions. www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/sastras-studies1.htm   (6592 words)

Bernard Cesarone: Pata-chitras of Orissa. Themes that Illustrate Episodes from the Epics Stories from the medieval puranas (or epics), particularly the Bhagavata Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana constitute some of the subject matter of pata-chitras. The scenes along the left edge of the painting represent the slaying of Putana, the destruction of Bakasura, the destruction of Aghasura, and the slaying of a demon in the form of a calf. By way of introduction to the story, it should be mentioned that in the previous Discourse 24, Krishna advised his people of Vrindavan to desist in their worship of the God Indra; rather, they should worship the mountain Govardhana, the brahmans, and the cows. www.asianart.com /articles/patachitra/epics.html   (4376 words)

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM (Bhagavata Purana); the story of Krishna rama, krishna, ravana, indra, arjuna, vishnu, srimad bhagavatam, hanuman, brahma, maitreya, bhagavata purana, radha, shiva, vyasadeva vyasa, pariksit SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM (Bhagavata Purana); the story of Krishna Here you will find the complete and up-to-date version maintained in Sanskrit, English and Dutch of this most important sacred book of stories of India. www.srimadbhagavatam.org   (467 words)

Uddhava Gita Extracts - The Gold Scales "Bhagavata Purana" means "Ancient stories of the Lord". The Bhagavata is one of the most celebrated sacred works among Hindus. Aldous Huxley once wrote on the Srimad Bhagavatam that it "expresses the essence of Indian religion almost as forcefully as does the Bhagavad Gita". oaks.nvg.org /pv5bk14.html   (566 words)

iskcon.com - ISKCON Communications Journal - ICJ The Bhagavata is undoubtedly a difficult work, and where it does not relate to a picturesque description of traditional and poetical life, its literature is stiff and its branches are covered in the garb of an unusual form of Sanskrit poetry. The Puranas, so it was thought, represented accretions which reflected and perpetuated the practices and beliefs of popular Hinduism- the body of religious institutions most distant from progressive human thinking and most unresponsive to the removal of social ills. If the whole stock of Hindu theological works which preceded the Bhagavata were burnt like the Alexandrian Library and the sacred Bhagavata preserved as it is, not a part of the philosophy of the Hindus except that of the atheistic sects, would be lost. www.iskcon.com /icj/7_1/71kkd.html   (6689 words)

REL R650 3390 The Hindu Tradition: Studies in Bhagavata Purana This seminar will involve a close reading of the Bhagavata Purana (in translation), and is designed to create an opportunity for students to explore in depth a single text from the Hindu tradition. R650 The Hindu Tradition: Studies in Bhagavata Purana (3 cr.) - W 4:00-6:00 SY224 Authorization Required No text is more important for understanding much of the world of medieval and modern Hinduism than the Bhagavata Purana. REL R650 3390 The Hindu Tradition: Studies in Bhagavata Purana www.indiana.edu /~deanfac/blspr98/rel/rel_r650_3390.html   (120 words)

RISA-L Bibliography: Sridharasvamin This is probably more obscure than obvious: the 18th century Marathi poet/scholar Krishnadayarnava wrote a Marathi commentary on the tenth canto of the Bhagavata Purana called the Harivarada, which he based on Sridhara's commentary, calling his own work a "shadow" of Sridhara's. Sheridan, Daniel P. The Advaitic Theism of the Bhagavata Purana. This may be obvious: Sridhara wrote commentaries on the Vishnu Purana (Sva-prakAza a/k/a AtmA-prakAza) and Bhagavad-gita (SubodhinI) as well as the Bhagavata (BhAvArtha-dIpikA). www.montclair.edu /RISA/biblio/b-sridhara.html   (313 words)

Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: Re: Shrimad Bhagvatam surface, the Bhagavata Purana is a work of "history". Bhagavata was told by Shri Narayana Himself to Maharshi Narada. The 18 puranas as we have mentioned are written by Maharshi Vedavyasa at www.hindunet.org /forum/showthreaded.php?Number=8671   (342 words)

Srila Vyasadeva It is also explained that the Bhagavata Purana is the literary incarnation of God, which is meant for the ultimate good of all people, and is all-blissful and all-perfect. It is described in the lists of the main avataras of the Lord as found in the Bhagavata Purana, that the seventeenth incarnation was Srila Vyasadeva who appeared as the son of Parashara Muni and his wife Satyavati. This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krishna to His own abode. www.stephen-knapp.com /srila_vyasadeva.htm   (1379 words)

THE COMING OF NIKALANK AVATAR: A MESSIANIC THEME IN SOME SECTARIAN TRADITIONS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA It is also referred to as anubhagavata, being sometimes regarded as a sequel to the Bhagavata Purana belonging to the Vaishnava sectarian tradition (Norman, 1908). The central character of the Kalki Purana is the tenth avatar of Vishnu mostly referred to as Kalki. I will therefore focus on the Kalki Purana, quoting only occasionally from other Puranic or Epic texts, and present its main themes which will then be compared to both the Agam vanis and to the prophetic hymns of the Ismaili tradition. ismaili.net /Source/nikakalki.html   (1050 words)

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