BHAGAVATA PURANA

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Bhagavatam also encouraged theatrical performance as a means to propagate the faith BP The Book 10 of Bhagavatam is regarded as the inspiration for many classical dance styles such as Kathak , Odissi , Manipuri and Bharatnatyam. The Bhagavata ranks as an outstanding product of Sanskrit literature. Perhaps more significantly, the Bhagavata has inspired more derivative literature, poetry, drama, dance, theatre and art than any other text in the history of Sanskrit literature, with the possible exception of the Ramayana. The stories in the Bhagavata Purana are also the legends quoted by one generation to the next, in Vaishnavism, during annual festivals such as Holi and Diwali.

The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most commented texts in Indian literature. Over eighty medieval era Bhasya scholarly reviews and commentaries in Sanskrit alone are known, and many more commentaries exist in various Indian languages. The oldest exegetical commentary presently known is Tantra-Bhagavata from the Pancaratra school. From the modern age there is the commentary by Madhvacharya c. Vopadeva wrote the Mukta-phala and the Hari-lilamrita. Vijayadhvaja composed the Pada-ratnavali. Other works are the Subodhini by Vallabha and Bhakti-ratnavali by Visnupuri.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has written a multi-volume edition that includes English translation and commentary of striking Purports, which has been translated in more than 40 languages. The Tattva Sandarbha commentary of the 16th-century Vaishnava scholar Jiva Goswami analyzes the text, with the remark that the Bhagavata is written in a popular story style, which is easy to read and simpler to understand, than other important ancient Indian philosophical literature.

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The Bhagavata has been rendered into various Indian and non-Indian languages. A version of it is available in almost every Indian language, with forty translations alone in the Bengali language. The following is a partial list of translations chronological order:. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bhagavata Purana manuscripts from 16th- to 19th-century, in Sanskrit above and in Bengali language. Chronology of Hindu texts. The Bhagavata Purana was a significant text in the bhakti movement and the culture of India.

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The legendary tales of the Bhagavata Purana have inspired many dance, theatre and festivals in India. Anjum Bharti above choreographing in Kathak style, while a group performs Rasa Lila in Manipuri style. Anthology of World Scriptures. India through the ages. Retrieved 29 October Myths, Rites, and Attitudes.

Reprinted in van Buitenen , pp. Hazra — 6th century, Radhakamal Mukherjee — 9th—10th century, Farquhar — 10th century, Nilakanta Sastri — 10th century, S. Dasgupta — 10th century Kumar Das , pp.

He writes that, "It is not possible to set a specific date for a Purana as a whole. The Beautiful Legend of God: Studies in Bhakti and Devotional Mysticism Editor: Archived from the original PDF on 17 September Beach, Milo Cleveland Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Hinduism and sacred sound. University of South Carolina Press. Brown, Cheever Mackenzie A Canonical and Theological Dilemma".

Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Bryant, Edwin Francis Oxford University Press US. A history of Indian philosophy.

The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, ed. Tales for the dying: Kumar Das, Sisir A history of Indian literature, — Studies in Bhakti and Devotional Mysticism. In Flood, Gavin D. The Blackwell companion to Hinduism. Researches in Indian and Buddhist philosophy: Varadpande, Manohar Laxman History of Indian theatre.

Further reading [ edit ] Mani, Vettam. Krishnaism Vaishnavism Krishna Janmashtami Holi. Jagannath Balabhadra Subhadra Sudarshana Chakra. Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda. Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad. Ayurveda Dhanurveda Natya Shastra Sthapatyaveda. The Bhagavata-purana contains a doctrine of the avatars of Vishnu and teaches a Vaishnava theology: God is transcendent and beyond human understanding; through his incomprehensible creative ability maya or specific power atmashakti he expands himself into the universe, which he pervades and which is his outward….

The Bhagavata-purana , which was translated frequently e. Kamsa, hearing a prophecy that he…. Muslim ideas of surrender to God may have influenced Hindu ideas of bhakti from the start, and later poet-saints such as Kabir — introduced Sufi mystical elements from Islam. Stories of the gods In Hinduism: Help us improve this article!

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Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. I am from Kerala and had heard stories from Bhagavatam as part of daily affairs. Being poor in understanding Sanskrit grammar, I was pining fo This title did not come up to my expectation. The fluidity which Mr. Menon had in writing Mahabharata seems missing here.

The readers, who like me, are planning to purchase this book based on their experiance with The Mahabharata by same author, be cuationed. You may not find the same lucidity, clarity and smoothness in this book. There is lots of repeatation in describing the importance of this Purana. Better go with the version of Mrs. Keyur Shah Certified Buyer 19 Feb, Have doubts regarding this product?

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