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The '''''Bhagavata Purana''''' ({{lang-sa|भागवतपुराण}}; {{IAST3|Bhāgavata Purāṇa}}), also known as the '''''Srimad Bhagavatam''''', '''''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'''''  or simply '''''Bhagavata''''', is one of [[Hinduism]]'s eighteen great [[Purana]]s (''Mahapuranas'').<ref name="richardthompson2">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Richard L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TZmDSr-1msC&pg=PA10|title=The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana 'Mysteries of the Sacred Universe|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|year=2007|isbn=978-81-208-1919-1|page=10}}</ref><ref>Dominic Goodall (1996), Hindu Scriptures, University of California Press, {{ISBN|978-0520207783}}, page xli</ref> Composed in [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] and available in almost all Indian languages,<ref name="edwinbryant1122">{{Harvnb|Bryant|2007|pages=112}}</ref> it promotes ''[[bhakti]]'' (devotion) to [[Krishna]],<ref>{{harv|Sheridan|1986|p=53}}</ref><ref name="Kumar Das_1722">{{harvnb|Kumar Das|2006|pages=172–173}}</ref><ref name="Bryant_1112">{{Harvnb|Bryant|2007|pages=111–113}}</ref> integrating themes from the [[Advaita]] (monism) philosophy of [[Adi Shankara]], the [[Vishishtadvaita]] (qualified monism) of [[Ramanujacharya]] and the [[Dvaita]] (dualism) of [[Madhvacharya]].<ref name="Kumar Das_1722" /><ref name="Brown">{{harvnb|Brown|1983|pages=553–557}}</ref><ref name="Sheridan_1-22">{{harvnb|Sheridan|1986|pp=1–2, 17–25}}</ref>{{Sfn|Katz|2000|pp=184-185}}
The '''''Bhagavata Purana''''' ({{lang-sa|भागवतपुराण}}; {{IAST3|Bhāgavata Purāṇa}}), also known as the '''''Srimad Bhagavatam''''', '''''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'''''  or simply '''''Bhagavata''''', is one of [[Hinduism]]'s eighteen great [[Purana]]s (''Mahapuranas'').<ref name="richardthompson2">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Richard L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TZmDSr-1msC&pg=PA10|title=The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana 'Mysteries of the Sacred Universe|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|year=2007|isbn=978-81-208-1919-1|page=10}}</ref><ref>Dominic Goodall (1996), Hindu Scriptures, University of California Press, {{ISBN|978-0520207783}}, page xli</ref> Composed in [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] by [[Vyasa|Veda Vyasa]],<ref name="edwinbryant1122">{{Harvnb|Bryant|2007|pages=112}}</ref> it promotes ''[[bhakti]]'' (devotion) towards [[Krishna]],<ref>{{harv|Sheridan|1986|p=53}}</ref><ref name="Kumar Das_1722">{{harvnb|Kumar Das|2006|pages=172–173}}</ref><ref name="Bryant_1112">{{Harvnb|Bryant|2007|pages=111–113}}</ref> integrating themes from the [[Advaita]] (monism) philosophy of [[Adi Shankara]], the [[Vishishtadvaita]] (qualified monism) of [[Ramanujacharya]] and the [[Dvaita]] (dualism) of [[Madhvacharya]].<ref name="Kumar Das_1722" /><ref name="Brown">{{harvnb|Brown|1983|pages=553–557}}</ref><ref name="Sheridan_1-22">{{harvnb|Sheridan|1986|pp=1–2, 17–25}}</ref>{{Sfn|Katz|2000|pp=184-185}} It is widely available in almost all Indian languages.


The ''Bhagavata Purana'', like other puranas, discusses a wide range of topics including cosmology, astronomy, genealogy, geography, legend, music, dance, [[yoga]] and culture.<ref name="Kumar Das_1722" /><ref name="Rocher_141-144">{{Harvnb|Rocher|1986|pp=138–151}}</ref> As it begins, the forces of evil have won a war between the benevolent ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]]'' (deities) and evil ''[[asura]]s'' (demons) and now rule the universe. Truth re-emerges as Krishna, (called "[[Hari#Usage in Indian religion and mythology|Hari]]" and "[[Vāsudeva]]" in the text) – first makes peace with the demons, understands them and then creatively defeats them, bringing back hope, justice, freedom and happiness – a cyclic theme that appears in many legends.<ref>Ravi Gupta and Kenneth Valpey (2013), The Bhagavata Purana, Columbia University Press, {{ISBN|978-0231149990}}, pages 3-19</ref>
The ''Bhagavata Purana'', like other puranas, discusses a wide range of topics including cosmology, astronomy, genealogy, geography, legend, music, dance, [[yoga]] and culture.<ref name="Kumar Das_1722" /><ref name="Rocher_141-144">{{Harvnb|Rocher|1986|pp=138–151}}</ref> As it begins, the forces of evil have won a war between the benevolent ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]]'' (deities) and evil ''[[asura]]s'' (demons) and now rule the universe. Truth re-emerges as Krishna, (called "[[Hari#Usage in Indian religion and mythology|Hari]]" and "[[Vāsudeva]]" in the text) – first makes peace with the demons, understands them and then creatively defeats them, bringing back hope, justice, freedom and happiness – a cyclic theme that appears in many legends.<ref>Ravi Gupta and Kenneth Valpey (2013), The Bhagavata Purana, Columbia University Press, {{ISBN|978-0231149990}}, pages 3-19</ref>
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The date of composition is probably between the eighth and the tenth century CE, but may be as early as the 6th century CE.<ref name="Bryant_1112" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Van Voorst|title=Anthology of World Scriptures|year=2007|isbn=978-1111810740|page=28}}</ref><ref name="sheridanp6">{{harv|Sheridan|1986|p=6}}</ref> Manuscripts survive in numerous inconsistent versions revised through the 18th century creating various recensions both in the same languages and across different Indian languages.<ref>Ludo Rocher (1986), The Puranas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, {{ISBN|978-3447025225}}, pages 138-149</ref>
The date of composition is probably between the eighth and the tenth century CE, but may be as early as the 6th century CE.<ref name="Bryant_1112" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Van Voorst|title=Anthology of World Scriptures|year=2007|isbn=978-1111810740|page=28}}</ref><ref name="sheridanp6">{{harv|Sheridan|1986|p=6}}</ref> Manuscripts survive in numerous inconsistent versions revised through the 18th century creating various recensions both in the same languages and across different Indian languages.<ref>Ludo Rocher (1986), The Puranas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, {{ISBN|978-3447025225}}, pages 138-149</ref>


The text consists of twelve books (''skandhas'') totalling 332 chapters (''adhyayas'') and between 16,000 and 18,000 verses depending on the recension.<ref name="barbaraholdrege109" /><ref>Richard Thompson (2007), The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana 'Mysteries of the Sacred Universe', Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120819191}}</ref> The tenth book, with about 4,000 verses, has been the most popular and widely studied.<ref name="edwinbryant1122" /> It was the first ''Purana'' to be translated into a European language as a French translation of a Tamil version appeared in 1788 and introduced many Europeans to Hinduism and 18th-century Hindu culture during the colonial era.<ref name="Bryant_1112" /><ref>[[Jean Filliozat]] (1968), Tamil Studies in French Indology, in Tamil Studies Abroad, Xavier S Thani Nayagam, pages 1-14</ref>
The text consists of twelve books (''skandhas'') totalling 332 chapters (''adhyayas'') and 18,000 verses.<ref name="barbaraholdrege109" /><ref>Richard Thompson (2007), The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana 'Mysteries of the Sacred Universe', Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120819191}}</ref> The tenth book, with about 4,000 verses, has been the most popular and widely studied.<ref name="edwinbryant1122" /> It was the first ''Purana'' to be translated into a European language as a French translation of a Tamil version appeared in 1788 and introduced many Europeans to Hinduism and 18th-century Hindu culture during the colonial era.<ref name="Bryant_1112" /><ref>[[Jean Filliozat]] (1968), Tamil Studies in French Indology, in Tamil Studies Abroad, Xavier S Thani Nayagam, pages 1-14</ref>


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'Bhagavata Purana' can be translated as 'the history of the devotees of [[Vishnu]]'. 'Srimad Bhagavatam' can be translated as 'the glorious devotees of [[Vishnu]]'.
'Bhagavata Purana' can be translated as 'the history of the devotees of [[Vishnu]]'. 'Srimad Bhagavatam' can be translated as 'the glorious devotees of [[Vishnu]]'.


*'''<nowiki/>'[[Bhagavata|Bhagavata'<nowiki/>]]''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Bhagavatam'''' or '''<nowiki/>'Bhagavat'''', [[Sanskrit]] भागवत) means 'follower or worshipper of [[Vishnu]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=Bhagavata&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
*'''<nowiki/>'[[Bhagavata|Bhagavata'<nowiki/>]]''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Bhagavatam'''' or '''<nowiki/>'Bhagavat'''', [[Sanskrit]] भागवत) means 'follower or worshipper of [[Vishnu]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Bhagavata&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref>
**'''<nowiki/>'[[Bhagavan|Bhagavan'<nowiki/>]]''' (Sanskrit भगवन्) means 'Blessed One', 'God', or 'Lord'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=+Bhagavan&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> [[Krishna]] - the [[Transcendence (religion)|transcendental]], primeval Personality of Godhead, [[avatar]] of Vishnu - is directly referred to as 'Bhagavan' throughout this scripture. It is stated in canto 1, chapter 3, verse 28, "kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam" which [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] translates as, "Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead."<ref>{{Cite web|title=ŚB 1.3.28|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/3/28/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=vedabase.io|language=en}}</ref>
**'''<nowiki/>'[[Bhagavan|Bhagavan'<nowiki/>]]''' (Sanskrit भगवन्) means 'Blessed One', 'God', or 'Lord'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Bhagavan&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> [[Krishna]] - the [[Transcendence (religion)|transcendental]], primeval Personality of Godhead, [[avatar]] of Vishnu - is directly referred to as 'Bhagavan' throughout this scripture. It is stated in canto 1, chapter 3, verse 28, "kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam" which [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] translates as, "Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead."<ref>{{Cite web|title=ŚB 1.3.28|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/3/28/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=vedabase.io|language=en}}</ref>
*'''<nowiki/>'[[Puranas|Purana'<nowiki/>]]''' (Sanskrit पुराण) means 'ancient' or 'old' (or 'old traditional history').<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=purANas&direct=se&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'purana'|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> It also means 'complete' and 'completing'<ref name=":2" /> in the sense that a Purana 'completes the [[Vedas]]'.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6F0ZIBIL2ZAC|quote=purana word  completes.|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas|last=Parmeshwaranand|first=Swami|date=2001|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-226-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6F0ZIBIL2ZAC/page/n228 222]|language=en}}</ref>
*'''<nowiki/>'[[Puranas|Purana'<nowiki/>]]''' (Sanskrit पुराण) means 'ancient' or 'old' (or 'old traditional history').<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=purana&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> It also means 'complete' and 'completing'<ref name=":2" /> in the sense that a Purana 'completes the [[Vedas]]'.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6F0ZIBIL2ZAC|quote=purana word  completes.|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas|last=Parmeshwaranand|first=Swami|date=2001|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-226-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6F0ZIBIL2ZAC/page/n228 222]|language=en}}</ref>
**'''<nowiki/>'Maha'''' ('''[[Puranas|<nowiki/>]]'''Sanskrit महत्) means 'great', 'large', or 'vast'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=maha&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
**'''<nowiki/>'Maha'''' ('''[[Puranas|<nowiki/>]]'''Sanskrit महत्) means 'great', 'large', or 'vast'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=maha&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref>
*'''<nowiki/>'Srimad'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Srimat'''', Sanskrit श्रीमत्) means 'radiant', 'holy', 'splendid', or 'glorious',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=srimat&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and is an [[honorific]] religious title.
*'''<nowiki/>'Srimad'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Srimat'''', Sanskrit श्रीमत्) means 'radiant', 'holy', 'splendid', or 'glorious',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=srimat&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> and is an [[honorific]] religious title.
**''''[[Sri]]'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Shri'''' or '''<nowiki/>'Shree'''', Sanskrit श्री) means 'wealth'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=sri&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> [[Lakshmi]] - Goddess of Wealth and Vishnu/Krishna's wife - is also referred to as 'Sri'.
**''''[[Sri]]'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Shri'''' or '''<nowiki/>'Shree'''', Sanskrit श्री) means 'wealth'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=sri&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> [[Lakshmi]] - Goddess of Wealth and Vishnu/Krishna's wife - is also referred to as 'Sri'.
**'''<nowiki/>'Mad'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Mat'''', Sanskrit मत्) means 'religion' or 'believed'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?tran_input=mATha&direct=se&script=hk&link=yes&mode=3|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
**'''<nowiki/>'Mad'''' (or '''<nowiki/>'Mat'''', Sanskrit मत्) means 'religion' or 'believed'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=mAtha&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref>
**Those with a wealth ('''<nowiki/>'Sri'''') of religion ('''<nowiki/>'mad'''') may be honoured with the title of 'radiant', 'holy', 'splendid<nowiki/><nowiki/>', or 'glorious' ('''<nowiki/>'Srimad'''').
**Those with a wealth ('''<nowiki/>'Sri'''') of religion ('''<nowiki/>'mad'''') may be honoured with the title of 'radiant', 'holy', 'splendid<nowiki/><nowiki/>', or 'glorious' ('''<nowiki/>'Srimad'''').


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===Stated authorship and purpose===
===Stated authorship and purpose===
[[File:Vyasa.jpg|left|thumb|[[Vyasa]]|alt=|200x200px]]From the [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabupada]] / [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] (BBT) translation:
[[File:Vyasa.jpg|left|thumb|[[Vyasa]]|alt=|200x200px]]From the Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare / N.P. Jain for Motilal Banarsidass translation:
{{Quote|This Srimad-Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of God, and it is compiled by [[Vyasa|Srila Vyasadeva]], the [[incarnation]] of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of all people, and it is all-successful, all-blissful and all-perfect.|source=Srimad Bhavagatam First Canto, Chapter 3, Verse 40<ref name="ŚB 1.3.40">{{Cite web|title=ŚB 1.3.40|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/3/40/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=vedabase.io|language=en}}</ref>|author=|title=}}
{{Quote|This Srimad-Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of God, and it is compiled by [[Vyasa|Srila Vyasadeva]], the [[incarnation]] of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of all people, and it is all-successful, all-blissful and all-perfect.|source=Srimad Bhavagatam First Canto, Chapter 3, Verse 40<ref name="ŚB 1.3.40">{{Cite web|title=ŚB 1.3.40|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/3/40/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=vedabase.io|language=en}}</ref>|author=|title=}}


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=== Puranic characteristics ===
=== Puranic characteristics ===
As detailed in the [[Matsya Purana|Matsya Mahapurana]], all [[Puranas]] must cover at least five specific subjects or topics - referred to in [[Sanskrit]] as ''Pancha Lakshana'' (literally meaning 'consisting of five characteristics'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=Pancha&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=Lakshana&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref>) - in addition to other information including specific deities and the [[Puruṣārtha|four aims or goals of life]]. From the K.L. Joshi (editor) translation:
As detailed in the [[Matsya Purana|Matsya Mahapurana]], all [[Puranas]] must cover at least five specific subjects or topics - referred to in [[Sanskrit]] as ''Pancha Lakshana'' (literally meaning 'consisting of five characteristics'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pancha&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=lakshana&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> - in addition to other information including specific deities and the [[Puruṣārtha|four aims or goals of life]]. From the K.L. Joshi (editor) translation:


{{Quote|The following are the five characteristics of the Puranas: They describe (1) the creation of the universe, (2) its genealogy and dissolution, (3) the dynasties, (4) the [[Manvantara]]s, (5) the dynastic chronicles. The Puranas, with these five characteristics, sing the glory of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], the [[Sun]] and [[Shiva|Rudra]], as well as they describe also the creation and dissolution of the Earth. The four [aims of human life] ([[Dharma]], [[Artha]], [[Kama]] and [[Moksha|Moksa]]) have also been described in all the Puranas, along with evil consequences following from sin. In the [[Sattva|sattvika]] Puranas there is largely a mention of [[Hari|Hari's]] glory.|source=Matsya Mahapurana, Chapter 53<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yS1AAQAAIAAJ&q=bhagavata+purana|title=Matsya Mahāpurāṇa: Chapters 1-150|last=Jośī|first=Kanhaiyālāla|date=2007|publisher=Parimal Publications|isbn=9788171103065|pages=213–214|language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Quote|The following are the five characteristics of the Puranas: They describe (1) the creation of the universe, (2) its genealogy and dissolution, (3) the dynasties, (4) the [[Manvantara]]s, (5) the dynastic chronicles. The Puranas, with these five characteristics, sing the glory of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], the [[Sun]] and [[Shiva|Rudra]], as well as they describe also the creation and dissolution of the Earth. The four [aims of human life] ([[Dharma]], [[Artha]], [[Kama]] and [[Moksha|Moksa]]) have also been described in all the Puranas, along with evil consequences following from sin. In the [[Sattva|sattvika]] Puranas there is largely a mention of [[Hari|Hari's]] glory.|source=Matsya Mahapurana, Chapter 53<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yS1AAQAAIAAJ&q=bhagavata+purana|title=Matsya Mahāpurāṇa: Chapters 1-150|last=Jośī|first=Kanhaiyālāla|date=2007|publisher=Parimal Publications|isbn=9788171103065|pages=213–214|language=en}}</ref>}}
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== Date of origin ==
== Date of origin ==
{{main|Origin of the Bhagavata Purana}}
{{Main|Origin of the Bhagavata Purana}}
Academics estimate the date of origin of the Bhagavata Purana to be between 800 and 1000 CE, composed to popularize the worship of Vishnu.
 
According to the ''Bhagavata Purana'' itself, it was  spoken to  [[Parikshit]] about 5,000 years ago and was recited and chanted by devotees up until the present day. Academics estimate the date of composition is probably around the sixth century CE, but may be as early as the 1st century BCE.<ref name="Bryant_1112" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Van Voorst|title=Anthology of World Scriptures|year=2007|isbn=978-1111810740|page=28}}</ref><ref name="sheridanp6">{{harv|Sheridan|1986|p=6}}</ref> Manuscripts survive in numerous, inconsistent versions revised through the 18th century, creating various recensions both in the same languages and across different Indian languages.<ref>Ludo Rocher (1986), The Puranas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, {{ISBN|978-3447025225}}, pages 138-149</ref>


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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|8
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|[[Narasimha|Nrsimha]] (14)
|[[Narasimha]] (14)
|Half lion, half man
|Half lion, half man
|Kill [[Hiranyakashipu|Hiranyakasipu]]
|Kill [[Hiranyakashipu|Hiranyakasipu]]
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|[[Prahlada]]
|[[Prahlada]]
|Son of the demon-king [[Hiranyakashipu]]
|Son of the demon-king [[Hiranyakashipu]]
|7
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|Unnamed Saint
|Encountered by Prahlada lying on the ground and covered in dirt; explained the nature of a perfect person
|7
|7
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|[[Dhruva]]
|[[Dhruva]]
|Boy sage, son of Uttanapada, grandson of [[Svayambhuva Manu]]
|Boy sage, son of Uttānapāda, grandson of [[Svayambhuva Manu]]
|4
|4
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|[[Ajamila]]
|[[Ajamila]]
|[[Brahmin]] that lost liberation due to sex-attraction; liberated due to calling his son's name - [[Narayana]] (one of Vishnu's names) - upon death
|Brahmin that attained downfall due to sense-hankering and obsession with sex- only saved after the accidental utterance of the name of the Lord- NARAYAN
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|6
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== Cantos ==
== Cantos ==
For ease of reference, synopses of cantos cite a legal online copy of the complete 18-volume [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] / [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] (BBT) translation of the Srimad Bhagavatam, available at the [https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/ Bhaktivedanta Vedabase]. It also provides original [[Sanskrit]] verses, [[transliteration]]s, [[synonym]]s, and purports. With the exception of canto 10 (parts 2–4) onwards - translated by the disciples of Swami Prabhupada after his death in 1977 - unless otherwise stated, quoted verses and purports given are identical to the original (incomplete and unaltered) 30-volume translation of cantos 1-10 published by Krishna Books. Other translations of quoted verses have also been provided for comparison. The ''non-exhaustive'' overviews given apply to all complete translations.
For ease of reference, synopses of cantos cite the complete 18-volume [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] / [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] (BBT) translation of the Srimad Bhagavatam, available at the [https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/ Bhaktivedanta Vedabase]. It also provides original [[Sanskrit]] verses, [[transliteration]]s, [[synonym]]s, and purports. Other translations of quoted verses have also been provided for comparison. The ''non-exhaustive'' overviews given apply to all complete translations.


'''SB 1.1.3''' original Sanskrit:
'''SB 1.1.3''' original Sanskrit:
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* [[Genealogy|Genealogies]] of the daughters of [[Manu (Hinduism)|Svayambhuva Manu]] and of [[Dhruva]] (grandson of [[Svayambhuva Manu]])  
* [[Genealogy|Genealogies]] of the daughters of [[Manu (Hinduism)|Svayambhuva Manu]] and of [[Dhruva]] (grandson of [[Svayambhuva Manu]])  
* Enmity between [[Daksha|Daksa]] and [[Shiva]], self-immolation of [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]] (wife of Shiva and daughter of Daksa), and attack by Shiva on Daksa's ritual
* Enmity between [[Daksha|Daksa]] and [[Shiva]], self-immolation of [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]] (wife of Shiva and daughter of Daksa), and attack by Shiva on Daksa's ritual
* Liberation of the boy-sage [[Dhruva]], including advice from Narada, his vision of [[Vishnu]], and battles with the [[Yaksha|Yaksas]]
* Liberation of the boy-sage [[Dhruva]], including advice from Narada, his vision of [[Vishnu]], and battles between Dhruva and the [[Yaksha|Yaksas]]
* Killing of the tyrant-king [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]] by [[Brahmin]]s before the appearance of the [[Prithu|Prthu]] avatar to restore abundance of the Earth
* Killing of the tyrant-king [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]] by [[Brahmin]]s before the appearance of the [[Prithu|Prthu]] avatar to restore abundance of the Earth
* [[Allegory|Allegorical]] story, descriptions, and characteristics of King Puranjana, who was reborn as a woman due to thinking of his wife when he died
* [[Allegory|Allegorical]] story, descriptions, and characteristics of King Puranjana, who was reborn as a woman due to thinking of his wife when he died
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=== Tenth Canto ===
=== Tenth Canto ===
 
[[File:Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani (1525-1550 CE).jpg|thumb|''Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani'' (''Bhagavata Purana'', 1525-1550 CE print). Krishna in blue is seated next to Balarama, both wearing peacock-feather headdresses, in front of their teacher [[Sandipani]]. Two other students appear on the  left.]]
[[File:Kuvalayapida Slain.jpg|thumb|Kuvalayapida Slain]]
Consisting of 90 chapters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/|title=Canto 10: The Summum Bonum|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> the tenth canto continues the dialogue between [[Shuka|Sukadeva Gosvami]] and [[Parikshit|Pariksit]] on the banks of the [[Ganges|Ganges river]]. Notable additional layers of dialogue all involve the ''[[Lila (divine play)|lila]]'' (divine play) of the supreme and [[Transcendence (religion)|transcendental]] [[Krishna]] avatar. Thus focusing on the appearance and pastimes of Krishna, topics covered include the:
Consisting of 90 chapters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/|title=Canto 10: The Summum Bonum|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> the tenth canto continues the dialogue between [[Shuka|Sukadeva Gosvami]] and [[Parikshit|Pariksit]] on the banks of the [[Ganges|Ganges river]]. Notable additional layers of dialogue all involve the ''[[Lila (divine play)|lila]]'' (divine play) of the supreme and [[Transcendence (religion)|transcendental]] [[Krishna]] avatar. Thus focusing on the appearance and pastimes of Krishna, topics covered include the:


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* Attempts on baby and boy-Krishna's life by various demons, mostly sent by Kamsa (e.g. [[Putana]], Trnavarta, [[Aghasura]], [[Pralamba]], Kesi, etc.)
* Attempts on baby and boy-Krishna's life by various demons, mostly sent by Kamsa (e.g. [[Putana]], Trnavarta, [[Aghasura]], [[Pralamba]], Kesi, etc.)
* Chastisement of [[Kaliya]], swallowing of a forest fire, lifting of [[Govardhan Hill#Legends|Govardhana Hill]], stealing of Gopis' clothes, and the [[Rasa (theology)|Rasa dance]]
* Chastisement of [[Kaliya]], swallowing of a forest fire, lifting of [[Govardhan Hill#Legends|Govardhana Hill]], stealing of Gopis' clothes, and the [[Rasa (theology)|Rasa dance]]
* Raas Leela is described very thoroughly and is shown in great detail in the Tenth Canto.
*Defeat of numerous demonic foes (e.g. [[Kamsa]], [[Jarasandha]], [[Kalayavana]], [[Narakasura]], [[Paundraka Vasudeva|Paundraka]], etc.) to diminish the burden of the Earth
*Defeat of numerous demonic foes (e.g. [[Kamsa]], [[Jarasandha]], [[Kalayavana]], [[Narakasura]], [[Paundraka Vasudeva|Paundraka]], etc.) to diminish the burden of the Earth
* Marriages to over 16,000 wives (and children with each), establishment of [[Dvārakā|Dvaraka]], return of the [[Syamantaka|Syamantaka Jewel]], and washing of [[Narada|Narada's]] feet
* Marriages to over 16,000 wives (and children with each), establishment of [[Dvārakā|Dvaraka]], return of the [[Syamantaka|Syamantaka Jewel]], and washing of [[Narada|Narada's]] feet
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J.M. Sanyal translation:
J.M. Sanyal translation:
{{Quote|Thus attentively listening to and reciting, and meditating on the theme of the glorious achievements of Mukunda, mortals attain to the regions where the destroying influence of death cannot reach, and in order to be transported to which kingdom, even the rulers of the earth betake themselves to the wilderness having deserted their respective kingdoms, to perform rigid austerities.|source=Book Ten, Chapter XC, Verse 50<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_QlxgEACAAJ&q=srimad+bhagavatam+sanyal+volume+1973|title=The Srimad-Bhagavatam of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa: (translated Into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text with Exhaustive Index of Poper Names & Words), Vol 2|date=1973|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Limited|pages=369|language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Quote|Thus attentively listening to and reciting, and meditating on the theme of the glorious achievements of Mukunda, mortals attain to the regions where the destroying influence of death cannot reach, and in order to be transported to which kingdom, even the rulers of the earth betake themselves to the wilderness having deserted their respective kingdoms, to perform rigid austerities.|source=Book Ten, Chapter XC, Verse 50<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_QlxgEACAAJ&q=srimad+bhagavatam+sanyal+volume+1973|title=The Srimad-Bhagavatam of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa: (translated Into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text with Exhaustive Index of Proper Names & Words), Vol 2|date=1973|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Limited|pages=369|language=en}}</ref>}}


==== Study ====
==== Study ====
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==== The Uddhava or Hamsa Gita ====
==== The Uddhava or Hamsa Gita ====
Containing the final teachings of Krishna to His devotee [[Uddhava]], the eleventh canto is also referred to as the 'Uddhava Gita' or '[[Hamsa Gita]]'. Like the tenth canto, it has also been translated and published separately, usually as a companion or 'sequel' to the [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gipfAwAAQBAJ&q=uddhava+gita|title=The Uddhava Gita|last=Saraswati|first=Swami Ambikananda|date=2002|publisher=Ulysses Press|isbn=9781569753200|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Uddhava-Gītā: ultimate companion to Bhagavad Gita by the same speaker : original Sanskrit text, roman transliterations, and translations featuring Sārārtha darśinī commentary by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, chapter summaries and Gauḍiya bhāṣya purport by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura|last1=Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati|last2=Purnaprajna Das|last3=Viśvanātha Cakravartī|date=2007|publisher=Touchstone Media|isbn=9788187897194|location=Kolkata|oclc=191006938}}</ref> '''<nowiki/>'Hamsa'''' means 'swan' or 'spirit',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=Hamsa&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> and:
Containing the final teachings of Krishna to His devotee [[Uddhava]], the eleventh canto is also referred to as the 'Uddhava Gita' or '[[Hamsa Gita]]'. Like the tenth canto, it has also been translated and published separately, usually as a companion or 'sequel' to the [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gipfAwAAQBAJ&q=uddhava+gita|title=The Uddhava Gita|last=Saraswati|first=Swami Ambikananda|date=2002|publisher=Ulysses Press|isbn=9781569753200|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Uddhava-Gītā: ultimate companion to Bhagavad Gita by the same speaker : original Sanskrit text, roman transliterations, and translations featuring Sārārtha darśinī commentary by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, chapter summaries and Gauḍiya bhāṣya purport by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura|last1=Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati|last2=Purnaprajna Das|last3=Viśvanātha Cakravartī|date=2007|publisher=Touchstone Media|isbn=9788187897194|location=Kolkata|oclc=191006938}}</ref> '''<nowiki/>'Hamsa'''' means 'swan' or 'spirit',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=hamsa&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> and:


* Is the name of the single class or order of society in [[Satya Yuga]] (as compared to four in Kali Yuga), the first and purest of the four cyclical [[yuga]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/11/17/10/|title=ŚB 11.17.10|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>
* Is the name of the single class or order of society in [[Satya Yuga]] (as compared to four in Kali Yuga), the first and purest of the four cyclical [[yuga]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/11/17/10/|title=ŚB 11.17.10|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>
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* Degradation of rulers as liars and plunderers, and the symptoms of the age of Kali (e.g. atheism, political intrigue, low character of royals, etc.)  
* Degradation of rulers as liars and plunderers, and the symptoms of the age of Kali (e.g. atheism, political intrigue, low character of royals, etc.)  
* A list of the future rulers of the world, and the way they attained downfall
* Final instructions to and death of Pariksit due to his curse (bitten by a poisonous serpent [[Takshaka]])
* Final instructions to and death of Pariksit due to his curse (bitten by a poisonous serpent [[Takshaka]])
* Prayers of sage [[Markandeya]] to [[Nara-Narayana]], resistance to [[Kamadeva]] sent by [[Indra]] to break his vows, and glorification by [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati|Uma]]
* Prayers of sage [[Markandeya]] to [[Nara-Narayana]], resistance to [[Kamadeva]] sent by [[Indra]] to break his vows, and glorification by [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati|Uma]]
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{{quote|In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the Age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.|source=Canto 7, Chapter 9, Verse 38<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/9/38/|title=ŚB 7.9.38|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>}}
{{quote|In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the Age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.|source=Canto 7, Chapter 9, Verse 38<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/7/9/38/|title=ŚB 7.9.38|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>}}


The key word in this verse in regards to Krishna incarnating in the age of [[Kali Yuga]] is '''<nowiki/>'channaḥ'''' (''S''anskrit छन्न''),'' which means ' hidden', 'secret', or 'disguised'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=channa&direct=au&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Chaitanya is accepted as a hidden avatar of [[Krishna]] that appeared in the age of Kali (also known as 'the Iron Age' and 'the age of quarrel') as His own devotee to show the easiest way to achieve Krishna Consciousness.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CQiBgAAQBAJ&q=the+hidden+incarnation&pg=PT9|title=The Golden Volcano of Divine Love: The Highest Conception of Ultimate Reality|last=Sridhar|first=Bhakti Rakshak|publisher=Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math|pages=36|language=en}}</ref> Modern Gaudiya movements such as the [[Gaudiya Math]] (established by [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]] in 1920) and others established by disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (by [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada]] in 1966) and the [[Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math]] (by [[Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar]] in 1941), trace their disciplic lineages back directly to Lord Chaitanya.
The key word in this verse in regards to Krishna incarnating in the age of [[Kali Yuga]] is '''<nowiki/>'channaḥ'''' (''S''anskrit छन्न''),'' which means ' hidden', 'secret', or 'disguised'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=channa&dir=se|title=Sanskrit-English Dictionary|website=learnsanskrit.cc|access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref> In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Chaitanya is accepted as a hidden avatar of [[Krishna]] that appeared in the age of Kali (also known as 'the Iron Age' and 'the age of quarrel') as His own devotee to show the easiest way to achieve Krishna Consciousness.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CQiBgAAQBAJ&q=the+hidden+incarnation&pg=PT9|title=The Golden Volcano of Divine Love: The Highest Conception of Ultimate Reality|last=Sridhar|first=Bhakti Rakshak|publisher=Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math|pages=36|language=en}}</ref> Modern Gaudiya movements such as the [[Gaudiya Math]] (established by [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]] in 1920) and others established by disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (by [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada]] in 1966) and the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math (by [[Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar]] in 1941), trace their disciplic lineages back directly to Lord Chaitanya.


==== Other Vaishnava Traditions ====
==== Other Vaishnava Traditions ====
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The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most commented texts in Indian literature. There is a saying in Sanskrit - vidyā bhāgavatāvadhi - Bhāgavatam is the limit of one's learning. Hence throughout the centuries it attracted a host of commentators from all schools of Krishna worshippers. Over eighty medieval era ''Bhāṣya'' (scholarly reviews and commentaries) in Sanskrit alone are known, and many more commentaries exist in various Indian languages.<ref name="edwinbryant1122"/> The oldest [[Exegesis|exegetical]] commentary presently known is ''Tantra-Bhagavata'' from the [[Pancaratra]] school. Other commentaries include:
The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most commented texts in Indian literature. There is a saying in Sanskrit - vidyā bhāgavatāvadhi - Bhāgavatam is the limit of one's learning. Hence throughout the centuries it attracted a host of commentators from all schools of Krishna worshippers. Over eighty medieval era ''Bhāṣya'' (scholarly reviews and commentaries) in Sanskrit alone are known, and many more commentaries exist in various Indian languages.<ref name="edwinbryant1122"/> The oldest [[Exegesis|exegetical]] commentary presently known is ''Tantra-Bhagavata'' from the [[Pancaratra]] school. Other commentaries include:


====[[Dvaita]] commentaries====
==== [[Advaita Vedanta]] commentaries ====
* Bhāgavata Tātparya Nirṇaya by [[Madhvacharya]] (13th century CE)
 
* Pada-ratnavali by Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha (15th century CE) - elaborate commentary
*''Bhāvārtha-dīpikā'' by Śrīdhara Svāmī (15th century CE).<ref>{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/April2006/engpdf/sanskrit_scholars_of_orissa.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917084901/http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/April2006/engpdf/sanskrit_scholars_of_orissa.pdf |archive-date=17 September 2012 |access-date=2012-12-17 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name=":3">Gupta, Ravi M. ''Why Śrīdhara Svāmī? The Makings of a Successful Sanskrit Commentary''
* Bhagvata Tatparya Nirnaya Tippani by [[Yadupati Acharya]] (16th century)
</ref> According to [[Ravi M. Gupta]], this commentary "exerted extraordinary influence on later Bhāgavata commentaries, and indeed, on Vaiṣṇava traditions more generally." This influence is "particularly true of the [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Caitanya]] Vaiṣṇava commentaries by [[Sanatana Goswami|Sanātana Gosvāmi]], [[Jiva Goswami|Jīva Gosvāmī]], [[Visvanatha Chakravarti|Viśvanātha Cakravartī]], and others."<ref name=":3" />
* Duraghatabhavadipa by [[Satyabhinava Tirtha]] (17th century CE)
*''Amrtatarangini'' by Laksmidhara (15th century CE)<ref>Anand Venkatkrishnan, "''The River of Ambrosia'': An Alternative Commentarial Tradition of the ''Bhagavata Purana''," ''The Journal of Hindu Studies'' 11 (2018):53–66.</ref>
* Bhaghavata-Sarodhara by [[Adavi Jayatirthacharya]] (18th century CE)
*A commentary by [[Madhusūdana Sarasvatī]] (c.1540–1640) on the first verse of the Bhagavata Purana
* Srimadbhagavata Tippani by [[Satyadharma Tirtha]] (18th century CE)


==== [[Acintya Bheda Abheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]] Commentaries ====
==== [[Acintya Bheda Abheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]] Commentaries ====
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* Bhaktivedānta Purports - [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (20th century CE) - elaborate commentary
* Bhaktivedānta Purports - [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (20th century CE) - elaborate commentary


====[[Vishishtadvaita|Viśiṣṭādvaita]] Commentaries====
==== [[Dvaita]] commentaries ====
* Śuka pakṣīyā - Sudarśana sūri
* Bhāgavata Tātparya Nirṇaya by [[Madhvacharya]] (13th century CE)
* Bhāgavat chandrikā - Vīrarāghava (14th century CE) - elaborate commentary
* Pada-ratnavali by Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha (15th century CE) - elaborate commentary
* Bhakta rañjanī - Bhagavat prasāda
* Bhagvata Tatparya Nirnaya Tippani by [[Yadupati Acharya]] (16th century)
* Duraghatabhavadipa by [[Satyabhinava Tirtha]] (17th century CE)
* Bhaghavata-Sarodhara by [[Adavi Jayatirthacharya]] (18th century CE)
* Srimadbhagavata Tippani by [[Satyadharma Tirtha]] (18th century CE)
 
==== [[Dvaitadvaita|Dvaitādvaita]] Commentaries====
* Siddhānta pradīpikā - Śuka-sudhī
* Bhāvārtha dīpikā prakāsha - Vamshīdhara
* Anitārtha prakāśikā - Gaṅgāsahāya


==== [[Shuddhadvaita|Suddhādvaita]] Commentaries====
==== [[Shuddhadvaita|Suddhādvaita]] Commentaries ====
* Subodhini by [[Vallabha]]
* Subodhini by [[Vallabha]]
*Bhagavatārtha Prakarana by [[Vallabha]]
*Bhagavatārtha Prakarana by [[Vallabha]]
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* Viśuddha rasadīpikā - Kishorī prasāda
* Viśuddha rasadīpikā - Kishorī prasāda


==== [[Dvaitadvaita|Dvaitādvaita]] Commentaries====
==== [[Vishishtadvaita|Viśiṣṭādvaita]] Commentaries ====
* Siddhānta pradīpikā - Śuka-sudhī
* Śuka pakṣīyā - Sudarśana sūri
* Bhāvārtha dīpikā prakāsha - Vamshīdhara
* Bhāgavat chandrikā - Vīrarāghava (14th century CE) - elaborate commentary
* Anitārtha prakāśikā - Gaṅgāsahāya
* Bhakta rañjanī - Bhagavat prasāda


====Others====
====Others====
* ''Bhāvārtha-dīpikā'' by Sridhara Swami (15th century CE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/April2006/engpdf/sanskrit_scholars_of_orissa.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917084901/http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/April2006/engpdf/sanskrit_scholars_of_orissa.pdf |archive-date=17 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* ''Amrtatarangini'' by Laksmidhara (15th century CE)<ref>Anand Venkatkrishnan, "''The River of Ambrosia'': An Alternative Commentarial Tradition of the ''Bhagavata Purana''," ''The Journal of Hindu Studies'' 11 (2018):53–66.</ref>
* ''Hanumad-Bhasya''
* ''Hanumad-Bhasya''
* ''Vasana-bhasya''
* ''Vasana-bhasya''
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* ''Paramahamsa-priya''
* ''Paramahamsa-priya''
* ''Suka-hridaya''
* ''Suka-hridaya''
* ''Mukta-phala'' and ''Hari-lilamrita'' by [[Vopadeva]]
* ''Mukta-phala'' and ''Hari-lilamrita'' by Vopadeva
* ''Bhakti-ratnavali'' by Visnupuri
* ''Bhakti-ratnavali'' by Visnupuri
* ''Bhakti-Ratnakar'' by Srimanta Sankardev  
* ''Bhakti-Ratnakar'' by Srimanta Sankardev  
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* ''[[Bhagavat of Sankardeva|Bhagavata of Sankara]]'' (1449-1568 CE, primary theological source for [[Mahapuruxiya Dharma|Mahapurushiya Dharma]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]]) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/kirttana.htm |title= The Holy Kirttana |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2012-03-29 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/Srimad_Bhagavata.htm |title= The Bhagavata of Sankaradeva; Assamese rendering of the Bhagavata Purana |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2008-10-02 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/Gunamala_trans.pdf |title=Gunamala |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2008-04-16 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref>
* ''[[Bhagavat of Sankardeva|Bhagavata of Sankara]]'' (1449-1568 CE, primary theological source for [[Mahapuruxiya Dharma|Mahapurushiya Dharma]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]]) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/kirttana.htm |title= The Holy Kirttana |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2012-03-29 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/Srimad_Bhagavata.htm |title= The Bhagavata of Sankaradeva; Assamese rendering of the Bhagavata Purana |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2008-10-02 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atributetosankaradeva.org/Gunamala_trans.pdf |title=Gunamala |publisher=atributetosankaradeva |date=2008-04-16 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref>
*''[[Katha Bhagavata by Bhattadeva ]]'' (Prose translation 16th century CE)
*''Katha Bhagavata by Bhattadeva '' (Prose translation 16th century CE)


==== [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ====
==== [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ====
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==== English ====
==== English ====


*''The Śrīmad Bhāgavatam'' by [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (1970–77, includes [[transliteration]]s, [[synonym]]s, and purports). Unabridged and translated into 40 languages, there are two versions:
*''The Śrīmad Bhāgavatam'' by [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (1970–77, includes [[transliteration]]s, [[synonym]]s, and purports). Swami Prabhupada completed cantos 1 through 9 and the first ten chapters of canto 10 before he died. After his departure, a team of his disciples completed the work, which was then published by the [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust|Bhaktivedenta Book Trust]].
** Pre-1978: Original and incomplete 30-volume translation of cantos 1-10 (Swami Prabhupada disappeared (died) before completing the translation)
** Post-1978: Revised and expanded 18-volume translation, completed by the [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust|Bhaktivedenta Book Trust]] (BBT) and disciples of HDGACBVSŚP after the death of Swami Prabhupada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/|title=Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)|website=vedabase.io|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>
*''A prose English translation of Shrimadbhagabatam'' by M.N. Dutt (1895, unabridged)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/proseenglishtran12dutt|title=A prose English translation of Shrimadbhagabatam|last=Dutt|first=Manmatha Nath|date=1895|publisher=Calcutta|others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref>
*''A prose English translation of Shrimadbhagabatam'' by M.N. Dutt (1895, unabridged)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/proseenglishtran12dutt|title=A prose English translation of Shrimadbhagabatam|last=Dutt|first=Manmatha Nath|date=1895|publisher=Calcutta|others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref>
*''Bhagavata Purana'' by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (1950, unabridged)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bhagavatapuranamotilalenglishfull|title=Bhagavata Purana Motilal English Full|last=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers}}</ref>
*''Bhagavata Purana'' by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (1950, unabridged)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bhagavatapuranamotilalenglishfull|title=Bhagavata Purana Motilal English Full|last=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers}}</ref>
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*[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012507010 A prose English translation of Srimad Bhagavatam], MN Dutt (Open access limited to the US and parts of Europe)
*[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012507010 A prose English translation of Srimad Bhagavatam], MN Dutt (Open access limited to the US and parts of Europe)
*[http://atmanirvana.com/category/srimad-bhagavatam/ Bhagavata Purana Research Project], (Srimad Bhagavatam English Version)
*[http://atmanirvana.com/category/srimad-bhagavatam/ Bhagavata Purana Research Project], (Srimad Bhagavatam English Version)
*An Android app with text in [[Devanagari]] and [[IAST]], two different English translations and two different recitations: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vengallurapps.srimadbhagavatamenglish Srimad Bhagavatam (English)]


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