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Rakesh Thampy

Bhagavata Purana by Parama Karuna Devi

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Indian and Hindu Texts

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 5, 2017)
ISBN: 978-1541290822
Paperback: 316 pages
About: The Bhagavata Purana, also known as Srimad Bhagavatam, is the most famous among 18 main ancient Sanskrit texts (Purana precisely means "ancient" ) handed over from teacher to student for millennia in the Hindu tradition. Typically structured in the form of dialogues (questions and answers) between various protagonists of the sacred histories, the Puranas deal with the knowledge of the universe, creation, the various dynasties of Kings, the purpose of life and the science of God. The present work is aimed at giving a complete view of the Bhagavata Purana (all its 12 cantos) and its thread of narration and translates almost word to word those passages that report the events and the general information among the 18,000 total verses of the entire text, merely avoiding repetitions. The sequence of the stories has been altered only very slightly, also to help the flow of the stories and the logical connection between them...

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