Who wrote bhagavatam first?
This book consists of 19 chapters. The Bhagavata is authored by Veda Vyasa and the source material for this summary is the translation presented by Swami Tapasyananda.
Who wrote the Bhagavatam?
Veda Vyasa
Veda Vyasa composes the Bhagavata Purana, in eighteen thousand slokas and twelve kandas. He teaches it to his illumined son Suka, who narrates the Secret Purana to Yudhishtira s heir, King Parikshit, on the banks of the Ganga.
How old is the Bhagavatam?
Academics estimate the date of origin of the Bhagavata Purana to be between 800 and 1000 CE, composed to popularize the worship of Vishnu.
Can we read bhagavatam at night?
I read the Srimad-Bhagawatam (Bhagavata Purana) before sleeping, every night. I read the Srimad-Bhagawatam (Bhagavata Purana) before sleeping, every night. An exhaustive book with over 30 volumes, it is fairly intensive reading. Hence, it is not possible to finish this tome in just a few readings.
How many books are there in Srimad Bhagavatam?
These 12 books together tell the complete history of the Vedic culture, as well as stories of the Lord and His incarnations. Srimad Bhagavatam covers the collection of stories known as the Puranas. Canto 1 sets the foundation for the Srimad Bhagavatam starting with the philosophy of devotion.
What is Canto 1 of the Srimad Bhagavatam?
Canto 1 sets the foundation for the Srimad Bhagavatam starting with the philosophy of devotion. It gives insight into Vyasadeva’s inspiration to write the Srimad Bhagavatam through conversations with the great Sage Narada Muni.
What is janmadyasya yatah (Srimad Bhagavatam)?
The same aphotism, janmadyasya yatah, is echoed in Vedavyasa’s Srimad-Bhagavatam, his own bona fide exposition of the Vedanta texts, which are in the form of codes full of great meaning.
How many Shlokas are there in the Bhagavatam?
The Srimad Bhagavatam is about Lord Vishnu and itself consists of 10 books or volumes containing a total of around 18,000 shlokas. The first nine books of the Srimad Bhagavatam discusses all the major incarnations prior to Lord Krishna and the tenth book which comprises of 4000 shlokas is dedicated exclusively to Lord Krishna.