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By Ithamar Theodor

The Bhagavata Purana is among the most crucial, primary and well known scriptures of Hinduism. A medieval Sanskrit textual content, its impact as a non secular e-book has been related purely to that of the good Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Ithamar Theodor the following bargains the 1st research for two decades of the Bhagavata Purana (often referred to as the ‘Fifth Veda’) and its diverse layers of that means. He addresses its lyrical meditations at the actions of Krishna (avatar of Lord Vishnu), the relevant position it presents to the doctrine of bhakti (religious devotion) and its remedy of older Vedic traditions of data. whilst he locations this sophisticated, poetical booklet in the context of the broader Hindu scriptures and the opposite Puranas, together with the same – yet much less grand and demanding – Vishnu Purana. the writer argues that the Bhagavata Purana is a special paintings which represents the assembly position of 2 nice orthodox Hindu traditions, the Vedic-Upanishadic and the classy. As such, it truly is one among India’s maximum theological treatises. This booklet illuminates its personality and carrying on with significance.
‘In destiny, no significant remark approximately or examine of the Bhagavata Purana can find the money for to overlook the illuminating argument of this book.’
- Julius Lipner, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Hinduism and the Comparative examine of faith, college of Cambridge

‘This is an engaging and groundbreaking work.’
- Edwin Bryant, Professor of Hindu faith and Philosophy, Rutgers University

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