Bhagavata Purana

The Bhāgavata Purāṇa is a major devotional Purāṇa centered on Vishnu, especially Krishna, and the path of bhakti. Divided into twelve skandhas, it includes cosmology, creation, avatars, dynasties, dharma, yoga, jñāna, and liberation. Its tenth skandha narrates Krishna’s birth, childhood, Vṛndāvana līlā, and later royal life. The text presents hearing, chanting, remembrance, and loving devotion as supreme means to spiritual realization.