Sources

Bhagavata Purana

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Bhagavata Purana." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/bhagavata-purana.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Bhagavata Purana. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/bhagavata-purana

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-bhagavata-purana,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Bhagavata Purana},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/bhagavata-purana},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Bhagavata Purana is a primary Sanskrit text whose date this record leaves genuinely open rather than assigning a false precision: scholarly estimates range from roughly 500 to 1000 CE, with Ludo Rocher noting that no Purana as a whole can be given a single date, and Bryant and Hudson arguing instead for Gupta-period origins, an unresolved scholarly disagreement this atlas states honestly. As a primary text it is authoritative for what it itself narrates about Krishna and Vaishnava devotional theology, not for a settled composition history. Use it to establish what a specific passage of the text says; a claim resting on a particular dating theory needs a dedicated scholarly source addressing that specific debate.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A primary Sanskrit Purana whose date is genuinely disputed; modern scholarly estimates run from roughly 500 to 1000 CE, so this record leaves the publication year unset rather than asserting false precision, and is authoritative for what the text itself presents, not for a settled date.

Notes

PublicationYear left NULL. Ludo Rocher: it is not possible to set a specific date for any Purana as a whole. Modern estimates run c. 500-1000 CE, many placing final redaction in the ninth or early tenth century; Bryant and Hudson argue for the Gupta period.

Citation

Author

Anonymous

URL

https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavata-purana

Source Type

primary-text

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Krishna

This source names Krishna directly: "for what it itself narrates about Krishna and Vaishnava devotional theology, not for a settled composition history."

Source Bhagavata PuranaAnonymous

Krishna

This source names Krishna directly: "for what it itself narrates about Krishna and Vaishnava devotional theology, not for a settled composition history."

Source Bhagavata PuranaAnonymous

Claims Backed By This Source (126 claims)

This source backs 126 claims across the atlas. As facts: 52 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 23 holds. Plus 49 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Deities, 51 claims: 15 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 11 holds, 23 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 15 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds, 4 general references.
Figures, 9 claims: 4 well-attested, 5 general references.
Doctrines, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Religious Events, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
Realms, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
Articles, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
Holidays & Festivals, 5 claims: 3 holds, 2 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Mantras, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Yugas (World Ages), 1 claims: 1 general references.