Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
— Sri Veda Vyasa
The heart of bhakti — the life and lila of Krishna, told by Suka to King Parikshit. Twelve skandhas culminate in the Rasa Lila and Krishna's final teachings to Uddhava.
12 chapters · 12,229 verses
Chapters · अध्याय
- 1
Skandha 1 — Creation
प्रथमस्कन्धः
Suka begins to narrate the Bhagavata to King Parikshit.
754 verses
- 2
Skandha 2 — The Cosmic Manifestation
द्वितीयस्कन्धः
The form of Vishnu and the meditation on it.
359 verses
- 3
Skandha 3 — The Status Quo
तृतीयस्कन्धः
Kapila instructs his mother Devahuti in Sankhya.
1365 verses
- 4
Skandha 4 — The Creation of the Fourth Order
चतुर्थस्कन्धः
Dhruva, Prithu, and other royal sages.
1340 verses
- 5
Skandha 5 — The Creative Impetus
पञ्चमस्कन्धः
The lives of Rishabha and Bharata; cosmology.
634 verses
- 6
Skandha 6 — Prescribed Duties for Mankind
षष्ठस्कन्धः
Ajamila's deliverance; the chanting of Vishnu's name.
696 verses
- 7
Skandha 7 — The Science of God
सप्तमस्कन्धः
Prahlada and Narasimha; the supremacy of bhakti.
623 verses
- 8
Skandha 8 — Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations
अष्टमस्कन्धः
Gajendra Moksha; the churning of the milk-ocean; Vamana.
797 verses
- 9
Skandha 9 — Liberation
नवमस्कन्धः
The Surya-vamsha and Chandra-vamsha; the dynasties of solar and lunar kings.
757 verses
- 10
Skandha 10 — Summum Bonum
दशमस्कन्धः
The whole of Krishna's life: Vrindavan, Mathura, Dwaraka, the Rasa Lila.
3305 verses
- 11
Skandha 11 — General History
एकादशस्कन्धः
Krishna's final teachings to Uddhava — the Uddhava Gita.
1172 verses
- 12
Skandha 12 — The Age of Deterioration
द्वादशस्कन्धः
Kali Yuga, dissolution, and the eternal Bhagavata-dharma.
427 verses
Sanskrit text in public domain; English meanings adapted from public-domain translations