The Bhagavata Purana also known as Srimad Bhagavata Maha Purana, Srimad
Bhagavatam or Bhagavata, literally meaning Divine-Eternal tales of
Supreme God) is one of the maha (prefix meaning great) Puranic texts of
Hinduism, with its primary focus on bhakti (religious devotion) to Supreme
God Vishnu (Narayan) primarily focusing on Krishana. The Bhagavata Purana
includes many stories well known in Hinduism, including the various avatars
of Vishnu and the life and pastimes of his complete incarnation. It was the
first Purana to be translated into a European language, with three French
translations made also between 1840 and 1857. The Padma Purana categorizes
Bhagavata Purana as a Sattav Purana (Purana which represents goodness and
purity). Ved Vyass is accredited for being the author of Bhagavata Purana.
The Bhagavata Purana is considered to be the purest and greatest of all the
purans since it invokes devotion towards Lord Vishnu and his various
incarnations, primarily focusing on Krishna since he was the complete
incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The Bhagavata Purana truly reveals the means
for becoming free from all material work, together with the processes of
pure transcendental knowledge, renunciation and devotion to Lord Vishnu and
anyone who seriously tries to understand, hears and chants the verses of
the Bhagavata Purana with devotion to Lord Vishnu, becomes completely
liberated from material bondage and attains moksha or liberation from the
cycle of births and deaths in the material world.