Edwin Bryant: Introduction to the Bhagavata Purana

Learn about the Bhagavata Purana, one of the most influential texts in Hinduism ... and how it has influenced Indian culture.

A "purana" is the type of writing where we get the stories of the diverse deities in Hinduism. Puranas can be considered the textual sources of the practice of Bhakti Yoga. One of the most famous ones, the Bhagavata Purana, contains the story of Krishna.

Edwin Bryant, PhD, received his doctorate in Indic languages and cultures from Columbia University, and is a professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He is the author of six books on Vedic history, yoga, and the Krishna tradition, among which is his translation of and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Edwin has been a practitioner of yoga for 35 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers.

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