Brahma Vaivarta Purana

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Brahma Vaivarta Purana, (IAST brahma-vaivarta purāṇa) one of the major eighteen Puranas, a Hindu religious text, is divided into four parts. First part describes the creation of the universe and all beings, the second part relates to description and histories of different goddesses. The third part is mostly devoted to life and deeds of Ganesha, and the last part details the life and deeds of Krishna.

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Recited by Suta to the Sages at the forest of Naimisaranya. Second part called Prakriti Khanda deals with the goddesses or saktis who are manifestations of Prakriti. The third section is Ganesh Khanda and is about Ganesh the elephant headed son of Shiva and Parvati. In this canto Ganesh's mother Parvati told Shani to ignore the curse and look at Ganesh.[1] It also contains Krsna Janma Khanda - a canto about birth of Krishna, Svayam bhagavan.

[edit] Krishna and creation of the universe

Brahma Vaivarta Purana declares Krishna to be the supreme God[2],[3](para-Brahman) who lives in Goloka[4] and who with Rasesvari (Radha)[5] has created this universe. All Vedas and related scriptures mention the para-Brahman to be the supreme God but this Purana specifies that this supreme god is Krishna. He created the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva[6] whose responsibility is the creation, preservation and destruction of universe respectively. This Purana takes a view on the creation that is slightly different to other Puranas. The fully developed legend of Radha and Krishna appears in both the Narada-pancaratra and the this Purana.[7]

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  1. ^ Vyasa; Sen, R.N. (1920 (1974)). The Brahma-Vaivarta Puranam. AMS Press. 
  2. ^ Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa 4.4.64, 4.5.94,100,105
  3. ^ Kṛṣṇa called paripūrṇatama: 4.1.8, 4.9.13, 4.13.56,79, 4.20.16, 4.21.181,202, 4.22.45, 4.53.51, 4.69.22, 4.70.49
  4. ^ ibid. 4.4.*, 4.13.49, etc.
  5. ^ ibid. 4.13.88-112, etc.
  6. ^ ibid. 4.9.9, 4.13.49, 4.29.43-46, 4.53.52, 4.67.58,63, 4.70.62
  7. ^ Dimock, Jr, E.C. (1963). "Doctrine and Practice among the Vaisnavas of Bengal". History of Religions 3 (1): 106. 

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