
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam - The Story of the Fortunate One
By Anand Aadhar
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam - The Story of the Fortunate OneSep 12, 2021

Canto 12, chapter 13 - The Glories of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
The thirteenth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter13.html

Canto 12, chapter 12 - The Topics of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Summarized
The twelfth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter12.html

Canto 12, chapter 11 - Viṣṇu's Attributes and the Order of the Month of Him as the Sun god
The eleventh chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter11.html

Canto 12, chapter 10 - Śiva, Lord and Helper Glorifies Mārkandeya Ṛṣi
The tenth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter10.html

Canto 12, chapter 9 - Mārkandeya is Shown the Lord's Bewildering Potency
The ninth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter9.html

Canto 12, chapter 8 - Mārkandeya Resists All Temptation and Prays to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi
The eighth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter8.html

Canto 12, chapter 7 - The Devotion in Samhitā Branches and the Ten Topics of the Purāṇas
The seventh chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter7.html

Canto 12, chapter 6 - Mahārāja Parīkṣit Liberated and the Veda Handed Down in Four
The sixth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter6.html

Canto 12, chapter 5 - Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit
The fifth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter5.html

Canto 12, chapter 4 - Pralaya: The Four Types of Annihilation
The fourth chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter4.html

Canto 12, chapter 3 - The Song of Mother Earth and the Remedy for Kali-yuga
The third chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter3.html

Canto 12, chapter 2 - Despair and Hope in the Age of Quarrel
The second chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter2.html

Canto 12, chapter 1 - The Degraded Dynasties and Corrupt Nature of the Rulers of Kali-yuga
The first chapter of the twelfth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto12/chapter1.html

Canto 11, chapter 31 - The Ascension of Lord Kṛṣṇa
The thirty-first chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter31.html

Canto 11, chapter 30 - The Disappearance of the Yadu dynasty
The thirtieth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter30.html

Canto 11, chapter 29 - Bhakti Yoga: the Most Auspicious way to Conquer Death
The twenty-ninth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter29.html

Canto 11, chapter 28 - Jñāna-Yoga or the Denomination and the Real
The twenty-eighth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter28.html

Canto 11, chapter 27 - On Respecting the Form of the Lord
The twenty-seventh chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter27.html

Canto 11, chapter 26 - The Song of Purūravā
The twenty-sixth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter26.html

Canto 11, chapter 25 - The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond
The twenty-fifth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter25.html

Canto 11, chapter 24 - Analytic Knowledge, Sāṅkhya, Summarized
The twenty-fourth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter24.html

Canto 11, chapter 23 - Forbearance: the Song of the Avantī Brāhmana
The twenty-third chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter23.html

Canto 11, chapter 22 - Prakṛti and Puruṣa: Nature and the Enjoyer
The twenty-second chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter22.html

Canto 11, chapter 21 - On Distinguishing between Good and Bad
The twenty-first chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter21.html

Canto 11, chapter 20 - Trikānda Yoga: Bhakti Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment
The twentieth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter20.html

Canto 11, chapter 19 - The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge
The nineteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter19.html

Canto 11, chapter 18 - The Varnāśrama System: the Withdrawn and the Renounced
The eighteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter18.html

Canto 11, chapter 17 - The Varnāśrama System and the Boat of Bhakti: the Students and the Householders
The seventeenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter17.html

Canto 11, chapter 16 - The Lord's Opulence
The sixteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter16.html

Canto 11, chapter 15 - Mystical Perfection: the Siddhis
The fifteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter15.html

Canto 11, chapter 14 - The Devotional Coherence of the Methods and the Meditation on Viṣṇu
The fourteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter14.html

Canto 11, chapter 13 - The Hamsa-avatāra Answers the Questions of the Sons of Brahmā
The thirteenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter13.html

Canto 11, chapter 12 - The Confidential Secret Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge
The twelfth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter12.html

Canto 11, chapter 11 - Bondage and Liberation Explained and the Devotional Service of the Saintly Person
The eleventh chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter11.html

Canto 11, chapter 10 - The Soul Free, the Soul Bound
The tenth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter10.html

Canto 11, chapter 9 - Detachment from All that is Material
The ninth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter9.html

Canto 11, chapter 8 - What One Learns from Nature and the Story of Pingalā
The eighth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter8.html

Canto 11, chapter 7 - Kṛṣṇa Speaks about the Masters of the Avadhūta and the Pigeon of Attachment
The seventh chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter7.html

Canto 11, chapter 6 - Retirement on the Advise of Brahmā and Uddhava Addressed in Private
The sixth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter6.html

Canto 11, chapter 5 - Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva
The fifth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter5.html

Canto 11, chapter 4 - The Activities of Nara-Nārāyana and the other Avatāras described
The fourth chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter4.html

Canto 11, chapter 3 - Liberation from Māyā and Karma Knowing and Worshiping the Lord
The third chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter3.html

Canto 11, chapter 2 - Mahārāja Nimi Meets the NineYogendras
The second chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter2.html

Canto 11, chapter 1 - The Curse Upon the Yadu Dynasty
The first chapter of the eleventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto11/chapter1.html

Canto 10, chapter 90 - The Queens Play and Speak and Lord Kṛṣṇa's Glories Summarized
The ninetieth chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter90.html

Canto 10, chapter 89 - Viṣṇu the Best of the Gods and the Kṛṣṇas Retrieve a Brahmin's Sons
The eighty-ninth chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter89.html

Canto 10, chapter 88 - Lord Śiva Saved from Vrikāsura
The eighty-eighth chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter88.html

Canto 10, chapter 87 - The Underlying Mystery: Prayers of the Personified Vedas
The eighty-seventh chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter87.html

Canto 10, chapter 86 - Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Instructs Bahulaśva and Śrutadeva
The eighty-sixth chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter86.html

Canto 10, chapter 85 - Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī's Sons
The eighty-fifth chapter of the tenth book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto10/chapter85.html