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मंत्रालय
भारत सरकार
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by Sage Vyasa at the instance of Sage
Narada. This Purana, singing exclusively
of the Lord's glories and of the greatness
of Devotion to Him, Vyasa taught to his
son, Suka. Suka recited the Bhagavata to
the King Parikshit, the grandson of the
Pandavas, who had been cursed to death.
Subsequenly the Suta, or minstrel, named
Ugrasravas, son of Romaharshana,
recited this Bhagavata, as done by Vyasa
to Suka and Suka to Parikshit, to
Saunaka and other Brahmins and the
sages assembled in the Naimisa forest
during the session of the Sacrifice per-
formed by Saunaka. The text proper, as
narrated by Suka to Parikshit, is not
given directly as Suka's narration.
Almost every section is a narrative by
some different person and this has made
the structure of the Purana very involved.
The text presented in this condensation
is given as if it were all recited directly
by Suka himself. The names of different
persons to whom the different narratives
are addressed are enclosed in square
brackets as well as the addresses, by
name or attribute, the King Parikshit,