The
Bhāgavata Purāṇa (
Devanagari: भागवतपुराण) is one of eighteen
Maha (
Sanskrit: 'great')
Puranic texts of
Hinduism. Composed in Sanskrit and available in almost all regional Indian languages, it promotes
Bhakti (emotional loving devotion) to Supreme God
Vishnu (
Narayana) in the incarnation of
Krishna.