Foreword
Foreword
What is Srmad Bhgavat is to the Vaisnavas, the Dev Bhgavatam is to the Sktas. The question of the priority of the two Bhgavatas has been often discussed more in the spirit of partisans rather than that of sober scholars. We reserve our opinion on the subject till the publication of the complete translation of this work.
This translation has been inscribed to the sacred memory of my friend the late Ri Bhdur Srs Chandra Vidyrnava who induced me to undertake the translation of this work. He had thoroughly read the two Bhgavatas and it was his opinion that the priority of composition belonged to the Dev Bhgavatam. The other Bhgavat, according to him, is a modern compilation attributed to Bopadeva the author of Mugdhabodha Vykaranam.
What is Srmad Bhgavat is to the Vaisnavas, the Dev Bhgavatam is to the Sktas. The question of the priority of the two Bhgavatas has been often discussed more in the spirit of partisans rather than that of sober scholars. We reserve our opinion on the subject till the publication of the complete translation of this work.
This translation has been inscribed to the sacred memory of my friend the late Ri Bhdur Srs Chandra Vidyrnava who induced me to undertake the translation of this work. He had thoroughly read the two Bhgavatas and it was his opinion that the priority of composition belonged to the Dev Bhgavatam. The other Bhgavat, according to him, is a modern compilation attributed to Bopadeva the author of Mugdhabodha Vykaranam.
