Bhagavat Purana
Title Bhagavat Purana
Accession Number 68.112
Museum Name National Museum, New Delhi
Gallery Name Manuscript
Object Type Manuscript
Main Material Paper
Component Material II Ink
Manufacturing Technique Handmade
Author Ved Viyas and translated into Persian by Naqib Khan.
Origin Place India
Scribe Faqir Chand
Period / Year of Work 17th century AD
Subject Literature
Language Persian
Script Nastaliq
Number of folios 328
Number of Illustrations 12
Dimensions 24.7x 14cm
Brief Description

This religious text was composed by Ved Viyas,translated into Persian by Naqib Khan and transcribed by Faqir Chand. This is the most popular of all the major 18 Mahapuranas. Although it is a Vaishnavite epic, it has found its way into the literature of all the languages of India. All its subjects and contents are based on the Vishnu Purana.