[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 1.3.40 # Bhagavatapurana 1.3.40 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1.3.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3.40) idaṃ bhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasammitam / uttamaślokacaritaṃ cakāra bhagavān ṛṣiḥ // > 40. The glorious sage Vyasa, composed (for the supreme good of the world) this Purana, well-known as the Bhagavata, equal to the Vedas, recounting the doings of the most glorious God. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 1.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3.39) - [Next: 1.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3.41) - [Up: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.1.3.p43) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.1.3.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.1.3.40) · Pramāṇa