[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Balagopastuti Bilvamangala # Balagopastuti Bilvamangala This painting is from a Balagopalastuti manuscript, a Hindu text in praise of the youthful Krishna, whose charmingly mischievous acts in infancy are a great source of delight. The verses of this text, given over to the loving adoration (bhakti) of Krishna, inspired some of the most celebratory painting of the period. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1450–1500 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-82-2-1963](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-82-2-1963) · Pramāṇa