[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927) › c10.72 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c10.72 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c10.72 - **Language:** English ### [c10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10.72) ² A late passage in the Padma Purâṇa says that Vyâsa, the traditional author of all Purâṇas as of the Mahâbhârata, composed the Bhâgavata last of all and incorporated into it the essence of the foregoing Purâṇas. The Bhâgavata is greatly indebted to the Viṣṇu Purâṇa and Harivaṃśa Purâṇa. Probably it arose in the south, cf. XI, 5 (38-40). There are numerous commentaries on the Bhâgavata. That of Śridhara Svâmî is one of the best. - [Previous: c10.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10.71) - [Next: c10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10.73) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10) ## Cites (4) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Harivaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c10.72) · Pramāṇa