[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.903 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.903 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.903 - **Language:** English ### [c5.903](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.903) The popular history of Krishna, especially of his childhood and youth, is given in the Purānas, and is the subject of many a story. The Bhāgavata Purāna is the great authority, and from that the following account is condensed:— - [Previous: c5.902](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.902) - [Next: c5.904.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.904.1) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.903](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.903) · Pramāṇa