1 8 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁abol ition ists ▁Category : Under ground ▁Rail road ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ver gen nes , ▁Verm ont <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁S rim ad ▁Bh ag av ata ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁books ▁of ▁H indu ▁philosophy . ▁The ▁Bh ag av ata ▁is ▁a ▁dev ot ional ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Being ▁and ▁His ▁inc arn ations . ▁The ▁third ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁S rim ad ▁Bh ag av ata ▁covers ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁R ishi ▁M ait re ya ▁to ▁Vid ura , ▁V ish nu ' s ▁Bo ar ▁inc arn ation , ▁the ▁cur se ▁of ▁V ish nu ' s ▁attend ants , ▁and ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Kap ila ▁M uni . ▁This ▁book ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁chap ters . ▁The ▁Bh ag av ata ▁is ▁author ed ▁by ▁V eda ▁V y asa ▁and ▁the ▁source ▁material ▁for ▁this ▁summary ▁is ▁the ▁translation ▁presented ▁by ▁Sw ami ▁T ap asy an anda . ▁Add itional ▁material ▁and ▁analysis ▁is ▁included . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁events ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁point , ▁see ▁S rim ad ▁Bh ag av ata ▁Book ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 1 ▁ <0x09> At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Book ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Bh ag av ata , ▁R aja ▁Par ik sh it ▁asks ▁Su ka ▁R ishi ▁for ▁more ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the