# The glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam > [!summary] > *The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is considered the ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic literature. Known as the "spotless Purāṇa," it was compiled by Vyāsadeva as the natural commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra and is most dear to the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* ## The Spotless Purāṇa, Most Dear to the Vaiṣṇavas ![[sb/1/1/2]] ![[sb/1/1/3]] ## The Ripened Fruit of Vedic Literature ![[sb/1/1/3#purport]] ## Hearing Awakens Devotion to Kṛṣṇa ![[sb/1/7/7]] ![[sb/1/2/17]] ![[sb/1/2/18]] ## Destroys All Fear ![[sb/1/7/6]] ## Nārada Instructs Vyāsa to Write Bhāgavatam ![[sb/1/5/11]] ![[sb/1/5/13]] ## Meant for Paramahaṁsas ![[sb/1/1/2#purport]] ![[sb/1/2/12]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/the-speaker-and-listener-of-bhagavatam|The speaker and listener of Bhāgavatam]] — How it was transmitted - [[wiki/articles/sukadeva-goswami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] — The narrator - [[wiki/articles/king-pariksit|King Parīkṣit]] — The hearer - [[wiki/articles/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] — The author - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-hearing|The importance of hearing]] — The primary process - [[wiki/articles/the-nine-processes-of-devotional-service|The nine processes of devotional service]] — Śravaṇam in context ## From the Index - [[index/entries/srimad-bhagavatam|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]] — Complete references - [[index/entries/bhagavata-purana|Bhāgavata Purāṇa]] — Alternative name - [[index/entries/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] — Author of Bhāgavatam - [[index/entries/sukadeva-gosvami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] — Speaker of Bhāgavatam