Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 The chronological order of the Rig Vedic Chapters is very important in determining the direction in which its composers might have moved. Following are two competing views on the matter: Witzel: II, IV, VIII, V, VI, III, VII Talageri: VI, III, VII, IV, II, V, VIII According to Talageri (2000, emphasis in the original) "How does Witzel get a chronolgical order so completely different from our own (which is VI, III, VII, IV, II, V, VIII)? The answer is very simple: although Witzel postulates the establishment of a chronological grid "on the strength of a few pedigrees of chiefs and poets available from the hymns," HE DOES NOT ESTABLISH ANY SUCH GRID. What Witzel actually does is as follows: He draws up a geographical picture for each Mandala of the Rigveda; and then, on the principle, "the more western the geography of the Mandala, the older the Mandala," he prepares a chronolgical grid ARRANGING THE MANDALS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO SHOW A MOVEMENT FROM WEST TO EAST. "Pedigrees of chiefs and poets" paly no role at all in this chronological grid!" Quoted from: "The Rig Veda: A Historical Analysis," Shrikant G. Talageri, Aditya Prakashan: New Delhi, page 450. This might be the 64 million dollar question worth a doctoral dissertation. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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