Guest guest Posted January 20, 2000 Report Share Posted January 20, 2000 > Dandavat pranams! > > On what evidence the statement that BS was written in 1300 AD, is based? > It is aparently not in the text itself, so what makes one assume that it > was written in that year? > > Ys, Gauri das Textcritical analysis of all extant Pancaratra Samhitas with special attention to the development and introduction of new terminology. The entire body of literature used by different Vaisnava sects must be taken into consideration. The author explains his method, especially his attempts to establish a chronolgy, in the second chapter of his book. This is a rather complex procedure and I do not want to present it here in detail. The book is available from amazon.co.uk, at least that is where I got my copy. I suppose a good university library would also have a copy. One thing could be added to my previous post: A.D. 1300 does not need to be taken as the date of creation of the Brahma-samhita. All it takes is a person who "knows" what Brahma spoke at the dawn of creation. This is what is called "revealed scripture." Bhaktas believe that certain highly qualified persons can know what Lord Brahma or Lord Krsna spoke, no matter how far back in time it happened; even if a partial or total annihilation took place in the mean time. If the words of Lord Brahma or Lord Krsna are then written down, bhaktas do not think that the saintly person who wrote down these words "invented" them. It is accepted as authentic. Scholars can only find out when it was written. But they can't disprove that the words were originally uttered by Lord Krsna or Lord Brahma. ys end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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