CONCLUSION: When was Bhagavatam written by Vyasadeva?

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> In one of Satyaraja's books, he writes that Suta Gosvami spoke the

> Bhagavatam some 30 or maybe 60 years into Kali-yuga. I forget the exact

> number but it was some small number.

> Gerald S

 

>From Bhagavata Mahatmya, Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda:

 

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Saunaka asked, "O Suta Gosvami, when did Sukadeva recite the Bhagavatam to

Pariksita, Gokarna to Dhundhukari, and the Kumaras to Narada Muni?"

Suta Gosvami replied, "About thirty years after Lord Krsna's

departure to His abode, on the ninth day of the bright fortnight in the

month of Bhadra, Sukadeva recited Bhagavatam to Pariksit. Two hundred years

later in the month of Asadha, on the ninth day of the bright fortnight

Gokarna recited Bhagavatam to Dhundhukari. Thirty years later, in the month

of Kartika on the ninth day of the bright fortnight, the Kumaras recited it

to Narada Muni.

 

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SUMMARY

 

3150 BC : Battle of Kurkshetra

 

February 18, 3102 BC (around) : Krsna's disappearence, beginning

of Kali Yuga

( Thus Krsna was present for around

125+48=173 years)

 

30 years after i.e 3072 BC : Sukadeva Goswami speaks

Bhadra Navami Bhagavatam to Maharaj Parikshit

 

200 years later i.e.2872 BC : Gokarna recited Bhagavatam to Dhundhukari

Asadha Navami

 

30 years later i.e.2842 BC : Kumaras recited to Narada Muni

Kartik Navami

 

Around 2000 BC : Suta Goswami recited to the sages

(Long after the battle of Naimisaranya

of Kurkshetra)

 

1000 BC : Compiling of Mahabharata

 

500 BC : Compiling of Ramayana

 

900 AD : Vyasadeva completed writing the 12

Canto Bhagavatam

 

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The first and the the last three dates have been picked up from the

Introduction of Sri Krsna-samhita by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He gives

the date of the writing of the Srimad-Bhagavatam as being around 900 AD in

the opinion of modern scholars and goes on to give very foolproof evidences

regarding this which the modern scholars give. Though Bhaktivinoda Thakura

himself lot of effort for writing this Intro., he leaves it upto the reader

to accept it or not.

 

And he writes while trying to figure out a date of compiling of the

Bhagavatam as per the modern scholars:

 

"Now we will consider the modern scholars view on the date of the appearance

of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the jewel of all scriptures. Not understanding our

statements, third-grade people may lose all faith and consider it a recent

work. Therefore they should read this section..."

 

Your servant,

Nayana-rañjana d€sa