References for the Appearance of Sacinandana Gaurahari

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> Thank you for the answer. I am specifically interested in knowing when the

> respective shastras have been written. Are they parts of the original body

> of Vedic literature, or further additions? Especially the two tantras.

 

Here are few quotes:

 

The Sakta Agamas

 

There is another group of scriptures known as the Tantras. They belong to

the Sakta cult. They glorify Sakti as the World-Mother. They dwell on the

Sakti (energy) aspect of God and prescribe numerous courses of ritualistic

worship of the Divine Mother in various forms. There are seventy-seven

Agamas. These are very much like the Puranas in some respects. The texts are

usually in the form of dialogues between Siva and Parvati. In some of these,

Siva answers the questions put by Parvati, and in others, Parvati answers,

Siva questioning.

 

Mahanirvana, Kularnava, Kulasara, Prapanchasara, Tantraraja, Rudra-Yamala,

Brahma-Yamala, Vishnu-Yamala and Todala Tantra are the important works. The

Agamas teach several occult practices some of which confer powers, while the

others bestow knowledge and freedom. Sakti is the creative power of Lord

Siva. Saktism is really a supplement to Saivism.

 

Among the existing books on the Agamas, the most famous are the

Isvara-Samhita, Ahirbudhnya-Samhita, Sanatkumara-Samhita,

Narada-Pancharatra, Spanda-Pradipika and the Mahanirvana-Tantra.

 

http://www.hinduism.co.za/vedas-.htm

 

 

20-27) The Eight Yamalas. Of these, only Rudra Yamala seems to have

survived, although it is doubtful that the text which exists is the same as

the original. Other of the yamalas do exist in part as quotations in later

tantras. The commentator says these relate to Siddhi.

 

(from the list of the 64 tantras given in the Vamakeshvara tantra)

 

http://www.hubcom.com/tantric/tripura.htm

 

 

Some Tantras and Agamas as sacred texts are held in the same high esteem as

the Veda and Upanishads. There are some Tantras like the Yamala tantra,

which are claimed to be older than even Vedas.

 

http://www.ambaa.org/essays/origin.htm

 

 

Besides, epics like 'Kalika Puranam', 'Rudra Yamala', 'Brahma Yawala' &

'Tantra Yawala' written during 950 A.D. also contained descriptions about

Lord Jagannath.

 

http://www.mahanadi.com/nirmalya/jaghist1.asp

 

(note: 'yawala' is misspelled 'yamala')