Misleading statements

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> As an additional note, in this particular sentence Srila Prabhupada is

> talking about the Manvantara avataras (in the text itself the word

> "manvantaraani" is used). As far as I understand, the author of Manu

> Samhita is not one of these Manvantara avataras. Manu Samhita was written

> by one Manu Rishi. If you have been reading Manu Samhita and Srila

> Prabhupada's books under the conception that this Manu is perhaps

> Vaivasvata Manu, then this might be the cause of your confusion on the

> issue of Manu Samhita's authority for devotees. As you are certainly a

> qualified scholarly devotee perhaps you would want to verify this and

> report back to us.

 

Maybe the following quote is wherefrom he has got his understanding from:

 

"The Manus compiled the Manu-samhita. The word samhita means Vedic

knowledge, and manu indicates that this knowledge is given by Manu. The

Manus are sometimes incarnations of the Supreme Lord and sometimes empowered

living entities. Formerly, many long years ago, Lord Krsna instructed the

sun-god. The Manus are generally sons of the sun-god. Therefore, while

speaking to Arjuna about the importance of Bhagavad-gita, Krsna said, imam

vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam vivasvan manave praha: 'This

instruction was given to Vivasvan, the sun-god, who in turn instructed his

son Manu.' Manu gave the law known as Manu-samhita, which is full of

directions based on varna and asrama concerning how to live as a human

being. These are very scientific ways of life, but under the rule of demons

like Hiranyakasipu, human society breaks all these systems of law and order

and gradually becomes lower and lower. Thus there is no peace in the world.

The conclusion is that if we want real peace and order in the human society,

we must follow the principles laid down by the Manu-samhita and confirmed by

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna."

(SB 7.8.48, Purport)

 

Y.s.

Svarupa das