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Mahasamhita

This is a Pancaratra work also known as the Sanatkumara Samhita. It is divided into five major sections each called a Ratra. It has been published.33 Unfortunately, all manuscripts the editors could find were mutilated, so the final Ratra called Brhaspati-Ratra is missing, as are significant parts of others as well. The colophon, which uses the name Maha Samhita, states that the text contains of the order of 10,000 verses (11,000 according to one manuscript) while the published text has of the order of 6000 verses, the rest being lost.



Shrisha Rao 2003-04-18