''Garga-samhita'' ( sa, गर्ग संहिता,
IAST: Garga-saṃhitā) is an ancient Indian
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...
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Vaishnavite biography of
Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is on ...
. Its authorship is attributed to the sage Garga, the family priest of Krishna's foster father
Nanda.
It is the earliest text that associates Krishna and
Gopis with the
Holi festival.
Chapters
''Garga-Sanmita'' contains 11 ''khandas'' or parts:
See also
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Brahma Samhita
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Brahma Vaivarta Purana
Notes
References
Further reading
* {{cite book , author1=Garga , author2=Danavir Goswami , author3=Kuśakratha Dāsa , title=Śrī Garga-saṃhitā , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pRpMnwEACAAJ , year=2006 , publisher=Rupanuga Vedic College , isbn=978-1-934405-21-5 Includes the original Sanskrit text with Roman transliteration and English translation.
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Garga Sanhita in Sankrit and Hindi
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Garga Sanhita in English
Sanskrit literature
1st-century books
Krishna
Vaishnava texts