Is Anushasan Parva from Mahabharat an interpolation? It is claimed by many scholars and also it is not mentioned in the spitzer manuscript

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I have read at many places that Shanti parva and Anushasan parva were later added in the original mahabharata. Does that also make vishnu sahasranamam un-authentic?

I am sorry if there is any mistake in my question, I am new here and this is my first question.

asked May 02 '20 at 13:08

hichika

In my opinion, such questions cannot be answered with any certainty. It is generally said by scholars that Shanti parva and Anushasana parva have lot of interpolations in them and virata parva is an interpolation. But if you look at language and style of Vishnu sahasranama, whether or not an interpolation, it appears to be one of the earliest sahasranamas. No long names, for example. So, is vishnu sahasranama an interpolation? No idea, but it seems to be pretty old. – May 02 '20 at 14:18
Does this answer your question? Was Vishnu Sahasranama, not a part of Anusasana Parva of Mahabharata, but a later day addition? – Say No To Censorship May 02 '20 at 14:25
@idolworshipper Okay, thank you. – hichika May 02 '20 at 17:06
@sv. Yes but not completely. But I guess there is no clear answer for this question. Thank you! – hichika May 02 '20 at 17:07
The Critical Edition of Mahabharata does contain Shanti and Anushasana parvas and I don't think this Spitzer Manuscript was easily available when BORI was preparing the CE. Only if we could travel back in time could we really tell what was the original Mahabharata like. You can read more about the Spitzer Manuscript here. – Say No To Censorship May 02 '20 at 19:54
@sv. Thank you very much. – hichika May 03 '20 at 06:55

Is Anushasan Parva from Mahabharat an interpolation? It is claimed by many scholars and also it is not mentioned in the spitzer manuscript

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