TODAY IS GEETA JAYANTI (Birthday of bhagvat geeta)
Date of composition
Theories on the date of composition of the Gita vary considerably. Scholars accept dates from fifth century to second century BC as the probable range. Professor Jeaneane Fowler, in her commentary on the Gita, considers second century BC to be the likely date of composition. Kashi Nath Upadhyaya, a Gita scholar, on the basis of the estimated dates of Mahabharata, Brahma sutras, and other independent sources, concludes that the Bhagavad Gita was composed between fifth and fourth centuries BC.
Date of composition
Theories on the date of composition of the Gita vary considerably. Scholars accept dates from fifth century to second century BC as the probable range. Professor Jeaneane Fowler, in her commentary on the Gita, considers second century BC to be the likely date of composition. Kashi Nath Upadhyaya, a Gita scholar, on the basis of the estimated dates of Mahabharata, Brahma sutras, and other independent sources, concludes that the Bhagavad Gita was composed between fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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