9-BOOK REVIEW: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GITA: (part 8)
V.R.NARLA (1988) [229P] NARLA INSTITUTE OF NEW THOUGHT
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GITA – A CLOSER LOOK AT HINDU SCRIPTURE: V.R.NARLA (INTRO BY)
INNAIAH NARISETTI (2010) [230P] ISBN:           161641832 WWW.PROMETHEUSBOOKS.COM [1]
Chapter 11 - Who Wrote the Gita?
_Chapter XVIII, Verse 70, In that verse Krishna says, “and whoever studies this sacred_ _dialogue of ours…”….[Page 110]_
How on earth did Krishna discern that if all humans studied his dialogue rather a lecture given to Arjuna albeit only eighteen chapters long, they would reach heaven or swarga where shapely maidens will be available at their beck and call. A man-god with such a demented mind can hardly have highly intelligent and ethical qualities to impart! _His education was perfunctory…….Moreover he was too much of a dilettante to have_ _studied_ _much later in life. He was more interested in a belle than a book……[Page 112]_
A man-god who spent practically all his time whoring can hardly be expected to come up with sublime inspiration to lead the world through righteousness into heaven. _Unlike me, Gajan Shripati Khair has veneration for the Gita.Here is Khair’s own able_ _summing up of his conclusions: The first author composed some portions of the_ _existing…..The second author added six more chapters….The third author recast the_ _whole poem by adding his own verses…..Logic, coherence and consistency are_ _subordinated to the indoctrination of the main principles underlying his_ _philosophy….[Pages 117-118]_
There is no question that not just the small Gita but the entire Mahabharata, for the that matter the entire spectrum of puranas have been written by dozens of different authors over a very long period of time, adding and editing to suit their economic and social standing in their realm. But to the question whether Krishna is the author of the Gita - the answer is a resounding no!
Chapter 12 – And When?
_Furthermore, though there are no references to the Buddha and Buddhism in the Gita,_ _the Mahabharta as a whole is not free from them. The words “Buddha” and Prati-_ _Buddha” occur here and there in the text of the epic…..[Page 120]_
All claims by the Hindu establishment make the time frame of the Gita between 800-200 B.C. But all evidence seems to lead to the 3rd century A.D., because the writings of the Gita indicate that the authors of the Gita were all aware of Buddha therefore the Gita is post Buddha and not pre-Buddha as is claimed.