06-22-2007, 07:09 AM
Bodhi-ji to give a quick answer- The first list is wrong. None of the authoritative sources list shANDilya as a bhArgava. He is a kAshyapa of the Avatsara lineage. If one is in doubt one has to consult the vedic sources on this matter- they supersede purANas on this matter. The lists in the kalpa sUtra-s were all collected together into a text called gotra-pravara-manjari and another called gotra nibandha. These lists are unanimous in declaring shANDilya-s as kAshyapa-s. This is also confirmed by whatever inscriptions of shANDilya I have located to date. Likewise, the bhR^igu vaMsha-s do not give any shANDilya pravara. The list in the matsya-purANa is more accurate. I believe these mistakes in the purANa-s come from scribal errors or errors of sUta-s unfamiliar with the brahminical gotra system.
I am yet to complete reading you translation on the setu tIrtha- sorry.
I am yet to complete reading you translation on the setu tIrtha- sorry.