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In Hinduism, the '''''Ananta Samhita''''' is a scripture, known to be a part of [[Pancaratra]] [[Hindu Agamas|agama]]. It is popular among Gaudiya Vaisnavas, and is believed to be authoritative scripture like the "[[Narada]] Pancaratra" and Brahma Samhita, among [[Gaudiya Vaisnava]]s. <br />
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Recently, a claim was made by some, that it's a recently created scripture, authored by one Ananta Vasudeva, a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, founder of the Gaudiya Math. (Please see https://gosai.com/writings/greater-than-the-upanisads-and-the-vedas for further details)<br />
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However, this work is quoted by [[Bhaktivinoda Thakura]] (who preceed Ananta Vasudeva by two generations) in his [[Sri Navadvipa Mahatmya]], ch. 2, and [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur]], the guru of Ananta Vasudeva, in his commentary to [[Chaitanya Bhagavata]] 1.1.46.<br />
It's also quoted by [[Ishana Nagara]], the household servant of [[Sacimata]], in [[Advaita Prakasha]], ch. 4 and 10. The book, Advaita Prakash is atleast 5 centuries old, and its manuscripts are well preserved across libraries of Bengal, such as Asiatic Society, Bangiya Sahitya Parishat. Thus, this proves the book's authenticity. It's also noteworthy that its also catalouged under the [https://archive.org/details/catalogueofpancaratrasamhitaswaminarayanaaksharpithgujarat2002 Pancaratra Texts] by BAPS.<br />
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