Hare Krishna! why MB is considered as 5th veda?
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Hare Krishna! why MB is considered as 5th veda?
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Also to point out that in the Mahabharata there is also anu-gita, and sanatkumar gita aswell, also the teachings of Bhisma, and another such story spoken by Krishna on topics of self-realization.
Hare Krishna Prabhuji. Dandavat Pranam. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada
The essense of all knowledge of Mahabharata is consolidated in Bhagavad Gita and Vishnu Sahasranama
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http://vedabase.net/sb/1/4/19/
SB 1.14.19
Purport
Formerly there was only the Veda of the name Yajur, and the four divisions of sacrifices were there specifically mentioned. But to make them more easily performable, the Veda was divided into four divisions of sacrifice, just to purify the occupational service of the four orders. Above the four Vedas, namely Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva, there are the Purāṇas, the Mahābhārata, Saḿhitās, etc., which are known as the fifth Veda. Śrī Vyāsadeva and his many disciples were all historical personalities, and they were very kind and sympathetic toward the fallen souls of this age of Kali. As such, the Purāṇas and Mahābhārata were made from related historical facts which explained the teaching of the four Vedas. There is no point in doubting the authority of the Purāṇas and Mahābhārata as parts and parcels of the Vedas. In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (7.1.4), the Purāṇas and Mahābhārata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda. According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, that is the way of ascertaining the respective values of the revealed scriptures.
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can you please tell the reference of this where we find that Mahabharata is considered as 5th Veda? I don't mean to offend or correct, just wanted to clarify. Please forgive if my words hurt in any way.
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