To complete our triangulation, we will look at the Sushruta family connection from Sushruta Samhita, itself.

English vlog Sushruta and his Sahit Part 9 Sushruta graced Bharat 5561 BCE Marathi vlog Sushruta and his Sahit Part 9 Sushruta graced Bharat 5561 BCE In the previous post we demonstrated Hoernls erroneous dating methodology.

In this part we present a more plausible time period based on the following information: Lunar months, corresponding seasons timing of Sushruta Samhita Image by Shri.

Nilesh Oak Sushruta Samhita states the following lunar months for the specific seasons of the year.

If we understand lunar month of Bhadrapada as the beginning of the Varsha season, i.e.

Bhadrapada coinciding with the time of summer solstice, it leads us to the time of 4000 BCE.

If we align the timing of KartikaMargashirsha with the Sharad season to mean the point of fall equinox was at the intersection of KaritkaMargashirsha, it lead us to the time of 3000 BCE.

If we perform sensitivity analysis by taking into account various sources of variations (Adhika masa, delaying of corrections to seasonslunar months shifts, etc.) we may thus define this time interval to be a broad time interval of 5000 BCE through 2000 BCE.

Unusual descriptions of Seasons There is a peculiar problem with descriptions of seasons, somewhat unique to Sushruta Samhita.

However the text does not explain what caused this change and does not explain the correspondence of its own seasons with that of standard list of seasons.

Per this arrangement, the timing of Sushruta Samhita can be considered to be that of our times or may be about 2000 years ago.

This then remains the limitation of dating effort based on internal evidence of Sushruta Samhita.

Dating of Sage Sushruta via evidence of Ancient Indian Narratives.

We will evaluate references to Sage Sushruta and his genealogy from three different ancient Indian texts.

The triangulation of genealogy evidence from these three texts asserts the timing of Sage Sushruta to be before 5561 BCE and more likely long before 5561 BCE Sage Sushruta his genealogy from the Mahabharata text.

Sage Sushruta and prominent members of lineage are mentioned in the Mahabharata text.

The reference appears in the Anushasan Parva CE4:4958, GP 5059.

Image by Shri. Nilesh Oak Two points are worth noting from the above list are: (1) The genealogy list includes names of Madhucchanda, Devarata, Sushruta and Vishwamitra.

If this list is assumed to have listed prominent members of Sushrutas genealogy and in the generational sequence, then there were numerous prominent individuals, after Sushruta before the time of Mahabharata.

Shri Nilesh Oaks original research work, over a period of 25 years, using multidisciplinary evidence of astronomy, hydrology, geology, oceanography, climatology, seismology, physical anthropology, genetics and its triangulation with 300 pieces of internal evidence of the Mahabharata text has established 5561 BCE as the year of the Mahabharata War and 6th millennium BCE as the time of the Mahabharata text.

Sage Sushruta is described as existing prior to this timing of the Mahabharata war.

Fortunately references to same family genealogy in other ancient Indian narratives provide helpful validation.

Sage Sushruta and his genealogy from Garuda Purana Image by Shri.

Nilesh Oak Fortunately, Garuda Purana (Adhyaya 139:811) mentions the same genealogy of Vishwamitra-Madhucchanda-Devarata.

However, lets note down the name Divodas-atmaja from Shlok 139:10.

Sushruta Samhita Shloka