Sahyādri-khaṇḍa is a Sanskrit-language text, notable for containing the founding myths of several Brahmin communities of south-western India. The text claims to be a part of the Skanda Purana.[1] It is actually a collection of disparate texts that date from 5th to 13th centuries, and have been organized as part of a single text relatively recently.[2][3]
The text glorifies the Shenvis (identified as Sarasvatas), and slanders their traditional rivals, such as the Chitpavans and the Karhades.[4] Historically, the text's authenticity was a matter of debate among Brahmins, with some using it to assert the Brahmin status of the Shenvis,[5] while others - especially Chitpavans - denouncing it as a fabricated Puranic text.[6]
^Nagendra Rao 1999, p. 88.
^Alexander Henn 2014, p. 87.
^D. R. Amladi (1961). Tuḷajāpūr Bhavānī. Maharashtra State. p. 9. OCLC 7037412. But it is very well known that the Sahyadri Khanda is of recent date and an interpolation and as such has little historical importance.
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