Garga Samhita (
Sanskrit: गर्ग संहिता,
romanized: Garga-saṃhitā) is a
Sanskrit-language
Vaishnavite scripture based on the Hindu deities
Radha and
Krishna. Its authorship is attributed to the sage Garga, the head priest of Krishna's clan,
Yadava.[1][2] It is the earliest text that associates
Radha Krishna and the
gopis with the
Holi festival.[3]
Chapters
Garga Samhita[a] contains 11 khandas or parts:[4][1]
Krishna's pastimes with
Radha,
Gopis and Gopas (cowherds); identifies various places (including Vrindavan) in the
Mathuramandala (region) as the sites of these events.
Garga; Danavir Goswami; Kuśakratha Dāsa (2006).
Śrī Garga-saṃhitā. Rupanuga Vedic College.
ISBN978-1-934405-21-5. Includes the original Sanskrit text with Roman transliteration and English translation.