Hindu idea of "hidden" verses in heaven

Tue Feb 14 15:16:41 UTC 2012

I first ran across this idea when reading the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva.

It says that the number of verses in the extant text are only a subset of a larger text that exists in heaven. Depending on the situation on earth a different number of verses might manifest. 

I've since run across it in passing in some tantric writings as well. 

Does anyone know the origin of this idea of a large heavenly corpus in contrast to a smaller earthly one? Or have any citations for texts that mention it?

Best,

Dean

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