Mata-parīkṣā is a Sanskrit-language text by the Christian author John Muir.
[2] William Hodge Mill criticized the text for discussing the Christian philosophy in isolation instead of encouraging the readers to get baptized and join the Church.
The following is a synopsis of 1839 edition:[4] The text led to a controversy in British India, and Hindu pandits responded by writing apologist works critical of Muir's text:[5] Muir responded to Harachandra with a rebuttal in the Christian Intelligencer of Calcutta, titled "On the Arguments by which the Alleged Eternity of the Vedas May be Refuted".
[7] Another Hindu pandit, whose name is unknown, wrote a Hindi-language critique of Muir's third edition of Matapariksha (1852-1854).
The Hindu pandit, who was a Vaishnava and probably a Bengali, derided Muir as a pakhandi ("heretic" or "infidel" in this context), and quoted Brhan-naradiya-purana verses instructing the Vaishnavas to execute unbelievers and blasphemers.