• Parashara (Sanskrit: पराशर; IAST: Parāśara) was a maharishi and the author of many ancient Indian texts. He is accredited as the author of the first Purana...
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  • Susheel Parashar is a veteran Indian actor, known for his work in the Hindi television industry and in Bollywood. His films include Jaal: The Trap; Dushmani;...
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  • The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive...
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    fisherman. As a young woman, Satyavati met the wandering rishi (sage) Parashara, who fathered her son Vyasa out of wedlock. The sage also gave her a musky...
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  • பட்டர், romanized: Paraśara Bhattar), also called Periya Bhattar and Parashara Bhattarya, was a follower of Ramanuja, a 12th-century Sri Vaishnava teacher...
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    river. She used to help her father in this task. One day, she helped Parashara to cross the river Yamuna. He was enchanted by her beauty and wanted an...
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  • rishi (sage) and son of Vashistha and Arundhati. He was the father of Parashara, mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. There is a legend found in Mahabharata...
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    planet. Ruler of Ketu: According to the most popular astrology text Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS), if looking for solutions regarding Ketu consider...
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    Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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  • nodes. These have retrograde motion.[citation needed] In the astrology of Parashara, the assignment of karakas to planets is permanently fixed. In the astrology...
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    her first son Vyasa, born to her from a previous union with the sage Parashara, to father children with the widows. The eldest, Ambika, shuts her eyes...
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    Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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  • Purana, the Parashara Purana, the Varuna Purana, and the Maheshvara Purana. The extant Saura Purana comprises 69 chapters. The extant Parashara Upapurana...
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    Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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    remarriage. He stumbled upon a few verses in Parasara Smriti written by sage Parashara, which supported widow remarriage. Author Subal Chandra Mitra, writer...
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    Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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  • attracted the attention of many scholars, followed by Narada Smriti and Parashara Smriti (the oldest Dharma-smriti). According to Ghose and other scholars...
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  • great-grandmother of the Kauravas and the Pandavas Rajesh Vivek as Vyasa, son of Parashara and Satyavati, father of Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura, partial incarnation...
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  • mankind. He received the Vishnu Purana from Brahma, and communicated it to Parashara, who made it known to mankind. Pulastya responds to the questions of Narada...
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  • Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications. p. 54. ISBN 9780738711065. The Brihat Parashara Hora Sashtra, VedicAstroyoga.com "The Houses". 28 October 2016. Parker...
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    Anasawana Bheemasena(1)a Pratisravasa Pratipaa Gangā Shāntanua Satyavati Pārāshara Bhishma Chitrāngada Ambikā Vichitravirya Ambālikā Vyāsa Dhritarāshtrab...
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    dedicated to the sage Parashara situated on its bank. It contains a floating island. The lake was considered sacred by the sage Parashara, who meditated here...
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    several Brahmana works describe her sons, including Shakti, and grandson Parashara. Arundhati's meetings with Sita and Rama are mentioned in the Ramayana...
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  • validity. Jyotish Shastra is not astronomy, and it is based on the words of Parashara, Garga, Mantreshwara who never used computers or western astronomy. Further...
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  • profession, marriage and longevity. Of these indicators, known as Karakas, Parashara considers Atmakaraka most important, signifying broad contours of a person's...
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  • Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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    Kutsa Lomasha Mandavya Markandeya Matsyendra Mrikanda Nachiketa Narada Parashara Rajarshi Raikva Renukacharya Rishyasringa Sakayanya Sandipani Sankriti...
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    Mahabharata. He represents erudition and wisdom. He is the son of sage Parashara and Satyavati, a fisherwoman. He was born towards the end of the Dvapara...
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    Anasawana Bheemasena(1)a Pratisravasa Pratipaa Gangā Shāntanua Satyavati Pārāshara Bhishma Chitrāngada Ambikā Vichitravirya Ambālikā Vyāsa Dhritarāshtrab...
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