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    Shaunaka (Sanskrit: शौनक, IAST: śaunaka) is the name applied to teachers, and to a Shakha of the Atharvaveda. It is especially the name of a celebrated...
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  • Shaunaka Mahashala was a higher educational institution founded by the ancient Indian Vedic philosopher Shaunaka Rishi in the ancient Naimisaranya forest...
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    Shaunaka Rishi Das (IAST: Śaunaka Ṛṣi Dāsa; born 18 February 1961 as Timothy Kiernan) is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS), a...
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  • similar, versions exist: the 49th pariśiṣṭa of the Atharvaveda, ascribed to Shaunaka, and the 5th pariśiṣṭa of the Śukla (White) Yajurveda, ascribed to Kātyāyana...
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    from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020. Rishi Das, Shaunaka (24 March 2009). "Jesus in Hinduism". BBC. Archived from the original on...
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    Dwaipayana Vyasa, spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Narada and Shaunaka.). It is often sung by devotees during the month of Kartika, and is very...
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    Kapisthala Kahta Samhita Kathaka Shukla Yajurveda Kanava Madhyandin Atharvaveda Shaunaka Paippalada Stauda Mauda Jajala Jalada Kuntap Brahmavada Devadarsa Caranavaidya...
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    Shaunaka recites the Mahabharata at the Naimisaranya forest....
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    Veda Vajasaneyi Madhyandina Isha and Bṛhadāraṇyaka Kanva Shakha Atharva Veda Two recensions Shaunaka Māṇḍūkya and Muṇḍaka Paippalada Prashna Upanishad...
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    characters in Hinduism who belong to the Bhargava race include: Chyavana Shukra Shaunaka Richika Jamadagni Parashurama Valmiki The rulers of the Haihaya dynasty...
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  • Nalanda (in India), Mithila (in India and Nepal), Vikramshila, Telhara and Shaunaka Mahashala in the Naimisharanya forest. Islamic education was ingrained...
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  • Āyāsya, Kuṇḍina Gautama Bharadwāja: Aṅgiras, Bārhaspatya, Bharadwāja Shaunaka: Shaunaka, Hotra, Gritsamada Vadula: Bhārgava, Vaitahavya, Sāvedasa Srivatsa...
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  • of Nakula and Draupadi. He was the third brother among the Upapandavas. Shaunaka headed the sages during their conclave at his twelve-year sacrifice, where...
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    the other three Vedas. This Brahmana is the same for the Paippalada and Shaunaka shakhas, and is the only existing Brahmana of the Artharva Veda'. C. Majumdar...
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  • विधिवदुपसन्नः पप्रच्छ । कस्मिन्नु भगवो विज्ञाते सर्वमिदं विज्ञातं भवतीति ॥ ३ ॥ Shaunaka asked: Can knowledge of the world's reality be so complete that all the...
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    sub-parvas: 1. Anukramanika Parva (Chapter: 1) Sauti meets the Rishis led by Shaunaka in Naimisha Forest. They express a desire to hear Mahabharata. He explains...
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    Sawai Singh Sethi, Sheth, suffixes denoting a man's wealth Shankaracharya Shaunaka Shishya Sri Shri, Shree Shrimati, Maratha title given to "Rich or Noble...
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  • (1918–1997) Satyeswarananda Giri (born 16 August 1941 – 3 September 2017) Shaunaka, Seshadri Swamigal (22 January 1870 – 4 January 1929) Shastriji Maharaj...
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    Disciples Kadamba Kanana Swami Radhika Ramana Dasa (Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, PhD) Shaunaka Rishi Dasa Yadunandana Swami Gaur Gopal Das Rasaraj Das (Dr. Ravi Gomatam...
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    later origin, and is, indeed, ascribed by Hindu authorities either to Shaunaka or to Ashvalayana. The second and third books, on the other hand, are purely...
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  • a Sadhu. Sant Also known as Sadhu, Saint, Santos. Satguru "True Guru" Shaunaka Shishya disciple, student of guru Swami An ascetic or yogi who has been...
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    Kapisthala Kahta Samhita Kathaka Shukla Yajurveda Kanava Madhyandin Atharvaveda Shaunaka Paippalada Stauda Mauda Jajala Jalada Kuntap Brahmavada Devadarsa Caranavaidya...
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    Vaisampayana Vaishampayana listens as Shaunaka recites the Mahabharata. Affiliation Rishi Texts Mahabharata, Harivamsa...
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    hermitage (ashram) is Chaunsa in the Buxar district of Bihar. Ashvins Shaunaka Sukanya Sivarajan, V. V.; Balachandran, Indira (1994). Ayurvedic Drugs...
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  • (Sanskrit: बृहद्देवता), is a metrical Sanskrit work, traditionally ascribed to Shaunaka. It is an enlarged catalogue of the Rigvedic deities worshipped in the...
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  • time to bind his hair before continuing. The Charanavyuha authored by Shaunaka mentions four upaveda (applied Vedas). Included among them are archery...
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  • towards Vaishnava traditions reflected the fact that its founding director, Shaunaka Rishi Das, is a Vaishnava priest. As the Centre grew, it became more inclusive...
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    Jinpa 42 Gold coin of Kumaragupta I India AD 415–450 BBC BM Romila Thapar, Shaunaka Rishi Das 43 Silver plate showing Shapur II Iran AD 309–379 BBC BM Tom...
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    (delusion, destructive action). It also includes: The group of sages including Shaunaka requested Suta to recite the Bhagavata Purana, the fifth Purana among the...
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  • śākhā". In the Rigveda the Pratishakhya available today is ascribed to Shaunaka. This is also known as Śākala Pratiśākhya and belongs to Śaiśirīya Śākhā...
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