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Sanjaya or Sanjaya Gavalgana is a figure from the ancient Indian epic Mahābhārata. Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the father of the Kauravas,
The blind king Dhritarashtra listens as the visionary narrator Sanjaya relates the events of the battle between the Kaurava and the Pandava clans.
Dhritarashtra summons Sanjaya to become messenger of the Pandavas, Artist Daud, folio of Razmnama.
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Vyasa
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Vyasa is a rishi with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is also known as Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana. Traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata, Vyasa also plays a
Sanjaya
…king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the father of the Kauravas, as well as serving as his charioteer. Sanjaya is a disciple of Sage Vyasa. He is stated to have the gift of divya drishti (divine vision), the ability to observe distant events within his mind, granted by Vyasa. He narrates…
A sculpture of Vyasa at Murudeshwar (2008)
A statue of Veda Vyasa at the bank of the confluence of Madi and Seti rivers in Vyas Municipality of Nepal. It is believed to be his birth place in the region.
Vyasa narrating the Mahabharata to Ganesha, his scribe – Angkor Wat
Painting depicting Vyasa and the king Janamejaya.