Shaunaka
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Shaunaka is the name applied to teachers, and to a Shakha of the Atharvaveda. It is especially the name of a celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, author of the Ṛgveda-Prātiśākhya, the Bṛhaddevatā, the Cara
Shaunaka recites the Mahabharata, a Mughal painting
Naimiṣāraṇya (forest)
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Naimiṣāraṇya, also referred as Naimisha or Nimkhårvan is a sacred forest frequently mentioned in Puranic literature, as well as both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It is regarded to be the place wh
Shaunaka
…Ṛgveda-Prātiśākhya, Ṛgveda-Prātiśākhya is attributed to Shaunaka who taught it to others in a satra-yajna (a 12-day very large scale collective yajna) held in Naimisha. The Ṛgvidhāna, a Vidhāna text on the use of Rigvedic mantras, is also attributed to Shaunaka. The Vidhana which he wrote helped simplify the rites and…
Shuka addresses a number of sages, Naimisaranya, Bhagavata Purana.