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Parashar Gita is an Indian philosophical text in which the dialogues between the sage Parashara and the King Janaka of Mithila are recorded in the form of Sanskrit literature. It is mentioned in the Shanti Parva section of the text Mahabharata. Parashara Gita is the longest Gita among the Gita texts of the Shanti Parva section in Mahabharata.
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 , the Vishnu Purana , before his son Vyasa wrote it in its present form.
Parasara Bhattar (Tamil: பராசர பட்டர், romanized: Paraśara Bhattar), also called Periya Bhattar and Parashara Bhattarya, was a follower of Ramanuja, a 12th-century Sri Vaishnava teacher (1062-1174 CE). He was the son of Koorathalvar. His works include the Srirangarajastavam. [1]
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—along with their wife Draupadi.
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
According to the Mahabharata, Vyasa's mother, Satyavati, was raised as the daughter of a fisherman, belonging to a clan that used to ferry people across the river Yamuna. She used to help her father in this task. It was during one such ferrying that she encountered the sage Parasara. As he boarded her boat, he was captivated by her beauty.
He was the father of Parashara, mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. There is a legend found in Mahabharata about Shakti. Once King Kalmashapada, going hunting, killed many animals. Tired and being hungry and thirsty, he was proceeding through the woods. On the way, Shakti came on the same path, from the opposite direction.
Statue of Parashara and Satyavati at Matsyagandha Lake, Bihar. The Devi Bhagavata Purana narrates that when Satyavati was ferrying the rishi Parashara across the river Yamuna, the sage wanted Satyavati to satisfy his lust and held her right hand. She tried to dissuade Parashara but finally gave in, realizing the desperation and persistence of ...