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Ashtavakra
Sign in to saveAshtavakra (, ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas.
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- Ashtavakra geeta, with word-meaning and elaborate commentaries on each verse
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- Aṣṭāvakra was born with physical handicap and grew up into a celebrated sage in Hinduism, 19th-century painting.
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- Videha, present day Janakpur, Nepal
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- Mithila region
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- Uddalaka Aruni
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- Uddalaka Aruni Ashram Ancient Mithila University
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- Uddalaka Aruni Ashram
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Ashtavakra (, ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas.
Ashtavakra is the author of the text Aṣṭāvakra Gītā, also known as Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā, in Hindu traditions. The text is a treatise on Brahman and Ātman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ashtavakra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.