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Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (); Gārgī Vāchaknavī ()) was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher.In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, [1] [2] renowned expounder of the Vedas, [3] and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. [4]
Ramana Maharshi (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ mɐˈɦɐɾ.ʂi], in tamil: இரமண மகரிசி, Iramaṇa Makarici; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage [1] and jivanmukta (liberated being). [2] He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. [3] [note 1]
Maharishi (Sanskrit: महर्षि, lit. 'great seer', IAST: Maharṣi) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature, divinity, and the divine context of existence, and these experiences' governing laws.
[2] [17] He ran a Vedic school (gurukul), as evidenced by hymn 1.179 of the Rigveda which credits its author to be his wife Lopamudra and his students. [11] He was a respected sage in the Vedic era, as many other hymns of the Rigveda composed by other sages refer to Agastya. The hymns composed by Agastya are known for verbal play and similes ...
Uddalaka Aruni (fl. c. 8th century BCE), (Devanagari: उद्दालक आरुणि) also referred to as Uddalaka or Aruni or Uddalaka Varuni, was a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. [1] [2] He is mentioned in many Vedic era Sanskrit texts, and his philosophical teachings are among the centerpiece in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and ...
There’s even a sage that grows in the Badlands that the Lakota people call “women’s sage,” says Shawna Clifford, an Oglala Lakota tribal member and co-founder of Native Botanicals.
Menaka successfully incited Vishvamitra's lust and passion, and broke his meditation. However, she fell in love with him herself and a baby was born to them, who later grew in Sage Kanva's ashram and came to be called Shakuntala.
Uttanka (Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is described to have resided in the Maru desert. The primary source of this account is found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the earliest version, Uttanka is described as the disciple of the sage Veda. In the second version, his guru is Gautama.