Parashara

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Parashara is an ancient sage in Hindu tradition, revered as a Vedic rishi and author of several foundational texts on law, mythology, and astrology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious figure
Vedic rishi
sage
ancestorOf Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedTextGenre Hora Shastra NERFINISHED
Purana NERFINISHED
Smriti
associatedWith Kali Yuga astrology tradition
Vishnu worship
Yamuna River NERFINISHED
island in the Yamuna
belongsTo Rigvedic rishis
category Ancient Indian astrologer
Hindu lawgiver
Hindu mythological figure
Rishi in the Mahabharata
cosmicRoleInTexts narrator of Vishnu Purana
era ancient India
fatherOf Vyasa NERFINISHED
field Dharmaśāstra
Puranic literature NERFINISHED
astrology
mythology
gotra Parāśara gotra NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Maharishi NERFINISHED
influenced classical Hindu astrology
later Dharmaśāstra authors
language Sanskrit
lineage descendant of Vasistha
mentionedIn Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED
notableWork Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra NERFINISHED
Parashara Smriti NERFINISHED
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
role Puranic narrator
astrologer
composer of hymns
lawgiver
spouse Satyavati NERFINISHED
subjectOf Parashara Samhita (attributed) NERFINISHED
teacherOf Vyasa NERFINISHED
teachingTransmittedThrough Maitreya (disciple in Vishnu Purana) NERFINISHED
tradition Vedic tradition
veneratedIn Hinduism NERFINISHED

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