Shaunaka : of the Bhrigu gōtra; son of Śunaka & Kūlapati of Naimisha (q.v.).
... ā rata; we have also an organised information on the the Shākhās of the Vedas Page 90 in Charanavyūha. There are three notable books of Charanavyūha attributed, respectively, to Shaunaka, Kātyāyana and Vyāsa. The total number of Shākhās are believed to be 1131, but at present only 10 Shākhās remain alive. As far as Rigveda is concerned, only one Shākhās, Shākala Shākhās alone... Rigveda. 1/6 part of the Atharvaveda is in the prose style while the rest is poetic. Patanjali has indicated that Atharvaveda has 9 Shākhās but today we have only 2 Shākhās, namely, Paippalāda and Shaunaka. Apart from four Vedas and their numerous Shākhās, there is a vast literature of Brahmanas. The appendices of Brāhmanas which are partly in prose and partly in poetic form are called Āranyakas... the Prātishākhya, and it is therefore considered to be an aid to the study of the concerned Veda. The Rik Prātishākhya deals with Shaishiriya Upashākhā of the Shākala Shākhā of the Rigveda. Maharshi Shaunaka is the author. The great commentator Uvat has written a commentary on this Prātishākhya. It is believed that Rik Prātishākhya was composed between 5th and 6th century, A.D. Vajasaneyi Prātishākhya ...
... Bharadwaja told it, the Bharadwaja to Angiras, both the higher and the lower knowledge. शौनको ह वै महाशालोऽङ्गिरसं विधिवदुपसन्नः पप्रच्छ । कस्मिन्नु भगवो विज्ञाते सर्वमिदं विज्ञातं भवतीति ॥३॥ 3) Shaunaka, the great house-lord, came to Angiras in the due way of the disciple and asked of him, "Lord, by knowing what does all this that is become known?" तस्मै स होवाच । द्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये इति ह ...
... the object of yogic knowledge and methods of yoga are to be found in the Page 70 Mundaka Upanishad, which is also one of the Principal Upanishads, We may refer to the following: "Shaunaka, the great house-lord, came to Angiras in the due way of the disciple and asked of him, "Lord, by knowing what does all this that is become known?" "To him thus spoke Angiras: Twofold is the knowledge ...
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