Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c22.116

c22.116

The only Śaunaka of importance with a personal name was Indrota, who is called Daivāpa in Vedic literature, that is, son of Devāpi Śaunaka. The story about him has been narrated above (p. 114) and fixes his time as that of Janamejaya II Pārikṣita. A Śaunaka was the chief of the rishis at the great sacrifice in Naimiṣa forest, to whom it is said the Mahābhārata⁸ was recited, and also the Matsya and other Puranas,⁹ in the reign of Adhisīmakṛṣṇa (p. 52).