Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.129

c23.129

The Jātūkarṇyas were a Vasiṣṭha gotra.⁶ This name is a patronymic, and so there were several of the name. Jātūkarṇa or a Jātūkarṇya is said to have taught Vyāsa the Veda⁷ and the Purana,⁸ and is described as Vyāsa’s predecessor as regards the Veda.⁹ There were other Jātūkarṇyas later.¹⁰