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# Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.129

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.129

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### [c23.129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.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

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