Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.41

c23.41

The common name Vasiṣṭha, and the similarity in the names of their royal patrons, led to the fourth and the seventh Vasiṣṭhas being somewhat confused. A Vasiṣṭha had a son Śakti,⁷ who had a son Parāśara, as the genealogy says; he was one of these two Vasiṣṭhas, and, as some of the stories confuse them, it is necessary to discuss and distinguish them.