[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c23.41 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.41 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c23.41 - **Language:** English ### [c23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.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. - [Previous: c23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c23.40) - [Next: c23.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c23.42) - [Up: c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c23.41) · Pramāṇa