Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s2.t1.2

v1.c17.s2.t1.2

Vyasa, the author of the grand epic the Mahabharata, was son of Santanu (of the race of Hari),¹ sovereign of Delhi, by Yojana-gandha, a fisherman’s daughter,² [30] consequently illegitimate. He became the spiritual father, or preceptor, of his nieces, the daughters of Vichitravirya, the son and successor of Santanu.