History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.65

v7.c94.65

In the *vaṁśas* in Bṛ. Up. II. 6. 3 and VI. 5. 2-3, in which succession lists of teachers and pupils differing from one another occur, Āsuri is said to be disciple of Bharadvāja in the first and the pupil of Yājñavalkya in the second. Each list contains at least 60 teachers from Brahmā downwards. In the first place, it is difficult to hold that these lists are authentic and there is no evidence to establish that the Āsuri mentioned in both is the same as the pupil of Kapila.