A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.77

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A Devala is a Vedic ṛṣi to whom some hymns are ascribed. Another Devala was cursed by Rambhā, whose love for him he did not reciprocate; as a result of this curse, he was born as Aṣṭāvakra, with a crooked body, in a later life.²⁸³ᵃ This Devala was the son of Asita, a sage also present at the meeting of sages described in the Carakasamhitā. Other sources call him the father of Asita.²⁸³ᵇ