Gargi Vachaknavi

Gargi Vachaknavi was an ancient Indian philosopher. In Vedic Literature, she is honored as one of the great natural philosophers.^[1] She is mentioned in the Sixth and the Eighth Brahmana of King Janaka of Videha is described, she challenged the sage Yajnavalkya with intriguing questions on the atman (soul).^[2]^[3]

Gargi was named after the sage Garga, in whose lineage she was born; her last name comes from her father Vachaknu.^[4]

Gargi composed several hymns that questioned the origin of all existence. The Yoga Yajnavalkya, a classical text on Yoga is a dialogue between Gargi and sage Yajnavalkya.^[5] Gargi was one of the Navaratnas in the court of King Janaka of Mithila. She has composed several hymns and is an author of Gargi Samhita.

References

^ "Gargi". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
^ "Vedic Women: Loving, Learned, Lucky!". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
^ Gargi - The Virgin Philosopher Swami Sivananda
^ Great Women of India. Know India. Prabhat Prakashan. 2005. p. 15.

^ Yogayajnavalkya Samhita - The Yoga Treatise of Yajnavalkya, by T. K. V. Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (2004), ISBN 81-87847-08-5.

External links

An Essay on Sasenarine Persaud's poem: Letter to Gargi

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