Varatantu

Sage in Hinduism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Varatantu (Sanskrit: वरतन्तु, romanized: Varatantu, lit.'boon-thread') is a sage in Hinduism.[1] He establishes a school of thought called Vāratantavīya.[2]

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Varatantu is featured in the Skanda Purana, having a dialogue with Nandi with other sages.[3]

The disciple of Varatantu, Kautsa, seeks money from the Raghu in the Raghuvamsha.[4]

In regional tradition, he is believed to have had a large ashram in Bharuch for the education of children in the kingdom of the second Raghu, the grandfather of Rama.

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