Parāśara
mythological figure · 2 works · 5 mentions · 14 anchored passages · author page · cited 10 times in 2 works
father · son of Śakti
in the texts
Parāśara Smṛti
The sage-author whose teaching of dharma constitutes the text; addressed as father by Vyāsa.
Then, with a pleased heart, the great sage Parāśara, chief among sages, said while seated, "Welcome, speak.
In the midst of that assembly of sages, they saw Parāśara, the son of Śakti, seated comfortably, full of great energy, and surrounded by hosts of the foremost sages.
A Kṣatriya becomes pure in twelve days, a Vaiśya in fifteen days, and a Śūdra in a month, according to the word of Parāśara.
Vīramitrodaya
Ancient lawgiver-sage cited both generally as a source-authority for the Samayaprakāśa and specifically for a rule on the lapsed Jovian year.
Having taken to heart the entire meaning declared by the sages Hārīta, Gobhila, Parāśara, Nārada, and others, the jewel among scholars, Mitra Miśra, at the behest of the glorious King Vīrasiṃha, composes the *Samayaprakāśa* (The Illumination of Time).
"When Jupiter, having enjoyed a sign for ten or eleven months, moves to the next sign, and does not enjoy the previous one again, the wise do not call it a lapsed year.
As stated by Parāśara: