Saunaka - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.1.4	Ugrasrava, the son of Lomaharshana, surnamed Sauti, well-versed in the Puranas, bending with humility, one day approached the great sages of rigid vows, sitting at their ease, who had attended the twelve years' sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati, in the forest of Naimisha.
Mbh.1.2.284	O Saunaka, this best of narrations called Bharata which has begun to be repeated at thy sacrifice, was formerly repeated at the sacrifice of Janamejaya by an intelligent disciple of Vyasa.
Mbh.1.4.963	SECTION IV Pauloma Parva UGRASRAVA SAUTI, the son of Lomaharshana, versed in the Puranas, while present in the forest of Naimisha, at the twelve years' sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati, stood before the Rishis in attendance.
Mbh.1.4.968	Saunaka, our revered master, is at present attending the apartment of the holy fire.
Mbh.1.4.978	After a while that excellent Brahmana Saunaka having duly finished all his duties, and having propitiated the gods with prayers and the manes with oblations of water, came back to the place of sacrifice, where with Sauti seated before was the assembly of saints of rigid vows sitting at ease.
Mbh.1.4.979	And when Saunaka was seated in the midst of the Ritwiks and Sadhyas, who were also in their seats, he spake as followeth
Mbh.1.5.980	SECTION V Pauloma Parva continued Saunaka said, Child, thy father formerly read the whole of the Puranas, O son of Lomaharshana, and the Bharata with Krishna-Dwaipayana.
Mbh.1.5.993	He was, O Saunaka, thy great ancestor exceedingly virtuous in his ways.
Mbh.1.5.996	Saunaka said, O son of Suta, I ask thee why the illustrious son of Bhrigu was named Chyavana.
Mbh.1.13.1216	SECTION XIII Astika Parva Saunaka said, For what reason did that tiger among kings, the royal Janamejaya, determine to take the lives of the snakes by means of a sacrifice?
Mbh.1.13.1223	Saunaka said, I am desirous of hearing at length the charming story of that Rishi, that illustrious Brahmana named Astika'
Mbh.1.13.1226	I was present at the recital, and, O Saunaka, since thou askest me, I shall narrate the history of Astika exactly as I heard it.
Mbh.1.16.1290	SECTION XVI Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O Sauti, relate once more in detail this history of the learned and virtuous Astika.
Mbh.1.17.1328	Saunaka asked, Why did the gods churn the Ocean for nectar, and under what circumstances and when as you say, did that best of steeds so powerful and resplendent spring'
Mbh.1.24.1532	Saunaka said, When did the revered Surya resolve at the time to burn the worlds?
Mbh.1.31.1798	SECTION XXXI Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O son of Suta, what was Indra's fault, what his act of carelessness?
Mbh.1.31.1815	Hear, O Saunaka, of the wish for accomplishment of which those vow-observing wise, and excellent ascetics poured clarified butter of the sacrificial fire with loudly uttered mantras, There shall be another Indra of all gods, capable of going everywhere at will, and of mustering at will any measure of energy, and striking tear into the present king of the gods.
Mbh.1.34.1924	Sauti continued, O Saunaka, after Garuda of great courage had thus spoken, Indra the chief of the gods, the wearer of the celestial crown, ever bent upon the good of the worlds, replied, saying, It is as thou sayest.
Mbh.1.35.1957	SECTION XXXV Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O son of Suta, thou hast told us the reason why the snakes were cursed by their mother, and why Vinata also was cursed by her son.
Mbh.1.36.1973	SECTION XXXVI Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O child, thou hast named many of the serpents gifted with great energy and incapable of being easily overcome.
Mbh.1.40.2110	SECTION XL Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O son of Suta, I desire to know the reason why the illustrious Rishi whom thou hast named Jaratkaru came to be so called on earth.
Mbh.1.40.2115	The virtuous Saunaka, when he heard this, smiled and addressing Ugrasravas said, It is even so'
Mbh.1.40.2116	Saunaka then said, I have heard all that thou hast before recited.
Mbh.1.43.2284	And when he was eating it, there appeared, O Saunaka, an ugly insect out of it, of shape scarcely discernible, of eyes black, and of coppery colour.
Mbh.1.46.2384	And, O Saunaka, being old, he obtained no wife.
Mbh.1.49.2495	SECTION XLIX Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, Tell me again, in detail, all that king Janamejaya had asked his ministers about his father's ascension to heaven'
Mbh.1.53.2651	SECTION LIII Astika Parva continued Saunaka asked, What great Rishis became the Ritwiks at the snake-sacrifice of the wise king Janamejaya of the Pandava line?
Mbh.1.57.2807	SECTION LVII Astika Parva continued Saunaka said, O son of a Suta, I desire to hear the names of all those snakes that fell into the fire of this snake-sacrifice'
Mbh.1.58.2831	Saunaka said, Was it, O Suta, that the mantras of those wise Brahmanas were not potent; since Takshaka did not fall into the fire'
Mbh.1.59.2863	SECTION LIX Adivansavatarana Parva Saunaka said, O son, thou hast narrated to me this extensive and great history commencing from the progeny of Bhrigu.
Mbh.1.59.2870	Saunaka said, That sacred history called the Mahabharata, spreading the fame of the Pandavas, which Krishna-Dwaipayana, asked by Janamejaya, caused to be duly recited after the completion of the sacrifice.
Mbh.3.2.80	Then a learned Brahmana, Saunaka by name versed in self-knowledge and skilled in the Sankhya system of yoga, addressed the king, saying, Causes of grief by thousands, and causes of fear by hundreds, day after day, overwhelm the ignorant but not the wise.
Mbh.3.2.152	Saunaka said, Alas, this world is full of contradictions!
Mbh.3.3.176	SECTION III Vaisampayana said, Yudhishthira the son of Kunti, thus addressed by Saunaka, approached his priest and in the midst of his brothers said, The Brahmanas versed in the Vedas are following me who am departing for the forest.
Mbh.3.26.1238	And Dwaipayana and Narada and Jamadagnya and Prithusravas; and Indradyumna and Bhalaki and Kritachetas and Sahasrapat; and Karnasravas and Munja and Lavanaswa and Kasyapa; and Harita and Sthulakarana and Agnivesya and Saunaka; and Kritavak and Suvakana Vrihadaswa and Vibhavasu; and Urdharetas and Vrishamitra and Suhotra and Hotravahana; these and many other Brahmanas of rigid vows then adored Yudhishthira like Rishis adoring Purandara in heaven
Mbh.3.85.4733	Those foremost of Rishis, Valmiki, and Kasyapa, and Atreya, and Kundajathara, and Viswamitra, and Gautama, and Asita, and Devala, and Markandeya, and Galava, and Bharadwaja, and Vasishtha, and the Muni Uddalaka, and Saunaka with his son, and Vyasa, that best of ascetics, and Durvasas, that foremost of Munis, and Javali of great austerities, all these illustrious Rishis endued with wealth of asceticism, are staying in expectation of thee.
Mbh.12.150.8939	O Saunaka, suppressing all thy wrath, instruct me now.
Mbh.12.150.8951	Be gratified with me, O Saunaka'
Mbh.12.150.8952	Saunaka said, What wonder is there that a person destitute of wisdom should do many improper acts?
Mbh.12.150.8965	Saunaka said, Dispelling arrogance and pride, O king, I wish thee to show regard for me
Mbh.12.151.8980	SECTION CLII Saunaka said, I shall for these reasons discourse to thee of righteousness, to thee whose heart has been exceedingly agitated.
Mbh.12.339.22005	Ye foremost of regenerate ones, ye all have come to this great sacrifice of Saunaka.
Mbh.12.340.22008	SECTION CCCXLI Saunaka said, How is that illustrious god, viz, the puissant Narayana who is fully conversant with the Vedas and their branches, at once the doer and the enjoyer of sacrifices?
Mbh.12.340.22016	Sauti said, O excellent Saunaka, I shall recite to thee what Vaisampayana, the disciple of the intelligent Vyasa, said when questioned on these very topics by king Janamejaya.
Mbh.12.343.22727	SECTION CCCXLIV Saunaka said, O Sauti, excellent is this narrative which thou hast recited.
Mbh.12.343.22736	O Saunaka, that king of kings, addressed the grandfather of his grandfather, viz, the Island-born Krishna, otherwise called Vyasa, that ocean of Vedic lore, that foremost of ascetics endued with puissance, and said these words.
Mbh.12.346.22944	Questioned by thee, O Saunaka, I have duly recited to thee and all these Rishis that are denizens of the Naimisha forest, that great discourse having Narayana for its topic.
Mbh.13.30.3909	Sunaka begot a son who is named Saunaka.
Mbh.18.5.304	That man, O Saunaka, who hears this history, placing a Brahmana before him, acquires both fame and the fruition of all his wishes.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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