Aparananda

A river. Arjuna saw this river as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 214 verses 6-7. It is included in the list of holy rivers as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 165 verse 28.

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Appayyadikshitar

A Sanskrit scholar believed to have lived in the 16th century. He has written two works – Kuvalayananda and Chitameemamsa. The former is a treatise of the fifth chapter of Jayadeva’s Chandraloka.

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Apantaratamas

A maharishi. Once, when Vishnu uttered the letter ‘Bhu’, a rishi was born from the sound. This was Apantaratamas. He was named so because he attained freedom from tamas or ignorance.  He’s also called Saraswata. As per Vishnu’s instructions, he categorised the vedas. He possessed knowledge of the past, present and future.

Vedavyasa is a reincarnation of Apantaratamas. As per Vishnu’s instructions, Vedavyasa was born in the Dwaparayuga as Parashara’s son to categorise the vedas, according to Shankara’s Brahmasutrabhashyam, Mundakopanishad.

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Anvagbhanu

A Puruvanshi king. Puru had three sons – Pravira, Ishvara and Raudrasha. Puru also had a son with Shuraseni called Manasyu. Manasyu and an apsara called Mitrakesi had a son and this was Anvagbhanu. He is also called Richeyu and Anadhrishti as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 94 verses 8-12.

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