Gargi vachaknavi biography for kids

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See also: Sulabha

Hindu Sage and Philosopher

Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gārgī Vāchaknavī (HK)) was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher.

In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher,^[2] renowned expounder of the Vedas,^[3] and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya.

Gargi vachaknavi biography for kids

In the Sixth and the eighth Brahmana of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, her name is prominent as she participates in the brahmayajna, a philosophic debate organized by King Janaka of Videha, during which she challenges the sage Yajnavalkya with perplexing questions on the issue of atman (soul).^[5] She is also said to have written many hymns in the Rigveda.

She remained celibate all her life and was venerated by Hindus.

Gargi, the daughter of the sage Vachaknu from the lineage of the sage Garga (c. 800-500 BCE), was named after her fat