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Also known as Vaishampayan

Vaishampayana (, ) is the traditional narrator of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of India. He was one of Vyasa's four main disciples. His nephew and disciple Yajnavalkya was also a well-known sage.

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Hindu
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Sauti recites the slokas of the Mahabharata.jpg
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Vaishampayana listens as Shaunaka recites the Mahabharata.
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Mahabharata, Harivamsa
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Rishi

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Vaishampayana (, ) is the traditional narrator of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of India. He was one of Vyasa's four main disciples. His nephew and disciple Yajnavalkya was also a well-known sage.

== Legend == Vaishampayana is a renowned sage who is stated to be the original teacher of the Krishna Yajur-Veda:

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