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	'''Garga (Gargasya)''' is a male Indian name and one of the Gotras of Brahmin Class. Garga Muni was born to [[Bharadvaja\|Bhardvaja]] and Susheela, [[Drona\|Dronacharya]] and Devavarnini (Kubera's mother) are his half brother and half sister.Descendants of Garga Sage are also called Warrior-Brahmins as their mother Susheela was a [[Kshatriya]], so they said to inherit traits of Kshatriya class. It is a sage name who did "~~nam~~ karan" (Hindi word to naming ceremony)<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-04\|title=Mothers and Daughters of Rishi Bharadvaja\|url=https://starofmysore.com/mothers-and-daughters-of-rishi-bharadvaja/\|access-date=2021-08-30\|website=Star of Mysore\|language=en-US}}</ref>to lord [[Krishna\|Shri Krishna]] as he was their [[Kul guru\|Kul-Guru]]. It is found in Vedic and Puranic literature.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Thaneswar Sarmah\|title=The Bharadvājas in Ancient India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFyu7MANWPAC&pg=PA123\|year=1991\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-81-208-0639-9\|pages=123–124}}</ref> In Vedic literature, Garga is either related to [[Bharadvaja]] or [[Angiras (sage)\|Angiras]]. Some ancient [[Jyotisha]] (time keeping, astronomy) texts are attributed to Garga. He is presented as belonging to the Yadavas and a part of King [[Prithu]] mythology. His passages have been quoted by [[Max Muller]] as a part of his evidence that time keeping using constellations was a part of the Vedic era knowledge.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Friedrich Max Müller\|author-link=Max Müller\|title=On Ancient Hindu Astronomy and Chronology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8cFAAAAQAAJ\|year=1862\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|pages=37–60}}</ref> Garga Muni is the author of ''Garga Samhita''.		'''Garga (Gargasya)''' is a male Indian name and one of the Gotras of Brahmin Class. Garga Muni was born to [[Bharadvaja\|Bhardvaja]] and Susheela, [[Drona\|Dronacharya]] and Devavarnini (Kubera's mother) are his half brother and half sister. Descendants of Garga Sage are also called Warrior-Brahmins as their mother Susheela was a [[Kshatriya]], so they said to inherit traits of Kshatriya class. It is a sage name who did "naam karan" (Hindi word to naming ceremony)<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-04\|title=Mothers and Daughters of Rishi Bharadvaja\|url=https://starofmysore.com/mothers-and-daughters-of-rishi-bharadvaja/\|access-date=2021-08-30\|website=Star of Mysore\|language=en-US}}</ref>to lord [[Krishna\|Shri Krishna]] as he was their [[Kul guru\|Kul-Guru]]. It is found in Vedic and Puranic literature.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Thaneswar Sarmah\|title=The Bharadvājas in Ancient India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFyu7MANWPAC&pg=PA123\|year=1991\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-81-208-0639-9\|pages=123–124}}</ref> In Vedic literature, Garga is either related to [[Bharadvaja]] or [[Angiras (sage)\|Angiras]]. Some ancient [[Jyotisha]] (time keeping, astronomy) texts are attributed to Garga. He is presented as belonging to the Yadavas and a part of King [[Prithu]] mythology. His passages have been quoted by [[Max Muller]] as a part of his evidence that time keeping using constellations was a part of the Vedic era knowledge.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Friedrich Max Müller\|author-link=Max Müller\|title=On Ancient Hindu Astronomy and Chronology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8cFAAAAQAAJ\|year=1862\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|pages=37–60}}</ref> Garga Muni is the author of ''Garga Samhita''.

	Garga also appears in medieval era literature. For example, one sage Garga is the student of [[Lakulisha]] and is credited with founding one of the subsects of Pashupata [[Shaivism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Roshen Dalal\|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC\|year =2010\|publisher= Penguin Books \|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6\|page=220}}</ref>		Garga also appears in medieval era literature. For example, one sage Garga is the student of [[Lakulisha]] and is credited with founding one of the subsects of Pashupata [[Shaivism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Roshen Dalal\|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC\|year =2010\|publisher= Penguin Books \|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6\|page=220}}</ref>

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	'''Garga''' is a male Indian name. It is a sage name who did "nam karan" to lord ~~Sri~~ Krishna. It is found in Vedic and Puranic literature.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Thaneswar Sarmah\|title=The Bharadvājas in Ancient India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFyu7MANWPAC&pg=PA123\|year=1991\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-81-208-0639-9\|pages=123–124}}</ref> In Vedic literature, Garga is either related to [[Bharadvaja]] or [[Angiras (sage)\|Angiras]]. Some ancient [[Jyotisha]] (time keeping, astronomy) texts are attributed to Garga. He is presented as belonging to the Yadavas and a part of King [[Prithu]] mythology. His passages have been quoted by [[Max Muller]] as a part of his evidence that time keeping using constellations was a part of the Vedic era knowledge.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Friedrich Max Müller\|~~authorlink~~=Max Müller\|title=On Ancient Hindu Astronomy and Chronology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8cFAAAAQAAJ\|year=1862\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|pages=37–60}}</ref> ~~A Sanskrit text on astronomy dated to about 1st-century CE~~ is ~~called~~ ''Garga ~~samhita~~''.~~<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gargasammhita Gargasaṃhitā], Encyclopaedia Britannica</ref>~~		'''Garga (Gargasya)''' is a male Indian name and one of the Gotras of Brahmin Class. Garga Muni was born to [[Bharadvaja\|Bhardvaja]] and Susheela, [[Drona\|Dronacharya]] and Devavarnini (Kubera's mother) are his half brother and half sister.Descendants of Garga Sage are also called Warrior-Brahmins as their mother Susheela was a [[Kshatriya]], so they said to inherit traits of Kshatriya class. It is a sage name who did "nam karan" (Hindi word to naming ceremony)<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-04\|title=Mothers and Daughters of Rishi Bharadvaja\|url=https://starofmysore.com/mothers-and-daughters-of-rishi-bharadvaja/\|access-date=2021-08-30\|website=Star of Mysore\|language=en-US}}</ref>to lord [[Krishna\|Shri Krishna]] as he was their [[Kul guru\|Kul-Guru]]. It is found in Vedic and Puranic literature.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Thaneswar Sarmah\|title=The Bharadvājas in Ancient India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFyu7MANWPAC&pg=PA123\|year=1991\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-81-208-0639-9\|pages=123–124}}</ref> In Vedic literature, Garga is either related to [[Bharadvaja]] or [[Angiras (sage)\|Angiras]]. Some ancient [[Jyotisha]] (time keeping, astronomy) texts are attributed to Garga. He is presented as belonging to the Yadavas and a part of King [[Prithu]] mythology. His passages have been quoted by [[Max Muller]] as a part of his evidence that time keeping using constellations was a part of the Vedic era knowledge.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Friedrich Max Müller\|author-link=Max Müller\|title=On Ancient Hindu Astronomy and Chronology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8cFAAAAQAAJ\|year=1862\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|pages=37–60}}</ref> Garga Muni is the author of ''Garga Samhita''.

	Garga also appears in medieval era literature. For example, one sage Garga is the student of [[Lakulisha]] and is credited with founding one of the subsects of Pashupata [[Shaivism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Roshen Dalal\|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC\|year =2010\|publisher= Penguin Books \|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6\|page=220}}</ref>		Garga also appears in medieval era literature. For example, one sage Garga is the student of [[Lakulisha]] and is credited with founding one of the subsects of Pashupata [[Shaivism]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Roshen Dalal\|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC\|year =2010\|publisher= Penguin Books \|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6\|page=220}}</ref>

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'''Garga''' is a male Indian name. It is a sage name who did "nam karan" to lord Sri Krishna. It is found in Vedic and Puranic literature.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thaneswar Sarmah|title=The Bharadvājas in Ancient India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFyu7MANWPAC&pg=PA123|year=1991|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0639-9|pages=123–124}}</ref> In Vedic literature, Garga is either related to [[Bharadvaja]] or [[Angiras (sage)|Angiras]]. Some ancient [[Jyotisha]] (time keeping, astronomy) texts are attributed to Garga. He is presented as belonging to the Yadavas and a part of King [[Prithu]] mythology. His passages have been quoted by [[Max Muller]] as a part of his evidence that time keeping using constellations was a part of the Vedic era knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|author=Friedrich Max Müller|authorlink=Max Müller|title=On Ancient Hindu Astronomy and Chronology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8cFAAAAQAAJ|year=1862|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=37–60}}</ref> A Sanskrit text on astronomy dated to about 1st-century CE is called ''Garga samhita''.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gargasammhita Gargasaṃhitā], Encyclopaedia Britannica</ref>

Garga also appears in medieval era literature. For example, one sage Garga is the student of [[Lakulisha]] and is credited with founding one of the subsects of Pashupata [[Shaivism]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC|year =2010|publisher= Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|page=220}}</ref>

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