Parashara

Parāśara is a Rigvedic Maharṣi and author of many ancient Indian texts. Parāśara (or Parashar in Hindi) was the grandson of Vasiṣṭha, the son of Śakti Maharṣi, and the father of Vedavyāsa. There are several texts which give reference to Parāśara as an author/speaker. Modern scholars believe that there were many individuals who used this name throughout time whereas others assert that the same Parāśara taught these various texts and the time of writing them varied. The actual sage himself never wrote the texts, he was known as a traveling teacher, and the various texts attributed to him are given in reference to Parāśara being the speaker to his student. He is the third member of the Ṛṣi Paramparā of the Advaita Guru Paramparā.