Gārgī Vāchaknavī

Ancient Indian sage and philosopher

Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gārgī Vācaknavī (IAST)) was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. 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).

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