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Shandilya

In the Sharada Mahatmya of Kashmir, the sage, son of Matanga, whose austerities and journey over the mountains are rewarded when the goddess Sharada shows herself to him at the site of Sharada Peeth.

Sources: Kalhana's Rajatarangini, tr. with commentary M. A. Stein (1900), vol. 2, Note B: The shrine of Sarada · see Shandilya's web

Relations 1

Shandilya devotee of

Saraswati (Consort) Shakta · Saraswati's temples: Sharada in Kashmir, Basar, Koothanur
Shandilya's austerities are rewarded by the vision of Sharada.

Stories 1

Saraswati's temples: Sharada in Kashmir, Basar, Koothanur
Temple legend · as the sage who seeks her (Kashmir) · 4 tellings

Cited

Kalhana's Rajatarangini, tr. with commentary M. A. Stein (1900), vol. 2, Note B: The shrine of Sarada § note-B.2-3 Scholarly