Discipleship
Many people are disciples of someone. Here is given a list of some Guru
and their disciples. Guru's names are in blue and the disciples' names are
in brown. It is a good ready reckoner --
Agastya Muni
Agastya Muni's disciple was
Agnivesh
Agnivesh (Disciple of Agastya Muni)
Dronaachaarya learnt Brahmshir
Astra from him, then he sent Arjun to learn the same to him too.
Aristotle (Disciple of Plato)
Alexander
Ayod Dhaumya see Dhaumya
Bhardwaaj (Disciple of Vaalmeeki)
Brihaspati
(1) Uddhav
Chaitanya Mahaaprabhu
Roop Goswaamee (in 16th
century) - met Meeraa Baaee
Dattaatreya Jee
(1) Sahastrabaahu Arjun
(2) Parashuraam Jee
(3) Raajaa Yadu (see Bhaagvat Puraan, 11/)
(4) Raajaa Alark
Dhaumya
(1) Ved
(2) Upamanyu
(3) Aaruni
Garg
Garg's disciple was Lomharshan and by the order of Garg, he was working as a
Purohit of Mathuraa.
Gautam
(1) Satyakaam Jaabaal (from
Chhaandogya Upanishad)
It is not sure that who this Gautam was?
Chhaandogya Upanishad, Chapter 5/2 says that he had a son named Goshruti
who was taught by Satyakaam
Jaabaal.
Gautam Rishi
He had six disciples --
(1) Bharadwaaj.
(2) Gaargya
(3) Praacheen-yogya,
(4) Shaandilya
(5) Uttank
Goshruti (Disciple of Satyakaam Jaabaal)
Gunaakar (Son of Vaachaspati, 6th Century BC)
Gunaakar's Disciple were
Kaalakaachaarya (6th Century BC)
Kumaaril Bhatt, (557-453 BC)
[Gunaakar's Horaa Makarand (6th Century BC) is the ditto copy of
Varaah Mihir's Brihat Jaatak (of 1st Century BC)
Gautam Rishi
(1) Uttank (Uttank-2)
Hanumaan (Disciple of Soorya)
Jaimini (Disciple of Ved Vyaas)
Janak, Raajaa
(1) Ashtaavakra
(2) Shuk Dev Jee
Kaalakaachaarya (Disciple of Gunaakar 6th century BC)
Kabeer (Disciple of
Raamaananad)
Kumaaril Bhatt, 557-453 BC (Disciple of Gunaakar) -
Kumaaril Bhatt's
Disciple was Mandan Mishra - It means that Shankar was in those times only - in
BC, not in the 9th Century AD. But people give his birth year as -
Shankaraachaarya was born in (806-838 AD). If Shankar was born in 800, then
how could he meet
Mandan Mishra
who lived in the 6th or 7th Century BC, if Mandan Mishra was the disciple of
Kumaaril Bhatt (in BCs). Besides how Shankar could desire to see Kumaaril Bhatt
also?
Lomharshan (Disciple of Garg)
Maitreya (Disciple of Paraashar)
Mayaasur (Disciple of Soorya)
Meeraa Baaee (Disciple
of Raaya Daas)
Pail (Disciple of Ved Vyaas)
Paraashar
His disciple was
Maitreya
Parashuraam Jee
Parashuraam Jee had 3 disciples and one is yet to come --
(1) Bheeshm,
(2) Dronaachaarya,
(3) Karn,
(4) Kalki (his future disciple)
Patanjali
His disciple was
Ved Vyaas Jee
Plato (Disciple of Socrates)
Plato's disciple was Aristotle
Aristotle's disciple was
Alexander
Raamaanand
Kabeer Daas
Raaya Daas (Sant)
Meeraa Baaee
Ribhu (Disciple of Shiv)
Romharshan (Disciple of Ved Vyaas)
Romharshan had six disciples named
(1) Sumati,
(2) Agnivarchas,
(3) Maitreya
(4) Sarhsapiyana
(5) Akritavran, and
(6) Saavarni.
Of these 6 disciples, Akritavran, Saavarni and Sarirsapayana were born in the Kashyap
Gotra and have composed Puraan Sanhitaa.
Roop Goswaamee
(Disciple of Chaitanya Mahaaprabhu)
Satyakaam Jaabaal
(1) Upakosal Kamalaayan (from
Chhaandogya Upanishad)
(2) Goshruti -
Chhaandogya Upanishad, Chapter 5/2 says that he had a son named Goshruti
who was taught by Satyakaam
Jaabaal.
Shaunak (Son of Shunak)
Bhaagvat Puraan, 9/10
Shaunak Jee's disciple was Ashwalaayan;
Ashwalaayan's disciple was Kaatyaayan
Kaatyaayan's disciple was Patanjali
Patanjali's disciple was Ved Vyaas Jee
Shaunak Jee's Other Disciple was Mandar (the son of Dhaumya) - see
Shamee Tree
Socrates
Socrates' disciple was Plato
Plato's disciple was Aristotle
Aristotle's disciple was
Alexander (356 BC-323 BC = 33 yrs)
Soorya
Soorya has 3 disciples --
Hanumaan
Yaagyavalkya
Mayaasur
Sumantu (Disciple of Ved Vyaas)
Uddhav (Disciple of
Brihaspati)
Upakosal (Disciple of Ved)
Upakosal also taught his disciples
Upakosal Kamalaayan
(Disciple of Satyakaam Jaabaal)
Uttank (Disciple of Gautam Rishi)
Uttank was the disciple of Gautam Rishi
Vaalmeeki
Bharadwaaj
Lav and Kush (sons of Raam)
Vaishampaayan Jee (Disciple of Ved Vyaas)
Vaishampaayan Jee's disciple was
Yaagyavalkya - he spat the whole
Yajur Ved learnt from Yaagyavalkya Jee and got Shukla Yajur Ved from Soorya
Ved (Disciple of Dhaumya)
He had three disciples -
(1) Upakosal
Ved Vyaas (Disciple of Patanjali)
Ved Vyaas Jee had 5 disciples --
(1) Vaishampaayan,
(2) Pail,
(3) Jaimini,
(4) Sumantu,
(5) Romharshan
Yaagyavalkya Jee (Disciple of Vaishampaayan and Soorya)
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