अपान्तरतमस्

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

APĀNTARATAMAS   
1) General.
A Maharṣi (Great Sage). He was born out of the sound ‘bhu’ uttered by Mahāviṣṇu. The sage is also known as Sārasvata and Apāntaratamas. Because he was absolutely free from inner darkness or ignorance he was called Apāntaratamas. The sage, who was cognizant of the past, the present and the future divided and systematized the Vedas as ordered by Viṣṇu. 2) Vyāsa was Apāntaratamas reborn. Mahāviṣṇu ordained that in the Dvāpara age he be born as the son of Parāśara and once again divide and systematize the Vedas, and so was he born as Vyāsa. [Śrī Śaṅkara's Muṇḍakopaniṣad] ; [Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अपान्तर-तमस्  m.  m. N. of an ancient sage (who is identified with कृष्ण द्वैपायन), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]

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