Asuri (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

: आसुरि) was a Vedic sage in the tradition of

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in the ancient

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. He was the disciple of the Vedic sage

Kapila Kapila () (7th-6th-century BCE), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy., Quote:"Kapila (fl. 550 BC), Vedic sage and founder of the system of Samkhya, ...

. Later he became the teacher of Shamkhya philosophy founded by the sage Kapila. Shamkhya philosophy is one of the six schools of the ancient

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According to the references of the Shankhya philosophy, Asuri was the first recipient of the Shamkhya philosophy and the second teacher after his teacher

in the tradition of Shamkhya school of the Indian philosophy. He was the teacher of the sage Panchashikha. He transmitted his knowledge of the Shamkhya philosophy to his disciple Panchashikha. And then Panchashikha taught Shamkhya philosophy to his disciple Kings Janadeva Janaka and

Dharmadhwaja Janaka Dharmadhwaja Janaka ( Sanskrit: धर्मध्वज जनक ) was the king of the ancient Mithila or Videha Kingdom in the Indian Subcontinent. Dharmadhwaja Janaka, also known as King Janaka, was a significant figure in ancient Indian hist ...

. In the text Bhagwat Purana, Asuri is mentioned as one of the sages who were invited at the

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organised by the King

Yudhishthira Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, ud̪ʱiʂʈʰiɾᵊ IAST: ''Yudhiṣṭhira''), also known as Dharmaputra, is the eldest among the five Pandavas, and is also one of the central characters of the ancient Indian epic ''Ma ...

at his court. In the text Garga Samhita, there is dialogues between

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and the sage Asuri about the Rasa-dance pastime of

Lord Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is wi ...

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{{reflist Ancient Indian philosophers Rishis Samkhya