Shandilya (Rishi)
Brahmarshi Shandilya | |
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शांडिल्य | |
| Personal life | |
| Cremation place | Chakreshwar Mahadev Mandir, Chakan |
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| Era | Vedic Period |
| Notable idea(s) | Brahman, Tajjalan |
| Known for | Shandilya Vidya, Shandilya Upanishad, Shandilya Samhita, Shandilya Bhakti Sutra and Shandilya Smriti |
| Occupation | Acharya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Institute | Shandilya Ashram |
| Sect | Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta |
| Movement | Bhakti |
| Dharma names | Sanatana |
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Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya, Sanskrit: शाण्डिल्य) was a Vedic Rishi and was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ (roughly, Full), and Dilam (Moon), thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śhāṇḍilya had great devotion towards the Moon God. His descendants have a direct descent from the Chandravamsha and a matrilineal descent from the Suryavamsha.