Gārgī Vāchaknavī

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Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gārgī Vācaknavī (IAST)) was an ancient Indian sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya.

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