Dharma-Vyādha
Dharma-Vyādha · dharma-vyādha, “the righteous hunter”
Dharma-Vyādha is a name used for more than one hunter in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
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- Dharma-Vyādha of the Mahābhārata: the righteous hunter of Mithilā who taught the brāhmaṇa Kauśika the deepest teaching on dharma, karma and moksha. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, chapters 207–216; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, chapter 206; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, chapters 207, 208, 209, 212–213 and 214, as cited above
- Dharma-Vyādha (Varāha Purāṇa): the virtuous hunter of the Varāha Purāṇa, who killed only one animal a day and reached Brahman by a stotra to Bhagavān Vishṇu. Varāha Purāṇa, Chapter 8