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Ashtavakra
Ashtavakra (, ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His name literally means "eight curvature", reflecting the eight physical handicaps he was born with. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas.