Talk:Durvasa

The name
Durvasa or Durvasas? in the original Sanskrit.

Imc 22:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

About Siva purana
In the section 'Meeting with Ambarisha', there are two versions of the story given. One is according to Bhagavata purana, and the other is according to Siva purana. However for siva purana version, sources are not cited. Who ever has made this change, please respond by providing citations. Otherwise this can be removed.--రవిచంద్ర (talk) 11:22, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

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I think that "In Hindu Puranas, Durvasa (Sanskrit: दुर्वासा) also known as Durvasas (Sanskrit: दुर्वासस्), was an ancient Rishi and the son of Anasuya and Atri" should be changed to "In Hindu mythology, Durvasa (Sanskrit: दुर्वासा) also known as Durvasas (Sanskrit: दुर्वासस्), was an legendary Rishi and the son of Anasuya and Atri". The reason being that Durvasa does not only appear in the Puranas, in fact, the majority of content in this article is from the Mahabharata and Ramayana. In addition, he should be described as legendary, rather than ancient, given the fact he is not an actual historical figure. These sources state how scholars have rejected the Puranas, Mahabharata, and Ramayana as historical documents, and that how only those Puranic characters who appear in the Vedas can be considered as historical figures. If we put ancient, then it is assuming that Durvasa was a real person, when he was not. Whereas someone like the sage Atri is an actual historical figure, and is described on his page as a "Vedic sage", which is appropriate.