Sages & Others
Sage Kanva
कण्व
Who was Sage Kanva?
Sage Kanva (कण्व): one of the sages and supporting figures in the Mahabharata. A great ascetic and foster father of Shakuntala.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | कण्व |
|---|---|
| Faction | Sages & Others |
| Featured in | 10 stories |
About Sage Kanva
A great ascetic and foster father of Shakuntala.
Stories Featuring Sage Kanva
10 tales on this site name Sage Kanva, in canonical reading order.
- Ancient BeginningsThe Earth's Plea, the Descent of the Gods, and the Sages Who Began the Telling
- The King and the Hermit GirlDushyanta and Shakuntala
- The Apsara Sent to Break a SageMenaka's fear, and the child left on the Malini
- Kanva of the MaliniThe sage who raised Shakuntala
- Bharata, the All-TamerThe emperor who chose worth over blood
- The Hymn Before the ConchesKrishna sends Arjuna down from the chariot to praise the goddess
- The Savitri Mantra of SalutationsBhishma gives Yudhishthira the roll of names to be said at dawn
- The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kings
- The Iron MacesBook 16 - The Curse That Destroyed Krishna's People
- The Omens of DwarakaA City Watches Its Own Death Approach
Places in Sage Kanva's Story
Drawn from the stories Sage Kanva appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Sages & Others.