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An Introduction To Rishi Shandilya Mentioned In Charak Samhita and Evaluation of His
Contribution To Ayurveda

Prof. Dr.
Subhash Waghe
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Article Info:
Article Received on : 04/09/2026
Article Reviewed on: 10/09/2026
Article Published on : 15/10/2026

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Abstract

Brahma-rishi Shandilya was a revered sage in India's ancient rishi tradition.
He is a contemporary of famous
sages such as Vishwamitra and Agastya.
He authored the Shadilya Upanishad and the Shandilya Bhakti Sutra.
There is a reference to ‘Shandilya Vidya’ in the Chhandogya Upanishad, in which Brahma
-rishi Shandilya
propagates
that
the
entire
world
is
Brahma.
The
world
evolves
from
Brahma
and
dissolves
into
it.
According
to
the
Puranas,
he
was
the
Shandilya
Gotra
Pravartaka
rishi
(the
initiator
of
the
Shandilya
lineage). As per the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Lord Brahma’s son was Pracheta, along with seven other
rishis. Pracheta’s son was Asit
Muni
. With
their boon, Asita’s wife gave birth to the famous sage Devala.
This Devala married the king Suyagya’s daughter, called ‘Ratnamalavati’. From this union, they had a son
called ‘Shandilya’. Mahadeva described Brahma
-rishi
Shandilya as
Tapasvi
(Penance observer),
Tejasvi
(Brilliant),
Gyani
(Knowledgeable),
Jitendriaya
(having
control
over
senses).
He
propagated
Brahma
philosophy. Sage Shandilya attended the conclave of rishis held beneath the Himalayan mountains some
7000 years ago. This not only shows his interest in medical science but also shows him as a caring person
for
mankind's
suffering.
Hence,
it
is
essential
to
explore
the
life
of
sage
Shandilya
to
understand
his
contribution to Ayurveda. References to sage Shandilya, beyond Ayurveda, appear in the Skanda Purana,
the Mahabharata, and the Upanishads. This literary study evaluates available Ayurvedic, Upanishadic, and
Puranic references concerning Rishi Shandilya and examines his possible contribution to Ayurveda. No
direct
evidence
of
an
independent
Ayurvedic
treatise
authored
by
Shandilya
is
presently
available.
However, his presence in the Charaka tradition, his association with the early assembly of sages concerned
with human disease, and his teachings on disciplined living, Yoga and Brahma-vidya provide an important
intellectual context for understanding the holistic foundations of Indian health science. The study concludes
that
Shandilya's
contribution
to
Ayurveda
is
best
understood
as
an
indirect
and
interdisciplinary
contribution rather than as the authorship of a currently identifiable Ayurvedic compendium.

Keywords:
Brahma, Atma, Vidya

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An
Introduction
To
Rishi
Shandilya
Mentioned
In
Charak
Samhita
and
Evaluation
of
His
Contribution
To
Ayurveda.
International
Journal
of
Diagnostics
And
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Introduction :

Brahma-rishi Shandilya was present at the conclave
of
rishis
held
beneath
the
Himalayan
mountains,
some 5000 years ago, as mentioned in the Charaka
Samhita.
[1]
He was the son of sage Devala from his
wife
Ratnamalavati.
His
grandfather
was
sage
Asita,
and
his
great-grandfather
was
Maharshi
Kashyapa. His Ashrama was initially in Kurukhetra
(in modern Haryana state) and later on the bank of
the
river
Narmada
(in
modern
Madhya
Pradesh
state).
He
built
the
Shandileshwara
temple
there,
dedicated
to
Lord
Mahadeva.
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya was
Tapasvi
(Penance observer),
Tejasvi
(Brilliant),
Gyani
(Knowledgeable),
Jitendriaya
(having
control
over
senses).
He
propagated
the
Brahma philosophy. Brahma-rishi Shandilya learnt
Ashtanga
Yoga
(eightfold
Yoga)
from
the
sage
Atharva
of
the
Atharvaveda
tradition.
The
Chhandogya
Upanishad
mentions
‘Shandilya
Vidya,’
in
which
Brahma
-rishi
Shandilya
teaches
that the entire world is
Brahma. He explained the
procedure
of
Pradosh
Vrata
to
the
king,
called
Dharmadhwaja.
He
organised
a
meeting
between
the
Kanchi
king
Ravishchandra
and
the
sage
Agasti.
He
also
cooperated
with
the
sage
Vishwamitra
in
organising
the
Yagya
for
the
Ayodhya
king
Trishanku.
He
saved
the
life
of
a
Brahmin
named
Chand
Sharma
by
telling
him
an
easy
way
to
get
rid
of
his
sins.
Sage
Shandilya
attended
the
conclave
of
rishis
held
beneath
the
Himalayan
mountains
some
7000
years
ago.
[1]
Puranic
literature
provides
further
narratives
concerning his genealogy, austerities, geographical
associations and interactions with other celebrated
sages. These accounts should be understood within

the framework of traditional Indian literary history
rather
than
interpreted
automatically
as
independently verifiable historical biography.

The
present
article
therefore
attempts
to
bring
together
the
available
references
concerning
Rishi
Shandilya, with particular emphasis on his mention
in the
Charaka Samhita
, and to critically evaluate
the
nature
and
extent
of
his
contribution
to
Ayurveda.

Aim :

To study the references concerning Rishi Shandilya
in
Ayurvedic
and
allied
classical
literature
and
to
evaluate his possible contribution to Ayurveda.

Objectives :

Material And Method :

The
present
study
is
a
literary
and
conceptual
review
based
on
classical
Ayurvedic
and
Indological literature. Primary and secondary

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textual
sources
concerning
Rishi
Shandilya.
Is
reviewed.

The principal sources included:

References
concerning
Shandilya
were
identified,
compiled, compared and critically interpreted. The
information
was
categorized
under
genealogy,
personality,
philosophical
contribution,
Yoga,
geographical
associations,
interaction
with
other
sages and relationship with Ayurveda.

Because
the
available
literature
includes
both
philosophical teachings and Puranic narratives, the
information has been interpreted within its textual
context. Traditional accounts have not been treated
as
equivalent
to
independently
established
historical evidence.

Review Of Literature :

Family Tree of Rishi Shandilya

As per Saur Purana, due to the auspicious fruit of
observing
the
penance,
sage
Kashyapa
got
two
sons,
viz.,
1.
Vatsara,
2.
Asita.
His
son
Asita
married Ekaparna. From this union, they had a son
named
‘Devala’.
Their
son,
Deval,
pleased
Lord
Shambhu through worship. Deval had a son called
‘Shandilya’.
Sage
Shadilya
was
the
grands
on
of
Sage Kashyapa.
[2]

As per the Bramha Vaivarta Purana, Lord Bramha’s

son
was
Pracheta,
along
with
seven
other
rishis.
Pracheta’s
son
was
Asit
Muni
.
Asit
Muni
was
childless,
so
he
prayed
to
lord
Shiva
and
Devi
Bhagwati. With their boon, Asita’s wife gave birth
to the famous sage Devala. This Devala married the
king Suyagya’s daughter, called ‘Ratnamalavati’.
[2]

Here, Pracheta refers to Kashyapa. The other seven
rishis
are
Vasishtha,
Angira,
Bhrigu,
Pulaha,
Pulastya, Atri.
[3]

Personality of Shandilya

Mahadeva
described
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
as
Tapasvi
(Penance
observer),
Tejasvi
(Brilliant),
Gyani
(Knowledgeable),
Jitendriaya
(having
control
over
senses).
He
propagated
Brahma
philosophy.
[4]

Creation of ‘Shandileshwara Shivalinga’

Mahadeva
told
that
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
observed
great
austerity
in
Prabhas
Kshetra
(
Gujarat)
and
created
the
‘Shandileshwara
Shivalinga’
to
the
north
of
the
famous
Somnath
temple.
He
worshipped
that
ling
for
a
hundred
years.
Pleased
by
the
worship
and
penance
of
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya,
Lord Mahadeva appeared
before him and blessed him with the desired things
and siddhis, such as Anima, Ganima, and others.
[5]

Ashrama of Shandilya

When muni Shandilya was young, he resided in a
hermitage
at
Kurukshetra.
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
created the ‘Shandileshwara’ Shivalinga
where the
Shandili and Narmada rivers meet. On the bank of
these rivers, there is a beautiful hermitage of sage
Shandilya.
That
place
is
called
as
‘Shandilyapura’.
[6]

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Becoming The
Hota
(priest) in The

Yagya
of Sage Vishwamitra

Sage
Vishwamitra
was
trying
to
send
the
king
Trishanku
of
Ayodhya
to
heaven
with
his
body
intact.
For
that
purpose,
he
organised
the
Yagya
(fire
ritual).
In
that
Yagya,
he
made
Shandilya
Muni
the
Hota
(Rigvedi),
Maharshi
Gautama
the
Brahma,
sage
Chaywana
the
Agnidhra,
sage
Yagyavalkya
the
Udgata
(Samvedi),
sage
Jaimini
the
Pratiharta,
sage
Galava
the
Unneta,
and
sage
Pulastyaji the
Uchhansi
.
[7]

Conversation With Sage Atharva

The
discussion
between
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
and
Atharva
is
mentioned
in
the
Shandilya
Upanishad. In this Upanishada, there are 3 chapters.
The first
chapter has 22 khandas. Shandilya
Muni
requests sage Atharva to explain the Ashtang Yoga
(eightfold
Yoga)
on
the
basis
of
which
one
can
know the sawrupa of Ama Tatva (The true form of
the
sole). To this sage, Athrava replied that
Yama,
Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana,
Dhyana, and Samadhi are the eight limbs
of Yoga.
Further,
Yama
and
Niyama
are
of
the
10
types.
Asanas
are of 8 types.
Dhyana
is of 2 types. Types
of
Yama
are
-
1.
Ahinsa,
2.
Satya,
3.
Asteya,
4.
Brahmacharya, 5. Daya, 6. Arjava, 7. Kshama. 8.
Dhairya,
9.
Alpa
Ahar,
10.
Pavitrata.
Types
of
Niyama
are
-1.
Tapa,
2.
Santosh,
3.
Astikata,
4.
Dana, 5. Ishwar Poojan, 6. Siddhant Shrawana, 7.
Hiya, 8. Mati, 9. Japa, 10. Vrata
. Types of Asanas
are -1.
Swastika, 2. Gomukha, 3. Padma, 4. Veera,
5.
Simha,
6.
Bhadra,
7.
Mukta,
8.
Mayura
.
After
successfully
completing
the
first
3
stages,
Yama,
Niyama,
and
Asana,
one
should
practice
Pranayama.

After
this,
sage
Atharva
explained
the
types
of
Nadis and Vayu moving in it. Later, he explained
different
mudras
and
their
benefits.
Later,
he
explained the
Brahma-vidya
.
[8]

Shandilya
Vidya

There
is
a
reference
to
‘Shandilya
Vidya’
in
Chhandogya
Upanishada,
in
which
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
propagates
that
the
entire
world
is
Brahma.
The
world
evolves
from
Brahma
and
dissolves
into
it.
Brahma
is
the
initiator
of
all
functions (
Sarva Karma
), all desires (
Sarva Kama
),
all odours (
Sarva Gandha
), all tastes (
Sarva Rasa
),
Speechless, devoid of any confusion and occupies
everything. The soul in the heart (
Hriday Kamala
)
is bigger than anything.
[9]

As A Teacher of Vatsya

According to the Chandogya Upanishad, Shandilya
was
Vatsya's
teacher.
As
per
the
Vishnu
Purana,
Indrapramiti’s son was Mandukeya (creator of the
Mandukya Upanishada)
. Mandukeya’s disciple was
Shakalya. Rishi Shakalya had five disciples Viz. 1.
Mudgal,
2.
Gomukha,
3.
Vatsya
,
4.
Sahaliya
5.
Sharira.
[10]

Saving the Brahmin Chada Sharma

and his family

Once
upon
a
time,
a
Brahmin
called
Chanda
Sharma,
who
was
living
in
Chamatkarpura
(an
ancient city), got addicted to a prostitute at a young
age.
Once,
when
he
was
thirsty,
he
asked
the
prostitute for water. In place of water, she gave him
the wine. When Brahmin Chanda Sharma drank it,
he
shouted
at
her
and
left.
He
confessed
in
the
meeting
of
the
Brahmanas
that
he
had
drunk
the
wine unknowingly, for which he wanted atonement.
The assembly of Brahmins asked him to drink the

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hot
ghee.
Hearing
this,
the
parents
of
Chada
Sharma said that they would enter the fire to clean
the sin committed by their son, and were about to
enter
the
fire,
when
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
appeared there and dissuaded them by saying that,
when better options are available, then why such an
extreme step is being undertaken. He asked Chanda
Sharma to bathe in the Vishnu Ganga, a river there.
This
will
cleanse
his
sins.
The
assembly
of
Brahmins thanked the Brahma-rishi Shandilya.
[11]

Explaining the
‘
Pradosh Vrata
’

To Prince Dharmagupta

Once,
the
king
of
Shalva
desha
attacked
the
Vidarbha
king
Satyaratha
and
killed
him.
The
queen of Satyratha fled and saved herself. She was
full-term pregnant at that time. On seeing the clean
lake,
she
halted
there
and
gave
birth
to
a
child.
After delivery, she entered the lake to clean herself,
but
a
crocodile
attacked
and
killed
her.
The
newborn baby was crying loudly, which caught the
attention
of
a
Brahmin
lady
passing
by.
She
adopted that child and raised him with her. Once,
she
was
begging
with
this
child
near
the
temple
where
sage
Shandilya
was
performing
the
rituals.
On seeing them, Shandilya told the Brahmin lady
that the boy is a Kshatriya prince and only due to
misfortune, he had to beg with you. His father, the
king
of
Vidarbha,
gave
up
the
worship
of
Lord
Mahadeva
in
Pradosh
Kala
(evening
time)
in
his
earlier
birth,
when
he
was
king
of
Pandya
desha
(the
region
between
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Tamil
Nadu in India). Hence, he not only had to lose the
state
but
also
his
son.
Later,
Rishi
Shandilya
explained the methodology of performing the

Pradosh Vrata
to the Brahmin lady who was taking
care
of
Dharmagupta.
Accordingly,
the
prince
Dharmagupta
performed
it.
Lord
Mahadeva
asked
the
Gandharva
king
Dravika
to
help
the
prince
named
Dharamgupta
by
giving
him
his
daughter,
Anshumati, as a wife and by providing his army to
recapture
his
state.
Accordingly,
the
things
happened, and Dharmagupta regained his state
by
performing
the
Pradosh
Vrata
as
guided
by
the
Bramha-rishi Shandilya.
[12]

Organizing the meeting of King Ravishchandra
With Sage Agasti

In
the
Swayambhuva
Manvantara
of
Aadi
Kalpa,
Satyayuga,
a
king
named
Ravishchandra
ruled
in
the lineage of Chandra. He was the king of Kanchi
and won over all the
kings (
Chakravarti
Samrat
).
Once, his royal priest, Rishi Shandilya, took him to
the Agasti Teertha located on the bank of the river
Narmada. He introduced the king to the sage Agasti
and asked the sage to guide the king. Sage Agasti
asked
the
king
to
perform
a
Yagya
in
the
nearby
holy land called ‘Asho
k
Vanika’. Accordingly, the
king
organised
the
Yagya
there.
Rishi
Lomash
participated in
this Yagya
along with
other rishis,
such
as
Vishwamitra,
Bhardwaj,
Kashyap,
and
Bhargava.
[ 13]

Suggestion To Katyayini
(Yagyavalakya’s Wife)
By daughter of Sahandilya

Maharshi
Yagyvalkya
had
two
wives,
viz.,
1.
Maitreyi and 2. Katyayani. He was first married to
Maitreyi
and
then
to
Katyayani.
Both
built
two
lakes
at
Hatakeshwara
in
Anarta
Desha
(a
sacred
place near Vadnagar in modern-day Gujarat, India).
Once Katyayani came out of the hermitage and saw
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being
praised
by
her
husband,
Jaimini,
and
they
were both very happy with each other. Seeing them
so
happy,
she
asked
Shandili
about
their
secret.
Shandili
told
Katyayini
that
when
she
lived
in
Kurukshetra,
the
sage
Narada
visited
their
home
and
spoke
to
her
mother
about
the
‘Gauri
Vrata,’
explaining
that
one
who
does
it
gets
a
good
husband.
On
sage
Narada's
suggestion,
Shandili
performed
the
‘Panchapinda
Gauri
Vrata’
for
one
year
and
obtained
an
auspicious
husband,
rishi
Jaimini. Returning home, Katyayini too began this
Vrata on the third day of the Margasheersha month
and
continued
it
for
one
year.
After
one
year,
Katyayini's husband, sage Yagyavalkya, came and
took her to his hermitage, where he loved her as he
had loved his first wife, Maitreyi.
[14]

Contribution To Ayurveda

There
is
no
evidence
of
sage
Shandilya's
direct
contribution to Ayurveda. He attended the famous
conference held almost 5000 years ago beneath the
Himalayan
mountains,
where
sages
discussed
diseases in society. At this conference, all the sages
unanimously
selected
sage
Bharadwaja
as
their
leader to bring Ayurveda from the God-king Indra.
After receiving knowledge of Ayurveda from Indra,
sage
Bhardwaja
taught
it
to
all
the
Rishis
and
Munis present at the first conference, as mentioned
by Acharya Charaka. Hence, like other rishis, sage
Shandilya
may
have
created
his
own
treatise
on
Ayurveda,
which
is
not
available
today.
He
explained
eight-fold
Yoga
(
Ashtag
Yoga
)
for
mental health and metaphysical growth.

Observations :

Table No. 1
–
Sage Shandilya in a nutshell

1.

Great Grandfather

Bramha

2
.

Grandfather

Kashy
a
pa

3

Grandfather

Asita

4.

Grandmother

Ekaparna

5.

Father

Devala

6.

Mother

Ratnamalavati

7.

Father-in-law

Suyagya

8.

Uncle

Vatsara

9.

Cousin brothers

Raibhya, Naidhreva

10
.

Daughter

Shandili

11.

Son in law

Jaimini

12.

Teacher

Atharva

13

Disciples

Vatsya, others

14.

Literature Contribution

Shandilya Upanishada

15

Contemporary sages

Vishwamitra

Agasti

Discussion :

The
reference
to
sage
Shandilya,
apart
from
Ayurveda,
is
found
in
the
Skanda
Purana,
the
Mahabharata,
and
the
Upanishads.
As
per
the
Brahma Vaivarta Purana,
Lord
Brahma’s son was
Pracheta, along with seven other rishis. Pracheta’s
son
was
Asit
muni
.
With
t
heir
boon,
Asita’s
wife
gave birth to the famous sage Devala. This Devala
married
the
king
Suyagya’s
daughter,
called
‘Ratnamalavati’.
From
this
union,
they
had
a
son
called ‘Shandilya’. Shandilya
was a revered sage of
the
Vedic
era.
He
is
the
author
of
the
Shadilya
Upanishad and the Shandilya Bhakti Sutra. There is
a
reference
to
‘Shandilya
Vidya’
in
Chhandogya
Upanishada
in
which
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
propagates that the entire world is Brahma.

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According to him, the world evolves from Brahma

and
dissolves
into
it.
Lord
Mahadeva
described
Brahma-rishi
Shandilya
as
Tapasvi
(Penance
observer),
Tejasvi
(Brilliant),
Gyani
(Knowledgeable),
Jitendriaya
(having control over
senses).
He
propagated
Brahma
philosophy.
According
to
the
Puranas,
he
was
the
Shandilya
Gotra
Pravartaka
rishi
(the
initiator
of
the
Shandilya
lineage).
According
to
the
Charaka
Samhita, Shandilya attended the conclave of rishis
held beneath the Himalayan mountains some 5000
years
ago.
This
not
only
shows
his
interest
in
medical
science
but
also
portrays
him
as
caring
about mankind's suffering. According to the Skanda
Purana, rishi Shandilya laid the foundations of the
Shandilyeshwar linga on the banks of the Narmada
River.

According
to
Shandilyopnishada,
Shandilya
learnt
Ashtanga
Yoga
(eightfold
Yoga)
from
the
sage
Atharva of the Atharvaveda tradition. According to
the
Skanda
Purana,
rishi
Shandilya
explained
the
procedure
for
Pradosh
Vrata
to
King
Dharmadhwaja.
He
helped
organise
the
meeting
between
the
Kanchi
king
Ravishchandra
and
the
sage Agasti. He also helped the sage Vishwamitra
organise
the
Yagya
for
the
Ayodhya
king
Trishanku. He saved the life of a Brahmin named
Chand Sharma by telling him an easy way to get rid
of
his
sins.
According
to
the
Charak
Samhita,
Shandilya
attended
the
conclave
of
rishis
held
beneath the Himalayan mountains some 5000 years
ago.
This
not
only
shows
his
interest
in
medical
science
but
also
portrays
him
as
a
caring
person
concerned for mankind's suffering.

Limitations Of The Present Study:

Future Scope :

Further research may be undertaken to:

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Explore the possible role of
Mitahara
, sensory
regulation and meditation in the development of
ancient preventive health concepts.

Conclusion :

Sage Shandilya attended the conclave of rishis held
beneath the Himalayan mountains some 7000 years
ago and learnt the wisdom of Ayurveda from Rishi
Bhardwaja. More details about Acharya Shandilya's
contribution
to
Ayurveda
are
not
available
at
present.

Rishi Shandilya was an eminent sage of the ancient
Indian
intellectual
tradition
whose
influence
extended
across
philosophy,
Yoga,
spiritual
discipline
and
the
wider
Rishi-parampara
.
His
importance
to
Ayurveda
rests
primarily
on
his
explicit mention in the
Charaka Samhita
among the
sages
assembled
in
the
Himalayas
to
address
disease
and
obtain
Ayurvedic
knowledge
from
Indra through Bharadwaja.

This
reference
links
him
to
the
early
Ayurvedic
knowledge
tradition
but
does
not
show
that
he
authored
an
independent
Ayurvedic
treatise.
Therefore,
it
would
be
inappropriate
to
attribute
specific Ayurvedic theories or therapeutic practices
to him without

additional textual evidence.

His
better-preserved
intellectual
legacy
is
represented
by
Shandilya
Vidya
and
the
Yoga
teachings associated with the
Shandilya Upanishad
.
His
emphasis
on
ethical
conduct,
sensory
control,
moderation
in
food,
breath
regulation,
concentration,
and
meditation
has
considerable
conceptual
relevance
to
Ayurveda's
holistic
orientation.

The
available
evidence
therefore
suggests
that
Shandilya's
contribution
to
Ayurveda
should
be
understood primarily as
an indirect, philosophical
and
interdisciplinary
contribution
within
the
ancient
Indian
holistic
health
tradition
,
rather
than
as
the
contribution
of
a
known
independent
Ayurvedic physician or author.

His
presence
in
the
Charaka
assembly
is
nevertheless
significant
because
it
shows
that
Ayurveda developed and was transmitted within a
broad
community
of
sages
concerned
with
the
welfare of humanity. In this sense, Rishi Shandilya
represents an important link between the traditions
of
Ayurveda,
Yoga,
Brahma-vidya
and
holistic
human well-being
.

References :

Surbharati
Prakashan,
Varanasi
-221001
(India), 2013, pg. 171-172

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by Gita Press Gorakhpur, 273005 (India), 2016,
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