Ugrashrava
Ugrashravas (Sanskrit: उग्रश्रवस, also Sauti, Suta) was the narrator of several Puranas, including Mahābhārata, Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsa, and Padma Purana, with the narrations typically taking place before the sages gathered in Naimisha Forest. He was the son of Lomaharshana (or Romaharshana), and a disciple of Vyasa, the author of Mahābhārata. Ugrasrava was a bard of Puranic literature.…