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According to Kathasaritsagara, Maharishi Vasishtha's son was Shakti; Parashara was the son of Shakti, and Parashara's son is Krishna Dvyapana hence he referred as a descendant of Maharishi Vasishtha. He fathered both Pandavas and Kauravas by niyoga practice at the insistence of mother Gandhavati married King Santanu and gave birth to two sons Chitrangada and Vichitravirya after the death of her son from his wives Ambika, and Ambalika. He also bore as well Vidhura from their handmaiden servant Sharmistha.