[INDOLOGY] Help with two things

[Mrinal Kaul]

Dear Colleagues,

I request your help with the following two:

1. There is a famous story about '*A Brahmin and a Boatman*' where the
Brahmin knows everything but swimming, and what saves the boatman is
swimming, not śāstra. I cannot find the Sanskrit source of this narrative.
Is this story even found in any Sanskrit sources? I looked at *Hitopadeśa*
and *Pañcatantra* but did not find anything. Am I missing something?

2. A non-Indology/non-Sanskritic colleague is looking for a good, robust
and sophisticated discussion on the problem of Nigama and Āgama in English.
Any recommendations?

I would highly appreciate any cues. With my gratitude in advance.

Mrinal
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Mrinal Kaul (he/ him/ his)
Assistant Professor of Indian Philosophy
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B)
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