A sage. During their exile, the Pandavas visited him as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 159. His hermitage was between Badaryashrama and the kingdom of Kuber. In the Kritayuga, he meditated in Pridhukatheertha. He gained knowledge of all the vedas. The sage blessed the place and thus anyone who bathes here would earn the same benefits as conducting an ashwamedha, no snakes would inhabit this place, and those who made some more effort could earn much more. After blessing the place, he attained moksha, as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 40 verses 3-9.