A sage in Vyasa’s disciple dynasty. Jaimini was Vyasa’s disciple. His son was Sumantu, Sumantu had a son named Sutva. Sutva’s son was Sukarma. Sukarma had 2 disciples Hiranyanabha (also known as Kausalya) and Paushpinji. Kriti was one of Hiranyanabha’s disciples. Kriti made 24 samhitas of the Samaveda and passed it on to his students as per Vishnupurana Ansh 3 Chapter 6.

A sage who was Daksha’s son-in-law. Daksha had sixty daughters with Veerani. 13 of them were married to Kashyapa, 10 to Dharma, 27 to Chandra, 2 to Bhrigu, 4 to Arishtanemi, 2 to Angiras and 2 to Kritashwa as per Devibhagavata Saptamaskanda.

Another name for Kritaujas, a brother of Kritagni.

A yaduvanshi king.

Antecedents: Yadu – – Sahasrajit – Shatajit – Hehaya – Dharma – Kunti – Bhadrasena – Dhanaka – Kritagni. He was the brother of Kritavirya, father of Kartaviryarjuna. His other brothers were Kritavarma and Kritaujas.

A sage who was present in Yudhishtira’s court. After Vanaprastha, he attained salvation as per Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 244 verse 18.

A holy place in Kurukshetra. Bathing here is equivalent to conducting a Pundarikayajna as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 83 verse 21.

A rajarishi. He shone in Yama’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 8 verse 9.

The father of Kartaviryarjuna. He conducted the somayajna through the Bhrigus and gave them a lot of wealth as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 177 verse 18.  He was a member of Yama’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 8 verse 9.

A sage who admired Yudhishtira as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 26 verse 24.