A king in the dynasty of Dhruva as per Agnipurana Chapter 18.

A king born in the dynasty of Pridhu. Pridhu had 2 sons – Vadi and Antardhana. Antardhana and Shikhandi had a son named Havirdhana. He married Dhishana and their six sons were Prachinabarhis, Shukra, Gaya, Krishna, Vraja, Ajina as per Harivansh Chapter 2 verse 31.

An asura. See Gayatheertha.

The son born to Ayus and Swarbhanu (Swarbhanavi). He was the brother of Nahusha as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 65 verse 25.

A king in ancient India. He was a rajarishi and the son of Amurtharayas. He conducted many yajnas. In Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 95 verse 18, one of these yajnas has been described. Gaya shone in Yama’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 8 verse 18. He visited all the holy places in India and earned much prestige and wealth as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 94 verses 18-19.

He witnessed the battle between Arjuna and Kripa when the Kauravas tried to capture the cows belonging to the king of Virata, as per Mahabharata Virataparva Chapter 57 verse 9. Krishna met Gaya when he traveling from Dwaraka to Hastinapura as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 83 verse 27. Once Mandaata defeated him as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 62 verse 10. Once Saraswati visited Gaya’s yajna as Vishala. Gaya once gifted land to brahmins as per Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 234 verse 25. Gaya was a vegetarian as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 115 verse 59.

A region in northern India which has a city and a mountain by the same name. Buddha meditated here. The citizens of this state took gifts to Yudhishtira as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 52 verse 16.

An island, which was once conquered by the mighty Sahasrabahu as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 38.

The name of Vayu’s city. There are nine cities on Mahameru. At the centre is Brahma’s Manovati, to its east is Indra’s Amaravati. To the south east is Agni’s Tejovati, and to the south is Yama’s Samyamani, to the south west is Nirriti’s Krishnanjana, to the west is Varuna’s Shradhavati, to the north west is Vayu’s Gandhavati, to the north is Kuber’s Mahodaya and to the north east is Shiva’s Yashovati, as per Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.

When Parashara removed the fish smell from Satyavati (Kali), she was named Gandhavati. She also came to be known as Yojanagandha as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 63 verse 80.

The mother of horses. Kashyapa and Krodhavasha had ten daughters – Mrigi, Mrigamanda, Hari, Bhadramata, Matangi, Sharduli, Shweta, Surabhi, Surasa, Kadru. Surabhi had two daughters – Rohini and Gandharvi. From Rohini were born cattle and from Gandharvi horses as per Ramayana Aranyakanda Sarga 14.