One of the saptapitas. The others are Vairajas, Agnishatwas, Ekashringas, Somapas, Chaturvedas, Kalas as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 11.

An agni as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 74 verse 6.

Vishwamitra’s son as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 4.

A region in ancient India. which was once conquered by Krishna as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 11.

See Balaki

Also known as Garga, Trijada. A famous sage who was a son of Vishwamitra as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 4 verse 55. He gradually became the guru of the Gudavas and wrote the famous Gargasmriti. As per Ramayana, he was also known as Trijada.

He had many children. It was when he was living with his devoted wife and their children in the forest that he heard of Rama and Lakshmana going into exile. Many brahmins reached the court and the brothers gave them all alms. Gargya’s wife was the one who informed him of this and asked him to go to the palace. Gargya reached there and conveyed his needs to Rama. Rama pointed at a herd of cattle grazing on the Yamuna banks and asked Gargya to throw a stick at them. Gargya did so and Rama gave him all the cattle that were grazing before the place the stick fell. Gargya thus became wealthy as per Ramayana Ayodhyakanda Sarga 32.

As per Gargya’s philosophy, people should be courteous to guests, be vegetarian, not hurt brahmins and animals, and conduct yajnas with cleanliness and devotion.

Vyasa taught the vedas to Vedamitra, Saubhari, Shakalya. Shakalya taught his part to Vatsyayana, Maulgalya, Shali, Adishira, Gokhali, Yatukarna. Yatukarna taught the Nirukta part to Bashkala, Krauncha, Vaitala, Veeraja. Bashkala combined all the parts into the Balakhilyashakha and taught it to Balayini, Gargya, Samsara. From Vyasa to Samsara were the Rigveda Acharyas as per Bhagavata Dwadashaskanda.

Gargya shone in Indra’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 7 verse 18.

A highly knowledgeable woman born in Garga’s dynasty.

One of the eighteen puranas. It is supposed to have been told to Garuda by Vishnu. It consists of 8000 texts whose theme is the evolution of Garuda from the origin of the universe. It can be passed on only with the statue of a swan as per Agnipurana Chapter 272.

Subramanya’s warrior as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 35 verse 67.

A holy place in northern India. Spending a night here is equivalent to donating a thousand cows as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 85 verse 28.