Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c25.26

c25.26

The genealogy says that among gotras descended from Datta four were widely renowned, named after their founders, Śyāvāśva, Mudgala (or Pratvasa), Balāraka (or Vāgbhūtaka or Vavalgu) and Gaviṣṭhira. The Matsya mentions as gotra names, Śyāvāśva and Gaviṣṭhira (197, 5, 7, 8), but not the second and third. I have found nothing to elucidate Mudgala. Six Ātreyas were hymn-makers,⁴ Atri, Arcanānas, Śyāvāśva, Gaviṣṭhira, Balgūtaka (or Avihotra, or Karṇaka), and Pūrvātithi. The fifth is plainly the same as the third gotra, but it is difficult to fix the correct name.