A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1412

c5.1412

PULASTYA. One of the Prajā-patis and mind-born sons of Brahmā, and one of the great *Rishis*. He was the medium through which some of the Purānas were communicated to man. He received the *Vishnu Purāna* from Brahmā and communicated it to Parāsara, who made it known to mankind. He was father of Visravas, the father of Kuvera and Rāvana, and all the Rākshasas are supposed to have sprung from him.