[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.816 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.816 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.816 - **Language:** English ### [c5.816](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.816) KARDAMA. According to the Mahā-bhārata and Rāmāyana, he is one of the Prajāpatis who sprang from Brahmā. According to other authorities, he, or another sage of the same name, was a son of Daksha or a son of Pulaha. - [Previous: c5.815](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.815) - [Next: c5.817](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.817) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.816](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.816) · Pramāṇa