[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.87 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.87 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.87 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.87) Agastya.—This is the name of a sage, of mythical character, who plays a great part in the later literature. He was a Māna,¹ and therefore is called Mānya² and son of Māna, and only once is there a reference³ to the legend prevalent in later times that he was a son of Mitra and Varuṇa. - [Previous: v1.c3.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.86) - [Next: v1.c3.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.88) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.87) · Pramāṇa