Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.221

v1.c3.s11.221

Kaśyapa is the name of a sage who is mentioned only once in the Rigveda,¹ but is a common figure in the later Saṃhitās.² He is always of a mythical character, as belonging to the distant past. According to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,³ he anointed King Viśvakarman Bhauvana, and in the Upaniṣads⁴ he is mentioned as a Ṛṣi. The Kaśyapas appear in connexion with Janamejaya in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.⁵