[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.2186 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2186 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2186 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2186) There is a very ancient sage the first cause or the original father of all living beings in the universe. He is described, in most of the Purāṇas, as the grandson of Brahmā and the son of Marīci. He was the husband of the original or first mothers of living beings, called Diti and Aditi. The interpretation that he was called Kaśyapa as he used to drink Kaśyam (liquor) is not founded on facts. No Purāṇa refers to him as a drunkard. - [Previous: c7.2185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2185) - [Next: c7.2187](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2187) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2186) · Pramāṇa