[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) › c7.2187 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2187 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2187 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2187](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2187) The sage called Kaśyapa was the foster father of Śakuntalā. The statement that he was Kāśyapa as he was born in the dynasty of Kaśyapa is also not correct. Kaṇva was not born in the dynasty of Kaśyapa. The genealogy of Kāśyapa is as follows: - [Previous: c7.2186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2186) - [Next: c7.2188](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2188) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2187](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2187) · Pramāṇa