[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) › c7.2242 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2242 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2242 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2242](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2242) KAUŚIKA V. A King of the Puru dynasty. Kapila was his father and Gṛtsapati was his brother. The four castes Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra originated from Gṛtsapati. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278). - [Previous: c7.2241](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2241) - [Next: c7.2243](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2243) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.278) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2242](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2242) · Pramāṇa