Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1145

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1145

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NAIDHRUVA. A gotra-originator of the Kaśyapa dynasty. He was the grandson of Maharṣi Kaśyapa and son of Avatsara maharṣi. He was one of the six Brahmavādins of the family of Kaśyapa the other five being Kaśyapa, Avatsara, Raibhya, Asita and Devala. (Vāyu Purāṇa, Chapter 52; Matsyapurāṇa, Chapter 145).

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Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit