Vedic Mythology c6.s7.1

c6.s7.1

The name of Kaṇva occurs about sixty times in the RV. as that of an ancient seer and of his descendants, the occurrences in the singular and plural being nearly equally divided. Kaṇva is spoken of as the son of Nṛṣad (10, 31¹¹) and bears the patronymic Nārṣada (1, 117⁸;